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.”
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Community Church readies severe weather shelter, seeks volunteer staff
||| FROM RYAN CARPENTER for ORCAS COMMUNITY CHURCH ||| When temperatures this winter drop to 32 degrees or below, the Severe Weather Shelter at Orcas Island Community Church plans to again offer a warm place
Thank you for your service | Honoring our veterans
||| FROM ZANETHA AMANI MATISSE for COMMUNITY RESOURCE CENTER ||| Celebrating Veteran’s Day, and acknowledging veterans and their service to this nation, feels especially poignant this year. On this day, the Orcas Community Resource Center
Recapping recent COVID-19 news, updates
||| FROM STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH ||| Newest numbers. The Department of Health reported a total of 120,011 confirmed cases as of 11:59 pm on November 9. There have been 2,482 COVID-19 deaths in Washington. For
Even during shutdown, OISD students find a way to thank our Veterans
||| FROM TEACHERS, STAFF, STUDENTS OF ORCAS SCHOOL DISTRICT ||| The Orcas Island School District was not able to hold our annual Veteran's Day assembly and Veteran's breakfast, as we have done for the past
Inslee extends 27 proclamations relating to COVID-19
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF GOVERNOR JAY INSLEE ||| Gov. Jay Inslee announced the extension of 27 proclamations today in response to the continuing COVID-19 pandemic. A November 9 letter from the Legislature extended the following proclamations until
A blast from the past encountered on early morning jaunt through Eastsound
||| BY LIN MCNULTY, EDITOR ||| Anyone else surprised by the appearance of the old Washington Federal Savings sign at the intersection of North Beach Road and Main Street this morning? An alert reader snapped
Health officials call for renewed efforts as COVID-19 activity becomes extremely concerning statewide
||| FROM STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH ||| OLYMPIA – Today the Washington State Department of Health (DOH) released the latest statewide situation report on COVID-19 transmission, which shows disease transmission is happening at an accelerated pace across the
Second talk about developing a makerspace system in San Juan County this Friday
||| FROM MICKEY VON DASSOW for ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL ||| I want to invite you to the second talk in our series about developing a makerspace system in San Juan County. It will be this
Hot Topic #34 | Youth sports: Guidance for staying healthy
||| FROM BRENDAN COWAN, DEPARTMENT OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ||| As anyone who has interacted with island kids of late can tell you, COVID is taking a toll on the mental and physical health of our
Inslee appoints representatives to multi-state COVID vaccine workgroup
||| FROM GOVERNOR JAY INSLEE'S OFFICE ||| Gov. Jay Inslee today announced that Dr. Ed Marcuse and Dr. John Dunn will represent Washington in the multi-state COVID Vaccine Scientific Safety Review Workgroup. Inslee announced the
Orcas Island Library is now open for browsing (20 people, 20 minutes rule applies)
||| FROM PHIL HEIKKINEN for ORCAS ISLAND LIBRARY ||| We are happy to invite library users back into the building, after almost eight long months of closure, so that they can browse our collections, use
Poem for this day: The Greeter
||| BY BRUCE HANNA ||| "The GREETER!” — joy is stronger than fear of “the other” (the surprising onetime largess of conservative Laguna Beach) Southern Cal. beaches in the ‘50s Beach Boys Rte. 1, South
Events and updates for SJC businesses
||| FROM ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL ||| Makerspaces In San Juan County Join us to learn about the San Juan Makers Guild's asset mapping efforts and meet neighbors interested makerspaces, fablabs, and community labs on November
Application deadline extended for Leadership San Juans
||| FROM KATHERINE BRYANT INGMAN for LEADERSHIP SAN JUAN ISLANDS ||| The due date for Leadership San Juans 2021 Applications has been extended two weeks, to Friday November 20, 2020. This coming year's cohort will
Calling all heroes virtual fall fun run
||| FROM THERESA BOUCHER ||| Maarta Vandenberg Sanders is a lovely woman who grew up on Orcas Island and most recently worked at Washington Federal Bank. Locals will remember her infectious smile and high spirits.
Four new COVID cases in San Juan County: One on Lopez, three on San Juan
||| FROM BRENDAN COWAN, DEPARTMENT OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ||| Four new positive COVID test results have been reported for San Juan County. Three of these cases are on San Juan Island, and one is on
