Here’s a thought…
“The competition between Nature and the economy is deep and broad.
In the short term, the economy usually wins. In the long term …?”
BILL APPEL
Comp Plan Survey Now Available Online
-- from San Juan County Communications -- If you were unable to attend the Comprehensive Plan update community workshops in September and October, please take the online survey here: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/B7MPCCX The survey will be available
SJC Master Gardeners Present Luscious Garden Film
Sunday, November 11, 2:30 p.m., San Juan Grange -- from Susan Kunk for San Juan Master Gardeners -- The gardens at Hummelo in the fall. San Juan County Master Gardeners present the film
County Awards Funds from Lodging Tax and Public Facilities Revenues
-- by Margie Doyle -- This fall, San Juan County awarded grants from Lodging Tax Funds, as recommended by the Lodging Tax Advisory Committee (LTAC); and from the Public Facilities Financing Assistance Program (PFFAP) Grant,
Healing Arts Center Faces the Future with Renovation and Restoration
-- by Margie Doyle -- [metaslider id="63295"] The Healing Arts Center occupies an iconic farmhouse building as North Beach Road curves to meet School Road in Eastsound. Come inside and feel the positive and comforting
EPRC Considers Propane Tank Addition and Zoning
Thursday, Nov. 1 from 3- 6 p.m. at the Eastsound Fire Hall 3:00 pm Welcome and Introductions 3:10 pm Additions or Agenda modifications 3:15 pm Approval of October Minutes Draft Minutes: https://www.sanjuanco.com/DocumentCenter/View/17366/2018-10-26_DRAFT_Minutes_EPRC_October 3:20 pm Rick
First Wednesdays Are Now Ocean Night at Sea View
Wednesday, November 7, 7 p.m., Sea View Theatre -- Justin Cox for SeaDoc Society -- For years, the SeaDoc Society has hosted series of monthly science talks during the winter months on Orcas Island. This
Use Your Voice to Save the Whales
-- from the SeaDoc Society -- Southern Resident Killer Whales are severely endangered, and Governor Jay Inslee has put together a task force aimed at ensuring the survival of the species. As SeaDoc Science Director
Early Childhood Education & Assistance Program Has Free Pre-school
-- from Ethna Flanagan (ECEAP Manager -- San Juan County Early Childhood Education and Assistance Program (ECEAP) is a wonderful opportunity that provides valuable enrichment for 3- and 4-year-old children, at no cost to the
Apply Now to Become a WSU Master Gardener
-- from Caitlin Blethen for Master Gardeners -- Love to problem solve? Interested in gardening, plants and/or insects? Looking for a fun way to get involved? Applications are now being accepted for the 2019 San
Whale Museum Will Host Day of Dead Remembrance
Friday, November 2, 3 - 4 p.m., The Whale Museum -- from Tracie Merrill for The Whale Museum -- Please join The Whale Museum (TWM) on Friday, November 2, from 3 to 4 pm as
The Man Who Walked Backward
Friday, October 26, 6:00 pm at the Orcas Library Like most Americans at the time, Plennie Wingo was hit hard by the effects of the Great Depression. When the bank foreclosed on his small restaurant
Letter to Editor | Time is Running Out for SRKW Recovery
-- from Deborah Giles and Lovel Pratt -- The clock is running out for Southern Resident Killer Whale (SRKW) recovery. But the question is not, ‘How much time do we have?’ rather, ‘What can we
Boo –ks! Trick or Treat at the Library
Orcas Island Public Library from 3 to 6 p.m. -- from Nita Couchman -- Even Dracula likes free books for a Halloween treat Kids and parents are invited to stop by the Community
Explore Energy Opportunities for Woody Biomass in Upcoming Workshop
Saturday, November 3, 5:30 – 8 p.m., San Juan Grange -- from Alex Dolk for Northwest Natural Resource Group -- Wildfire risk across San Juan County is at an all-time high – largely due to
County Comp Plan Update: Time for Citizens to Weigh In
--by Matthew Gilbert, Orcas Issues reporter-- Eastsound Planning Review Committee members, county staff and Orcas Island residents confer at Eastsound Planning Review Committee Meeting in 2016. For all you policy wonks out there
