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
EWUA Updates Members in Annual Meeting
-- by Lin McNulty -- Innovative and award-winning was the message at Eastsound Water Users Association (EWUA) Annual Meeting on Tuesday, August 16, as General Manager Paul Kamin highlighted key water system projects over the last year.
Burn Ban Now in Effect
-- from Robert Low, SJC Fire Marshal -- Due to the high heat and low fuel moisture levels, all of San Juan County will be at the EXTREME fire hazard level. Therefore, no fires, including
WSU Extension Offers Twilight Shaw Island Forest Tour
Wednesday, August 24, 5:45 - 7:30 p.m., Religious Sisters of Mercy Property, Shaw Island -- from Ian Fawley, WSU-- Long summer evenings are perfect for enjoying “twilight tours” of local forests. These free out-in-the-woods events
Library Fair: Past, Present and Future for Many Years to Come
-- by Madeleine Treneer, Orcas Issues summer intern -- Beat the heat with books and reading at the Library Fair 2016 Mysteries, Classics, Fiction, History, Biographies, Humor, and many more genres were among
Red Flag Fire Warnings for County
Thursday - Friday, August 18 - 19 -- from Robert Low, San Juan County Fire Marshal -- Red Flag warnings are forecasted for San Juan County on August 18 and 19. Please use extreme caution
An Earful on Orcas: Ferries’ Staff Comes to Orcas
-- by Margie Doyle -- Secretary for Ferries Lynn Griffith meets Orcas residents, with, from left, Bob Jarman, Jim Corenman, Rick Hughes (partially hidden), Brian Churchwell and Jay Mooney, Port Captain In a
Letter to the Editor: Help Replace Oil Spill Assc. Landing Craft
-- from Islands Oil Spill Association -- Thanks to the generosity of the San Juan Island Community Foundation (SJICF), each of us has a special opportunity to help Islands’ Oil Spill Association purchase a much-needed
Sam Coleman At the Helm of the Chamber Music Festival
--- by Margie Doyle -- Sam Coleman, President of the Orcas Island Chamber Festival Board Sam Coleman has been a familiar face for over a decade on the Orcas Island Chamber Music Festival
Phase III School Bond Discussion
-- from the Orcas Island School District -- Modernization: Phase III, August 15th and 16th, 2016 Schedule: 9 a.m. - Introductions and Welcome (School Cafeteria) Goals o Community Input o Create Schedule o Create Project
Can’t Make EWUA Meeting? Vote Proxy
Tuesday, August 16, 6:30 p.m., Eastsound Fire Station -- from Paul Kamin -- [A] reminder that Eastsound Water’s Annual meeting is Tuesday night at the Fire Hall at 6:30 pm. The Annual meeting’s Board Election
Letter to the Editor: Bond Proposal Will Impact School Music Program
-- by Catherine Pederson -- Our School Music Program is facing a crisis situation! You probably received a postcard in the mail last week thanking islanders for the completion of the last two years’ Phase
Deer Harbor Bridge Update
-- from John A. Van Lund, PE, SE, Sr. Proj. Engineer -- Motorists will continue to use the existing bridge for at least another week as the contractor begins assembling the temporary bridge this week. Grading of the new
Flotsam & Jetsam | Horseshoe Highway Buffet
— a semi-regular humor column by Maurice Austin — One benefit of the recent Washington State Fish and Wildlife Commission decision to allow the salvaging of road-kill deer and elk is that the Horseshoe Highway
Larsen Announces $2 Million Grant to Improve Orcas Island Airport
-- from Douglas Wagoner -- Rep. Rick Larsen (WA-02), Ranking Member on the House Subcommittee on Aviation, [yesterday] announced that the Port of Orcas has been awarded a $2,004,466 grant from the Federal Aviation Administration to
Permaculture Celebration at Orcasong Farm
Wednesday, August 24, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m., Orcasong Farm -- from Gretchen Krampf -- We invite you to join us at Orcasong Farm, 280 Dolphin Bay Road, for a day of community and permaculture
