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
Port of Orcas gathered 445 pounds of food for community
||| FROM JEANNIE FRANK-SHARPE and MIA KARTIGANER for PORT OF ORCAS ||| The Port Of Orcas would like to say THANK YOU for all the food donations we received at our Fly Washington Passport Program.
Remember the old times, when Thanksgiving meant gathering with loved ones?
||| BY LIN MCNULTY, EDITOR ||| It is hoped that the 2017 photo above by Edee Kulper of the traditional Odd Fellows Thanksgiving potluck will evoke warm, giggly memories. As we choose this year to
COVID-19 continues spreading at a breakneck pace as hospitalizations climb
||| FROM STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH ||| OLYMPIA – Today the Washington State Department of Health (DOH) released the latest statewide situation report on COVID-19 transmission. Report findings include: COVID-19 continues to spread rapidly throughout the state. The best
Update on San Juan County COVID cases
||| FROM BRENDAN COWAN, 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 case
Giving thanks to family and friends
||| FROM BRUCE HANNA ||| I wrote this for the traditional thankful gathering of friends and family. I wrote it in 2002, the year my wife died, and most of my kids were together thereafter.
COVID-19 hospital occupancy is soaring in Washington state
New data provide deeper insight into the impact of COVID-19 patients on hospitals ||| FROM STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH ||| OLYMPIA – COVID-19 hospital occupancy is rapidly increasing throughout Washington as the state continues to experience exponential
Paul Kamin retires from Eastsound Water after 15 years of service
Dan Burke to Lead Association as New General Manager ||| FROM DAN BURKE for EASTSOUND WATER ||| On November 25, 2020, Eastsound Water User Association (EWUA) announced that General Manager Paul Kamin will be retiring
The last covid-free places on earth have something in common: Travel shutdowns
Strict protocols kept these 10 places free of the coronavirus ||| FROM WASHINGTON POST ||| Before 2020, the remote islands of the South Pacific were more accessible to leisure travelers than ever before. Thanks to
Recap of recent COVID-19 news and updates
||| FROM STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH ||| Newest numbers. The Department of Health reported a total of 151,019 confirmed cases as of 11:59 pm on November 23. There have been 2,690 COVID-19 deaths in Washington. For
Orcas Physical Therapy adds strict new requirement for clients
||| FROM SCOTT HEISINGER for ORCAS PHYSICAL THERAPY ||| These are difficult times for all. At Orcas Island Physical Therapy, we are trying hard to stay open during this current Covid-19 spike. To protect our
Eastsound Water’s financial assistance program extended
||| FROM PAUL KAMIN for EASTSOUND WATER ||| At the recent November meeting of the Eastsound Water Board the Eastsound Water Financial Assistance Program was extended till the end of the year. The program was
New County Council will start 2021 by voting on a Vacation Rental Permit moratorium
||| BY MATTHEW GILBERT, theORCASONIAN OP-ED REPORTER ||| As reported last week, the county Planning Commission (PC) has unanimously agreed to recommend that the County Council enact a moratorium on new vacation rental permits starting
OHS Key Club to host community food drive to benefit Food Bank
||| FROM IZIE JANECEK for OHS KEY CLUB ||| The Orcas Island High School Key Club will be holding a food drive for the Food Bank on Sunday, December 6th. On that Sunday the Key
Treat yo ’elf this holiday season: Give a gift from the San Juan Islands
||| FROM AMY N. NESLER FOR VISITORS BUREAU ||| “I feel it in my fingers, I feel it in my toes. Christmas is all around [us], and so the feeling grows…” If that feeling is
COVID-19 disease transmission exceedingly high in Washington: three-day cumulative total for cases is over 6,000
||| FROM STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH ||| OLYMPIA – The Washington State Department of Health’s (DOH) data report for today includes a backlog of cases. So, while we are reporting 6,277 new cases today, that number
Letter to Editor | Inform yourself of history of vaccinations
||| FROM TOM BALDWIN ||| As we near the time when we may be protected from COVID-19 by vaccination, it’s vital that we be willing to receive that protection. As I thought about this matter,
