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
Doe Bay Garden Class for Kids of All Ages
Saturday, August 31 in the Doe Bay Garden The Doe Bay Garden is the scene for a class this Saturday -- the World of Seeds! Play a seed guessing game and learn how to grow
Swap Back-to-School Clothes at Community Church
Monday, Sept. 2 (Labor Day) and Tuesday, Sept. 3 from 11 am to 3 pm at the Orcas Island Community Church Fellowship Hall Orcas Recycling Services/The Exchange, in cooperation with numerous island individuals and groups,
Risky Coal Market Jeopardizes Terminal Plans
By Michael Riordan from Crosscut.com If you listen carefully, you might hear the sound of the “coal export bubble” popping. Coal prices are plummeting globally, and the bottom seems nowhere in sight. Early this month
Historical Museum to Sail Again
The Eclipse Charter boat "Express" will take guests on a Cruise through island history with Tom Welch on Sept. 8 Sunday, Sept. 8 from 12 noon to 5 p.m. From the Orcas Island
Turtleneck Trail Opens on Orcas Island
Evan Foley (a leftie) cuts the opening ribbon to the new Turtleneck Trail on Saturday, August 24. Looking on is Tim Seifert, Executive Director of the San Juan Preservation Trust. Turtlehead Preserve Now
Orcas Pioneers: A Whale of a Find
By Tom Welch When M.L. Kimple walked the beach on the West Side of Orcas Island, he paid attention. In the summer of 1912 Kimple found a large lump of a waxy substance on the
Special Library Board Meeting this Saturday
A Special Library Board Meeting has been called to discuss a possible building addition. The meeting will be held at the Port of Orcas Conference Room on Saturday, August 24, from 9 to 11 a.m.
Signed!
by Lin McNulty Smiles galore! From left, ORS Board members Mark DeTray, Michael Greenberg, Pete Moe, Council Members Rick Hughes, Jamie Stephens, Bob Jarman, and ORS Board member Susan Malins. Photo: Lin McNulty
Council Signs Transfer Station Contract With Orcas Recycling
From Stan Matthews County Interim Information Services Manager The San Juan Council unanimously approved a contract with Orcas Recycling Services (ORS) to provide solid waste and recycling handling services at the Orcas Island Transfer Station.
Chamber of Commerce Offers a New Position
The Orcas Island Chamber of Commerce is seeking a part-time employee to join the staff at the Chamber office & Visitors Center. If you are island-knowledgeable, people-friendly, and a multi-tasker, then this might be the
Lummi Tribe Holds Political and Cultural Key to Coal Decision
By Floyd McKay of Crosscut.com James carving a totem pole as statement of protest to coal exporting at Cherry Point. Paul K. Anderson/Chuckanut Conservancy photo Lummi master carver Jewell James is taking another
Reminder: ORS Hearing on Monday
San Juan County Council will travel to Orcas Island on Monday, August 19 at 10:15 a.m. to conduct a public hearing at the Eastsound Fire Station for the purpose of receiving testimony on a proposed
Summer Tour at Coffelt Farm
from Coffelt Farm Stewards Please Join Us for a Summer Tour at Coffelt FarmAugust 17th (Saturday) 2:00 – 3:30There is always much to see and learn on this guided ramble around the farm. A
San Juans Alliance Issues White Paper
from San Olson, Member of the Steering Committee San Juans Alliance THE SAN JUANS ALLIANCE is an alliance of organizations in the San Juan Islands: Lopez NO COALition Orcas NO COALition Friends of the San
Deer Harbor Plan Review Committee
Deer Harbor Plan Review Committee will hold its regular monthly Public Meeting at the Deer Harbor Community Center, 4319 Deer Harbor Road this Wednesday, August 14, 2013 from 1:30to 3:30 p.m. The agenda call for
