Friday, December 20, 2024by Jeff Noedel Heather Spaulding was hit by a car late Wednesday afternoon while walking through a crosswalk at Guard St. and Blair Ave. She is the editor of the Journal of the San Juan Islands. She had just parked her car on Culver Ave. and was headed for the high school…
Thursday, December 19, 2024 FOLLOWING IS A STATEMENT BY OPALCO It’s that time of year when OPALCO members step up to run for the Board of Directors. Nominations are now open for the 2025 election. There are three positions open: one in District 1 (San Juan, et al), one in District 3 (Lopez, et al),…
Thursday, December 19, 2024 at 4:28 a.m.by Jeff Noedel FRIDAY HARBOR, WA–Heather Spaulding, editor of the Journal of the San Juan Islands newspaper, was injured at approximately 4:30 p.m. Wednesday when she was hit by a car. She was walking to cover a wrestling match at Friday Harbor High School. She wanted to cover the…
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Wednesday, December 18, 2024 The San Juans community has donated 68 percent of the maximum amount the Mary See Foundation will match. The end-of-year giving is ensuring the efforts to build community television for the San Juans will continue into 2025. Click Here to Double Your Donation to Non-Profit Community TV! We need more than…
Tuesday, December 17, 2024Summary by Jeff NoedelVideo Directed by Jeremy Tyler A SanJuans.Today VIDEO IS AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS PAGE Necia Quast is a resident of San Juan Island. She is a member of the League of Women’s Voters of the San Juans, as well as the local Soroptimist chapter. She is also a…
Monday, December 16, 2024Summary written by Jeff NoedelDrone photography by Jeremy TylerVideo editing by Jeremy Tyler A SanJuans.Today VIDEO IS AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS PAGE San Juan Island’s David Jenkins has had a fascinating life so far. In this video, David shares his enthusiasm for the success of the San Juan Islands Sculpture Park,…
Saturday, December 14, 2024for a Tuesday, December 10, 2024 meeting FOLLOWING IS A SUMMARY PREPARED BY THE LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS OF THE SAN JUANS’ OBSERVER CORPS San Juan Island Fire & Rescue Chief Noel Monin reported the financial situation now looks good. The Whittier Foundation is offering $10,000 for improving communications for the outer…
Saturday, December 14, 2024by Jeff Noedel One of our 70 subscribers asked SanJuans.Today to find out exactly what is the “mechanical issue” with the M/V Tillikum. So we did. An hour ago, a spokesperson for Washington State Ferries was happy to shed light on the exact problem. It’s an electrical capacitor. Then we reached out…
Wednesday, December 11, 2024by Jeff Noedel San Juan County Council members-elect Kari McVeigh (residency district 1) and Justin Paulsen (residency district 2) are in the middle of a three day training program for new council members. Held in Olympia, the conference is known as “NEO,” which can stand for “Newly Elected Officials” or “Networking Education…
Wednesday, December 11, 2024 FOLLOWING IS A STATEMENT BY SAN JUAN COUNTY GOVERNMENT San Juan County’s Department of Community Development (DCD) is postponing the public hearing examiner meeting (previously scheduled for Dec. 18) for OPALCO’s Bailer Hill micro-grid and battery installation project while waiting for additional information. The future hearing examiner meeting date is to…
Tuesday, December 10, 2024 FOLLOWING IS A STATEMENT BY SAN JUAN COUNTY GOVERNMENT During the Council meeting on Monday, December 9, 2024 (2:26:45), San Juan County Council discussed recent community feedback regarding the proposed update to the Lopez Solid Waste Disposal District (LSWDD) interlocal agreement. Based on public sentiment and the desire to strengthen the working relationship…
Tuesday, December 10, 2024 Check out the new website for Community Water Taxi! Community Water Taxi is a group of concerned island residents looking for solutions to an interisland walk-on water taxi service within San Juan County when Washington State Ferries cannot perform this need. They have helped people since August 2023 get to medical…
Saturday, December 7, 2024 FOLLOWING IS A STATEMENT BY SAN JUAN COUNTY COUNCIL REP JANE FULLER To my fellow Lopezians and constituents, I deeply respect, represent, and serve as your elected County Council member for District 3. I have been a resident of this island since 1978 when the ‘Dump’ was located on Port Stanley…
Saturday, December 7, 2024 An amazing 60 percent of San Juan Island’s nearly 7,000 residents carry a library card in their wallets. The library has robust book checkouts and runs tons of popular community programs, but it has outgrown its building and parking is difficult. The library trustees bought 2-1/2 acres in a better location….
