Peoples' Perspectives: COVID-19 In Whatcom County

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• Local Organizations Step Up to Make PPE for Healthcare Workers
  Jacob Torres talks with Bonnie Southcott of the Whatcom County Community Face Mask Team and Eric Hayes, Chief Marketing Officer at Superfeet, about local efforts to make Personal Protective Equipment for healthcare workers.
• Margaret Bikman and Robert Sarazin Blake
  Local musician Robert Sarazin Blake joins Margaret Bikman for this episode of KMRE Coronavirus Stories. How does a touring musician innovate during a pandemic? How do you produce an event like the Subdued Stringband Jamboree when we aren’t allowed to gather in crowds?
• Bellingham Parks & Rec
  Community contributor Margaret Bikman checks in with B’ham Parks & Recreation. Lauren Woodmansee and Rosa Caldwell share how they have adapted recreation programs during a pandemic.
• Bellingham Dockside Market
  Community contributor Susan Lindsey explores how the local fishing community began to recover after their largest primary sales avenue was shut down. Learn about the Bellingham Dockside Market.
• Allied Arts
  Margaret Bikman continues her look into the impact of the coronavirus crisis on our local arts community. In this new episode, she chats with Kelly Hart, Executive Director of Allied Arts.
• Food Insecurity
  Jacob Torres focuses on Food Insecurity due to the coronavirus crisis and speaks with representatives from the Bellingham Food Bank, local Meals On Wheels and the restaurant Ovn.
• John Stark interviews Whatcom County Executive Satpal Sidhu
  Journalist John Stark interviews Whatcom County Executive Satpal Sidhu in the early days of the Stay At Home order due to coronavirus.
• Sustainable Connections
  Margaret Bikman talks with Sara Southerland, Food & Farming Director at Sustainable Connections. What’s up with the Whatcom County Farm Tour this year? Also, the emphasis on eating local during a pandemic.
• WWU Western Gallery and Sculpture Collection, Whatcom Museum
  Margaret Bikman checks in with Tami Landis, Museum Educator at WWU Western Gallery and Sculpture Collection, and Christina Claassen, Marketing & PR Manager at Whatcom Museum. What is the visual art experience without people around to see it?
• Bellingham Food Bank Part 2
  Community contributor John Stark returned to the Bellingham Food Bank to get an update on how this important, local resource is weathering the pandemic. Featuring Mike Cohen, Executive Director of the Bellingham Food Bank.
• Margaret Bikman with Michael-Paul Gurule
  We invited community members to help tell our local stories about how life in the age of coronavirus has impacted them. Margaret Bikman, from Entertainment News NW, talks with Michael-Paul Gurule, who leads a Gypsy jazz quintet call Nuages, and is Artistic Director of the Whatcom Sound Jazz ensemble.
• Bellingham School District, School In The Fall
  Community contributor John Stark talks to Superintendent of Bellingham Public Schools Dr. Greg Baker to get an update on how local schools are reacting to the ever-changing coronavirus landscape.
• Birch Bay
• Positivity
• Bellingham
• Lockdown
• Squalicum High School
• Lummi Island
• Miss Visiting: London
  Prompt: Tell a story about a favorite place you miss visiting. Why do you connect with this place?
• Miss Visiting: Silhouette Antiques and Gifts
  Prompt: Tell a story about a favorite place you miss visiting. Why do you connect with this place?
• Internal Landscape: Forest and Beach on an Island
  Prompt: What does your internal landscape look like? Paint a picture of this landscape in words.
• Here Hear
  Prompt: What does your internal landscape look like? Paint a picture of this landscape in words.
• End Times
  Prompt: Tell a story about being stuck in place.
• Ode to Lake Padden
  Prompt: Tell a story about a favorite place you miss visiting. Why do you connect with this place?
• Cabin Fever Poem, and Quarantine Poem
  Prompt: Tell a story about being stuck in place.