Notes from the Island — May 4

• A few dozen islanders gathered outside the San Juan County Courthouse on Tuesday evening to show their opposition to the prospective overturning of Roe v. Wade.
• Friday Harbor baseball won both games of a doubleheader against LaConner, 17-4 and 3-1, bringing their overall record to 14-2 and improving to 11-1 in league play. They travel to Orcas Island on Thursday.
• Organizers of last month’s Great Islands Clean-up announced that volunteers on San Juan, Orcas, Lopez, and Shaw Islands collectively gathered 3,500 pounds of trash from the county’s roads and beaches during the April 23 event.
• The library is holding a family Lego event on Thursday from 3 to 5 p.m. in the meeting room. No registration is required, but preschool children must be supervised by an adult.
• The photography display at the Fair needs a number of volunteers to help accept entries, judge photos, answer questions, accept People’s Choice votes, and clean up after the event ends. Email Miles Crossen at [email protected] if you can help out.
• Friday Harbor Film Festival’s next offering in its Director Series is Pandora’s Promise, a film about the history and future of nuclear power. There’s a free online showing on Thursday from 6:30 to 9 p.m., after which the film will be available on demand for $1.95 until May 18.

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