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
New Exchange to Open November 24th, The Day After Thanksgiving
-- from Pete Moe, General Manager ORS/The Exchange -- The design for the new Exchange on Orcas -- it opens Nov. 24 The new Exchange reuse facility on Orcas Island will re-open November
Veterans Get Help Through Larsen’s Office
-- from U.S. Representative Rick Larsen -- Veterans and their families at one of the forums held last month by Rep. Rick Larsen A better deal for our veterans starts with listening –
Guest Opinion: Beyond the Eastsound Vision Survey
-- by B. Sadie Bailey -- I just took the Eastsound Vision survey on Saturday, November 4, a day before the Nov. 5 deadline; primarily because, as a gardener, I had no large chunk of
Free Lecture: “Sea Star Wasting Disease: What Is Happening Now?”
Tuesday, November 14, 7 p.m., Emmanuel Parish Hall -- from The SeaDoc Society & YMCA Camp Orkila -- Wasted spiny pink star Pisaster brevispinus with SSWD Neah Bay Oct 1, 2016 J. Gaydos
Man Up, Folks and VOTE!
-- from Janet Brownell -- Local issues and statewide propositions are on this ballot, which must be postmarked by Tuesday, Nov. 7 at 3 p.m. OR dropped off at the Senior Center As
Kwiaht Annual Gathering to Discuss Future of Indian Island
Thursday, November 16, 5:30 p.m., Emmanuel Episcopal Parish Hall -- from Russel Barsh for Kwiaht -- Kwiaht and community scientists of the Indian Island Marine Health Observatory invite the public to the eighth annual celebration
Have You Taken the Eastsound Vision Survey Yet?
--from Paul Kamin -- Sunday November 5th is the last day that Orcas residents have to take or complete the online survey that is posted at EastsoundVision.com. The survey is an initiative of the volunteer
Park and Ride with Rural Character Eases Ferry Commutes
-- by Margie Doyle -- Ribbon-cutting at the new Orcas Village Park and Ride: from left, Jamie Stephens, Nicole McIntosh, Colin Huntemer, Rick Hughes, Mike Thomas, Bill Watson, Russ Harvey, Jesse Douglas-Seitz and, holding
Dottie Cornelius to be Guest Speaker at Cancer Survivors Group
Thursday, Nov. 9 at 5 p.m. at the Community Church -- by Sue Lewis -- Dottie Cornelius is a local gal. She is a breast cancer survivor who donates a lot of her time to
County Council Hears Good News on Orcas
-- by Margie Doyle, updated Nov. 3 at 9 a.m. -- The Orcas Island meeting of the County Council on Tuesday, Oct. 31 was one of the fastest-paced, information-packed council meetings ever. The agenda items
Hearing on Proposed Expansion to Xylene at Anacortes Refinery
-- from Katie Fleming for Friends of the San Juans -- Community activists and representatives from many environmental organizations including Stand.earth, RE Sources for Sustainable Communities, Evergreen Islands, and Friends of the San Juans will
Comprehensive Plan Vision Check-in Survey Now Open
-- from San Juan County Communications -- Please participate in the Department of Community Development’s online survey regarding the Comprehensive Plan Vision Statement. The survey is intended to provide the opportunity for residents to give
County Launches Public Comment Map Tool
-- from San Juan County Communications -- The Public Comment Map at the link below gives you the chance to share your opinion about places around the county. Do you have an idea about how
Editorial: Local Pride Requires Local Support of Schools
-- by Margie Doyle -- The Chamber of Commerce got it right when it honored three local businessmen with the Community Service Award for 2017. Tony Ghazel, Scott Lancaster and Chris Sutton all have island
Day of the Dead Remembrance at The Whale Museum
Wednesday, November 1, 3 p.m., The Whale Museum -- from Jill Berger for The Whale Museum -- Please join us on Wednesday November 1 at 3 p.m. as we honor the lives and commemorate the deaths
