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
Chamber Celebrates New & Booming Businesses
-- by Margie Doyle -- Orcas Chamber of Commerce Director Lance Evans Updated Oct. 31 at 6 p.m. Orcas Chamber of Commerce Director Lance Evans kept the crowd at Rosario's Beach House moving
Ranker to Co-chair President Obama’s Oceanic Advisory Committee
-- from Rick Manugian -- Sen. Kevin Ranker at the White House with members of the National Oceanic Council’s Governance Coordinating Committee. State Sen. Kevin Ranker, D-Orcas Island, has been reappointed as an advisor
The Orcas’ Baby Boom Continues!
This time in J pod New orcas from J-pod greets the world. Photo courtesy Center for Whale Research -- from the Center for Whale Research, Updated Oct. 27 -- A new calf was
Staying on the Island We Love
Wednesday, Oct. 28 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Orcas Island Senior Center --from Orcas Island Senior Center -- Barbara Urschel and Pete McCorison at the 2010 Holiday Festival of Arts at
School Board Meeting Makes Lively Additions to the Agenda
-- Kahana Pietsch commended as a National Merit Scholar -- by Margie Doyle -- School Board directors (from left, Scott Lancaster, Tony Ghazel and Chris Sutton), turn zinc-copper pennies to "gold" in a hands-on
Guest Opinion: WSF Option to Increase Long-term Reservations Challenged
-- by Alex MacLeod -- Washington State Ferries held the last of its public meetings on the status of the reservation system on Shaw Thursday evening, and the message delivered -- the same as what
County and Prosecutor Named in Improper Conduct Suit
-- by Margie Doyle -- San Juan County, and Prosecuting Attorney Randall Gaylord are the Defendants in a lawsuit accusing them of violations against the Public Records Act. The complaint, filed in Skagit County Superior
Job Announcement: Local Food Production Assessment Consultant
-- from Learner Limbach for the Orcas Food Co-op -- The San Juan Islands Agricultural Guild, (Ag Guild) in collaboration with the Agricultural Resources Committee of SJC (ARC), the Northwest Agricultural Business Center (NABC), and
Workers and Mentors Needed at the Funhouse
Playground installation on Saturday November 14 -- from Rebecca DeMeritt for the Funhouse -- Our new playground is on its way and we need your help! Please consider signing up for our community install of
Habitat Store Says a Final “Thank you”
-- from Jim Duffield -- The Habitat for Humanity store in Mt. Vernon On the 19th of October, the Skagit Habitat for Humanity Store truck made what is probably its final visit to
Orcas Food Bank Fall Food and Fund Drive Begins
-- by the Orcas Island Food Bank Board -- When a family moves to Orcas Island for seasonal work or chance of a better life, loves the community and its openness, the education systems offered
WSF’s Tacoma Back with New Propeller
-- from Lynne Griffith, State Dept of Transportation Asst. Secretary Ferries Division-- Tacoma’s back and looking better than ever! The Tacoma sails again. Photo courtesy of Joe Malono, Bainbridge Island Terminal Superviosr Earlier
County Switches Up Departments
-- by Margie Doyle -- Sam Gibboney, seated at left, speaks to the County Council on Orcas Island in Feb.2012. To her left is former Public Works Director Frank Mulcahy. At its Oct.
A First for the Salish Seed Project
-- from the County Land Bank -- Land Bank Seed Saving project helps Garry Oak Restoration on Turtleback Mountain Our first seed crop from the Red Mill Farm nursery traveled to its new
School Board Retreats to Set Priorities
-- by Ed Sutton -- The Orcas Island School District Board and administration met on Saturday, Oct. 10 in the afternoon to discuss District priorities for the immediate future. The retreat is a yearly opportunity
