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
County provides a quick update on Pt. Lawrence Road repairs
||| FROM BRENDAN COWAN for DEPARTMENT OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ||| Things are looking good for a potential opening tomorrow (Tuesday - knock on wood). Public Works is awaiting delivery of barriers for the road edge
New rule opens door to widespread testing for harsh chemicals in drinking water
||| FROM STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH ||| OLYMPIA – Drinking water for over 6 million Washington residents will be tested for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) under rule changes adopted by the Washington State Board of Health (SBOH). The
Orcas Christian School graduates first aviation student
||| FROM MIKE PARNELL for ORCAS CHRISTIAN SCHOOL ||| Diego Rivera, a senior at Orcas Christian School, recently completed his ground school and passed his Airman written test. On a recent sunny evening Mr. Rivera
COVID booster now encouraged for everyone 18 and older
||| FROM STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH ||| OLYMPIA – Booster doses of all three COVID-19 vaccine types are now available for everyone 18 and older. The expansion comes following recommendations from the U.S. Food and Drug
Orcas Library set to ‘pop up’ at Doe Bay bringing books, movies, games to stranded East-enders
||| FROM CAROL DAPOGNY for ORCAS ISLAND LIBRARY ||| This pop up is for those East-est Orcas Islanders who cannot get to the library due to the road closure and must use the pedestrian bridge
Letter to Editor | A community comes together
||| FROM JOE BROTHERTON for DOE BAY RESORT ||| We hope this message finds you well and safe after the most recent deluge that hit the Pacific NW. For us, we were met with a
This week’s upcoming Island Hospital classes
||| FROM RACHEL LAMBERT for ISLAND HOSPITAL ||| Island Hospital offers Doc Talk on Healthy Sleep Habits Join Dr. Robert Reyna, Medical Director at Island Hospital Sleep Wellness Center, for a review of healthy sleep
New funding available to support private landowners in forest health, reduce wildfire danger in SJC
||| FROM KAI HOFFMAN-KRUL for SJI CONSERVATION DISTRICT ||| The San Juan Islands Conservation District (SJICD) has received funding from the Washington State Department of Natural Resources (DNR) to assist forest landowners in San Juan
Poetry | Mediterranean Blue by Naomi Shihab Nye
||| SUBMITTED BY ORCASONIAN READER ||| Mediterranean Blue by Naomi Shihab Nye From her latest book, “Everything Comes Next: Collected and New Poems” If you are a child of a refugee, you do not sleep
Inslee: Take advantage of opportunity to receive your COVID booster
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF GOVERNOR JAY INSLEE ||| Gov. Jay Inslee issued a statement today as the Western States Scientific Safety Review Workgroup confirmed actions taken... by FDA and CDC to recommend boosters for all
Sun Days on Orcas | Thankful
||| SUN DAYS ON ORCAS by EDEE KULPER ||| I was born in Texas, the fifth child 11 years after my closest sibling. They were all born about a year apart and when my Catholic
Orcas Vikings are State Soccer Champions!
||| FROM ORCAS ISLAND CHAMBER OF COMMERCE ||| This is their return to the island this morning after winning the state championship last night... Orcas Vikings Are State Soccer Champions! After a slow start, the
PeaceHealth Peace Island announces additions to rehab therapy team
||| FROM ANNE WILLIAMS for PEACEHEALTH PEACE ISLAND ||| We are pleased to announce that our PeaceHealth Peace Island Rehabilitation therapy team is growing and we are now able to offer our patients expanded services
Doe Bay community confronts washout by bridging the divide
||| FROM HILARY CANTY for ORCAS ISLAND COMMUNITY FOUNDATION ||| There is something sacred about how this community has responded to the recent torrential rains which brought significant road damage and flooding. When folks woke
Midnight Mutterings | If you build it, they will come… ***
||| MIDNIGHT MUTTERINGS by JACKIE BATES ||| On Tuesday, when the wind and rain subsided enough to see, I checked for my heron. Sure enough, there it was, standing on the boardwalk that goes from
Sheriff’s Report | November 10 – 14, 2021
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE ||| WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 10 21-009844 Controlled Substance Problem 15:33:02 11/10/21 San Juan Deputies executed a search warrant on a vehicle impounded the day prior for a narcotics investigation.
