— from Hilary Canty for Orcas Island Community Foundation — Imagine if you relied on the library for a warm place to spend the day and connect to the internet, or the Community Resource Center for a cup of coffee and to use a phone, or the State Park for … Continue reading
Category Archives: Coronavirus Updates
COVID-19 updates from San Juan County around subjects on the minds of islanders — from Brendan Cowan for Department of Emergency Management — Neighbors caring for neighbors is a fundamental part of life in the islands. This has become even more true during the COVID-19 pandemic where community support, especially … Continue reading
For My Young Friends Who Are Afraid William Stafford There is a country to cross you will find in the corner of your eye, in the quick slip of your foot-air far down, a snap that might have caught. And maybe for you, for me, a high, passing voice that … Continue reading
— from Emergency Operations Center, Camp Murray — Numbers: As of 11:59 p.m. on April 19, there are 12,085 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Washington state [San Juan County has 14 cases], an increase of 295 cases in the last 24 hours. Visit the Department of Health’s website for cases by county, demographics, and more. ESD technical support: The Employment Security Division’s site … Continue reading
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Try to Praise the Mutilated World ADAM ZAGAJEWSKI, translated by CLARE CAVANAGH Try to praise the mutilated world.Remember June’s long days,and wild strawberries, drops of rosé wine.The nettles that methodically overgrowthe abandoned homesteads of exiles.You must praise the mutilated world.You watched the stylish yachts and ships;one of them had a long … Continue reading
— from Orcas Video — How To Safely Shop At The Grocery Store | Coronavirus Updates from Orcas Video on Vimeo. … Continue reading
— from Emergency Operations Center, Camp Murray — On April 17, 2020, the Washington State Department of Health was alerted by UW Medicine to discontinue use of a recently-procured batch of COVID-19 specimen collection kits that UW Medicine believed may have a quality control issue. As a result, last night … Continue reading
New song, just hours old! — from your community — Our musical community reaches out during an unscheduled pandemic to share their tunes. Because music soothes, centers, distracts us… FLYING HIGH IN ISOLATION | Bruce Harvie If you have music you wish to share, send us an MP3 file to … Continue reading
Time for Serenity, Anyone?by William Stafford I like to live in the sound of water,in the feel of mountain air. A sharpreminder hits me: this world still is alive;it stretches out there shivering toward its owncreation, and I’m part of it. Even my breathingenters into the elaborate give-and-take,this bowing to … Continue reading
— from Governor Jay Inslee’s Office — Gov. Jay Inslee signed three new proclamations today in response to the COVID-19 outbreak. Two of the proclamations extend existing ones related to truck driver hours and utility ratepayer assistance. The third waives and suspends laws that impact community associations meetings and late … Continue reading
— from Emergency Operations Center, Camp Murray — Numbers: As of 11:59 p.m. on April 16, there are 11,445 cases of COVID-19 in Washington state. Visit the Department of Health’s website for cases by county, demographics, and more. Inslee statement on Trump encouraging illegal and dangerous acts: Gov. Jay Inslee released a statement today … Continue reading
— from Brendan Cowan, Department of Emergency Management — Farmers markets in San Juan County are essential providers of locally grown, healthy foods. Our farmers markets have an important role in sustaining the local food chain, and have been working with San Juan County Health & Community Services to ensure … Continue reading
The Birds Outside My Window Sing During A Pandemic Lee Herrick What we need has always been inside of us. For some – a few poets or farmers, perhaps - it’s always near the surface. Others, it’s buried. It was in our original design, though – pre-machine, pre-border, pre-pandemic. I … Continue reading
Antibody-rich plasma may be effective treatment for those infected with the virus that causes COVID-19 — from Emergency Operations Center, Camp Murray — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the Washington State Department of Health, and Bloodworks … Continue reading
— from Deanna Ellefson for PeaceHealth — With shared purpose, PeaceHealth Peace Island Medical Center and San Juan County Health and Community Services continue to work together to control the spread of novel coronavirus and ensure the health of island communities. On Tuesday, April 14, both organizations were informed of … Continue reading
