Here’s a thought…
“Old age is no joke, but it can feel like one.”
TAD TOMPKINS
Orcasional Musings | Rabbits, Sex, and Leonardo of Pisa
||| ORCASIONAL MUSINGS BY STEVE HENIGSON ||| About 20 years ago, someone who lives near Orcas Village and the Ferry Landing made a serious error and released a domestic rabbit or two. Since then, the feral rabbit population has been growing, and they have marched mostly northward from the Ferry
Sheriff’s Report | February 26 – March 3, 2020
-- from San Juan County Sheriff's Office -- Wednesday, February 26, 202020-001458 Sex Offense 09:22:17 02/26/20 An Orcas Island Deputy was dispatched to an assault in Eastsound. The offense took place in Whatcom County. An information report was filed. 20-001459 Welfare Check 09:55:02 02/26/20 A San Juan Deputy responded to
PeaceHealth Northwest restricts visitor access at hospitals
-- from PeaceHealth Northwest -- To protect the health of our patients and caregivers as the number of confirmed novel coronavirus (COVID-19) cases increases in the Northwest, PeaceHealth has implemented voluntary visitation restrictions at our Northwest Washington and Alaska hospitals. Visitors: For the safety of our patients, family and caregivers,
Editorial | Further disorientation begins this Sunday
-- by Lin McNulty, Orcas Issues Editor -- In a strain on universal physics, and with a promise to further disorient the populace as we battle/endure a global pandemic, as we attempt to internalize the new presidential candidate slate, and as we either laugh or cry at the latest White
SJC COVID-19 updates now available on County website
--- from San Juan County Comunications -- In an effort to provide the citizens of San Juan County the most up to date information on the County response to the ongoing outbreak in Washington State of novel coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19), a new category dedicated to COVID-19 updates has been created
COVID cancellation | Be Ready Orcas disaster preparedness meeting
-- from Natalie Menacho for Be Ready Orcas -- Be Ready Orcas, along with the San Juan County Department of Emergency Management, Orcas Food Co-op, and Orcas Island Rotary are, sadly, cancelling our Be Ready Orcas event that was scheduled for Thursday, March 12.
COVID cancellation | AOK Sale
-- from Jane Heisinger for Art for Orcas Kids -- On the advice of Dr. Frank James, the Public Health Doctor for San Juan County and Dr. Dale Heisinger, the Chairman of the Board of Health, the AOK Sale has been postponed until sometime this summer. We believe that it
Guest Opinion | The U.S. coronavirus outbreak and the Trump administration
-- from Michael Riordan via Seattle Times -- As the numbers of local coronavirus cases and deaths grow inexorably, Seattle-area citizens are paying the awful price of the US president’s disdain for science. Our sprawling metropolitan area has become the US epicenter of this new disease, which could have been
County to live-stream COVID-19 status update
Submit your questions in advance Live-Streamed | Monday, March 9, 3 p.m. -- from San Juan County Communications -- San Juan County will be hosting a live stream update on the status of COVID-19 and San Juan County's response on Monday March 9 at 3 p.m. The update will be
If we build it right, will the Orca endure?
-- from InvestigateWest.org -- In a move promoted by environmentalists and others as key to staving off the extinction of Puget Sound orcas, but opposed by the building industry, Washington may soon take a first, small step toward requiring that development benefit the environment. “It sets a standard of leaving [the
Health District investigating primary, urgent care delivery models
-- from Anne Presson for Orcas Island Health Care District -- The Commissioners of the OIHCD (Orcas Island Health Care District) have been working hard to identify the best primary and urgent care delivery model to serve the needs of our community. Throughout this process, we have been considering both
Letter to Editor | A minor public health matter
-- from Tony Suruda -- Orcas residents are currently facing uncertainty regarding a major disease outbreak. I'd like to call attention to a minor but annoying issue at the Orcas Island Off Leash area: The new poop bags from biodogradablebags.com are a pain in the butt to open, and not just
Frequently asked questions for the islands about COVID-19, with answers from the County
-- from Dr. Frank James, Health Officer, San Juan County Health and Community Services; Mark Tompkins, Director, San Juan County Health and Community Services; Brendan Cowan, Director, San Juan County/Friday Harbor Department of Emergency Management -- COVID-19, and the coronavirus that causes it, are dominating the news, our conversations and,
Skagit Valley College offers bachelor’s degree in health management
-- from Arden Ainley for Skagit Valley College -- Skagit Valley College (SVC) is pleased to announce that it has received approval from the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities (NWCCU), the College’s regional accrediting body, to offer a new Healthcare Management track under SVC’s Bachelor of Applied Science in Applied Management
Public welcome at Orcas Center annual meeting
Sunday, March 15, 4 - 5:30 p.m., Madrona Room -- from Bethany Marie for Orcas Center -- The annual meeting of the Orcas Center membership will be held on Sunday, March 15 from 4 - 5:30 p.m. in the Madrona Room. There will be an election of officers, a report
Super Tuesday is over; so now it’s our turn at the ballot box
-- by Minor Lile, Orcas Issues Reporter -- Now it’s our turn. Super Tuesday has come and gone, and the Washington Presidential Primary is coming up next Tuesday, March 10. Every election season there are questions about the security and confidentiality of the electoral process. Especially so, it seems, in
