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
Shoreline Master Program Update Nears Adoption
Public Hearing to be held Tuesday, March 29 in Friday Harbor -- from Colin Maycock, Senior Planner, San Juan County -- The County Council will be taking public testimony on the proposed Shoreline Master Program
OPALCO Board Candidates Announced
Annual Meeting Saturday, April 30 -- from Suzanne Olson for OPALCO -- Our local member-owned electric cooperative, Orcas Power & Light Co-op, announces the slate of candidates for its Board of Directors. This is each
Ferries Change “Arrival Window” Policy
Spring Schedule Starts this Sunday -- by Margie Doyle -- Starting March 20 there will be a change of Washington State Ferries (WSF) policy re the time when reservation holders are to arrive at the
Center for Whale Research Responds to SeaWorld Announcement
Last Generation Of Orcas In Its Care -- from Center for Whale Research -- “This is a big day in the world of captive cetaceans. We are pleased to learn today that SeaWorld has made
SeaWorld Announces End to Orca Breeding Program
-- from NBC Chicago -- SeaWorld announced Thursday it will end orca breeding at all three parks and said killer whales currently in the company's care will be the last generation of orcas at SeaWorld. The
Letter to Editor: Thanks for Marine Science Lecture Support
-- from Jean Lyle for the SeaDoc Society and Haley Winchell for YMCA Camp Orkila -- The SeaDoc Society and YMCA Camp Orkila would like to give a BIG shout of gratitude to the businesses
Online Auction Starts for The Concerto Project
Online Auction with Orcas Island Theme Begins March 15 -- from Susan McBain, for The Concerto Project -- Mount Baker Farm has facilities already in place to start up the Concerto Project's two-year residential
Salmonberry Students Set Sail
-- by Captain Ryan D. Downs, Master, S/V Carlyn -- [metaslider id=42424] On Thursday, February 25, Emmy Gran and Shawn McKee's first, second, and third grade from Salmonberry School classes came sailing with my crew
Orcas Voices – March, the Lion, the Lamb
-- by Sally Buchanan -- The month of March is tricky. Apparently it always has been. Weather records from centuries past report its fickleness. It is the month of the spring equinox in the northern
Register for Turtleback March this Sunday
Sunday, March 20, 1 p.m. sharp, Turtleback Mountain Preserve -- from Tanja Williamson -- Welcome Spring! The San Juan County Land Bank and Orcas Island Youth Conservation Corps invite you to the second annual MARCH TURTLEBACK
Letter to the Editor: TEDxOrcas’s Success Shared by Islanders
-- from Gretchen Krampf for TEDxOrcasIsland -- When the Design Team for TEDxOrcasIsland decided on the theme for our 2016 event, we reached out to Corey Wiscomb, a design and art teacher at Orcas High
How Plants Work
Wednesday, March 16 at 10 a.m. at the Orcas Center -- by Jan Jacobson -- Linda Chalker-Scott brings the stranger-than-fiction science of the plant world to vivid life in her new book "How Plants Work." By
Letter to the Editor: Thanks to All Participants in the MAG Concert
-- from The Board of the Music Advocacy Group -- We want to thank everyone who was part of the MAG concert on Sunday, March 6, and helped us raise money to support the music
Guest Column: Base Our Choices on the Golden Rule
-- by David Kobrin -- I’ve lived on this island now for almost ten years. One thing I’ve come to value – in addition to Orcas’ natural beauty – is the shared sense of community.
Letter to Editor: NatureBridge is Highlight of 6th Grade
Wednesday, March 16, 12:45 p.m., School Library -- from Holly King and Casey Ahrens -- On behalf of this year's sixth grade class at Orcas Elementary School, we would like to express our gratitude to
