Here’s a thought…
“There are two ways to slide easily through life: to believe everything or to doubt everything; both ways save us from thinking.”
ALFRED KORZYBSKI
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
Upcoming Garden Club presentation will be all about insects in your garden
Identifying and protecting your best garden friends ||| FROM HELEN HUBER for ORCAS ISLAND GARDEN CLUB ||| The Orcas Island Garden Club welcomes Kate Yturri who will present Insects in Your Garden: Identifying and Protecting Your Best Garden Friends on Wednesday, May 19 at 10:30 a.m. Use this link for
Notice of upcoming town hall meetings with Charter Review Commission
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY ||| NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the San Juan County Charter Review Commission will hold two Town Hall meetings to discuss proposed amendments to the County Home Rule Charter. The meetings will be held remotely & exclusively via ZOOM videoconferencing on Tuesday June 1 and
Genealogy Club will share stories of days past on Orcas Island in special meeting
What was the island like back in the 70s thru 90s? ||| FROM KATHI CISKOWSKI for ORCAS ISLAND GENEALOGY CLUB ||| Join us for a fun morning of unique and memorable stories of days past on Orcas Island! The focus will be on what the island was like back in the
Hot Topic #50 | Update on vaccinations for islanders under the age of 18
||| FROM BRENDAN COWAN for DEPARTMENT OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ||| Now that most adults in San Juan County have at least received their first shot, there is a rapidly shifting focus to vaccinations for younger residents. This is for very good reasons: they are now our most vulnerable group, they
How to reach Island Primary Care–Orcas for after-hours care
||| FROM LAURA MORONEY for ISLAND HOSPITAL ||| Orcas Island residents have access to after-hours care seven day a week at Island Primary Care - Orcas. Whether during or after clinic hours, call 360-293-3101. After-hours process: Call 360-293-3101 or 3603762561 and listen carefully to the prompts. When calling after-hours, you will
Life Line is returning to Senior Center to conduct preventive health screenings
Life Line Screening at Orcas Senior Center: Thursday, June 10, 2021 ||| FROM LENA KASSA for ORCAS SENIOR CENTER ||| Life Line Screening, the nation’s leading provider of preventive health screenings, will offer affordable, non-invasive and painless health screenings at Orcas Senior Center on Thursday, June 10, 2021. A package
Learn construction project management with Economic Development Council
||| FROM MICKEY VON DASSOW for ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL ||| Those seeking to build their career or business in construction are invited to learn Construction Project Management in a FREE online class offered by the Economic Development Council (EDC). Nationally recognized project management expert Jeff Hunt, founder and president of
Letter to Editor | Thank you for allowing me to serve
||| FROM PATTY MILLER ||| It has been my privilege to serve as one of your Hospital District Commissioners for the Orcas Island Health Care District since the start of the PHD in 2018. I am very proud of the accomplishments of the district and how our board has worked
Island Hospital receives two awards honoring employee wellness
||| FROM LAURA MORONEY for ISLAND HOSPITAL ||| ANACORTES, Washington -- Island Hospital’s Employee Wellness Committee has been awarded the esteemed Golden Apple Award from the Healthy Worksite Summit Planning Committee and the Zo8 Award from the Washington State Health Care Authority to recognize outstanding employee health promotion programs in Washington State. Initially established
Sheriff’s Office investigation indicates Spring Point deer died from common fertilizers
||| FROM ZAC REIMER, SAN JUAN COUNTY UNDERSHERIFF ||| On Sunday, May 9, 2021 a Deputy on Orcas island responded to a report of several deceased deer in the area of Spring Point Rd. It was reported that there had been approximately 10 deceased deer in the area over the
Ready to run for office? Window for filing opens Monday, May 17
||| FROM MILENE HENLEY, SAN JUAN COUNTY AUDITOR ||| If you have ever wanted to be an elected official, now is your chance. Offices will soon be open in fire, school, hospital, water, sewer, port, park & rec, and cemetery districts throughout the county. Three positions, including Mayor, will be
Streaming from Orcas Center: Stormy Hildreth, Mitch House, surprise guests
This Thursday, May 13 at 7 p.m. Streaming at www.OrcasCenter.org ||| FROM BETHANY MARIE for ORCAS CENTER ||| Please join local vocalist Stormy Hildreth and fellow musician Mitch House for an evening of music! With a mix of carefully selected covers and originals songs written directly from the heart, this magical
Poetry Pause | Grandmother’s Garden, Section 18
Grandmother’s Garden, Section 18 By Meena Alexander In New York City, the passage of days and night crosses things out. You enter JFK. Along with a string of others — brown people, black people, people of all tints, all ages, voices breaking with eagerness, sore voices. Your throat hurts with
Marcia Spees Fine Art launches a new website
||| FROM MARCIA SPEES ||| as Edward Hopper says: "If I could say it in words, there would be no reason to paint." Today I am pleased to announce the official launch of the Marcia Spees Fine Art website: www.speesart.com. In my determination to make lemonade out of the lockdown lemons,
Letter to Editor | With elder population increasing, we need a nonprofit home health agency
||| FROM TOM EVERSOLE ||| In San Juan County, the only age group predicted to increase over the next 15 years are those aged 75 and older. A startling 75% of Americans over 65 live with multiple chronic health conditions, including vision and hearing loss, diabetes and dementia. Most elders
