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
Guest Opinion: Critical Areas Ordinance Process and Content Troubling
By Martha Farish With so much controversy over the Critical Areas Ordinance (CAO), both in content and process, I have written our County Council asking them to consider the following observations. The public input process
FEAST…. Terrific!
By Kelsey Whitaker Photos by Whitney Hartzell FEAST is a really good program. It stands for Farming Education and Sustainability for Teens and is a Summer program that gives us school credit for the time
Council Workshop August 25 will Cover Critical Areas Ordinance and Shoreline Master Plan
By Stan Matthews County Communications Program Manager The San Juan County Council has scheduled a three-and-one-half hour workshop on the Critical Areas Ordinance and the Shoreline Master Plan to begin at 1:00 pm on Tuesday,
LAMIRD plan proceeds for Country Corner
A sparse gathering turned out for the latest public hearing on the proposed Country Corner LAMIRD on Aug. 17. A LAMIRD is a “Limited Area of More Intense Rural Development,” and a commercial LAMIRD of
Hedrick Smith’s “Poisoned Waters” coming to Orcas Center on Sept. 13
Hedrick Smith, Orcas Island resident and Pulitzer Prize-wining journalist, is bringing his PBS Television Documentary, “Poisoned Waters,” live to Orcas viewers, to restate his belief that solutions for complex environmental problems require public involvement
Orcas Rec Class this Saturday to "Put Up" Food for the Winter
Would you like to learn more about preserving food for the winter from your abundant garden? In this hands-on class, students will be learning and preserving food, using various types of preservation methods such as
Marine Resources Committee issues mapping bid — Aug. 19 meeting to discuss salmon restoration, CAO and outreach
The San Juan County Marine Resources Committee (MRC) issued a Request for Proposals for Feeder Bluff Mapping throughout county islands on Aug. 13. The MRC will receive statements of qualifications and proposals from qualified contractors
Orcas Equestrians Head for the State Fair!
"It's very exciting to have three Orcas kids going to the State Fair this year," said Orcas 4-H Horse Club leader Lorena Stankevich. Orcas students Patrick Lancaster, Daria Stankevich and Hannah Brunner-Gaydos will
EPRC explores LAMIRD's County-Sewer District Conundrum at Country Corner
Next Country Corner LAMIRD meeting on Monday, Aug. 17. In discussion of the proposed Country Corner LAMIRD designation on Aug. 6, EPRC members rehashed the incompatible mandates of county law and sewer district directives,
County mapping information now online
By Stan Matthews County Communications Program Manager Public workshops on use to be held Aug. 20 and 28 Last week, the San Juan County Public Works Department announced Polaris and its first Internet mapping application called
OPALCO Study Leads to Commercial Rate Increase
Contributed by Suzanne Olson of OPALCO Orcas Power & Light Cooperative (OPALCO) is a non-profit cooperative that sells power to its members at cost. OPALCO recently completed a cost-of-service study to determine whether each member
A Permaculture Saturday with the Bullocks on Aug. 22
The Bullocks Permaculture Homestead in Deer Harbor will be the site for an all-day personal experience in personal agriculture, with talks by a renowned permaculture expert. On Saturday, Aug. 22, Australian permaculture designer
Gypsy Willow Catering and Friends Offer Free Meals
Melonie Eckerson, co-owner with her husband Anthony of Gypsy Willow Catering, has taken the lead to serve free lunches on Tuesday afternoons at the Orcas Island Community Church. She emphasizes, however, that the
Critical Areas Ordinance: Frustration with Murky Law-making Voiced at Town Hall
The citizens committee involvement in a potentially life-changing county ordinance was completed in April. Or was it? Advisors and the public voiced their dismay with the process at the Orcas Island Town Hall meeting
Nature's bounty fills Food Bank, courtesy of island workers
Produce from local farmers and gardeners is comng in droves to the Orcas Island Food Bank, now located in the lower level of the Orcas Island Community Church. "We are getting some beautiful
