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
Hughes Hosts Town Hall Re: Eastsound Update
Planners zoom in on Service Light Industrial (SLI) zoning --by Margie Doyle -- Corrected on Nov. 4 at 12:45 p.m. Eastsound zoning, 2014. The red outer lines define the Eastsound Sub-area. The bold dark
Built for Speed, the Minke Whales are Mysterious
Tuesday, November 11 at 7 p.m. at Emmanuel Episcopal Parish Hall -- from Jean Lyle for the SeaDoc Society -- The elusive Minke whale. Photo courtesy of Jared Towers The SeaDoc Society &
Orcas Power Teams with the Funhouse Commons
-- from Suzanne Olson for Orcas Power and Light Co-operative (OPALCO) -- -- from Suzanne Olson, OPALCO -- Funhouse kids build solar pizza ovens. The Funhouse Commons is in the process of becoming
Letter to the Editor: Vote Yes on School Levy to Prepare Students for Future
To the Orcas community, I enthusiastically and absolutely support the levy to enable our Orcas Island school district to continue to do the best job possible in preparing our kids for the future. Yes, we
Guest Column: Water Users’ Board Policy is Discriminatory
-- Lesley Liddle -- The [Eastsound Water Users Association (EWUA)] Guest House Initiative remains in my mind an unjustified discriminatory surtax which will affect some long time small water users who happen to have guest
Train to be an Oiled Bird Responder
Saturday, November 8, 10 a.m. – 3:30 p.m., Lopez Island -- from Jackie Wolf -- Islands’ Oil Spill Association (IOSA) is offering a free class in November for islanders who would like to be trained
Skull Miraculously Appears
-- by Lin McNulty -- Replica Bison antiquus Staff at the Orcas Island Historical Museum were thrilled to find the missing bison skull sitting near their front door on Monday. "It's a little
No Growlers Scheduled November 2 – 8
-- from Mike Welding, Public Affairs Officer, NAS Whidbey -- No Field Carrier Landing Practice (FLCP) operations for aircraft stationed at NAS Whidbey Island are scheduled to occur at the Outlying Field (OLF) in Coupeville,
Solar Being Installed at Funhouse Commons
-- from Krista Bouchey, The Funhouse Commons Executive Director -- [metaslider id=32732] With the break in the weather, we are excited to announce that our photovoltaic solar demonstration system is being installed today! This project was
Letter to Editor: Big Thanks from Habitat
-- from Jim Duffield, SHFH Volunteer on Orcas -- Carol Hagen, our volunteer truck driver, and I want to thank all the people on Orcas who once again donated items for the Habitat for Humanity
Guest Column: Many Questions Raised by New EWUA Compliance Policy
-- by Doug Bechtel -- I'm surprised that Eastsound Water Users Association (EWUA) continues to hold a hard line on their plan to make people with bathrooms in outlying buildings pay for an additional half
Guest Column: Why I Welcome the New Ferry Reservation System
FERRY MEETING ALERT!! Saturday, November 1, at the Orcas Library, WSF representatives will give three “Reservations 101” presentations: 2:00–3:15p.m., 3:30–4:45 p.m., 5–6 p.m. This is a change from the previous announcement. -- by Margot Shaw
State-wide Projects Benefit from 50 Years of Recreation & Conservation Program
Formed by Citizens' Initiative, RCO Celebrates 50 Years of Investing in Washington’s Great Outdoors -- from Susan Zemek for the State Recreation and Conservation Office -- Gov. Jay Inslee will be the featured speaker at
Navy Plans to Add Two Scoping Meetings for Growler EIS
-- Mike Welding, Public Affairs Officer, NAS Whidbey Island -- In response to requests from elected officials, the Navy has decided to hold two additional scoping meetings for the Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) analyzing EA-18G
Letter to Editor: Support Continued Funding to Keep Our County Parks Open and Well-Maintained
-- from Jeff Struthers -- Support for proposition number one on the November ballot continues the current “Levy Lift” funding needed to keep our county parks open, well-maintained, and in good repair. Our county parks
