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
Getting your annual flu shot is especially critical this year
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| 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 testing may become
Ag Guild Auction continues each week during October
||| FROM SAN JUAN MAKERS GUILD ||| The Ag Guild Auction is Live! Enjoy featured Artists and Musicians each week during the October at the Island Goods Auction. Check out the featured guests and then
Orcasional Musings | Community Chest, Food Bank, Community Resource Center, Community Foundation
||| ORCASIONAL MUSINGS by STEVE HENIGSON ||| I lived my first 10 years in a small village in New York State, the population of which was just a bit smaller than that of Orcas today.
Recent recap of COVID-19 news, updates
||| FROM STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH ||| Newest numbers. The Department of Health reported a total of 96,185 confirmed cases as of 11:59 pm on October 14. There have been 2,232 COVID-19 deaths in Washington.
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
