Here’s a thought…
“Before we work on artificial intelligence, why don’t we do something about natural stupidity?”
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‘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.
Vaccine for kids 12 & up! (and their families)
||| FROM BRENDAN COWAN for DEPARTMENT OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT |||
¡VACUNAS! Para niños de 12 o mayores (y sus familias)
||| FROM BRENDAN COWAN for DEPARTMENT OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT |||
Fish & Wildlife now lists cause of deer deaths as Adenovirus Hemorrhagic Disease
Not transmittable to humans ||| FROM RON KREBS, SAN JUAN COUNTY SHERIFF ||| Over the last few weeks, the Sheriff’s Office has been getting increasingly more reports of dead deer that show no real signs of trauma, but have foaming mouths. WDFW now believes the cause of the deaths is
Enroute to DC, Lummi totem pole makes a stop at Madrona Point
||| FROM MICHAEL RIORDAN ||| Over a hundred islanders came to Madrona Point (known to the Lummi as Ts’el-xwi-sen) Tuesday afternoon, May 11, to view and bless the Red Road to DC Totem Pole carved by the House of Tears Carvers for presentation this summer to President Joe Biden. Among
Department of Health releases updated K-12 school guidance
||| FROM STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH ||| OLYMPIA – Today, the Washington State Department of Health (DOH) released guidance for the 2021 summer school session and 2021-2022 school year. Under the updated guidance, schools must plan to provide full time in-person education for all interested students for the 2021-2022 school year with
Washington State Ferries hosting virtual meetings May 25 and 26 ahead of peak season
||| FROM WASHINGTON STATE FERRIES ||| SEATTLE – Ferry riders, commuters and terminal neighbors are invited to attend one of two upcoming Washington State Ferries virtual public meetings to hear updates and ask questions about the ferry system. “We learn so much from our community engagement efforts,” said Patty Rubstello,
Guest Opinion | Why I might wear a mask when COVID is over
||| FROM EMLYN "EVE" EON, ORCAS HIGH SCHOOL FRESHMAN ||| It keeps Bugs out of your mouth if you are Biking or Walking Keeps face warm You don’t have to hide any facial expressions; it hides it for you! E.g., sneer, scowl, smirk, growl, screwface, snarl, zombie-face, “my favorite character
COVID-19 vaccine distribution update from State Department of Health
||| FROM STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH ||| OLYMPIA – The Washington State Department of Health (DOH) is pleased to share our state achieved another incredible vaccine milestone this week. As of May 10, more than 6,046,656 doses of vaccine have been given in Washington. Most people are choosing to get vaccinated. More than
Sigh … Public health officials investigating multi-county outbreak of E. coli
||| FROM STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH ||| OLYMPIA -- The Washington State Department of Health (DOH) is working with local health jurisdictions to respond to a multi-county outbreak of E. coli O157:H7 that may be linked to fresh produce. The outbreak currently includes six confirmed cases across Benton County (1), King County (3),
State says it’s a GO! Everyone 12 & older can now get Pfizer vaccine
||| FROM STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH ||| OLYMPIA – The Washington State Department of Health (DOH) has expanded COVID-19 vaccine eligibility to everyone 12 and older following recommendations that the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine is safe and extremely effective for 12 to 15-year-olds. Monday, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted an emergency
CDC approves Pfizer vaccine for kids 12 and up
First clinic pre-planned for this Saturday on Orcas, pending final authorization from State of Washington ||| FROM BRENDAN COWAN for DEPARTMENT OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ||| Today the CDC approved use of the Pfizer vaccine for children 12 and older. San Juan County has pre-planned Pfizer clinics on each of the
Oil Spill Association offering no-cost training for oil spill response volunteers
||| FROM BRENDAN COWAN ||| The Islands’ Oil Spill Association (IOSA) is hosting a no-cost training for local oil spill response volunteers. Anyone interested in becoming an IOSA volunteer is welcome to attend, in addition to existing members of the team. The training will be on Saturday May 22 from
Registration now open for Whale Museum’s marine naturalist training
||| FROM TRACIE MERRELL for THE WHALE MUSEUM ||| Registration is now open for a summer virtual session of TWM’s Marine Naturalist Program. This dynamic and high quality program will be 6-sessions and run on the following dates: July 19-24. The objective of this program is to provide a learning
Letter to Editor | Kudos to our health and community services staff for keeping us healthy
||| FROM SJCo BOH: DALE HEISINGER MD, CHAIR; NOEL MONIN; JOHN GEYMAN MD; CHRISTINE MINNEY, JAMIE STEPHENS, CINDY WOLF, KYLE DAVIES ||| Recently the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation/University of Wisconsin published the county health rankings for states. The rankings were based on health outcomes and health factors (see countyhealthrankings.org for
Statewide COVID response updates
||| FROM STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH ||| Newest numbers. The Washington State Department of Health (DOH) reported a total of 384,929 confirmed cases as of 11:59 p.m. on May 10. There have been 5,593 COVID-19 deaths in Washington. For the most recent tally of cases by county, demographics, and more, visit the Department of
