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
2021 San Juan Islands Ag Summit goes virtual
||| FROM KATE MIKULAK for WSU EXTENSION SAN JUAN COUNTY ||| The 2021 San Juan Islands Agricultural Summit, an annual gathering of farmers, producers, and all those involved in our local and regional food system,
Take a look at OCRC’s new client reception/Coates’ Cabinet office
||| FROM ZANETHA AMANI MATISSE for ORCAS COMMUNITY RESOURCE CENTER ||| The Orcas Community Resource Center (OCRC) is now open for limited in-office hours in their newly established client reception/Coates’ Cabinet space facing North Beach
Health District: Pace of vaccinations expected to pick up
||| BY SUSAN MCBAIN, theORCASONIAN REPORTER ||| The outlook for increasing the pace of COVID vaccinations on Orcas in the near future is good, according to presenters at the Feb. 2 meeting of the Orcas
Spread Valentine’s love San Juan Islands style
||| FROM AMY NESLER for SAN JUAN VISITORS BUREAU ||| “You always gain by giving love.” – Reese Witherspoon This Valentine’s Day, give some love to our island communities and support your favorite shops, restaurants,
COVID-19 vaccine distribution update from State Health Dept.
||| 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. 1, 773,346 people have received the COVID-19
Statewide recap of recent COVID-19 news, updates
||| FROM STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH ||| Newest numbers. The Department of Health reported a total of 302,782 confirmed cases as of 11:59 p.m. on February 3. There have been 4,416 COVID-19 deaths in Washington. Thursday,
Vaccine appointment registration delayed until 9 a.m., Monday Feb. 8
||| FROM BRENDAN COWAN for DEPARTMENT OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ||| IMPORTANT UPDATE: The release of vaccine appointments for San Juan County Health & Community Services events has been delayed until 9 a.m. on Monday February
Update on vaccine registration as County switches to new system
Next registration opportunity is Friday, Feb. 5, at 5 p.m. ||| FROM BRENDAN COWAN for DEPARTMENT OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ||| Please visit the San Juan County COVID Vaccine Page for critical details. Continue reading below
Weekly COVID-19 new cases update: Orcas 4, Lopez 3, San Juan 2
||| 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
Upcoming Island Hospital classes, screening
||| FROM RACHEL LAMBERT for ISLAND HOSPITAL ||| Swallow Screening at Island Hospital Concerned about your swallow? Determine if you might have a swallowing disorder at a free screening on Tuesday, February 16 from 1:30
A plea to the community on travel, new variants, keeping safe: DON’T TRAVEL, DON’T HOST
||| FROM BRENDAN COWAN for DEPARTMENT OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ||| As was seen in the islands over the holidays and throughout this crisis, island residents traveling off-island or hosting guests from off-island is far and
Strengthening Community: Latinx-focused peer-to-peer mentoring at The Funhouse
||| FROM NICOLE SPINOGATTI for FUNHOUSE COMMONS ||| This fall, Funhouse Commons partnered with Equity Institute, an organization whose mission is “to impart leadership and life skills to Latinx youth,” to create a bilingual youth
County’s Mark Tompkins addresses our most pressing COVID-19 vaccine questions
||| FROM BRENDAN COWAN for DEPARTMENT OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ||| San Juan County Health & Community Services Director Mark Tompkins is featured in a recent video Q&A addressing the COVID-19 vaccine topic: https://youtu.be/8KjZ5_em9Ls Thank you.
Join the treasure hunt! We’re looking for Orange Jelly Fungus on Orcas Island
||| FROM RUSSEL BARSH for KWIAHT ||| KWIAHT's Ten Treasures project, supported by more than 30 individual donors through the Orcas Island Community Foundation, will highlight a unique local plant, animal, or other organism twice
Recap of recent COVID-19 news and updates
||| FROM STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH ||| Newest numbers. The Department of Health (DOH) reported a total of 300,018 confirmed cases as of 11:59 p.m. on February 1. There have been 4,316 COVID-19 deaths in Washington.
With COVID-19 vaccine supply limited, PeaceHealth is contacting eligible patients
||| FROM DEANNA ELLEFSON for PEACE HEALTH ||| Although the state of Washington recently expanded COVID-19 vaccine eligibility, the demand for vaccine continues to exceed the number of doses the state has made available for
