November 2020 - theOrcasonian.com

U.S. Navy gets OK for increased disturbance of orca

By Community|2020-11-26T14:05:32-08:00November 30th, 2020|4 Comments

There’s a new San Juans emergency preparedness guide online

By Community|2020-11-30T12:45:08-08:00November 30th, 2020|Comments Off

State launches smartphone anonymous COVID exposure notification tool

By Community|2020-11-30T11:58:18-08:00November 30th, 2020|Comments Off

Protecting the Salish Sea: Washington’s plastic bag ban effective Jan. 1

By Community|2020-11-26T12:05:46-08:00November 30th, 2020|1 Comment

Did you know? $300 tax deduction for 2020 in addition to standard deduction

By Community|2020-11-30T11:38:17-08:00November 29th, 2020|Comments Off

Time to guess this year’s Community Foundation ‘Flat Person’

By Community|2020-11-27T21:40:56-08:00November 29th, 2020|Comments Off

Unions praise Governor Inslee for addressing concerns of frontline workers in new proclamation

By Community|2020-11-28T11:31:25-08:00November 29th, 2020|Comments Off

Working WA business grant Round 3 applications will open early next week

By Community|2020-11-26T13:37:58-08:00November 28th, 2020|Comments Off

Orcasional Musings | Thanksgiving, the Odd Fellows, and Bill and Monique

By Steve Henigson|2020-12-06T12:41:33-08:00November 28th, 2020|9 Comments

Guest Opinion | 2020 campaign spending goes through the roof

By Community|2020-11-28T11:33:42-08:00November 28th, 2020|2 Comments

Sheriff’s Report | November 18 – 24, 2020

By Community|2020-11-27T13:40:17-08:00November 28th, 2020|Comments Off

Virtual community conversation: Fossil free by ’33

By Community|2020-11-25T15:35:11-08:00November 27th, 2020|Comments Off

COVID-19 vaccine distribution plan update from State Department of Health

By Community|2020-11-26T13:05:46-08:00November 27th, 2020|1 Comment

Poetry: Chat With a Young TV

By Community|2020-11-25T13:55:21-08:00November 27th, 2020|Comments Off

‘Occam’s Razor’ | Our island, our world through the eyes, pen of S.C. Watson

By S. C. Watson|2020-11-27T21:38:37-08:00November 27th, 2020|3 Comments

Perfect Thanksgiving poem | Thanks by W. S. Merwin

By Community|2020-11-25T16:07:57-08:00November 26th, 2020|1 Comment

Port of Orcas gathered 445 pounds of food for community

By Community|2020-11-26T12:33:34-08:00November 26th, 2020|Comments Off

Remember the old times, when Thanksgiving meant gathering with loved ones?

By Lin McNulty|2020-11-27T12:07:49-08:00November 26th, 2020|Comments Off

COVID-19 continues spreading at a breakneck pace as hospitalizations climb

By Community|2020-11-26T10:18:38-08:00November 26th, 2020|Comments Off

Update on San Juan County COVID cases

By Community|2020-11-26T09:48:48-08:00November 26th, 2020|1 Comment

Giving thanks to family and friends

By Community|2020-11-26T09:29:27-08:00November 26th, 2020|Comments Off

COVID-19 hospital occupancy is soaring in Washington state

By Community|2020-11-25T14:55:53-08:00November 25th, 2020|Comments Off

Paul Kamin retires from Eastsound Water after 15 years of service

By Community|2020-11-25T17:17:18-08:00November 25th, 2020|5 Comments

The last covid-free places on earth have something in common: Travel shutdowns

By Community|2020-11-25T12:53:36-08:00November 25th, 2020|18 Comments

Recap of recent COVID-19 news and updates

By Community|2020-11-25T12:46:45-08:00November 25th, 2020|Comments Off

Orcas Physical Therapy adds strict new requirement for clients

By Community|2020-11-25T12:37:46-08:00November 25th, 2020|Comments Off

SJC courts issue emergency orders: All jury trials postponed

By Community|2020-11-25T12:17:10-08:00November 25th, 2020|Comments Off

Eastsound Water’s financial assistance program extended

By Community|2020-11-24T15:50:14-08:00November 24th, 2020|Comments Off

New County Council will start 2021 by voting on a Vacation Rental Permit moratorium

By Matthew Gilbert|2020-11-24T18:21:44-08:00November 24th, 2020|34 Comments

OHS Key Club to host community food drive to benefit Food Bank

By Community|2020-11-24T13:57:06-08:00November 24th, 2020|Comments Off

Treat yo ’elf this holiday season: Give a gift from the San Juan Islands

By Community|2020-11-24T12:52:40-08:00November 24th, 2020|Comments Off

COVID-19 disease transmission exceedingly high in Washington: three-day cumulative total for cases is over 6,000

By Community|2020-11-25T12:18:12-08:00November 23rd, 2020|1 Comment

Letter to Editor | Inform yourself of history of vaccinations

By Community|2020-11-23T16:22:28-08:00November 23rd, 2020|Comments Off

Letter to Editor | Thank you, public health

By Community|2020-11-23T11:50:36-08:00November 23rd, 2020|Comments Off

Guest Opinion | There’s no wiggle room in this non-essential travel order

By Community|2020-11-23T11:10:43-08:00November 23rd, 2020|7 Comments

State’s safe medication return program gets underway

By Community|2020-11-22T13:54:49-08:00November 23rd, 2020|2 Comments

Inslee announces additional COVID-19 financial support

By Community|2020-11-21T13:29:14-08:00November 22nd, 2020|Comments Off

Department of Health temporarily pauses reporting of negative COVID-19 test results

By Community|2020-11-22T13:47:34-08:00November 22nd, 2020|Comments Off

Garden Club has some November offerings for community

By Community|2020-11-21T13:21:41-08:00November 22nd, 2020|Comments Off

Guaranteed funding available through Washington College Grant to attend Skagit Valley College

By Community|2020-11-20T12:04:03-08:00November 22nd, 2020|Comments Off

Editorial | Fifty-seven years ago this very day. It was a Friday

By Lin McNulty|2020-11-14T13:52:36-08:00November 22nd, 2020|9 Comments

EDC presents Datapalooza 2020! – a statistics and demographics event for San Juan County

By Community|2020-11-20T12:03:59-08:00November 21st, 2020|Comments Off

Department of Health urges people to limit Thanksgiving gatherings, not seek screening tests

By Community|2020-11-21T13:25:30-08:00November 21st, 2020|1 Comment

Island Hardware reduces hours following staff member’s positive COVID-19 test

By Community|2020-11-20T19:36:20-08:00November 21st, 2020|3 Comments

Orcasional Musings | Hey! What about Thanksgiving dinner?

By Steve Henigson|2020-12-06T12:41:33-08:00November 21st, 2020|21 Comments

Sheriff’s Report | November 11 – 17, 2020

By Community|2020-11-19T13:18:40-08:00November 21st, 2020|Comments Off

Planning Commission recommends moratorium on new vacation rental applications

By Steve Bernheim|2020-12-18T15:00:40-08:00November 20th, 2020|7 Comments

Health District and clinics confront COVID surge

By Susan McBain|2020-11-20T17:58:47-08:00November 20th, 2020|1 Comment

Inslee letter urges Congress to immediately resume COVID-19 relief negotiations

By Community|2020-11-19T23:08:10-08:00November 20th, 2020|Comments Off

State recap of recent COVID-19 news and updates

By Community|2020-11-20T11:32:35-08:00November 20th, 2020|Comments Off

OISD COVID-19 Update | 33 tests: 31 negatives, one inadequate test, one positive

By Community|2020-11-19T20:04:29-08:00November 20th, 2020|1 Comment

Friday Update | COVID-19 case count rises on Orcas, San Juan

By Community|2020-11-20T10:59:33-08:00November 20th, 2020|2 Comments

‘Occam’s Razor’ | Our island, our world through the eyes, pen of S.C. Watson

By S. C. Watson|2020-11-19T14:38:12-08:00November 20th, 2020|4 Comments

Alaska OKs reforms to break partisan gridlock

By Community|2020-11-19T15:33:20-08:00November 19th, 2020|2 Comments

San Juan County, Commerce, EDC grants provide relief to island businesses, organizations

By Community|2020-11-19T13:48:51-08:00November 19th, 2020|Comments Off

WSF: Thanksgiving weekend ferry travel will not be normal

By Community|2020-11-19T13:44:26-08:00November 19th, 2020|Comments Off

COVID-19 vaccine distribution plan update from Washington State Department of Health

By Community|2020-11-19T11:29:31-08:00November 19th, 2020|Comments Off

Hot Topic #36 | Here are our COVID-19 vaccine expectations

By Community|2020-11-19T11:12:51-08:00November 19th, 2020|3 Comments

Dr. Frank James: The next month is the crux of the whole pandemic; it’s about the whole community

By Community|2020-11-19T15:34:57-08:00November 18th, 2020|8 Comments

Here’s a phone alert you wouldn’t want to miss: “You have likely been exposed.”

By Community|2020-11-18T16:25:01-08:00November 18th, 2020|1 Comment

What’s the Thanksgiving dinner COVID risk across the country?

By Community|2020-11-18T15:29:24-08:00November 18th, 2020|1 Comment

Port of Orcas to meet in regular session Monday

By Community|2020-11-18T14:44:01-08:00November 18th, 2020|Comments Off

Recapping recent COVID-19 news, statewide response updates

By Community|2020-11-18T11:53:37-08:00November 18th, 2020|1 Comment

Fishermen rescue woman who jumped off state ferry near Bremerton

By Community|2024-08-06T16:03:37-07:00November 17th, 2020|3 Comments

Know someone who would like to be on the Food Bank team?

By Community|2020-11-17T10:39:33-08:00November 17th, 2020|Comments Off

Community Foundation: With a little help from our friends

By Community|2020-11-17T10:16:32-08:00November 17th, 2020|1 Comment

Letter to Editor | People don’t suck — some do, but ignore or help them

By Community|2020-11-19T11:16:08-08:00November 16th, 2020|1 Comment

An overall COVID update in SJC, and some new cases

By Community|2020-11-17T10:17:06-08:00November 16th, 2020|13 Comments

Oh! Look what’s about to blow in

By Community|2020-11-15T21:03:37-08:00November 16th, 2020|Comments Off

Letter to Editor | Rough ride ahead

By Community|2020-11-16T10:10:51-08:00November 16th, 2020|10 Comments

New SJIMA exhibit is entitled the Genius of Fog

By Community|2020-11-16T09:58:28-08:00November 16th, 2020|Comments Off

HKP Architects wins award for Orcas Library expansion design

By Community|2020-11-16T09:07:31-08:00November 16th, 2020|1 Comment

200 queens found in single ‘murder hornet’ nest destroyed by US authorities

By Community|2020-11-15T16:04:46-08:00November 15th, 2020|3 Comments

Orcas Island Film Festival has some new releases for us

By Community|2020-11-15T15:02:06-08:00November 15th, 2020|Comments Off

Letter to Editor | Will SJC take steps to reduce influx of visitors?

By Community|2020-11-15T14:35:21-08:00November 15th, 2020|7 Comments

Inslee announces statewide restrictions for four weeks

By Community|2020-11-17T10:17:27-08:00November 15th, 2020|Comments Off

Orcas economic recovery and resiliency project moving to a new phase

By Community|2020-11-13T14:19:00-08:00November 15th, 2020|2 Comments

Family Tree Chiropractic in Eastsound is opening its doors again

By Community|2020-11-14T12:30:05-08:00November 15th, 2020|1 Comment

Inslee requests extension of National Guard mission for COVID-19 pandemic response

By Community|2020-11-13T13:44:33-08:00November 15th, 2020|Comments Off

Superintendent Webb makes statement regarding COVID cases in the school

By Community|2020-11-15T14:27:55-08:00November 14th, 2020|5 Comments

Elementary School updates COVID-19 policy, changes beginning Monday

By Community|2020-11-15T14:28:09-08:00November 14th, 2020|1 Comment

Community leaders urge islanders to stay home for the holidays

By Community|2020-11-14T12:44:03-08:00November 14th, 2020|4 Comments

Give thanks, not COVID-19

By Community|2020-11-13T12:36:56-08:00November 14th, 2020|1 Comment

Fire Commission will meet on Monday

By Community|2020-11-14T11:20:05-08:00November 14th, 2020|Comments Off

Orcasional Musings | The war hero

By Steve Henigson|2020-12-06T12:41:34-08:00November 14th, 2020|2 Comments

Two individuals at Elementary School test COVID positive; contact tracing underway

By Community|2020-11-14T10:04:02-08:00November 14th, 2020|1 Comment

Sheriff’s Report | November 4 – 10, 2020

By Community|2020-11-13T15:15:58-08:00November 14th, 2020|Comments Off

New record number of COVID-19 cases reported in Washington state

By Community|2020-11-14T09:58:01-08:00November 13th, 2020|Comments Off

Statewide response updates: Recent COVID-19 news, updates

By Community|2020-11-13T12:45:11-08:00November 13th, 2020|Comments Off

COVID-19 | Two new cases in San Juan County, one each on San Juan, Orcas

By Community|2020-11-14T09:57:41-08:00November 13th, 2020|8 Comments

WSF installation of physical distancing floor decals is working its way north

By Community|2020-11-13T17:03:33-08:00November 13th, 2020|2 Comments

Inslee issues travel advisory for Washington

By Community|2020-11-13T10:54:25-08:00November 13th, 2020|Comments Off

COVID-19 vaccine distribution plan update from the Washington State Department of Health

By Community|2020-11-13T17:04:31-08:00November 13th, 2020|Comments Off

‘Occam’s Razor’ | Our island, our world through the eyes, pen of S.C. Watson

By S. C. Watson|2020-11-14T14:55:40-08:00November 13th, 2020|2 Comments

San Juan County has four new Coronavirus cases, one on Orcas

By Community|2020-11-13T11:40:38-08:00November 12th, 2020|9 Comments

Education Foundation receives $10,000 youth development grant

By Community|2020-11-12T12:38:05-08:00November 12th, 2020|1 Comment

Hot Topic #35 | Here’s some info on at-home testing

By Community|2020-11-12T12:23:07-08:00November 12th, 2020|3 Comments

Celebrate Thanksgiving with Eth-Noh-Tec storytelling

By Community|2020-11-12T12:05:47-08:00November 12th, 2020|1 Comment

There’s still time to make changes to your Medicare coverage

By Community|2020-11-12T11:40:13-08:00November 12th, 2020|Comments Off

Deer Harbor Plan committee to meet Nov. 18

By Community|2020-11-12T11:25:00-08:00November 12th, 2020|Comments Off