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
Special Council Meet on Shoreline Program this Wednesday
Wednesday, Jan 20 from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the Legislative Hearing Room, 55 Second Street, Friday Harbor -- from Ingrid Gabriel, San Juan County Council Clerk -- The SJC Council is holding a
Shoreline Master Program Meetings Planned
Shoreline Master Program – Process and Next steps -- from San Juan County -- The following schedule has been developed to guide the review of the SMP documents. Meeting 1 - January 11, 2016 [Already
Moran State Park Offers 12 ‘Free Days’ in 2016
No Discover Pass needed to visit state parks on Jan. 17-18 -- from Kate Weatherford of Moran State Park -- The Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission announces [Sunday, Jan. 17 and Monday, Jan. 18
Funhouse Commons to Offer ‘Stepping-Up Fridays’ After-School Program
First Friday of each month -- from Eve Batchelder, DVSAS -- Wanted: An adventurous team of 5th and 6th grade boys and girls excited to lace up their hiking boots, pull on their rain jackets, and
Annual Homeless Count January 28
-- from San Juan County Communications -- San Juan County’s 2016 Point in Time Homeless Count will be conducted on Thursday, January 28. Count organizers and volunteers work with local family resource centers, food banks,
Domestic War Games Coming to a Beach Near You?
-- by Lin McNulty -- Photo: Tacoma News Tribune On Monday, January 11, Truthout.org posted an exclusive story, entitled "Navy Uses US Citizens as Pawns in Domestic War Games," detailing the Navy's plans to
Letter to the Editor: Support the Orcas Schools’ Maintenance and Operations Levy
-- from the Orcas Island School Board -- We are constantly humbled by the support we receive from you all year round. The volunteers who give of their time, the donors who contribute so generously,
Guest Column: Does OPALCO Really Have Clean Electricity ?
-- by Tom Owens -- From my perspective, there is the ¨Inconvenient Truth¨ about OPALCO’s electric energy (or any electric energy on the WECC grid). Electric energy is far from clean and on the margin
Thor Hansen’s Seeds Wins Booksellers Award
-- from Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association -- Thor Hansen of San Juan Island is among the the authors who won the 2016 Pacific Northwest Booksellers Awards for his book The Triumph of Seeds: How Grains,
Business Spotlight: Mia’s Café Expands Space, Services
-- by Margie Doyle -- Mia Kartiganer and server Eros Belliveau at the new, expanded Mia's Café in the Our House building Mia Kartiganer, proprietress of Mia's, having successfully navigated from Eastsound Square to
Guest Column: Council, Don’t Rush Salish Sea Protections in SMP
-- by Janet Alderton -- An open letter to Councilors Rick Hughes, Bob Jarman, and Jamie Stephens, I talked with Councilor Hughes this last week. He and I hope that the proposed language in the
Park and Rec Levy Part of February Election
-- from County documents -- Orcas Island Park and Recreation District (OIPRD) will be on the Feb. 9th 2016 ballot for a new 6-year levy. This levy will replace the current levy allotment beginning in
Guest Opinion: OPALCO’s Rate Hikes Signal Bottomless Pit
--by Alex MacLeod -- As 2016 begins, and yet another OPALCO rate hike kicks in, it is worth looking back at 2015 to see how OPALCO’s go-it-alone Internet business is doing. For starters, Rock Island
Leo Lambiel’s Museum: A Lifetime of Local Art
-- by Margie Doyle -- The Lambiel Museum on Orcas Island waterfront The Lambiel Museum on Orcas Island gives credence to its owner's confession: "Collecting never satisfies the appetite it creates," from the
ORS/The Exchange Makes Progress; More Work To Be Done
-- from Pete Moe -- Gravel footprint of the new Exchange building looking northwest. Orcas Recycling Services/The Exchange had a “terrific” year, according to Executive Director Pete Moe, and raised a significant amount of
