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
Playground-on-the Green needs a bit more help as it nears completion
||| FROM PLAYGROUND-ON-THE GREEN COMMITTEE ||| The new playground being constructed on the Village Green is almost there--but needs a little more help to get over the finish line. Giant cedar logs donated by Moran
Soroptimists accepting applications for three women’s educational and training awards
||| FROM HEATHER SPAULDING FOR SOROPTIMIST INT'L OF FRIDAY HARBOR ||| Soroptimist International of Friday Harbor is now accepting applications for their women’s educational and training awards, to be given out in the Spring of
Letter to Editor | Are we on the right track?
||| FROM ED SUIJ ||| In February 2020 the CO2 content of the atmosphere reached a new high of 416 parts per million (ppm). The last time it was that high was in the Pliocene
Flu vaccine availability in San Juan County
||| FROM BRENDAN COWAN FOR DEPARTMENT OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ||| In the time of COVID, being vaccinated against flu is especially critical. Depending on COVID and influenza case activity, access to advanced medical care or
Record number served at mobile mammography event
||| FROM LENA KASSA FOR ORCAS SENIOR CENTER ||| The mobile mammogram screening event at Orcas Senior Center was another resounding success this year. Assured Imaging’s team served a record 94 patients, 15 more than
Makerspaces in the San Juans: A conversation with EDC, Port of Friday Harbor
||| FROM VICTORIA COMPTON FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL ||| The Economic Development Council (EDC) of San Juan County invites the public to attend a discussion on the creation of a makerspace system in the islands,
Recap of recent COVID-19 news and updates
||| FROM STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH ||| Statewide Response Updates Newest numbers. The Department of Health reported a total of 94,775 confirmed cases as of 11:59 pm on October 12. There have been 2,211 COVID-19 deaths
To tricksters young and old: No Bonnie Brae Halloween this year
||| FROM LAURIE MICHAEL FOR BONNIE BRAE ||| Dear Orcas Community and Tricksters Young and Old, due to COVID-19, the Bonnie Brae Neighborhood has voted to cancel Halloween this year for safety concerns. Be Safe,
COVID-19 transmission increasing in western Washington, rates flat but higher in eastern Washington
||| 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: Transmission is increasing in western Washington and recently plateauing
Organizations of color blast Supreme Court ruling cutting Census short
||| FROM ELLIE PROBUS FOR WASHINGTON CENSUS ALLIANCE ||| SEATTLE—Today, the Supreme Court allowed the Trump Administration to conclude the 2020 Census count immediately, two weeks ahead of schedule. Community organizations and civil rights watchdogs
Library is seeking a new trustee for 5-year term in 2021
||| FROM PHIL HEIKKINEN FOR ORCAS PUBLIC LIBRARY ||| The Orcas Island Public Library is seeking a new trustee to begin serving a five-year term on Jan. 1, 2021. Review of applications will begin on
New COVID-19 case attributed to San Juan County
||| FROM BRENDAN COWAN, DEPARTMENT OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ||| One new positive COVID-19 case has been attributed to San Juan County, which brings the total number of cases in San Juan County to date to
Governor loosens limits on indoor dining
||| FROM BARBARA MARRETT FOR VISITORS BUREAU ||| As many local restaurants are losing their outside seating options due to inclement weather, they received good news from Governor Jay Inslee's office last week; table occupancy
Smithsonian women’s suffrage posters to go on display in Library’s south windows
||| FROM PHIL HEIKKINEN FOR ORCAS PUBLIC LIBRARY ||| October is the 100th anniversary of women’s suffrage in the United States. Thanks to a donation from Valerie Anders, the Library is able to share a
View League of Women Voters recorded online candidate forums
||| FROM HAYLEY DAY FOR LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS ||| Watch recordings of online forums featuring candidates that will be on San Juan County ballots this November. Below are links to the recordings of the
With Halloween just around the corner, get ready for Tales of Terror
||| FROM ETH-NOH-TEC ||| Halloween is here! Time for the ghoulish, frightfully foolish, frightening Asian ghost stories! Eth-Noh-Tec dredges up from the darkest tales of demons, talking corpses, vengeful ghosts from China, Tibet, India and
