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
From Noah to Magnuson, Lummis Respect Native Homeland
-- by Margie Doyle -- Christopher and Mona Evans (foreground) sing with the Lummi visitors at the Odd Fellows Hall Lummi leaders came again to Orcas to thank supporters for their help in
Letter to Editor: Larsen’s Stand on Coal Exports Challenged
-- by Walter Corbin -- It is certainly appreciated that U.S. Representative Larsen visited the San Juan Islands recently. The environmental efforts that are made by our elected officials are surely welcomed by the San
Moran State Park: Calling all Volunteers!
-- from the Friends of Moran State Park -- Calling all Volunteers! We need more help, so bring a friend!! April 19th! Each summer season since 2007 the Friends of Moran have operated a small
Meet Interim Ferries Chief George Capacci
San Juan Islands Reservation System a priority -- from Washington State Ferries' Captain George A. Capacci -- Captain George Capacci, with Coast Guard, Alaska Marine Highway, B.C. Ferries and WSF experience I am
Noxious Weed Alert! Yellow Archangel Not as Nice as it Sounds
-- by Kate Yturri, Judy Winer and Gwen Stamm, updated April 17 at 10 p.m. -- Yellow archangel is noxious and invasive, belying its name. Yellow Archangel (Lamiastrum galeobdolon) is an attractive ornamental
Lummi Leaders to Discuss “Visions of Xwe’chi’eXen”
Friday, April 18 at 6:30 p.m. at Odd Fellows Hall -- from the Orcas NoCOALition -- Lummi Coal Port Expansion Protest, 2012. Photo courtesy of Floyd McKay and Crosscut.com On Friday evening, April
Orcas School to Participate in Earth Day – Including a Parade & Lights Out
Parade: Tuesday, April 22, 12:30 p.m., Orcas Elementary School Lights Out Project: Please, minimal electricity use from 8:30 a.m.—12:00 p.m. on April 22 -- from Brigid Ehrmantraut, Taj Howe, and E.A.R.T.H. -- Earth Day 2014
Americorps Volunteers at 4 Winds, Museum and Funhouse!
-- from the Orcas Island Historical Museum -- Americorps Volunteers at the Historical Museum last Saturday. They will be giving a talk about their work this Friday at the Funhouse at 6 p.m.
Update: Nuñez Faces Deportation Officers
-- from Eleanor Hoague -- Today [April 16], Nuñez, his attorney, Pete and Jack Helsell, and I all went to Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) at the Seattle ICE office to formally file the Request
Welcome the Swallows Back!
-- by Sadie Bailey -- The lovely, amazing, migratory, mosquito-eating, beneficial swallows are back! They provide hours of entertainment with their aerial acrobabics. There are many species of swallows; all eat insect pests. Most North
Garden Club Welcomes Ciscoe Morris
Wednesday, April 16, 2014, 10 a.m., Orcas Center -- from Janet Jacobson -- Spring is officially here, even if the weather doesn’t know it. Orcas is coming to life again, plant-wise. And it is appropriate
Council Chair Hughes Asks Federal Legislators to Help Nuñez
San Juan County Council Chair Rick Hughes, from Orcas/Waldron District #2, sent the following letter to Senator Patty Murray, Congressman Rick Larsen and Senator Maria Cantwell on March 31, 2014, regarding the proposed deportation of
Spring Temperatures Bring What Appears to be a Red Tide
(Editor's Note: Orcas Issues has received updated information regarding Red Tides. See related story HERE.) -- from Alejandro R. Torres -- Red Tide observed on Crescent Beach. Photo: Alejandro Torres An early morning
Volunteers Prepare Olga Strawberry Building for Reconstruction
-- by Susan Gordon Bentley -- Strawberry Council Volunteers bring about the restoration of the Orcas Artworks building We’ve heard several comments lately that the Olga Strawberry Building (Artworks and Café Olga) is
Hazardous Waste Round-up Free to Households
-- from Frank Mulcahy, County Public Works Director -- The Orcas Hazardous Waste Round-up will be at the Orcas Transfer Station on Saturday April 12, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Hazardous waste will be accepted
