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 issues proclamations on travel restrictions, updates to existing religious guidance
||| FROM GOV. JAY INSLEE'S OFFICE ||| Proclamation 20-83: COVID-19 Prohibitions on Travel from Countries with 501Y.V Variant Circulation Today Gov. Jay Inslee issued a 14-day quarantine requirement for anyone returning to Washington state after visiting
Orcas Family Health brings mobile COVID testing to Orcas community
||| BY LIN MCNULTY, EDITOR ||| Orcas Family Health rolled out Orcas Island's first mobile rapid COVID testing at the Olga artworks on Monday. With results available in 15 minutes, 32 tests were conducted in
Health District/Island Hospital presentation available online
||| BY SUSAN MCBAIN, ORCASONIAN REPORTER ||| At least 100 community members tuned in to the Zoom presentation by Island Hospital (IH) and the Orcas Island Health Care District on Dec. 17. They were there
Solstice Poetry | Still Point by Bruce Hanna
Still Point by Bruce Hanna Contemplating the Infinity of Time and Space a Pacific Ocean still point An ordinary act of profundity in my neighborhood From the edge of a continent at sunset’s minus tide
The Medicare mystery explained in upcoming ZOOM session
||| FROM JULIE MCKEE for ISLAND HOSPITAL ||| Do you find Medicare a mystery? Are you unsure which Medicare plan is best for you? Join SHIBA online for a virtual Medicare 101 class where we
Moderna vaccine approved by Western States Scientific Safety Review Workgroup
||| FROM GOVERNOR JAY INSLEE'S OFFICE ||| Gov. Jay Inslee today announced the authorization of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine by the Western States Scientific Safety Review Workgroup. The announcement comes after the FDA and CDC
Upcoming free class: Powerful tools for caregivers
||| FROM JAMI MITCHELL for ORCAS SENIOR CENTER ||| If you are an unpaid, family or friend caregiver, you are invited to a FREE six-week class series called Powerful Tools for Caregivers. This workshop offers
Solstice Poetry | Sunny Solstice Greetings
Sunny Solstice Greetings by Bruce Hanna As Mister Rogers said... It’s a beautiful day In the neighborhood He also said... It’s a neighborly day In this beauty wood Let’s make the most Of this beautiful
Food Bank: It’s the time of year to give, and to give thanks for what we receive
||| FROM ORCAS ISLAND FOOD BANK BOARD ||| We at the Orcas Island Food Bank are overwhelmed with gratitude for what our community has given us during this difficult year. We offer our deepest thanks
Eth-Noh-Tec: In the final hours of this year, the future is ours
||| FROM ETH-NOH-TEC ||| It’s a New Year a’comin! And we need to take charge of what that is going to be for ourselves. With this year’s last Thursday of the Month ‘Storytelling with Eth-Noh-Tec’,
Skagit Valley College announces new online courses for Winter
||| FROM ARDEN AINSLEY for SKAGIT VALLEY COLLEGE ||| Skagit Valley College’s Continuing and Community Education program (CCE) is pleased to announce new online workshops for Winter Quarter. CCE allows you to engage, connect, learn,
Here’s the latest COVID case update from San Juan County
||| FROM BRENDAN COWAN for DEPARTMENT OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ||| Note: Current positive case numbers are available online at the County Case Count Page. As indicated on that page, these numbers are only updated after
Recap of recent COVID-19 news and updates
||| FROM STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH ||| Newest numbers. The Department of Health reported a total of 209,344 confirmed cases as of 11:59 pm on December 16. There have been 3,117 COVID-19 deaths in Washington. For
A new back-to-school plan: State releases updated guidance around in-person learning
||| FROM STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH ||| OLYMPIA –Today the Washington State Department of Health (DOH) released updated metrics to help local leaders and school officials make decisions about in-person learning and the risk of transmission of COVID-19
Garden Club shares webinars, insight, favorite garden tools in recent newsletter
||| FROM HELEN HUBER for ORCAS ISLAND GARDEN CLUB ||| Newsletter and Featured Webinar The Orcas Island Garden Club has published our December Newsletter and Webinar. Visit the website https://www.orcasislandgardenclub.org. Chock full of webinars, book
UPDATED: Inslee announces updated school guidance for in-person instruction
||| FROM GOVERNOR JAY INSLEE'S OFFICE ||| The update corrects a typo in the definition of “high” COVID-19 case counties and adds a link to the proclamation. Gov. Jay Inslee and Superintendent of Public Instruction
