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
King Salmon Celebrated in Film “Return of the Elwha”
Sept. 17 "Return of the Elwha" film screening at 6 p.m. at the Orcas Center -- from Carol McGrath for Long Live the Kings-- Long Live the Kings(LLTK) is hosting a film screening of Return
Visit Shaw Island’s Tharald Historic Homestead
Saturday, September 19, from 1 to 2:30 pm at Tharald Historic Homestead, Shaw Island The Tharald Homestead on Shaw Island Join Boyd Pratt, architectural historian, on a guided tour of the Tharald
Looking for Local Artists for Our Public Schools
-- from the Orcas Island Education Foundation -- Art for Orcas Kids, A-OK, brings artists to island students Are you an artist...who likes working with children? Then the Orcas Island Education Foundation (OIEF)
Eastsound Planning Review Committee Zeroes in on Subarea Plan
Thursday, Sept. 10 from 3 to 5 p.m. at the Eastsound Fire Hall The monthly meeting of the Eastsound Planning Review Committee (EPRC) will conduct a Final Review of the Eastsound Subarea Plan, as presented
Garden Club Welcomes Roses to the Garden
Wednesday, September 16 at 10 a.m. at Orcas Center -- by Jan Jacobson -- "Welcoming and Designing Roses to Your Garden" with Nita-Jo Rountree will be the featured speaker at the Garden Club's first meeting
Guest Column: San Juan Grange Opposes Farming Law Changes
-- from the SJI Grange #966 Executive Committee -- The San Juan Island Grange #966 (Grange) has adopted a resolution concerning San Juan County’s (SJC) proposed greenhouse regulations. Our mission, in addition to fostering social
Orca Protection Law Enforcement Past & Present
Thursday, September 10 at 6:30 p.m. in Friday Harbor The Whale Museum is pleased to welcome Sgt. Russ K. Mullins as part of the 2015 Summer Lecture Series on Thursday, September 10th at 6:30 p.m.
Agriculture and Greenhouses: How Much Regulation?
-- by Margie Doyle -- [metaslider id=39084] For all those who breathed a sigh of relief when marijuana use was decriminalized with voter approval of State Initiative-502 (which passed in San Juan County with 68%
Forestry Field Day Helps Us Care for Trees
Saturday, Sept. 26 from 8:40 a.m. to 2:40 p.m. at YMCA Camp Orkila -- from San Juan Islands Conservation District and WSU Extension-- San Juan Islands Conservation District, San Juan County, and Washington State University
Quarterly Review of County Finances
-- by F. Milene Henley, San Juan County Auditor-- How Are We Doing? A quarterly review of County finances for Second quarter 2015 I should have had this report done sooner. But what can I
Unmanned Aerial Surveys planned for Deer Harbor
-- from the Northwest Straits Foundation -- On Tuesday, September 8th, the Northwest Straits Foundation and San Juan County Marine Resources Committee will be conducting an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle survey of the upper Deer Harbor
Collaborative Restoration Project Improves Local Beach for People and Fish
-- by Tina Whitman, Science Director, Friends of the San Juans -- The beach on Brown Island A barge arrived on Brown Island in a recent downpour to unload heavy equipment and the
Guest Column: Cost Recovery Helps with Increasing EMT Calls
-- by Barbara G. Bedell, Chair, Board of Fire Commissioners, San Juan County Fire Protection District #2 -- Emergency response Cost Recovery is not a new concept nor is it unique to Orcas Island. Over
Guest Column: Electric Vehicles, Summing It All Up
-- by Tom Owens -- In this article, I would like to summarize the pluses and minuses of buying a new electric vehicle, the Nissan Leaf in particular. The Leaf does not run pollution-free unless
Burn Ban Modified to Moderate
-- from the County Fire Marshal's Office -- Due to the increase in fuel moisture levels the Fire Marshal’s Office will modify the burn restriction as of September 1, 2015 for the unincorporated areas of
