News – Page 95 – theOrcasonian.com

Weekly COVID update reveals 17 cases have been removed from confirmed case list

By Community|2021-08-27T13:40:31-07:00August 27th, 2021|Comments Off

Historic map exhibit opening soon at Orcas Museum

By Community|2021-08-26T12:34:17-07:00August 27th, 2021|Comments Off

Letter to Editor | Eastsound P.O. workers are efficient, friendly

By Community|2021-08-26T15:24:13-07:00August 27th, 2021|3 Comments

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

By S. C. Watson|2021-08-26T15:49:25-07:00August 27th, 2021|1 Comment

Fire Commission will hold a special meeting Friday afternoon

By Community|2021-08-26T19:42:35-07:00August 26th, 2021|Comments Off

Inslee letter to President Biden reaffirms Washington’s support for Afghan refugees

By News Source|2021-08-26T14:44:13-07:00August 26th, 2021|Comments Off

ATOI returns to grange stage with ‘Savannah Sipping Society’

By Community|2021-08-26T11:10:21-07:00August 26th, 2021|Comments Off

An open letter to Airbnb: The pitchforks are coming

By News Source|2021-08-26T11:42:56-07:00August 26th, 2021|16 Comments

‘Murder hornet’ nest cut from tree in Washington state; 1,500 developing insects found inside

By News Source|2021-08-26T11:05:09-07:00August 26th, 2021|2 Comments

Master Gardeners on hand Wednesday to answer your pesky plant problems

By Community|2021-08-25T18:11:17-07:00August 26th, 2021|Comments Off

Boaters, you play critical role in protecting endangered whales

By Community|2021-08-25T12:46:59-07:00August 26th, 2021|Comments Off

$465,000 from Clean Energy Fund granted to OPALCO

By News Source|2021-08-25T14:40:13-07:00August 25th, 2021|Comments Off

Statewide COVID updates from Health Dept.

By News Source|2021-08-25T12:06:29-07:00August 25th, 2021|Comments Off

Let’s help make OISD’s safe return to school a reality

By Community|2021-08-25T15:49:08-07:00August 25th, 2021|Comments Off

Sadly, SJIMA’s appraisal event cancelled for this Saturday

By Community|2021-08-25T11:40:08-07:00August 25th, 2021|Comments Off

In Memoriam | Liceria “Ting” Zimmerman

By Community|2021-08-25T11:33:23-07:00August 25th, 2021|2 Comments

New report: Staggering staff turnover rate emphasizes urgent need to support child care workforce

By News Source|2021-08-24T14:12:49-07:00August 25th, 2021|Comments Off

Larsen votes to restore critical protections of the Voting Rights Act

By News Source|2021-08-24T16:45:02-07:00August 24th, 2021|4 Comments

Funhouse is hiring helpers for after-school programs

By Community|2021-08-24T14:51:36-07:00August 24th, 2021|Comments Off

Testing remains critical tool in fight against COVID-19

By News Source|2021-08-24T14:35:55-07:00August 24th, 2021|Comments Off

You’re not too late, but Museum’s WOWZA raffle will end Sept. 4

By Community|2021-08-24T14:32:56-07:00August 24th, 2021|Comments Off

Library Board will meet with special agenda

By Community|2021-08-24T13:40:03-07:00August 24th, 2021|Comments Off

Rep. Larsen statement on current situation in Afghanistan

By News Source|2021-08-24T12:10:24-07:00August 24th, 2021|Comments Off

Are we prepared for fire season? What OPALCO has been up to

By Community|2021-08-23T15:21:42-07:00August 24th, 2021|Comments Off

SJ Grange is holding a County Charter amendment discussion online

By Community|2021-08-23T14:24:46-07:00August 24th, 2021|Comments Off

Inslee statement on today’s Pfizer-BioNTech approval by FDA

By News Source|2021-08-23T12:35:12-07:00August 23rd, 2021|Comments Off

Island Hospital launches Tele-ICU program

By Community|2021-08-23T12:26:26-07:00August 23rd, 2021|Comments Off

In Haiti’s remote villages, grassroots help is urgently needed

By Community|2021-08-23T11:59:06-07:00August 23rd, 2021|1 Comment

Let’s celebrate Moran centennial with musical ‘weapons of mass delight’

By Community|2021-08-23T11:44:14-07:00August 23rd, 2021|Comments Off

REMINDER: Free COVID vaccine clinics this week

By Community|2021-08-25T15:48:03-07:00August 23rd, 2021|3 Comments

Letter to Editor | Crisis of loneliness

By Community|2021-08-23T11:17:00-07:00August 23rd, 2021|2 Comments

Climate Eyes | Will salmon return to Orcas Island? Are we too dried out?

By Steve Bernheim|2021-08-23T15:55:44-07:00August 23rd, 2021|4 Comments

Artist celebrates San Juan Island beaches with “The Jeweled Shore” exhibition

By Community|2021-08-23T11:03:01-07:00August 23rd, 2021|Comments Off

Sea World 6-year old orca, Amaya, dies suddenly

By News Source|2021-08-20T17:15:37-07:00August 22nd, 2021|Comments Off

Woman in the Woods Productions brings “Rebirth of a Nation” to Orcas Center stage

By Community|2021-08-22T14:37:48-07:00August 22nd, 2021|1 Comment

Inslee e-newsletter addresses masking, vaccines, wildfire risks, invalid drug convictions

By News Source|2021-08-21T12:45:26-07:00August 22nd, 2021|Comments Off

Orcas Island Booster Club looks ahead to exciting season for student-athletes

By Community|2021-08-22T11:23:34-07:00August 22nd, 2021|Comments Off

Upcoming class offerings from Island Hospital

By Community|2021-08-19T17:03:45-07:00August 22nd, 2021|Comments Off

New ‘murder hornet’ nest located in Washington state

By News Source|2021-08-22T11:20:06-07:00August 22nd, 2021|Comments Off

Local poet honors Christina Orchid for her birthday

By Community|2021-08-21T13:38:02-07:00August 22nd, 2021|1 Comment

A look back to when captured Orca were sold to the highest bidder

By Community|2021-08-21T12:46:20-07:00August 22nd, 2021|Comments Off

Islander awakens at 3:30 a.m. to pen this Grim Reapers Rap

By Community|2021-08-21T16:55:21-07:00August 21st, 2021|2 Comments

Latest from Lekanoff | Vaccines, masks, credit history, cops, wildfires, and the arts

By Community|2021-08-20T16:34:36-07:00August 21st, 2021|Comments Off

Free. Voluntary. Drive-thru. Testing for K-12 students scheduled

By Community|2021-08-20T15:14:46-07:00August 21st, 2021|Comments Off

Call for artists: Orcas Library filling 2022 exhibit schedule

By Community|2021-08-19T17:17:02-07:00August 21st, 2021|Comments Off

Summer concert series finale coming up at the Village Green, August 27

By Community|2021-08-19T15:15:33-07:00August 21st, 2021|Comments Off

Midnight Mutterings | Ladies and Gentlemen…

By Jackie Bates|2021-09-24T16:09:17-07:00August 21st, 2021|Comments Off

Sheriff’s Report | August 11 – 18, 2021

By Community|2021-08-20T13:37:31-07:00August 21st, 2021|Comments Off

…and the latest COVID news from State Health Department

By News Source|2021-08-20T12:04:30-07:00August 20th, 2021|Comments Off

Bonham Auction House coming to SJIMA to do appraisals

By Community|2021-08-19T17:00:40-07:00August 20th, 2021|Comments Off

IPC-Orcas August clinic update includes staffing news, COVID testing

By Community|2021-08-20T11:56:31-07:00August 20th, 2021|2 Comments

Rising island COVID case numbers troubling, plus one unvaccinated hospitalization

By Community|2021-08-22T11:21:44-07:00August 20th, 2021|11 Comments

Health workers deployed to COVID hot zones are overwhelmed by deaths among the unvaccinated

By Lin McNulty|2021-08-19T22:04:05-07:00August 20th, 2021|Comments Off

Tickets now on sale for forthcoming Orcas Island Jazz Festival

By Community|2021-08-19T14:39:31-07:00August 20th, 2021|Comments Off

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

By S. C. Watson|2021-08-19T16:26:54-07:00August 20th, 2021|Comments Off

Statewide COVID-19 transmission, hospitalizations at a new all-time high

By News Source|2021-08-20T11:09:53-07:00August 19th, 2021|Comments Off

And we thought we weren’t gonna need Maggie’s masks no more

By Community|2021-08-20T11:20:05-07:00August 19th, 2021|2 Comments

Land Bank Commission meeting tomorrow

By Community|2021-08-19T13:37:01-07:00August 19th, 2021|Comments Off

Letter to Editor | Thank you, Island Rides

By Community|2021-08-19T12:59:30-07:00August 19th, 2021|1 Comment

Statewide indoor mask mandate begins in just four days from now — August 23

By News Source|2021-08-18T19:44:49-07:00August 19th, 2021|Comments Off

Yes, it’s fair time — but just where do these clever fair themes come from?

By Community|2021-08-17T17:02:42-07:00August 19th, 2021|Comments Off

Latest COVID response updates from the State

By News Source|2021-08-17T17:57:25-07:00August 18th, 2021|Comments Off

Orcas Island Distillery tasting room will open on August 19

By Community|2021-08-17T15:58:18-07:00August 18th, 2021|Comments Off

County to host COVID vaccine clinics next week

By Community|2021-08-20T11:11:09-07:00August 18th, 2021|2 Comments

Rep. Larsen announces 2021 Congressional App Challenge is back

By News Source|2021-08-17T14:50:48-07:00August 18th, 2021|Comments Off

Today is opening day for “Lettuce Entertain Ewe” virtual County Fair

By Community|2021-08-17T16:18:06-07:00August 18th, 2021|Comments Off

After one-year hiatus, Library Fair is a definite success

By Community|2021-08-16T14:24:20-07:00August 17th, 2021|Comments Off

Navy wraps up fourth sound monitoring period; results to become public later

By News Source|2021-08-16T12:20:25-07:00August 17th, 2021|Comments Off

Letter to Editor | An open letter to editors of theOrcasonian and the Sounder

By Community|2021-08-17T11:12:42-07:00August 17th, 2021|8 Comments

Inslee to provide clemency relief to individuals still serving community supervision solely on invalid drug possession convictions

By News Source|2021-08-16T13:41:28-07:00August 17th, 2021|Comments Off

On Orcas, back-to-school time coming up: Monday, 9/1

By Community|2021-08-16T12:02:42-07:00August 17th, 2021|Comments Off

Join Susan Slapin for poetry reading on Library’s south lawn

By Community|2021-08-14T15:10:00-07:00August 17th, 2021|Comments Off

Guest Opinion | VR proposed caps are data-based? Maybe not

By Community|2021-08-16T11:30:59-07:00August 16th, 2021|24 Comments

Letter to Editor | A good first step

By Community|2021-08-15T17:09:11-07:00August 16th, 2021|9 Comments

Inslee updates wildfire state of emergency proclamation

By News Source|2021-08-16T12:23:57-07:00August 16th, 2021|Comments Off

Kruse Reviews | Until Proven Safe: The History and Future of Quarantine

By Jens Kruse|2021-08-15T17:04:32-07:00August 16th, 2021|Comments Off

Some tickets remain for last week of Chamber Music Festival

By Community|2021-08-16T10:39:28-07:00August 16th, 2021|Comments Off

How do you say “food bank” in Spanish?

By Community|2022-05-09T20:32:45-07:00August 16th, 2021|1 Comment

Childhood immunization data are concerning for some ages

By News Source|2021-08-16T09:51:35-07:00August 16th, 2021|Comments Off

PNW author to speak about her award-winning book on Alzheimer’s

By Community|2021-08-14T15:11:55-07:00August 16th, 2021|Comments Off

Library Board will meet on Tuesday

By Community|2021-08-15T14:33:54-07:00August 15th, 2021|Comments Off

Healing Arts Center welcomes new massage therapist/body worker

By Community|2021-08-13T13:07:40-07:00August 15th, 2021|Comments Off

Orcas Library Bookmobile coming to Deer Harbor

By Community|2021-08-14T15:11:30-07:00August 15th, 2021|Comments Off

Iceland has been a vaccination success. Why is it seeing a coronavirus surge?

By News Source|2021-08-15T10:58:18-07:00August 15th, 2021|Comments Off

San Juan County to vote on climate, environment, equity, justice amendments to county charter

By News Source|2021-08-15T16:08:39-07:00August 15th, 2021|1 Comment

Lions Club makes donation to Sail Orcas

By Community|2021-08-13T12:56:37-07:00August 15th, 2021|Comments Off

Fire Commissioners scheduled to meet Monday evening

By Community|2021-08-13T14:52:57-07:00August 14th, 2021|Comments Off

WSF weekly update includes an approval of fare increase

By Community|2021-08-13T11:50:59-07:00August 14th, 2021|Comments Off

EDC has some recommended help for your business

By Community|2021-08-13T15:10:57-07:00August 14th, 2021|Comments Off

First live ‘murder hornet’ of 2021 spotted attacking a wasp nest in Washington

By News Source|2021-08-13T11:49:43-07:00August 14th, 2021|Comments Off

Sheriff’s Report | August 4 – 10, 2021

By Community|2021-08-14T12:39:51-07:00August 14th, 2021|Comments Off

Delta variant drives dramatic spike in cases, further exhausting hospital capacity across the state

By News Source|2021-08-13T15:53:42-07:00August 13th, 2021|2 Comments

Call to Action: Planning Commission to discuss caps on Vacation Rental Permits

By Community|2021-08-13T14:44:45-07:00August 13th, 2021|1 Comment

Recent statewide COVID response updates

By News Source|2021-08-13T13:12:59-07:00August 13th, 2021|Comments Off

County expected to be impacted by wildfire smoke through the weekend

By Community|2021-08-13T11:21:16-07:00August 13th, 2021|Comments Off

SJC COVID cases are on the rise

By Community|2021-08-13T11:08:29-07:00August 13th, 2021|Comments Off

WSF decides reinstating Sidney route not a good idea right now

By News Source|2021-08-17T13:05:20-07:00August 13th, 2021|Comments Off

Island Hospital urges precautions due to wildfire smoke & COVID-19

By Community|2021-08-13T10:30:53-07:00August 13th, 2021|Comments Off

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

By S. C. Watson|2021-08-13T09:54:05-07:00August 13th, 2021|Comments Off

Masking requirement reinstated by SJC Health Officer beginning Friday the 13th forward

By Community|2021-08-15T10:25:33-07:00August 12th, 2021|Comments Off