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
Governors Newsom, Brown, and Inslee announce updated health guidance
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF GOVERNOR JAY INSLEE ||| With declining case rates and hospitalizations across the west, California, Oregon and Washington are moving together to update their masking guidance. After 11:59 p.m. on March
Friends of San Juans welcomes new legal director, staff attorney
||| FROM SHANNON DAVIS for FRIENDS OF THE SAN JUANS ||| James McCubbin, an experienced land-use attorney, joins the Friends staff on March 1st. Friends of the San Juans is thrilled to welcome
Funhouse opens Stepping Up! program for registration
Stepping Up will be held Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays from March 14-June 9 ||| FROM LIZ DOANE for FUNHOUSE COMMONS ||| Spring is on the way, and we can't wait to get outside and
Art Unlocked to finally arrive at Orcas Center
||| FROM KATHY YOUNGREN for ORCAS CENTER VISUAL ARTS COMMITTEE ||| Art Opening with a display of all local art presented by the visual Arts Committee at Orcas Center, Friday, March 4. Lots of beautiful
Upcoming classes from Island Health
||| FROM RACHEL LAMBERT for ISLAND HEALTH ||| Nutrition for Healthy Pregnancy with Island Health Learn essential tips for ensuring proper nutrition during each stage of your pregnancy, from conception to the first post-partum meal.
Poetry | A Black History Month tribute
||| POSTED AT REQUEST OF ORCASONIAN READER ||| Still I Rise MAYA ANGELOU Maya Angelou You may write me down in history With your bitter, twisted lies, You may trod me in the
Statement from Gov. Jay Inslee regarding updated mask guidance from CDC
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF GOVERNOR JAY INSLEE ||| Gov. Jay Inslee issued a statement [Friday] in response to the Centers for Disease Control releasing updated guidance on masking to prevent the transmission of COVID-19.
Jan McCorison displays her quilt artistry at Orcas Library
||| FROM DAVID KOSIUR for ORCAS ISLAND LIBRARY ||| Starting March 1st, some of Jan McCorison’s quilts will be exhibited at the Orcas Island Library. Jan’s quilts use a number of techniques — appliqué, traditional
OIHCD board meeting agenda for March 1 is posted
||| FROM TOM EVERSOLE, INTERIM SUPERINTENDENT ||| The Agenda and Materials (Board Packet) for the March 1, 2022 Board meeting of the Orcas Island Health Care District will be posted February 28. You can access
Community Foundation to hold webinars for organizational infrastructure needs
||| FROM HILARY CANTY for ORCAS ISLAND COMMUNITY FOUNDATION ||| What would be your guess for how many buildings on Orcas are community-owned (meaning owned by a nonprofit, taxing district, or faith based organization)? Ten?
Inslee updates proclamation on vaccine requirements for large events
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF GOVERNOR JAY INSLEE ||| Today Gov. Jay Inslee amended Proclamation 21-16, the COVID-19 emergency order requiring proof of vaccination or proof of a negative test for large indoor or outdoor
Newest updates and summary from State Health Dept.
||| FROM STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH ||| Newest numbers. The Washington State Department of Health (DOH) reported a total of 1,414,222 confirmed cases as of 11:59 p.m. on Feb. 22.* There have been 11,732 COVID-19 deaths
Local COVID lowdown: Are we seeing an advancing, ongoing decline?
||| FROM BRENDAN COWAN for DEPARTMENT OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ||| Since the last update on Friday February 18, there have been 27 new confirmed or probable cases in San Juan County. Current case count is
Silver Swans virtual ballet sessions coming up at Senior Center
||| FROM LENA KASSA for ORCAS ISLAND SENIOR CENTER ||| Silver Swans Virtual Ballet with Emily Anton by Zoom (Wednesdays, 11am-12pm) Join Emily Anton for Silver Swans, an hour of basic and gentle ballet for
Request for Proposals issued for Coffelt Farm Preserve
||| FROM TANJA WILLIAMSON for 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
Ease Please Qigong with Joan Roulac by Zoom
||| FROM LENA KASSA for ORCAS ISLAND SENIOR CENTER ||| Joan Roulac Quiet the mind and strengthen the body with Joan Roulac’s Ease Please four-week Qigong series. These 15-minute sessions will gently loosen muscles, strengthen
