Here’s a thought…
“No one, I mean no one, has the right to sit in judgment of who’s American enough.”
MICHELLE OBAMA
World’s best performers coming to Orcas Center in on-screen offerings
||| FROM BETHANY MARIE for ORCAS CENTER ||| Orcas Center brings the world’s best performers to Center Stage in their On-Screen Offerings from The Metropolitan Opera, Bolshoi Ballet, and National Theatre Live. Filmed live in HD, these on-screen events feature a diverse sampling of the world’s best performers at the
Letter to Editor | Endorsement for Jane Fuller for County Council
||| FROM CHRIS & CHOM GRAECEN ||| We enthusiastically endorse Jane Fuller for County Council, District 3. Having known Jane as a board member of the Friends of Lopez Island Pool, co-founder of the Lopez Island Parent Student Teacher Association, an elected member of the Charter Review Commission and an active community member, we
Virtuoso guitarist Yamandu Costa to appear at Orcas Center
||| FROM BETHANY MARIE for ORCAS CENTER ||| On Saturday, April 30, Yamandu Costa – widely considered one of the great guitarists in the world today – plays live at Orcas Center. This virtuoso seven-string guitar player has left audiences breathless around the world with his impressive skill and overwhelming
An inspiring island donor will match up to $10,000…
||| FROM VICTORIA COMPTON for ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL ||| ...toward the Fire Recovery Grant pool! Please join him and you'll double your donation to help our small businesses recover from the devastating fire of April 7th. Click here to double your donation today: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=599XPY3JTLNW6 The fire wiped out numerous businesses in
PeaceHealth, San Juan EMS collaborate to continue community paramedicine program
||| FROM ANNE WILLIAMS for PEACEHEALTH PEACE ISLAND MEDICAL CENTER ||| PeaceHealth Peace Island Medical Center is pleased to be partnering with San Juan Island Emergency Medical Services to continue and expand a Community Paramedicine Program aimed at improving the quality of life and health for San Juan islanders and
Larsen announces nearly $110 million in new transportation, climate investments for state
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF REP. RICK LARSEN ||| EVERETT, WA – Today, Rep. Rick Larsen (WA-02), a senior member of the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, announced Washington state will receive nearly $110 million over five years under the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) to provide Washingtonians with more transportation options,
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
