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
Movement to Stop Dakota Access Pipeline to Gather on Orcas
Tuesday, September 13, 5 - 6:30 p.m., IsleWork, 9 Hope Lane -- from Gretchen Krampf -- September 13, 2016 from 5:00-6:30 PM at IsleWork, 9 Hope Lane, Eastsound, next to Island Hoppin' Brewery. The movement
OPALCO Doubles Down on Low-Income Bill Credits
-- from Suzanne Olson -- OPALCO’s Energy Assist Program will double the monthly bill credit for participating low-income members through the end of the year. The number of members participating in this new program is
Exchange at the Grange a Big Win for ORS
-- by Margie Doyle, updated Sept. 13 at 9:45 a.m. -- [metaslider id=46619] The Orcas Recycling Services/The Exchange (ORS) non-profit exceeded expectations with a community outreach Swap Exchange, with booth after booth, table after table
Free Workshop for Shoreline Property Owners and Managers
Saturday, September 24, 9 a.m. - noon, San Juan Island Grange -- from Katie Fleming -- Interested in learning more about your shoreline property and how it can help feed salmon, seabirds and orca? Join
Kids and Canoes: a Lummi – Odd Fellows Project
-- from Peter Fisher -- Odd Fellows and Lummi Dean Washington . Photo courtesy of Ron Glassett Kids and Canoes! Dear to the heart of many of us over the years has been
Orcas Sends a Troubadour for Our Times to the Big Apple
-- a review of "The Climate Monologues" by Margie Doyle -- Sharon Abreu as a Colorado cowgirl in "The Climate Monologues". See her repeat performance next Thursday evening, Sept. 15 at Random Howse.
Orcas Recycling to Host “Exchange @ The Grange” this Sunday
Sunday, September 11, 10 a.m. - 3 p.m., Orcas Island Grange -- from Pete Moe, Orcas Recycling -- On Sunday, September 11, Orcas Recycling Services (ORS) will host a community Swap Meet at the Orcas
County Land Bank Announces Sept. 16 Hearing to Deliberate on Parks, Trails and Natural Areas
Sept. 15 deadline for Public Comments -- from the San Juan County Land Bank-- The Parks, Trails and Natural Areas Plan (PTNA) provides direction for the development, management and acquisition of parks, trails, non-motorized transportation
Letter to the Editor: Back to School Clothing Drive
-- from Ellen Edwardson and Larry Coddington -- I am collecting children's clothing for the Swap Meet, Sunday, Sept. 11 at the Grange. The clothing will be available for free, to children who have not
WSF’s Yakima Now Back in Service
-- from Washington State Ferries -- UPDATE 5 p.m.: Following necessary repairs to the Yakima, the San Juan Island routes return to regular service. The Yakima will sail the Anacortes 4:45 pm to Friday Harbor.
WSU Presents Forest Owners Field Day
Saturday, September 17, 7:40 a.m. - 2:40 p.m., Lopez Island -- from Ian Fawley, WSU -- This is a smaller, local version of our regional field day. The San Juan Islands Field Day will feature a
Sun Comes Out to Kickoff Back to School Event
--by Margie Doyle -- [metaslider id=46488] The 2016-17 school year is off to an auspicious start, as evidenced at the Tuesday, Sept. 6 kickoff in the school courtyard in front of the Old Gym (maybe
Seasonal Ups and Downs
-- from Bea vonTobel -- Back in the early 60s when I was first exposed to geology classes, we learned about the "rebound theory." For those parts of the world that had been glaciated, an interglacial
Islanders Off to Help Lakota People
-- from Spirit Eagle -- Orcas Islanders, please help the Lakota People at Standing Rock Reservation in South Dakota in their Stand against the Bakken Crude Oil Pipeline going 100 miles through the Standing Rock
“Boards in Gear” Workshops on Lopez and San Juan
Lopez: Thursday, Sept. 15, 11 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at the Lopez Center. San Juan: Wednesday, Oct. 5, 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at Brickworks in Friday Harbor Advance registration required -- from Victoria Compton,
