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
Statewide COVID-19 transmission, hospitalizations at a new all-time high
Masking in indoor public spaces a necessary addition to vaccination ||| FROM STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH ||| OLYMPIA – The latest COVID-19 modeling and surveillance situation report from the Washington State Department of Health (DOH) shows current COVID-19
And we thought we weren’t gonna need Maggie’s masks no more
||| FROM LENA KASSA for ORCAS SENIOR CENTER ||| Just as you made a celebratory basketball toss in your waste basket, face masks are required again in San Juan County. If you no longer have
Land Bank Commission meeting tomorrow
||| FROM for SAN JUAN COUNTY LAND BANK ||| Signs of wildlife were on high display during this month’s easement monitoring. Low tide provided a good look at some gooseneck barnacles that remained healthy
Letter to Editor | Thank you, Island Rides
||| FROM BOBBIE TUSON ||| I don’t have a car, and I am happy at 88 to not be driving…but I needed to get there! Island Rides Orcas came to my rescue. I called 360-672-2201
Statewide indoor mask mandate begins in just four days from now — August 23
||| FROM STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH ||| OLYMPIA -- [Wednesday, August 18} Washington State Secretary of Health Umair A. Shah, M.D., MPH, amended Order 20-03 requiring face masks for everyone over five years of age in most
Yes, it’s fair time — but just where do these clever fair themes come from?
||| BY LIN MCNULTY, theORCASONIAN EDITOR ||| It starts every year in September, and sometimes not until October, as the previous San Juan County Fair becomes a still-warm memory, that ideas for next year's fair
Latest COVID response updates from the State
||| FROM STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH ||| Newest numbers. The Washington State Department of Health (DOH) reported a total of 468,350 confirmed cases as of 11:59 p.m. on Aug. 16. There have been 6,269 COVID-19 deaths
Orcas Island Distillery tasting room will open on August 19
||| FROM CHARLES WEST for ORCAS ISLAND DISTILLERY ||| Orcas Island Distillery is readying its Eastsound tasting room for an August 19 opening. Located at 123 North Beach Rd on the pathway adjacent to the Historical Museum,
County to host COVID vaccine clinics next week
Pre-register online, although walk-ins welcome. ||| FROM BRENDAN COWAN for DEPARTMENT OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ||| As COVID case numbers continue their dramatic increase in the islands and beyond, there is an upcoming easy no-cost opportunity
Rep. Larsen announces 2021 Congressional App Challenge is back
Annual Challenge open to all Middle and High School students who live or attend school in Second District EVERETT, WA – Today, Rep. Rick Larsen (WA-02) announced the launch of the 2021 Congressional App Challenge (CAC). The annual competition, which runs through Monday, November 1, is
Today is opening day for “Lettuce Entertain Ewe” virtual County Fair
||| FROM JENNIFER ALLEN for SAN JUAN COUNTY FAIR ||| San Juan County Virtual Fair “Lettuce Entertain Ewe” August 18-21 is uploaded and ready for you to view! What does this year provide? Exhibits, Demos, Vendors
After one-year hiatus, Library Fair is a definite success
||| FROM DAVE KOSIUR for FRIENDS OF THE ORCAS ISLAND LIBRARY ||| Thank you, Orcas Island! Thanks to the community of Orcas Island, the annual Summer Library Fair (after one year’s hiatus) was a resounding
Letter to Editor | An open letter to editors of theOrcasonian and the Sounder
||| FROM LILI HEIN ||| If you have available staff, please send a reporter to attend the next Orcas Island School District Board at 5 p.m. on Thursday, August 26. The main topic for the
On Orcas, back-to-school time coming up: Monday, 9/1
||| FROM ERIC WEBB, ORCAS SCHOOLS SUPERINTENDENT ||| It is hard to believe that Orcas Island School District will begin welcoming students back to campus for the 2021-2022 academic year in a matter of weeks!
Join Susan Slapin for poetry reading on Library’s south lawn
Saturday, August 21, 2 p.m., Library's south lawn ||| FROM CAROL DAPOGNY for ORCAS ISLAND LIBRARY ||| Join Orcas Island resident Susan Slapin, artist, painter, and poet, for a poetry reading from her new book. Susan's work
Kruse Reviews | Until Proven Safe: The History and Future of Quarantine
||| BOOK REVIEW BY JENS KRUSE Geoff Manaugh and Nicola Twilley, writers for many national magazines, open their book Until Proven Safe: The History and Future of Quarantine with the following scene: On March 6,
