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
Newest statewide numbers on COVID
||| FROM STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH ||| Statewide Response Updates Newest numbers. The Washington State Department of Health (DOH) reported a total of 1,820,468 confirmed cases as of 11:59 p.m. on Oct. 4. There have been
West Coast leaders double down on bold actions to fight climate crisis
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF GOVERNOR JAY INSLEE ||| SAN FRANCISCO – In the latest of several climate agreements among Pacific Coast governments, California, Oregon, Washington and British Columbia signed a new partnership Thursday recommitting
Guest Opinion | Human and wildlife health are interconnected
||| FROM RUSSEL BARSH for KWIAHT ||| An outbreak of avian flu in upper East Sound this summer raised an important public policy issue that should not be left by the wayside: To protect people
Senior Center’s activities to look forward to
||| FROM LENA KASSA for ORCAS SENIOR CENTER ||| Grannie’s Closet is back in the lobby of Orcas Senior Center! Grannie’s Closet offers household décor, kitchen, and vintage items, crafting supplies and much, much more.
San Juan County updates its Recreation, Open Space, and Stewardship Plan
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| San Juan County (the County) is currently updating its six-year Parks, Trails, and Natural Areas Plan. As part of the update process, the plan has a new name
County Health is set to administer Monkeypox vaccine for those at high-risk
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| San Juan County Health and Community Services (HCS) is providing Monkeypox (MPV) vaccine Oct. 12 and 13 on San Juan Island and Orcas Island respectively. These clinics are
A San Juan Island waterway honors a native county commissioner and his descendants
Cayou Channel, renaming and remembering ||| BY TREVOR SNAPP ||| The Cayou family hosted a historic blessing and canoe journey to celebrate the renaming of a key ferry route in the San Juan Islands for
Letter to Editor | Ron Krebs has my wholehearted support in re-election
||| FROM DAN AMAN ||| I wholeheartedly endorse the re-election of Ron Krebs for Sheriff of San Juan County and urge everyone to vote for him in the upcoming election. I have known Ron since
OCRC joins with community to celebrate National Hispanic Heritage month
||| FROM MEGAN EHRMANTROUT for COMMUNITY RESOURCE CENTER ||| The Orcas Community Resource Center (OCRC) is pleased to join our island community in celebration of National Hispanic Heritage month, September 15th - October 15th. We
Cozy up to JP and OK Rhythm Boys at Orcas Island Winery
||| FROM ANITA ORNE for JP AND THE OK RHYTHM BOYS ||| While they play throughout the west, Washington, Oregon, California, Idaho, and Montana, it is a rare thing for hometown Orcas Island audiences to
Matching funds being raised to keep Mercy Flights operational on Orcas
||| FROM JAMES BIDDICK for ORCAS LIONS CLUB ||| The Orcas Island Lions Club is in the middle of raising matching funds for Mercy Flights Orcas Island. The drive will end on October 28, 2022.
Meet Library’s new director at Friends Annual Meeting
||| FROM DAVE KOSIUR for ORCAS ISLAND LIBRARY ||| Ingrid Mattson, Orcas Library Come meet Ingrid Mattson, the library’s new director, and hear her speak about the exciting future of Friends and the
Orcas Garden Club: James Most discusses fruit and nut trees
||| FROM ORCAS ISLAND GARDEN CLUB ||| On Wednesday, October 19, at 10:30 am, the Orcas Island Garden Club will present a virtual (Zoom) meeting featuring James Most. James will speak about Growing Fruit and
EPRC will meet this week
||| FROM LEITH TEMPLIN for EASTSOUND PLANNING REVIEW COMMITTEE ||| The Eastsound Planning Review Committee will be holding their first Thursday of the month meeting this week October 6, 3 p.m. at the Orcas Island
This Delaware beach town is set to regulate short-term rentals
||| FROM DELAWARE ONLINE ||| One Lewes (Delaware) couple said they’ve lived in the quaint, historic beach town for more than three decades, but it wasn’t until more recently that they started to see their
Upcoming health classes from Island Health
||| FROM RACHEL LAMBERT for ISLAND HEALTH ||| Island Health offers online childbirth education class series Island Health is offering a four-week online class series designed to prepare parents-to-be for the arrival of their new
