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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Orcas Family Health will open registration tomorrow for first-dose vaccines
200 doses available for all eligible individuals ||| FROM ORCAS FAMILY HEALTH CLINIC ||| Orcas Family Health Center will be opening registration for first dose vaccine appointments on Tuesday, March 23, at 5 PM. The
SJ Makers Guild launching an on-line, countywide Makers Directory
||| FROM SAN JUAN MAKERS GUILD ||| This Spring the San Juan Makers Guild is busy launching the online countywide Makers Directory and is hosting an important interactive Asset Mapping project to help strengthen the
Island Primary Care–Orcas will open its doors on Monday, April 5
||| BY SUSAN MCBAIN, theORCASONIAN REPORTER ||| As of April 5, Orcas Island will have a new practice operating in the medical facility on Deye Lane: Island Primary Care–Orcas, an Island Hospital (IH) clinic. And
Inslee rescinds state travel advisory to align with CDC travel advisory guidance
||| FROM GOVERNOR JAY INSLEE'S OFFICE || Gov. Jay Inslee today rescinded his November 2020 Travel Advisory and is advising Washingtonians and others visiting Washington to comply with the Center for Disease Control’s current COVID-19 travel advisory guidance.
EDC Annual Economics Luncheon will feature Milene Henley & stand-up economics comedian
||| FROM VICTORIA COMPTON for ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL ||| Join the conversation on What’s Next: The Islands Economy at the 11th Annual EDC Economics Luncheon, held online on Wednesday, April 28 from 11 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.,
Mobile dental clinics to offer Medicaid and uninsured patients access to dental care on Orcas
||| FROM ERIN O'DELL for ORCASS COMMUNITY RESOURCE CENTER ||| People in 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
You will want to listen up! Recording of Island Hospital community briefing is now available
||| FROM ANNE PRESSON for ORCAS ISLAND HEALTH CARE DISTRICT ||| We would like to thank all of the community members who spent part of your Thursday evening learning about the clinic transition. A copy
Editorial | Have you noticed something familiar in the air? Relief? Hope?
||| BY LIN MCNULTY, theORCASONIAN EDITOR ||| There's something going on, something afoot, stirrings beneath the surface. Have you felt it? I first felt the unrest shuffling after the result of the 2020 presidential election,
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 March 13, more than 2,517,506 doses of vaccine
Guest Opinion | A brief history of vaccines — today’s best defense against COVID-19
||| BY THOMAS O. BALDWIN, PhD ||| As a result of amazing strides in basic biomedical science over the past several decades—development of methods allowing the cloning of genes, DNA sequencing, etc.— it has been
Inslee announces extension of eviction moratorium, expansion of vaccine eligibility, resumption of long-term care visitations
|||FROM THE OFFICE OF GOVERNOR JAY INSLEE||| Gov. Jay Inslee announced Thursday that the statewide eviction moratorium will be extended through June 30, as well as upcoming vaccine eligibility expansion, including restaurant workers and Washingtonians
Lopez Fire Chief Bigby weighs in on water safety
||| FROM PHILIP PROD'HOMME for FRIENDS OF LOPEZ ISLAND POOL ||| For many islanders, warmer weather means water weather. But as people hit the seas for sailing, kayaking, fishing, and (gasp!) even swimming, there are
New vaccine registration window opens on Monday 9 a.m.
||| FROM BRENDAN COWAN for DEPARTMENT OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ||| San Juan County Health and Community Services will be opening registration for first dose vaccine appointments on Monday March 22 at 9 a.m. These clinics
Rep. Lekanoff shares some good news updates in her weekly report
||| FROM REP. DEBRA LEKANOFF || As of today, all six of my bills have had their public hearings in Senate committees! House Bill 1117 integrates salmon recovery into the Growth Management Act (GMA), which guides land
School Board is set to meet March 25 on Zoom — and in person
||| 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, beginning MARCH 25, 2021 at 5 p.m. Public health guidelines in
Recap of recent COVID-19 news, statewide response updates
||| FROM STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH ||| Newest numbers. The Washington State Department of Health (DOH) reported a total of 331,820 confirmed cases as of 11:59 p.m. on March 17. There have been 5,168 COVID-19 deaths
