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No salmon BBQ on July 4 this year; maybe Labor Day?

By Lin McNulty|2020-05-17T13:12:43-07:00May 18th, 2020|1 Comment

Funhouse makes face shields for essential workers

By Lin McNulty|2020-05-18T13:05:25-07:00May 18th, 2020|Comments Off

Letter to Editor | With meat production dwindling, consider switching to a plant-based diet

By Steve Bernheim|2020-12-18T15:03:23-08:00May 18th, 2020|6 Comments

Goodbye Max, ‘the most social dog,’ and please stay the course

By Lin McNulty|2020-05-18T12:22:50-07:00May 18th, 2020|2 Comments

Escaping the ash | Recalling a volcanic journey

By Community|2020-11-09T14:59:18-08:00May 18th, 2020|1 Comment

Let’s talk: EDC invites all residents of San Juan County to a weekly Community Forum

By Lin McNulty|2020-05-19T16:11:25-07:00May 18th, 2020|Comments Off

Pandemic poetry | When by John O’Donnell

By Lin McNulty|2020-05-18T13:11:21-07:00May 18th, 2020|Comments Off

Ferry ridership up slightly, but remains way down compared to last year

By Lin McNulty|2020-05-18T13:13:15-07:00May 17th, 2020|1 Comment

Report: Distancing measures remain critical as COVID-19 transmission persists

By Lin McNulty|2020-05-16T15:15:44-07:00May 17th, 2020|Comments Off

Checking in with Community Foundation update

By Lin McNulty|2020-05-16T14:39:27-07:00May 17th, 2020|1 Comment

Plans underway for celebrating OHS graduation night in COVID-19 era

By Lin McNulty|2020-05-15T14:26:32-07:00May 17th, 2020|Comments Off

Board of Health and County Council meet again to attempt to address reopening

By Community|2020-05-18T09:27:30-07:00May 17th, 2020|22 Comments

Kruse Reviews | Nemesis

By Jens Kruse|2020-11-14T15:31:41-08:00May 17th, 2020|Comments Off

Pandemic poetry | In perpetual spring by Amy Gerstler

By Lin McNulty|2020-05-13T12:05:26-07:00May 17th, 2020|Comments Off

Aging Like a Guru | You are here in no-man’s land

By Lin McNulty|2020-05-15T15:20:29-07:00May 17th, 2020|1 Comment

Port seeks dependable, organized administrative professional

By Lin McNulty|2020-05-15T14:54:31-07:00May 16th, 2020|7 Comments

Tuning out the pandemic | A String of Pearls, Orcatrazz

By Lin McNulty|2020-05-16T14:45:12-07:00May 16th, 2020|2 Comments

Fire Commission to meet via Zoom for Monday’s session

By Lin McNulty|2020-05-16T14:33:24-07:00May 16th, 2020|Comments Off

Recap of today’s COVID-19 news and updates

By Lin McNulty|2020-05-16T14:21:56-07:00May 16th, 2020|Comments Off

Inslee extends COVID-19 proclamation aimed at protecting domestic violence victims

By Lin McNulty|2020-05-16T14:17:44-07:00May 16th, 2020|Comments Off

San Juan County seeks “Con” committee members for Voters’ Guide statements

By Lin McNulty|2020-05-16T14:12:45-07:00May 16th, 2020|Comments Off

Inslee statement on voluntary contact information as part of phased reopening

By Lin McNulty|2020-05-16T13:43:09-07:00May 16th, 2020|Comments Off

Statement on misinformation circulating about quarantine orders and facilities in Washington state

By Lin McNulty|2020-05-16T13:31:54-07:00May 16th, 2020|1 Comment

Help for Orcas islanders from OPAL mortgage and rental assistance

By Lin McNulty|2020-05-15T12:48:07-07:00May 16th, 2020|Comments Off

Sheriff’s Report | May 6 – 12, 2002

By Lin McNulty|2020-05-13T16:17:26-07:00May 16th, 2020|1 Comment

Editorial | Yikes, wow, phew, and words like that

By Lin McNulty|2020-05-15T16:28:16-07:00May 15th, 2020|6 Comments

Additional county approved to move to phase two of Gov. Jay Inslee’s Safe Start plan

By Lin McNulty|2020-05-15T11:32:16-07:00May 15th, 2020|Comments Off

COVID-19 Community Conversations: Round Six

By Lin McNulty|2020-05-15T15:09:04-07:00May 15th, 2020|Comments Off

Farmers Market to open tomorrow — beginning in phases

By Lin McNulty|2020-05-15T14:48:10-07:00May 15th, 2020|Comments Off

Letter to Editor | Time to diversify our local economy?

By Lin McNulty|2020-05-15T14:16:02-07:00May 15th, 2020|8 Comments

Inslee issues additional guidance for outdoor recreation in Phase 1 and Phase 2

By Lin McNulty|2020-05-15T12:00:07-07:00May 15th, 2020|Comments Off

Pandemic poetry | Immortality by Lisel Mueller

By Lin McNulty|2020-05-13T14:25:59-07:00May 15th, 2020|Comments Off

This week’s virtual cinema features two cutting edge women filmmakers

By Lin McNulty|2020-05-15T11:51:24-07:00May 15th, 2020|Comments Off

Recap of today’s COVID-19 news and updates

By Lin McNulty|2020-05-15T11:17:01-07:00May 15th, 2020|Comments Off

The testing of three northwest counties

By Lin McNulty|2020-05-15T11:12:16-07:00May 15th, 2020|Comments Off

County Council will hold joint meeting on Friday with Board of Health

By Lin McNulty|2020-05-14T13:41:15-07:00May 14th, 2020|Comments Off

Letter to Editor | Public health, protests, and the missing link

By Lin McNulty|2020-05-14T12:15:37-07:00May 14th, 2020|3 Comments

Recap of Today’s COVID-19 News and Updates

By Lin McNulty|2020-05-14T11:31:01-07:00May 14th, 2020|Comments Off

OICF releases a new set of posters to encourage mask-wearing

By Lin McNulty|2020-05-13T18:46:20-07:00May 14th, 2020|Comments Off

Letter to Editor | Visitors from off-island also need to be mindful of COVID rules

By Lin McNulty|2020-05-13T18:33:17-07:00May 14th, 2020|20 Comments

It’s a Wrap! Health Care District issues RFP for a new medical practice

By Lin McNulty|2020-05-13T19:53:22-07:00May 14th, 2020|Comments Off

Guest Opinion | The road ahead is ours to chart

By Community|2020-09-21T17:58:27-07:00May 14th, 2020|8 Comments

Port will meet, releases preliminary agenda

By Lin McNulty|2020-05-13T16:49:51-07:00May 13th, 2020|Comments Off

Sheriff’s Office issues alert for those preying on coronavirus

By Lin McNulty|2020-05-13T16:23:36-07:00May 13th, 2020|Comments Off

An expert explains what we really need to understand about those ‘murder hornets’

By Lin McNulty|2020-05-13T12:30:19-07:00May 13th, 2020|1 Comment

Pandemic poetry | who will be the messenger of this land

By Lin McNulty|2020-05-13T11:59:37-07:00May 13th, 2020|Comments Off

New guidance for partially resuming in-store retail and additional manufacturing operations in Phase 2

By Lin McNulty|2020-05-13T11:53:13-07:00May 13th, 2020|Comments Off

Inslee announces contact tracing initiative

By Lin McNulty|2020-05-13T11:55:30-07:00May 13th, 2020|Comments Off

Letter to Editor | There’s still air in Airbnb

By Lin McNulty|2020-05-13T11:28:36-07:00May 13th, 2020|10 Comments

Let’s keep singing

By Lin McNulty|2020-05-13T11:21:29-07:00May 13th, 2020|Comments Off

Recap of today’s COVID-19 news and updates

By Lin McNulty|2020-05-13T10:17:35-07:00May 13th, 2020|Comments Off

Tuning out the pandemic | Red River Valley by JP and the OK Rhythm Boys

By Lin McNulty|2020-05-13T10:04:48-07:00May 13th, 2020|1 Comment

Inslee extends nine proclamations relating to COVID-19

By Lin McNulty|2020-05-12T13:00:41-07:00May 12th, 2020|Comments Off

Tuning out the pandemic | Corona Song by Dominick Failla

By Lin McNulty|2020-05-12T11:33:23-07:00May 12th, 2020|Comments Off

Guest Opinion | A math problem

By Community|2020-09-21T17:58:27-07:00May 12th, 2020|13 Comments

Recap of Today’s COVID-19 news and updates

By Lin McNulty|2020-05-12T11:02:30-07:00May 12th, 2020|Comments Off

Inslee issues guidance for partially resuming the dine-in restaurant and tavern industry in Phase 2

By Lin McNulty|2020-05-12T10:46:45-07:00May 12th, 2020|1 Comment

Historical Museums thank Orcas Food Co-op

By Lin McNulty|2020-05-11T16:54:03-07:00May 12th, 2020|Comments Off

County moves toward requesting Phase 1 re-opening variance

By Community|2020-05-11T22:41:24-07:00May 11th, 2020|9 Comments

Face-covering signage now available for businesses, other organizations

By Lin McNulty|2020-05-16T12:18:46-07:00May 11th, 2020|5 Comments

Guest Opinion | When normal isn’t normal any more

By Lin McNulty|2020-05-11T18:24:13-07:00May 11th, 2020|2 Comments

Inslee and Western leaders send letter to Congress requesting $1 trillion in state and local aid

By Lin McNulty|2020-05-11T13:35:05-07:00May 11th, 2020|Comments Off

Rep. Rick Larsen virtually launches re-election campaign

By Lin McNulty|2020-05-11T12:03:09-07:00May 11th, 2020|Comments Off

Three additional Washington counties approved for early move to next phase of reopening

By Lin McNulty|2020-05-11T11:35:12-07:00May 11th, 2020|Comments Off

Letter to Editor | Did we just have a surge of visitors?

By Lin McNulty|2020-05-11T11:03:15-07:00May 11th, 2020|26 Comments

Port Commission announces special meeting

By Community|2020-05-10T15:39:54-07:00May 10th, 2020|Comments Off

Tuning out the pandemic | Jacques Duphly’s Rondeau by Marianne Lewis

By Lin McNulty|2020-05-06T13:13:09-07:00May 10th, 2020|6 Comments

Summary of local updates

By Lin McNulty|2020-05-09T15:14:37-07:00May 10th, 2020|Comments Off

Resumen de actualizaciones locales

By Lin McNulty|2020-05-09T15:15:05-07:00May 10th, 2020|Comments Off

Pandemic poetry | Harper’s Sixth Birthday by Jens Kruse

By Jens Kruse|2020-11-14T15:31:35-08:00May 10th, 2020|1 Comment

Inslee statement on Republican refusal to extend COVID-19 proclamation for domestic violence victims

By Lin McNulty|2020-05-10T18:02:00-07:00May 9th, 2020|Comments Off

Today’s recap of COVID-19 news and updates

By Lin McNulty|2020-05-09T15:04:13-07:00May 9th, 2020|Comments Off

Tuning out the pandemic | Cherry Pink & Apple Blossom White from Orcatrazz

By Lin McNulty|2020-05-07T15:56:53-07:00May 9th, 2020|3 Comments

Five Washington counties approved for early move to next phase of reopening

By Lin McNulty|2020-05-08T17:45:22-07:00May 9th, 2020|2 Comments

This week’s virtual cinema — two enchanting romantic comedies from Paris

By Lin McNulty|2020-05-08T16:48:31-07:00May 9th, 2020|Comments Off

Sheriff’s Report | April 29 -May 5, 2020

By Community|2020-05-08T16:53:31-07:00May 9th, 2020|Comments Off

Inslee releases additional Safe Start Phase 1 guidance

By Lin McNulty|2020-05-08T16:47:37-07:00May 8th, 2020|1 Comment

2020 FARM Fund Orcas/Waldron round 1

By Lin McNulty|2020-05-08T15:38:21-07:00May 8th, 2020|Comments Off

Pandemic poetry | by John O’Donohue

By Lin McNulty|2020-05-05T12:55:20-07:00May 8th, 2020|Comments Off

Rick Hughes launches mask challenge

By Lin McNulty|2020-05-08T12:51:35-07:00May 8th, 2020|7 Comments

Drop in overall vaccination rate leaves children vulnerable to other diseases

By Lin McNulty|2020-05-08T17:20:30-07:00May 8th, 2020|2 Comments

Recap of COVID-19 news and updates

By Lin McNulty|2020-05-08T12:24:33-07:00May 8th, 2020|Comments Off

In Memoriam | Steve Hopkins

By Lin McNulty|2020-05-08T12:11:43-07:00May 8th, 2020|2 Comments

Inslee issues guidance for restarting essential workforce development programs

By Lin McNulty|2020-05-07T15:48:51-07:00May 8th, 2020|Comments Off

“COVID-19 Community Conversations” round five

By Lin McNulty|2020-05-07T15:01:00-07:00May 7th, 2020|Comments Off

State’s first weekly Risk-Assessment Dashboard update

By Lin McNulty|2020-05-07T14:38:38-07:00May 7th, 2020|2 Comments

State Department of Health statement on “coronavirus parties”

By Lin McNulty|2020-05-07T14:25:26-07:00May 7th, 2020|2 Comments

A-OK art kits to continue weekly through June 8

By Lin McNulty|2020-05-07T14:22:30-07:00May 7th, 2020|1 Comment

Letter to Editor | Islanders take care of their own

By Lin McNulty|2020-05-07T14:12:18-07:00May 7th, 2020|8 Comments

Recap of COVID-19 news and updates

By Lin McNulty|2020-05-07T14:04:17-07:00May 7th, 2020|Comments Off

EDC survey to determine San Juan County impacts of paycheck protection program

By Lin McNulty|2020-05-07T13:53:06-07:00May 7th, 2020|Comments Off

Tuning out the pandemic | Bach Prelude from Roger Sherman

By Lin McNulty|2020-05-07T12:14:25-07:00May 7th, 2020|4 Comments

Crescent Beach parking to close next week for improvements

By Lin McNulty|2020-05-07T12:11:10-07:00May 7th, 2020|Comments Off

HOT TOPIC #22 | Finding the balance between community health and local economy

By Lin McNulty|2020-05-06T16:40:16-07:00May 6th, 2020|Comments Off

Update for patients of San Juans Vision Source. Are you in need of care?

By Lin McNulty|2020-05-05T15:02:18-07:00May 6th, 2020|Comments Off

Pandemic poetry | I Worried by Mary Oliver

By Lin McNulty|2020-05-04T13:46:53-07:00May 6th, 2020|4 Comments

Governor Inslee extends 12 proclamations relating to COVID-19

By Lin McNulty|2020-05-06T11:03:04-07:00May 6th, 2020|Comments Off

Inslee issues two emergency proclamations

By Lin McNulty|2020-05-06T10:39:09-07:00May 6th, 2020|Comments Off

Recap of today’s COVID-19 news and updates

By Lin McNulty|2020-05-06T10:20:00-07:00May 6th, 2020|Comments Off

Guest Opinion | Just because we can doesn’t mean we should

By Lin McNulty|2020-05-06T10:01:30-07:00May 6th, 2020|6 Comments