Here’s a thought…
“We do not inherit the Earth from our ancestors; we borrow it from our children.”
NATIVE AMERICAN PROVERB
Airhawks welcome two new recipients of training scholarships
||| FROM ROBERT WAUNCH for AIRHAWKS FLYING CLUB ||| Evan Kulper (l) and Nicholas Rivera join the Airhawks Flying Club. Airhawks Flying Club is proud to announce the recipients of our two student flight training scholarships for 2022: Evan Kulper and Nicholas Rivera. Both are students at the
Natural history, wildflowers, more await your participation in Land Bank’s walks
||| FROM TANJA WILLIAMSON for SAN JUAN COUNTY LAND BANK ||| Join Conservation Land Bank staff for one of three May walks on Turtleback Mountain Preserve. Enjoy wildflowers, natural history highlights and learn more about activities described in the Draft Stewardship and Management Plan, which is open for public comment
El EDC y el SBDC ofrecerán una introducción a talleres y recursos en español
||| CONSEJO DE DESARROLLO ECONOMICO DEL CONDADO DE SAN JUAN ||| Únase al Consejo de Desarrollo Económico del Condado de San Juan (EDC por sus siglas en inglés) y al Centro de Desarrollo de Pequeñas Empresas de Washington (SBDC por sus siglas en inglés) para una introducción a los seminarios
Special School Board meeting coming up
||| FROM ORCAS ISLAND SCHOOL BOARD ||| Notice of a SPECIAL SCHOOL BOARD MEETING The Orcas Island School District School Board will be hosting their meeting online VIA ZOOM at 5 p.m. THURSDAY 5/12/22 1.1 Approval of Agenda 1.2 Lisa Dawn-Fisher will review the budget for the upcoming 2022-23 school year.
Senior Center puts out a call for local contractors
||| FROM LENA KASSA for ORCAS SENIOR CENTER ||| The Orcas Senior Center’s new Home Maintenance & Repair pilot program has recently launched, and we are in need of qualified contractors to make it a success. As I'm sure you are aware, contractors and tradespeople are in short supply on
Elementary students treated to musical lunch break
||| FROM SHARON HO for MUSIC ADVOCACY GROUP ||| Ethereal notes of the hammered dulcimer were the unexpected accompaniment to the raucous chatter of elementary students during lunch break in the public school cafeteria on April 26th. At a table of usually rowdy 4th grade students, one of them was
Aurora Hoyle, NP, joins Family Medicine team at PeaceHealth Peace Island
||| FROM ANNE WILLIAMS for PEACEHEALTH PEACE ISLAND MEDICAL CENTER ||| Aurora Hoyle business portrait. Bellingham, WA. © 2022 Mark Turner Aurora Hoyle, NP, joined the PeaceHealth Medical Group Family Medicine team at PeaceHealth Peace Island Medical Center in April. She joins the Peace Island team from Oregon
Excitement in the air as Art+Environment Youth Art Show gets underway at Alchemy
||| FROM GLENN HENDRICK for ALCHEMY ART CENTER ||| This spring, Alchemy Art Center partnered with the San Juan Island Conservation District and the Madrona Institute on the first ever Art+Environment program, a 10-week arts and environmental stewardship program hosted at Alchemy and geared toward middle school age kids. Each
Sun Days on Orcas | Tideland property and the law
||| SUN DAYS ON ORCAS by EDEE KULPER ||| Judi Watson I bet a lot of people on the island wonder what is legal when it comes to walking along a beach here on Orcas Island. I know that I'm always wondering what the correct thing to do
Senior Center GiveOrcas, May 2-16: Building community through companion services
||| FROM LENA KASSA for ORCAS SENIOR CENTER ||| Orcas Senior Center (OSC) was selected to participate in the 2022 OICF GiveOrcas fundraising campaign, May 2-16. With your help OSC will raise $25,000 for OSC’s Companion Services—Hearts and Hands and Buddy Check-In programs—expand its reach to seniors and adults with
Salish Sea Early Music Festival to perform ‘L’Apothéose de Lully’ in Eastsound
||| FROM JEFFREY COHEN for SALISH SEA EARLY MUSIC FESTIVAL ||| Salish Sea Early Music Festival • L'Apothéose de Lully Tuesday early evening, May 10, 2022 at 6:00 PM at the Orcas Adventist Fellowship Church Susie Napper (Montreal) ~ viola da gamba Elisabeth Wright (Bloomington, Indiana)~ harpsichord
350 volunteers made the spring Great Islands Clean-up a success
||| FROM KATIE FLEMING for SJC ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP ||| Jim McNairy from San Juan Island carries a large piece of Styrofoam he collected from Jakle’s Lagoon. Thank you to the 350 dedicated volunteers who collected 3,500 pounds of litter on Orcas, San Juan, Shaw, and Lopez Islands during
Gov. Inslee weekly update includes urgency of abortion protection
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF GOVERNOR JAY INSLEE ||| "We are going to fight like hell” – State leaders vow to protect access to abortion Jennifer Martinez, PPAA’s board president who spoke of her experience as a patient and soon-to-be-parent. Hundreds of people attended the press conference and rally
A reminder to remember how to secure your vehicle load
||| FROM HEATHER WALLACE for ORS RECYCLING SERVICES/THE EXCHANGE ||| There are just 3 weeks left in the Secure Your Load for Safer Roads campaign that was launched in April by San Juan County to help islanders understand the benefits and proper procedures for securing loads on vehicles. An unsecured
Letter to Editor | VRBO outlines legislative changes regarding vacation rentals
||| FROM JAN SCILIPOTI ||| I just received an email from VRBO, a short term vacation rental platform, that outlines changes in WA State legislature regarding VRs. Since 2018 in San Juan County, VR permits holders are already required to do all of these items. In fact, we have additional
Health Care District clarifies guidance on receiving after-hours care
||| FROM TOM EVERSOLE, INTERIM HEALTH CARE SUPERINTENDENT ||| In partnership with Orcas Island Health Care District, Island Health has made considerable improvements in access to after-hours care. Here’s the information you need to know: HOW TO GUIDE: AFTER-HOURS CARE If you’re experiencing a life-threatening event, such as heart attack
