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
Change is coming to Orcas Family Health Center
||| FROM THE STAFF OF ORCAS FAMILY HEALTH CENTER ||| After 17 years of providing care to patients on Orcas Island, Orcas Family Health Center will be shutting our doors at the end of March
Lisa Bergman will give great composers a makeover in upcoming livestream event
Tuesday, March 16, 7:00 p.m. PDT ||| FROM LINDA SLONE for ORCAS ISLAND CHAMBER MUSIC FESTIVAL ||| On Tuesday, March 16, at 7 p.m. (Pacific Time), join Gracie Award winning on-air radio announcer, pianist, and
Second public hearing on vacation rental moratorium now scheduled
||| FROM ISLAND STEWARDS ||| San Juan County (SJC) Council will be continuing an online public hearing on Tuesday, March 9 to discuss whether the moratorium on the issuance of Vacation Rental Permits should be
Health Care Board Zoom meeting tonight, 5 p.m.
||| FROM ANNE PRESSON for ORCAS ISLAND HEALTHCARE DISTRICT ||| The materials for the March 2, 2021 Regular meeting of the OIHCD Board of Commissioners are now posted. You can access the Board Packet HERE.
Editorial | Historic ties between pandemics, extremism
||| BY LIN MCNULTY, EDITOR ||| If, like me, you are, to put it mildly, puzzled, alarmed, or even frightened by recent societal divisions, you may find some insight in this recent CBSN conversation with
Joy of Movement T’ai Chi series returns to Senior Center via ZOOM
||| FROM LENA KASSA for ORCAS SENIOR CENTER ||| Many of you may remember Joan Roulac teaching T’ai Chi Chih classes at the Orcas Senior Center for 11 years starting in 2003. Joan is excited
COVID-19 prevention efforts remain critical despite declining trends
||| FROM STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH ||| OLYMPIA – Today the Washington State Department of Health (DOH) released the latest statewide situation report on COVID-19. Report findings include: While trends in cases, hospitalizations and deaths are largely continuing
New community classes upcoming from Island Hospital
||| FROM RACHEL LAMBERT for ISLAND HOSPITAL ||| Island Hospital offers free Medicare class Learn more about your Medicare options at a free class on Monday, March 8, from 1 to 2:30 p.m. Traditional coverage,
Department of Health launches weekly SARS-CoV-2 sequencing and variant report
||| FROM STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH ||| OLYMPIA -- The Washington State Department of Health (DOH) announces that it will begin publishing a weekly SARS-CoV-2 sequencing and variant report today. The report summarizes genome sequencing coverage
Land Bank: It’s time to order native plants while supplies last
||| FROM TANJA WILLIAMSON for SAN JUAN COUNTY LAND BANK ||| The San Juan County Land Bank is offering a rare opportunity to purchase locally grown wildflowers native to San Juan County. Reserve plants online
Friday update from Rep. Lekanoff … and today is her birthday!
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF REP. DEBRA LEKANOFF ||| Happy Fantastic Friday! This week, the People's House began full-time floor action, which will continue until Tuesday, March 9. This means for the next week and
COVID-19 vaccine distribution update from the 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 Feb. 22, more than 1,411,453 doses of vaccine
Recap of recent COVID-19 news, updates from State Health Dept.
||| FROM STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH ||| Newest numbers. The Washington State Department of Health (DOH) reported a total of 319,498 confirmed cases as of 11:59 p.m. on Feb. 24. There have been 4,942 COVID-19 deaths
There are no new COVID-19 cases anywhere in county; tips to keep it that way
||| 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
Latest offerings from Funhouse Commons
||| FROM FUNHOUSE COMMONS ||| Presenting a new outdoor after-school program! We are excited to announce a new program starting in March - Stepping Up! Stepping Up is an outdoor exploration program for students in
School District to outline 1st grade public school options in upcoming parent orientation meeting
||| FROM LORENA STANKEVICH for ORCAS ISLAND SCHOOLS ||| OISD 1st grade Public School Options - Join us virtually, Wednesday, March 3 from 6-7 p.m. for the LAST parent orientation this winter. During this informational
