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
Rising statewide case count being fueled by highly-transmissible Delta variant
||| FROM STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH ||| The number of coronavirus cases in Washington state has surpassed 500,000, with a new surge in cases fueled by the highly transmissible Delta variant. The state Department of Health
Hot Topic #54 | Surging cases is the islands’ new reality
It is time to rethink our understanding of COVID in the islands and beyond. ||| FROM BRENDAN COWAN for DEPARTMENT OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ||| Fourteen new COVID cases were reported in San Juan County on
How about coffee, cocktails, Q&A with Friends of the San Juans at Virtual County Fair?
||| FROM KATIE FINCHER for FRIENDS OF THE SAN JUANS ||| We are all ready for some new connections and opportunities. Through the Virtual Fair, you have an opportunity to connect with Friends of the
In Hawaii, talk of reducing tourism is still just talk
Despite the many problems the massive summer surge of tourism has brought to Hawaii, plans to manage the tourism industry lack seriousness and urgency. ||| FROM CIVIL BEAT ||| For decades, the state and the
Latest from the State Health Department
||| FROM STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH ||| Newest numbers. The Washington State Department of Health (DOH) reported a total of 450,748 confirmed cases as of 11:59 p.m. on Aug. 9. There have been 6,187 COVID-19
Letter to Editor | WSF boo-boo: There are no San Juans service reductions scheduled
||| FROM BOB DISTLER ||| It turns out that Washington State Ferries has no plans to send the 90-car Sealth to the San Juans, confirming its position stated in the June public meeting. As I had
Larsen, McMorris Rodgers, Tester, Moran: Bipartisan bill will improve rural veterans’ access to healthcare
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF REP. RICK LARSEN ||| WASHINGTON, D.C. – Last week, Reps. Rick Larsen (WA-02) and Cathy McMorris Rodgers (WA-05) and Sens. Jon Tester (D-MT) and Jerry Moran (R-KS) introduced bipartisan, bicameral legislation to help
Health Care District offers tips for accessing health care when needed
||| FROM ANNE PRESSON for ORCAS ISLAND HEALTH CARE DISTRICT ||| Island Primary Care – Orcas is committed to meeting the health care needs of our community. This means providing access when you have a
Upcoming Library Fair promises to be one for the books
Saturday, August 14, 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. ||| FROM DAVE KOSIUR for FRIENDS OF THE ORCAS ISLAND LIBRARY ||| The annual Summer Book Sale sponsored by the Friends of the Orcas Island Library is
In Memoriam | Michael “Mike” Wiley
||| FROM EVANS CHAPEL ||| On the evening of July 3, Michael “Mike” Wiley of Orcas Island, WA died peacefully at home, overlooking his yard and with his dog by his side. Mike was born
Orcas Veterinary Service announces limited schedule, staff, and services
||| FROM ELIZABETH GUERY for ORCAS VETERINARY SERVICE ||| Important Updates from Orcas Veterinary Service Beginning August 10th, Orcas Veterinary Service will be providing limited service from our new facility located at 9 Hope Lane.
Inslee issues proclamation requiring vaccination for most state employees, health and long-term care workers
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF GOVERNOR JAY INSLEE ||| Gov. Jay Inslee today issued an emergency proclamation mandating that most state executive branch employees and on-site contractors and volunteers, along with public and private health care
Although not listed, Kandis Susol is one of the artists in upcoming Orcas Artists Studio Tour
||| FROM AYN GAILEY ||| Our family is very excited to meet and view the Orcas Island artists on this weekend's Artist Studio Tour. Thank you to all of the volunteers for their efforts and for the
Kruse Reviews | “Hamnet: A Novel of the Plague” by Maggie O’Farrell
||| KRUSE REVIEWS by JENS KRUSE ||| In 2004, Stephen Greenblatt, the great Shakespearean, published Will in the World: How Shakespeare became Shakespeare. In this book, which is not quite a biography, he presents us
Latest upcoming class offerings from Island Hospital
||| FROM RACHEL LAMBERT for ISLAND HOSPITAL ||| Island Hospital offers online childbirth education class series Island Hospital is offering a four-week online class series designed to prepare parents-to-be for the arrival of their new
Local legislators outline how new police laws will make our communities safer
In close voting, Washington state legislators enacted new laws in the 2021 session to reform some policing accountability and practices. As the laws have taken effect, legislators are speaking out to clarify what they see
