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
EDC has much more help available for your business
||| FROM ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL ||| Small Business Flex Fund Have a leak? Broken equipment? Is this the last thing your business needs after a long year? If you're thinking about taking out a business
Masks required for all K-12 students and staff heading back to the classroom
||| FROM STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH ||| OLYMPIA – Safely returning to the classroom for full time in-person instruction this school year is important for students, teachers, and staff. Today, the Washington State Department of Health
Latest statewide COVID-19 response updates
||| FROM STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH ||| Newest numbers. The Washington State Department of Health (DOH) reported a total of 430,103 confirmed cases as of 11:59 p.m. on July 26. There have been 6,097 COVID-19
Free healthcare career training offered by EDC and Cornerstone
||| FROM MICHELANGELO (MICKEY) VON DASSOW for ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL ||| Those seeking to enter health care careers, obtain side income while helping their neighbors, or boost personal care business are invited to get free
Tourists | Again, we’re not the only island feeling overrun
||| FROM SFGATE.COM ||| [Reprint at request of an Orcasonian reader.} “We are not Disneyland. People live here,” says Kai Duponte, a Native Hawaiian who was born and raised on Maui, responding to the unprecedented
Inslee rescinds three proclamations related to the COVID-19 pandemic
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF GOVERNOR JAY INSLEE ||| Gov. Jay Inslee today rescinded two COVID-19 emergency proclamations and gave advance notice of the rescission of a third emergency proclamation. Proclamation 20-20 Proclamation 20-20 waived/suspended
COVID-19 cases are increasing across the state
Vaccination rates not increasing fast enough to control the virus ||| FROM STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH ||| OLYMPIA – The latest COVID-19 modeling and surveillance situation report from the Washington State Department of Health (DOH) shows a new
Orcas Community Church | Saturday night interview with a pastor and a rock star
||| FROM BRIAN MOSS for ORCAS ISLAND COMMUNITY CHURCH ||| On Saturday, July 31st at 7:00 pm, you are invited to an evening with David Taylor at Orcas Island Community Church. David will share a film
Chamber Music Fest releases additional in-person tickets
||| FROM ANITA ORNE for CHAMBER MUSIC FESTIVAL ||| After careful consideration of the latest COVID-19 figures and local, state, and federal regulations, we are thrilled to announce the release of additional seats for all
COVID, climate, and calamity
||| FROM PATRICK SHEPLER ||| There are essentially three stories on the National News networks these days: (1) COVID is coming back with a vengeance. primarily among the unvaccinated; (2) The Olympics, minus fans, plus
Sheriff gives peek into how department, community may be impacted by new state laws
||| FROM SHERIFF RON KREBS, SAN JUAN COUNTY SHERIFF ||| San Juan County Sheriff Ron Krebs As of 12:01 a.m. on July 26, the State of Washington enacted a group of laws aimed
With upcoming virtual County Fair, there are a variety of in-person activities
||| FROM CARLENE BALCOMB-BARTOK for SAN JUAN COUNTY FAIR || SJC Fairgrounds is hosting a variety of in person activities this August leading up to and during the Virtual Fair. Saturday Aug. 14 9-2 Fair
Medicare online class presentation is coming up on Thursday
Online presentation Thursday, July 29, 2 p.m. ||| FROM PEGI GROUNDWATER, SHIBA VOLUNTEER ||| Will you be joining Medicare this year? If so, there’s a lot for you to learn. Medicare has its own vocabulary
As fuel at airport runs out, as COVID cases increase, Orcas Fly-In has been cancelled
||| FROM JEANNIE SHARPE for ORCAS AIRPORT ||| As of late last week I was told the local EAA Chapter is cancelling the Orcas Fly-In due to new COVID cases on the island. I am
SJC joins regional effort to curb rising infection rates | Masks recommended indoors for all
||| FROM KYRA KINNAMAN for SJC HEALTH & COMMUNITY SERVICES ||| As a part of a regional effort to curb the rising infection rates in Washington, San Juan County Health Officer Dr. Frank James recommends
A long-time island couple ties the matrimonial knot
||| FROM KRIS KREGER ||| Grace Grantham and Jim Glozier were happily married August 24th at Emmanuel Episcopal Church in Eastsound, Washington. Grace and Jim have been best friends for 25 years, many of those
