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
High School Strings to Play for “School Music Matters” Concert
The Orcas High School Strings and advanced Middle School players will perform a fundraising concert at Orcas Island Community Church on Wednesday, September 12 at 7 p.m. to raise money to help pay their teachers’
Scientists Say but Don’t Agree: We’re Over-Extended
By Margie Doyle At the August Eastsound Planning Review Committee (EPRC) meeting, resigning EPRC member Bob Connell presented an analysis of elements of local development that have come before the EPRC in recent years.
New Plans for Bayside Development Include Retail & Housing
Updated Sept. 5 at 10 p.m. By Margie Doyle The Bayside now, abandoned and blocking the East Sound waterfront Call them green, call them visionary, call them developers. A group of long-time
Brick Mortensen and Magda Mische Remembered in River-running Film
Monday, Sept. 10 from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Orcas Center By David Mortenson Brick Mortenson in a photo from the 50s. River runners and replica boats are featured in the documentary film
Fresh Salmon for the School and Food Bank
By Madie Murray Community Journalist A healthy return of King Salmon to the Glenwood Springs Salmon Hatchery lower pond for the third year in a row made it possible for a total of 80 salmon
Guest Opinion: In Disagreement with Appel’s Charter Review Facts & Conclusions
By Janice Peterson Like Bill Appel, I am a member of the Charter Review Commission. (CRC) In my opinion, our meetings were characterized by predetermined outcomes, tenacious disregard for opposing opinions, and a set
Thanks, Rob!
Thanks to Rob Harlow, the garden gets a hair cut! By Madie Murray Community Journalist He raised a little dust, but it made everyone smile! On Wednesday of last week, Rob Harlow trucked his
No Coal Rally Protests Coal and Tar Sands Exporting
From the Friends of the San Juans Saturday, Sept. 8, 12:30-3:30 p.m., San Juan County Fairgrounds Rally to protest the shipping of coal and tar sands oil in the Salish Sea will be held
Speakers Panel Addresses Vessel Impacts from Coal & Tar Sands Oil Ships
Sunday, Sept. 9 at 5 pm, Lopez Center, Lopez Island Monday, Sept. 10 at 5 pm, Emmanuel Episcopal Church, Eastsound From the Friends of the San Juans Friends of the San Juans and the
Low Interest Loan Funds Available to Repair Failing On-site Septic Systems
By Stan Matthews County Website and Communications Manager San Juan County Health & Community Services is pleased to announce the availability of $300,000 in low interest loan funds to help property owners repair and/or replace
Manganese Discovered in Eastsound Water Not a Health Issue
from Paul Kamin Eastsound Water Users Association EWUA has had several members call today, Friday Aug. 31, reporting a slight color in their water. The color has been found to be from a higher than
Guest Opinion: The Charter: On Residency Districts and Other Thoughts
By Bill Appel I am a member of the CRC, and am well aware of Randy's advice concerning the the institution of separate voting districts having unequal populations. As Prosecutor, Randy has been invited to
“Island Grown, Island Raised” — Must Be Kaleidoscope’s Annual Auction!
Kaleidoscope will be hosting their 8th Annual "Island Grown, Island Raised Auction on September 8 at the Senior Center. The Island Grown, Island Raised auction has a picnic theme this year, and will include a
Letter to the Editor: Charter Review Findings Seriously Flawed
Don’t go backward: The “findings” of the Charter Review Commission (CRC) are seriously flawed. In promoting their idea of going back to the old three-member at-large system we used to have, the CRC acknowledges that
Garry Oaks to be Restored to Turtleback
Garry oak habitat will be restored on Turtleback Mountain Preserve From the San Juan County Land Bank The San Juan County Land Bank has been awarded $40,000 in grants from the U.S. Fish
