Here’s a thought…
“Before we work on artificial intelligence, why don’t we do something about natural stupidity?”
READER BOARD
Solid Waste Program is set to discuss our handling of organic materials
||| SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| The Solid Waste Program is holding a meeting on the handling of Organic Materials. The intent of our first meeting is more introductory in nature. Some questions I ask you to consider: Why are you interested in organic materials? What kind of general vision
Larsen supports American Rescue Plan passage to deliver real relief to Northwest Washington
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF REP. RICK LARSEN ||| WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Rep. Rick Larsen (WA-02) voted to deliver further relief to Washingtonians struggling with the economic and public health impacts of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The final version of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 passed the House
School Board will meet tomorrow in special budget work session
||| FROM ORCAS ISLAND SCHOOL DISTRICT ||| 1. CALL TO ORDER 1.1 Call to Order 1.2 Approval of Agenda 2. COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT 2.1 Technology Capital Projects Levy 3. WORK SESSION 3.1 Discuss budget for 2021-22 School Year. 4. ADJOURN 4.1 Adjourn Meeting 5. IMPORTANT FUTURE DATES: Regular School Board Mtg.
Alex Ramel: Update on floor debates, bills passed
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF REP. ALEX RAMEL ||| Two Weeks of Floor Debates For the past two weeks we have been working to pass bills out of the House of Representatives before March 9, when bills that haven’t passed out of their house of origin will no longer be
Most recent recap of state COVID-19 news, updates
||| FROM STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH ||| Newest numbers. The Department of Health (DOH) reported a total of 326,404 confirmed cases as of 11:59 p.m. on March 8. There have been 5,077 COVID-19 deaths in Washington. For the most recent tally of cases by county, demographics, and more, visit the Department of Health's
Island Hospital releases statement on new Medical Director
||| FROM LAURA MORONEY for ISLAND HOSPITAL ||| ANACORTES, Washington – Island Hospital announced today that Frank James, MD will serve as Medical Director for the primary care clinic opening April 1, 2021 on Orcas Island. In this role, Dr. James will oversee all aspects of patient treatment while ensuring
Health Care District announces new Medical Director at Island Primary Care-Orcas
||| FROM ANNE PRESSON for ORCAS ISLAND HEALTH CARE DISTRICT ||| We appreciate the community’s patience as we’ve continued working through the details associated with the consolidation of the two existing primary care practices and building of a new clinic for the Orcas community. Please know that OIHCD and Island
Got your vaccine? Department of Health says there’s things you can now do
||| FROM STATE DEARTMENT OF HEALTH ||| OLYMPIA – The Washington State Department of Health (DOH) is adopting the guidance released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) regarding post-vaccine behavior. If someone has been fully vaccinated, they can: Gather indoors with fully vaccinated people in private residences without wearing a
Reminder | March 22 deadline approaches for Blair Avenue mural proposals
||| FROM JULIE GREEN for TOWN OF FRIDAY HARBOR ||| Artists are reminded that the deadline for submitting proposals for the Blair Avenue mural project is 4:30 pm Monday, March 22, 2021. The Town of Friday Harbor is accepting proposals for artwork to be displayed on or against a 235-foot
You won’t want to miss this upcoming library Zoom talk tomorrow
||| FROM PHIL HEIKKINEN for ORCAS LIBRARY ||| BEN MONTGOMERY Author of A Shot in the Moonlight Wednesday, March 10 @ 6:00pm via Zoom™ In his latest book - A Shot in the Moonlight: How a Freed Slave and a Confederate Soldier Fought for Justice in the Jim Crow South - Ben Montgomery
Enough vaccine will soon arrive to vaccinate all SJC eligible educators
||| FROM BRENDAN COWAN for DEPARTMENT OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT || In a great piece of news, Washington State Department of Health (DOH) will be sending San Juan County Health & Community Services a shipment of vaccine that is specifically allocated for K-12 educators and pre-school/childcare providers in the islands. The
In recent encounter, Center for Whale Research confirms J58 is a girl
||| FROM CENTER FOR WHALE RESEARCH ||| Jane Cogan had been keeping Dave informed Saturday morning about a group of transients in Rosario Strait. Around noon, Jane called again to say they were now hearing Southern Resident calls on the Lime Kiln hydrophone. Katie and Dave eventually met at Snug
More than 2 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine administered in Washington
||| FROM STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH ||| OLYMPIA – The Washington State Department of Health (DOH) announced today that health care providers have given more than two million doses of COVID-19 vaccine since rollout began in mid-December. This milestone follows several major achievements in the past week, including reaching the state’s goal of giving
This March, storytelling with Eth-Noh-Tec, on Zoom, celebrates stories of women
||| FROM ETH-NOH-TEC ||| This month Eth-Noh-Tec celebrates the women in our lives -- and it's not just for women! We invite everyone to honor the importance of the presence of women, and to acknowledge the Feminine in all of us. Robert and Nancy invoke the Divine Feminine with stories
How this journalist fell in love with journalism and why he has hope for America
||| FROM HEDRICK SMITH for RECLAIM THE AMERICAN DREAM.ORG ||| Even after five decades with the New York Times and making documentaries for PBS, taking on a new media like YouTube is no joke. So I looked for a mentor and found David Hoffman, a personable Pied Piper and savvy
Letter to Editor | Notice: Our vaccine appointment went to junk mail
||| FROM KAREN CAMERON ||| We found our vaccine appointment email in our junk mail four days after it was sent to us. We noticed that there were a lot of openings that are not being filled and thought others may not have received their notice yet because of the
