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
Fire and Rescue Chief Mik Preysz Reviews the Tasks Ahead
-- by Margie Doyle -- Orcas Fire and Rescue Chief Mik Preysz, flanked by Alan Stamiesen and Rita Harvey Orcas Island Fire and Rescue (OIFR) Chief Mik Preysz was confirmed as official Fire
Letter to the Editor: Spirit Eagle Decries Wetland Destruction
-- from Spirit Eagle -- The Eastsound Sub Area Plan (ESAP) has facilitated destruction of the Wetland/Swale by allowing uses incompatible with a Category 3 Wetland. Developers who, without Permits have taken trees and undergrowth
AmeriCorps Team Assists YMCA Camp Orkila
-- from Emily Goldstein, AmeriCorps Team Media Representative -– AmeriCorps Team on work at Camp Orkila since November 9 An AmeriCorps National Civilian Community Corps (NCCC) team has hit the ground running this
Governor Proclaims State of Emergency
-- from Jaime Smith -- Gov. Jay Inslee today [Dec. 9] proclaimed a state of emergency in Washington following days of hazardous weather with landslides closing major highways, high winds knocking out power to thousands,
One More Time: Meetings Closed, Canceled, Rescheduled
-- from Ingrid Gabriel, San Juan County Council Clerk -- As you may know, the SJC Council continued the Public Hearing on the Eastsound Subarea plan to Friday, December 11 (see below). The ferry breakdown
Letter to Editor: Restore Oil Pipeline Bans
-- from Janet Alderton -- Dear Councilors Hughes, Stephens, and Jarman, I ask that you restore the ban on underwater oil pipelines and overwater-facilities for the refining of oil* to the draft SMP Update. I
Council Reduces Solid Waste Tax
-- by Margie Doyle -- On Monday, Dec. 7, San Juan County Council voted to reduce the solid waste tax for San Juan and Orcas Islands, and possibly Shaw Island, by 1.5%. (The three main
Subarea Plan Public Hearing Continued to Friday
---from Ingrid Gabriel, County Council Clerk-- A Special Meeting for the San Juan County Council has been rescheduled for Friday, Dec. 11, 2015 from 10:30 AM until 3:00 PM at Eastsound Fire Station, 45 Lavender
OPALCO Crews Work Around the Clock Rebuilding Storm-Damaged Lines
-- from Theresa Haynie for OPALCO -- Editor's Note: Power was restored to Eastsound residences about 11 p.m. on Monday, Dec. 7] OPALCO crews responded to a report of a tree on lines on Shaw
Special Library Meet on Expansion
-- from Mary Pugh -- The Orcas Island Library Board will have a Special Board Meeting, Wednesday December 9 at 9 a.m. to discuss the building expansion project. The meeting is open to the public.
Welcome to the World, Baby Orca
-- from the Center for Whale Research -- Another blessed event for the Southern Resident Killer Whales L103 has a new calf! Yesterday [Dec. 5] we just confirmed the seventh new calf in
Happy Birthday Dear Grange…
-- from Carol Owen -- It was on this date in 1867 that Oliver Hudson Kelley founded the Order of the Patrons of Husbandry, also known as The Grange. It's the oldest national agricultural advocacy
Holiday Floral Arrangements at the Garden Club
Wednesday, Dec. 9, at 10:30 a.m. in the Madrona Room of Orcas Center -- by Jan Jacobson -- Orcas Island Garden Club announces its annual Christmas Tea for December 9, 2015, at 10:30 a.m., in
West Coast a Leader in Clean Economy
-- from Jaime Smith, Governor Inslee's Office -- As the COP 21 global climate conference gets underway in Paris, leaders from four jurisdictions of North America’s West Coast—British Columbia, California, Oregon, and Washington—are holding up
Peace Island Medical Center Adds Pediatrician
-- from Lori Polevoi, for PeaceHealth Peace Island Medical Center -- Pediatrician Steven Ban, MD, a visiting specialist at PeaceHealth Peace Island Medical Center, begins seeing patients through the Family Medicine Department this Friday, Dec.
