Here’s a thought…
“There are two ways to slide easily through life: to believe everything or to doubt everything; both ways save us from thinking.”
ALFRED KORZYBSKI
EDC offering free business counseling, other resources
-- from Victoria Compton for Economic Development Council -- These are challenging times. We know that you are facing extraordinary difficulties right now and we want to help.Local non-profits such as ourselves, and government agencies at all levels, are working to create programs to help businesses, employees, and the community as
Food Bank encourages anyone who needs food to come to Food Bank
The Food Bank thanks a generous community -- from the Orcas Island Food Bank Board and Volunteers -- At a time when there are so many needs, the Orcas Island Food Bank has been there to do its part. But it could not happen without the community. And ours has
Inslee issues additional waivers of state laws and agency requirements
-- from Governor Jay Inslee's Office -- Gov. Jay Inslee today announced new measures that waive certain statutory and regulatory requirements as part of the state's ongoing response to the COVID-19 outbreak: Department of Corrections Community Supervision Violators Waiver: This proclamation waives a statutory provision on violators of community supervision
Pandemic Poetry | Rufus Hummingbird Reflections by Jens Kruse
Rufus Hummingbird Reflections -- by Jens Kruse -- A few days ago a rufus hummingbird arrived at my feeder. He – I have seen no females yet – was an inspiring sight: Selasphorus rufus had come here all the way from Mexico. They come here every year, but this year
County Treasurer: Property taxes and COVID-19
-- from San Juan County Communications -- As many of you are aware, the due date for the first half of the property taxes is April 30 which is about four weeks away. Some property owners have expressed concern over their ability to make the first half payment now that they
Letter to Editor | To mask or not to mask?
-- from Beth Dixon -- Many people in the island community, along with others around the world, are making homemade masks. The original impetus for doing this seems largely to have originated with a desire to provide them to our healthcare workers and other vulnerable citizens. They certainly need them!
Rich Europeans flee virus for island homes, spreading fear and fury
-- from MSN News -- ÎLE DE NOIRMOUTIER, France — On their peaceful island off France’s Atlantic Coast, some of the locals watched, with growing dread and rage, the images from Paris. As rumors began circulating about an imminent nationwide lockdown to stem the coronavirus outbreak, hordes of Parisians jammed into
Auditor: April special election is cancelled
-- from Milene Henley, San Juan County Auditor -- On March 17, Washington Secretary of State Kim Wyman formally asked Governor Jay Inslee to cancel the April special election. On March 26, the Governor made the decision not to cancel the election. The only measure on San Juan County’s ballot
What about shopping and delivery exposures? Is it on the bag?
-- from Washington Post -- Joseph G. Allen is an assistant professor of exposure and assessment science and director of the Healthy Buildings Program at Harvard University’s T.H. Chan School of Public Health. A recent study in the New England Journal of Medicine is making people think twice about how they might
HOT TOPIC #9 | Navigating nature
COVID-19 updates from San Juan County around subjects on the minds of islanders -- from Brandon Cadwell, Chief of Visitor and Youth Engagement, San Juan Island National Historical Park -- Now is the time to take the road less traveled. Or perhaps, the trail or sidewalk less traveled. As the
Inslee signs health care licensing waivers, other COVID-19 related orders
-- from Governor Jay Inslee -- Gov. Jay Inslee tonight announced several new proclamations and a directive aimed at opening up the healthcare and childcare workforce, reducing transmission between families and children in DCYF custody, and lengthening the deadline for local governments to file their annual fiscal reports. “We must
EDC launches weekly Business Recovery Call for local businesses
-- from Victoria Compton for Economic Development Council -- The San Juan County Economic Development Council (EDC) has launched a weekly Business Recovery Call for business owners affected by COVID-19 implications. The first meeting will be held via Zoom, on Wednesday, April 1, from 10-11 a.m., and subsequent meetings will be
Letter to community from economic development council
-- from Victoria Compton for Economic Development Council -- These are challenging times. We know that you are facing extraordinary difficulties right now and we want to help. Local non-profits such as ourselves, and government agencies at all levels, are working to create programs to help businesses, employees, and the community
School district updates community about ongoing whirlwind of educational activity, and FOOD
-- from Eric Webb, Orcas Schools Superintendent -- Dear Students, Parents, & Community, It is hard to believe that it has only been 14 days since Governor Inslee issued the proclamation to close schools across the state for six weeks. For OISD, it has been a whirlwind of action and team
Reflections on an unusual Saturday on Orcas Island
-- from Minor Lile, Orcas Issues reporter -- It was a Saturday unlike most others in island history. With the Covid-19 pandemic in full swing, there’s a general feeling of disorientation in the air and we are all unsure about what comes next. Somehow at the same time there were
San Juan islander tests positive; total county cases at four
-- from Brendan Cowan, Department of Emergency Management -- San Juan County Health and Community Services staff have been notified of a positive COVID-19 test result on San Juan Island. This brings the total number of cases in San Juan County to 4. The County data reporting page will be
