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
Health District Holds First Town Hall Meeting
-- by Susan McBain -- What are the community’s most important concerns with regard to health care? That was the focus of the Orcas Island Health Care District’s (OIHCD’s) Town Hall on Saturday, September 9.
Letter to the Editor: Supporting the Home Fund is Supporting the County
-- by Helen Bee -- Please join me in supporting the county Home Fund. First off, let me say loudly that this is not a property tax! A Real Estate Excise Tax is paid by
Guest Opinion: My Baby Died . . . DO SOMETHING!
-- by Toby Cooper -- For 17 days in July and August, all of America witnessed the searing drama of a powerful marine predator, Tahlequah or “J 35”, morphing before us into a grieving parent,
Deer Harbor Monthly Meeting this Wednesday
Wednesday, Sept. 12, 2018 at the Deer Harbor Fire Station at 4 p.m. 4-5:30PM The Deer Harbor Plan Review Committee (DHPRC) has posted the following agenda for its regular monthly meeting: Chair: Call to Order,
Orcas Food Co-op, A Leader in Sustainability for the San Juan Islands
-- from Susannah Weaver -- Orcas Food Co-op, which opened its doors in 2014, has placed being a model sustainable enterprise at the heart of its mission. For its efforts, the Co-op was the recipient
County Councilman Hughes Reports to EPRC
-- by Margie Doyle -- The Eastsound Planning Review Committee (EPRC) -- which bears our island's closest resemblance to an official town hall, conducted by a county-appointed advisory committee -- heard on Thursday, Sept. 6,
Governor Inslee to Attend Global Climate Action Summit
-- from the office of Governor Jay Inslee -- Gov. Jay Inslee will participate in The Global Climate Action Summit next week. The event brings together people from around the world to acknowledge climate achievements
EPRC Urged to Promote Actions to Save the Killer Whales
-- by Margie Doyle -- Toby Cooper, who at the last EPRC meeting issued a call for immediate action on behalf of the Southern Resident Killer Whales (SRKW) who face extinction (orcasissues.com/eprc-considers-a-plea-for-our-orcas/), spoke in advance
Editorial: Independent, Relevant News and Opinions –Thank You for Your Support
--Margie Doyle -- No wonder, as a friend said recently, we're all feeling a bit waspish lately. Some of the issues affecting Orcas Island, San Juan County, the Pacific NW, the United States nation, and
County Council to Meet on Orcas Island
Tuesday, Sept. 11, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Eastsound Fire Hall San Juan County Council: from left Jamie Stephens, Rick Hughes, Bill Watson -- from Ingrid Gabriel, County Council Clerk -- The
Island Leaders in Canada and US Call on Prime Minister to Abandon Trans Mountain Expansion
-- from San Juan County Communications -- VICTORIA - In light of the Canadian Government’s purchase of the Trans Mountain Pipeline and stated commitment to expanding it despite a court ruling quashing the expansion permit,
Public Invited to WSF Long Range Plan Open Houses
-- from Washington State Ferries -- More than half of Washington State Ferries’ 22-vessel fleet is scheduled to retire by 2040. Five of these ferries are more than 50 years old and need to be
Still Time to Diagnose Sick Plants
Saturday, September 8, 10 a.m. - 1 p.m., Farmers Market -- from Dianne Macondray -- Saturday, September 8, the Master Gardeners will return to the Farmer’s Market in Eastsound from 10 to 1 to diagnose
Letter to the Editor: Moving Forward to Address Affordable Housing
-- from Carolyn Fiscus and Erin O'Dell -- On behalf of the Board and staff of the Orcas Community Resource Center, we urge all members of our community to vote in favor of YES FOR
Letter to Editor | Support Affordable Housing, Vote for the Home Fund
-- by David Turnoy -- My wife and I are retired teachers, and luckily we were able to live in the same school district in which we taught. In fact, at one point our kids
