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.”
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New doctor joins PeaceHealth Peace Island medical group
||| FROM ANNE WILLIAMS for PEACEHEALTH PEACE ISLAND ||| Steven Hoang business portrait. Bellingham, WA. © 2021 Mark Turner Steven Hoang, DO, has joined the PeaceHealth Medical Group Family Practice at PeaceHealth Peace
Moderna booster appointments are now available
||| FROM BRENDAN COWAN for DEPARTMENT OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ||| San Juan County Health & Community Services has just released 4,000 Moderna booster appointments for clinics occurring on Lopez, Orcas, and San Juan Islands the
Gratitude from Doe Bay community to all the miracle workers
||| FROM THE DOE BAY COMMUNITY ||| With heartfelt gratitude from all of us in Doe Bay! November 24th, 2021 FROM THE DOE BAY COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION To the miracle workers who restored our road …
Pt. Lawrence Road opens at NOON on TUESDAY NOV. 23rd
||| FROM BRENDAN COWAN for DEPARTMENT OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ||| Emergency repairs to Pt. Lawrence Road have been completed and the road will be open to traffic beginning at noon on Tuesday, November 23. The
Giving thanks for island farms
||| FROM MARCY MONTGOMERY for SAN JUAN MAKERS GUILD ||| This Fall the Islands saw a great response to the annual Farm Tour. September and October saw over 500 people out visiting island farms on
Melody a strong addition to Fidalgo Medical Associates’ Women’s Health team
||| FROM LAURA MORONEY for ISLAND HOSPITAL ||| Lisa Melody, PA-C, joined Fidalgo Medical Associates this month as part of the Women’s Health team. Melody earned her Master of Science in Physician Assistant Studies from
County provides a quick update on Pt. Lawrence Road repairs
||| FROM BRENDAN COWAN for DEPARTMENT OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ||| Things are looking good for a potential opening tomorrow (Tuesday - knock on wood). Public Works is awaiting delivery of barriers for the road edge
New rule opens door to widespread testing for harsh chemicals in drinking water
||| FROM STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH ||| OLYMPIA – Drinking water for over 6 million Washington residents will be tested for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) under rule changes adopted by the Washington State Board of Health (SBOH). The
Orcas Christian School graduates first aviation student
||| FROM MIKE PARNELL for ORCAS CHRISTIAN SCHOOL ||| Diego Rivera, a senior at Orcas Christian School, recently completed his ground school and passed his Airman written test. On a recent sunny evening Mr. Rivera
COVID booster now encouraged for everyone 18 and older
||| FROM STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH ||| OLYMPIA – Booster doses of all three COVID-19 vaccine types are now available for everyone 18 and older. The expansion comes following recommendations from the U.S. Food and Drug
Orcas Library set to ‘pop up’ at Doe Bay bringing books, movies, games to stranded East-enders
||| FROM CAROL DAPOGNY for ORCAS ISLAND LIBRARY ||| This pop up is for those East-est Orcas Islanders who cannot get to the library due to the road closure and must use the pedestrian bridge
Letter to Editor | A community comes together
||| FROM JOE BROTHERTON for DOE BAY RESORT ||| We hope this message finds you well and safe after the most recent deluge that hit the Pacific NW. For us, we were met with a
This week’s upcoming Island Hospital classes
||| FROM RACHEL LAMBERT for ISLAND HOSPITAL ||| Island Hospital offers Doc Talk on Healthy Sleep Habits Join Dr. Robert Reyna, Medical Director at Island Hospital Sleep Wellness Center, for a review of healthy sleep
New funding available to support private landowners in forest health, reduce wildfire danger in SJC
||| FROM KAI HOFFMAN-KRUL for SJI CONSERVATION DISTRICT ||| The San Juan Islands Conservation District (SJICD) has received funding from the Washington State Department of Natural Resources (DNR) to assist forest landowners in San Juan
Poetry | Mediterranean Blue by Naomi Shihab Nye
||| SUBMITTED BY ORCASONIAN READER ||| Mediterranean Blue by Naomi Shihab Nye From her latest book, “Everything Comes Next: Collected and New Poems” If you are a child of a refugee, you do not sleep
Inslee: Take advantage of opportunity to receive your COVID booster
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF GOVERNOR JAY INSLEE ||| Gov. Jay Inslee issued a statement today as the Western States Scientific Safety Review Workgroup confirmed actions taken... by FDA and CDC to recommend boosters for all
