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
Second talk about developing a makerspace system in San Juan County this Friday
||| FROM MICKEY VON DASSOW for ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL ||| I want to invite you to the second talk in our series about developing a makerspace system in San Juan County. It will be this
Hot Topic #34 | Youth sports: Guidance for staying healthy
||| FROM BRENDAN COWAN, DEPARTMENT OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ||| As anyone who has interacted with island kids of late can tell you, COVID is taking a toll on the mental and physical health of our
Inslee appoints representatives to multi-state COVID vaccine workgroup
||| FROM GOVERNOR JAY INSLEE'S OFFICE ||| Gov. Jay Inslee today announced that Dr. Ed Marcuse and Dr. John Dunn will represent Washington in the multi-state COVID Vaccine Scientific Safety Review Workgroup. Inslee announced the
Orcas Island Library is now open for browsing (20 people, 20 minutes rule applies)
||| FROM PHIL HEIKKINEN for ORCAS ISLAND LIBRARY ||| We are happy to invite library users back into the building, after almost eight long months of closure, so that they can browse our collections, use
Poem for this day: The Greeter
||| BY BRUCE HANNA ||| "The GREETER!” — joy is stronger than fear of “the other” (the surprising onetime largess of conservative Laguna Beach) Southern Cal. beaches in the ‘50s Beach Boys Rte. 1, South
Events and updates for SJC businesses
||| FROM ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL ||| Makerspaces In San Juan County Join us to learn about the San Juan Makers Guild's asset mapping efforts and meet neighbors interested makerspaces, fablabs, and community labs on November
Application deadline extended for Leadership San Juans
||| FROM KATHERINE BRYANT INGMAN for LEADERSHIP SAN JUAN ISLANDS ||| The due date for Leadership San Juans 2021 Applications has been extended two weeks, to Friday November 20, 2020. This coming year's cohort will
Calling all heroes virtual fall fun run
||| FROM THERESA BOUCHER ||| Maarta Vandenberg Sanders is a lovely woman who grew up on Orcas Island and most recently worked at Washington Federal Bank. Locals will remember her infectious smile and high spirits.
Four new COVID cases in San Juan County: One on Lopez, three on San Juan
||| FROM BRENDAN COWAN, DEPARTMENT OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ||| Four new positive COVID test results have been reported for San Juan County. Three of these cases are on San Juan Island, and one is on
Goldendale Observatory launches weekly virtual program
||| FROM WASHINGTON STATE PARKS ||| Viewers will learn about stars, planets, satellites and more via YouTube Live OLYMPIA – Nov. 5, 2020 – Washington State Parks will offer free weekly virtual programs livestreamed from Goldendale
COVID-19 vaccine distribution plan update from State Health Dept.
||| 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. Throughout the month of October our community engagement team
Letter to Editor | Palmateer extends congratulations to Minney, thanks to supporters
||| FROM RYAN PALMATEER ||| I want to thank all of the voters who supported me in my not quite successful effort to become the San Juan County Council member from District 1. I also
COVID-19 cases spreading very quickly in Puget Sound region
||| FROM STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH ||| OLYMPIA –The Washington State Department of Health is announcing 1,777 new COVID-19 cases today. Last week, we announced 1,000 new cases in a day for the first time since mid-summer.
Help raise funds for vital island institution: Orcas Center’s Whale of a Telethon
||| FROM BETHANY MARIE FOR ORCAS CENTER ||| Saturday, November 14 at 7 p.m., Orcas Center will host its fall fundraiser: A Whale of a Telethon! online at www.OrcasCenter.org. We count ourselves among the lucky
Recapping recent COVID-19 news and updates
||| FROM STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH ||| Newest numbers. The Department of Health reported a total of 112,550 confirmed cases as of 11:59 pm on November 4. There have been 2,431 COVID-19 deaths in Washington. For the
