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
State recap of recent COVID-19 news and updates
||| FROM STATE HEALTH DEPARTMENT ||| Newest numbers. The Department of Health reported a total of 137,411 confirmed cases as of 11:59 pm on November 18. There have been 2,603 COVID-19 deaths in Washington. For the
OISD COVID-19 Update | 33 tests: 31 negatives, one inadequate test, one positive
||| FROM ERIC WEBB for ORCAS ISLAND SCHOOL DISTRICT ||| Dear Students, Parents, Staff, & Community, I want to take a moment to update you on the current COVID-19 situation in the district that I
Friday Update | COVID-19 case count rises on Orcas, San Juan
||| 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
San Juan County, Commerce, EDC grants provide relief to island businesses, organizations
||| FROM JOHN GOMEZ for ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL ||| San Juan County, the Washington State Department of Commerce, and the Economic Development Council (EDC) have awarded over $300,000 in COVID-19 relief grant funds directly to
COVID-19 vaccine distribution plan 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 planning efforts, and are hopeful a safe and effective vaccine against COVID-19 will
Hot Topic #36 | Here are our COVID-19 vaccine expectations
COVID-19 updates from San Juan County around subjects on the minds of islanders ||| FROM BRENDAN COWAN for DEPARTMENT OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ||| From the beginning of the COVD crisis, an effective and safe vaccine
Dr. Frank James: The next month is the crux of the whole pandemic; it’s about the whole community
||| BY MINOR LILE, ORCASONIAN REPORTER ||| At today’s Board of Health meeting, Public Health Officer Dr Frank James shared his perspective on the current status of the pandemic in San Juan County and asked
Here’s a phone alert you wouldn’t want to miss: “You have likely been exposed.”
||| FROM WASHINGTON POST ||| [ EDITOR'S NOTE: Not yet available in Washington, but soon. If you're intent on traveling, the system is available in other states] The coronavirus surge is upon us, and your phone
What’s the Thanksgiving dinner COVID risk across the country?
||| FROM WASHINGTON POST ||| With the coronavirus spreading uncontrolled across nearly the entire country, many public health experts are urging Americans to cancel their Thanksgiving gathering plans. But not everyone is taking this advice to heart:
Recapping recent COVID-19 news, statewide response updates
||| FROM STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH ||| Newest numbers. The Department of Health reported a total of 134,121 confirmed cases as of 11:59 pm on November 16. There have been 2,571 COVID-19 deaths in Washington. For
Know someone who would like to be on the Food Bank team?
||| FROM ORCAS ISLAND FOOD BANK BOARD ||| We're looking for a Dry-Storage Supervisor! This position reports to our Food Bank Manager. Duties include receiving, storing, handling, and distributing shelf-stable food; training and supervising volunteers; reporting
Community Foundation: With a little help from our friends
||| FROM HILARY CANTY for ORCAS COMMUNITY FOUNDATION ||| As we enter into a new month of restrictions due to Covid, it is a good time to review what services are available on Orcas and
An overall COVID update in SJC, and some new cases
||| FROM BRENDAN COWAN for DEPARTMENT OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ||| ORCAS ISLAND Since the last update, seven new cases have been identified on Orcas Island. This brings the total number of cases in San Juan
New SJIMA exhibit is entitled the Genius of Fog
||| FROM DIANE MARTINDALE for SAN JUAN ISLANDS MUSEUM OF ART ||| Remember a time on a summer night when you laid on your back and stared at the night sky and felt insignificant in
HKP Architects wins award for Orcas Library expansion design
||| FROM ORCAS ISLAND LIBRARY ||| MOUNT VERNON, WASHINGTON — HKP Architects is thrilled to announce that their firm received three of the six Merit Awards given out in this year’s American Institute of Architects
Orcas Island Film Festival has some new releases for us
||| FROM ORCAS ISLAND FILM FESTIVAL ||| It's been a challenging fall with all that's going on in our world. We don't know about you, but we can sure use a little fun and inspiring relief.
