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Latest offerings from Funhouse Commons
||| FROM FUNHOUSE COMMONS ||| Presenting a new outdoor after-school program! We are excited to announce a new program starting in March - Stepping Up! Stepping Up is an outdoor exploration program for students in grades K-8, with different age groups meeting on different days weekly. The program will be
Guest Opinion | We have good cause to extend vacation rental moratorium
||| FROM ALEXANDRA GAYEK ||| Most of the verbal public comments offered at the Feb. 23 County Council meeting in opposition to the current moratorium on vacation rental permit applications perfectly illustrated the primary reason I wrote and spoke in favor of extending the moratorium. The following is more extensive
School District to outline 1st grade public school options in upcoming parent orientation meeting
||| FROM LORENA STANKEVICH for ORCAS ISLAND SCHOOLS ||| OISD 1st grade Public School Options - Join us virtually, Wednesday, March 3 from 6-7 p.m. for the LAST parent orientation this winter. During this informational parent meeting, you will hear details about each of the three amazing schools in the
San Juan Makers Guild launching its first Asset Mapping project
||| FROM MICHELANGELO (MICKEY) VON DASSOW for SAN JUAN MAKERS GUILD ||| Greetings San Juan Makers and Supporters – we have some good news to share. The first Asset Mapping project is going live as an online survey. This survey encourages you to reflect on and share your maker activities as
During pandemic, other common infections are declining
||| FROM WASHINGTON POST ||| As many of us have been masking and social distancing for a year now, we haven't been exposed to the usual mix of colds, stomach bugs, and the like. I haven't had COVID (as far as I know) but I also haven't had a cold
Music Advocacy Group compiling spring benefit ‘concert’ surprise
||| FROM MUSIC ADVOCACY GROUP BOARD MEMBERS ||| On the 1st Sunday of March, for 23 years, come snow or rain, the Music Advocacy Group (MAG) has hosted a Spring Benefit concert to support the music education program of Orcas Island School District (OISD). This joyful celebration showcased OISD String
Public hearing on vacation rental moratorium extended by county council
||| BY MATTHEW GILBERT, theORCASONIAN OP-ED REPORTER ||| Approximately five weeks after the County Council issued an emergency six-month moratorium on new vacation rental permits, a public hearing was held to determine whether to continue the moratorium, extend and/or amend it, or discontinue it. During the meeting, more than 50
New modeling report explores options for safer return to in-person learning
||| FROM STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH ||| OLYMPIA – Today, the Washington State Department of Health (DOH) and the Institute for Disease Modeling (IDM) released a new report, the fourth in a series, that explores how to minimize COVID-19 introductions in schools, and what can be done to mitigate its spread within
They say it’s going to get windy around these parts tonight
||| FROM NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ||| URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Seattle WA 312 PM PST Wed Feb 24 2021 San Juan County-Western Whatcom County-Western Skagit County, Including the cities of Friday Harbor, Bellingham, Mount Vernon, Anacortes, Sedro-Woolley, and Burlington 312 PM PST Wed Feb 24 2021 ...WIND
Local Scam Alert | You probably don’t have an arrest warrant for you
||| FROM RON KREBS, SAN JUAN COUNTY SHERIFF ||| We are currently experiencing a large number of scam phone calls where the caller is stating he is Sgt. Peter of the Sheriff’s Office. After stating the victim has an arrest warrant, they are demanding money be transferred to their account
Guest Opinion | Food security vs. nutritional security
||| FROM LEARNER LIMBACH ||| It is two weeks until my birthday, and lately I have been choosing a cause each year to fundraise for. This year I decided to organize an online fundraising event for Fresh Bucks. I will be matching the first $500 as my contribution. All funds go
Time to sign up for Coast Guard Auxiliary course
||| FROM CHUCK DALLDORF for U.S. COAST GUARD AUXILIARY ||| Bellingham, Wash. – The U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary Bellingham and San Juan Islands Flotilla is offering three opportunities for boaters to take an on-line Washington State Basic Boater Education Course. The course for anyone wishing to learn safe boating skills
Recap of recent COVID-19 statewide response updates
||| FROM STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH ||| Newest numbers. The Department of Health (DOH) reported a total of 317,805 confirmed cases as of 11:59 p.m. on Feb. 22. There have been 4,881 COVID-19 deaths in Washington. For the most recent tally of cases by county, demographics, and more, visit the Department of Health's
In Memoriam | Robert Lee Powell 1954-2021
Farewell to Big Bob ||| FROM MIGUEL VILLARREAL ||| Robert Lee Powell slipped into the next realm, holding the hand of Aesenatha, a Polynesian lady who cared for him the last week of his life. Because of her and many other people, we were able to help Bob find some
Funhouse presents free workshop for parents: Guiding Good Choices
||| FROM NICOLE SPINOGATTI for FUNHOUSE COMMONS ||| The Funhouse Presents Guiding Good Choices -- A free, 6-week virtual workshop for parents of children ages 9-14 held on Thursdays 6:30 - 8pm from March 18 - April 29. Families will learn how to build communication skills, practice family bonding techniques
EDC is offering remote, hands-on introduction to different trades for children
||| FROM MICHELANGELO VON DASSOW for ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL ||| The Economic Development Council (EDC), in partnership with WSU Extension’s San Juan County 4-H program, is creating activities for children to introduce them to different trades in a fun and hands-on program that is offered remotely. The first installment on
