Here’s a thought…
“Before we work on artificial intelligence, why don’t we do something about natural stupidity?”
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Skagit Valley College is offering basic education for adults, along with English language acquisition
||| FROM ARDEN AINLEY for SKAGIT VALLEY COLLEGE ||| Skagit Valley College’s Basic Education for Adults office www.skagit.edu/beda is continuing to offer services via remote delivery, as well as some in-person support offered by SVC BEdA faculty. Spring Quarter classes begin on Monday, April 5 for High School Completion, GED
OHS Key Club to hold second food drive for Food Bank
||| FROM IZIE JANECEK for OHS KEY CLUB ||| The Orcas Island High School Key Club will be holding their second food drive for the Food Bank on Sunday, Feb. 28. On that Sunday the Key Club will welcome community members to drive by and drop off their food drive
Don’t cancel your vaccine appointment due to weather; we can reschedule you
||| FROM BRENDAN COWAN for DEPARTMENT OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ||| To those registered for the upcoming Orcas vaccine clinics: we’re working hard to ensure that everyone who isn’t able to come to town on Tuesday or Wednesday due to road conditions will still be able to get their vaccine at
Senior Center Stamp Club invites stamp collectors, current & future
||| FROM LENA KASSA for ORCAS SENIOR CENTER ||| Are you wondering what to do with that old stamp collection that you inherited from your great uncle? Did you find an envelope of old stamps stashed in a drawer, and wonder if they are worth anything? Have you been thinking
Major milestone: 1 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine administered across the state
||| FROM STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH ||| OLYMPIA – The Washington State Department of Health (DOH) is thrilled to share that more than 1 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine have been given to people across the state since distribution began in mid-December of 2020. This important milestone was reached thanks to the hard
Public hearing coming up on vacation rental moratorium
||| FROM ISLAND STEWARDS ||| San Juan County (SJC) Council will be holding a public hearing via Zoom on Tuesday, Feb. 23 to discuss whether the moratorium on the issuance of Vacation Rental Permits should be maintained or abandoned. Action Items: Read the announcement regarding this hearing by the Vacation Rental Working Group.
Tea, cookies, an arrangement: Garden Club brings winter warmth
||| FROM ORCAS ISLAND GARDEN CLUB ||| For the Orcas Island Garden Club’s second virtual meeting on Wednesday Feb. 17, we invite you to bring your favorite cuppa to the screen and join Laura Walker as she guides us through the steps of making one of her favorite herbal teas.
Lopez vaccine clinic on Monday will be open
||| FROM BRENDAN COWAN for DEPARTMENT OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ||| Vaccine Clinic on Monday the 15th is currently scheduled to be open. However, plans are being made so that those who cannot make it to the Village on Monday will be able to receive their vaccination later in the week,
Inslee announces five regions to progress to Phase 2
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF GOVERNOR JAY INSLEE ||| Gov. Jay Inslee announced ... five new regions have met the metric requirements to progress to Phase 2 of the Healthy Washington reopening plan, starting this weekend. The West and Puget Sound regions have maintained their metric requirements to stay in
Streaming live from Orcas Center: Fian
||| FROM BETHANY MARIE for ORCAS CENTER ||| Fian, a rock n’ roll band from Seattle, will be kicking off Orcas Center’s 2021 live-streaming events on Saturday, Feb. 20 at 7 p.m. Fian’s music generally meanders along loose structures with liberal exploration of wide dynamic ranges and lyrical subject matter.
New report furthers understanding of COVID-19 transmission in schools
|||FROM STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH ||| OLYMPIA – Today, the Washington State Department of Health (DOH) released the COVID-19 Outbreaks in Washington State K-12 Schools report . The report is yet another tool that school districts and local health jurisdictions (LHJs) can use to inform decisions about when and how to bring students,
Huh. Library is closed
||| FROM PHIL HEIKKINEN for ORCAS ISLAND LIBRARY ||| The Orcas Island Library is closed today due to the snowstorm. Please visit our website at www.orcaslibrary.org for online services.
WSF switching to severe weather schedules for rest of the weekend
||| FROM WASHINGTON STATE FERRIES ||| All routes will be operating on their severe weather schedules through at least the remainder of the weekend. In addition to the severe weather schedule, the following change to the Anacortes/San Juan Islands route will also be in place today and Sunday, Feb. 14:
Midnight Mutterings | Zooming into matrimony
||| MIDNIGHT MUTTERINGS BY JACKIE BATES ||| Just before Christmas, 2020, a couple I met on the beach told me about their wedding which was held the day before in her Seattle apartment. Only the bride and groom were present. The bride handed me her phone so I could see
Sheriff’s Report | February 3 – 9, 2021
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE ||| WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 3 21-000944 Welfare Check 07:36:57 02/03/21 A Deputy responded to a welfare check in Friday Harbor. The involved person was located in their apartment and found to be deceased. Upon investigation it appeared the person died of natural causes. Report
WSF prepares for severe weather schedule ahead of anticipated snowstorm
||| FROM WASHINGTON STATE FERRIES ||| With snow in the forecast through the weekend, riders should prepare for the possibility of WSF operating on its severe weather schedules on some routes. We will continue to send updates to let you know if a route switches to its alternate timetables. Our severe
