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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Statewide COVID response updates from State Department of Health
||| FROM STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH ||| Newest numbers. The Washington State Department of Health (DOH) reported a total of 415,179 confirmed cases as of 11:59 p.m. on June 30. There have been 5,938 COVID-19 deaths
State Health Dept.: Tips to protect your health over this holiday weekend
||| FROM STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH ||| OLYMPIA – As you celebrate the Fourth of July this weekend, protect your health and the health of everyone around you by taking precautions against common health hazards. Washington
Children’s House reflects on the last year, and reminder of mayoral race closing tomorrow
And still time to vote in the mayoral race before winner chosen tomorrow ||| FROM ADY WALKER for CHILDREN'S HOUSE ||| This month marks the anniversary of our re-opening and I find myself reflecting. In
Auditor: Let’s take a look at our county financial situation following pandemic
How did we do? ||| FROM F. MILENE HENLEY, SAN JUAN COUNTY AUDITOR ||| San Juan County Auditor, F. Milene Henley I have always been amazed by four-way stops. Drivers learn as teens
Land Bank partners with local student for community discussion
Discussion participants’ opinions help shape the direction around controversial land conservation topics in real time ||| FROM TANYA WILLIAMSON for SAN JUAN COUNTY LAND BANK||| Kaj Litch. Kaj Litch, a Spring Street International
We know about first responders, but these are our critical first, first responders — and they are hiring
In this job, you get paid to tell cops where to go ||| BY LIN MCNULTY, theORCASONIAN EDITOR ||| If all hell breaks loose at your home or in your neighborhood and you call 911
Just Announced! Additional car spots, walk-up tickets added to July 4th laser show
||| FROM BETHANY MARIE for ORCAS CENTER ||| Due to popular demand, an additional 50 car spots AND Walk-Up tickets have been added to the 4th of July Laser Light Show at Mount Baker Farm!
Tick Talk | Kwiaht launches two-year study of ticks on island
Specimens? Bag ‘em, and contact Kwiaht for pickup ||| FROM RUSSEL BARSH for KWIAHT ||| Lopez-based conservation biology laboratory Kwiaht has launched a two-year study of the distribution and hosts of local ticks, and of
State Health Dept.: Reopening does not mean pandemic is over or risk of COVID-19 is gone
||| FROM STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH ||| OLYMPIA – As Washington state reopens for business and recreation today, the Department of Health (DOH) is encouraging people to keep doing their part to stop the spread of COVID-19. Reopening
Newest numbers, news bits from State Health Dept.
||| FROM STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH ||| Newest numbers. The Washington State Department of Health (DOH) reported a total of 414,509 confirmed cases as of 11:59 p.m. on June 28. There have been 5,920 COVID-19 deaths
Inslee issues housing stability “bridge” proclamation
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF GOVERNOR JAY INSLEE ||| Gov. Jay Inslee [on Tuesday, June 29] issued a housing stability ‘bridge’ emergency order, Proclamation 21-09, intended to bridge the operational gap between the eviction moratorium (which
Inslee statement on today’s economic reopening
“Let’s keep it up, Washington – get vaccinated and stay safe.” ||| FROM GOVERNOR JAY INSLEE'S OFFICE ||| Gov. Jay Inslee released a statement [Tuesday, june 29] ahead of Washington’s upcoming June 30 reopening for
As summer Park & Rec programs prepare to open, ready for registration, instructors, volunteers
||| FROM KIM KIMPLE for ORCAS PARK & RECREATION ||| Thank you for your patience as we worked to identify programs, volunteers instructors and facility availability. While we were able to provide beautiful park space
Asian giant hornet trapping starts July 1; you are invited to participate
||| FROM CASSIE CICHORZ for STATE AGRICULTURE DEPT. ||| Citizen scientist trapping for Asian giant hornets is starting in just days, and we wanted to invite you to participate in trapping again this year! Detailing
Inslee approves use of state strategic reserve funds for Point Roberts business
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF GOV. JAY INSLEE ||| Gov. Jay Inslee announced the approval of state strategic reserve funds today to support a crucial business in Point Roberts. The small Washington community is physically
Council approves proclamation designating “Plastic Free July” for San Juan County
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| The San Juan County Council, in today’s regular council meeting, approved a proclamation designating “Plastic Free July” in San Juan County. The proclamation recognizes the pressing issues around
