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
Newest COVID numbers from State Health Dept.
||| FROM STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH ||| Newest numbers. The Washington State Department of Health (DOH) reported a total of 1,448,779 confirmed cases as of 11:59 p.m. on March 22. There have been 12,392 COVID-19
San Juan County numbers reflect diminished case count
||| FROM BRENDAN COWAN for DEPARTMENT OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ||| Since the last update on Friday March 18, there have been three new confirmed or probable cases in San Juan County. Current case count is
Fire Department responds to a downed aircraft at the Port
||| FROM KIM KIMPLE for ORCAS ISLAND FIRE & RESCUE ||| Orcas Island Fire and Rescue career and volunteer staff responded with the San Juan County Sheriff's Office yesterday afternoon to reports of a downed
How can we better prepare for natural hazards on our coasts? Inter-organizational collaboration to assist local efforts may be key
A newly completed project lays the foundation for a team to help Washington’s coastal communities be better prepared for floods, erosion and other coastal hazards ||| FROM WASHINGTON SEA GRANT ||| Floods. Erosion. Sea level
Governor signs bill to allow candidates to use campaign funds for child care
||| FROM WASHINGTON STATE DEMOCRATS ||| OLYMPIA – Gov. Jay Inslee today signed legislation that explicitly allows candidates running for office in Washington state to use campaign funds for child and other dependent care. Senate Bill
Hearing consults to be available at Senior Center
||| FROM LENA KASSA for ORCAS SENIOR CENTER ||| Stacie Nordrum, Au.D., CCC-A, of Island Hearing Healthcare will once again be offering hearing appointments at Orcas Senior Center on Thursday April 7, Thursday May 19,
Get $$ for college! Go to a fun camp! 2022 OPALCO College Scholarship and Youth Rally
||| FROM KRISTA BOUCHEY for ORCAS POWER & LIGHT COOPERATIVE ||| Up to five local students will receive a $1,000 scholarship as well as the opportunity to represent our community at a co-op leadership camp
Guest Opinion | Lower Snake River dam removal has two sides
||| FROM TOM OWENS ||| Removing the Snake River dams is a tough decision. It has two sides. Like many other issues we face, there are merits to both arguments. Hopefully, before final decisions and
Poetry | Let America Be America Again
Let America Be America Again Langston Hughes 1901-1967 Langston Hughes, 1901-1967 Let America be America again. Let it be the dream it used to be. Let it be the pioneer on the plain
Poetry | Horses at Midnight Without a Moon
Jack Gilbert Horses at Midnight Without a Moon Jack Gilbert - 1925-2012 Our heart wanders lost in the dark woods. Our dream wrestles in the castle of doubt. But there's music in us.
UPDATED | School Board meeting, in-person and Zoom, is coming up
Public Hearing 3/24/22 @ 5pm ||| FROM ORCAS ISLAND SCHOOL DISTRICT ||| The Orcas Island School District School Board will be hosting their meeting in person at The School Library and online VIA ZOOM. Here
Call for high school age artists: 2022 Congressional Art Competition
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF REP. RICK LARSEN ||| EVERETT, WA — Rep. Rick Larsen (WA-02) is inviting high school-aged students who live or attend school in Washington’s Second Congressional District to showcase their artistic talents
Not much here (technical issue at state), but latest numbers from Health Dept.
||| FROM STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH ||| Newest numbers. The Washington State Department of Health (DOH) reported a total of 1,446,845 confirmed cases as of 11:59 p.m. on March 20. There have been 12,355 COVID-19 deaths
Fire Commissioners to meet in special meeting to interview board candidates
||| FROM KIM KIMPLE for BOARD OF FIRE COMMISSIONERS ||| The Board of Fire Commissioners will hold a special meeting this Thursday, March 24th at 5:30 p.m. for the purpose of interviewing, evaluating, and potentially appointing
County’s 2022 homeless count identifies 146 people with no place to live
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| The 2022 San Juan County “Point-In Time” (PIT) Homeless Count identified 146 people who have no stable place to live, an increase from the 2020 count of 133.
Everyone’s invited to this observance of National Vietnam Veterans Day
||| FROM PATRICIA (PAT) AYERS, COMMANDER OF AMERICAN LEGION POST #93 ||| The American Legion Post #93 will host a National Vietnam Veterans Day ceremony at the Legion (793 Crescent Beach Road) on Tuesday, 29
