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
Sheriff Krebs: Unlawfully removing political signs is a misdemeanor
||| FROM SHERIFF RON KREBS ||| With the political season upon us, the Sheriff’s Office has seen a rash of political signs either being stolen, vandalized or outright destroyed. We would like to remind everyone
Orcasional Musings | Island (Market) time
||| ORCASIONAL MUSINGS BY STEVE HENIGSON ||| Orcasian shopping trips always take a lot longer than you think they will, because, at Island Market, you see everybody you know. If you see someone you know,
SJI Historical Park cautions visitors against aggressive attacking owls
||| FROM BRANDON CADWELL FOR SAN JUAN ISLAND NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK ||| San Juan Island National Historical Park is cautioning people recreating in the park about recent and aggressive behavior from owls that has resulted
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 88,116 confirmed cases as of 11:59 pm on September 30. There have been 2,132 COVID-19 deaths in
After seven year project, salmon habitat restored on Sucia Island
||| FROM KATIE FLEMING FOR FRIENDS OF SAN JUANS ||| Almost seven years ago, Friends of the San Juans began working with Washington State Parks on a salmon recovery project on Sucia Island. After a
2020 Assessor change of value notices mailed on October 1
||| JOHN KULSETH, COUNTY ASSESSOR ||| The Assessor’s Office mailed the 2020 Change of Value Notices on October 1, 2020. The notices show market value as of January 1, 2020 based on sales between January
State Health Dept. prepares to deploy new rapid COVID-19 tests
||| FROM STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH ||| OLYMPIA – Within the next five to ten days the Washington State Department of Health will receive and distribute the first batch of Abbott BinaxNOW antigen test kits for
You can livestream upcoming test of vote counting equipment
||| FROM CAMOLYN ARMSTRONG, ELECTION SUPERVISOR ||| A “Logic and Accuracy” test of ballot tabulating equipment used in San Juan County for the November 3, General election is scheduled for Wednesday, October 14, at 11:00
COVID-19 vaccine update from the Washington State Department of Health
||| FROM STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH ||| OLYMPIA – The Washington State Department of Health (DOH) continues to make progress with our COVID-19 vaccine distribution planning efforts. Yesterday we learned that on Friday, October 2, the
Letter to Editor | It’s time for a new deal
||| FROM NEW DEAL SAN JUAN ISLANDS ||| The San Juan Islands are like no place on earth. Our remarkable natural beauty is rivaled only by our tight-knit communities. San Juan County also has one
A poem for now from the past
Election Day, November, 1884 Walt Whitman - 1819-1892 If I should need to name, O Western World, your powerfulest scene and show, 'Twould not be you, Niagara—nor you, ye limitless prairies—nor your huge rifts of canyons,
Governors release joint statement on threats to American democracy
||| FROM GOVERNOR JAY INSLEE'S OFFICE ||| A coalition of 11 governors, including Govs. Jay Inslee (WA), Kate Brown (OR), Gavin Newsom (CA), Phil Murphy (NJ), Gretchen Whitmer (MI), Tony Evers (WI), Tim Walz (MN),
Upcoming Orcas Food Co-op 6th annual member meeting: Thriving together
||| FROM ORCAS FOOD CO-OP ||| At Orcas Food Co-op we’re excited to hold our 6th annual Member Meeting during National Co-op Month. Join us virtually for a chance to connect with fellow members as
Some COVID-19 rule-breakers could be narcissists, experts say
||| FROM WASHINGTON POST ||| (Reprinted at request of Orcasonian reader.) Susan Whitbourne was shopping recently in her neighborhood Whole Foods in Framingham, Mass., when another patron caught her eye. The man, who was chatting
School Superintendent: School may be getting closer to holding in-person classes
||| FROM ERIC WEBB, ORCAS SCHOOLS SUPERINTENDENT ||| Dear Students, Families, Staff, and Community, Fall is very much in the air as we enter week four of our Distance Learning Model at OISD! Teachers, staff,
State health experts: Flu vaccine should be considered “essential” this year
||| FROM STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH ||| OLYMPIA – While the COVID-19 pandemic continues to affect our daily lives, autumn brings with it another unwanted visitor – the flu. The presence of both viruses could put
