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
It’s Time for a Cob Oven Pizza Party!
Freshly made and hot out of the cob oven...pizza doesn't get better than this! by Madie Murray The public school garden cob oven has been repaired and a beautiful new shed has been
Free Technical Training on Low Impact Development for Professionals
November 14, 2013, 8:45 a.m. - 1:45 p.m., Roche Harbor, Pavilion Room on San Juan Island A free technical training on Low Impact Development (LID) will be held on November 14, 2013 at Roche Harbor’s
Celebrity Chef at School – November 14th
Chef Madden Surbaugh by Madie Murray Farm to Cafeteria is proud to announce that Chef Madden Surbaugh of New Leaf Cafe at the Outlook Inn will be our Celebrity Chef at the public
Exploring the Salish Seafloor: Things You Never Knew
A bathymetry map, showing the seafloor off of Shaw islands. There are a couple videos on the SeaDoc site explaining the maps: https://www.seadocsociety.org/sucia-map Tuesday, Nov. 12, 7 p.m. Emmanuel Parish Hall, Eastsound On
Vehicle Reservations Coming to Island Ferry Routes
Thursday, November 14 San Juan Islands Partnership Group meeting 11:30 a.m. at the San Juan Island Yacht Club, 273 Front Street in Friday Harbor. from Joy Goldenberg of Washington State Ferries Washington State Ferries (WSF)
Students Plant Spruce Trees
Brigid Ehrmantraut, Keith Light, Jesse Douglas-Sites SJCPW, Taj Howe and Robin Kucklick. Photo by Mindy Kayl by Mindy Kayl On Tuesday, October 28, the Orcas Island High School Environmental Club planted Sitka Spruce
Guest Column: Chief O’Brien Details 2014 Budget
by Kevin O'Brien, Chief, Orcas Fire and Rescue The cost of maintaining the effective emergency response system we have on Orcas Island is a significant challenge -- a challenge Orcas Island Fire and Rescue is
Whidbey Island Visits Farm to Cafeteria
(L/R) Alexa Macaulay with Community Gardening Leadership Training (CGLT)/Good Cheer Garden; Camille Green and Lissa Firor with CGLT; Barb Schiltz with Whidbey Island Nourishes (WIN); Cary Peterson with Good Cheer Food Bank; Bruce
Food Co-op Reaches Founding Membership Goal
from the Orcas Island Food Co-op The first membership benchmark of 250 founding Co-op members was reached and surpassed on Tuesday, October 29th, less than three weeks into our membership drive. The outpouring of community
Environmental Groups and Students Show What an Oil Spill Could Look Like
A new initiative helps map potential oil spills From tarsandssolutions.org Today, Raincoast Conservation Foundation and Georgia Strait Alliance launched a new initiative to study the potential spread of an oil spill in the
OPAL Develops a New Affordable Housing Model
by Margie Doyle Updated Oct. 30 at 3 p.m. Where once a single-wide trailer stood behind trees, last summer OPAL cleared four lots for new homes. (All photos by Orcas Issues) OPAL Community
West Coast Leaders to Announce Landmark Agreement on Climate Policy
Government leaders from three Pacific Coast states and the province of British Columbia plan to announce a new West Coast climate change agreement at a press conference on Monday, Oct. 28. The following officials: ·
Farm to Cafeteria Has Been Busy!
Tom Burg - salmon smoker extraordinaire by Madie Murray On Monday, the 21st, Tom Burg delivered almost 30 pounds of freshly smoked salmon to the school cafeteria for our school lunches! Are we
Be Informed of County’s Shoreline Plan Progress
“First Touch” on Shoreline Master Program Update before Council on Oct. 28 by Colin Maycock, San Juan County Senior Planner The County Council’s first touch on the Shoreline Master Program (SMP) update is scheduled
Town Hall for Senior Center Strategic Planning
from Marla Y. Johns,Orcas Island Senior Services Coordinator Councilman Rick Hughes and the Orcas Island Senior Center will host a town hall meeting on Thursday October 24 at 5:30 p.m. The meeting will be held
