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
School Board holding an in-person, all-day work session tomorrow
||| FROM ORCAS ISLAND SCHOOL DISTRICT ||| The Orcas Island School District School Board will be hosting a meeting IN-PERSON only for an all-day work session on Saturday, October 16, at 9 a.m.. The School
This week’s numbers: Lopez 0, San Juan 4, Orcas 16. This is not a sports score
||| FROM BRENDAN COWAN for DEPARTMENT OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ||| Since the last update on Friday October 8, there have been 20 new confirmed or probable cases in San Juan County. Current total case count
Do you need a vaccine booster? Yes and no
||| FROM ANNE PRESSON for ORCAS ISLAND HEALTH CARE DISTRICT ||| Need a good news boost? Look no further than the arrival of COVID-19 vaccine boosters. Recently authorized by the CDC and the FDA for the Pfizer
Orcas School District identifies 11 COVID positive students
||| FROM ERIC WEBB, ORCAS SCHOOLS SUPERINTENDENT ||| Over the past few days, Orcas Island School District has identified 11 COVID positive students and several other positive individuals within their households. All cases originated from
This week’s COVID-19 statewide response update
||| FROM STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH ||| Statewide Response Updates Newest numbers. The Washington State Department of Health (DOH) reported a total of 612,757 confirmed cases as of 11:59 p.m. on Oct. 13. There have been
Letter to Editor | Wes Heinmiller has my vote for fire commissioner
||| FROM ART LANGE ||| I would like to express my strong support for re-election of Commissioner Wes Heinmiller. This election is, unfortunately, occurring within a context of a serious controversy within Orcas Island Fire
A secretive hedge fund is gutting newsrooms
What threatens local newspapers now is not just digital disruption or abstract market forces. They’re being targeted by investors who have figured out how to get rich by strip-mining local-news outfits. The model is simple:
Meet your local Alpha Home Health & Hospice team
||| FROM SHILA WACHTEL for ALPHA HOME HEALTH & HOSPICE ||| Some of you may know a few of our Island Team clinicians with Alpha Home Health and Hospice and some may be curious as
State to implement schedule tweaks, reduced service system-wide starting Saturday
Service on most routes to be reduced due to severe staff shortages ||| FROM WASHINGTON STATE FERRIES ||| SEATTLE – Beginning Saturday, Oct. 16, Washington State Ferries will temporarily operate reduced schedules on most routes
It’s time to get ready for Medicare’s annual open enrollment
||| FROM PEGI GROUNDWATER for SHIBA ||| Medicare beneficiaries have an opportunity each year between October 15 and December 7 to review their insurance coverage and make sure that their current plans will be the
How does housing contribute to a thriving community?
A Dialogue with Coastal Washington Communities Wednesday, October 20, 2021, 9:30-11:00 am PT (virtual) Register for free now! ||| FROM WA STATE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES ||| This discussion will explore questions about housing challenges that
Inslee statement on U.S. decision to reopen Canadian border entry
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF GOVERNOR JAY INSLEE ||| Gov. Jay Inslee released a statement today regarding reports that the Biden administration will reopen border entry in November to international travelers who are fully vaccinated. “Washingtonians have
State Health Department’s newest COVID numbers
||| FROM STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH ||| Newest numbers. The Washington State Department of Health (DOH) reported a total of 608,185 confirmed cases as of 11:59 p.m. on Oct. 11. There have been 8,062 COVID-19 deaths
Eligible for Pfizer booster vaccination? Register for next week’s clinics
||| FROM BRENDAN COWAN for DEPARTMENT OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ||| Islanders who are eligible for COVID vaccine boosters (review this FAQ for details) and who are vaccinated with the Pfizer vaccine are encouraged to receive
San Juan County Land Bank is ZOOM-meeting on Friday
||| FROM TANJA WILLIAMSON for SAN JUAN COUNTY LAND BANK COMMISSION ||| The San Juan County Land Bank Commission will hold its monthly meeting on October 15, from 8:30 - 11:30 a.m. via Zoom. The
Eth-noh-tec is back with a performance, followed by a raucous conversation
If We Only Knew -- the performance For Better and For Worse -- the fun, if not raucous conversation with four couples who work together NEXT THURSDAY - OCTOBER 21 ||| FROM DANA SHERRY for
