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“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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New San Juan County Council will have eyes on vacation rental reforms
Vacation Rental Work Group sees promise, hope, and healthy skepticism in ’21 Council agenda ||| FROM TOBY COOPER FOR VACATION RENTAL WORK GROUP ||| After conducting interviews with all four candidates running for District 1
Update on vaccine planning from Washington State Department of Health
||| FROM WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH ||| OLYMPIA – The Washington State Department of Health (DOH) is making steady progress making plans around an expected COVID-19 vaccine. The department is encouraged by the information the
Letter to Editor | Vote for Cindy Wolf
||| FROM ANTOINETTE BOTSFORD, LYNN BAKER, CATHERINE ELLIS, JUDY TURKSEL ||| We’re voting for Cindy Wolf for County Council, and you should, too. Here’s why: Caring for our people, community and environment: Cindy has a
Deer Harbor Plan Review schedules monthly meeting
||| FROM SHEILA GAQUIN FOR DEER HARBOR PLAN REVIEW COMMITTEE ||| Public Meeting Agenda for October 14, 2020, 4:00-5:30 Deer Harbor Plan Review Committee Monthly Meeting (DHPRC) VIA Zoom MEETING ID 834 1015 6669 PASSCODE
San Juan County awards $1.7 Million from Home Fund Program to five affordable housing projects on three islands
||| FROM RYAN PAGE FOR SJC HEALTH & COMMUNITY SERVICES ||| UPDATED RELEASE The San Juan County Council met and discussed applications received during the 2020 Home Fund affordable housing project funding round at their
SmileMobile Dental Clinic announces Orcas Island dates
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| The Arcora Foundation - SmileMobile, a brightly painted 39 - foot dental clinic on wheels, will return to Orcas Island on October 21-23 and 26-28 and will park at the Orcas Island Community
Here’s a recap of recent COVID-19 news, updates
||| FROM STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH ||| Newest numbers. The Department of Health reported a total of 90,663 confirmed cases as of 11:59 pm on October 5. There have been 2,165 COVID-19 deaths in Washington. For
Inslee announces updates to Safe Start re-opening plan
||| FROM GOVERNOR INSLEE'S OFFICE ||| Gov. Jay Inslee [yesterday] announced several updates to Washington's Safe Start reopening plan. The changes seek to align guidance and adjustments to regulations of several industries. "We’re doing this now
PeaceHealth warns of phone scams impacting patients
||| FROM PEACEHEALTH ||| BELLINGHAM, Wash. – PeaceHealth has received reports of recent phone scams – or “vishing" scams – impacting patients in the Whatcom, Skagit and San Juan areas. Scammers are pretending to be from PeaceHealth or other health agencies
County’s 2020 Home Fund round is now closed
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| Approved by voters in November 2018, the San Juan County Home Fund is projected to generate $15.2 million over a 12‐year period to develop, produce, and/or preserve affordable
San Juan County extends CARES small business relief grant deadline and eligibility
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY ECONOMIC COUNCIL ||| San Juan County has extended its Small Business Relief Grant program that launched on September 1, 2020, to assist for-profit businesses impacted by the COVID-19 outbreak, and
District 2 candidates respond: Is SJC prepared for “unanticipated growth”?
||| BY MATTHEW GILBERT, theORCASONIAN REPORTER ||| First, a lengthy preamble for context. In “How Climate Migration Will Reshape America,” journalist Abrahm Lustgarten, looking at the not-too-distant future, writes that “The millions of people moving
Upcoming: A fun, helpful ZOOM-session on the art of practicing
||| FROM ORCAS ISLAND CHAMBER MUSIC FESTIVAL ||| On Thursday, October 22, at 7 p.m. PDT, Monique Mead will join Orcas Island Chamber Music Festival in a live Zoom session to teach and inspire. Whether
Statement from Washington State Secretary of Health John Wiesman
||| FROM STATE SECRETARY OF HEALTH ||| “The president’s tweet is highly irresponsible and makes every public health official’s job that much more difficult. COVID-19 is a serious disease that is easily spread. We shouldn’t
Inslee statement on Trump comments downplaying dangers of COVID-19
||| FROM GOVERNOR INSLEE'S OFFICE ||| Gov. Jay Inslee released a statement today on President Trump’s tweet downplaying the threat of COVID-19. “The president’s reckless comments reflect exactly the same nonsense thinking behind his failed
Salish Current queries candidates for 40th & 42nd District House, Senate positions
||| FROM SALISH CURRENT ||| Policies and funding decisions set at the state level have profound influence on our daily lives — and our long-term safety, health and well-being. Where do the candidates vying for
