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
Bruce Hanna poem for today | Standard time
||| FROM BRUCE HANNA ||| Our clocks revolted Yesterday Refused to move forward Perhaps reflecting on a season Buds, flowers, long days Wanting to linger First the dryer clock Set to work on a heavy
Upcoming Island Hospital classes
||| FROM RACHEL LAMBERT for ISLAND HOSPITAL ||| Island Hospital offers online class on healthy digestion Take a journey into the digestive system with Registered Dietitian Amber Phillips in this free, online class. Learn common
Sun Days on Orcas | How to “do” Sundays?
||| SUN DAYS ON ORCAS BY EDEE KULPER ||| Before I read the bible, Sundays were duplicate Saturdays. Fun days. Do-anything days. Ever since reading the bible, Sunday has become my least favorite day of
Updated (corrected?) COVID report from the County
||| FROM BRENDAN COWAN for DEPARTMENT OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ||| Since the last update on Friday October 29, there have been four new confirmed or probable cases in San Juan County. Current case count is
Letter to Editor | Did you meet Assistant Fire Chief finalists on island today for interviews?
||| FROM PATRICK SHEPLER, BOFC-elect ||| Orcas Island Fire Chief, Scott Williams, has been without an Assistant Chief since he took the position over five years ago. The Board of Fire Commissioners (BOFC) have announced in
A Betty Hall quilt awaits your winning bid at Senior Center
||| FROM LENA KASSA for ORCAS SENIOR CENTER ||| Lifelong islander, Betty Hall has generously donated a beautiful and festive quilt to Orcas Senior Center for a silent auction. The 42 ½ by 49 ½
Larsen: Bold investment in nation’s infrastructure creates jobs, builds greener transportation network
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF REP. RICK LARSEN ||| WASHINGTON, DC – Tonight, Rep. Rick Larsen (WA-02) supported passage of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, bipartisan legislation that makes bold, long-term investments in the nation’s infrastructure
Latest COVID update from State Health Dept.
||| FROM STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH ||| Newest numbers. The Washington State Department of Health (DOH) reported a total of 648,779 confirmed cases as of 11:59 p.m. on Nov. 3. There have been 8,767 COVID-19 deaths
New local case count indicates we are not done with this COVID thing BUT SEE UPDATED REPORT
SEE UPDATED REPORT ||| FROM BRENDAN COWAN for DEPARTMENT OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ||| Since the last update on Friday October 29, there have been 12 new confirmed or probable cases in San Juan County. Current
Permaculture, resiliency is next Garden Club presentation
||| FROM ORCAS ISLAND GARDEN CLUB ||| On Wednesday, November 10, 2021 at 10:30 a.m., the Orcas Island and Lopez Island Garden Clubs present Jessi Bloom’s virtual (Zoom) presentation Permaculture and Resiliency. This presentation will
OISD wraps up strategic planning process
||| FROM SUZANNA SMITH for ORCAS ISLAND SCHOOL DISTRICT ||| My name is Suzanna Smith, and I just started working at the Orcas Island School District as the Student Support Specialist. Part of my job
WSF Weekly Report | Focus on recruitment, hiring, training to restore service, and a new website coming
||| FROM PATTY RUBSTELLO for WASHINGTON STATE FERRIES ||| Building back our staffing and service To provide more predictable travel, we made the difficult decision last month to temporarily move to reduced service schedules on most routes.
New Library program on conflict management: What do you say when…?
||| FROM CAROL DAPOGNY for ORCAS ISLAND LIBRARY ||| Has the pandemic increased conflicts in your life? Orcas Island Public Library is offering a new program to help with such challenges. Adapted from a seminar,
With time change, be sure to change your smoke alarm batteries
||| FROM LENA KASSA for ORCAS SENIOR CENTER ||| Sunday, November 7 is the end of daylight savings time and it is also a good time to change your smoke alarm batteries and check any
New growth management grants help Washington communities design a future with housing choices affordable to all income levels
Funding for housing action plans and transit-oriented development helps communities address years of underbuilding that left middle and lower-income residents priced out of housing as state’s population boomed. ||| FROM STATE COMMERCE DEPARTMENT ||| A 2020
COVID-19 infections among children and youth slowing after months of steady growth
Pediatric vaccine availability highly anticipated to slow spread of virus in kids ||| FROM STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH ||| OLYMPIA -- With the arrival of vaccines for children ages 5-11, a new report from the Washington State
