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
Two Drafts of County Budget — With and Without Increased Tax — Available for Examination
2010 Preliminary “Survival Mode” Budget Book Available By Stan Matthews County Communications Program Manager The preliminary San Juan County 2010 budgets are now available in detail for download from the County website at https://sanjuanco.com/Budget2010. The
Special Town Hall Conversation Wednesday Oct. 21
By Ingrid Gabriel, San Juan County Council Clerk Please join County Council Members Richard Fralick, District 4, Orcas West, Gene Knapp, District 5, Orcas East, County Administrator Pete Rose And County Auditor Milene Henley for
Endow Orcas to Hold Informational Meeting Oct. 23
Updated Oct. 21, 7:30 p.m. The Orcas Island Community Foundation is holding an Endow Orcas meeting on Friday, October 23rd , 8 am –noon, in the Madrona Room at Orcas Center. This session is open
Friday Harbor Administrator's Family a H1N1 Case Study
San Juan County Health Officer Dr. Frank James comments By Stan Matthews, County Communications Program Manager Friday Harbor’s Town Administrator, King Fitch has a daughter and grandchildren in Nashville, where the H1N1 flu virus has
Mandy Randolph Teaches Foods, Flexibility and Sustainability in "Farm to Classroom"
The Orcas Island School District (OISD) staff has become particularly nimble in devising innovative and flexible programming over the past years, as state funding declines. And Mandy Randolph, herself a product of the OISD education
Saturday Classes in Winter Birds Open — Wednesday Sessions Filling Fast
A six-week course called Intermediate Birding: Over-Wintering Birds will begin this week. Taught by Kim Middleton at the Orcas Island Public Library, the class is offered twice each week; one meeting on Wednesdays from 1
Environmental Club Plants Trees in "Green Your School" Contest
Iris Parker Pavitt, Orcas High School Junior and new President of the school’s Environmental Club, is full of ideas and the energy to put them into action. Last weekend, she and a group
Basic Family Budgeting Class on Tuesday, Oct. 13
Learn how to save even in tight times, get creative with resources and fine tune your dollars to benefit your family. A class in "Basic Budgeting for Families" will be offered this Tuesday, Oct. 13,
Musician Jim Scott Brings a Celebration of the Earth to the Grange Oct. 18
Acclaimed acoustic guitarist Jim Scott will perform an evening of his songs of peace, and the environment on Sunday, October 18th at 7:00 pm at the Orcas Grange. With insight and more than
FEAST Students Invite All to Celebrate their Harvest
This generation of teen-agers are putting the words of a former generation to work as they get themselves "Back to the Earth." FEAST students' hopes and labors will be celebrated with a slide
Letter to the Editor: Enticing Possibilities with New Parks/Rec District
In these trying times the proposed Orcas Parks and Recreation District is truly a positive possibility. The ability to define and control our own programs like San Juan Island Park and Rec has done over
Land Bank Accepts First Two Trail Easements on San Juan Island
The San Juan County Land Bank has received two trail easement donations along Cattle Point Road. Louisa Nishitani and Alice Hurd donated the easements in the hope that they will eventually be part of a
Fertilizers, cleaning products and dog-doo pollute our Puget Sound, SeaDoc finds
From the SeaDoc Society Newsletter Puget Sound Partnership just released their new public education effort. Here are four easy things we can all do: Use fertilizers and pesticides sparingly, or just use compost.
Fisher Plans Madrona Point Community Meeting
Contributed by Peter Fisher On Saturday, October 17 from 4-6 p.m., there will be a community meeting about Madrona Point at the Oddfellows Hall. A brief history of this beautiful peninsula will be presented, from
Killer Whales Don't Live Up to PC Label
By Dr. Joe Gaydos, SeaDoc Society Southern resident killer whales are often joked about as being Politically Correct, or PC, because they eat salmon, not other marine mammals. Recent events make you wonder if they're
