Here’s a thought…
“Peace is not something we ask for — it’s something we practice, together.”
WALK FOR PEACE
Guest Opinion | The more things change, the more they stay the same
||| FROM MICHAEL "MJ" JOHNSON ||| On a macro level the beginning of 2021 gives good reason for optimism with the hope that the vaccines coming out now will prove to be a cure-all for the COVID-19 virus. Whether it does or not we can be assured that the criteria
State Parks staff releases environmental determination of U.S. Navy training permit application
Commission will hold public comment meeting Jan. 26 ||| FROM STATE PARKS & RECREATION COMMISSION ||| OLYMPIA – Dec. 22, 2020 – Today, staff of the Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission released a State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA) Mitigated Determination of Nonsignificance (MDNS) finding for the U.S. Navy’s application
Fish For Teeth brings mobile dental clinic to Friday Harbor (and fish tacos)
||| FROM SANDY RABINOWITZ for FISH FOR TEETH ||| We at Fish for Teeth are excited to announce our January dental clinic: January 13 thru 16, at the Mullis Center on San Juan Island. Yes, four days! Fish For Teeth has received additional funding to sponsor a mobile dental van
Midnight Mutterings | Who is Selena Montgomery?
||| BY JACKIE BATES ||| A few days before Christmas I was half-listening to a radio call-in show about favorite books read in 2020. One caller got my attention when she recommended a book by Selena Montgomery. I don’t recall the name of the book, but I do remember that
Qigong workshops with Joan Roulac return to Senior Center
15-Minute Weekly Qigong Workshop with Joan Roulac: Wednesdays at 9 a.m. or Thursdays at 12:30 p.m. by Zoom ||| FROM LENA KASSA for ORCAS SENIOR CENTER ||| Quiet the mind and strengthen the body with Joan Roulac’s Ease Please Qigong series. These quick 15-minute sessions will gently loosen tense muscles, strengthen immunity,
WSF has two virtual public meetings upcoming in next year
||| FROM WASHINGTON STATE FERRIES ||| Washington State Ferries will host two virtual public meetings to kick off the New Year. Staff will be available to answer questions and give an update on what’s happening at Washington State Ferries at each of the meetings. The first meeting will be at
Your Life in Words workshop returns to Orcas Senior Center
||| FROM LENA KASSA for ORCAS SENIOR CENTER ||| In its effort to continue offering programming during COVID, Orcas Senior Center once again offers Your Life in Words, an online workshop that focuses on the desire to write one’s life story beginning January 27, 2021. Facilitated by Diane Craig, reporter
Sheriff’s Report | December 23 – 29, 2020
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE ||| WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 23 20-010782 Found Property 08:33:03 12/23/20 A Lopez Island Deputy was called to pick up a license plate that had been found, having apparently fallen off a local vehicle. The Deputy delivered it back to the owner who was unaware
State recap of recent COVID-19 news, updates
||| FROM STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH ||| Newest numbers. The Department of Health reported a total of 237,165 confirmed cases as of 11:59 pm on December 30. There have been 3,461 COVID-19 deaths in Washington. For the most recent tally of cases by county, demographics, and more, visit the Department of Health's dashboard and
New COVID case update reveals one new case on Orcas
||| FROM BRENDAN for DEPARTMENT OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ||| Note: Current positive case numbers are available online at the County Case Count Page. As indicated on that page, these numbers are only updated after case confirmation is complete, usually daily. It is possible that other information sources in community may
Statement from Washington State Department of Health
||| FROM STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH ||| OLYMPIA – The Washington State Department of Health (DOH) updated Washington’s 1A vaccine allocation guidance [Dec. 30]. We have worked closely with Gov. Inslee and his team and Dr. Umair A. Shah, the Secretary of Health, to review and update COVID-19 vaccine related matters in
New Year Poetry | The Dance by Bruce Hanna
The Dance Let us give thanks for our shared dance. Thanks that this is a dance hall of spirits and lives; That real people with hopes and fears, anger and joy, All the contradictory confusion that is our lives— Are welcomed back here when the music starts. Thanks that although
Inslee extends eviction moratorium
||| FROM GOVERNOR JAY INSLEE'S OFFICE ||| On December 31, Gov. Jay Inslee formally issued an extension of the eviction moratorium, extending all existing provisions and making adjustments to provide additional support for landlords and property owners. The governor initially announced the extension last week. Proclamation 20-19.5 extends state rental assistance
Birthday greetings for 2021 from the oldest Baby Boomer on the island (probably)
||| BY LIN MCNULTY, theORCASONIAN EDITOR ||| Today is my 75th birthday. And for probably 50 or more years, I have been saying that on the first day of each year I should send my friends a birthday card; after all, they remember MY birthday and I'm horrible about remembering
‘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.
2020 | The year we found our inner island
||| BY LIN MCNULTY, theORCASONIAN EDITOR ||| One of our first real news stories of 2020 was the good news that Deer Harbor Yacht Club was an official entity. That means they are now celebrating their first anniversary. That's good news! We'll see if the rest of the year's wrap-up
