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
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
Toxic Creosote Removal in Progress in Local Waters
-- from Tina Whitman, Friends of the San Juans -- Removal of toxic creosote structures from the waters of the county will start January 13 and the barge-based work is expected to take about ten days.
Marine Mammal Stranding: How to Respond
Tuesday, Jan. 12 at 7 p.m. at Emmanuel Parish Hall -- from The SeaDoc Society -- Dr. Martin Haulena, the Staff Veterinarian at the Vancouver Aquarium Marine Science Centre will speak on Marine Mammal Stranding
See “The Next Chapter” Unfold at Public Library
Tuesday, January 12 from 1 to 3 p.m. and from 5 to 7 p.m. -- from Phil Heikkinen, Library Director -- Library Expansion Project design as of Nov. 2015, come see latest revisions on
Council to Hold Special Meetings on Proposed Shoreline Regs
-- from San Juan County Development and Planning-- San Juan County Council is expanding public participation in the Shoreline Master Plan update and will host a presentation on the current draft ordinance. A question and
Master Gardener Foundation Annual Native Plant Sale
Saturday, March 12, 9 a.m. – 12 noon, Orcas Grange Pre-Order Now for Best Selection -- from Master Gardener Jane Wentworth -- Happy New Year! It is time again for our Annual Native Plant Sale. The
Montessori School Thanks the Community
-- from The Orcas Montessori School Families and Staff-- The families and staff of the Orcas Montessori School would like to sincerely thank everyone who generously supported our holiday wreath sale this year. The wreath
Bob Dash Explores a Phenomenally Small World
-- by Margie Doyle -- Gull feather interior from the downy section of the feather. Image copyright by Bob Dash. The scale of this micrograph is the width of 100 "spirals" on this gull
TedX Comes to Orcas in March
best of both worlds : the potential in polarity -- from Gretchen Krampf -- Who would you like to see present at our second TEDxOrcasIsland on March 5th? Do you or someone you know have
Nightwalkers Come to the Kwiáht Beach Walk
Saturday, Jan. 9 at 9 p.m. on the beach in front of Outlook Inn .-- by Margie Doyle -- Community scientists help BeachWatchers and Kwiaht maintain the health of East Sound and Indian Island
Orcas Issues Makes New Year Predictions
-- by Margie Doyle and Lin McNulty-- Given the way things have been going, this is what we foresee will happen in the next 366 days (it's a Leap Year!) The ORS/Exchange will open its
It Was a Very Good Year
--Some noteworthy events -- All in all, 2015 was a very good year, especially for the uptick in southern-resident killer whales born -- eight new calves born since Dec. 30 2014, bringing the number to
