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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More than 129,000 kids ages 5 – 11 receive first dose of COVID-19 vaccine in less than a month
Pediatric vaccine will help protect children and slow disease spread this holiday season ||| FROM STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH ||| OLYMPIA – Across the state, more than 129,000 children ages 5 through 11 have received their
Snow possible? All indications point to ‘yes’
||| FROM BRENDAN COWAN for DEPARTMENT OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ||| There is the potential for a small amount of snow in the forecast over the weekend and into next week. Below is the UW model
Current county COVID case count
||| FROM BRENDAN COWAN for DEPARTMENT OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ||| Since the last update on Friday November 26, there have been six new confirmed or probable cases in San Juan County. Current case count is
Latest COVID update from State Health Dept.
||| FROM STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH ||| Statewide Response Updates Newest numbers. The Washington State Department of Health (DOH) reported a total of 684,930 confirmed cases as of 11:59 p.m. on Dec. 1. There have been
Reminder: Library’s annual Holiday Tea returns with a bit of a sweet, creative twist
Think cookies! ||| FROM DAVE KOSIUR for FRIENDS OF ORCAS ISLAND LIBRARY ||| The holiday spirit is returning to the library this year! The Friends of the Orcas Island Library will hold their annual Holiday
‘Land Acknowledgments’ are just moral exhibitionism
These statements relieve the speaker and the audience of the responsibility to think about Indigenous peoples, at least until the next public event. ||| FROM THE ATLANTIC ||| REPRINT AT REQUEST OF ALEX MCLEOD In
Latest offerings from Economic Development Council
||| FROM ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION ||| Adopt a Future Maritime Worker Help the EDC work toward solutions for the shortage of ferry and other maritime workers. Please donate to help our local workers get trained
You can support Music Advocacy Group through OICF Holiday Catalog
Because school music matters ||| FROM ANNETTE VAN DONGEN for ORCAS MUSIC ADVOCACY GROUP ||| Orcas Island Music Advocacy Group (MAG) is participating in the OICF Holiday Catalog this year, raising money to purchase music
Oddfellows deliver cord of firewood to raffle winner
||| FROM DIDIER GINCIG for ORCAS ODDFELLOWS ||| The Oddfellows wood raffle recipient of a cord of wood, Deb Martin from OPAL Commons, received her wood gladly. Funds from the raffle go towards high school
Latest statewide COVID updates
||| FROM STATE HEALTH DEPARTMENT ||| Statewide Response Updates Newest numbers. The Washington State Department of Health (DOH) reported a total of 681,282 confirmed cases as of 11:59 p.m. on Nov. 29. There have been 9,303
New support group for chronic pain empowerment coming to Senior Center
Wednesday December 8 at 10 a.m. by Zoom ||| FROM LENA KASSA for ORCAS SENIOR CENTER ||| Many seniors and people with disabilities experience chronic pain resulting in debilitating results like fatigue, social isolation, and
Going, going, gone: Last opportunity to purchase an original Loudin watercolor
||| FROM KATHLEEN YOUNGREN for ORCAS CENTER VISUAL ARTS COMMITTEE ||| The auction of Frank Loudin’s original watercolor paintings will close at 6 p.m. on December 5. This will be your LAST CHANCE to purchase
First ever Orcas vegan cookie exchange is coming up
Orcas Vegan Cookie Exchange 2 - 5 p.m., Sunday, December 5 Oddfellows ||| FROM LILI HEIN and INGRID KJELSTRUP ||| Come one, come all to the first annual Orcas Vegan Cookie Exchange! Let's gather together,
Land Bank seeks public input on Coffelt Farm study, proposed ag policy
||| FROM TANJA WILLIAMSON for SAN JUAN COUNTY LAND BANK ||| After more than two years of research and community outreach, the San Juan County Conservation Land Bank has entered the final phase in planning
Unlike recent rains, this Village Green shower is welcome
||| FROM CINDY WOLF, SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMISSIONER ||| Many years ago (at least ten, so I’m told) the quest began to locate a public shower somewhere in Eastsound. After unsuccessful attempts to locate it
OICF honors retiring educators with Marilyn Anderson excellence awards
||| FROM HILARY CANTY for ORCAS ISLAND COMMUNITY FOUNDATION ||| Marilyn Anderson, retired military physical therapist and force of nature, had a favorite saying: “Prior planning precludes poor performance.” She strived for excellence in everything
