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
The Nuñez-Helsell Sawmill Saga
By Lornet Turnbull of the Seattle Times People on Orcas Island are uniting around the sole operator of a small family-run sawmill there, saying his scheduled deportation to Mexico this month could force that business
A Birds-eye View!
It's the Great Orcas Island Bird and Wildlife Festival! To celebrate with a flight of fancy, Orcas Issues invites our readers to view the world from a winged perspective: How-our-world-would-look-if-you-were-a-bird (And for an extra kick,
Orcas Bird and Wildlife Festival to Kickoff with Feathers Author
-- from the Orcas Island Chamber of Commerce -- The first-ever Orcas Bird and Wildlife Festival is fast approaching, from April 10 to 12, 2014. The Festival offers activities sure to please all who enjoy
County Measles Health Alert
Measles (MMR) Immunization - call 378-4474 for appointment -- from San Juan County Health Department , updated April 10-- The San Juan County Health Department urges all parents to ensure that they and their children
Now It’s Time to Clean Up Moran
Saturday, April 12, 9 a.m. - 4 p.m., Moran State Park -- from Elizabeth Guerry -- You are invited to the Friends of Moran Annual Park Clean Up April 12th 9 am to 4pm Cascade
LWF Forum on Increased Salish Sea Vessel Traffic
Monday, April 14, Noon-2 p.m., San Juan Library -- from League of Women Voters -- Attend LWV forum on Monday, April 14 at noon at the San Juan Library in Friday Harbor. Call 317-7518
History is Made at the Great Island Cleanup!
-- by Cara Russell -- It was 9 a.m. on Saturday morning, and Kira Bradshaw stood alone at the Village Green in Eastsound. For months she had been building the buzz about “Saturday April 5th
Request for Salmon Recovery Project Proposals
-- from Barbara Rosenkotter, Lead Entity Coordinator for Salmon Recovery -- The San Juan County Lead Entity is requesting salmon recovery project proposals for the San Juan Islands for the Salmon Recovery Funding Board (SRFB)
Salmonberry School to Host Spring Festival and Open House
-- from the Salmonberry School -- Salmonberry welcomes new flowers and new scientists Ahh spring! The mud is dissipating, the cherry trees are in full blossom and the nettles are stinging. It’s time
Legislators Report to the County
Regional Reps describe work on education, ferries, mental health, tax reform, oil spills and tourism -- by Diane Martindale -- Washington State Representatives Kristine Lytton and Jeff Morris gave wrap-up reviews of the 60-day legislative
Annual Hazardous Waste Round-up Coming
BUSINESSES must pre-register by sending in a list of the materials two weeks before the collection date. -- from Stan Matthews -- This year, San Juan County’s Hazardous Waste Round-up will give local residents a
Naturalist’s Notebook: Seabird Caviar!
-- from Russel Barsh -- Adult male Surf Scooters. Photo: San Juan Island National Historical Park How appropriate that dozens of Surf Scoters visited Eastsound to dine on herring eggs the week before
Letter to the Editor: Former Chief Finds OIFR Budget Sound
by Tim Fuller On Tuesday, April 1, I attended a Town Hall meeting at Fire Station 21 held by Orcas Fire and Rescue Fire Kevin O’Brien and the Fire District Commissioners regarding the Fire/EMS Levy
Canada to Hold Public Hearings on Kinder Morgan Pipeline Expansion
-- from Dow Jones Business News -- Canada's main energy regulator said Wednesday [April 3, 2014], it will hold public hearings into Kinder Morgan Energy Partners L.P.'s planned expansion of a pipeline that carries crude
Pending Time-Sensitive Permit Application? County Needs to Hear from You
-- from Stan Matthews - With the new CAO regulations taking effect March 31, the County’s Community Development and Planning Department received a large volume of building permit submissions just ahead of that date. According
