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
Guest Opinion: OPALCO’s Anti-Robin Hood Rate Design
--by Chris Greacen, Ph.D.-- OPALCO plans to meet its burgeoning operating costs and debt payments through a new tariff structure with unprecedented increases in fixed charges. By 2019 the base rate will rise to nearly
Important Eastsound Water Users Meeting on Wednesday
-- from Paul Kamin, EWUA Manager -- Eastsound Water Users Association (EWUA) is hosting a membership meeting on Wednesday April 29th between 6 p.m. and 8 p.m. at the Orcas Fire Hall. So what is
Letter to Editor: Thanks for the Clean-up
-- from Kira Bradshaw -- Orcas, you are now a TON more beautiful than before! On Saturday, April 18th, The Great Islands Clean Up returned to the island, and we collected 2,400 pounds of litter
Inslee Praises Oil Transportation Act Passage, But What About our Salish Sea?
Statement by Gov. Jay Inslee on legislative passage of the Oil Transportation Safety Act (HB 1449) -- from Jaime Smith -- “Today, legislators did the right thing and approved a much-needed bill to improve the oversight
Change the World by Changing Your Light Bulbs
-- by Paris Wilson -- In my eighth grade class, we had an assignment to do a study of one of our world’s problems. I chose to research the problem of energy-wasting light bulbs. My
Letter to the Editor: Conservation District Salutes OPALCO
-- from Ron Zee, Chair, Board of Supervisors. San Juan Conservation District -- Many thanks to everyone who has supported Community Solar for Our Schools! We have completed the solar array installation on Orcas High
PeaceHealth Discusses Medicare Wellness
Wednesday, April 29 at 5:30 in Friday Harbor -- from PeaceHealthv-- You’ve reached age 65 and are eligible for Medicare, or you’re approaching this milestone. What you may have come to expect from a visit
BirdFest: All Things Bird and Beautiful
Orcas Island Chamber of Commerce ramps up the 2nd Annual BirdFest, April 30 to May 3 -- by Margie Doyle -- Kim Middleton with her fine-feathered friend Lovers of all things “bird” and
Chamber Music Festival Kick-off April 30th!
4 p.m. Ticket Sales Open at Orcas Center 5:30 p.m. Volunteer Reception - Toast 2015 Festival and New Executive Director -- from the Chamber Music Festival -- Aloysia Friedmann and Jon Kimura-Parker, 2014
Guest Editorial: Think AND Act Local on Earth Day
-- by Pete Moe, Orcas Recycling Services (ORS) Director -- As the 45th Earth Day arrives, it’s a little hard to feel good about it. The Earth, that is. Despite the best intentions of many,
How 1st & 2nd Graders View Whales
Our 1st/2nd grade classes and Montessori class have been studying our local resident whales and have written informational pieces about what we can do to save our resident orcas. Each class has written a class piece, through
Students Write About Saving Whales (Part 3)
Our 1st/2nd grade classes and Montessori class has been studying our local resident whales and have written informational pieces about what we can do to save our resident orcas. Each class has written a class piece, through
Indian Island Thriving in Time for Earth Day
-- from Russel Barsh -- Plectritis (Sea Blush) in full flower now on Indian Island thanks to meadow protection (credit: Madrona Murphy 2015). The Indian Island Marine Health Observatory launched its sixth field
Mike Kulper: Spending, Planning, Serving for Financial Health
Investing 101: Wednesday, April 22 from 5:30 to 7 p.m. at the Orcas Public Library -- by Margie Doyle -- Mike Kulper is a retired college professor, but he still works, spreading his passion for
Students Write About Saving Whales (Part 2)
Our 1st/2nd grade classes and Montessori class have been studying our local resident whales and have written informational pieces about what we can do to save our resident orcas. Each class has written a class piece, through
