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
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
Thoughts from Eric Webb following yesterday’s school shooting in Texas
||| FROM ERIC WEBB, ORCAS SCHOOLS SUPERINTENDENT ||| Students, Families, Staff and Community, Today, our deepest sympathies are with those in Texas who suffered an unthinkable act of violence yesterday. Please be reassured that the
Statement from Washington State Office of Firearm Safety and Violence Prevention
||| FROM STATE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE ||| OLYMPIA, WA --- “Once again we find ourselves grieving from the loss of innocent lives to a senseless act of gun violence. While mass shootings blare from the
Guest Opinion | Don’t forget to breathe; construction upheaval is only for one season
||| FROM CINDY WOLF, SAN JUAN COUNTY COUNCILMEMBER ||| This Spring the news from the bigger world has been rough and our own political sphere has been contentious. It is difficult to avoid the vortex
Breaking News: Canoe Journey event no longer open to the public
||| FROM DAVID TURNOY ||| Due the incidence of Covid positive tests among several of the staff at Camp Orkila, the canoe journey events tonight are not open to the public. Sorry, but please don't
County makes it official: Vacation rental permits are limited
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| San Juan County Council voted unanimously (3-0) on May 17 to limit the number of vacation rental permits on Lopez, Orcas, and San Juan Island, as well as
Guest Opinion | About those trees at The Longhouse…
||| FROM PEGEEN WHITE ||| This weekend I spent several hours gathering signatures for a petition to save the trees at The Longhouse, a donated apartment building for low-income seniors and the disabled. I have
Washington part of multi-state Salmonella outbreak linked to peanut butter
||| FROM STATE HEALTH DEPARTMENT ||| OLYMPIA -- Washington State Department of Health (DOH) is working with local and federal public health partners to investigate a case of Salmonella that is likely linked to consuming contaminated Jif® brand
Live music is being added to the fun of Farmers Market
||| FROM ERICA LYONS for ORCAS ISLAND FARMERS MARKET ||| The Orcas Island Farmers Market is thrilled to announce the launch of an exciting program: Music In The Market 2022! We have been working diligently
Eastsound Water Users receives praise from State Office of Drinking Water
||| FROM STATE HEALTH DEPARTMENT ||| Eastsound Water Users Association: Building Efficiencies in Operations Every water system consists of source water, equipment, and people. Each system is unique in its operations and management. A year
