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
OHS ‘Futures Lounge’ provides inviting opportunity for students to take a deep breath to plan their futures
||| FROM KATE LONG for ORCAS ISLAND HIGH SCHOOL ||| Tucked away at the end of the first-floor hallway at the Orcas Island High School is a classroom converted into a new space: the ‘Futures
New research indicates COVID variants have higher infection rates than non-variant SARS-CoV-2
||| FROM STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH ||| OLYMPIA -- People in Washington state infected with Alpha, Beta, Gamma, and Delta variants have a higher risk of hospitalization compared to those infected with non-variant versions of SARS-CoV-2,
Guest Opinion | It’s long past time for Council to start hollering at WSF
||| FROM ALEX MCLEOD ||| Everyone knows by now that the Tilikum, our interisland boat, stopped running Friday morning, cutting off the ability for school kids and workers and others to move among the islands.
Three raffle winners announced by OPALCO
||| FROM KRISTA BOUCHEY for ORCAS POWER & LIGHT COOPERATIVE ||| Since the OPALCO Annual Meeting in April, co-op members who participated in the Island Way workshops have been entered to win raffle prizes including
School superintendent shares a look into first month of new school year
||| FROM ERIC WEBB, ORCAS SCHOOLS SUPERINTENDENT || Fall has arrived on the island and OISD is entering its second month of the 2021-2022 school year. September has provided students and staff with wonderful learning
Beginning Monday, SJI ferry route moves to winter weekend schedule
||| FROM WASHINGTON STATE FERRIES ||| The San Juan Islands route will be on its Winter Weekend Schedule beginning Monday, Oct. 4 while the Tilikum remains out of service with a generator issue. The route will be
A Portrait in Charcoal workshop coming soon to SJIMA
Note date change to November ||| FROM DIANE MARTINDALE for SAN JUAN ISLANDS MUSEUM OF ART ||| Multi-talented instructor, Taylor Bruce is giving a portrait workshop as part of the complete experience of the Go
Island Hospital offers upcoming classes
||| FROM RACHEL LAMBERT for ISLAND HOSPITAL ||| Island Hospital offers virtual stroke safety class Join Island Hospital’s specialized stroke coordinator for an in-depth look at what you really need to know about stroke, how
Sun Days on Orcas | Like mice
||| SUN DAYS ON ORCAS by EDEE KULPER ||| Our younger son has two mice. They live in a plastic storage bin, sleeping in a little box during the day, and busybodying all night long.
2021 Assessor change of value notices mailed on October 1
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| The Assessor’s Office mailed the 2021 Change of Value Notices on October 1, 2021. The notices show market value as of January 1, 2021 based on sales between
Sheriff’s Report | September 22 – 28, 2021
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE ||| WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 22 21-008569 Domestic Dispute or Assault 08:36:55 09/22/21 San Juan Deputies were dispatched to a third-party report of a verbal domestic incident. The residence was
Coronavirus case count shows nine new cases in San Juan county
||| FROM BRENDAN COWAN for DEPARTMENT OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ||| Since the last update on Friday September 24, there have been nine new confirmed or probable cases in San Juan County. Current total case count
Statewide COVID-19 response updates
||| FROM STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH ||| Statewide Response Updates Newest numbers. The Washington State Department of Health (DOH) reported a total of 584,023 confirmed cases as of 11:59 p.m. on Sept. 29. There have been
Last Master Gardener clinic set for Wednesday at Driftwood Nursery
||| FROM DIANNE MACONDRAY for SJ MASTER GARDENERS ||| As the main growing season here on the islands winds down, be sure and visit the San Juan Master Gardeners at their last clinic at Driftwood
Something is brewing at Friday afternoon’s Makers Stroll
And that's just the start of this Makers three-day weekend ||| FROM SAN JUAN MAKERS GUILD ||| Something's brewing in Eastsound on Orcas with Makers Stroll on Friday afternoon, October 1, and Farm Tours island
Orcas Montessori School welcomes new Head of School
||| FROM ARTHUR DE HAAN for ORCAS MONTESSORI SCHOOL ||| As you may have heard, Teresa Chocano will be retiring towards the end of the year. This is not a goodbye yet as Teresa will
