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
Working Washington Border Business Relief Program application portal now open
||| FROM ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL ||| Working Washington Border Business Relief Program is now open and accessible via https://commercegrants.com. There is also a webinar to help equip you with any questions you may have. Thursday, October
Bruce Hanna poem for today | Yesterday
||| FROM BRUCE HANNA ||| Yesterday All our rainclouds seemed so far away Now it looks as though they're here to stay Oh, I believe in yesterday Suddenly It’s not half the day it used
Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month by learning to cook pupusas at Library
Saturday, October 9, 10 a.m. ||| FROM CAROL DAPOGNY for ORCAS ISLAND LIBRARY ||| In celebration of National Hispanic Heritage Month, Johanna of Johanna's Catering will conduct a cooking demonstration this Saturday at 10 a.m.
Library’s Endurance Series has kicked off, with new presentations scheduled into Spring
||| FROM CAROL DAPOGNY for ORCAS ISLAND LIBRARY ||| At a time when many wonder, ‘how am I going to get through this’, the library seeks to share stories about endurance to help comfort, entertain,
Endurance Speaker Series continues with Rosie Kuhn tips to finish your book
Identify & kick all excuses to the curb so you can finish your book ||| FROM CAROL DAPOGNY for ORCAS ISLAND LIBRARY ||| Orcas Island Library Endurance Speaker Series - Episode #3: Reasons, Justifications and Downright Excuses
Newest COVID updates from State
||| FROM STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH |||Newest numbers. The Washington State Department of Health (DOH) reported a total of 594,488 confirmed cases as of 11:59 p.m. on Oct. 4. There have been 7,860 COVID-19 deaths in
Don’t forget your flu vaccine. Schedule an appointment in upcoming clinics
||| FROM BRENDAN COWAN for DEPARTMENT OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ||| San Juan County Health and Community Services will be hosting a series of influenza vaccine clinics across the islands. For full schedule and to register,
OI School Board will convene in special meeting tomorrow morning
||| FROM ORCAS ISLAND SCHOOL DISTRICT ||| 10:30 am CALL TO ORDER - School Library Call to Order Approval of Agenda IMMEDIATELY ADJOURN to EXECUTIVE SESSION to discuss personnel matters (per RCW 42.30.110.1 (g) RE-CONVENE
Time to review your Medicare plans in forthcoming sessions
||| FROM PEGI GROUNDWATER, SJC SHIBA VOLUNTEER COORDINATOR ||| Medicare enrollees have an opportunity every year between October 15 and December 7 to review their Medicare Part D drug plans and their Medicare Advantage plans
Statement from the Washington State Department of Health
||| FROM STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH ||| OLYMPIA – The Washington State Department of Health (DOH) is aware of the recent death of a King County woman from a blood clot after receiving the J &
Joint 40th District delegation issues statement on unacceptable WSF service
||| FROM SENATE & HOUSE 40TH DISTRICT LEGISLATORS ||| Dear Neighbors and Friends, Washington State Ferries (WSF), being our state’s marine highway system, and only transportation option available for most San Juan County residents, is
Grrrr | Attorney General Bob Ferguson versus the Growlers
||| FROM RAINSHADOW JOURNAL ||| Coupevillle – Attorney General Bob Ferguson chose a bucolic setting for his recent Whidbey Island fundraiser, the historic Crockett Barn with its backdrop of Admiralty Inlet and Mt. Rainier majestic
Letter to Editor | The San Juans don’t belong in same legislative district as Whidbey Island
||| FROM KEARA AXELROD and MICHELE RODRIGUEZ ||| Washington state has a four-person commission charged with redistricting Washington’s legislative districts in light of the population information recorded in the 2020 census. The Commission recently released
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.
