Here’s a thought…
“People will forgive you for being wrong, but they will never forgive you for being right.”
THOMAS SOWELL
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
COVID cancellation | March 18 Medicare presentation
-- from Pegi Groundwater -- I was going to ask you to publish a notice about my March 18 Medicare presentation at the library, but instead now I need you to post a notice that the presentation has been cancelled and will be rescheduled at a future date. Thanks and
School District outlines closure plans, including free meals for kids
-- from Eric Webb, Orcas Schools Superintendent -- Dear Students, Parents, & Community, Following OISD’s announcement early Friday morning, Governor Inslee announced that all schools across the state will need to close this Tuesday, March 17 through Friday, April 24. OISD will continue to provide regular updates as more details
HOT TOPIC #1 | County has updates on coronavirus testing, rumor control
| from Brendan Cowan | Director, San Juan County Department of Emergency Management Testing and Rumor Control COVID-19 updates from San Juan County around subjects on the minds of islanders. TESTING A lot of people have questions about testing. We want to highlight a few key things: First off, if you’re on
COVID cancellation | Orcas Center closed through April 30
-- from Dimitri Stankevich, Executive Director, Orcas Center -- To Our Wonderful Orcas Center Community, It is with a heavy heart that Orcas Center is announcing a temporary closure through the end of April. Due to the widespread concern of COVID-19, and our desire to keep our island community safe,
School District passes resolution to reduce COVID-19 exposure
Schools to remain open at this point -- from Orcas Island School District -- RESOLUTION 2020-04 REDUCING THE RISK OF EXPOSURE TO COVID-19 ORCAS ISLAND SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 137 A Resolution of the Board of Directors initiating restrictions to prevent the spread of the COVID-19 virus WHEREAS, the Orcas Island
Aging Like a Guru | What’s really happening when life gets scary
| Aging Like a Guru | Rosie Kuhn Regardless of who you are, the career path you’ve taken, your family, or the spiritual path you are on, inevitably you will meet something really scary and realize that you cannot escape one of our greatest adversaries – uncertainty. Uncertainty brings up
COVID cancellation | Salish Sea Early Music Festival
--- from Jeffrey Cohan for Salish Sea Early Music Festival -- In response to growing concerns over the spread of coronavirus, and asour artists are unable to travel from Germany, our performances on OrcasIsland on March 22 and April 5 are postponed. Please note the detailsfor both cancelled performances below.
Pandemic Poetry | Keeping Quiet by Pablo Neruda
Keeping QuietPablo NerudaNow we will count to twelveand we will all keep stillfor once on the face of the earth,let's not speak in any language;let's stop for a second,and not move our arms so much.It would be an exotic momentwithout rush, without engines;we would all be togetherin a sudden strangeness.Fishermen
Orcas Island Library to close on Sunday until further notice
Check out some last minute reading -- from Phil Heikkinen for Orcas Island Library -- Beginning on Monday, March 16, the Orcas Island Library will be closed through Tuesday, March 31, or until further notice. We will be open our normal hours on Saturday, March 14 from 10 to 5
A message from local public hospital districts | A must read COVID-19 update
-- from Anne Presson, Public Hospital Districts Superintendent -- As the Superintendent for the Public Hospital Districts on Orcas and Lopez islands, I was asked to lead several areas within the County’s Emergency Operations Center (EOC). One area of our COVID-19 response where there are a lot of questions is
COVID cancellation | All Park & Rec activities
Expected to last through April 26 -- from Terri Rodgers, Director, Orcas Island Park and Recreation -- In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Orcas Island Park and Recreation District is suspending ALL activities and programs immediately. We will monitor the situation on a regular basis and respond accordingly regarding the re-instatement of
