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
Garden Club and Library Bring “Wild Side” Author
Eating on the Wild Side author Jo Robinson comes to Orcas Island -- from the Orcas Island Library -- The Orcas Island Garden Club and the Orcas Island Public Library join to bring
Letter to the Editor: The Kids Are Leading the Way
-- by Adrienne Reed, of Plant for the Planet -- Plant for the Planet is coming to Orcas Island on Saturday, February 14th for a free Climate Ambassador training of youth ages 8-14, from 9 a.m.
State Health Services Van Coming to Orcas
Tuesday/Wednesday, February 10/11 from 9 am - 5 pm at Community Church The Washington State Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS) Mobile Community Service Office is coming to Eastsound on Tuesday and Wednesday. The
John Steward: Business Head, Farming Heart
Healthy, beautiful produce at the Maple Rock Farm stand at Odd Fellows Hall. "Something good is happening here in our own neighborhoods that we can support right now." -- by Margie Doyle --
Ag Summit on Lopez End of Feb
-- from Barbara Marrett for the San Juans Visitors Bureau -- Agricultural Summit on Lopez Island Feb. 27 The San Juan Islands Agricultural Summit 2015 will take place on Lopez Island, February 27
OLF Flight Operations Schedule For the Week
-- from Mike Welding, Public Affairs Officer NAS Whidbey -- No Field Carrier Landing Practice (FCLP) operations for aircraft stationed at NAS Whidbey Island are scheduled to occur at the Outlying Field (OLF) in Coupeville,
Former Whidbey Resident Eagle Seen in Vancouver, B.C
-- from Anthony Popp, Assistant Public Affairs Officer, NAS Whidbey -- (Photo used by permission of Christin Sasse.) An eagle captured at Naval Air Station Whidbey Island's Ault Field under the Bird Air
Sen. Ranker Proposes Preemptive Ban on Using Whales for Entertainment Purposes
-- from Aaron Wasser, Communications Director -- Sen. Kevin Ranker says the only way whales, dolphins and porpoises should be viewed is in their natural habitat. Ranker, a Democrat from Orcas Island and the prime sponsor
Plant for the Planet Coming to Orcas
Saturday, February 14, 9 a.m. until 5:30 p.m. at Orcas Elementary School --from Adrienne Reed -- Across the country, kids "Plant for the Planet" -- here with writer and activist Bill McKibben Plant
Hemp Cultivation Now Legal in Washington
-- by Tom Banse, from NW News Network and Crosscut.com -- Industrial hemp has taken a step closer to joining its recreational cousin in legal status in Olympia [on Feb.4, 2015]. KUOW reports that the
Free Weekend at The Whale Museum
February 13-16, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m., Whale Museum -- from Jill Berger -- “We love our Community! We love our Museum!” We are inviting everyone to a “Free Weekend” at The Whale Museum. All
Lahari Kicks Off 2015 Caregiver Training Series
Free Training on Thursday, February 12, from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Eastsound Fire Hall -- from Dennis King, Lahari -- Caregivers are the bedrock of delivering services that foster “aging in community”. Lahari believes
Impressive Annual Bird Count This Year
-- by Barb Jensen, President of the San Juans Islands Audubon Society -- The numbers for the 2014 Christmas Bird Count and the numbers are impressive. There were 25 groups that went out with a
Jonathan White Speaks on “The Ocean’s Dance with the Moon”
Tuesday, Feb. 10, 7 p.m., Emmanuel Parish Hall -- from the SeaDoc Society -- The SeaDoc Society and YMCA Camp Orkila Present "Tides: The Ocean's Dance With the Moon" on Tuesday, Feb. 10 with local
OPALCO Rate Increase Examined
-- by Suzanne Olson for OPALCO -- Beginning in February, electric rates are going up. Residential members with average energy usage will see their OPALCO bill go up about $10/month. The rate increase is based
