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
Dr. Frank James: The next month is the crux of the whole pandemic; it’s about the whole community
||| BY MINOR LILE, ORCASONIAN REPORTER ||| At today’s Board of Health meeting, Public Health Officer Dr Frank James shared his perspective on the current status of the pandemic in San Juan County and asked
Here’s a phone alert you wouldn’t want to miss: “You have likely been exposed.”
||| FROM WASHINGTON POST ||| [ EDITOR'S NOTE: Not yet available in Washington, but soon. If you're intent on traveling, the system is available in other states] The coronavirus surge is upon us, and your phone
What’s the Thanksgiving dinner COVID risk across the country?
||| FROM WASHINGTON POST ||| With the coronavirus spreading uncontrolled across nearly the entire country, many public health experts are urging Americans to cancel their Thanksgiving gathering plans. But not everyone is taking this advice to heart:
Recapping recent COVID-19 news, statewide response updates
||| FROM STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH ||| Newest numbers. The Department of Health reported a total of 134,121 confirmed cases as of 11:59 pm on November 16. There have been 2,571 COVID-19 deaths in Washington. For
Know someone who would like to be on the Food Bank team?
||| FROM ORCAS ISLAND FOOD BANK BOARD ||| We're looking for a Dry-Storage Supervisor! This position reports to our Food Bank Manager. Duties include receiving, storing, handling, and distributing shelf-stable food; training and supervising volunteers; reporting
Community Foundation: With a little help from our friends
||| FROM HILARY CANTY for ORCAS COMMUNITY FOUNDATION ||| As we enter into a new month of restrictions due to Covid, it is a good time to review what services are available on Orcas and
An overall COVID update in SJC, and some new cases
||| FROM BRENDAN COWAN for DEPARTMENT OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ||| ORCAS ISLAND Since the last update, seven new cases have been identified on Orcas Island. This brings the total number of cases in San Juan
New SJIMA exhibit is entitled the Genius of Fog
||| FROM DIANE MARTINDALE for SAN JUAN ISLANDS MUSEUM OF ART ||| Remember a time on a summer night when you laid on your back and stared at the night sky and felt insignificant in
HKP Architects wins award for Orcas Library expansion design
||| FROM ORCAS ISLAND LIBRARY ||| MOUNT VERNON, WASHINGTON — HKP Architects is thrilled to announce that their firm received three of the six Merit Awards given out in this year’s American Institute of Architects
Orcas Island Film Festival has some new releases for us
||| FROM ORCAS ISLAND FILM FESTIVAL ||| It's been a challenging fall with all that's going on in our world. We don't know about you, but we can sure use a little fun and inspiring relief.
Inslee announces statewide restrictions for four weeks
||| FROM GOVERNOR JAY INSLEE'S OFFICE ||| Gov. Jay Inslee today announced a four-week statewide set of restrictions in response to the recent rapid spread of the COVID-19 virus in Washington and across the country. The new
Orcas economic recovery and resiliency project moving to a new phase
||| FROM HILARY CANTY for ORCAS ISLAND COMMUNITY FOUNDATION ||| The Orcas Economic Recovery and Resiliency project continues. This Fall and Winter, we will move into a new phase of the effort, focused on the
Family Tree Chiropractic in Eastsound is opening its doors again
||| FROM FAMILY TREE CHIROPRACTIC ||| There is a new doctor - Triton Ivie, DC - who is taking over for Orion and Kami since they moved to Indiana. Triton utilizes Arthrostim, Manual adjusting, and
Inslee requests extension of National Guard mission for COVID-19 pandemic response
||| FROM GOVERNOR JAY INSLEE'S OFFICE ||| Gov. Jay Inslee sent a letter today to the Trump administration requesting an extension of federal authority and funding for Washington National Guard employment in support of COVID-19 pandemic emergency
Superintendent Webb makes statement regarding COVID cases in the school
||| FROM ERIC WEBB, ORCAS SCHOOLS SUPERINTENDENT ||| Dear Students, Parents, Staff, & Community, Please know that you have gone above and beyond to creatively provide instruction to our students while keeping them safe. You
Elementary School updates COVID-19 policy, changes beginning Monday
||| FROM ORCAS ISLAND SCHOOL DISTRICT ||| Please be advised that San Juan County health officials are still contacting all those individuals exposed to the COVID-19 cases recently discovered in our elementary school. They anticipate
