In its session this afternoon, the Town of Friday Harbor Town Council upheld a Notice of Violation leveled by Town Administrator Denice Kulseth against San Juan County for what it deemed to be a long-term pattern of violations of water use at the County Fairgrounds. The Town provides water to the Fairgrounds, which is just…
VIDEO AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS PAGE On June 1st and 2nd, River Wylde and Luna Wylde‘s Studio Wylde will be stop #7 on the 2024 San Juan Island Studio Tour. Their guest artist will be their bestie, Susan Hughes of Seaglass Obsession. Portland’s loss is San Juan Islands’ gain. Covid-driven remote learning enabled these…
Masters-degreed classical composer, winemaker and sommelier, abstract painter, and now potter in the English Arts & Crafts Tradition and the Japanese Mingei Folk Art Movement — Jeremy Jennings loves the creative process. When he isn’t working in clay, he serves as the wine and beer buyer for the San Juan Food Coop. Raised on Waldron…
OLYMPIA – With winter’s snowstorms largely behind us and summer just weeks away, our state’s low snowpack and forecasts for a dry and warm spring and summer have spurred the Department of Ecology to declare a drought emergency for most of Washington. After an exceptionally dry start to the winter, Washington’s snowpack made up some ground in February,…
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by Fire Chief Holly vanSchaick EASTSOUND—Orcas Island Fire & Rescue (OIFR) staff and I responded to 76 calls in March, for a total of 224 calls for the first quarter of 2024. Our average calls are 80 percent EMS and Rescue, with approximately 2024 is on par with trends from 2023, except for an unusually…
San Juan County’s Department of Community Development (DCD) has announced it is postponing the public hearing examiner meeting for OPALCO’s Bailer Hill micro-grid and battery installation project while waiting for all additional information requested of the applicant on March 28, 2024. The future hearing examiner meeting date is to be determined. It had been scheduled…
UPDATED Monday, April 15, 2024, 9:55 a.m. Bob Ferguson — Washington Attorney General and leading candidate for the Democratic Party’s nomination for Governor — has recently broken with the position on new diesel boats for Washington State Ferries staked out by incumbent Governor Jay Inslee and many Democrats in the Legislature. During the “supplemental session”…
FOR CNL2 SUBSCRIBERS: TODAY’S VIDEO IS AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS POST In an hour-long appearance on CNL2 TV today, San Juan County Sheriff Eric Peter shared a wide range of statistics from 2023. The Sheriff was interviewed by Journal of the San Juan Islands’ Editor Heather Spaulding and CNL2 CEO and host Jeff Noedel….
POST: Sunday, April 14, 2024 CNL2 skillfully operates many types of cameras: live studio television cameras, high-end digital SLR cameras, GoPro cameras, and drones. We love drones. “Drone season” is here. From the lush green grasses, blooming flowers, and emerging leaves all through the summer and into the grandeur of fall colors, drone photography is…
At 4:30 p.m. yesterday, four first responders with Orcas Island Fire & Rescue traveled on the Department’s Engine #25, which was driven onto the M/V Tillikum bound for Friday Harbor. In Friday Harbor, the pumper was driven straight to the firehouse at 1011 Mullis St., where the Orcas volunteer staff went on duty, allowing San…
The number of people visiting CNL2 rose by 140 percent over the past four weeks, according to Google (screen shot above was taken in our Google dashboard today). To be sure, 1,400 people is just a start. The original CNL in rural Missouri (2008 to 2013) served 10,000 unique visitors from all over the Midwest…
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Shooting is nearly complete, and post-production starts soon for Episode #2 of Mr. Fix It with San Juan Island’s own Robert Hoole. Robert is one of the newest employees of Friday Harbor’s Ace Hardware. This is a production of CNL2. In Episode #2, Mr. Fix-it teaches us how to fix a broken bathroom sink stopper….
San Juan County’s Public Works and Environmental Stewardship Departments are inviting MacKaye Harbor area property owners and Lopez Island community members to a meeting about sea level rise adaptation and infrastructure resiliency work. This meeting will interest all residents with a stake in coastal erosion adaptation projects, especially those with property in the MacKaye Harbor…
In a statement posted on their website, Swinomish Casino and Lodge at 12885 Casino Dr. in Anacortes has posted the following message on their home page: “Swinomish Casino & Lodge is temporarily closed while we investigate a cybersecurity incident that has affected our operations. Please click below for more information.” All but the property’s gas…
CNL2 VIDEO POSTED AT THE BOTTOM OF THE PAGE It’s the biggest Vessel Turn-in Event in Washington this season. By now, most of 14 derelict or abandoned power boats and sailboats have been “deconstructed” at Jensen’s Shipyard in a program run by the State’s Department of Natural Resources. It was a team effort, involving no…
A CNL2 VIDEO IS AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS PAGE Erin Heydenreich creates beautiful wearable art. “I think I have a unique design process,” she told CNL2 in a new video interview. “I don’t draw things out. I just start. It feels like something is coming through me — out of me.” Erin says she…
CNL2 VIDEO IS AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS ARTICLE Abstract oil paintings entitled “Sunrise Over Waterfall,” “Journey,” and “Sunrise Over the Lake” and other creations in her “Light Enlightens” series can be seen in person at the “Light Enlightens” exhibition at the San Juan Community Theatre. The exhibition runs from April 3rd through April 30th….
CNL2 VIDEO AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS PAGE We are in an age when fewer and fewer politicians apologize for anything. And in the rare event they do apologize, it’s often equivocating, rationalizing, sarcastic, or performative. At the beginning of a council meeting yesterday (Thu., Apr. 4, 2024) Friday Harbor Town Council member Mason Turnage…