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
"Loch Ness Monster" Outfall Anchored Off Port of Orcas Runway
From the Port of Orcas Redside Construction, under contract to the Port of Orcas, on Feb. 3 completed a long-anticipated anchoring of the north stormwater outfall. According to David Berry, Senior Project
Partners With Youth Campaign Gives Orcas Kids Scholarships to Camp Orkila
The 2010 Camp Orkila/YMCA “Partners With Youth” Campaign has high hopes of raising $51,000 from the Orcas community this year to provide scholarships to island kids in summer day camp, overnight camps and teen
County Flu Update: Good News Comes With Caution
County Health Officer to speak on Orcas this Friday By Stan Matthews County Communications Program Manager In an email to the County’s Medical providers this week, San Juan County Health Officer Dr. Frank James
Growth Board Upholds Comp Plan’s Housing and Land Use Elements
By Stan Matthews County Communications Program Manager The Western Washington Growth Management Hearings Board has ruled that last year’s revisions to the housing and land use elements of the County’s Comprehensive Plan “make adequate provisions
Tracker Dogs’ NW Mission: Saving Killer Whales
Contributed by the SeaDoc Society We all can picture tracker dogs saving earthquake victims in Haiti, but saving killer whales? Get real! On the evening of Tuesday, Feb. 9 at 7 p.m. Katherine
Senator Ranker Proposes Farm Internship Bill
Farmers come out in force in support of Sen. Ranker’s farm internship bill Dylan Johnson said he has learned more about farming during his short time as an intern at Synergy Farm in
John Steward is January's Guest Chef at Orcas Cafeteria
Contributed by Madie Murray Who put the “stew” in beef stew? None other than John Steward, owner of Maple Rock farm and January’s Celebrity Chef at the public school. While a sports event
Rosedanie Cadet Returns to Haiti to Rebuild
Rosedanie Cadet was born in Haiti, the Land of Mountains. She has traveled the world, from the United State to Japan. After three years on Orcas Island, she decided last December to
Scenic Byway To Be Planned at Workshop
The San Juan Islands Scenic Byway and San Juan Islands Visitors Bureau Announce an invitation to attend a Public Workshop and A Call for Inspiration. The public is invited to attend a community workshop on
Guest Opinion: With Regard to an Email You May Have Received
By the Yes, for Schools Committee We want to commend the authors of the document entitled “Comments on the Orcas School Levy and Bond Issue” for beginning their statement with support for the school
Homeless Count Scheduled for January 28
Reprinted from Jan. 6, 2010 By Stan Matthews County Communications Program Manager San Juan County Health & Community Services will participate in the state’s annual Point in Time Count of Homeless Persons (PIT) on Thursday,
Guest Opinion: The True Value in Supporting the Schoool Bond & Levy
Although Washington State’s Constitution defines education as the “paramount duty” of the state, school districts increasingly rely on local funding sources. About 16% of total statewide school funding comes from local taxes, primarily
Editorial: Would You Spend or Invest $20 More a Month?
Updated at 9:30 p.m. Here’s what we’re talking about, on Orcas, regionally, and nationally: A “dismal decade” Real Estate bubble burst Unemployment highs $35,000,000 bond for capital improvements to Orcas Island public schools And perhaps
Homes for Islanders announces the start of construction for 6 homes in Eastsound
Contributed by Justin Roche Executive Director of Homes for Islanders On December 21, Nancy Brown, John Howard, Bonnie Mahony, Rene Sturk, Dan Vierthaler and Antonio Zapeta-Itzep and Bernice Arevalo purchased building sites on Bella Luna
Guest Opinion: Sufficient Budget Required for School's Future
As a member of the Orcas High School Class of 1984, I was one of the first students to attend class in the current Orcas Middle School buildings. In September of 1980, the buildings were
