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
Board Workshop: Work to Your Full Potential
Boards in Gear: Unlocking Board Practice to Help You Achieve Your Mission Wednesday, March 9, 2016, 1-5 p.m., Eastsound Fire Hall -- from Hilary Canty, OICF -- This interactive, hands-on workshop will cover board responsibilities, operations, development, fundraising,
Letter to the Editor: Citizens Review Orcas Park & Rec Levy
-- from the Orcas Island Park and Recreation District Commissioners -- Dear Orcas Island Citizens, We, the commissioners of the Orcas Island Park and Recreation District (OIPRD), take the stewardship of public funds as a
Petition to Preserve, Not Pave, Dolphin Bay Road
-- from Timothy P. Blanchard, et. al -- I've started the petition "Save Dolphin Bay Road" with other concerned islanders. We need your help to get it off the ground. Will you take 30 seconds
Editorial: Council, Please Deliberate on Protections in SMP
-- by Margie Doyle -- Dear County Council, I am writing to ask that you consider not just the legality and appropriateness of the existing and proposed Shoreline Management Plan (SMP), but that you also
Guest Editorial : Shoreline Master Program Update Provides an Important Opportunity
-- by Tina Whitman -- The more than 400 miles of marine shoreline in San Juan County define our unique community of islands- they are our identity. Highly productive intersections of land and sea, these
Council This Week: Continued Shoreline Mgmt. Program Hearings
Monday, Jan. 25, from 9 a.m. to noon at Council Chambers in Friday Harbor PUBLIC HEARING (continued from January 20): Shoreline Regulations: Sections 29 through 48 – Shoreline Modifications, Overwater Structures, Boating Facilities, Shoreline Stabilization;
Club Spotlight: The Orcas Island Garden Club
-- by Perri Gibbons Who We Are: Ciscoe, NW gardening personality, has been a guest of the Orcas Garden Club in recent years Founded in 1958, the Orcas Island Garden Club remains one
Letter to the Editor: Doors to Marketplace Building To Be Replaced Soon
-- Karen J. Key Speck, Property Manager, Cherie L. Lindholm RE, and Brian Ehrmantraut and Moana Kutsche -- In mid December the double doors at the Eastsound Marketplace building were ripped off their hinges due
Rock Island and T-Mobile Partner to Strengthen Internet Access
-- by Margie Doyle – Rock Island Communications, an OPALCO company, has formed a strategic partnership with T-Mobile to provide LTE wireless services in San Juan County by sharing their collective infrastructure and expertise to
American Legion Membership Drive Upcoming
Saturday, January 30, 3 to 10 p.m, American Legion -- by Judi Resch for the American Legion -- Voyle B. Martin American Legion Post #93 is a non-profit organization that supports America’s veterans and also
OPAL Seeks RFQs from General Contractors for New Rental Residences
-- from Judy Whiting -- General contractors are encouraged to visit OPAL Community Land Trust’s web page (www.opalclt.org/news) so they may submit a Request for Qualifications (RFQ) for OPAL’s next new construction project. It will include new
Love in Action: Learn How You Can Be a Foster Parent
Wednesday, January 27, 6:30 - 8 p.m., EastsoundFire Station -- from San Juan County Health and Human Services-- Have you ever wondered what is involved in becoming a foster parent in Washington State? Join us
New J Pod Orca Calf Observed in Puget Sound Waters
-- from Vancouver Sun -- A new orca calf, dubbed J55, is spotted in the waters of Puget Sound. Mon., Jan. 18, 2016. (Courtesy NOAA) The killer whale baby boom continues on the West
Salish Sea Vessel Traffic Projections: A 43 Percent Increase
-- from the Friends of the San Juans printed Sept. 25, 2015, reprinted upon request-- If all the new and expanding terminal and refinery projects in the Salish Sea are permitted and developed, including projects
Practical Permaculture
-- from Jan Jacobson for the Orcas Island Garden Club -- Garden Club meeting of January 20, 2016 will feature Jessi Bloom, arborist, eco designer and co-author with Dave Boehnlein (of Orcas' Bullock's Farm) of
