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
Letter to Editor | Passing along the American Rescue Plan stimulus
||| FROM STEVE JUNG ||| Last week, my wife and I received our American Rescue Plan stimulus payments from the federal government, with gratitude for its efforts to jump start our pandemic-afflicted economy. There is
April 15 is date for all Washingtonians over 16 will be eligible to receive COVID vaccination
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF GOVERNOR JAY INSLEE ||| Gov. Jay Inslee today announced that effective April 15, all Washingtonians over the age of 16 will be eligible to receive a COVID-19 vaccination. Over the
Orcas resident group sues County, seeks incorporation
||| BY theORCASONIAN REPORTER WALTER ZUSTOVICH ||| On March 31, a group of Orcas island citizens calling themselves Liberate Orcas filed a suit against the county demanding that the island be free to incorporate. In
Letter to Editor | Another thank you from the Food Bank
||| FROM ORCAS ISLAND FOOD BANK ||| This time we are focusing on the many businesses, nonprofits, and organizations who have supported the Orcas Island Food Bank over our COVID year. The list is too
Recapping recent statewide COVID-19 news, updates
||| FROM STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH ||| Newest numbers. The Department of Health (DOH) reported a total of 340,371 confirmed cases as of 11:59 p.m. on March 29. There have been 5,237 COVID-19 deaths in Washington.
Cases of COVID-19 vaccine breakthrough confirmed in Washington state
||| FROM STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH ||| OLYMPIA -- The Washington State Department of Health (DOH) is investigating reports of people in the state who tested positive for COVID-19 more than two weeks after being
Pre-register for this Chamber Music Festival cooking event with Miro Quartet violist
||| FROM LINDA SLONE for ORCAS ISLAND CHAMBER MUSIC FESTIVAL ||| On Sunday, April 11, at 1 p.m., you won’t want to miss Miró Quartet violist and chef extraordinaire John Largess as he entertains Orcas
Orcas Community Church invites you to celebrate Holy Week with them, in-person or online
||| FROM BRIAN MOSS for ORCAS ISLAND COMMUNITY CHURCH ||| You are invited to join us at Orcas Island Community Church as we celebrate Holy Week. Everyone is welcome as we gather both in-person and
Mobile Dental Clinic announces 2021 service dates for San Juan County
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| Residents of San Juan County who don’t have dental insurance or who are covered by Apple Health (Medicaid) can get free or reduced-cost dental care at upcoming mobile
State’s online eligibility tool no longer required starting March 31
||| FROM STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH ||| OLYMPIA – Phase Finder, the state’s online vaccine eligibility tool, will no longer be required to verify COVID-19 vaccine eligibility starting March 31. That means that people who want
Washington partnership leverages AmeriCorps to address unprecedented food insecurity efforts across state
||| FROM GOVERNOR JAY INSLEE'S OFFICE ||| Last year, Serve Washington, the state’s service commission, the Washington State Department of Agriculture and the Schultz Family Foundation created the Response Corps to respond to unprecedented levels of food insecurity across
Working Washington small business emergency funding grants are available
Round 4: Working Washington Small Business Grants Applications for up to $25,000 in emergency funding Apply now. Portal closes Friday, April 9! Don't delay in reviewing the details from Washington State's Department of Commerce. $240 million has
There are some free State Park Days coming up in April
||| FROM WASHINGTON STATE PARKS ||| OLYMPIA – March 29, 2021 – The Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission invites the public to celebrate the spring season and Earth Day with two free days at
Orcas Family Health Center to remain somewhat operational during transition to new clinic
||| FROM ORCAS FAMILY HEALTH CENTER ||| David Shinstrom, M.D. As many of you are aware, on April 5 Island Primary Care-Orcas, the merger of UW Orcas staff and Orcas Family Health Center,
Inslee updates proclamation on in-person education
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF GOVERNOR JAY INSLEE ||| Gov. Jay Inslee today updated the Children’s Mental Health Crisis proclamation related to in-person education physical distancing guidelines. The update will permit Washington's K-12 school districts to
Vaccine Milestones: More than 1 million people fully vaccinated in Washington, 3 million COVID-19 doses administered
||| FROM STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH ||| OLYMPIA – The Washington State Department of Health (DOH) is thrilled to share the state surpassed two major vaccine milestones this week. More than 1 million people in Washington are now
