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
San Juan County Drug Court celebrates its first graduate
The success of Drug Court is the result of the hard work of the participants ||| FROM JANE SEVERIN for SAN JUAN COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT ||| The San Juan County Adult Drug Court awarded its
SHIBA welcomes Inter Island Healthcare Foundation to take over as the new local SHIBA program for help with Medicare
||| FROM PEGI GROUNDWATER ||| Effective July 1, 2021, Inter Island Healthcare Foundation is the new Statewide Health Insurance Benefits Advisors (SHIBA) sponsor for San Juan County. Inter Island replaces SHIBA sponsor Island Hospital. A
Shinstrom retirement party resets celebration date to September
||| FROM AAIMEE JOHNSON ||| Join us to celebrate nearly 30 years of commitment to healthcare on Orcas Island as Dr. David C. Shinstrom, Dr. Dave to most, hangs up his stethoscope in retirement. Dr. Dave
PeaceHealth Medical Group Cardiology expands service in Anacortes
Re-opening in new space with more days, hours and services ||| FROM DEANNA ELLEFSON for PEACEHEALTH MEDICAL GROUP ||| ANACORTES, WASH., – Two months into the re-opening of the PeaceHealth Medical Group Cardiology Clinic, Leah
Sleep, pregnancy, mental health are next Island Hospital classes
||| FROM RACHEL LAMBERT for ISLAND HOSPITAL ||| Island Hospital offers Doc Talk on Healthy Sleep Habits Join Dr. Robert Reyna, Medical Director of the Island Hospital Sleep Wellness Center, for a review of healthy
OIFF, Mount Baker Farm set to screen movies at the drive-in this coming weekend
||| FROM ORCAS ISLAND FILM FEST ||| As the world is rapidly changing and things are opening up, we are excited to announce that we will indeed host a festival this year! Our dates are
Council to hear public testimony on vacation rental moratorium Monday
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| PRELIMINARY AGENDA: Discussion items may be added and/or the order or content changed at the discretion of the Council Chair. If there is a change in location, the
Statewide, 69.6% of people 16+ have received at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine
||| FROM STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH ||| OLYMPIA – The Washington State Department of Health (DOH) continues to make progress with COVID-19 vaccine distribution and administration. As of July 7, 69.6% of people 16 and older
New art from two local artists on the walls at Orcas Island Library
||| FROM DAVE KOSIUR for FRIENDS OF ORCAS ISLAND LIBRARY ||| For the next two months, you’ll be able to view the work of Kathy Huberland and Zoe Osenbach in the Orcas Island Library. Kathy
Coming up from SJIMA: Dr. Kellie Kirksey on race, activism, poetry
‘Dancing’ with the rhythm of words and sounds to survive the generational wound of racism ||| FROM DIANE MARTINDALE for SAN JUAN ISLANDS MUSEUM OF ART ||| Join the San Juan Islands Museum of Art
Most recent statewide COVID guidance, response updates
||| FROM STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH ||| Newest numbers. The Washington State Department of Health (DOH) reported a total of 417,318 confirmed cases as of 11:59 p.m. on July 7. There have been 5,986 COVID-19 deaths
Letter to Editor | An open letter to the Journal of the San Juans
||| FROM MICHAEL JOHNSON ||| To: Mandi My name is Michael Johnson. I live on Orcas Island. I find myself at this time wanting to reach out to you in response to your 6/29 editorial
Heat-related deaths in Washington state climb after historic heat wave
||| FROM STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH ||| OLYMPIA -- As the result of the extreme heat wave last week, the Department of Health has further identified a total of 78 likely heat-related deaths in Washington state.
Free COVID-19 student/staff testing appointments available from OISD
||| FROM ORCAS ISLAND SCHOOL DISTRICT ||| Please be aware that OISD continues to offer free Covid-19 testing for our students and staff on Wednesday afternoons from 3:30pm to 5:30pm; however, because of the current
Richard Donner honored by PETA for producing Free Willy
Free Willy raised awareness about the anguish of orcas in captivity 20 years before Blackfish, and PETA is grateful for Richard Donner producing the movie ||| FROM MOVIEWEB.COM ||| Richard Donner is getting a lot
Orcas School Board will Zoom-meet on Thursday
||| FROM ORCAS ISLAND SCHOOL DISTRICT ||| The Orcas Island School District School Board will be hosting their meeting online VIA ZOOM. Here is the link to sign up for free ZOOM: https://zoom.us/freesignup/. Please click on
