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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Latest COVID update from State Health Dept.
||| FROM STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH ||| Newest numbers. The Washington State Department of Health (DOH) reported a total of 443,230 confirmed cases as of 11:59 p.m. on Aug. 4. There have been 6,155 COVID-19
Virtual Socrates Cafe coming up at Senior Center
Orcas Socrates Café @ Orcas Senior Center (Sunday, August 8, 4pm-6pm) ||| FROM LENA KASSA for ORCAS SENIOR CENTER ||| On the second Sunday afternoon each month from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m., Orcas Senior
Island Hospital announces additional support for COVID-19 testing on Orcas
||| FROM LAURA MORONEY for ISLAND HOSPITAL ||| Due to recent COVID-19 community outbreak on Orcas Island and in San Juan County, Island Primary Care - Orcas will expand testing for COVID-19. Testing takes place
Weekly county COVID case update, and an Orcas case cluster update
||| FROM KYRA KINNAMAN for SJC HEALTH & COMMUNITY SERVICES ||| Orcas Case Cluster Update San Juan County has been aggressively investigating a recent COVID outbreak on Orcas Island. Since the source case was identified,
Orcas Hive worker bees launched inaugural community work party
||| FROM MEGAN NEIL for ORCAS HIVE ||| Saturday, July 31st Orcas Hive rallied their worker bees for their inaugural community work party. The overcast day was a perfect setting for a day outdoors giving
Senior Center welcomes new programs/activities coordinator
||| FROM LENA KASSA for ORCAS SENIOR CENTER ||| Welcome, Steven Ziegler! The Orcas Senior Center (OSC) nonprofit is excited to welcome Steven Ziegler as the new Programs & Activities Coordinator. Steven’s education
Gov. rescinds one COVID emergency proclamation, another on the way
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF GOVERNOR JAY INSLEE ||| Gov. Jay Inslee today rescinded one COVID-19 emergency proclamation and gave advance notice of the rescission of another emergency proclamation. Proclamation 20-49 This proclamation prohibits garnishment
Orcas Island Health Care District (OIHCD) just celebrated its third year of operations
||| FROM ANNE PRESSON for ORCAS ISLAND HEALTH CARE DISTRICT ||| Orcas Island Health Care District (OIHCD) recently celebrated its third year of operations. Since the inception we have been committed to understand what it
All-female, relatively unabridged ‘Hamlet’ production announces ongoing auditions for summer 2022 production
||| FROM MICHAEL ARMENIA for ORCAS ISLAND SHAKESPEARE SOCIETY ||| Orcas Island Shakespeare (OISS) announces ongoing auditions for an all-female cast production of William Shakespeare's "Hamlet" to be performed next summer, July 2022. Now casting
Auditor updates search for Voters’ Pamphlet “con” writers
Updated ||| FROM MILENE HENLEY, SAN JUAN COUNTY AUDITOR ||| The San Juan County Auditor is seeking volunteers to write opposing arguments to ballot measures in the November 2021 General Election. The arguments will be
Statewide COVID updates from Health Department
||| FROM STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH ||| Newest numbers. The Washington State Department of Health (DOH) reported a total of 439,141 confirmed cases as of 11:59 p.m. on Aug. 2. There have been 6,136 COVID-19
Port Commission calls special meeting for commissioner roundtable
||| FROM JEANNIE SHARPE for PORT OF ORCAS ||| SPECIAL MEETING AGENDA August 9, 2021 12:30 P.M. Topic: Special Meeting Commissioner Roundtable Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87403339708?pwd=UHN1YmRRTXRiZ1FNVFM1STZsZHpudz09 Meeting ID: 874 0333 9708 Passcode: 385867 One tap
Delta variant drives sharp increase in COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations
Officials urge vaccination immediately to combat the variant’s spread OLYMPIA – The Washington State Department of Health (DOH) is concerned about a rise in COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations being seen across the state due to the
Ability to fuel up at Orcas Airport is back
||| FROM JEANNIE SHARPE for ORCAS ISLAND AIRPORT ||| Great News! The airport is back up and running with a new credit card terminal. We currently have 1000 gallon to sell, and we get
COVID case cluster investigation underway on Orcas
||| FROM KYRA KINNAMAN for SAN JUAN COUNTY HEALTH & COMMUNITY SERVICES ||| Since Friday’s Weekly Case Update, San Juan County has confirmed four new positive COVID-19 cases. This brings the total number of cases
PeaceHealth will require all caregivers to be COVID-19 vaccinated by month’s end
Unvaccinated caregivers with qualifying medical exemptions subject to heightened masking, distancing, and regular testing protocols ||| FROM PEACEHEALTH COMMUNICATIONS ||| August 3, 2021– VANCOUVER, Wash. – PeaceHealth announced that starting August 31, 2021, all caregivers
