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
Local Bank to Handle County Bond for Solid Waste Debt
By Stan Matthews County Website and Communications Manager At its May 22 meeting, the San Juan County Council will formally extend its thanks to Islanders Bank for its “excellent proposal” which won the bank the
Food Masters Presents a Mycology Workshop With Kyler Townsend
Sunday, May 27, from 1 to 5 p.m. at Liberty Garden ( across the street from the Eastsound Saturday Market) From Learner Limbach, FoodMasters Come spend an inspiring and informative day of hands-on learning about
Fish & Wildlife Section of Critical Areas Ordinance Hearing
Updated May 15 at 9 p.m. Friday, May 18 at 8:45 a.m. in Friday Harbor-videoconferencing at the Orcas Island Public Library, from 8:45 a.m. to 2 p.m. From Ingrid Gabriel, San Juan County Council Clerk
Soil Test Challenges: Two Ways
From the San Juan Islands Conservation District Soil Challenge: Two Categories! 1) Spring 2012 - Follow-up Testing This category of testing is limited to those who submitted samples to be tested in the Fall of
Letter to the Editor: Why the CAO Will Pass
As a concerned citizen and property owner in San Juan County, this CAO has been driving me nuts. As I think about it and observe the document coming to completion, I am left with
League of Women Voters Presents “Peak Oil” and “Patriocracy”
Dr. James Murray, Professor of Oceanography at the University of Washington will address the collision of rising demand for oil with the inelastic supply including increases in production of non-convention oil sources in his presentation
Criminal Justice/Public Safety Sales Tax on August Primary Ballot
By Stan Matthews County Website and Communications Manager On Tuesday, May 8, the San Juan County Council voted unanimously to place a three-tenths of one percent sales tax increase proposal on the August 7 primary
Orcas Community Council to Meet Sunday at West Sound
By Gretchen Krampf The Orcas Community Council, a monthly dialogue of what’s on the hearts and minds of our community members, will meet this Sunday, May 13, at the West Sound Community Center. This Mother’s
OPALCO and the EDC Invite the Community to Broadband Forums
From the San Juan County Economic Development Council Join OPALCO and the San Juan County Economic Development Council (EDC) to learn more about the broadband project and to give your input and ideas at five
Beauty, History, and Sustainable Horticulture: “The Homestead Tour”
Saturday and Sunday June 23-24 By Sue Lewis The Orcas Island Garden Club presents “The Homestead Tour” of five farms and gardens on the east side of Orcas Island, with emphasis on beauty,
Letter to the Editor: Do You Want America to Fail?
Were you one of the approximately 250 volunteers, including numerous schoolchildren, who helped remove more than 2,000 lbs. of litter from San Juan Island’s streets, roads, and beaches on April 21 as part of the
Adams and Thomerson Re-Elected to OPALCO Board
OPALCO Attendance and Voter Turn-out at Historic High Not since April 1, 1954, when 910 people gathered to vote on the location of OPALCO’s headquarters, have so many OPALCO members gathered in one
Letter to the Editor: No Need for New CAO
Recently, Vivien Burnett of Friday Harbor complained that San Juan County has had the same critical areas ordinance since 1998. Wow! If that's the case, we'd better get crackin' and replace it. Immediately, right? I
Orcas Island Garden Club Presents: Clematis Through the Years and Trellises
Wednesday, May 16 at 10 a.m. at Orcas Center By Sue Lewis The Garden Club's featured speaker on Wednesday, May 16 will be Maurice Horn, co-owner of Joy Creek Nursery, a specialty nursery in Scappoose,
PlayFest Review: Concentration on Family Craziness and the Search for Meaning
By Margie Doyle The seventh annual Actors Theater of Orcas Island PlayFest, which premiered last night at the Grange, combined local talent in playwriting, acting and direction for a smorgasbord of family/relationship dramas. Whether the
