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.”
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Island Hospital has some new free classes on offer
||| FROM RACHEL LAMBERT for ISLAND HOSPITAL ||| FREE MEDICARE CLASS Learn more about your Medicare options at a free class on Monday, February 8, from 1 to 2:30 p.m. Traditional coverage, supplements, advantage plans,
Dr. Alperin announces his plan to not pursue employment with Island Hospital
||| FROM MICHAEL D. ALPERIN, MD, MBA, MSS ||| I am writing to let the Orcas Island community know that I will not be pursuing employment with Island Hospital as they transition to the management
Orcas Fire welcomes two new familiar faces
||| FROM KIM KIMPLE for ORCAS FIRE AND RESCUE ||| Orcas Island Fire and Rescue family recently welcomed two new hires, Lieutenant LaRen Gevaart-Rossie and Captain Kasey Jo Weigley. Both have served the department in
EDC launches survey to assess business impacts from COVID-19
||| FROM GAIL SCHNEE for ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL ||| The San Juan County Economic Development Council (EDC) has created a survey to assess existing and potential negative economic impacts from recent events. Responses to the
Recap of new statewide COVID-19 response updates
||| FROM STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH ||| Newest numbers. The Department of Health (DOH) reported a total of 290,168 confirmed cases as of 11:59 p.m. on January 25. There have been 4,167 COVID-19 deaths in Washington. For the
Inslee updates COVID-19 proclamation related to long-term care
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF GOVERNOR JAY INSLEE ||| Gov. Jay Inslee today updated the guidance documents in Proclamation 20-66 for long-term care facilities. Modifications include updated and additional resources; standardized community case rates related to moving
A South Carolina town that grew too fast now wants to stop growth
||| FROM WALL STREET JOURNAL ||| LAKE WYLIE, S.C.—This lakefront suburb of Charlotte, N.C., is among the Sunbelt’s strongest magnets for young families. Since 2000, Lake Wylie has tripled in population to 12,000 on the
State Department of Health welcomes new leader of public-private vaccination effort
||| FROM STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH ||| OLYMPIA – Today, the Washington State Department of Health (DOH) announced the appointment of Mr. Dan Laster as Director of the COVID-19 Vaccine Action Command and Coordination System (VACCS) Center
Salmonella outbreak prompts removal of backyard bird feeders in B.C.
||| FROM VANCOUVER SUN ||| A salmonella outbreak in the B.C. avian population has prompted the B.C. SPCA to ask the public to temporarily remove backyard bird feeders. The B.C. SPCA is asking the
All In Washington match grant to Community Foundation has been approved
||| FROM HILARY CANTY for ORCAS ISLAND COMMUNITY FOUNDATION ||| The Orcas Island Community Foundation has received word from the Seattle Foundation that donations to the Community Emergency Response Fund received from July 8 through
Friends of the Orcas Library are starting their annual membership drive
||| FROM DAVE KOSIUR for FRIENDS OF ORCAS LIBRARY ||| Despite restrictions due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Orcas Island Library has managed to provide both book loans and various other programs to the community
State COVID-19 vaccine distribution hits 500,000 total doses administered
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF GOVERNOR JAY INSLEE ||| Gov. Jay Inslee today announced progress toward the state’s goal of administering 45,000 vaccine doses a day. As of Monday, the state’s current seven-day rolling average
Health District meeting addresses vaccinations, clinic transition
||| FROM SUSAN MCBAIN, theORCASONIAN REPORTER ||| Plans for COVID-19 vaccinations on the island and for the transition to Island Hospital (IH) as operator of a single practice in the Orcas medical center were the
Effort to save the Shaw Store gains momentum
||| FROM THE SAVE THE SHAW STORE BOARD OF DIRECTORS ||| Dear friends and neighbors, Save the Shaw Store has gotten off to a terrific start. Within just a few days of the first public
Upcoming balance screening, diabetes classes at Island Hospital
||| FROM RACHEL LAMBERT for ISLAND HOSPITAL ||| Balance Screening at Island Hospital Determine if you are at risk of falling due to balance issues at a free screening on Tuesday, February 2, between 10:30
New “Roadmap to Recovery” dashboard now live; All regions to remain in phase 1 for now
||| FROM STATE HEALTH DEPARTMENT ||| OLYMPIA –Today, the Washington State Department of Health (DOH) announced that based on Governor Jay Inslee’s Roadmap to Recovery phased reopening plan, all eight (8) regions in Washington will remain in Phase
