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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Editorial | Have you noticed something familiar in the air? Relief? Hope?
||| BY LIN MCNULTY, theORCASONIAN EDITOR ||| There's something going on, something afoot, stirrings beneath the surface. Have you felt it? I first felt the unrest shuffling after the result of the 2020 presidential election,
COVID-19 vaccine distribution 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 and administration efforts. As of March 13, more than 2,517,506 doses of vaccine
Guest Opinion | A brief history of vaccines — today’s best defense against COVID-19
||| BY THOMAS O. BALDWIN, PhD ||| As a result of amazing strides in basic biomedical science over the past several decades—development of methods allowing the cloning of genes, DNA sequencing, etc.— it has been
Inslee announces extension of eviction moratorium, expansion of vaccine eligibility, resumption of long-term care visitations
|||FROM THE OFFICE OF GOVERNOR JAY INSLEE||| Gov. Jay Inslee announced Thursday that the statewide eviction moratorium will be extended through June 30, as well as upcoming vaccine eligibility expansion, including restaurant workers and Washingtonians
Lopez Fire Chief Bigby weighs in on water safety
||| FROM PHILIP PROD'HOMME for FRIENDS OF LOPEZ ISLAND POOL ||| For many islanders, warmer weather means water weather. But as people hit the seas for sailing, kayaking, fishing, and (gasp!) even swimming, there are
New vaccine registration window opens on Monday 9 a.m.
||| FROM BRENDAN COWAN for DEPARTMENT OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ||| San Juan County Health and Community Services will be opening registration for first dose vaccine appointments on Monday March 22 at 9 a.m. These clinics
Rep. Lekanoff shares some good news updates in her weekly report
||| FROM REP. DEBRA LEKANOFF || As of today, all six of my bills have had their public hearings in Senate committees! House Bill 1117 integrates salmon recovery into the Growth Management Act (GMA), which guides land
School Board is set to meet March 25 on Zoom — and in person
||| FROM ORCAS ISLAND SCHOOL DISTRICT ||| The Orcas Island School District School Board will be hosting their meetings in-person in The School Cafeteria AND online VIA ZOOM, beginning MARCH 25, 2021 at 5 p.m. Public health guidelines in
Recap of recent COVID-19 news, statewide response updates
||| FROM STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH ||| Newest numbers. The Washington State Department of Health (DOH) reported a total of 331,820 confirmed cases as of 11:59 p.m. on March 17. There have been 5,168 COVID-19 deaths
With more customers, more hours, more fresh food, Orcas Food Bank enters pandemic year 2
||| FROM RICK RHOADS for ORCAS ISLAND FOOD BANK ||| As people lost jobs and income, demand on the Orcas Island Food Bank tripled, practically overnight, from its pre-pandemic level. The demand had to be
No new COVID cases in SJC; Rates remain high in neighboring counties
||| 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
Vaccine Command and Coordination System (VACCS) leverages unique public-private partnership innovations to help Washingtonians find vaccine appointments
||| FROM STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH || OLYMPIA – The Vaccine Command and Coordination System (VACCS) Center continues to bring large and small Northwest employers together for a common goal: to help all eligible Washingtonians get
Inslee announces extension of eviction moratorium, expansion of vaccine eligibility, long-term care visitations may resume
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF GOVERNOR JAY INSLEE ||| Gov. Jay Inslee today announced that the statewide eviction moratorium will be extended through June 20, as well as upcoming vaccine eligibility expansion, including restaurant workers
Reminder: Island Hospital, Island Primary Care community briefing is tonight
Orcas Island Community Briefing Thursday, March 18 from 5 – 6 p.m. ||| FROM ANNE PRESSON for ORCAS ISLAND HEALTH CARE DISTRICT ||| Please join leaders from Island Hospital and the Island Primary Care –
Hot Topic #46 | Phases & tiers: Increased vaccine eligibility and reopening
||| FROM BRENDAN COWAN for DEPARTMENT OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ||| Info below will attempt to provide some context around two recent State level decisions that may impact islanders. The first one we’ll address is the
Last Sunday in March, join your friends in this virtual vineyard with hard cider
“the virtual vineyard” by Zoom – Hard Cider by Orcas Senior Center and Doe Bay Wine Company: Sunday, March 28, 5 p.m. ||| FROM LENA KASSA for ORCAS SENIOR CENTER ||| Join Orcas Senior Center
