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Community Leaders Urge Islanders to Stay Home for the Holidays
Nov 13, 2020
By LopezRocks
As cases spike dramatically in San Juan County, Washington and the United States, community leaders urge islanders to scale back their holiday plans.
Over recent months, we’ve been able to enjoy a slow reopening of our islands. Restaurants, gatherings, shops, gyms, and most recently schools have all made slow progress towards returning to a limited version of normal.
Those gains are now at risk, and the prospect of upcoming holiday travel is looming as an even greater threat to the health and livelihood of our community.
We urge all islanders to stay local and keep your holiday gatherings small. Now is not the time to host family from across the state or beyond. Now is not the time to gather indoors with those from outside your household.
Now is not the time to leave the islands to visit others. And now is certainly not the time to get on an airplane. Now is the time to keep it simple and local, mask up, and protect our community and those most at risk.
Stay healthy, stay home. Regards,
Eric Webb, Superintendent, Orcas Island Schools
Fred Woods, Superintendent, San Juan Island Schools
Mark Tompkins, Director, San Juan County Health
Jennifer Swanson, Superintendent, Shaw Island School
Dr. Dale Heisinger, Chair, San Juan County Board of Health
Travis Ayers, President, Luxel Corporation
Sandy Bishop, Executive Director, Lopez Comm.Land Trust
Brian Auckland, Superintendent, Lopez Island Schools
Jamie Stephens, San Juan County Council
Adam Eltinge, Owner, Island Petroleum Services
Jack Estrada, Interim Chief Admin. Officer, Peace Island Med. Ctr.
Kai Sanburn, Lopez Island
Mike Thomas, Manager, San Juan County
Duncan Wilson, Administrator, Town of Friday Harbor
Victoria Compton, Executive Direct., SJC Economic Dev. Council
Christa Campbell, Lopez Island Recovery Network
Brent Snow, General Manager, Roche Harbor Resort
Laurie Orton, Director, San Juan Island Library
Dr. Frank James, Health Officer, San Juan County
Todd Nicholson, Director, Port of Friday Harbor
Deborah Hopkins, Executive Director, SJI Visitors’ Bureau
Rick Hughes, Chair, San Juan County Council
Brendan CowanSan, Juan County Emergency Management
Jacob Linnes, Manager, Orcas Island Market
Phil Heikkinen, Director, Orcas Island Library
Bill Watson, San Juan County Council
Iris Graville, President, Lopez Island Hospital District
Anne Presson, Superintendent, Orcas and Lopez Public Hosp. Districts
Those gains are now at risk, and the prospect of upcoming holiday travel is looming as an even greater threat to the health and livelihood of our community.
We urge all islanders to stay local and keep your holiday gatherings small. Now is not the time to host family from across the state or beyond. Now is not the time to gather indoors with those from outside your household.
Now is not the time to leave the islands to visit others. And now is certainly not the time to get on an airplane. Now is the time to keep it simple and local, mask up, and protect our community and those most at risk.
Stay healthy, stay home. Regards,
Eric Webb, Superintendent, Orcas Island Schools
Fred Woods, Superintendent, San Juan Island Schools
Mark Tompkins, Director, San Juan County Health
Jennifer Swanson, Superintendent, Shaw Island School
Dr. Dale Heisinger, Chair, San Juan County Board of Health
Travis Ayers, President, Luxel Corporation
Sandy Bishop, Executive Director, Lopez Comm.Land Trust
Brian Auckland, Superintendent, Lopez Island Schools
Jamie Stephens, San Juan County Council
Adam Eltinge, Owner, Island Petroleum Services
Jack Estrada, Interim Chief Admin. Officer, Peace Island Med. Ctr.
Kai Sanburn, Lopez Island
Mike Thomas, Manager, San Juan County
Duncan Wilson, Administrator, Town of Friday Harbor
Victoria Compton, Executive Direct., SJC Economic Dev. Council
Christa Campbell, Lopez Island Recovery Network
Brent Snow, General Manager, Roche Harbor Resort
Laurie Orton, Director, San Juan Island Library
Dr. Frank James, Health Officer, San Juan County
Todd Nicholson, Director, Port of Friday Harbor
Deborah Hopkins, Executive Director, SJI Visitors’ Bureau
Rick Hughes, Chair, San Juan County Council
Brendan CowanSan, Juan County Emergency Management
Jacob Linnes, Manager, Orcas Island Market
Phil Heikkinen, Director, Orcas Island Library
Bill Watson, San Juan County Council
Iris Graville, President, Lopez Island Hospital District
Anne Presson, Superintendent, Orcas and Lopez Public Hosp. Districts