Here’s a thought…
“The future is already here. It’s just not evenly distributed yet.”
WILLIAM GIBSON
Time to sign up for Coast Guard Auxiliary course
||| FROM CHUCK DALLDORF for U.S. COAST GUARD AUXILIARY ||| Bellingham, Wash. – The U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary Bellingham and San Juan Islands Flotilla is offering three opportunities for boaters to take an on-line Washington State Basic Boater Education Course. The course for anyone wishing to learn safe boating skills
Recap of recent COVID-19 statewide response updates
||| FROM STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH ||| Newest numbers. The Department of Health (DOH) reported a total of 317,805 confirmed cases as of 11:59 p.m. on Feb. 22. There have been 4,881 COVID-19 deaths in Washington. For the most recent tally of cases by county, demographics, and more, visit the Department of Health's
In Memoriam | Robert Lee Powell 1954-2021
Farewell to Big Bob ||| FROM MIGUEL VILLARREAL ||| Robert Lee Powell slipped into the next realm, holding the hand of Aesenatha, a Polynesian lady who cared for him the last week of his life. Because of her and many other people, we were able to help Bob find some
Funhouse presents free workshop for parents: Guiding Good Choices
||| FROM NICOLE SPINOGATTI for FUNHOUSE COMMONS ||| The Funhouse Presents Guiding Good Choices -- A free, 6-week virtual workshop for parents of children ages 9-14 held on Thursdays 6:30 - 8pm from March 18 - April 29. Families will learn how to build communication skills, practice family bonding techniques
EDC is offering remote, hands-on introduction to different trades for children
||| FROM MICHELANGELO VON DASSOW for ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL ||| The Economic Development Council (EDC), in partnership with WSU Extension’s San Juan County 4-H program, is creating activities for children to introduce them to different trades in a fun and hands-on program that is offered remotely. The first installment on
School Board will meet on Thursday
||| FROM ORCAS ISLAND SCHOOL DISTRICT ||| Orcas Island School District School Board is scheduled to meet on Thursday, Feb. 25 at 5 p.m. They are still hosting their meetings online via ZOOM, which is available to download for free. Here is the link to sign up: https://zoom.us/freesignup/ Please click
Guest Opinion | Republicans challenge who votes in 2022
||| FROM HEDRICK SMITH for RECLAIM THE AMERICAN DREAM ||| Washington – The 2020 election let the genie out of the bottle. More than 100 million American voters discovered it was easier to vote by mail or to vote early in person and avoid the Election Day crush. Voter turnout
Letter to Editor | New medical center now has a solid foundation
||| FROM VELMA DOTY ||| Orcas community has come a long way in its struggle for stable medical care. After decades of fundraising and large private donations to different doctors and clinics we are now where ALL are part of the solution through the “Hospital District." We had a group
Registration now open for San Juans Agricultural Summit
||| FROM KATE MIKULAK FOR SAN JUAN COUNTY EXTENSION ||| Registration for the 9th annual San Juan Islands Agricultural Summit is now open! From March 20 to April 16, join farmers, producers, and food system advocates to learn and discuss ways to build an equitable future for all involved in
First case of B.1.351 variant identified in Washington State as cases of B.1.1.7 increase
||| FROM STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH ||| OLYMPIA --The Washington State Department of Health (DOH) along with Public Health – Seattle & King County and the UW Medicine Virology Lab, announce that the B.1.351 variant of SARS-CoV-2 has been detected in King County, WA. The variant, initially identified in South
Recording of Feb. 18 Island Hospital community briefing now available
||| BY SUSAN MCBAIN, ORCASONIAN REPORTER ||| Island Hospital (IH) has posted the recording of its most recent Community Briefing for Orcas residents, held via Zoom last Thursday, Feb. 18. The link is on the Orcas Island page of IH's website at https://www.islandhospital.org/orcas/. The presentation summarized progress to date on
Hot Topic #43 | Info on COVID vaccine second dose
||| FROM BRENDAN COWAN for DEPARTMENT OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ||| As vaccine continues to roll out, an increasing number of islanders are receiving their second doses. Below is some key information to keep in mind. If you’re not going to read to the end, here’s the quick and dirty: When
Here’s something you don’t see every day that will happen on Orcas tomorrow
||| FROM JEANNIE SHARPE for PORT OF ORCAS ||| Tuesday around 11 a.m. the airport will have a Blackhawk helicopter come and pick up a set of stairs that are in the midfield tie down area, and transport it out to Point Doughty. Several people have asked me to let
Kruse Reviews | A Shot in the Moonlight
||| BOOK REVIEW by JENS KRUSE ||| January 21, 1897 When the guns fell silent and the white men took cover, George Dinning burst out of the back of his little wooden house, wearing only his undergarments. He ran through the frigid January air, and when he reached the tall
Island Hospital’s current workshop topics include diabetes, advanced directives
||| FROM RACHEL LAMBERT for ISLAND HOSPITAL Living Better with Diabetes Join Registered Dietitian and Certified Diabetes Educator Mary Beth Robinson MS, RD/LD, CDE in a discussion on healthy eating, being active, and reducing risks to help manage diabetes on Wednesday, March 3 at 10 a.m. This is a free,
Food System Team forges ahead with work on community food assessment
||| FROM CAITLIN LECK for SJC FOOD SYSTEM TEAM ||| For the last ten months the San Juan County Food System Team, comprised of representatives from WSU San Juan County Extension, San Juan County Health and Community Services, San Juan Islands Agricultural Guild, San Juan County Agricultural Resource Committee and
