Here’s a thought…
“Volunteering is at the very core of being a human. No one has made it through life without someone else’s help.”
HEATHER FRENCH HENRY
Lekanoff’s Latest | Behavioral health, salary transparency, catalytic converter theft
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF REP. DEBRA LEKANOFF ||| MMIWP Alert System Bill Passes the Senate As many of you know, I am the only Native American currently serving in the Washington State Legislature, and that is the perspective I bring when developing legislation. Since joining the Legislature, one of my
We’re not out of the COVID woods yet
||| FROM BRENDAN COWAN for DEPARTMENT OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ||| Since the last update on Friday February 25, there have been 22 new confirmed or probable cases in San Juan County. Current case count is now 1224. This is a slight drop from last week and reflects a continued downward
Here’s what WSF has to say for itself this week
||| FROM WASHINGTON STATE FERRIES ||| Seattle/Bremerton route late night sailings to be restored March 10 As Patty mentioned last week, our route-by-route service restoration will be a slow turn of the dial rather than a flip of the switch. The first turn came in November, when we trialed a full
Regenerating the San Juan islands | FARM Fund Grants available for 2022
||| FROM LEARNER LIMBACH for SAN JUAN ISLANDS AGRICULTURAL GUILD ||| The San Juan Islands Agricultural Guild and FARM Fund partners are excited to announce $50,000 in grants available to farmers for the 2022 season. 2022 FARM Fund grants will support projects that strengthen and develop regenerative agriculture in San
Guest Opinion | We are all visitors to these islands
||| FROM WILLIAM APPEL ||| There has been much discussion about tourism, overpopulation, exhaustion or abuse of natural resources in the San Juan Islands ranging from anguish at environmental degradation and changes imposed by crowding, noise, and destruction of community on the one hand, and anger expressed toward perceived causes
Prune Alley street improvement project is still a go; begins March 14
||| FROM JESSIE DOUGLAS SEITZ for SJC PUBLIC WORKS ||| The Prune Alley Street Improvement Project is scheduled to kick off with construction activities beginning on March 14, 2022. San Juan County has contracted with Mike Carlson Enterprises for construction services. Plans for a single continuous construction effort remain unchanged
‘Occam’s Razor’ | Our island, our world through the eyes, pen of S.C. Watson
Welcome to our weekly feature, Occam's Razor, from local artist S.C. Watson.
Meet Kevin Cooper, OISD Technology Services Director
||| FROM ORCAS ISLAND SCHOOL DISTRICT ||| Kevin Cooper Growing up, Kevin Cooper dreamed of one day being a professional baseball player. When asked what lessons life has taught him since, he replied: "Patience, the importance of communication and organization." He lives with two kids, two dogs, and
Phase out of 3G cellular services may affect seniors
||| FROM LENA KASSA for ORCAS SENIOR CENTER ||| Do you or a loved one rely on a cell phone for emergency purposes? Do you or a loved one use a medical device that sends information to your health care professional via cellular service? Do you or loved a one
EDC to offer Website Works, a course in website improvement for business owners
||| FROM GAIL SCHNEE for ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL ||| The Economic Development Council of San Juan County (EDC) invites business owners and entrepreneurs to an informative workshop on website improvement. Course leader Shannon Borg, business coach and Squarespace web designer, will show participants how to assess their business websites with
Dental Van mobile clinics scheduled for March and April
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| San Juan County Health and Community Services is hosting upcoming dental van clinics for adults and children. For those Islanders who don’t have a dental home and are on Apple Health (Medicaid) or uninsured there are upcoming Mobile dental vans in March and
Booster dose data added to DOH’s COVID-19 Data Dashboard
Everyone 12 and older should receive a booster dose as soon as they are eligible ||| FROM STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH ||| OLYMPIA – Vaccine booster dose data is now available on the Washington State Department of Health’s (DOH) COVID-19 Data Dashboard. The added data includes “People who Received a Booster Dose”
Library will be hosting Bellingham author, citizen activist
||| FROM CAROL DAPOGNY for ORCAS ISLAND LIBRARY ||| Join us for a talk with Bellingham-based author Nick Licata. He will discuss his recently published book Student Power, Democracy, and Revolution in the Sixties. Unlike other books on the Sixties, this book shows how predominantly working middle-class white students in a
Newest numbers from state’s health department
||| FROM STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH ||| Newest numbers. The Washington State Department of Health (DOH) reported a total of 1,423,990 confirmed cases as of 11:59 p.m. on Feb. 27.* There have been 11,866 COVID-19 deaths in Washington. Data notes *Effective Jan. 24, 2022, DOH updates the COVID-19 data dashboard on
Community Church will show Mission Aviation Fellowship film, ‘Ends of the Earth’
||| FROM CAROL KULMINSKI for ORCAS COMMUNITY CHURCH ||| Orcas Island Community Church will present the film Ends of the Earth on Saturday, March 5, at 6:30 p.m. This documentary explores faith, passion, and how hope emerges from tragedy. Imagine flying over breath-taking landscapes only to land on an airstrip
Powdered infant formula recall expands following reports of bacterial infections
||| FROM STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH ||| OLYMPIA – Abbott Nutrition has expanded its voluntary recall of certain powdered infant formulas produced at the company’s manufacturing facility in Sturgis, Michigan, because of possible Cronobacter contamination. Parents and caregivers should not feed their babies recalled Similac, Alimentum, or EleCare powdered formulas. Recalled powdered infant formulas include
