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
Firehouse Fracas | Ongoing situation at OIFR requires townhall meeting to answer questions
||| FROM MIA KARTIGANER, SPECIAL TO theORCASONIAN ||| I want to apologize. I volunteered to take on the arduous task of looking into what has been happening at Orcas Island Fire & Rescue (OIFR) without
EDC and WSBDC offer Financial Discipline workshop
||| FROM GAIL SCHNEE for SJC ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL ||| The San Juan County Economic Development Council (EDC) has partnered with the Washington Small Business Development Center (WSBDC) to offer a free workshop on financial
Application period now open for new County Climate, Sustainability Advisory Committee
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| San Juan County is currently seeking qualified applicants for positions on the new Climate and Sustainability Advisory Committee. The committee will advise on policy, projects, and priorities, to
Free COVID at-home test kits available now on your island
||| FROM BRENDAN COWAN for DEPARTMENT OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ||| San Juan County Health and Community Services is making more than 5,000 at-home COVID test kits available to islanders at no charge. Thanks to the
10th annual San Juan Islands Agricultural Summit coming up in March
March 4th & 5th, 2022 Virtual and in-person on Lopez Island ||| FROM KRISTEN AMIM for WSU SAN JUAN COUNTY EXTENSION ||| Join us for this year's San Juan Islands Agricultural Summit March 4 and
Pediatric vaccinations, additional doses added to DOH’s data dashboard
Added data paints a clearer picture of vaccine distribution across Washington ||| FROM STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH ||| OLYMPIA – The Washington State Department of Health (DOH) has added additional vaccination data to the state’s COVID-19 Data
EDC’s Datapalooza! is back – a statistics and demographics event for San Juan County
||| FROM VICTORIA COMPTON for ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL ||| Need more data and information to make knowledgeable decisions about your business or as a community legislator or leader? Join the Economic Development Council of San
State re-opens COVID-19 test portal after successful January launch
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
Tourism ‘Management’ Plan is officially underway
||| BY MATTHEW GILBERT, ORCASONIAN OP/ED REPORTER ||| On January 24, Kendra Smith, SJC Director of Environmental Stewardship, briefed the County Council on the long-awaited launch of the “Sustainable Tourism Management Plan” process. It’s goal:
EDC, WSBDC is offering a financial discipline workshop
||| FROM GAIL SCHNEE for SAN JUAN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL ||| The San Juan County Economic Development Council (EDC) has partnered with the Washington Small Business Development Center (WSBDC) to offer a free workshop on
Orcas Center to welcome Locarno to Center Stage
Sunday, February 6 at 2 p.m. ||| FROM BETHANY MARIE for ORCAS CENTER ||| Locarno is an energetic and enthusiastic mix of Mexican, Cuban, Folk, Funk, and North American music featuring JUNO Award winning musician
Agenda now available for Tuesday’s Health District meeting
||| FROM TOM EVERSOLE, ACTING SUPERINTENDENT FOR ORCAS ISLAND HEALTH CARE DISTRICT ||| The Agenda and Materials (Board Packet) for the Orcas Island Health Care District February 1, 2022 Regular Board Meeting are now posted.
Look what’s coming up at Orcas Center
||| FROM BETHANY MARIE for ORCAS CENTER ||| THIS WEEKEND AT ORCAS CENTER Due to COVID Precautions, the following guidelines will be followed for all events at Orcas Center until further notice: Advance ticket sales
Island Health’s upcoming classes
||| FROM RACHEL LAMBERT for ISLAND HEALTH ||| Island Health offers online childbirth education class series Island Health is offering a four-week online class series designed to prepare parents-to-be for the arrival of their new
Joan Roulac’s Tai Chi is returning to Senior Center
||| FROM LENA KASSA for ORCAS SENIOR CENTER ||| Joan Roulac Quiet the mind and strengthen the body with Joan Roulac’s Ease Please four-week Qigong series. These 15-minute sessions will gently loosen muscles,
Sun Days on Orcas | Communing
||| SUN DAYS ON ORCAS by EDEE KULPER ||| We’ve come to the time of year when I start thinking, ‘What are we doing here?’ The place is a ghost town except for the market,
