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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Washington moves closer to reopening goal as 67.8% of people 16+ initiate vaccination
||| FROM STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH ||| OLYMPIA – The Washington State Department of Health (DOH) continues to make progress with our COVID-19 vaccine distribution and administration efforts. As of June 14, more than 7,528,340 doses of vaccine
Joan Roulac Qigong workshop coming up at Senior Center
Qigong Workshop for Improving Joint Mobility, Arthritis, and Heart Function with Joan Roulac by Zoom: Tuesday, June 22, 1:30 - 2:30 p.m. ||| FROM LENA KASSA for ORCAS SENIOR CENTER ||| Joan Roulac, certified Qigong
Vote early, vote often remains the hue, cry of Eastsound mayoral race
||| FROM DON WALTERS for HONORARY EASTSOUND MAYORAL RACE ||| The Honorary Eastsound Mayoral Race is in full swing, with Ricky the Lizard Wizard as the current front-runner, scurrying ahead with a victory in yesterday’s
Hey! Check this out: SJC mask mandate now has an end date
||| FROM BRENDAN COWAN for DEPARTMENT OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ||| The San Juan County Health Officer Order requiring the wearing of masks by customers indoors in businesses and other public spaces will end on Sunday,
Orcas Garden Club readies Safe Garden Tour as pandemic nears end
||| FROM NITA COUCHMAN for ORCAS GARDEN CLUB ||| The Orcas Island Garden Club invites you to join us at our 2021 Safe Garden Tour on Saturday, June 26 and Sunday, June 27 from 11
Contractor? You’ll want to check out this upcoming free class on Contracts
||| FROM MICHELANGELO (MICKEY) VON DASSOW ||| Islanders seeking to make their construction businesses thrive are invited to an online class on Contracts for Contractors. Event is Wednesday June 23 at 3 – 4:30 p.m.
Navy wraps up third sound monitoring period; no final report yet
||| FROM MIKE WELDING for NAS WHIDBEY ISLAND ||| NAVAL AIR STATION WHIDBEY ISLAND, Wash. - The Navy completed its third week of real-time sound monitoring at Naval Air Station (NAS) Whidbey Island as directed by
Students, staff, parents, community all receive heartfelt kudos from school superintendent
||| FROM ERIC WEBB, ORCAS SCHOOLS SUPERINTENDENT ||| Dear Students, Parents, Staff, & Community, On behalf of Orcas Island School District, I would like to thank you for a successful school year! You, along with
San Juan County Land Bank agenda for June 2021 meeting
||| FROM TANJA WILLIAMSON for SAN JUAN COUNTY LAND BANK ||| The San Juan County Land Bank Commission will hold its monthly meeting on June 18, from 8:30 a.m. - 11:15 a.m. via Zoom. The
Skagit Valley College to hold virtual commencement
||| FROM ARDEN AINLEY for SKAGIT VALLEY COLLEGE ||| Skagit Valley College will honor the Class of 2021 graduates on Friday, June 18, 2021 at 6 p.m. The ceremony will be virtual and can be
Inslee statement on reopening numbers, staying the course
The federal government and our state are using different metrics to track vaccination progress. ||| FROM THE OFFICE OF GOVERNOR JAY INSLEE ||| Gov. Jay Inslee released a statement today on numbers used to determine
Oops! District Committee election for Orcas Senior Center misprint
||| FROM LENA KASSA for ORCAS SENIOR CENTER ||| Recently, Orcas Senior Center sent 1300 Special Election Newsletters with mail-in ballots for the Orcas District Committee election beginning June 21, 2021. A candidate notified us
Orcas Food Bank adds a refrigerated vehicle awarded by WSDA Grant to build capacity
||| FROM RICK RHOADS for ORCAS ISLAND FOOD BANK ||| The two blue 40’ shipping containers in front of the Food Bank have become four. A white Freightliner Sprinter cargo van with a rear lift
This year’s Chamber Music Festival is both live at Orcas Center and livestreamed
2021 Orcas Island Chamber Music Festival August 6 – 21 ||| FROM LINDA SLONE for ORCAS ISLAND CHAMBER MUSIC FESTIVAL ||| Clarinet! Horn! Bassoon! Double Bass! Return of the Montrose Trio! Kostov & Valkov! And
Statewide COVID response updates from State Health Dept.
||| FROM STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH ||| Newest numbers. The Washington State Department of Health (DOH) reported a total of 409,361 confirmed cases as of 11:59 p.m. on June 14. There have been 5,800 COVID-19 deaths
Governor’s “Smart Communities” Awards nominations now open
Annual awards recognize outstanding work in community planning and development ||| FROM STATE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE ||| Olympia, WA --- The Washington State Department of Commerce today called for nominations for the 15th annual Governor's Smart
