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
Huh. Library is closed
||| FROM PHIL HEIKKINEN for ORCAS ISLAND LIBRARY ||| The Orcas Island Library is closed today due to the snowstorm. Please visit our website at www.orcaslibrary.org for online services.
Weekly local case update | SJC total increases from 123 to 126
||| 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
Limited number of vaccine appointments available. Register at 3 p.m. today
||| FROM BRENDAN COWAN for DEPARTMENT OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ||| For those who are eligible, a limited number of COVID vaccine appointments will open at 3 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 12. Please follow the instructions
Economic Development Council has news you can use on grants…PPP…EIDL
||| FROM ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL ||| Call your banker - PPP has reopened If you haven't contacted your banker, now's the time: PPP has reopened to businesses, both those that have received PPP funds in
State recap of recent COVID-19 news and updates
||| FROM STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH ||| Newest numbers. The Department of Health reported a total of 309,673 confirmed cases as of 11:59 p.m. on February 10. There have been 4,633 COVID-19 deaths in Washington.
Special school board meeting/budget workshop today
||| FROM CATHY FERRAN for ORCAS ISLAND SCHOOL DISTRICT ||| Orcas Island School Board will be convening a Special School Board Mtg/ Budget Worksession Thursday, FEB 11, 2021 at 5pm via zoom. Here is the
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. 6, more than 940,000 doses of vaccine
Fish For Teeth again bringing mobile dental clinic to Friday Harbor
||| FROM SANDY RABINOWITZ for FISH FOR TEETH ||| We at Fish for Teeth are excited to announce our March dental clinic: March 3 - 6, at the Mullis Center on San Juan Island. Yes,
Health officer has additional recommendations regarding school reopening
||| FROM BRENDAN COWAN for DEPARTMENT OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ||| San Juan County Health Officer Dr. Frank James recently released expanded guidance to local school district leaders regarding the opening of schools, in particular grades
Sake meets sushi in upcoming ZOOM virtual vineyard
||| FROM LENA KASSA for ORCAS SENIOR CENTER ||| Join Orcas Senior Center, Doe Bay Wine Company’s Cole Sisson, and sake expert from Seattle, Julie Shizukuishi on Sunday, Feb. 21 at 5 p.m. for “the
Finnie Awards | It’s time again to honor our tree-loving, bunny-hugging, dirt worshippers
Hail to the Crew of Spaceship Earth! ||| FROM AMY NESLER for SAN JUAN ISLANDS VISITORS BUREAU ||| Why are recycle bins optimistic? Because they’re full of cans! This award season, let’s honor the ‘cans’
Recent news, updates for COVID-19 from state Dept. of Health
||| FROM STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH ||| Newest numbers. The Department of Health (DOH) reported a total of 307,867 confirmed cases as of 11:59 p.m. on February 8. There have been 4,558 COVID-19 deaths in Washington.
Island Hospital & Orcas Island Health Care District will hold a community briefing next week
||| FROM LAURA MORONEY for ISLAND HOSPITAL ||| Orcas Island Community Briefing Thursday, February 18 from 5 – 6 p.m. Please join leaders from Orcas Island Health Care District and Island Hospital as we share
Artsmith and Darvill’s announces upcoming 2021 salon series
||| FROM JILL MCCABE JOHNSON for ARTSMITH ||| Please join us this winter and spring for three online readings with an impressive slate of local, regional, and nationally-recognized authors. During the "Happy Hour" series, authors
WA National Guard sending vaccine support (1900 doses) to San Juan County next week
REGISTRATION OPENS 5 P.M., WEDNESDAY, FEB 10 ||| FROM BRENDAN COWAN for DEPARTMENT OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ||| In the good news department, a joint effort between San Juan County, the Washington National Guard, and the
Local COVID case numbers spike, prompting reminder to wear masks
||| 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
