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
Summer concert series finale coming up at the Village Green, August 27
||| FROM BETHANY MARIE for ORCAS CENTER ||| The final event of the Summer Concert Series, a joint venture between Orcas Center and Doe Bay, is not to be missed! Music, Merriment, Dancing, Aerial Acrobatics,
…and the latest COVID news from State Health Department
||| FROM STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH ||| Newest numbers. The Washington State Department of Health (DOH) reported a total of 474,342 confirmed cases as of 11:59 p.m. on Aug. 18. There have been 6,330 COVID-19
Bonham Auction House coming to SJIMA to do appraisals
||| FROM DIANE MARTINDALE for SAN JUAN ISLANDS MUSEUM OF ART ||| Ever wonder how much a piece of art you have is worth? Now is your opportunity to find out! Specialists in the Jewelry
IPC-Orcas August clinic update includes staffing news, COVID testing
||| FROM RACHEL LAMBERT for ISLAND PRIMARY CARE-ORCAS ||| Summer is in full swing and residents and visitors have been enjoying all that our beautiful island has to offer. Unfortunately extra visitors and less restrictions
Rising island COVID case numbers troubling, plus one unvaccinated hospitalization
||| FROM KYRA KINNAMAN for SAN JUAN COUNTY HEALTH & COMMUNITY SERVICES ||| Note: Current positive case numbers are available online at the County Case Data Dashboard. Since the last update on Friday August 13,
Health workers deployed to COVID hot zones are overwhelmed by deaths among the unvaccinated
‘It’s soul-draining’ ||| FROM STAT NEWS at request of ORCAS ISLAND HEALTH CARE DISTRICT ||| BATON ROUGE, La. — Bren Ingle watched through a set of twin glass doors as her patient drew his final,
Tickets now on sale for forthcoming Orcas Island Jazz Festival
||| FROM BETHANY MARIE for ORCAS CENTER ||| ORCAS ISLAND JAZZ FESTIVAL September 2 - 5 Thursday - Sunday; 7 p.m. Due to COVID Precautions the following guidelines will be followed: Proof of vaccination or
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
