Here’s a thought…
“Old age is no joke, but it can feel like one.”
TAD TOMPKINS
WA prosecutors who withhold evidence rarely face discipline
Legally and ethically, prosecutors are required to turn over evidence — even when it could hurt their case. Those who don’t, however, face few consequences. ||| FROM CROSSCUT.COM ||| Reprint at request of Orcasonian reader Jason Young said he was just along for the ride when two of his friends
Poetry | Poetry by Chun Yu
Poetry — Chun Yu Poems are birds in the kingdoms of languages Always flying towards each other and paradise Poetry is a time tunnel through which You and I gaze at each other Time immemorial and now Every year the world is breaking apart Every year love would not end
Funhouse kids learn about making boats that will actually float
||| FROM EMILIE GINCIG for FUNHOUSE COMMONS ||| The Funhouse Afterschool Program partnered with Sail Orcas in March to offer STEM-based boat building classes using recyclable materials that were donated by The Exchange. Some really cool boats were built out of Legos, paper, cardboard, aluminum foil & wood pieces. Everyone had the
Science & spirit of seaweed author to visit our Library
||| FROM CAROL DAPOGNY for ORCAS ISLAND LIBRARY ||| Sustainable seaweed harvester, Amanda Swinimer, will present on her new book, The Science and Spirit of Seaweed (Harbour Publishing) at Orcas Island Library (500 Rose Street Eastsound WA) on May 8, 2022 at 3 p.m. PST. At this event, Pacific Northwest-based seaweed harvester and author
Secure your load for safer roads campaign to begin this week
||| FROM HEATHER WALLACE for THE EXCHANGE ||| With the Great Islands Clean-up fast approaching on Saturday, April 23, 2022, San Juan County will be launching a 6-week campaign, Secure Your Load for Safer Roads, that will focus on educating islanders and visitors on the importance of securing any trash
Rawson to add some of his tunes to Iris Graville’s Library book launch
||| FROM TOM RAWSON ||| On Thursday, April 21 I’m taking my banjo to the Orcas Public Library where I’ll be singing a few songs. But don’t let THAT stop you from coming!! The main event is Iris Graville’s book launch. Iris is a fabulous author from Lopez. Her new
Reminder: Land Bank’s Spring Community Conversation series is in the offing
||| FROM TANJA WILLIAMSON for SAN JUAN COUNTY LAND BANK ||| Got questions for Your Conservation Land Bank? We want to hear from you! Join us on Zoom for our Spring Community Conversation series –April 27, 2022 from 5:30 -7 p.m. Register HERE to join the meeting. Land Bank staff
Island Marble Butterfly habitat tour is on the horizon
Saturday, May 7, 2022 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., San Juan Island ||| FROM TANJA WILLIAMSON for SAN JUAN COUNTY LAND BANK ||| For those who have been following the Island Marble Butterfly, or our Moveable Feast project, this event is for you! This tour of South San Juan Island
Washington Clean Vessel Act program expands options for boaters
Second mobile pumpout vessel expands options for Pierce County and south sound boaters, protecting state waters from sewage pollution ||| FROM WASHINGTON SEA GRANT ||| For the past two years, the pandemic has stimulated boat sales by 17.8% and increased boater activity on the waters in Washington State. With an
Oil spill response training coming up on San Juan Island
||| FROM BRENDAN COWAN for ISLANDS' OIL SPILL ASSOCIATION ||| This spring nearly 50 islanders have become trained spill response volunteers with the Islands’ Oil Spill Association (IOSA). Recent classes on Orcas and Lopez Islands have helped to add to the robust team of committed local residents who have stepped
Georgia’s Tybee Island moves closer to limiting STVRs on the island
A proposed ordinance outlines how a cap on the number of STVRs would be enforced in residential zones. ||| FROM SAVANNAH MORNING NEWS ||| REPRINT AT REQUEST OF ORCASONIAN READER Tybee's [Island] moratorium on new short-term vacation rentals (STVR) will stretch through the summer. The Tybee Island council voted Thursday to extend the
Letter to Editor | The existing moratorium is a sham
||| FROM JOE SYMONS ||| How many articles does CC need to receive in order to realize that the existing moratorium is a sham, that STRs are causing serious problems everywhere in the world, and that the vast majority of the residents of SJC want to place a meaningful cap
PeaceHealth Medical Group welcomes Susan Reed, NP, to the cardiology team
||| FROM PEACEHEALTH MEDICAL GROUP ||| Susan L. Reed, NP. Bellingham, WA. © 2022 Mark Turner BELLINGHAM, WA – Susan L. Reed, NP, joined the PeaceHealth Medical Group Cardiology team of providers in January 2022, based at the Anacortes clinic at 1017 20th St. Reed brings extensive experience
Letter to Editor | I support Jane Fuller for County Council position
||| FROM DAVID DEHLENDORF ||| I am very pleased to learn that Jane Fuller is running for county council member representing the Lopez residency district in the August 2022 primary. I’ve worked with Jane and find her to be bright, motivated and a good listener. She works well with others
Climate Eyes | San Juan County has a climate ‘problem’
||| CLIMATE EYES BY STEVE BERNHEIM, theORCASONIAN REPORTER ||| The Planning Commission met Friday, April 15 to be briefed on three more sections of the draft Comprehensive Plan that was due in 2016 to cover the planning period from 2016 to 2036. The complete draft plan will have a public
Orcas Food Bank receives high praise in national publication
||| FROM ORCAS ISLAND FOOD BANK ||| This article published in the national publication,Food Bank News, cites Orcas Island Food Bank, along with Feeding Tampa Bay, as organizations working to eliminate the stigma that keeps many people away from food banks, at a cost to their nutrition. OIFB executive director Amanda Sparks
