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
A plea to the community on travel, new variants, keeping safe: DON’T TRAVEL, DON’T HOST
||| FROM BRENDAN COWAN for DEPARTMENT OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ||| As was seen in the islands over the holidays and throughout this crisis, island residents traveling off-island or hosting guests from off-island is far and
Strengthening Community: Latinx-focused peer-to-peer mentoring at The Funhouse
||| FROM NICOLE SPINOGATTI for FUNHOUSE COMMONS ||| This fall, Funhouse Commons partnered with Equity Institute, an organization whose mission is “to impart leadership and life skills to Latinx youth,” to create a bilingual youth
County’s Mark Tompkins addresses our most pressing COVID-19 vaccine questions
||| FROM BRENDAN COWAN for DEPARTMENT OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ||| San Juan County Health & Community Services Director Mark Tompkins is featured in a recent video Q&A addressing the COVID-19 vaccine topic: https://youtu.be/8KjZ5_em9Ls Thank you.
Join the treasure hunt! We’re looking for Orange Jelly Fungus on Orcas Island
||| FROM RUSSEL BARSH for KWIAHT ||| KWIAHT's Ten Treasures project, supported by more than 30 individual donors through the Orcas Island Community Foundation, will highlight a unique local plant, animal, or other organism twice
Recap of recent COVID-19 news and updates
||| FROM STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH ||| Newest numbers. The Department of Health (DOH) reported a total of 300,018 confirmed cases as of 11:59 p.m. on February 1. There have been 4,316 COVID-19 deaths in Washington.
With COVID-19 vaccine supply limited, PeaceHealth is contacting eligible patients
||| FROM DEANNA ELLEFSON for PEACE HEALTH ||| Although the state of Washington recently expanded COVID-19 vaccine eligibility, the demand for vaccine continues to exceed the number of doses the state has made available for
Community Foundation announces call for 2021 spring GiveOrcas grant program
||| FROM KATE LONG for ORCAS ISLAND COMMUNITY FOUNDATION ||| OICF is excited to announce a call for proposals for the 2021 spring GiveOrcas grant program. Nonprofits serving Orcas Island are invited to apply now
Health Officer has guidance regarding school reopening
||| FROM BRENDAN COWAN for DEPARTMENT OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ||| San Juan County Health Officer Dr. Frank James recently released up to date guidance to local school district leadership to better guide and support their
Letter to Editor | Actual vaccination process, needle in arm, was a breeze
||| FROM HARVEY HIMELFARB ||| I am one of the fortunate few who managed to get an appointment for my first COVID-19 Vaccination last Friday, January 29 at the Orcas Center. I write to express
It’s finally back-to-school time for these grade schoolers
||| FROM ERIC WEBB, ORCAS SCHOOLS SUPERINTENDENT ||| It is with great joy that we welcomed our remaining third graders on campus this morning for their first day of in-person learning in over nine months!
Letter to Editor | Seniors Have Talent was great fun
||| FROM DIDIER GINCIG ||| Seniors Have Talent was great fun! It was a successful collaboration between the Senior Center and the Orcas Center. Thanks to everyone who was involved in the show! We have
There’s a curious effect urban trees might have on depression, study finds
||| FROM SCIENCE ALERT ||| There's already a long list of reasons to like trees, we know. Warding off depression could be the latest entry on that list, based on a study of 9,751 residents in
Orcas Island Library is again open for browsing
||| FROM PHIL HEIKKINEN for ORCAS ISLAND LIBRARY ||| As of an update published last Friday from Governor Inslee, libraries in Washington in both Phase One and Two of the “Healthy Washington - Roadmap to
Oh, no. Behind the scenes with Olga Symphony has been cancelled
||| FROM BETHANY MARIE for ORCAS CENTER ||| With San Juan County still under Phase 1 COVID Restrictions, the Olga Symphony has come to the sad decision to cancel our proposed live-stream scheduled for Feb
State COVID-19 data shows some encouraging signs as well as reasons for caution
||| FROM STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH ||| OLYMPIA – [Friday] the Washington State Department of Health (DOH) released the latest statewide situation report on COVID-19. Report findings include: Declining COVID-19 transmission provides an opportunity to get
Skagit Valley College announces Spring Quarter registration dates
Supporting Your Success! ||| FROM ARDEN AINLEY for SKAGIT VALLEY COLLEGE ||| Yes! Skagit Valley College will be open for Spring Quarter! While classes will be offered mostly online, we will offer in-person opportunities in
