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
History Matinee: When Orcas Was an Apple Orchard
Sunday, May 17 at 3 p.m. at the Eastsound Fire Hall Apple trees in blossom -- where have all the flowers gone? In the year 1909, at the height of its fruit industry,
Governor Declares Statewide Drought Emergency
State ramps up work to relieve hardships from water shortages -- from Lisa Harper -- With snowpack at historic lows, rivers dwindling and irrigation districts cutting off water to farmers, Gov. Jay Inslee today declared
OPALCO Member Feedback Posted Online
-- from Suzanne Olson -- OPALCO is listening. Of the 337 people who attended OPALCO’s 78th Annual Meeting, 54 members submitted questions and comments for staff to respond to. Member comments, questions and answers have been posted
“Across the Universe” Tickets for Live Stream Available NOW!
Tickets still available for this weekend -- from Orcas Center -- "Across the Universe" with Beatles' music at the Orcas Center. Sold out, but now you can buy tickets for the Live Streaming in
Garden Club Meeting Features Ferns
Wednesday, May 20, 2015 at 10 a.m. at Orcas Center -- by Jan Jacobson -- "Fancy Fronds! Everything you want to know about hardy ferns" will be the topic by Judith Jones at the May
Ranker Bill to Hire Vets, Get Kids Outside Signed Into Law
-- from Aaron Wasser -- Bill signing for outdoor recreation bill (SB 5843). This bill changes criteria for the “No Child Left Inside” program to incentivize programs applying for grants to utilize veterans for
Alaskan Fisherman to Protest Navy War Games
-- from Emily Stolarcyk, Eyak Preservation Council -- On Saturday, May 16th at 2:30 pm Alaska Time, commercial fishermen will use their boats to surround the Cordova fuel dock in a peaceful protest to raise Alaskan and National
Team Orcas Wins the Sailing Port Townsend Open
-- from Michele Wiley for Sail Orcas -- Youth Sailing team winners, from the left Wylie Kau, Ronan Kau, McCabe Webb, Jadyn Kopp, Dominick Wareham, William Coe, Maggie Toombs, Axel Greening and Michael Chesher
Lopez’s Solar for Our Schools Event a Smashing Success
-- from Kelsey Green and Michel Vekved, Solar For Our Schools, San Juan Islands Conservation District -- To the Lopez Community: On Saturday, May 2nd Solar de Mayo (a dinner and benefit concert fundraiser for
Give Where You Live Update
-- from Hilary Canty -- The Orcas Island Community Foundation’s Give Where You Live grant catalog is setting new records this year, thanks to the generous contributions of so many friends and neighbors. So far,
Tansy: Be Gone
-- from Kate Yturri, Judy Winer and Gwen Stamm, Master Gardeners -- Tansy ragwort is a winter annual, biennial, or short-lived perennial that can grow up to 6 feet tall. It is easily recognized by its
Open Letter to OPALCO Board and Members
-- from Chom Graecen -- At the OPALCO Election this year we saw a record voter turnout, 24% compared to around 15% in the past years. The high voter turnout means we members-owners are paying
Years of Living Dangerously Coming to Orcas
-- from Gretchen Krampf -- Thrive Orcas Island is joining Islands Climate Resilience to present “Years of Living Dangerously,” the nine-episode, Emmy-Award winning Showtime film series on global climate change from the perspective of people
Moran State Park Free this Sunday
-- from the Friends of Moran State Park -- Friends of Moran State Park wishes to announce that Sunday, May 10 is a Washington State Parks free day. The Discover Pass will not be required
EPRC Concerns Heat Up
Thursday, May 7 from 3 to 5 p.m. at the Eastsound Fire Hall -- by Margie Doyle, updated May 6 at 9 a.m. -- The Eastsound Planning Review Committee meets with two new members this
