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
Letter to Editor | Mary Pugh delivers great programming service to islanders
-- from Tom McDonough -- Sometimes you never know who is in the background doing something pretty darned important. They go unnoticed but really they need to be applauded for all their efforts. So welcome to the
Time to sign up/renew Senior Center memberships
-- from Lena Kassa for Orcas Senior Center -- What do you miss most about the Senior Center being closed during these days of the pandemic? The coffee and community that comes together inside the
Unsung guardians stand watch on Orcas Island
-- by Lin McNulty, Orcas Issues Editor -- For 24 hours a days, seven days a week, month after month, a stoic group of characters have been standing guard, masked up for the pandemic while
School Board to convene regular meeting
-- from Orcas Island School District -- Orcas Island School District Board will ZOOM-meet on Thursday, August 27, at 5 p.m. AGENDAZoom Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/76617837715:00 PM CALL TO ORDER – REGULAR MEETING Approve AgendaApprove Consent AgendaSPECIAL
In Memoriam | David Thomas McPeake, 1938 – 2020
-- from Jim Biddick -- David Thomas McPeake was born October 16, 1938. On August 17, 2020 he died in Mount Vernon, Washington of heart failure. Orcas Island certainly changed for the better when David
State and local public health respond to outbreak in Kitsap County hospital
-- from Washington State Department of Health -- OLYMPIA – Kitsap Public Health District and the Washington State Department of Health (DOH) are working with St. Michael Medical Center in Bremerton to contain an outbreak of
Now Showing … The August Virgin
-- from Orcas Island Film Festival -- Up-and-coming Spanish filmmaker Jonás Trueba's new film, The August Virgin (La virgen de agosto), is a perfect summer movie, an Éric Rohmer-esque love letter to Madrid and affairs
Back to school online, outdoor programs need your matching donations
-- from Hilary Canty for Orcas Island Community Foundation -- The new school year is just around the corner. Like so many aspects of our lives in the new COVID world, school will be different
Recap of recent COVID-19 news and updates
-- from Emergency Operations Center, Camp Murray -- Newest numbers. The Department of Health reported a total of 69,389 confirmed cases as of 11:59 pm on August 19. There have been 1,837 COVID-19 deaths in Washington.
Summary of recent COVID cases in San Juan County
-- from Brendan Cowan, Department of Emergency Management -- There has been one new confirmed positive COVID-19 test result in San Juan County since the last case summary on August 13. This is the 32nd
OPALCO extends COVID-19 bill pay assistance
-- from Orcas Power & Light Cooperative -- Members who are struggling to pay their power bills during COVID-19 can apply for assistance to keep their OPALCO accounts up to date. The Board voted to
Make mask wearing fun with these artful designs
-- from Diane Martindale for San Juan Islands Museum of Art -- [metaslider id=77500 cssclass=""] We need to wear masks in public, so let’s make them unique and playful!In March enterprising volunteers started making masks
Health Care District to begin negotiations with Island Hospital
-- from Anne Presson for Orcas Island Health Care District -- At our August 4, 2020 Regular Board meeting, the motion to enter into negotiations with Orcas Island Hospital of Anacortes was unanimously approved. As
Biweekly recap of COVID-19 news, updates
-- from Emergency Operations Center, Camp Murray -- Statewide Response Updates Newest numbers. The Department of Health reported a total of 68,264 confirmed cases as of 11:59 pm on August 17. There have been 1,809 COVID-19
Village Inn proposal approved “with conditions”
-- by Matthew Gilbert, Orcas Issues reporter -- On August 11, the county’s Department of Community Development (DCD) issued its final evaluation of a building permit to construct a three-story mixed-use building of office space
Black Lives memorial rebuilt on Lopez
-- from Rhea Miller -- On Sunday August 16, the Black Lives Matter memorial [on Lopez Island] was restored. Previously portraits had been torn off the signs, and they were repainted and added to the
