March 2021 - Page 2 of 2 - theOrcasonian.com

Workshop being offered to learn lean farming principles to boost production

By News Source|2021-03-10T13:36:03-08:00March 13th, 2021|Comments Off

COVID-19 data show some concerning trends as well as promising signs for protection through vaccination

By News Source|2021-03-13T12:25:19-08:00March 13th, 2021|Comments Off

Rep. Lekanoff provides update on legislative session half-way point

By Community|2021-03-13T12:01:34-08:00March 13th, 2021|Comments Off

Midnight Mutterings | Back to Georgia

By Jackie Bates|2021-03-13T11:16:21-08:00March 13th, 2021|Comments Off

HOT TOPIC #45 | I’ve been vaccinated – now what? Also: A look at the road ahead

By Community|2021-03-12T16:31:01-08:00March 13th, 2021|Comments Off

Sheriff’s Report | March 3 – 10, 2021

By Community|2021-03-12T15:02:05-08:00March 13th, 2021|Comments Off

New vaccine registration window opens up Monday morning, 9 a.m.

By Community|2021-03-15T13:24:19-07:00March 12th, 2021|1 Comment

Latest county COVID update shows us remaining steady, with no new cases

By Community|2021-03-12T14:10:40-08:00March 12th, 2021|Comments Off

Inslee statement on Biden signing the American Rescue Plan Act

By News Source|2021-03-12T13:57:57-08:00March 12th, 2021|Comments Off

Most recent recap of state COVID-19 news, updates

By News Source|2021-03-12T13:37:41-08:00March 12th, 2021|Comments Off

Guest Opinion | Amend the Charter with a “Universal” bill of rights that includes the rights of nature

By Community|2021-03-12T13:18:03-08:00March 12th, 2021|4 Comments

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

By News Source|2021-03-12T12:08:33-08:00March 12th, 2021|Comments Off

On the path to normality, Library is expanding its hours! Repeat: Library is expanding its hours!

By Community|2021-03-11T15:56:34-08:00March 12th, 2021|Comments Off

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

By S. C. Watson|2021-03-11T12:01:44-08:00March 12th, 2021|2 Comments

In 11 days, Governor says the entire state of Washington will all move to Phase 3

By News Source|2021-03-11T15:27:06-08:00March 11th, 2021|Comments Off

Peace Island Medical Center names Chief Administrative Officer

By Community|2021-03-10T15:33:19-08:00March 11th, 2021|Comments Off

Orcas Garden Club preparing for upcoming 2021 Safe Garden Tour

By Community|2021-03-11T14:47:30-08:00March 11th, 2021|Comments Off

State Parks’ annual ‘Spring Aboard’ campaign launches this month

By News Source|2021-03-10T15:20:10-08:00March 11th, 2021|Comments Off

Land Bank requests seasonal sheep grazing lease proposals for 2021-2022

By Community|2021-03-11T14:34:24-08:00March 11th, 2021|Comments Off

Letter to Editor | The pure joy, gratitude of having received my vaccine

By Community|2021-03-11T12:33:19-08:00March 11th, 2021|1 Comment

Poetry from Jens Kruse | Quandary

By Jens Kruse|2021-03-11T12:21:46-08:00March 11th, 2021|Comments Off

Unvaccinated? Over 65? County wants to hear from you in this survey

By Community|2021-03-12T13:22:31-08:00March 11th, 2021|Comments Off

Council approves VR moratorium but limits length/scope

By Matthew Gilbert|2021-03-12T13:22:46-08:00March 11th, 2021|Comments Off

Solid Waste Program is set to discuss our handling of organic materials

By Community|2021-03-10T12:58:55-08:00March 10th, 2021|Comments Off

Larsen supports American Rescue Plan passage to deliver real relief to Northwest Washington

By News Source|2021-03-10T12:22:41-08:00March 10th, 2021|Comments Off

School Board will meet tomorrow in special budget work session

By Community|2021-03-10T11:50:25-08:00March 10th, 2021|Comments Off

Alex Ramel: Update on floor debates, bills passed

By News Source|2021-03-10T11:42:10-08:00March 10th, 2021|Comments Off

Most recent recap of state COVID-19 news, updates

By News Source|2021-03-09T20:17:01-08:00March 10th, 2021|Comments Off

Island Hospital releases statement on new Medical Director

By News Source|2021-03-11T14:36:15-08:00March 9th, 2021|Comments Off

Health Care District announces new Medical Director at Island Primary Care-Orcas

By Community|2021-03-11T14:35:50-08:00March 9th, 2021|7 Comments

Got your vaccine? Department of Health says there’s things you can now do

By News Source|2021-03-09T15:46:01-08:00March 9th, 2021|Comments Off

Reminder | March 22 deadline approaches for Blair Avenue mural proposals

By Community|2021-03-09T14:44:52-08:00March 9th, 2021|Comments Off

You won’t want to miss this upcoming library Zoom talk tomorrow

By Community|2021-03-09T13:52:40-08:00March 9th, 2021|Comments Off

Enough vaccine will soon arrive to vaccinate all SJC eligible educators

By Community|2021-03-09T12:51:28-08:00March 9th, 2021|Comments Off

In recent encounter, Center for Whale Research confirms J58 is a girl

By Community|2021-03-09T12:28:20-08:00March 9th, 2021|Comments Off

More than 2 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine administered in Washington

By News Source|2021-03-09T12:10:16-08:00March 9th, 2021|Comments Off

This March, storytelling with Eth-Noh-Tec, on Zoom, celebrates stories of women

By Community|2021-03-08T18:02:16-08:00March 9th, 2021|Comments Off

How this journalist fell in love with journalism and why he has hope for America

By News Source|2021-03-07T10:44:25-08:00March 8th, 2021|Comments Off

Letter to Editor | Notice: Our vaccine appointment went to junk mail

By Community|2021-03-08T13:12:17-08:00March 8th, 2021|Comments Off

San Juan County seeks arguments against upcoming ballot measures

By Community|2021-03-08T12:08:07-08:00March 8th, 2021|Comments Off

Letter to Editor | Urge to uphold vacation rental moratorium

By Community|2021-03-08T11:51:43-08:00March 8th, 2021|1 Comment

Artsmith and Darvill’s Salon Series Reading coming up this Thursday

By Community|2021-03-08T11:42:52-08:00March 8th, 2021|Comments Off

Letter to Editor | In support of moratorium on vacation rental permits

By Community|2021-03-08T11:36:11-08:00March 8th, 2021|8 Comments

Salish Sea Science Symposium: Implications of noise from navy aircraft for the Salish Sea and Olympic Region

By Community|2021-03-07T11:32:51-08:00March 8th, 2021|Comments Off

State Health Department receives planning grant to institute 988 suicide phone line

By News Source|2021-03-07T15:23:16-08:00March 8th, 2021|Comments Off

Senior Center celebrates 49 years of Meals on Wheels’ connection to community

By Community|2021-03-06T22:22:32-08:00March 7th, 2021|Comments Off

Upcoming State Park free day coincides with agency’s 108th birthday

By News Source|2021-03-04T14:18:20-08:00March 7th, 2021|Comments Off

Hot Topic #44 | The Johnson & Johnson vaccine

By Community|2021-03-07T10:42:41-08:00March 7th, 2021|Comments Off

Charter Review Commission has scheduled two upcoming town hall meetings

By Community|2021-03-06T22:21:53-08:00March 7th, 2021|Comments Off

Moving into Phase 1B-2: Critical workers, pregnant people eligible for COVID-19 vaccine in late March

By News Source|2021-03-06T22:20:36-08:00March 7th, 2021|Comments Off

Dr. Fleming is latest doc to not pursue a contract with Island Primary Care-Orcas

By Community|2021-03-06T17:49:18-08:00March 6th, 2021|19 Comments

Inslee makes educators COVID vaccine eligible after White House directive

By News Source|2021-03-06T14:29:56-08:00March 6th, 2021|Comments Off

Washington hits goal of administering 45,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccine per day

By News Source|2021-03-06T14:20:35-08:00March 6th, 2021|Comments Off

Deer Harbor Plan Review Committee recruiting new members at upcoming meeting

By Community|2021-03-04T14:26:14-08:00March 6th, 2021|Comments Off

COVID-19 vaccine registration assistance is available

By Community|2021-03-08T11:44:05-08:00March 6th, 2021|Comments Off

Dr. Triplett again offering free tooth extraction clinic

By Community|2021-03-05T12:48:18-08:00March 6th, 2021|Comments Off

Feeling philosophical? Join the conversation at Senior Center’s Socrates Cafe

By Community|2021-03-04T14:49:25-08:00March 6th, 2021|Comments Off

Sheriff’s Report | February 24 – March 2, 2021

By Community|2021-03-04T15:48:05-08:00March 6th, 2021|Comments Off

Limited registration window just opened for COVID vaccine appointments

By Community|2021-03-08T11:44:32-08:00March 5th, 2021|Comments Off

Council will again address moratorium in upcoming public hearing; pre-hearing on Sunday

By Community|2021-03-06T13:51:38-08:00March 5th, 2021|2 Comments

Letter to Editor | Dear Council: We are opposed to recent vacation rental moratorium

By Community|2021-03-05T15:53:51-08:00March 5th, 2021|12 Comments

Rep. Lekanoff has an update from the halls of the Legislature

By Community|2021-03-05T15:18:53-08:00March 5th, 2021|Comments Off

PPP deadlines approaching; free EDC technical assistance available

By Community|2021-03-05T13:49:48-08:00March 5th, 2021|Comments Off

COVID update: No new cases anywhere this week in San Juan County

By Community|2021-03-05T13:30:14-08:00March 5th, 2021|Comments Off

Statewide response updates, recap of recent COVID-19 news

By News Source|2021-03-05T12:33:46-08:00March 5th, 2021|Comments Off

Here’s how the COVID vaccine rollout looks in San Juan County

By Community|2021-03-05T12:17:41-08:00March 5th, 2021|1 Comment

Island Primary Care-Orcas set to begin operations on April 1

By Community|2021-03-05T12:01:19-08:00March 5th, 2021|Comments Off

Larsen: George Floyd Justice In Policing Act is step toward ending police brutality, addressing systemic racism

By News Source|2021-03-04T13:53:07-08:00March 5th, 2021|Comments Off

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

By S. C. Watson|2021-03-04T13:52:34-08:00March 5th, 2021|1 Comment

Latest class offerings from Island Hospital

By Community|2021-03-04T14:02:54-08:00March 4th, 2021|Comments Off

Washington passes somber milestone: 5,000 COVID deaths

By News Source|2021-03-04T13:07:43-08:00March 4th, 2021|Comments Off

Larsen votes to break down barriers to democracy, expand voting rights

By News Source|2021-03-04T12:40:34-08:00March 4th, 2021|Comments Off

Lovelett bill to expand mental health care clears senate

By News Source|2021-03-04T12:24:28-08:00March 4th, 2021|Comments Off

January 6, a poem by wasakalobo

By Community|2021-03-04T12:01:19-08:00March 4th, 2021|1 Comment

Reminders from State Health Dept. for safe building re-openings after COVID-19 closures to avoid risk of ‘Legionella’

By News Source|2021-03-03T14:00:32-08:00March 4th, 2021|Comments Off

Tuesday was, literally, a welcome shot in the arm for hundreds of Orcas Islanders

By Lin McNulty|2021-03-03T18:05:24-08:00March 3rd, 2021|4 Comments

State Health Dept. statement on federal school and childcare vaccination plan

By News Source|2021-03-03T14:18:23-08:00March 3rd, 2021|Comments Off

Recap of recent COVID-19 news, statewide response updates

By News Source|2021-03-03T14:11:49-08:00March 3rd, 2021|Comments Off

Inslee statement on Biden educator and licensed childcare workers vaccination directive

By News Source|2021-03-03T14:08:51-08:00March 3rd, 2021|Comments Off

Middle Schoolers are returning to classes at Orcas Island School

By Lin McNulty|2021-03-03T13:03:44-08:00March 3rd, 2021|Comments Off

Whale Museum has big day planned with virtual Marine Naturalists

By Community|2021-03-03T12:46:45-08:00March 3rd, 2021|Comments Off

Over 3,000 popular magazines now available for download through Orcas Island Public LIbrary

By Community|2021-03-03T12:11:56-08:00March 3rd, 2021|Comments Off

Washington State Department of Health provides next-generation genome sequencing of new COVID-19 strains

By News Source|2021-03-03T12:01:13-08:00March 3rd, 2021|Comments Off

Change is coming to Orcas Family Health Center

By Community|2021-03-03T11:27:21-08:00March 3rd, 2021|2 Comments

Lisa Bergman will give great composers a makeover in upcoming livestream event

By Community|2021-02-27T13:36:25-08:00March 2nd, 2021|Comments Off

County Board and Advisory Committee Vacancies and Positions

By Community|2021-03-02T11:53:17-08:00March 2nd, 2021|Comments Off

Second public hearing on vacation rental moratorium now scheduled

By Community|2021-03-02T11:33:50-08:00March 2nd, 2021|Comments Off

Health Care Board Zoom meeting tonight, 5 p.m.

By Community|2021-03-02T11:04:33-08:00March 2nd, 2021|Comments Off

Editorial | Historic ties between pandemics, extremism

By Lin McNulty|2021-03-01T15:11:59-08:00March 1st, 2021|3 Comments

WA Supreme Court declares drug possession statute unconstitutional

By Community|2021-03-02T16:29:52-08:00March 1st, 2021|Comments Off

Joy of Movement T’ai Chi series returns to Senior Center via ZOOM

By Community|2021-03-02T11:00:41-08:00March 1st, 2021|Comments Off