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
Salish Sea Early Music Festival to perform ‘L’Apothéose de Lully’ in Eastsound
||| FROM JEFFREY COHEN for SALISH SEA EARLY MUSIC FESTIVAL ||| Salish Sea Early Music Festival • L'Apothéose de Lully Tuesday early evening, May 10, 2022 at 6:00 PM at the Orcas Adventist Fellowship Church
350 volunteers made the spring Great Islands Clean-up a success
||| FROM KATIE FLEMING for SJC ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP ||| Jim McNairy from San Juan Island carries a large piece of Styrofoam he collected from Jakle’s Lagoon. Thank you to the 350 dedicated volunteers
A reminder to remember how to secure your vehicle load
||| FROM HEATHER WALLACE for ORS RECYCLING SERVICES/THE EXCHANGE ||| There are just 3 weeks left in the Secure Your Load for Safer Roads campaign that was launched in April by San Juan County to
Letter to Editor | VRBO outlines legislative changes regarding vacation rentals
||| FROM JAN SCILIPOTI ||| I just received an email from VRBO, a short term vacation rental platform, that outlines changes in WA State legislature regarding VRs. Since 2018 in San Juan County, VR permits
Health Care District clarifies guidance on receiving after-hours care
||| FROM TOM EVERSOLE, INTERIM HEALTH CARE SUPERINTENDENT ||| In partnership with Orcas Island Health Care District, Island Health has made considerable improvements in access to after-hours care. Here’s the information you need to know:
Sheriff’s Report | April 27 – May 5, 2022
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE ||| WEDNESDAY, APRIL 27 22-002556 Civil Problem 10:55:22 04/27/22 Deputies served two temporary orders for protection to an individual on San Juan Island baring the person from his
The latest COVID numbers from the State
||| FROM STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH ||| Statewide Response Updates Newest numbers. The Washington State Department of Health (DOH) reported a total of 1,508,065 confirmed cases as of 11:59 p.m. on May 3. There have been
Mercy Pilots put out call for more local pilots
||| FROM JEANNIE SHARPE for PORT OF ORCAS ||| Our local Mercy Flight Pilots are looking for pilots willing to fly people off island to their doctor appointments or pick them up. Some airport drop-offs
County officials discuss affordable housing, infrastructure investments with Rep. Larsen
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| Saturday and Sunday, April 30 and May 1, San Juan County officials toured Representative Rick Larsen (WA-02) through the islands to discuss affordable housing and infrastructure investments.
Here are the latest COVID numbers from San Juan County
||| FROM KYRA KINNAMAN for SJC HEALTH & COMMUNITY SERVICES ||| Over the course of the past five weeks and since the last update on Friday April 1st, there have been 115 new confirmed or
Community focus makes this upcoming Lit Fest special
||| FROM THE ORCAS ISLAND LIT FEST BOARD ||| While the upcoming Orcas Island Lit Fest (OILF) will be presenting award-winning writers and artists from across the country, the focus of the event has always
Export workshop, Spanish language courses, and more at EDC
||| FROM ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL ||| Take your Business International Join the EDC and EFACWA for a lively discussion May 11th from10a-noon, with renowned author Jim Foley, and learn more about exporting your business's goods
Request for long-term farm lease proposals for Coffelt Farm Preserve
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY LAND BANK ||| We invite proposals from skilled farmers and/or farm organizations who wish to move their farm operation and/or agricultural program to Coffelt Farm Preserve on Orcas Island. The
Kwiaht study finds tick population is prevalent on Orcas Island
||| FROM RUSSEL BARSH for KWIAHT ||| We are coming to the end of this year’s peak tick “questing” season, when female ticks actively seek new hosts for blood meals to power their growth and
Look what Economic Development Council is up to
||| FROM SAN JUAN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL ||| Join the EDC and EFACWA for a lively discussion May 11 from 10 a.m. - noon, with renowned author Jim Foley, and learn more about exporting your
Orcas School District issues a COVID warning due to case increase
||| FROM ORCAS ISLAND SCHOOL DISTRICT || Dear OISD Families, As of today, WED 5/4/22, we know of 11 positive cases on the OISD campus. Our OISD healthcare team is doing all they can to
