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“Patriotism is supporting your country all the time and the government when it deserves it.”
MARK TWAIN
Latest COVID stats from State Health Dept.
||| FROM STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH ||| Statewide Response Updates Newest numbers. The Washington State Department of Health (DOH) reported a total of 1,805,781 confirmed cases as of 11:59 p.m. on Sept. 20. There have been 14,146 COVID-19 deaths in Washington. For the most recent number of cases by county, demographics,
Community Church presents Priscilla Shirer simulcast
||| FROM CAROL KULMINSKI for ORCAS COMMUNITY CHURCH ||| Orcas Island Community Church presents the Going Beyond Simulcast with Priscilla Shirer on Saturday, September 24. This is an event that brings women together for a day of powerful teaching and worship. Along with Priscilla Shirer, one of today’s top Bible teachers, Christian
Island Primary Care-Orcas welcomes return of Dr. Buxbaum
||| FROM LAURA MORONEY for ISLAND HEALTH CARE ||| Evan Buxbaum, MD, MPH Evan Buxbaum, MD, MPH returns to Orcas Island to join Island Primary Care - Orcas after practicing for the past decade in California. Buxbaum received a Doctor of Medicine degree from Duke University and a
Letter to Editor | Re-elect Sheriff Ron Krebs
||| FROM BILL AND KATIA ROBINSON ||| We are writing to support the reelection of Ron Krebs as San Juan County Sheriff. We met then Deputy Sheriff Krebs on New Year's Eve, 2009. We had been burglarized twice, and were called to the burglars’ home to help identify our property,
Considering a new career in woodworking? Check out the latest EDC class
||| FROM MARTI MCCONNEL for ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL ||| Islanders seeking new careers are invited to learn Woodworking Basics in a class offered by the EDC. Jean Shearer and Nicholas Coldren, cabinetmakers, will be teaching an introduction to woodworking, on Wednesday evenings from October 12 to November 2, from 5
Health Care District will meet for a work session tomorrow
||| FROM KIM KIMPLE for ORCAS ISLAND HEALTH CARE DISTRICT ||| The Agenda and Materials for the September 22, 2022 Board of the Orcas Island Health Care District (OIHCD) will be posted September 21. You can access the agenda and meeting materials at the link below. Please note that the
Orcas Center serves up one more helping to see The Cake
||| FROM BETHANY MARIE for ORCAS CENTER ||| SATURDAY SHOW ADDED! THE CAKE A play by Bekah Brunstetter, Directed by Melinda Milligan In the Black Box Theatre September 21-24 at 7pm (W,Th,F, AND Sat) LEARN MORE BUY TICKETS We are so excited to announce that The Cake is extended for ONE MORE
DOH launches interactive monkeypox virus (MPV) data dashboard
New dashboard includes case counts by county and certain demographic information ||| FROM STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH ||| OLYMPIA – To further expand access to important public health information, the Washington State Department of Health (DOH) has launched a new, interactive monkeypox (MPV) data dashboard. The MPV dashboard features data including: Case counts
Deer Harbor, Pt. Lawrence on tap for road resurfacing work on Tuesday
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| San Juan County Public Works is announcing additional road resurfacing work on Orcas Island. Two locations are set to be chip sealed on Tuesday, September 27. Drivers can expect delays up to 30 minutes while paving operations are in progress. Sections of
Olga Road closure set for some time before Nov. 12
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| This fall, Public Works will address a failing culvert under Olga Road - approximately 3/4 miles south of the one-lane Moran State Park bridge. An old 24-inch metal culvert is failing and threatening the stability of the 25-foot-high roadway embankment. The County plans
Coming to Orcas Center with your support: Immersive, multidisciplinary theater
||| FROM RAFE PEARLMAN ||| KANU An immersive multidisciplinary theater performance by Rafe Pearlman and friends. Co-produced and directed by Jake Perrine November 17-19 at the Orcas Center Drawing from Rafe Pearlman’s experiences growing up in the Alaskan wilderness, KANU is an immersive multidisciplinary performance. Featuring Pearlman’s lush and dynamic
Guest Opinion | What’s the outlook for American Democracy
||| FROM HEDRICK SMITH, RECLAIM THE AMERICAN DREAM ||| The fate of our Democracy is on the ballot this fall. The crucial test is whether a Constitutional coalition of Democrats, independents and Liz Cheney Republicans can stop the Trump attempt to win major offices and take control of running future elections in battleground
No Discover Pass needed for National Public Lands Day celebration
||| FROM WASHINGTON STATE PARKS ||| OLYMPIA – September 19, 2022 – The Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission (Parks) invites visitors to enjoy state parks or recreational areas on Saturday, September 24 in celebration of National Public Lands Day. Visitors are not required to display a Discover Pass for
Annual luncheon, other offerings from Economic Development Council
||| FROM ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL ||| Attend the EDC's 13th Annual Economics Luncheon Join the conversation on Economic Resilience in the San Juan Islands at the EDC’s 13th Annual Economics Luncheon! Featuring noted speaker Louis Harris from the Washington State Dept. of Commerce, the event will include a deep dive
Letter to Editor | Letter of recommendation for Sheriff Ron Krebs
||| FROM JERRY and DEBBIE MERCER ||| We moved to Friday Harbor in 2017 and met Ron over coffee and street chats shortly thereafter. Through our conversations we have gotten to know Ron and have come to appreciate his professional competence and as importantly his love of community and his
Letter to Editor | We’re waiting for Council to discuss Charter recommendations
||| FROM SHARON ABREU, ET AL. ||| We, the Undersigned, are writing to ask about two things: 1) the update to the Home Rule Charter implementing the amendments successfully passed by voters in 2021; and 2) the status of the eight Recommendations that were sent to you with the final
