Here’s a thought…
“Don’t ask me who’s influenced me. A lion is made up of the lambs he’s digested, and I’ve been reading all my life.”
GIORGOS SEFERIS
Inslee wraps up another busy week before Tuesday’s election
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF GOVERNOR JAY INSLEE ||| Tuesday, November 8, is Election Day Next Tuesday, Nov. 8, is Election Day in Washington state. Voters may register or update their information in-person, and vote
Schedule a Medicare appointment with local experts
||| FROM PEGI GROUNDWATER for SHIBA ||| Confused by the ads on TV and the information you get in the mail or from your friends and neighbors? You can join one of SHIBA’s drop-in enrollment
Bethany Carter flies high for her 17th birthday
||| FROM ROBERT WAUNCH for AIRHAWKS FLYING CLUB ||| On Wednesday morning, November 2, Bethany Carter turned 17 and flew to Bellingham to take her Practical examination for her Private Pilot Certificate. The first part
Sheriff’s Report | October 26 – November 1, 2022
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE ||| WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 26 22-007802 Trespassing 07:53:00 10/26/22 A Deputy responded to a report of a trespassing that occurred the previous night. It was reported that a white
Reading, math, science, and wellness: youth mental health is a new educational cornerstone
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF GOVERNOR JAY INSLEE ||| Youth mental health is in a state – 45% of high school seniors reported feeling sad or hopeless in the past year, according to the statewide
Latest (next to last) COVID bulletin from State Dept. of Health
||| FROM STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH ||| In coordination with the end of the COVID-19 emergency proclamations and state of emergency on Oct. 31, the Washington State Department of Health (DOH) will discontinue the weekly COVID-19 Bulletin.
More bivalent COVID-19 booster clinics scheduled for next week
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| San Juan County Health & Community Services is hosting additional, large-scale bivalent COVID-19 booster vaccine clinics November 7 to November 10. There are many additional appointment slots still
EDC to offer Introduction to Welding course as part of Trades Training Initiative
||| FROM MARTI MCCONNELL for ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL ||| The Economic Development Council (EDC) of San Juan County will offer an Introduction to Welding course as part of their Trades Training Initiative. This course is
Orcas Island Community Church invites children to “Kids’ Club” on Thursday evenings
||| FROM STEPHANIE MOSS for ORCAS COMMUNITY CHURCH ||| A weekly kids’ club will be hosted at the Community Church on Thursday evenings from November 2022 through April 2023, with the exception of a few
Eastsound Water opens voting for their 2022 Board of Directors election
||| FROM DAN BURKE for EASTSOUND WATER ||| On 11/2/2022 , Eastsound Water Users Association (EWUA) announced that membership voting for three Board of Director’s seats has begun. Online ballots were sent on November 1,
On-screen performances from The Met return to Orcas Center
||| FROM BETHANY MARIE for ORCAS CENTER ||| Orcas Center’s On-Screen offerings return this season with new performances from The Metropolitan Opera. Join us for these great events coming up in November: Sunday, November 20
You must whisper a secret to the great pumpkin, no matter how tired you are
||| FROM NANCY AYER ||| Emmanuel Church’s annual Great Pumpkin Halloween Labyrinth Walk Giving one of his candies to the Great Pumpkin A 4 yr old gets mighty exhausted after trick or treating! He
Students return to school following their summer reading success
||| FROM TOM OWENS ||| The 2022 Summer Reading Class brought all 12 students through the summer without any reading skill loss and in fact increased skill in almost all students. These students entered their
Orcas music students continue to build skills to share with the community
||| FROM SHARON HO for MUSIC ADVOCACY GROUP ||| Beautiful Fall weather on Orcas Island saw the high school (HS) band rehearsing outdoors for their marching debut. On October 7, the band led the Homecoming
Island Health has improved Patient Portal
||| FROM TOM EVERSOLE for ORCAS ISLAND HEALTH CARE DISTRICT ||| Orcas Island Health Care District’s partner, Island Health (IH), operates the medical clinic on Deye Lane. IH and its local primary care clinic significantly
There’s a new Superintendent at OIHCD
||| FROM KIM KIMPLE for ORCAS ISLAND HEALTH CARE DISTRICT ||| Orcas Island Health Care District has hired Christopher Chord as its new superintendent. Mr. Chord will assume his duties November 15, 2022. “The board
