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
Dump Your Hazardous Waste for Free
Saturday, June 25, 10 a.m. - 2 p.m., Orcas Recycling -- from San Juan County Public Works/Solid Waste -- What? The hazardous waste roundup collection event is our once-yearly opportunity to legally and responsibly dispose
Win / Win: Market Bucks Supports Local Food
-- from San Juan County Communications -- San Juan County Health and Community Services has partnered with Soroptimist International of Friday Harbor, Orcas Island Community Foundation, the Lopez Locavores, and the Honeywell Foundation to offer
Flotsam & Jetsam: Complexities of Island Infrastructure
-- a semi-regular humor column by Maurice Austin -- Took a drive down Dolphin Bay Road the other day and was surprised to be stopped by a survey crew that was set up along the
Good Steward Awards Go To Islands’ Schools
-- from the Stewardship Network of the San Juans -- Each year the Stewardship Network of the San Juans presents Good Steward Awards to individuals and/or organizations that merit recognition for exemplary work as stewards
School Announces Staff Openings and Resignations
-- by Margie Doyle -- At the special school board meeting held on Thursday, June 9, 2016, the Orcas Island School District board approved the following staffing decisions among certificated, classified and co-curricular positions: Certificated:
Letter to Editor: Exploding Oil Trains
-- from Janet Alderton -- The drama of exploding oil trains hit closer to home on June 3 when rail cars carrying crude oil derailed near the town of Mosier [Oregon] along the Columbia River.
What If the Cascadia Earthquake Came Tomorrow?
-- from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) -- A 9.0 magnitude earthquake along the Cascadia Subduction Zone (CSZ) and the resulting tsunami is the most complex disaster scenario that emergency management and public safety
Oil Train Fire on Columbia: It Happened
-- by Joe Copeland for Crosscut.com -- The oil train explosion fire near the Columbia River at Mosier. Photo courtesy of Paloma Ayala , Columbia Riverkeeper The oil train fire happened just where
Special School Meeting to Review 2016-17 Budget and Staffing
Thursday, June 9 at 5:30 p.m. at the School Library There will be a Special School Board Meeting this Thursday to review the 2016-17 budget for the General Fund and to approve a Consent Agenda
Guest Opinion: OPALCO Lowers Expectations in “Deliberate Deception”
--by Alex MacLeod -- There is mounting evidence that OPALCO’s Rock Island Communications continues to be a black hole into which members’ money is being dumped in the hope that one day — some day
Navy to Participate in “Cascadia Rising” Earthquake Exercise
-- from Mike Welding, Public Affairs Officer -- Navy Region Northwest installations will be participating in a four day multi-state exercise beginning Tuesday. Cascadia Rising is an emergency preparedness exercise that encompasses all aspects of
Flotsam & Jetsam | There’s Nothing to See Here, Folks
-- a semi-regular humor column by Maurice Austin -- Recently, local pin-the-tail-on-the-weather-system guru Cliff Mass lambasted Washington State’s decision to allow the trees surrounding the viewing tower atop Mount Constitution to obscure the view from
EPRC Gets Current on Current Projects
-- by Lin McNulty -- It was an opportunity for the Eastsound Planning Review Committee (EPRC), in their two-hour meeting on Thursday, June 2, to be brought up to date on the current stages of
Marine Toxicologist to Speak on Energy Transitions
Thursday June 9, 7 p.m., Emmanuel Episcopal Parish -- from Tina Whitman -- The Orcas Island Library and Friends of the San Juans invite you to an evening with marine toxicologist Riki Ott, PhD. on
Plant Problems? They Have Answers
Wednesday, June 8, 11 a.m. - 1 p.m., Driftwood Nursery Saturday, June 11, 10 a.m. - 1 p.m., Farmers Market -- from Kate Yturri -- The Orcas Master Gardeners will be at Driftwood Nursery next Wednesday
