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
Food Co-op outlines strategy to cope with parking interruptions
||| FROM LEARNER LIMBACH for ORCAS FOOD CO-OP ||| The county and Jesse particularly are doing a great job with coordination, but the reality is the Co-op and members/customers will be severely impacted. Here is
Orcas Island Health Care District posts upcoming meeting agenda
||| FROM TOM EVERSOLE, INTERIM SUPERINTENDENT, ORCAS HEALTH CARE DISTRICT ||| The Agenda and Materials (Board Packet) for the March 15, 2022 Board meeting of the Orcas Island Health Care District will be posted March
Our SHIBA folks are ready to welcome you to Medicare
Join us for an online presentation on Monday, March 21 at 1 p.m. ||| FROM PEGI GROUNDWATER for SHIBA ||| Welcome to Medicare...! Is this the year you join Medicare? Depending on your circumstances you
Getting ready for upcoming season, boaters education course offered
||| FROM ZAC REIMER for SAN JUAN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE ||| The San Juan County Sheriff Office would like to assist in preparing you for the upcoming boating season. Washington State law requires you to
Back by popular demand, EDC again offers basic class in masonry
||| FROM MICKEY VON DASSOW for ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL ||| Due to popular demand, the Economic Development Council (EDC) of San Juan County is offering a second hands-on Masonry Basics class. This one-day course will
Sun Days on Orcas | Hope
||| SUN DAYS ON ORCAS BY EDEE KULPER ||| Masks are coming off, the sun is beginning to come out more, the geese are honking, the birds are chirping, and while it’s still cold outside,
Time runs out on opportunity for permanent standard time as legislative session ends
||| BY LIN MCNULTY, theORCASONIAN EDITOR ||| It was such a nice fantasy for a few months -- to not have to ever change our clocks around twice a year -- as we waited for
Inslee updates mask requirement – in most places
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF GOVERNOR JAY INSLEE ||| Today, Gov. Jay Inslee updated Proclamation 20-25 (Washington Ready) to rescind the face covering requirement in most places. The face covering requirement will remain in place in healthcare
Latest COVID numbers from State Health Dept.
||| FROM STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH ||| Newest numbers. The Washington State Department of Health (DOH) reported a total of 1,434,783 confirmed cases as of 11:59 p.m. on March 8.* There have been 12,133 COVID-19 deaths in Washington.
Sheriff’s Report | March 2 – 8, 2022
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE ||| WEDNESDAY, MARCH 2 22-001347 Alarm 22:16:11 03/02/22 A Deputy on San Juan Island responded to a medical alert call with EMS. The patient was found to be
This just in from San Juan County: Mask requirements update
||| FROM ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL ||| The statewide indoor mask mandate is being rescinded tonight, March 11, at 11:59 pm, in many settings. The local Health Officer face covering order is also being rescinded at
Land Bank’s, Preservation Trust’s offer on Glenwood Inn property was not the top bid
||| FROM CRAIG CANINE for SAN JUAN PRESERVATION TRUST ||| The San Juan County Conservation Land Bank and San Juan Preservation Trust announced today that they jointly submitted an offer to purchase the Glenwood Inn
Choose carefully | Going maskless is now possible starting tomorrow
||| FROM BRENDAN COWAN for DEPARTMENT OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ||| Since the last update on Friday March 4, there have been 23 new confirmed or probable cases in San Juan County. Current case count is
In Memoriam | Rose Ann Schreiber, May 5, 1929 – March 1, 2022
||| FROM LOIS CORNELL ||| Rose Ann Schreiber (May 5, 1929-March 1, 2022) Rose Ann Schreiber (nee Hickey) passed away peacefully on March 1, 2022 at Josephine’s Caring Community in Stanwood Washington at
School Board acknowledges devotion of teachers, staff with unexpected gift
||| FROM AYN CARRILLO-GAILEY, ORCAS SCHOOL BOARD CHAIR ||| With deep respect and gratitude, I am writing on behalf of the Orcas Island School District Board to acknowledge the extraordinary—our teachers, administrators, and all school
Island Primary Care – M Avenue welcomes pediatrician Valerie Horn, D.O.
||| FROM LAURA MORONEY for ISLAND PRIMARY CARE - M AVENUE ||| Island Primary Care – M Avenue welcomed pediatrician Valerie Horn, D.O., M.S. to the team this week. Horn earned her Doctor of Osteopathic
