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
Garden Questions? Plant Problems?
-- from Nancy Forker for Orcas Master Gardeners -- The Orcas Master Gardeners will be at Driftwood Nursery again on Wednesday, July 19, 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. to answer garden questions and diagnose plant
Editorial: Safeguard the Seaview Neighborhood
-- by Margie Doyle -- (Disclosure: I live across the street from 27 Aeroview in a lot also zoned Service/Light Industrial. My husband has lived on the island since 1982 and in this house since
Annual Tribal Canoe Journey Stopovers Planned for San Juan, Lopez Islands
July 24 - 25, Lopez and San Juan Islands -- from Katie Fleming for Friends of the San Juans -- Each summer inter-tribal canoes depart from their homeland to a common destination within Coast Salish
Orcas School Board Ups Lunch Prices, Hears from Juvenile Court Rep.
-- by Ayn Gailey -- [Note: This article has been updated to clarify the school lunch price increase.]* Classes and graduation ceremonies may have wrapped, but the OISD School Board, none of whom take compensation
Fun Interpretive Walk in Garry Oak Restoration Area on Turtleback
Saturday, July 8, 9 - 11 a.m., Turtleback Mountain Preserve -- from Tanja Williamson for San Juan County Land Bank -- Ruthie Dougherty, Orcas Preserve Steward, will lead an interpretive hike on south Turtleback, focusing on the
Friends of San Juans Offer Stuart Island Trip to Students
Wednesday, July 19, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m., Leaving from Friday Harbor -- from Katie Fleming for Friends of the San Juans -- Students in grades 9-12 are invited to join Friends of the San Juans
County Health Dept. to Present at Community Meeting
Thursday, June 29, 6 p.m., Senior Center -- from Mark Mayer -- What is the future of healthcare in the San Juan Islands? Director of San Juan County Health and Community Services, Mark Tompkins, and
Orcasong Farm Hosting Summer Classes: Elders in the Garden
Every Tuesday, July 18 - August, Orcasong Farm -- from Gretchen Krampf for Orcasong Farm -- Orcasong Farm will offer seven weekly hands-on classes to Orcas Elders, 55 and better, to help you understand the
Library Opens Henigson Wing Expansion to All of Orcas
-- by Margie Doyle, updated June 25 at 10 a.m. -- [metaslider id=53355] Historic crowds attended the dedication of the Henigson Family Wing, the "Next Chapter" expansion of the Orcas Island Public Library on June
Guest Opinion: Propane Storage Unsafe for Seaview Neighborhoods
-- by Eric Gourley -- I am [sending to the county] this memo in opposition to the proposed propane storage facility on Aeroview Lane. I own a hangar/apartment on 77 Aeroview Lane. I have a
Abreu, Hurwicz to Release Salish Sea CD in Benefit Concert
Sunday, July 2, 7 - 9 p.m., Odd Fellows Hall -- from Sharon Abreu for Irthlingz -- Lummi canoes come to East Sound in a traditional voyage. Photo courtesy of Peter Fisher. Sharon
Understanding Sea Level Rise in the San Juan Islands
-- from Ian Miller of WA Sea Grant -- The notion of climate change driven by human emissions has been with us for a long time. In 1896, Svante Arrhenius published a paper from Denmark that
Dr. Giefer To Leave Medical Center
-- from Dr. Tony Giefer -- My last day practicing at Orcas Medical Center is Friday June 30, 2017. I have enjoyed the experience of practicing on Orcas Island for the last 12 years of
The Life, the Library, the Legend
Emma Heikkinen -- by Emma Heikkinen -- REPRINTED FROM JULY 19, 2016 Let’s start in 1949, glossing over the bit where the Madrona Club hosted a small library in their clubhouse in 1909.
Mount Ben Preserve Public Comment Invited
Thursday, June 29, 5:30 p.m., Mullis Community Senior Center -- from San Juan County Land Bank -- The Land Bank is inviting public comment on the DRAFT Mount Ben Preserve Stewardship and Management Plan. We
