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“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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Most recent recap of state COVID-19 news, updates
||| FROM STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH ||| Newest numbers. The Washington State Department of Health (DOH) reported a total of 327,672 confirmed cases as of 11:59 p.m. on March 10. There have been 5,107 COVID-19
Guest Opinion | Amend the Charter with a “Universal” bill of rights that includes the rights of nature
||| FROM JULIENNE BATTALIA FOR COMMUNITY RIGHTS SAN JUAN ISLANDS ||| Is there potential for expanding San Juan County’s Home Rule Charter to include a Bill of Rights recognizing the Rights of Nature within the
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 8, more than 2,140,418 doses of vaccine
On the path to normality, Library is expanding its hours! Repeat: Library is expanding its hours!
||| FROM PHIL HEIKKINEN for ORCAS ISLAND LIBRARY ||| The Orcas Island Library is pleased to offer the following expanded hours and services, effective March 15, 2021: Open hours from 12 to 5 pm on
In 11 days, Governor says the entire state of Washington will all move to Phase 3
Take me out to the ballgame! ||| FROM THE OFFICE OF GOVERNOR JAY INSLEE ||| Gov. Jay Inslee today announced that Healthy Washington: Roadmap to Recovery will be transitioning from a regional approach to a
Peace Island Medical Center names Chief Administrative Officer
||| FROM DEANNA ELLEFSON for PEACEHEALTH PEACE ISLAND ||| FRIDAY HARBOR, Washington, March 10, 2021 — Charles Prosper, chief executive for PeaceHealth in the Northwest, announced the appointment of Jack Estrada as the chief administrative officer (CAO)
Orcas Garden Club preparing for upcoming 2021 Safe Garden Tour
||| FROM ORCAS GARDEN CLUB ||| Each year, as spring brings sunshine and warmer temperatures, gardeners begin their search for new plants. We gardeners are varied in our planning. Some design an artistic palette of
Land Bank requests seasonal sheep grazing lease proposals for 2021-2022
FOWLER’S POND PRESERVE, ORCAS ISLAND 12 acre Seasonal Sheep Grazing Short-term Lease Arrendamiento de Agrícola para Ovejas Que Pastan 12 acres ||| FROM TANYA WILLIAMSON for SAN JUAN COUNTY LAND BANK ||| The San Juan
Poetry from Jens Kruse | Quandary
QUANDARY By Jens Kruse With apologies to Kafka’s ‘’The Cares of a Family Man’’ A box showed up on our porch. We took it in, opened it, and found a strange creature. Round, black, maybe
Unvaccinated? Over 65? County wants to hear from you in this survey
||| FROM BRENDAN COWAN for DEPARTMENT OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ||| To better understand the current need for vaccinations from the San Juan County 65+ community, San Juan County Health and Community Services asks that those
Council approves VR moratorium but limits length/scope
||| BY MATTHEW GILBERT, theORCASONIAN OP-ED REPORTER ||| A February 23 public hearing on an emergency moratorium on new vacation rental permits was extended to the County Council’s regular March 9, and although the comment
School Board will meet tomorrow in special budget work session
||| FROM ORCAS ISLAND SCHOOL DISTRICT ||| 1. CALL TO ORDER 1.1 Call to Order 1.2 Approval of Agenda 2. COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT 2.1 Technology Capital Projects Levy 3. WORK SESSION 3.1 Discuss budget for 2021-22
Most recent recap of state COVID-19 news, updates
||| FROM STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH ||| Newest numbers. The Department of Health (DOH) reported a total of 326,404 confirmed cases as of 11:59 p.m. on March 8. There have been 5,077 COVID-19 deaths in Washington.
Island Hospital releases statement on new Medical Director
||| FROM LAURA MORONEY for ISLAND HOSPITAL ||| ANACORTES, Washington – Island Hospital announced today that Frank James, MD will serve as Medical Director for the primary care clinic opening April 1, 2021 on Orcas
Health Care District announces new Medical Director at Island Primary Care-Orcas
||| FROM ANNE PRESSON for ORCAS ISLAND HEALTH CARE DISTRICT ||| We appreciate the community’s patience as we’ve continued working through the details associated with the consolidation of the two existing primary care practices and
Got your vaccine? Department of Health says there’s things you can now do
||| FROM STATE DEARTMENT OF HEALTH ||| OLYMPIA – The Washington State Department of Health (DOH) is adopting the guidance released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) regarding post-vaccine behavior. If someone has been fully
