Here’s a thought…
“If they can get you asking the wrong questions, they don’t have to worry about the answers.”
THOMAS PYNCHON
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
San Juan County seeks arguments against upcoming ballot measures
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| San Juan County is seeking volunteers to write opposing arguments for measures on the ballot in the April 2021 Special Election. Four measures will be on the ballot. All measures have “pro” committees, and all are in need of “con” committees. The Town
Letter to Editor | Urge to uphold vacation rental moratorium
||| FROM NATALIE MENACHO ||| Dear County Council and San Juan County Community, The future of our county is at stake. I urge you to uphold the vacation rental moratorium. The moratorium is not taking away vacation rental permits from the folks that already have them. More time is needed
Artsmith and Darvill’s Salon Series Reading coming up this Thursday
||| FROM JILL MCCABE JOHNSON for ARTSMITH ||| Ian Boyden, Margot Kahn, and Jessica Gigot are the featured readers this Thursday in the Artsmith and Darvill's Salon Series. The reading takes place via Zoom, 5:00-6:30 pm PST. Ian Boyden, an artist and resident of San Juan Island, is the author
Letter to Editor | In support of moratorium on vacation rental permits
||| FROM NIK SCHULZ ||| Dear County Council and San Juan County Community, I’m writing in support of the Vacation Rental Permit moratorium. I see harm by unfettered vacation rental permit issuance in these ways: When a two-bedroom house can be rented for $2,000/month to long-term tenants or $4,500 to
Salish Sea Science Symposium: Implications of noise from navy aircraft for the Salish Sea and Olympic Region
||| FROM CHRISTINA KOONS for SJC MARINE RESOURCES COMMITTEE ||| The San Juan County Marine Resources Committee (MRC) and the Salish Sea Institute at Western Washington University invite you to learn about navy jet noise and impacts to humans and wildlife in the region at this upcoming Salish Sea Science
State Health Department receives planning grant to institute 988 suicide phone line
||| FROM STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH ||| OLYMPIA – The Washington State Department of Health (DOH) has received the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline’s 988 State Planning Grant through Vibrant Emotional Health, the nonprofit administrator of the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (Lifeline). The Lifeline provides free and confidential support 24 hours a
Senior Center celebrates 49 years of Meals on Wheels’ connection to community
||| FROM LENA KASSA for ORCAS SENIOR CENTER ||| The Meals on Wheels program, first signed into law in March 1972 by President Richard Nixon, has for nearly 50 years delivered more than just nutritious meals, it also provides a vital lifeline and connection to the community. By now you
Upcoming State Park free day coincides with agency’s 108th birthday
||| FROM WASHINGTON STATE PARKS ||| OLYMPIA – Washington State Parks invites visitors to help celebrate the agency’s 108th birthday on Friday, March 19, by enjoying a state park for free that day. March 19 is the third of 12 State Parks free days in 2021, when visitors are not required
Hot Topic #44 | The Johnson & Johnson vaccine
COVID-19 updates from San Juan County around subjects on the minds of islanders ||| FROM BRENDAN COWAN for DEPARTMENT OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ||| As most are aware, the Johnson & Johnson COVID vaccine is now the third vaccine approved for use in the United States. While it is unclear when
Charter Review Commission has scheduled two upcoming town hall meetings
It happens once in a decade ||| FROM ORCAS ISLAND CHAMBER OF COMMERCE ||| The San Juan County Charter Review Commission (CRC) will be conducting two Town Hall meetings, on March 12 (5:30 - 7:30 PM) and March 13 (2:00 - 4:00 PM). Come learn about the work of the Commission and 'have your
