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
School District seeks to hire for these positions
||| FROM VICKI VANDERMAY for ORCAS ISLAND SCHOOL DISTRICT || Position: Title 1 Reading Specialist Description: 3.5 hours/day beginning December 1, 2021 to June 17, 2022. Must have appropriate Washington State certification/endorsements. Position: Speech Language Pathologist Assistant Description:
Fire Commission to gather in special meeting on Friday
||| FROM KIM KIMPLE for ORCAS ISLAND FIRE & RESCUE ||| The Board of Fire Commissioners will hold a Special Meeting on Friday, November 5 at 2 p.m. 2021-11-05 AGENDA Special Meeting Agenda .
EDC offers free Introduction to Masonry class
||| FROM MICHELANGELO (MICKEY) VON DASSOW for ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL ||| People seeking new job skills or career inspiration are invited to a free, hands-on introduction to masonry, offered by the Economic Development Council of
Senior Center looking to re-activate Hearts & Hands program
||| FROM LENA KASSA for ORCAS SENIOR CENTER ||| Among the Orcas Senior Center’s Companion Services, two programs stand out: Hearts and Hands and Buddy Check-In. While Buddy Check-In has grown and thrived during the
Second round of ballot counting is completed in San Juan County
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY ELECTIONS ||| November 2, 2021 General Election Number of Precincts 19 Number of Registered Voters 14,567 Total Ballots Counted 5,278 Estimated Ballots Left to Count 1,000 Next Ballot Count On
Pediatric vaccination appointments are now available for ages 5-11
San Juan County has one of the highest vaccination rates in the nation for children 12 – 17 ||| FROM BRENDAN COWAN for DEPARTMENT OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ||| With FDA and CDC approval of the
Rick Larsen to host veterans telephone town hall on Thursday
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF REP. RICK LARSEN ||| EVERETT, WA - On Thursday, November 4, Rep. Rick Larsen (WA-02) will host a live telephone town hall on issues facing Northwest Washington veterans and their families.
Recap of recent COVID-19 news and Updates
||| FROM STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH ||| Newest numbers. The Washington State Department of Health (DOH) reported a total of 645,596 confirmed cases as of 11:59 p.m. on Nov. 1. There have been 8,696 COVID-19 deaths
Inslee statement on vaccine approval for 5-to 11-year-olds
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF GOVERNOR JAY INSLEE ||| “Parents can breathe a sigh of relief that their younger kids can now be vaccinated against the deadly COVID-19 virus. This gets us a step closer
Actors Theater is bringing ‘It’s a Wonderful Life’ to Grange stage in December
||| FROM DOUG BECHTEL for ACTORS THEATER OF ORCAS ISLAND ||| Everyone (at least everyone of a certain age) remembers the wonderful movie of the same name directed by Frank Capra starring Jimmy Stewart, Donna
Library’s Endurance Series continues with Afghanistan studies
||| FROM CAROL DAPOGNY for ORCAS ISLAND LIBRARY ||| Join us for Episode 3 of the Endurance Series with Margaret Mills this Thursday at 4 p.m. at the library or by Zoom meeting. Margaret Mills
First ballot count is in for November 2 general election
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY ELECTIONS ||| Results from the first ballot count (4,559 ballots) have been posted by San Juan County Elections. November 2, 2021 General Election Last updated on 11/02/2021 8:03 PM Number
Catch up with 101 years of radio history in upcoming Library presentation
||| FROM CAROL DAPOGNY for ORCAS ISLAND LIBRARY ||| Miss your morning joe with the regulars? Make a cup at home and join Norman Gilinsky at 8 a.m. on Friday, November 5 by Zoom meeting to hear about radio history and his vintage radio collection now on
A noble island tradition continues | Orcas Montessori School’s holiday wreath sale fundraiser
||| FROM JAI BRISBON for ORCAS MONTESSORI SCHOOL ||| The holidays are upon us, and now is a great time to deck the halls with wreaths aplenty! Check an item off your holiday to-do list
In a sign of normalcy, Olga Symphony returns to Orcas Center for beloved Holiday Concert
Tickets will be available starting at 10 a.m. on Sunday, October 31 ||| FROM ANITA ORNE for OLGA SYMPHONY ||| They’re back! The beloved tradition returns, as the Olga Symphony once more takes to the
Nobel prize-winning Ivermectin | A godsend for human health but ineffective and dangerous against Covid-19
||| FROM BRUCE BENTON ||| Merck & Co. donated newly-discovered Ivermectin to treat all impacted by onchocerciasis (riverblindness) while I was Manager of the World Bank/World Health Organization effort to control the disease throughout Africa.
