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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Hot Topic #42 | Vaccine FAQ 5.0
COVID-19 updates from San Juan County around subjects on the minds of islanders ||| FROM BRENDAN COWAN for DEPARTMENT OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ||| With the Governor’s recent authorization to deliver vaccine to those in the
New United Kingdom COVID-19 variant detected in Snohomish County
||| FROM STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH ||| OLYMPIA --The Washington State Department of Health (DOH) along with the Snohomish Health District and the UW Medicine Virology Lab, announce that the B.1.1.7 variant of COVID-19 has been
Dept. of unintended consequences: McCleary funding reforms force big San Juan school district budget cuts
||| FROM SALISH-CURRENT ||| A law to make state education funding more equitable has had an adverse effect in the San Juan Islands. Ironically, while San Juan property owners are paying more in state education
Town of Friday Harbor seeks artists’ proposals for Blair Avenue Mural Project
||| FROM JULIE GREEN for TOWN OF FRIDAY HARBOR ||| The Town of Friday Harbor is accepting proposals for artwork to be displayed on or against a 235-foot wall along Blair Avenue. Proposals will be
Recap of recent COVID-19 news and updates
||| FROM STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH ||| Newest numbers. The Department of Health reported a total of 283,188 confirmed cases as of 11:59 pm on January 20. There have been 4,065 COVID-19 deaths in Washington. For
Weekly COVID-19 update from the county
||| FROM BRENDAN COWAN for DEPARTMENT OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ||| NOTE: Current positive case numbers are available online at the County Case Data Dashboard. As indicated on that page, these numbers are only updated after
OIHCD Superintendent Anne Presson responds to provider announcement
||| FROM ANNE PRESSON for ORCAS HOSPITAL DISTRICT ||| We are approaching the half-way point in the transition of the UW and OFHC Clinics into a single entity. As is the case with any long
You can help chart the path of Orcas Center
||| FROM BETHANY MARIE for ORCAS CENTER ||| Orcas Center is navigating new ground due to COVID-19. We rely on our members' feedback to help create a Center for the Arts that meets our community's
San Juan Library to host an introduction to online ZOOM meetings
||| FROM SJC ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL ||| Wednesday, February 10 at 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm Learn the Zoom video conference application features in a low-pressure environment! During COVID-19, many of us have had to
Orcas Island Library will have to return to curbside pickup services starting today
||| FROM PHIL HEIKKINEN for ORCAS ISLAND LIBRARY ||| As some of you may have already read, the Governor’s office has issued a “Healthy Washington – Roadmap to Recovery” plan, which updates the State’s approach
Orcas Senior Center has been meeting the pandemic’s challenges
||| FROM LENA KASSA for ORCAS SENIOR CENTER ||| Since 1976, the Orcas Senior Center (OSC) has provided home-delivered and group meals; transportation; social, recreational and educational opportunities; and health-related assistance in our community. Although
Inslee extends 26 proclamations relating to COVID-19
||| FROM GOV. JAY INSLEE'S OFFICE || Gov. Jay Inslee today issued extensions of 26 emergency proclamations, which were extended by the Legislature on Jan. 15 with the passage of Senate Concurrent Resolution 8402. The
Fire Commission to meet on Thursday
||| FROM KIM KIMPLE for ORCAS ISLAND FIRE & RESCUE ||| Regular Meeting Agenda San Juan County Fire Protection District #2 Thursday – January 21st, 2020 5:30 p.m. Online / by phone via ZOOM: Dial
Inaugural highlight: The Hill We Climb by Amanda Gorman
[ditty_news_ticker id="88401"] Amanda Gorman recites stunning poem at Biden inauguration: https://youtu.be/whZqA0z61jY
Today’s recap of recent COVID-19 news, updates
||| FROM STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH ||| Newest numbers. The Department of Health reported a total of 279,421 confirmed cases as of 11:59 p.m. on January 18. There have been 3,940 COVID-19 deaths in Washington. For
A Bruce Hanna poem for today
life boundaries and transitions a tree witnesses daybreak from Salt Spring Island, Canada we see boundaries — night and day land, sea, and sky — “U.S.” and “Canada” Nature is flow, energy, transition some animals
