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
Roses bids farewell, welcomes new owners
||| FROM JONI & JOHN TRUMBULL ||| Very dear friends and neighbors, Joni and I would like to announce that as of November 30th, the old fire station building that Roses Bakery Cafe inhabited over
Sign up now for Whale Museum’s upcoming Marine Naturalist Program
||| FROM TRACIE MERRELL for THE WHALE MUSEUM ||| Registration is now open for a spring virtual session of TWM’s Marine Naturalist Program. This dynamic and high quality program will be 6-sessions and run on
El Fondo Comunitario de Respuesta a Emergencias brinda alivio por daños por inundaciones
||| FROM HILARY CANTY for ORCAS ISLAND COMMUNITY FOUNDATION ||| El Fondo Comunitario de Respuesta a Emergencias brinda alivio por daños por inundaciones La Fundación Comunitaria de la Isla Orcas (Orcas Island Community Foundation, OICF)
Community emergency response fund to provide relief from flood damage
||| FROM HILARY CANTY for ORCAS ISLAND COMMUNITY FOUNDATION ||| The Orcas Island Community Foundation (OICF) and the Orcas Community Resource Center (OCRC) are launching a trial program to help individuals and families who experienced
Join us in helping Jennifer and Sebastian heal from Lyme
||| FROM CAITLIN & ZACKARYA LECK ||| We invite you to join us in supporting our dear friends and long-time Orcas Islanders, Jennifer and Sebastian Posada. Jen and Seb are on a healing journey with
Repair Economy Summit 2021: Who has the right to repair your possessions?
||| FROM STEPHEN SHRADER for SAN JUAN MAKERS GUILD ||| The San Juan Makers Guild attended the Repair Economy Summit 2021: Connecting for Inspiration on Saturday, December 4. Others attending the Washington-based, five-hour virtual gathering,
COVID-19 boosters essential for protection as omicron variant spreads across the country
Everyone 18 and older should get a booster shot as soon as they are eligible ||| FROM STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH ||| OLYMPIA – Vaccines remain the best public health tool available to protect people from
LaPorte Road opens tonight, closes again during day on Tuesday, Wednesday
||| FROM BRENDAN COWAN for DEPARTMENT OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ||| LaPorte Rd. will be open to traffic after crews wrap up their work at the end of the day today. However, the road will be
This weekend at the Grange: “It’s a Wonderful Life”
||| FROM DOUG BECHTEL for ACTORS THEATER OF ORCAS ISLAND ||| The Actors Theater of Orcas Island invites you to celebrate the holiday season with us as we enjoy the beloved American holiday classic, “IT’S
Film Fest will re-show ‘The Rescue,’ to present the film with an award
||| FROM ORCAS ISLAND FILM FESTIVAL ||| Many islanders and visitors had the wonderful opportunity to experience the powerful lineup of films, presented at the Orcas Island Film Festival this past October. There were 16
This WA Notify phone app could give you info you need for your health
||| FROM ANNE PRESSON for ORCAS ISLAND HEALTH CARE DISTRICT ||| There’s a new way to verify your COVID-19 vaccination on the go: WA Notify. If you are planning to attend a large event, bar,
Island Hospital has online childbirth education series coming up, and more
||| FROM RACHEL LAMBERT for ISLAND HOSPITAL ||| Island Hospital is offering a four-week online class series designed to prepare parents-to-be for the arrival of their new baby. Classes are Tuesdays from 6:30–9:00 p.m. starting
OPALCO sets rate increase of 4% for all members in 2022
||| FROM KRISTA BOUCHEY for ORCAS POWER & LIGHT COOPERATIVE ||| The November OPALCO Board Meeting included several changes for cooperative members including a 4% rate increase for all members, a change to the way
More than 129,000 kids ages 5 – 11 receive first dose of COVID-19 vaccine in less than a month
Pediatric vaccine will help protect children and slow disease spread this holiday season ||| FROM STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH ||| OLYMPIA – Across the state, more than 129,000 children ages 5 through 11 have received their
Snow possible? All indications point to ‘yes’
||| FROM BRENDAN COWAN for DEPARTMENT OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ||| There is the potential for a small amount of snow in the forecast over the weekend and into next week. Below is the UW model
Current county COVID case count
||| FROM BRENDAN COWAN for DEPARTMENT OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ||| Since the last update on Friday November 26, there have been six new confirmed or probable cases in San Juan County. Current case count is
