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
School Board calls community virtual town hall to address plans for Fall
-- from Orcas Island School Board -- Notice of a Special School Board Meeting and Community Virtual Town Hall Wednesday, AUGUST 5, 2020 ZOOM LINK: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/5474235505 6:00pm - CALL TO ORDER – SPECIAL MEETING –
New report highlights COVID-19 outbreak data across the state
-- from Washington State Department of Health -- OLYMPIA -- A new report from the Washington State Department of Health (DOH) helps illustrate which types of businesses and facilities experience the most COVID-19 outbreak activity. These data are
Today’s recap of COVID-19 news and updates
-- from Emergency Operations Center, Camp Murray -- Newest numbers. The state of Washington reported 633 new COVID-19 cases. This brings the total number of cases to 58,173 as of August 1, 2020 at 11:59 p.m.
Summary of recent cases in San Juan County
-- from Brendan Cowan, Department of Emergency Management -- San Juan County is shifting to a weekly roll-up of new cases. This is the first of those reports. Going forward, the report will be issued
Letter to Editor | Choosing Island Hospital will be a mistake
-- from Spirit Eagle -- I feel that if the board chooses Island Hospital to run our clinic again, it will be a mistake. We have talent here. Seeking professionals off island, when we have
Clarification to restaurant guidance, new summer camp guidance
-- from Governor Jay Inslee's Office -- Gov. Jay Inslee today announced updates to the July 24 guidance for restaurants, taverns, breweries, wineries and distilleries as part of Washington's Safe Start phased reopening plan. Changes include clarification about which establishments
Superintendent will recommend Distance Learning to begin school year
-- from Eric Webb, Orcas Schools Superintendent -- As the Superintendent of Orcas Island School District, it has always been my hope that our students would return to campus this fall. There is no substitute
Now Showing… Three powerful documentaries and a French marriage comedy
-- from Orcas Island Film Festival -- CLICK HERE TO SEE ALL FILMS PLAYING THIS WEEK REBUILDING PARADISE USA | 2020 | 93 min | Documentary On the morning of Nov. 8, 2018, a devastating firestorm engulfed the
25 proclamations relating to COVID-19 extended by State
-- from Governor Inslee's Office -- Gov. Jay Inslee announced the extension of 25 proclamations [Friday] in response to the continuing COVID-19 pandemic. The extensions were approved by the state Legislature. A July 30 letter from the
COVID-19 still rising in Washington; no turnaround yet
OLYMPIA – [Friday] the Washington State Department of Health (DOH) released the latest statewide situation report, which outlines similar trends to our previous report. Transmission continues to increase overall in eastern and western Washington. Report findings include:
Daily recap of COVID-19 news and updates
-- from Emergency Operations Center, Camp Murray -- Newest numbers. DOH experienced an outage with its reporting system today which caused interruptions in several functions. The data reported today is preliminary and only include cases through
State Health Department releases statement on data delays
-- from State Health Department -- We want to make you aware that DOH experienced an outage with our reporting system today (7/31), which means today’s report will be posted late. The outage caused interruptions
Inslee issues contact tracing proclamation, protects personal information
-- from Governor Inslee's Office -- Gov. Jay Inslee issued a proclamation today related to the state's contact tracing efforts and personal information protection. Proclamation 20-64 exempts personally identifiable information collected by COVID-19 case investigators from
Today’s recap of COVID-19 news, updates, and stuff
-- from Emergency Operations Center, Camp Murray -- Newest numbers. The state of Washington reported 825 new COVID-19 cases over the past 24 hours. This brings the total number of cases to 55,803 as of July
Recap of COVID-19 news and updates for this day
-- from Emergency Operations Center, Camp Murray -- Newest numbers. The state of Washington reported 793 new COVID-19 cases over the past 24 hours. This brings the total number of cases to 54,985 as of July
Art dancing with wind, sky is new Orcas Center exhibit
-- from Kathy Youngren -- The art of 21 local artists will be dancing in the wind in front of Orcas Center for the next few months in the ORCAS STRONG banner exhibit starting August
