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.”
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Sun Days on Orcas | Unexpected healing
||| SUN DAYS ON ORCAS by EDEE KULPER ||| Two years ago, I was out running with my husband. We hadn't exercised much at all together over the past 14 years, and I was elated
Orcas Senior Center appeals to you to help meet unmet critical needs
||| FROM LENA KASSA for ORCAS SENIOR CENTER ||| Over the last 18 months, the pandemic has shined a bright light on unmet critical needs of our island’s seniors. COVID-19 opened our eyes to new
Senior Center’s Meeting of the Minds will learn about past, present, future of the Exchange
Meeting of the Minds – “Past, Present, and Future of The Exchange/Orcas Recycling Services” by Orcas Senior Center: Wednesday, October 20, 2021, 1 p.m. ||| FROM LENA KASSA for ORCAS SENIOR CENTER ||| For the
Latest from Lekanoff | It’s Orca Recovery Day, COVID updates, student financial aid, and – yes – ferries
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF REP. DEBRA LEKANOFF ||| Orca Recovery Day Today is Orca Recovery Day - a day in which people from across Washington will go out in their communities and take action
Sheriff’s Report | October 6 – 12, 2021
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE ||| WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 6 21-008967 Agency Assistance 09:20:39 10/06/21 A Lopez Island Deputy accompanied representatives of a state agency to contact a resident. The person was not located.
School Board holding an in-person, all-day work session tomorrow
||| FROM ORCAS ISLAND SCHOOL DISTRICT ||| The Orcas Island School District School Board will be hosting a meeting IN-PERSON only for an all-day work session on Saturday, October 16, at 9 a.m.. The School
This week’s numbers: Lopez 0, San Juan 4, Orcas 16. This is not a sports score
||| FROM BRENDAN COWAN for DEPARTMENT OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ||| Since the last update on Friday October 8, there have been 20 new confirmed or probable cases in San Juan County. Current total case count
Do you need a vaccine booster? Yes and no
||| FROM ANNE PRESSON for ORCAS ISLAND HEALTH CARE DISTRICT ||| Need a good news boost? Look no further than the arrival of COVID-19 vaccine boosters. Recently authorized by the CDC and the FDA for the Pfizer
Orcas School District identifies 11 COVID positive students
||| FROM ERIC WEBB, ORCAS SCHOOLS SUPERINTENDENT ||| Over the past few days, Orcas Island School District has identified 11 COVID positive students and several other positive individuals within their households. All cases originated from
This week’s COVID-19 statewide response update
||| FROM STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH ||| Statewide Response Updates Newest numbers. The Washington State Department of Health (DOH) reported a total of 612,757 confirmed cases as of 11:59 p.m. on Oct. 13. There have been
Letter to Editor | Wes Heinmiller has my vote for fire commissioner
||| FROM ART LANGE ||| I would like to express my strong support for re-election of Commissioner Wes Heinmiller. This election is, unfortunately, occurring within a context of a serious controversy within Orcas Island Fire
A secretive hedge fund is gutting newsrooms
What threatens local newspapers now is not just digital disruption or abstract market forces. They’re being targeted by investors who have figured out how to get rich by strip-mining local-news outfits. The model is simple:
Meet your local Alpha Home Health & Hospice team
||| FROM SHILA WACHTEL for ALPHA HOME HEALTH & HOSPICE ||| Some of you may know a few of our Island Team clinicians with Alpha Home Health and Hospice and some may be curious as
State to implement schedule tweaks, reduced service system-wide starting Saturday
Service on most routes to be reduced due to severe staff shortages ||| FROM WASHINGTON STATE FERRIES ||| SEATTLE – Beginning Saturday, Oct. 16, Washington State Ferries will temporarily operate reduced schedules on most routes
It’s time to get ready for Medicare’s annual open enrollment
||| FROM PEGI GROUNDWATER for SHIBA ||| Medicare beneficiaries have an opportunity each year between October 15 and December 7 to review their insurance coverage and make sure that their current plans will be the
How does housing contribute to a thriving community?
A Dialogue with Coastal Washington Communities Wednesday, October 20, 2021, 9:30-11:00 am PT (virtual) Register for free now! ||| FROM WA STATE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES ||| This discussion will explore questions about housing challenges that
