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.”
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theOrcasonian goes dark … for one day
||| BY LIN MCNULTY theORCASONIAN EDITOR ||| I am pleased to announce, and will be even more than pleased if I can actually pull it off, that I'm taking a day off - first one
OIEF BBQ will be back on June 12
||| FROM JANET BROWNELL for ORCAS ISLAND EDUCATION FOUNDATION ||| We have rescheduled the OIEF BBQ for Sunday June 12 (2-5p). Please get your tickets (again) at: https://oief.smalldognet.com/erp/donate/list/ticket or the Chamber of Commerce. Who doesn't like
Join Emily Anton via Zoom for Silver Swans Virtual Ballet
Silver Swans Virtual Ballet with Emily Anton by Zoom (Wednesdays from 11 a.m. - 12 p.m.) ||| FROM LENA KASSA for ORCAS SENIOR CENTER ||| Join Emily Anton for Silver Swans, an hour of basic
Health Care District in search of a new superintendent
||| FROM TOM EVERSOLE, ACTING SUPERINTENDENT, ORCAS ISLAND HEALTH CARE DISTRICT ||| Orcas Island Health Care District (OIHCD) is seeking applicants for the position of District Superintendent. The Superintendent position is an exciting opportunity to
SJ Ag Guild distributes FARM fund grants to local farms
||| FROM EMMA RASTATTER for SAN JUAN ISLANDS AGRICULTURAL GUILD ||| The San Juan Islands Agricultural Guild (Ag Guild) FARM Fund is excited to announce the distribution of $72,048 in grants to San Juan County
Island Health latest class offerings
||| FROM RACHEL LAMBERT for ISLAND HEALTH ||| Island Health offers Living Well with COPD class Join Respiratory Therapist Sarah Edwards for an informative conversation on COPD. Edwards will discuss how COPD affects the pulmonary
Washington state confirms first case of monkeypox
||| FROM STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH ||| OLYMPIA –– Washington State Department of Health (DOH) and Public Health—Seattle and King County (PHSKC) announced the first confirmed case of monkeypox in the state. The person, a King County resident, did
Senior Center again offering Joan Roulac’s Qigong series
Qigong Offerings with Joan Roulac by Zoom (Wednesdays, June 1-22, 9am) ||| FROM LENA KASSA for ORCAS SENIOR CENTER ||| Quiet the mind and strengthen the body with Joan Roulac’s Ease Please four-week Qigong series. These 15-minute
In case you missed it — Garden Club presentation on YouTube
||| FROM ORCAS ISLAND GARDEN CLUB ||| In her presentation, Next Year's Harvest Starts Now, Linda Gilkeson talks about what to grow, when and where to plant, simple methods for protecting crops, extreme weather, and how
COVID is still in the San Juans, in all its iterations
||| FROM KYRA JAHANFAR for COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ||| Since the update last Friday May 20, there have been 61 new confirmed or probable cases in San Juan County. Current case count is
Island Reproductive Health functioning well on Orcas Island
||| FROM JANNICE ROSE for ISLAND REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH INITIATIVE ||| The recent drafted opinion of Supreme Court Justice Alito is a dark harbinger of what lies ahead for women's right to make decisions about their
Current COVID case count
||| FROM STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH ||| Newest numbers. The Washington State Department of Health (DOH) reported a total of 1,565,696 confirmed cases as of 11:59 p.m. on May 24. There have been 12,820 COVID-19 deaths
Canoe journey storytelling at Village Green will proceed at 2 p.m.
||| FROM DAVID TURNOY ||| So sorry for those who went out to Camp Orkila on Wednesday, as the Health Department would not allow the canoe landing to be open to the public due to
Gov. Inslee tests positive for COVID-19
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF GOVERNOR JAY INSLEE ||| Gov. Jay Inslee tested positive for COVID-19 on a rapid antigen test. Inslee is experiencing very mild symptoms including a mild cough. Inslee is working from
Health Care District conducting a health care needs assessment
||| FROM TOM EVERSOLE, ACTING HEALTH CARE DISTRICT SUPERINTENDENT ||| Orcas Island Health Care District (OIHCD) is developing a strategic plan to guide them in developing needed services. A first step in the process to
COVID boosters now available for 5-10 year olds
||| FROM KYRA JAHANFAR for SJC HEALTH & COMMUNITY SERVICES ||| An additional mRNA dose will help further protect children, ages 5-11 years, and slow disease spread across Washington and in San Juan County. Booster
