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
General Election Government Candidates Greet Shaw Islanders
-- by Margie Doyle -- Challenger Marc Henneman from Camano Island and Incumbent Rick Larsen debate at the League of Women Voters Election Forum The League of Women Voters (LWV) of the San
New Exchange Expected To Open Summer 2017
-- from Orcas Recycling Services -- “Barring major problems, I think we will open the doors by next summer,” says Pete Moe, Executive Director of Orcas Recycling Services (ORS). “For the first time since the fire,
Author to Speak on Return of Elwha River
Tuesday, October 11, 7 p.m., Emmanuel Parish Hall -- from Jean Lyle -- Seattle Times reporter Lynda V. Mapes takes a look at an old growth stump revealed on the bed of the former
Change is Coming to Mt. Constitution Summit
Thursday, October 13, 6:30 p.m., School Cafeteria -- from Jackie Daigle, Friends of Moran State Park -- Next Spring (2017) the old KVOS building at the summit of Mt. Constitution will be razed. During the 2015-2017
Eastsound Water’s Member Engagement Process Group to Present Recommendations
-- by Margie Doyle -- Paul Kamin, General Manager of the Eastsound Water Users Association (EWUA) spoke recently of the process involved whereby 20 EWUA members came to some recommendations, which they will present before
Prosecutor Update on Three Appeals
-- from Randy Gaylord, SJC Prosecutor -- Update on Three Appeals: Critical Area Appeals Are Over Durland Loses Dispute with Neighbor Hearing Set on Deadline for Challenging Building Fee Common Sense Alliance v. San Juan
Pop-up Park Stirs Conversation
Get ready for "Vision for Eastsound" Town Hall on Thursday, Oct. 13 -- by Margie Doyle -- [metaslider id=47060] It was a potluck pop up party with a big pole tent keeping the blustery winds
Monthly EPRC Meeting Re-scheduled
-- from Colin Maycock, San Juan County Planner -- The regularly scheduled meeting of the Eastsound Planning Review Committee on Thursday, October 6, from 3-5 pm, has been changed to Thursday October 13th from 3-5
Progress Continues on Deer Harbor Bridge Foundations
-- from John Van Lund -- Razz Construction crew members will be working on both the east and west abutments of the bridge replacement project this week. Crews on the west bank will begin driving
Guest Opinion: Make the Salish Sea a World Heritage Site
-- from Laurie Gourlay for the Times Colonist -- This is a legacy moment for the Salish Sea, and for all of us who live by the shores of this important, biodiverse and world-class inner
Film Festival Just Days Away
Friday, Oct. 7 through Monday, Oct. 10 at various venues -- by Margie Doyle -- “It’s from a little island, but it’s a big international film festival,” Jared Lovejoy, co-founder of the Orcas Island Film
Pop-up Party at Public Works Lot in Heart of Eastsound
-- by Margie Doyle -- For now, Fern Street Park, opened up between North Beach Road and Prune Alley Today, October 1, there's a Pop-Up Party going on at the County Public Works
OPALCO Member Committee Proposes Changes to Election Process
-- from Suzanne Olson for OPALCO, updated Sept. 30 at 3 p.m. -- At the September 16 meeting of the OPALCO Board of Directors in Friday Harbor, a volunteer Member Review Committee on Elections presented
Fire Commissioners to Appoint New Commissioner
Monday, October 3 at 5:30 p.m. at the Eastsound Fire Hall --from Pat Ayers, Secretary for Orcas Island Fire and Rescue District -- A Special Meeting has been called by the Orcas Island Fire and
Letter to the Editor: Re-name the “Old Gym”
-- from Betty Jean Rodenberger, prepared for the Aug. 15-16 OISD Phase III Community Discussion -- Sixty years ago, on March 13, 1956, the voters of Orcas Island School District (OISD) approved a bond to
