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
The Medicare mystery explained in upcoming ZOOM session
||| FROM JULIE MCKEE for ISLAND HOSPITAL ||| Do you find Medicare a mystery? Are you unsure which Medicare plan is best for you? Join SHIBA online for a virtual Medicare 101 class where we
Moderna vaccine approved by Western States Scientific Safety Review Workgroup
||| FROM GOVERNOR JAY INSLEE'S OFFICE ||| Gov. Jay Inslee today announced the authorization of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine by the Western States Scientific Safety Review Workgroup. The announcement comes after the FDA and CDC
Upcoming free class: Powerful tools for caregivers
||| FROM JAMI MITCHELL for ORCAS SENIOR CENTER ||| If you are an unpaid, family or friend caregiver, you are invited to a FREE six-week class series called Powerful Tools for Caregivers. This workshop offers
Solstice Poetry | Sunny Solstice Greetings
Sunny Solstice Greetings by Bruce Hanna As Mister Rogers said... It’s a beautiful day In the neighborhood He also said... It’s a neighborly day In this beauty wood Let’s make the most Of this beautiful
Food Bank: It’s the time of year to give, and to give thanks for what we receive
||| FROM ORCAS ISLAND FOOD BANK BOARD ||| We at the Orcas Island Food Bank are overwhelmed with gratitude for what our community has given us during this difficult year. We offer our deepest thanks
Eth-Noh-Tec: In the final hours of this year, the future is ours
||| FROM ETH-NOH-TEC ||| It’s a New Year a’comin! And we need to take charge of what that is going to be for ourselves. With this year’s last Thursday of the Month ‘Storytelling with Eth-Noh-Tec’,
Skagit Valley College announces new online courses for Winter
||| FROM ARDEN AINSLEY for SKAGIT VALLEY COLLEGE ||| Skagit Valley College’s Continuing and Community Education program (CCE) is pleased to announce new online workshops for Winter Quarter. CCE allows you to engage, connect, learn,
Here’s the latest COVID case update from San Juan County
||| FROM BRENDAN COWAN for DEPARTMENT OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ||| Note: Current positive case numbers are available online at the County Case Count Page. As indicated on that page, these numbers are only updated after
Recap of recent COVID-19 news and updates
||| FROM STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH ||| Newest numbers. The Department of Health reported a total of 209,344 confirmed cases as of 11:59 pm on December 16. There have been 3,117 COVID-19 deaths in Washington. For
A new back-to-school plan: State releases updated guidance around in-person learning
||| FROM STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH ||| OLYMPIA –Today the Washington State Department of Health (DOH) released updated metrics to help local leaders and school officials make decisions about in-person learning and the risk of transmission of COVID-19
Garden Club shares webinars, insight, favorite garden tools in recent newsletter
||| FROM HELEN HUBER for ORCAS ISLAND GARDEN CLUB ||| Newsletter and Featured Webinar The Orcas Island Garden Club has published our December Newsletter and Webinar. Visit the website https://www.orcasislandgardenclub.org. Chock full of webinars, book
UPDATED: Inslee announces updated school guidance for in-person instruction
||| FROM GOVERNOR JAY INSLEE'S OFFICE ||| The update corrects a typo in the definition of “high” COVID-19 case counties and adds a link to the proclamation. Gov. Jay Inslee and Superintendent of Public Instruction
More doses of vaccine on the way as statewide vaccination effort continues
||| FROM STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH ||| OLYMPIA – The Washington State Department of Health anticipates receiving tens of thousands more doses of COVID-19 vaccine later this week, as vaccinations continue for frontline health workers and
Antigen positive test results now included in DOH dashboards
||| FROM STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH ||| OLYMPIA - Starting today, The Washington State Department of Health will include antigen-positive COVID-19 cases in the COVID-19 Data Dashboard and the COVID-19 Risk Assessment Dashboard. Since September 30, antigen-positive testing
COVID-19 safety behaviors remain necessary, even as vaccinations begin
||| FROM STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH ||| OLYMPIA – As the first COVID-19 vaccinations begin this week, the Washington State Department of Health (DOH) is reminding people that it is very important to continue taking measures
Precautionary boil water advisory for Doe Bay cancelled
||| FROM WASHINGTON WATER SERVICE ||| GIG HARBOR, Wash. — Washington Water Service (Washington Water), has canceled the precautionary boil water advisory issued in the Doe Bay Water Users Association Water System it operates, after water quality test
