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
Remaining opportunity for SJC single-shot J&J COVID vaccinations for month of June
||| FROM BRENDAN COWAN for DEPARTMENT OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ||| The San Juan County Vaccine Team will be operating single-shot Johnson & Johnson COVID vaccine clinics on Orcas, Lopez, and San Juan Islands through June.
COVID-19 vaccine distribution update from Washington State Department of Health
||| 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 May 22, more than 6,749,266 doses of vaccine
Public health funding will improve service, outcomes in Washington State
||| FROM STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH ||| OLYMPIA – Public health support and outcomes are set to improve for all people across Washington state now that Governor Jay Inslee has signed the budget recently passed by
GiveOrcas companion services grant fully funded thanks to you
||| FROM LENA KASSA for ORCAS SENIOR CENTER ||| Orcas Senior Center is overjoyed with the outpouring of support from our community during the recent GiveOrcas campaign! Over 81 donors helped fund our $19,000 grant
Recap of recent COVID-19 news and updates
||| FROM STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH ||| Newest numbers. The Washington State Department of Health (DOH) reported a total of 396,713 confirmed cases as of 11:59 p.m. on May 24. There have been 5,722 COVID-19 deaths
Join in this online workshop to learn about writing historical fiction
Thursday, May 27, 10:30 a.m. ||| FROM SANDY STREHLOU ||| Author and genealogist John Ickes is a distant relative of early San Juan Island artist Marjorie Walker (1906-1992). His historical research contributed to the understanding
School District wants to hear from every one of us in new community survey
||| FROM ERIC WEBB, ORCAS SCHOOLS SUPERINTENDENT ||| Starting on May 26, the Orcas Island School District wants to hear from you about…hearing from you. We are looking to better understand how we send out
State investigating reports of possible cardiac symptoms, post-vaccination
||| FROM STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH ||| The Washington State Department of Health (DOH) is aware of reports of a small number of cases of myocarditis or pericarditis in some patients, post-vaccination. Further investigation is
State Parks, recreation land managers designate Juneteenth a free day
Designation means four free days in June ||| FROM WASHINGTON STATE PARKS ||| OLYMPIA – May 24, 2021 – The Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission announces Juneteenth will now be a Discover Pass free day. In
Join this rally, march for Palestine solidarity coming up Saturday
||| FROM SANDY STREHLOU ||| You may already know that I am organizing a Palestine Solidarity rally and march. It starts at 11 a.m. next Saturday, May 29, at the SJC courthouse lawn. I hope,
An invitation to ‘sound the call’ in remembrance on Memorial Day
||| FROM KAREN SPECK for ORCAS ISLAND COMMUNITY BAND ||| On Memorial Day, Americans remember those who have died in military service to the United States. The National Moment of Remembrance is an annual event
A new experience, three years in the making, awaits you at the ferry landing
“I descend from King Salmon and Cedar Trees” --Patti Gobin ||| BY AYN GAILEY ||| When Patti Gobin of the Tulalip tribe was a child and fished the shores of the San Juan Islands with
Here’s the San Juan County slate of local candidates for upcoming primary
||| BY LIN MCNULTY, theORCASONIAN EDITOR ||| Online Candidate Filing for the upcoming primary election, open from 9 a.m. May 17 to May 21 at 4 p.m., has now closed. Upcoming deadlines of note for
School Board has agenda ready for Thursday ZOOM meeting
||| FROM ORCAS ISLAND SCHOOL DISTRICT ||| The Orcas Island School District School Board will be hosting their meetings in-person in The School Cafeteria AND online VIA ZOOM. Public health guidelines in response the Covid-19 pandemic
Salish Sea Early Music Festival readies for Jan. 2022 in-person season return
In the interregnum, they share an indispensable performance ||| FROM JEFFREY COHAN for SALISH SEA EARLY MUSIC FESTIVAL || 2021 Salish Sea Early Music Festival ~ Musical Fairy Tales ~ + + + OBBLIGATO: Joseph Bodin
Spring clean-up of Senior Center was a total success
||| FROM LENA KASSA for ORCAS SENIOR CENTER ||| Audrey Hall The Orcas community turned up to help with cleaning up the Orcas Senior Center grounds on Sunday, May 2! The day was
