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
State Health Dept’s latest COVID numbers
||| FROM STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH ||| Newest numbers. The Washington State Department of Health (DOH) reported a total of 1,493,194 confirmed cases as of 11:59 p.m. on April 26. There have been 12,686 COVID-19 deaths
Reminder: Local authors book signing event at Orcas Island Historical Museum
||| FROM NANCY STILLGER for ORCAS ISLAND HISTORICAL MUSEUM ||| Come to the Orcas Island Historical Museum in Eastsound Saturday, April 30 from 1:30 - 3:30 p.m. for a book signing and talk by local
Tuberculosis cases on the rise globally and in Washington state
||| FROM STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH ||| OLYMPIA – Washington’s tuberculosis (TB) cases are on the rise, putting state and local public health officials on heightened alert. Widespread disruptions in public health and healthcare services and missed TB
Oahu, Hawaii’s most populous island, will now limit Airbnbs and short-term vacation rentals in a big way
||| FROM SFGATE.COM ||| REPRINT AT REQUEST OF ORCASONIAN READER Oahu, Hawaii’s third-biggest island, will now place further restrictions on where Airbnb, Vrbo and other short-term rental properties can be located throughout Honolulu and the island. In
Larsen announces more than $6.49 Million to lower Washingtonians’ energy costs
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF REP. RICK LARSEN ||| EVERETT, WA - Today, Rep. Rick Larsen (WA-02) announced Washington state will receive more than $6.49 million in federal funds to bring down heating and cooling costs
Poetry | An Earth Song by Langston Hughes – 1901-1967
An Earth Song by Langston Hughes - 1901-1967 It's an earth song,— And I've been waiting long for an earth song. It's a spring song,— And I've been waiting long for a spring song.
“Refugees Welcome”– Washington’s commitment to help people escaping violence, deprivation
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF GOVERNOR JAY INSLEE ||| Washington state has a long, bipartisan history of welcoming refugees fleeing war and persecution, even when other states tried to turn them away. In the late
Join Island Primary Care-Orcas in this June walk, run health fair
||| FROM RACHEL LAMBERT for ISLAND PRIMARY CARE-ORCAS ||| Island Primary Care – Orcas presents: To the Beach and Back 5k Walk, Run & Health Fair. Health Fair activities will include blood pressure checks, chair massages,
Turning creative pursuits into livelihoods: Washington Department of Commerce launches new Creatives Academy
Free, self-directed learning series tailored for creative occupations teaches essential skills to build a successful small business ||| FROM WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE ||| OLYMPIA, WA – The Washington Department of Commerce has launched
Library to host Carolyn Cruso and her hammered dulcimer on South Lawn
||| FROM CAROL DAPOGNY for ORCAS ISLAND LIBRARY ||| This Thursday, April 28th at 6pm on the Library South Lawn (weather permitting) and by Zoom meeting, Carolyn Cruso will regale you with the intricacies of
Letter to Editor | With warm gratitude to our School Board
||| FROM THE TEACHERS AND STAFF OF ORCAS ISLAND SCHOOL DISTRICT ||| When the members of the school board dropped off the thank you cards and the news that everyone at the school would be
Island Sleep Wellness Center adds a new provider
||| FROM LAURA MORONEY for ISLAND HEALTH ||| ANACORTES, WA —JoAnn Eastman, DNP, FNP-BC has joined Island Sleep Wellness Center as a provider. Eastman, who has been at Island Health since 2019, formerly worked as
New, gifted X-ray machine has already performed 1100 images
||| FROM TOM EVERSOLE, INTERIM SUPERINTENDENT, ORCAS ISLAND HEALTH CARE DISTRICT ||| Island Primary Care – Orcas Medical Director, Dr. Frank James and Radiology Technician, Joy Cartisser are pictured with Ms. Fannie O’Leary beside
SJI National Historical Park readies for May 28 opening
||| FROM CYRUS R. FOREMAN for SJI NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK ||| San Juan Island National Historical Park is getting ready to open its visitor centers for the year! This year, the English Camp Visitor Center
San Juan Clipper files petition to discontinue services for this year
||| BY LIN MCNULTY, ORCASONIAN EDITOR ||| Attorneys for San Juan Express (SJE) filed a Petition to Temporarily Discontinue 2022 Commercial Service with Washington Utilities & Transportation Commission on April 13, 2022. The request follows
Support Ukraine in upcoming Eth-noh-tec online fundraiser
||| FROM ROBERT KIKUCHI-YNGOJO for ETH-NOH-TEC ||| This is Nancy Wang and Robert Kikuchi-Yngojo. You may remember the many years we produced the Orcas Storyfest. So many of our neighbors, families, and friends enjoyed the
