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
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
Community Foundation announces call for 2021 spring GiveOrcas grant program
||| FROM KATE LONG for ORCAS ISLAND COMMUNITY FOUNDATION ||| OICF is excited to announce a call for proposals for the 2021 spring GiveOrcas grant program. Nonprofits serving Orcas Island are invited to apply now
Health Officer has guidance regarding school reopening
||| FROM BRENDAN COWAN for DEPARTMENT OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ||| San Juan County Health Officer Dr. Frank James recently released up to date guidance to local school district leadership to better guide and support their
Letter to Editor | Actual vaccination process, needle in arm, was a breeze
||| FROM HARVEY HIMELFARB ||| I am one of the fortunate few who managed to get an appointment for my first COVID-19 Vaccination last Friday, January 29 at the Orcas Center. I write to express
It’s finally back-to-school time for these grade schoolers
||| FROM ERIC WEBB, ORCAS SCHOOLS SUPERINTENDENT ||| It is with great joy that we welcomed our remaining third graders on campus this morning for their first day of in-person learning in over nine months!
Letter to Editor | Seniors Have Talent was great fun
||| FROM DIDIER GINCIG ||| Seniors Have Talent was great fun! It was a successful collaboration between the Senior Center and the Orcas Center. Thanks to everyone who was involved in the show! We have
There’s a curious effect urban trees might have on depression, study finds
||| FROM SCIENCE ALERT ||| There's already a long list of reasons to like trees, we know. Warding off depression could be the latest entry on that list, based on a study of 9,751 residents in
Orcas Island Library is again open for browsing
||| FROM PHIL HEIKKINEN for ORCAS ISLAND LIBRARY ||| As of an update published last Friday from Governor Inslee, libraries in Washington in both Phase One and Two of the “Healthy Washington - Roadmap to
Oh, no. Behind the scenes with Olga Symphony has been cancelled
||| FROM BETHANY MARIE for ORCAS CENTER ||| With San Juan County still under Phase 1 COVID Restrictions, the Olga Symphony has come to the sad decision to cancel our proposed live-stream scheduled for Feb
State COVID-19 data shows some encouraging signs as well as reasons for caution
||| FROM STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH ||| OLYMPIA – [Friday] the Washington State Department of Health (DOH) released the latest statewide situation report on COVID-19. Report findings include: Declining COVID-19 transmission provides an opportunity to get
Skagit Valley College announces Spring Quarter registration dates
Supporting Your Success! ||| FROM ARDEN AINLEY for SKAGIT VALLEY COLLEGE ||| Yes! Skagit Valley College will be open for Spring Quarter! While classes will be offered mostly online, we will offer in-person opportunities in
Regions advancing to Phase 2 of state’s economic reopening plan
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF GOVERNOR JAY INSLEE ||| Gov. Jay Inslee announced changes to the Healthy Washington - Roadmap to Recovery plan on Thursday that will advance two of the state's eight regions into Phase 2
Just because …
||| FROM THE FOLKS AT ORCAS CENTER ||| https://youtu.be/80bmzhGtKqk
Latest local case numbers from County show two new cases on Orcas
||| 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
Hey! This is the weekend for Seniors Have Talent
||| FROM DIDIER GINCIG ||| Seniors Have Talent, Saturday, January 30 at 6:00. This will be a virtual show that is a collaboration between the Senior Center and the Orcas Center. Folks can tune in
Recap of recent COVID-19 news, updates
||| FROM STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH ||| Newest numbers. The Department of Health reported a total of 293,978 confirmed cases as of 11:59 pm on January 27. There have been 4,243 COVID-19 deaths in Washington. Thursday, January
