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
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 Feb. 22, more than 1,411,453 doses of vaccine
Recap of recent COVID-19 news, updates from State Health Dept.
||| FROM STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH ||| Newest numbers. The Washington State Department of Health (DOH) reported a total of 319,498 confirmed cases as of 11:59 p.m. on Feb. 24. There have been 4,942 COVID-19 deaths
There are no new COVID-19 cases anywhere in county; tips to keep it that way
||| 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
Latest offerings from Funhouse Commons
||| FROM FUNHOUSE COMMONS ||| Presenting a new outdoor after-school program! We are excited to announce a new program starting in March - Stepping Up! Stepping Up is an outdoor exploration program for students in
School District to outline 1st grade public school options in upcoming parent orientation meeting
||| FROM LORENA STANKEVICH for ORCAS ISLAND SCHOOLS ||| OISD 1st grade Public School Options - Join us virtually, Wednesday, March 3 from 6-7 p.m. for the LAST parent orientation this winter. During this informational
San Juan Makers Guild launching its first Asset Mapping project
||| FROM MICHELANGELO (MICKEY) VON DASSOW for SAN JUAN MAKERS GUILD ||| Greetings San Juan Makers and Supporters – we have some good news to share. The first Asset Mapping project is going live as an
During pandemic, other common infections are declining
||| FROM WASHINGTON POST ||| As many of us have been masking and social distancing for a year now, we haven't been exposed to the usual mix of colds, stomach bugs, and the like. I
Music Advocacy Group compiling spring benefit ‘concert’ surprise
||| FROM MUSIC ADVOCACY GROUP BOARD MEMBERS ||| On the 1st Sunday of March, for 23 years, come snow or rain, the Music Advocacy Group (MAG) has hosted a Spring Benefit concert to support the
Public hearing on vacation rental moratorium extended by county council
||| BY MATTHEW GILBERT, theORCASONIAN OP-ED REPORTER ||| Approximately five weeks after the County Council issued an emergency six-month moratorium on new vacation rental permits, a public hearing was held to determine whether to continue
New modeling report explores options for safer return to in-person learning
||| FROM STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH ||| OLYMPIA – Today, the Washington State Department of Health (DOH) and the Institute for Disease Modeling (IDM) released a new report, the fourth in a series, that explores how to
Guest Opinion | Food security vs. nutritional security
||| FROM LEARNER LIMBACH ||| It is two weeks until my birthday, and lately I have been choosing a cause each year to fundraise for. This year I decided to organize an online fundraising event for
Recap of recent COVID-19 statewide response updates
||| FROM STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH ||| Newest numbers. The Department of Health (DOH) reported a total of 317,805 confirmed cases as of 11:59 p.m. on Feb. 22. There have been 4,881 COVID-19 deaths in Washington.
In Memoriam | Robert Lee Powell 1954-2021
Farewell to Big Bob ||| FROM MIGUEL VILLARREAL ||| Robert Lee Powell slipped into the next realm, holding the hand of Aesenatha, a Polynesian lady who cared for him the last week of his life.
Funhouse presents free workshop for parents: Guiding Good Choices
||| FROM NICOLE SPINOGATTI for FUNHOUSE COMMONS ||| The Funhouse Presents Guiding Good Choices -- A free, 6-week virtual workshop for parents of children ages 9-14 held on Thursdays 6:30 - 8pm from March 18
EDC is offering remote, hands-on introduction to different trades for children
||| FROM MICHELANGELO VON DASSOW for ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL ||| The Economic Development Council (EDC), in partnership with WSU Extension’s San Juan County 4-H program, is creating activities for children to introduce them to different
School Board will meet on Thursday
||| FROM ORCAS ISLAND SCHOOL DISTRICT ||| Orcas Island School District School Board is scheduled to meet on Thursday, Feb. 25 at 5 p.m. They are still hosting their meetings online via ZOOM, which is
