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
Deer Harbor Yacht Club has a meeting scheduled
||| FROM MICHAEL DURLAND for DEER HARBOR YACHT CLUB ||| There will be an important meeting of the Deer Harbor Yacht Club on Tuesday, May 4 at 5:30 on the deck of Island Pie in
Washington state resumes use of Johnson & Johnson vaccine
||| FROM STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH ||| OLYMPIA – The Washington State Department of Health (DOH) will immediately resume use of the Johnson & Johnson (J&J) vaccine across the state. This decision is based on recommendations
New classes, screenings upcoming at Island Hospital
||| FROM RACHEL LAMBERT for ISLAND HOSPITAL ||| Swallow Screening at Island Hospital Determine if you might have a swallowing disorder at a free screening on Tuesday, May 4 from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. at
Park & Rec District is now accepting applications
||| FROM TERRI RODGERS for ORCAS PARK & REC ||| Orcas Island Park and Recreation District is accepting applications for the positions of Program Assistant and Park Steward. See below for the job announcements, descriptions and
Lopez Swim Center rallies to raise remaining funds to start pool construction
Make a Splash with GiveBIG! ||| FROM CLAIRE ANDERSON for FRIENDS OF LOPEZ ISLAND POOL ||| If you’re committed to creating a safer, healthier, more connected San Juan County, please GiveBIG to build a nonprofit
School District addresses upcoming levy with FAQs UPDATED (See below)
||| FROM ORCAS ISLAND SCHOOL DISTRICT ||| Orcas Island School District is placing a Capital Projects and Technology Levy on the ballot for the Special Election of April 27, 2021. Here are answers to questions
Statewide response updates from State Health Department.
||| FROM STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH ||| Newest numbers. The Washington State Department of Health (DOH) reported a total of 363,840 confirmed cases as of 11:59 p.m. on April 21. There have been 5,428 COVID-19 deaths
Weekly San Juan County COVID case update
||| FROM BRENDAN COWAN for DEPARTMENT OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ||| Note: Current positive case numbers are available online at the County Case Data Dashboard. As indicated on that page, these numbers are only updated after
WSF weekly update: How they are making every day Earth Day
||| FROM WASHINGTON STATE FERRIES ||| In honor of Earth Day, here’s an update on our first-ever Sustainability Action Plan. As part of our Environmental Stewardship & Sustainability Program, we launched the two-year plan on this day
State says COVID-19 immunity increasing, but not enough to slow transmission
||| FROM STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH ||| OLYMPIA – Today the Washington State Department of Health (DOH) released the latest statewide situation report on COVID-19. Report findings include: Population immunity is helping control transmission, but isn’t enough to
Two dental vans will be coming soon to see patients
||| FROM HILARY CANTY for ORCAS COMMUNITY FOUNDATION ||| The Arcora Foundation - SmileMobile will be on Orcas April 26 - 29 to see babies (first tooth) up through high school age and pregnant/postpartum people
COVID-19 vaccine distribution update from the 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 April 19, more than 4,765,270 doses of vaccine
Want to buy a resort? Rosario Resort & Spa on Orcas Island hits the market
||| FROM PUGET SOUND BUSINESS JOURNAL ||| Rosario Resort & Spa on Orcas Island is for sale — all 82.89 acres and 2,166 feet of waterfront. Current owners are Jerrel Barto of Anacortes, who along with his son, Craig Barto,
Earth Day Poem | XI by Wendell Berry
XI by Wendell Berry The need comes on me now to speak across the years to those who finally will live here after the present ruin, in the absence of most of my kind who
Lummi totem pole journey, Red Road to D.C., will have stopover in San Juans
||| FROM STEPHANIE BUFFUM ||| A totem pole carved at the Lummi Nation from a 400-year-old red cedar will begin a cross-country journey next month, evoking an urgent call to protect sacred lands and waters
Hot Topic #47 | This is your best chance to get vaccinated; Sign up now
||| FROM BRENDAN COWAN for DEPARTMENT OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ||| More than 2,000 vaccine appointments are now open on Lopez, Orcas, and San Juan Islands. Sign up ASAP to ensure you get a spot. Links
