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
Economic Development Council always has such cool opportunities available
||| FROM ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL ||| Register for Webinar to learn about new Childcare Grant Save the date! Informational webinar Feb. 28 Monday, Feb. 28, 12:30 p.m. – 2 p.m. Commerce will host an
Newest numbers from State Health Department
||| FROM STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH ||| Newest numbers. The Washington State Department of Health (DOH) reported a total of 1,391,026 confirmed cases as of 11:59 p.m. on Feb. 8.* There have been 11,194 COVID-19 deaths
SJC case count up or down depending on your island
||| BRENDAN COWAN for DEPARTMENT OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ||| Since the last update on Friday February 4, there have been 64 new confirmed or probable cases in San Juan County. Current case count is now
Join in on this Senior Center Meeting of the Minds
Meeting of the Minds: “What Makes our Islands so Rich with Marine Life and Biodiversity?” presented by Jess Newley - Wednesday, February 16 at 1 p.m. by Zoom ||| FROM LENA KASSA for ORCAS SENIOR
Put Socrates Café on your to-do list
Orcas Socrates Café @ Orcas Senior Center by Zoom: Sunday, February 13, 4-6pm ||| FROM LENA KASSA for ORCAS SENIOR CENTER ||| Orcas Senior Center continues to virtually host the Orcas Socrates Café from 4-6 p.m. on the
Letter to Editor | I feel a need for apologies to Ray’s Pharmacy for last week’s demonstration
||| FROM VELMA DOTY ||| Apologies to Rays Pharmacy and all others who were recipients of last weeks “protest.“ Not on behalf of the group BUT because some on our island who chose that behavior
Guitar virtuoso JIJI to play at Orcas Center
||| FROM BETHANY MARIE for ORCAS CENTER ||| Coming to Orcas Center’s Main Stage on Saturday, February 19 is guitarist JIJI. Applauded by the Calgary Herald as “…talented, sensitive…brilliant,” JIJI is an adventurous artist known
EGC announces OPALCO board candidates; Nominations by petition due Feb. 18
||| FROM KRISTA BOUCHEY for ORCAS POWER & LIGHT COOPERATIVE ||| The volunteer member Elections & Governance Committee (EGC) has completed their nominations process and selected a slate of candidates for the 2022 OPALCO Board
Guest Opinion | Former OIFR Commissioner says Fire Department allegations are serious
||| FROM AMANDA MONTAGUE ||| The recent articles posted by Mia Kartinger on the dysfunction in OIFR leadership elicited some uninformed and unfortunate comments that need to be responded to. I could not agree more
Healthcare career training offered by EDC and Cornerstone
||| FROM MICHELANGELO (MICKEY) VON DASSOW for SJC ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL ||| The Economic Development Council (EDC) of San Juan County, in partnership with Cornerstone Healthcare Training, invites County residents to receive free Home Care
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 1,382,782 confirmed cases as of 11:59 p.m. on Feb. 6.* There have been 11,099 COVID-19 deaths
Additional free COVID at-home test kits are available locally while supplies last
||| FROM BRENDAN COWAN for DEPARTMENT OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ||| San Juan County Health and Community Services has been able to secure an additional 3,000+ at-home COVID test kits and will be making them available
WA Legislature reaches deal on multi-year transportation package
||| FROM CINDY WOLF, SAN JUAN COUNTY COUNCILMEMBER ||| I just got this text from Rep. Ramel. He, Rep. Lekanoff and Senator Lovelett have been pushing hard for the ferry funding in this package. It
State re-opens COVID-19 test portal for third time
Rapid antigen tests can be ordered and shipped directly to Washington households at no-cost ||| FROM STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH ||| OLYMPIA –The Washington State Department of Health (DOH) is re-opening a statewide portal that allows
Garden Club presentation to feature Jennifer Harris
||| FROM ORCAS ISLAND GARDEN CLUB ||| On Wednesday, February 16, at 10:30 a.m., the Orcas Island and Lopez Island Garden Clubs’ virtual (Zoom) meeting will feature Jennifer Harris presenting A Designed Pacific Northwest Native
Get to know the acting Health Care District Superintendent
||| FROM TOM EVERSOLE, INTERIM ORCAS ISLAND HEALTH CARE DISTRICT SUPERINTENDENT ||| I was asked to serve as interim superintendent [of the Orcas Island Health Care District] following Anne Presson’s move to a new professional,
