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
EDC invites input from businesses, residents on WSF service disruptions
||| FROM VICTORIA COMPTON for ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL ||| Economic Development Council (EDC) invites island business owners, workers and residents to participate in a survey regarding Washington State Ferries service disruptions this past summer. Islanders
Upcoming classes from Island Hospital
||| FROM RACHEL LAMBERT for ISLAND HOSPITAL ||| Island Hospital offers nutrition and exercise for osteoporosis class Dietary habits play an important role in your risk of developing osteoporosis. Join Registered Dietitian Amber Phillips, MS,
Sun Days on Orcas | What you can’t get back
||| SUN DAYS ON ORCAS by EDEE KULPER ||| The blackberry’s time has passed - it no longer stains my hand or flavors my cereal. I know I have to let go of blackberry season when
Hot Topic #55 | FAQ on COVID booster doses
||| FROM BRENDAN COWAN for DEPARTMENT OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ||| The CDC and FDA recently granted approval for the delivery of booster doses of the Pfizer vaccine to certain fully vaccinated individuals. This Hot Topic
Medicare recipients will receive vaccine boosters at no cost
||| FROM PEGI GROUNDWATER for SHIBA ||| Following the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) recent action that authorized a booster dose of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine for certain high-risk populations and a recommendation from the
Library Director announces he will soon retire
||| FROM PHIL HEIKKINEN, SOON TO BE FORMER ORCAS LIBRARY DIRECTOR ||| I’m pleased to share that I am retiring as Director of the Orcas Island Public Library as of September 30. It’s been my
Sheriff’s Report | September 15 – 21, 2021
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE ||| WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 15 21-008372 Boating Problem 09:24:36 09/15/21 A Lopez Island Deputy was sent to investigate a boat reportedly aground on a beach near Shark Reef Park.
Latest from Lekanoff | Redistricting, moratoriums, ferries, SJC Council, more…
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF REP. DEBRA LEKANOFF ||| Let State Redistricting Commission know what you think of their proposed legislative district maps On Tuesday, the Washington State Redistricting Commission released the four proposed legislative
Letter to Editor | County Council, science is powerful
||| FROM JANET ALDERTON ||| Dear County Councilors Minney, Stephens, and Wolf, Recognizing that a problem exists is key to addressing the problem. This is what Joe Symons’ Docket Request 21-0003 is all about. Until
New week, new COVID case count in San Juan County
||| FROM BRENDAN COWAN for DEPARTMENT OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ||| Since the last update on Friday, September 17, there have been eight new confirmed or probable cases in San Juan County. Current total case count
Latest COVID updates from the State
||| FROM STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH ||| Statewide Response Updates Newest numbers. The Washington State Department of Health (DOH) reported a total of 567,011 confirmed cases as of 11:59 p.m. on Sept. 22. There have been
OPALCO ‘team’ to hit the road with Electric Vehicle trek to Eastern Washington (and back)
||| FROM SUZANNE OLSON for ORCAS POWER & LIGHT CO-OPERATIVE ||| “Switch it up pup” Pepper Starting October 6, an exclusive team from OPALCO (Communication Specialist Krista Bouchey and the “Switch it up
Letter to Editor | Mammogram van a success
||| FROM LENA KASSA for ORCAS SENIOR CENTER ||| For more than five years, Orcas Senior Center (OSC) has partnered with Assured Imaging to make mammograms for breast cancer screening available on Orcas Island. This
Library Board calls special meeting
||| FROM JANET MARLOW for ORCAS ISLAND LIBRARY ||| The Orcas Island Library Board will be having a special meeting on Monday, September 27. Topics include consideration of vaccine mandates and appointment of an interim
Case rate shows high case count, hospital admissions, increasing deaths
||| FROM STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH ||| OLYMPIA -- The latest COVID-19 modeling and surveillance situation report from the Washington State Department of Health (DOH) shows the majority of counties now have case rates above 500 per 100,000.
Upcoming at SJIMA | Food for imagination
||| FROM DIANE MARTINDALE for SAN JUAN ISLANDS MUSEUM OF ART ||| One physician described the “beautiful formation” of the human body as inspiration for art. Go Figure! celebrating the human form, has just opened
