Here’s a thought…
“When is the time we all get to eat cake? I don’t want to miss it!”
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Food Bank staff, volunteers, suppliers brought smiles — and then some
-- from Orcas Island Food Bank --Last Friday was exceptional in so many ways. And amazing people made it happen.Our staff and volunteers:Amanda Sparks, Molly Donovan, Kelly Doty and Jeannie Doty.Those who made Friday special:Chocolates donated by Roses Bakery and The Island Skillet. Baskets donated by The Exchange. Plastic eggs
Defining an Era: Russ Harvey to retire from Public Works
-- from Colin Huntemer, County Engineer -- On April 23 2020, Russ Harvey will retire from the San Juan CountyPublic Works Department after 39 years of public service. Until thenyou can reach him at russh@sanjuanco.com. After that you canreach him as most of you already do, as a neighbor on
Announcing “COVID-19 Community Conversations” for San Juan County
-- from Brendan Cowan, County Department of Emergency Management -- During the COVID-19 crisis the San Juan County COVID Response Team have made a real effort to keep the public informed through our website (www.sjccovid.com), via local media, through Facebook (@sjcpublichealth), Twitter (@SanJuanCountyWA), through several video updates, and in bothSpanish
Tuning out the pandemic | Where Would We Be Without Fishermen? by Marc Cohen
— from your community — Our musical community reaches out during an unscheduled pandemic to share their tunes. Because music soothes, centers, distracts us. WHERE WOULD WE BE WITHOUT FISHERMEN? | Marc Cohen If you have music you wish to share, send us an MP3 file to editor@theorcasonian.com. Keep 'em
Village Voices | At home edition
-- by Minor Lile, Orcas Issues reporter -- Several more responses have been received to last week’s Village Voices. We invite you to join in the conversation. Please send your answers to minorlile@theorcasonian.com, along with a picture of what you see out your favorite window. If there is enough interest,
An update from Orcas Island Library
-- from Julia Wrapp for Orcas Island Library -- As Orcas Island Library remains closed, we continue to focus on serving our patrons in every way possible, while also looking toward expanding our services as soon as we can do so safely. Employees continue to work mostly from home. We
Washington state PBS stations partner with OSPI to offer distance learning to teachers and families
In response to school closures throughout the state, all PBS affiliate stations are increasing daily educational programming for at-home learning SEATTLE—KCTS 9, KBTC, KSPS, and Northwest Public Broadcasting—all PBS member stations throughout Washington—are partnering with the Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI) to support educators and families
Inslee issues proclamations around nursing home transfers, protection orders and state employee leave and pay
-- from Governor Jay Inslee's office -- Gov. Jay Inslee signed new proclamations today in response to the COVID-19 outbreak. The orders impact nursing home transfers and discharge waivers, provide flexibility for protection orders and remove restrictions from pay and leave procedures for state employees. “As society changes and evolves
Sheriff: We are responding to vacation rental complaints
-- from Sheriff Ron Krebs -- Over the last few days, we have been getting a lot of calls and complaints regarding the vacation rentals in San Juan County advertising their rentals. Everyone is concerned about a huge influx of visitors during this time of crisis, and rightfully so. We
State Parks will reschedule April free days
Parks postpones April 11, 22 free days due to coronavirus-related closures -- from Washington State Parks -- OLYMPIA – April 9, 2020 – Washington State Parks is postponing its two scheduled free days in April, due to coronavirus-related park closures. April 11 and 22, a spring free day and Earth
Sheriff’s Report | April 1 – 7, 2020
-- from San Juan County Sheriff's Office -- Wednesday, April 1, 202020-002261 Animal at Large 06:04:23 04/01/20An Orcas Deputy was dispatched to cows in the road near Swan Road. No cows were found to be out of the fenced area or in the road upon arrival. 20-002262 Animal at Large
We’re staying on winter schedule through June 20
-- from Washington State Ferries -- Washington State Ferries is extending the winter sailing schedule through June 20 because of a continued decline in ridership due to COVID-19. It was previously scheduled to end on April 25. Therefore, customers should continue following the winter schedule through at least June 20. Routes that
Film Festival adds additional films to must-watch list
-- from Orcas Island Film Festival -- We are excited to report our first virtual film, Sorry We Missed You was a great success! Due to this response, we are extending its run, so if you missed it you still have one more week to watch it. New for this
County extends ‘stay at home order’ through May 4
-- from Brendan Cowan, Department of Emergency Management -- The March 25th San Juan County Health Officer's order has been extended through May 4, 2020 and is now aligned with the timing of Governor Inslee's "Stay at Home" order. The order may be modified or extended in the future as
Don’t let sunshine and holidays distract you. Now more than ever – stay home, stay healthy
-- from State Emergency Operations Center, Camp Murray -- Recent data indicates Washingtonians are starting to see the positive effects of the stay home, stay healthy order. This means we’re all doing our part to slow the spread of COVID-19. While this is an encouraging sign, there is a critical
Inslee: Now more than ever, stay home, stay healthy
-- from the Office of Governor Jay Inslee -- "Hey Washington. You may have heard that we’re sending back the Army field hospital at CenturyLink Field. And we’re doing that because there are more urgent needs in other parts of the country. "This means we are all doing our part
