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
Letter to Editor | We are in support of upcoming school levy
||| FROM JEN VOLLMER & LOREN DICKEY ||| We support the 2021 Capital Projects/Technology Levy (Proposition No. 2) that if passed, will result in technology upgrades and improvements for Orcas Island School District students and
Hot Topic #47 | COVID straight talk for right now
||| FROM BRENDAN COWAN for DEPARTMENT OF EMERGENCY SERVICES ||| First off, though it was slightly tempting to combine COVID and April Fools’ Day, in the end good judgment won out. The info below is
Most recent recap of COVID news, updates from State
||| FROM STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH ||| Newest numbers. The Washington State Department of Health (DOH) reported a total of 342,269 confirmed cases as of 11:59 p.m. on March 31. There have been 5,262 COVID-19
Senior Center seeks a Companion Services Coordinator
||| FROM LENA KASSA for ORCAS SENIOR CENTER ||| Orcas Senior Center is seeking applicants for a Companion Services Coordinator. This position coordinates oversight and functionality of the Companion Services program (i.e., Hearts and Hands,
Library/Rotary hosting upcoming session with Brendan Cowan on being prepared
||| FROM ORCAS ISLAND PUBLIC LIBRARY & ORCAS ISLAND ROTARY CLUB ||| Being Prepared Is the Island Way Friday, April 2, 9-10am via ZOOM™ Brendan Cowan Director, Emergency Management, San Juan County The Orcas Island
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 March 29, more than 3,325,998 doses of vaccine
Letter to Editor | Passing along the American Rescue Plan stimulus
||| FROM STEVE JUNG ||| Last week, my wife and I received our American Rescue Plan stimulus payments from the federal government, with gratitude for its efforts to jump start our pandemic-afflicted economy. There is
April 15 is date for all Washingtonians over 16 will be eligible to receive COVID vaccination
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF GOVERNOR JAY INSLEE ||| Gov. Jay Inslee today announced that effective April 15, all Washingtonians over the age of 16 will be eligible to receive a COVID-19 vaccination. Over the
Orcas resident group sues County, seeks incorporation
||| BY theORCASONIAN REPORTER WALTER ZUSTOVICH ||| On March 31, a group of Orcas island citizens calling themselves Liberate Orcas filed a suit against the county demanding that the island be free to incorporate. In
Letter to Editor | Another thank you from the Food Bank
||| FROM ORCAS ISLAND FOOD BANK ||| This time we are focusing on the many businesses, nonprofits, and organizations who have supported the Orcas Island Food Bank over our COVID year. The list is too
Recapping recent statewide COVID-19 news, updates
||| FROM STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH ||| Newest numbers. The Department of Health (DOH) reported a total of 340,371 confirmed cases as of 11:59 p.m. on March 29. There have been 5,237 COVID-19 deaths in Washington.
Cases of COVID-19 vaccine breakthrough confirmed in Washington state
||| FROM STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH ||| OLYMPIA -- The Washington State Department of Health (DOH) is investigating reports of people in the state who tested positive for COVID-19 more than two weeks after being
Pre-register for this Chamber Music Festival cooking event with Miro Quartet violist
||| FROM LINDA SLONE for ORCAS ISLAND CHAMBER MUSIC FESTIVAL ||| On Sunday, April 11, at 1 p.m., you won’t want to miss Miró Quartet violist and chef extraordinaire John Largess as he entertains Orcas
Orcas Community Church invites you to celebrate Holy Week with them, in-person or online
||| FROM BRIAN MOSS for ORCAS ISLAND COMMUNITY CHURCH ||| You are invited to join us at Orcas Island Community Church as we celebrate Holy Week. Everyone is welcome as we gather both in-person and
Mobile Dental Clinic announces 2021 service dates for San Juan County
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| Residents of San Juan County who don’t have dental insurance or who are covered by Apple Health (Medicaid) can get free or reduced-cost dental care at upcoming mobile
State’s online eligibility tool no longer required starting March 31
||| FROM STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH ||| OLYMPIA – Phase Finder, the state’s online vaccine eligibility tool, will no longer be required to verify COVID-19 vaccine eligibility starting March 31. That means that people who want
