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• By Heidi Hodges –

While the Island remained relatively unscathed from the COVID-19 pandemic during the spring and summer, recent weeks have seen a large uptick in positive cases.

According to the Wisconsin Department of Health Services, the Island’s positivity rate has been at very high levels for several weeks, often surpassing the positivity rate per capita seen in Sturgeon Bay and other urban areas.

As of the Observer’s deadline, there were 55 confirmed positive cases on the Island with a year-round population of just over 700, with about three new cases being tallied daily.

In response to the outbreak, several Island businesses closed their doors, the school district went full virtual (see related story) and urgent messages and updates were sent by town supervisor Hans Lux urging Islanders to stay home, especially if they have tested positive, they don’t feel well, or they have tested and are awaiting the results.

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State Superintendent of Public Instruction Carolyn Stanford Taylor visited the Washington Island school district, meeting with teachers, students, administrators and parents. Stanford Taylor arrived May 21, spending the school day touring classrooms along with her Chief of Staff Dr. Scott Jones. At the end of the day, Stanford Taylor posed with the entire school before heading back on the ferry and a trip back to Madison.

By Jim Rose

On Dec. 27 and 28, our girls basketball team participated in a girls tournament in Kiel, Wis. Our team was not originally invited but got a chance to play when one of the other JV teams could not make it. They did also have a varsity bracket. The first night our team played the host team, Kiel, and was defeated handily. I was not there for that game, but was able to make the next game, against the Kewaskum, Wis., JV team. This was a much closer match and made for an interesting game to watch. Our girls were ahead for almost the entire first half, until Kewaskum pulled ahead with seven seconds left in the half. Kewaskum pulled further ahead in the second half, but our girls did not give up, catching up to within one point twice in that half. But, by the end of the game, our girls were down by ten, and ended up losing with the final score being 39-49.

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