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
Recap of recent COVID-19 news and updates from the State
||| FROM STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH ||| Newest numbers. The Washington State Department of Health (DOH) reported a total of 701,158 confirmed cases as of 11:59 p.m. on Dec. 15. There have been 9,653 COVID-19 deaths
Health Care District announces new interim superintendent
||| FROM ART LANGE for ORCAS ISLAND HEALTH CARE DISTRICT ||| Tom Eversole On behalf of the Orcas Island Health Care District (OIHCD), I am pleased to announce that Tom Eversole will become
Twelve of sixteen new COVID cases this week are on Orcas
||| FROM BRENDAN COWAN for DEPARTMENT OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ||| Since the last update on Friday December 10, there have been 16 new confirmed or probable cases in San Juan County. Current case count is
Milestone for Island Rides and the transition away from fossil fuels on island
||| FROM BRUCE BENTON, for ISLAND RIDES ||| The Orcas Island Community Foundation (OICF) has installed two EV charging stations – one available for public use and the other serving as the permanent base for
Weekly WSF update | Preparations for the holidays
||| FROM PATTY RUBSTELLO for WASHINGTON STATE FERRIES ||| Holiday season ferry travel A special thank you to our employees working over the holiday season. If you get the chance, please wish them “Happy
Senior Center seeks home maintenance/repair coordinator
||| FROM LENA KASSA for ORCAS SENIOR CENTER ||| Orcas Senior Center is recruiting for a part-time independent contractor as a coordinator for its Home Maintenance & Repair (HM&R) pilot program. The HM&R Coordinator will
School Board will meet tomorrow
||| FROM ORCAS ISLAND SCHOOL DISTRICT ||| The Orcas Island School District School Board will be hosting their meeting IN-PERSON on Thursday, December 16 at 5 p.m. in The OISD Multipurpose Rm behind the Old
DOH commemorates one year of COVID-19 vaccines in Washington
Since Dec. 2020, more than 11 million doses of vaccine have been given out across the state ||| FROM STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH ||| OLYMPIA – One year ago, the first COVID-19 vaccine shipment arrived
SJI National Historical Park announces contest to design a new logo
||| FROM CYRUS FORMAN for SAN JUAN ISLAND NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK ||| San Juan Island National Historical Park is proud to announce a contest to design a new logo for our park! The winning designer
The Co-op difference: Capital credit checks are in the mail
||| FROM KRISTA BOUCHEY for ORCAS POWER & LIGHT COOPERATIVE ||| More than $1M in capital credit checks are going out to OPALCO members this month, as they do each year. As an electric cooperative,
Statewide COVID response updates
||| FROM STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH ||| Statewide Response Updates Newest numbers. The Washington State Department of Health (DOH) reported a total of 698,493 confirmed cases as of 11:59 p.m. on Dec. 13. There have been
Make note of these Dental Van dates for 2022
||| FROM HILARY CANTY for ORCAS ISLAND COMMUNITY FOUNDATION ||| The Medical Teams International Mobile Dental Van is returning in 2022 thanks to a public-private partnership making dental access to care available across the islands.
Hey, Orcasonians, you know you can get free PCR testing kits at Senior Center, right?
||| FROM BRENDAN COWAN for DEPARTMENT OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ||| We’re almost out of kits on San Juan, and they’re going fast on Lopez, but for some reason they’re not flying out the door on
County seeking new members for advisory committees
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| Bring your expertise and passion to the table! San Juan County is currently seeking qualified applicants for positions on the following advisory committees coordinated by the Department of
SJC Land Bank schedules a couple of meetings on December 17
||| FROM TANJA WILLIAMS for SAN JUAN COUNTY LAND BANK ||| All in a day's work for our stewards! Check out this time lapse video volunteer Michael Noonan shot of the dock demo at Fisherman Bay
Letter to Editor | We should talk about board members and salaries
||| FROM LEITH TEMPLIN ||| I attended the last Orcas Port Commissioners meeting and came away being disappointed. I learned from Chair, Mia Kartiganer, that they received CARES Act Funding because “someone pushed the paperwork
