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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Latest State Health Department COVID update
||| FROM STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH ||| Newest numbers. The Washington State Department of Health (DOH) reported a total of 1,756,800 confirmed cases as of 11:59 p.m. on Aug. 9. There have been 13,637 COVID-19 deaths
Inslee issues directive for monkeypox virus (MPV) plan of action
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF GOVERNOR JAY INSLEE ||| Gov. Jay Inslee today issued Directive 22-18 to expand upon the Washington State Department of Health’s (DOH) ongoing efforts to prevent and control the spread of the monkeypox
Prune Alley work continues. Might re-open on Labor Day weekend?
||| FROM COLIN HUNTAMER for SJC PUBLIC WORKS ||| Progress Update: Along with roadway paving, concrete work is essentially complete. Next week work will continue on the remaining pedestrian ramps and intersection pavers. The contractor
Get answers to your questions about Monkeypox virus (MPV): Call 1-833-829-HELP
Washington 211 call takers can provide information and answer questions on MPV; assistance is available in 240 languages ||| FROM STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH ||| OLYMPIA – People across Washington can now call 1-833-829-HELP for
Orcas Center puts out call for island baker’s cakes
||| FROM BETHANY MARIE for ORCAS CENTER ||| Orcas Center would LOVE your help to make this fall’s production of The Cake a unique celebration of local culinary artists! The Cake is a charming story
This Sunday, Rhapsody in Blue, more at the Village Green
||| FROM LINDA SLONE for ORCAS ISLAND CHAMBER MUSIC FESTIVAL ||| This Sunday, August 14, at 3 p.m., Orcas Island Chamber Music Festival hosts a FREE “Big Band Extravaganza” Concert on the Village Green. World-renowned
INSPIRE team coming to Orcas to, well, inspire our cultural creativity
||| FROM SAN JUAN MAKERS GUILD ||| We are fortunate to have the INSPIRE WA team coming to Orcas to help us learn more about upcoming funding opportunities and strategic initiatives that support the Arts in
Bombshell court victory: Chinook harvest harms Southern Resident Killer Whales and wild chinook recovery
||| FROM EMMA HELVERSON for WILD FISH CONSERVANCY ||| A bombshell ruling from Seattle’s federal Court landed Monday evening calling out the federal government for failing to protect endangered Southern Resident killer whales (SRKWs) and
Department of Health releases updated COVID-19 guidance for K-12 schools & child care
||| FROM STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH ||| OLYMPIA – The Washington State Department of Health (DOH) has released its updated COVID-19 guidance for K-12 schools and child care. The guidance takes lessons learned from the
Lawsuit would empower San Juan County voters
San Juan County faces a lawsuit after blocking four Charter Amendments from going to the voters ||| FROM BEN CHAPMAN for FAIR VOTE WASHINGTON ||| On August 2nd, the San Juan County Council unilaterally blocked
Free childhood vaccines available at these back-to-school clinics
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| San Juan County Health and Community Services (HCS) is providing free childhood vaccines for K-12 students at back-to-school clinics on San Juan, Orcas, and Lopez Islands beginning the
Next up at The Green: Live music from Jacob Miller with special guest Harlan Silverman
||| FROM BETHANY MARIE for ORCAS CENTER ||| Experience folk music live this Sunday, August 21 at 6 p.m. as Jacob Miller takes the stage with special guest Harlan Silverman as part of the Summer
Larsen, DelBene secure $25 Million for Lummi Island Ferry
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF REP. RICK LARSEN ||| WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) awarded a $25 million grant to replace the 60-year-old Lummi Island ferry with an electric-battery hybrid
Get your San Juan Islands license plate at the County Fair
||| FROM MADRONA INSTITUTE ||| Don’t miss the opportunity to show off your island pride with a San Juan Islands license plate. You can sign up, elephant ear in hand, at the San Juan County
You are invited to help shape a composting program for the islands
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| San Juan County is exploring how to best implement commercial composting for residents and businesses in the Islands, and we need your help! The County’s Solid Waste Program
World-class talent to meet local flair at this year’s county fair
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| After two years of virtual trials and tribulations, the San Juan County Fair is back! It’s back with live entertainment featuring artists from as far as Austin, Texas
