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
Help Charles Beat the Record!
Home made chicken tamales on the menu! -- by Madie Murray -- Back by popular demand, Charles Dalton, owner of The Kitchen, returns to school on Wednesday, January 15, to prepare and serve
EPRC Meet Canceled: Planners Consider Development & Preservation
Today's meeting has been canceled. The EPRC will meet the first Thursday in February, Feb. 6 from 3 to 5 p.m. at the Eastsound Fire Hall -- by Margie Doyle -- The Eastsound Planning Review
Goldman-Sachs Declines to Invest in Coal Terminal
-- by Floyd McKay for Crosscut.com -- Ownership of the proposed coal port at Cherry Point north of Bellingham shifted abruptly Tuesday, with a Goldman Sachs subsidiary dropping out and a major Mexican businessman stepping
Community Foundation Hosts Day of Service
Monday, January 20 from noon to 4 p.m. -- from the Orcas Island Community Foundation -- Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. once said, "Life's most persistent and urgent question is: 'What are you doing for
“Keeping the Soil Warm” at Garden Club
-- by Jan Jacobsen -- Linden Staciokas and Ted Sponsel live and garden half the year in Alaska and have lots of experience at warming up the soil (think tomatoes on Orcas). Linden writes a gardening
Orcas Montessori School Thanks Solar Project Supporters!
-- from Tina Whitman, Orcas Montessori School parent, board member and solar project lead -- Orcas Montessori School with director Teresa Chocano at the left The staff, board, and families of the Orcas
Parent-Community Meeting for Supt. Search
-- from Barbara Kline, Orcas Schools Superintendent -- The members of the Orcas Island School District Board are beginning their search for a new superintendent and want your input on Thursday, January 9 at 5:30
Commissioners Reach Consensus on Fire Levy
-- by Margie Doyle -- At its Special Meeting on Monday, Dec.30, the Orcas Board of Fire Commissioners reached consensus on the 2015 levy amount and term of levy after discussion amongst themselves, with Orcas Fire
Student Foodies Make Tamales with Charles
Charles Dalton with Alyssa Johns, Phaedra Osborn and Millie Kau deciding on the proper amount of masa for each tamale. -- by Madie Murray -- In preparation for Charles Dalton’s (The Kitchen) day
Guest Column: The Scientific Case Against the Coal Terminal
-- by Michael Riordan, from WhatcomWatch.org -- From health and environmental perspectives, the proposed Gateway Pacific coal terminal could hardly have been sited at a worse location: Designating Cherry Point as the site will require
Guest Column: It Ain’t Pixie Dust
-- from Barbara Bentley -- Don’t be placated by BNSF assertion that they can “control” coal dust from open-car trains bringing coal from Wyoming to Bellingham (cited on Orcas Issues in a recent extract of
Coal Dust Problem? Got It Covered
-- by Floyd McKay, Crosscut.com -- Shipping terminals and mining companies hoping to ship coal to Asia from the Powder River Basin of Wyoming and Montana gained some political and public-relations traction this week with
Guest Column: Orcas Pop-up Shop Shares Gift of Giving
-- by Dr. Rosie Kuhn -- Susan Osborn regales visitors at the pop-up shop on North Beach Road Six weeks ago, the kayak shop on North Beach Road shared an idea with a
OPALCO Turns the Dial Up on Energy Efficiency & Conservation
-- from OPALCO -- $100,000 Matching Grant Funds for Eligible Nonprofits: As uncertainty in pricing and power supply dominate the energy landscape, OPALCO is building on its strong foundation of energy efficiency and conservation programs
ORS/The Exchange To Recycle Christmas Lights
-- from Pete Moe -- Orcas Recycling Services/The Exchange is pleased to announce that beginning immediately Christmas lights of all kinds can be recycled for free at the Orcas Transfer Station. Partnering with Ace Hardware,
