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
Governor Responds to Transfer of 1M Atlantic Salmon
-- from Office of the Governor -- Gov. Jay Inslee and Commissioner of Public Lands Hilary Franz today responded to Cooke Aquaculture’s plan to transfer 1 million Atlantic salmon smolts from Rochester to an existing
OPALCO Open House: Community Solar, Communications, Long-Term Planning
-- by Susan McBain -- OPALCO held its annual Open House for members at the Orcas Senior Center on September 28. General Manager Foster Hildreth, Manager of Operations and Engineering Russell Guerry, and Rock Island
Give Input on Comp Plan at Island Market Pop-up and School Workshop
Tuesday, Oct. 3 all day at Island Market, workshop 6-8 p.m. at Orcas School CAFETERIA -- from San Juan County Communications -- The Department of Community Development will be hosting events to solicit public input
“Judgment Day” As Decision on Propane Storage Nears
-- by Matt Willis, Orcas Issues reporter -- Interisland Propane 30,000 gallon fuel storage tank in Friday Harbor On Monday, October 2, the San Juan County Hearing Examiner will make a final decision
Food Bank Thanks All Who Came
Board and Volunteers sporting their new logo shirts, graciously donated by Susan and Erica Lyons and Patrick Downy. We love them! -- from Orcas Island Food Bank Board -- The day was beautiful,
Winner of San Juans Specialty License Design Announced
-- from Tanja Williamson for San Juan County Land Bank -- The Terrestrial Managers Group and the Madrona Institute are thrilled to announce the winner of the San Juan Islands Specialty License Plate Design Contest: Nancy Spaulding!
Guest Opinion: Eastsound Becomes Urban
-- by Sadie Bailey -- On Saturday morning, September 23, I was working outside at Lavender Hollow Apartments, where I live. I heard sounds of an excavator tearing up the forest, for several hours. The
Doe Bay Internet Group Celebrates Third Year
-- from Chris Brems -- In what amounted to a mini love fest, the Doe Bay Internet Users Association (DBIUA) held its third annual meeting on Sunday, Sept. 24, at the Doe Bay Fire Hall.
Business Planning for Farmers and Ranchers
-- from Angie Freeman Shephard at WSU/San Juan Extension -- Farmers and ranchers! It’s time to sharpen your pencil and write that business plan to market your harvest! Washington State University San Juan County Extension
State Attorney General Files Suit over Opioid Deaths
-- from the Seattle Times by Nina Shapiro and Vernal Coleman Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson and Seattle City Attorney Pete Holmes on Thursday filed separate lawsuits against pharmaceutical companies, including OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma, accusing
It’s Going to be a Whale of a Show at Orcas Center
Saturday, September 30, 6:30 p.m., Orcas Center -- from Susannah Weaver for Orcas Center -- It is time for Orcas Island youth to share their talents on the big stage at “Whale of a Show” on Saturday,
Sea View Hosts “An Inconvenient Truth” in One-Night Showing
Thursday, September 28, 7:30 p.m., Sea View Theatre -- from Donna Laslo -- “All the beauty of the world is at risk.” -- Al Gore A decade after "An Inconvenient Truth" brought the climate crisis
OPALCO at Sea, Replacing the Submarine Cable
-- by Margie Doyle -- Barge laying OPALCO submarine cable, with western shores of Lopez Island in the background Personnel, mechanics and planning -- were three more boring concepts ever entertained? Yet the
Join 2nd Annual Fall Great Islands Clean-Up
Saturday, September 30, 10 a.m. - 2 p.m., Village Green -- from Pete Moe for Orcas Recycling -- Please help clean-up all the summer's accumulated refuse before winter closes in. Come out and volunteer for
Register Now for 2017 South Sound Marine Naturalist Training
October 21, 22, 29 & November 4, 5, and 19 -- from Tracie Merrill for The Whale Museum -- Registration for the South Sound Marine Naturalist Training Program, presented by The Whale Museum, is now open. The
