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Inslee statement: We all need to do more
Inslee officially announces statewide shutdown of restaurants, bars and expanded social gathering limits -- from Governor Jay Inslee's Office -- Gov. Jay Inslee announced today an emergency proclamation that mandates the immediate two-week closure of all restaurants, bars, and entertainment and recreational facilities, as well as additional limits on large
Community Foundation releases visual social-distancing tutorial
-- from Hilary Canty for Orcas Island Community Foundation -- Just to get the point across..... OICF Flat People demonstrating appropriate Social Distancing: TOO CLOSE! MUCH BETTER!
COVID Cancellation | March Turtleback March
-- from Tanya Williamson for San Juan County Land Bank -- Peter and I have decided it would be best to cancel the March Turtleback March scheduled for Saturday. If you could please share with your readers, I would greatly appreciate it.
Orcas Island Film Festival to reschedule spring events
-- from Donna Laslo for Orcas Island Film Festival -- By now we are all too aware of the novel coronavirus and how it’s impacting our world health and economy. In order to contain or slow down the rate of infection, state and local officials are discouraging large gatherings. Orcas Island
New vlog launches: ‘Quarantined Together on Orcas Island’
Share your thoughts with Suzanne -- from Suzanne Olson -- Please write me a letter and tell me about what you are doing during this period of social distancing. I promise to write back to you and will publish your letters in my new vlog: Quarantined Together on Orcas Island.
Guest Opinion | Now is the time to support one another
-- from John Evans -- The COVID-19 event will have a major effect to life on Orcas island this spring and summer as services, restaurants, retail and tourist related businesses are closed for an unknown length of time. A shorter duration it is hoped. Most likely it will take some
HOT TOPIC #2 | School is closed, now what?
COVID-19 updates from San Juan County around subjects on the minds of islanders. | from Brendan Cowan | Director, San Juan County Department of Emergency Management How isolated to we have to keep our kids now that schools are closed? For this Hot Topic, we reach out to Dr. Frank James, San
In Memoriam | May Shiozawa, 1925 – 2020
-- from Evans Chapel -- May Shiozawa, 94, passed away at home in Eastsound, Washington on March 2, 2020. May was born in El Cerrito, California on May 5, 1925 to Hisajiro and Masue Honda. Along with her family, May was interned at the Topaz War Relocation Center in Utah when she was
COVID cancellation | Lit Fest joins the event cancellation list
Event postponed until 2021 --- from Jule Treneer for Orcas Island Lit Fest -- It is with great sadness that we must announce that we are canceling the 2020 edition of the Orcas Island Lit Fest. Due to Governor Inslee's prudent decision to ban all gatherings statewide of more than
EDC launches survey to assess business impacts from COVID-19
-- from Victoria Compton for Economic Development Council -- The San Juan County Economic Development Council (EDC) has created a survey to assess existing and potential negative economic impacts from recent events. Responses to the survey are confidential and will be anonymized, aggregated and used to determine programs and resources
Inslee: Statewide shutdown of restaurants, bars and limits on size of gatherings expanded
--- from the Office of Governor Jay Inslee -- Gov. Jay Inslee released a statement tonight that further expands protections against COVID-19. Given the explosion of COVID-19 in our state and globally, I will sign a statewide emergency proclamation tomorrow to temporarily shut down restaurants, bar, and entertainment and recreational facilities.
COVID update | Senior Center closes starting Monday
Community lunches suspended; home delivery available to all seniors -- from Lena Kassa for Orcas Senior Center -- The health and safety of our community is a shared responsibility and one that Orcas Senior Center takes seriously. The San Juan County Department of Health and Community Services recommends that people
COVID cancellation | Upcoming concerts
-- from JoAn Mann, House Concerts and Such -- Canceled: Radoslav Lorkovic concerts: March 28 (Orcas Grange), March 27 (Shaw Community Center), and March 26 (Lopez Center Church). All are cancelled due to COVID-19 precautions. Rescheduling for another time.
COVID notice | Ray’s Pharmacy remains open
-- from Rick and Marlace Hughes for Ray's Pharmacy -- Ray’s Pharmacy would like to inform the public that we will be open for business with our normal business hours and with no plans to change or close the store. Monday-Friday - 9:30 am-6:00 pm (RX department closed from 1
COVID cancellation | Genealogy Club
-- from Kathi Ciskowski -- The March 17 meeting of the Orcas Island Genealogy Club has been cancelled.
Fire Commissioners will be practicing social distancing, meeting by phone
Monday, March 16, 5:30 p.m., remote attendance only -- from Kim Kimple for Orcas Fire & Rescue -- NOTE: DUE TO SOCIAL DISTANCING MEASURES ALL COMMISSIONERS WILL BE ATTENDING BY PHONE. If you are symptomatic, have been exposed to symptoms, or have traveled to areas of COVID-19 contamination but wish
