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
News from Hughes: Ferries, the Shorelines, the Internet and Streetlights
Council Member Rick Hughes -- by Margie Doyle, updated March 2 at 4 p.m. -- Ferries and the Reservation System After several reservation schedule changes floated at public meetings last fall, Hughes says
“Your Money” Monday Sessions to Resume
Michael Kulper will once again offer sessions on all aspects of managing money - budgeting it, saving it, spending it, and investing it. Kulper is a retired college professor, having taught financial accounting and managerial
Kwiaht to Launch Suds-Zero Seas Initiative
Tuesday, March 15, 3:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m., Emmanuel Episcopal Parish -- from Russel Barsh -- Soapy Seabirds theme of this year’s Tides of March! Kwiaht and the Indian Island Marine Health Observatory open the
Chat Over Coffee with FRIENDS of the San Juans
-- from Katie Fleming for the Friends of the San Juans -- Come Meet Staff and Board from FRIENDS of the San Juans on March 3 Friends of the San Juans will host a “Coffee and
Orca J55 Missing, Presumed Dead
-- from The Center for Whale Research -- J40 and J14 without J55 - Photo by Dave Ellifrit, Center for Whale Research “After an extended encounter with all members of J-pod on February
Orcas Voices: The Sounds of Spring
-- by Sally Buchanan-- Spring is arriving earlier than usual this year on Orcas Island. There is that sudden and wonderful general awareness that days are growing noticeably longer and the sunshine is warmer. The
Space, Time is Set: Be a Part of the Upcoming Science Fair
Saturday, March 26, 12 p.m., Funhouse Commons -- from Emilie Gincig -- Come One, Come All to The Funhouse Science Fair! The 16th Annual Funhouse Science Fair happens on Saturday, March 26, starting at 12 p.m.
Soon You Can Track Your EWUA Usage With an App
-- from Paul Kamin, Eastsound Water Users Association (EWUA) -- Eastsound Water will be installing a new water metering system to all accounts before this summer. The new system will report water use data via
Letter to the Editor: Council Turns a Deaf Ear
-- from Michael Durland-- Council, In 2012 I was served with a Notice of Violation (NOV)on my Deer Harbor Boatworks property two weeks after I appealed a building permit. I was told I must have
How Does Your Garden Grow? How About Community Participatory Agriculture?
Tuesday March 1, 5-6:30 p.m., Orcas Co-op Commons -- from Patrick Bennett -- Intro to Orcas Community Participatory Agriculture Orcas Community Participatory Agriculture (OCPA) invites you to learn more about our hands-on educational model of growing
Sup’t. of Education Plans Lawsuit Over Local Levies
-- by Tom James for Crosscut.com -- Washington schools superintendent Randy Dorn says he is putting together a legal move to force action on the state’s McCleary obligation to pay for improving public schools. Although
Ripe for the Telling: Surprising Stories of Washington Fruit
Sunday, March 6 at 2pm at the Orcas Island Community Church, FREE Julia Harrison will speak Sunday, March 6 What is the messy and juicy history of Washington’s produce industry? Who was Cashmere’s
‘Drop Out on Orcas’ Brings Poets and Open Mic to Mia’s
Sunday, Feb. 28 from 6:00 to 8:30 p.m. at Mia's Cafe -- from Jennifer Brennock -- Rose Swartz Mia’s Cafe in Eastsound will host a Drop Out poetry reading and open mic on
Guest Opinion: Where Has OPALCO’s Credibility Gone?
-- by Tom Owens -- When I came here some 22 years ago, OPALCO was widely viewed as a vital and credible part of our community. OPALCO was supplying their electricity without a lot of
The Concerto Project Hosts Dinner & Presentation in Seattle for Capital Campaign
-- from The Concerto Project -- Mount Baker Farm has facilities already in place to start up the Concerto Project's two-year residential program. The Concerto Project, an Orcas Island nonprofit with the mission
