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
Inslee announces update to spectator event guidance
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF GOVERNOR JAY INSLEE ||| Gov. Jay Inslee today approved an update to the guidance documents for spectator events to help bring these events in line with other occupancy restrictions in Phase 3
Senior Center seeks programs, activities coordinator
||| FROM LENA KASSA for ORCAS SENIOR CENTER ||| Are you creative? Are you good at coordinating events, programs, or activities? Orcas Senior Center has the perfect job for you! We are seeking applicants for
Three islanders donate funds to OPAL for purchase of seven affordable rentals
||| FROM CRYSTAL MOSSMAN for OPAL COMMUNITY LAND TRUST ||| Motivated by their concern about the loss of affordable housing for local families, islanders Maia and John Vechey and Dave Roberts partnered with OPAL Community
Rep. Larsen to visit OPALCO, airport, Wildlife Cycles, primary care clinic and critical infrastructure projects
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF REP. RiCK LARSEN ||| SAN JUAN COUNTY, WA – On Thursday, May 27, Rep. Rick Larsen (WA-02) will visit Orcas Power & Light Cooperative (OPALCO) to meet with Executive Director
Remaining opportunity for SJC single-shot J&J COVID vaccinations for month of June
||| FROM BRENDAN COWAN for DEPARTMENT OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ||| The San Juan County Vaccine Team will be operating single-shot Johnson & Johnson COVID vaccine clinics on Orcas, Lopez, and San Juan Islands through June.
COVID-19 vaccine distribution update from 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 May 22, more than 6,749,266 doses of vaccine
Public health funding will improve service, outcomes in Washington State
||| FROM STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH ||| OLYMPIA – Public health support and outcomes are set to improve for all people across Washington state now that Governor Jay Inslee has signed the budget recently passed by
GiveOrcas companion services grant fully funded thanks to you
||| FROM LENA KASSA for ORCAS SENIOR CENTER ||| Orcas Senior Center is overjoyed with the outpouring of support from our community during the recent GiveOrcas campaign! Over 81 donors helped fund our $19,000 grant
Recap of recent COVID-19 news and updates
||| FROM STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH ||| Newest numbers. The Washington State Department of Health (DOH) reported a total of 396,713 confirmed cases as of 11:59 p.m. on May 24. There have been 5,722 COVID-19 deaths
Join in this online workshop to learn about writing historical fiction
Thursday, May 27, 10:30 a.m. ||| FROM SANDY STREHLOU ||| Author and genealogist John Ickes is a distant relative of early San Juan Island artist Marjorie Walker (1906-1992). His historical research contributed to the understanding
School District wants to hear from every one of us in new community survey
||| FROM ERIC WEBB, ORCAS SCHOOLS SUPERINTENDENT ||| Starting on May 26, the Orcas Island School District wants to hear from you about…hearing from you. We are looking to better understand how we send out
State investigating reports of possible cardiac symptoms, post-vaccination
||| FROM STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH ||| The Washington State Department of Health (DOH) is aware of reports of a small number of cases of myocarditis or pericarditis in some patients, post-vaccination. Further investigation is
State Parks, recreation land managers designate Juneteenth a free day
Designation means four free days in June ||| FROM WASHINGTON STATE PARKS ||| OLYMPIA – May 24, 2021 – The Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission announces Juneteenth will now be a Discover Pass free day. In
Join this rally, march for Palestine solidarity coming up Saturday
||| FROM SANDY STREHLOU ||| You may already know that I am organizing a Palestine Solidarity rally and march. It starts at 11 a.m. next Saturday, May 29, at the SJC courthouse lawn. I hope,
An invitation to ‘sound the call’ in remembrance on Memorial Day
||| FROM KAREN SPECK for ORCAS ISLAND COMMUNITY BAND ||| On Memorial Day, Americans remember those who have died in military service to the United States. The National Moment of Remembrance is an annual event
A new experience, three years in the making, awaits you at the ferry landing
“I descend from King Salmon and Cedar Trees” --Patti Gobin ||| BY AYN GAILEY ||| When Patti Gobin of the Tulalip tribe was a child and fished the shores of the San Juan Islands with
