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
Here’s where the tricks and treats await Halloweeners on Sunday
||| FROM ORCAS CENTER & CHAMBER OF COMMERCE ||| TRICK-OR-TREATING IN EASTSOUND Wear your masks and your costumes for some fun on Sunday, October 31, 3-5 p.m. Eastsound businesses that are taking part will ask
This week’s classes from Island Hospital
||| FROM RACHEL LAMBERT for ISLAND HOSPITAL ||| Balance Screening at Island Hospital Determine if you are at risk of falling due to balance issues at a free screening on Tuesday, November 2, between 10:30
High levels of hospital occupancy likely to continue through fall 2021
Declines in trends indicate effectiveness of COVID-19 vaccinations, masking ||| FROM STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH ||| OLYMPIA -- The latest COVID-19 modeling and surveillance situation report from the Washington State Department of Health (DOH) shows case counts, hospital
Sun Days on Orcas | Urgent
||| SUN DAYS ON ORCAS by LEVI KULPER ||| Hello. My name is Levi and I am 11 years old. My mom let me write the column this week. I want to say something that
Port of Orcas meeting coming up on Monday
||| FROM JEANNIE SHARPE for PORT OF ORCAS ||| The Port of Orcas will convene in a regularly scheduled meeting to discuss budget issues on Monday, October 25, at 5 p.m. via ZOOM. Agenda here.
New caregiver brings collaboration and integrative medicine to Orcas Clinic
||| FROM LAURA MORONEY for ISLAND HOSPITAL ||| Rachael Cleghorn, PA-C ANACORTES, Washington -- Island Hospital welcomed Rachael Cleghorn, PA-C to its Island Primary Care - Orcas Clinic on October 4. Cleghorn, who
Latest from Lekanoff | Ferry service disruptions, Native mascots, COVID, women in STEM
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF REP. DEBRA LEKANOFF ||| Ferry Service Disruption The San Juan County Economic Development Council (EDC) recently launched a survey to determine economic and social impacts to San Juan County residents from
Orcas Public Library on the search for a new Trustee
Review of applications will begin on November 5, 2021. ||| FROM JANET MARLOW, INTERIM DIRECTOR, ORCAS ISLAND LIBRARY ||| The Orcas Island Public Library is seeking a new Trustee to begin serving a five-year term
Planning Commission stands firm on a vacation rental cap of 650
||| BY MATTHEW GILBERT, theORCASONIAN OP-ED REPORTER ||| On the table at the Planning Commission’s October 15 meeting was a public hearing on the commission’s deliberations over setting a cap on vacation rental permits before
Newest statewide COVID numbers
||| FROM STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH ||| Newest numbers. The Washington State Department of Health (DOH) reported a total of 625,677 confirmed cases as of 11:59 p.m. on Oct. 20. There have been 8,417 COVID-19 deaths
A dozen new COVID cases in SJC this week
||| FROM BRENDAN COWAN for DEPARTMENT OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ||| Since the last update on Friday October 15, there have been 12 new confirmed or probable cases in San Juan County. Current case count is
Health District to hold public hearing on FY’22 budget, levy
||| FROM ANNE PRESSON for ORCAS ISLAND HEALTH CARE DISTRICT ||| As a local government entity that imposes a regular property tax levy, the OIHCD is required to hold a public hearing on the setting
Wire sculptures exhibit at SJIMA appropriately titled ‘On Being Alive’
||| FROM DIANE MARTINDALE for SAN JUAN ISLANDS MUSEUM OF ART ||| The Atrium of The San Juan Islands Museum of Art (SJIMA) has come alive with the figurative wire sculptures of Bellingham artist, Francie
Orcas islander reaches out to share his cancer journey, help others
||| SHARED BY JIM HELMINSKI ||| As an almost 30-year veteran of the Secret Service, Jim Helminski took pride in maintaining his physical health — both for his own sake and to be better fit
Dementia friendly Washington conference inspires Orcas Senior Center
||| FROM STEVEN ZIEGLER for ORCAS SENIOR CENTER ||| As a staff member at Orcas Senior Center, I recently had the opportunity to attend a virtual conference about dementia friendly communities. For two days, I
Join in the fun at upcoming Family Game Night at Orcas Library
||| FROM CAROL DAPOGNY for ORCAS LIBRARY ||| Join us Friday, October 22 from 6-8 for Family Game Night at the library! While all games in the collection will be available, volunteers from the Orcas
