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
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
Working Washington small business emergency grant program grantees announced
||| FROM ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL ||| The Economic Development Council (EDC) of San Juan County, is pleased to announce that the second round of the Working Washington grants offered by the Washington State Department of Commerce to assist small businesses impacted
Local pianist Stephen Fairweather streams live at Orcas Center
||| FROM BETHANY MARIE FOR ORCAS CENTER ||| As part of Orcas Center’s new online streaming offerings, pianist Stephen Fairweather will be performing on Sunday, October 18 at 7 p.m. His show, “Autumn Rain,” is
Keeping Washington’s economy strong: Newly announced federal grant supports Safe Start projects
||| FROM STATE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE ||| As state leaders continue combating the spread of COVID-19, they are also focused on keeping Washington’s economy strong. Small businesses have experienced the adverse impact of COVID-19 in
Orcasional Musings | Mike Stolmeier, the Studebaker Avanti, and Raymond Loewy
||| ORCASIONAL MUSINGS BY STEVE HENIGSON ||| If you ever venture up to the north end of North Beach Road, take a left into Smuggler's Villa for a quick tour of Mike Stolmeier's small collection
Sheriff’s Report | September 30 – October 6, 2020
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE ||| Wednesday, September 30, 2020 20-008336 Theft 08:58:57 09/30/20 A San Juan Deputy responded to a report of theft. At this time, there are no suspects or leads
Recap of recent COVID-19 news and updates
||| FROM STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH ||| Newest numbers. The Department of Health reported a total of 91,918 confirmed cases as of 11:59 pm on October 7. There have been 2,183 COVID-19 deaths in Washington. For the
EDC, Town, Anacortes study economic impacts from Sidney ferry
||| FROM VICTORIA COMPTON FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL ||| The Economic Development Council (EDC) of San Juan County recently partnered with the Town of Friday Harbor, the City of Anacortes, the Port of Anacortes and
New San Juan County Council will have eyes on vacation rental reforms
Vacation Rental Work Group sees promise, hope, and healthy skepticism in ’21 Council agenda ||| FROM TOBY COOPER FOR VACATION RENTAL WORK GROUP ||| After conducting interviews with all four candidates running for District 1
Update on vaccine planning from Washington State Department of Health
||| FROM WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH ||| OLYMPIA – The Washington State Department of Health (DOH) is making steady progress making plans around an expected COVID-19 vaccine. The department is encouraged by the information the
Letter to Editor | Vote for Cindy Wolf
||| FROM ANTOINETTE BOTSFORD, LYNN BAKER, CATHERINE ELLIS, JUDY TURKSEL ||| We’re voting for Cindy Wolf for County Council, and you should, too. Here’s why: Caring for our people, community and environment: Cindy has a
Deer Harbor Plan Review schedules monthly meeting
||| FROM SHEILA GAQUIN FOR DEER HARBOR PLAN REVIEW COMMITTEE ||| Public Meeting Agenda for October 14, 2020, 4:00-5:30 Deer Harbor Plan Review Committee Monthly Meeting (DHPRC) VIA Zoom MEETING ID 834 1015 6669 PASSCODE
San Juan County awards $1.7 Million from Home Fund Program to five affordable housing projects on three islands
||| FROM RYAN PAGE FOR SJC HEALTH & COMMUNITY SERVICES ||| UPDATED RELEASE The San Juan County Council met and discussed applications received during the 2020 Home Fund affordable housing project funding round at their
