Long Day, Long Week — Goodnight from Zylstra Lake Trail on Friday Evening
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SPECIAL GUEST DROPPED IN THIS AFTERNOON: State Representative The Hon. Alex Ramel
A CNL2 VIDEO IS AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS PAGE State Representative Alex Ramel (he says it rhymes with “camel”) is a Democrat who lives in Bellingham. And he is one of the San Juans’ two state representatives in Washington’s 40th legislative district. Mr. Ramel is running for reelection unopposed this year, so there’s an…
OIFR Responds to Structure Fire Near Orcas Rd. This Morning
EASTSOUND, WA – Orcas Island Fire & Rescue was called for a structure fire Friday morning in the Orcas Road area near the Golf Course. OIFR Battalion Chief Greg Sawyer was first on the scene and confirmed a working fire and occupants were accounted for and safe. The fire was extinguished shortly after arrival, crews…
PART 2 OF 2: Lincoln Bormann on How County Land Bank Works with Preservation Trust
A CNL2 VIDEO IS AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS PAGE This is part 2 of CNL2’s interview of Lincoln Bormann, conducted on Tuesday, July 16, 2024 by Heather Spaulding, Editor of the Journal of the San Juans, and CNL2’s Jeff Noedel. This CNL2 video is approximately 21-3/4 minutes in duration.
PART 1 OF 2: Lincoln Bormann Explains Land Bank
A CNL2 VIDEO IS AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS PAGE This is part 1 of a 2-part interview. Part 2 will publish tomorrow. This CNL2 video is approximately 21 minutes in duration.
Jane Fuller, Top Elected Official in San Juan County Government, Speaks on Ferries
A CNL2 PODCAST IS AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS PAGE CNL2 interviewed Jane Fuller at 1:00 p.m. today. As chair of the County Council, she is the top elected official in San Juan County government. She is also the Council liaison on transportation issues. She was asked whether Washington State Ferry service in the San…
New San Juan County Web Page Intended as One-stop for Ferry Information & Citizen Feedback
FOLLOWING IS AN ANNOUNCEMENT BY SAN JUAN COUNTY GOVERNMENT San Juan County is pleased to launch an informational page to help assist residents and visitors navigate the Washington State Ferry System (WSF) by consolidating timely information, links to useful sites, answers to FAQs, and opportunities for feedback into a single, user-friendly location and all geared towards San…
Podcast: The Jonnie Welch Show (streamed live today at noon)
Jonnie Welch kicked-off his radio show today at noon on CNL2. It streamed live.
Scam Alert: Recent ‘Spoofing’ Scam Impersonates Sheriff’s Office Employees
Thursday, June 27, 2024 FOLLOWING IS A STATEMENT BY SAN JUAN COUNTY SHERIFF ERIC PETER The San Juan County Sheriff’s Office is alerting the public to an ongoing ‘spoofing’ scam in our community. Islanders are getting calls from someone claiming to be the Sheriff’s Office, attempting to scam them out of money. These calls are…
Captain Jon Tegnell Passed Away Last Night
Jon Tegnell, 67, passed away last night in the 8:00 p.m. hour. He had been living with Parkinson’s disease for 10 years. Jon was a veteran of the U.S. Coast Guard and served Washington State Ferries for 30 years — most of that time as Captain — by the time of his retirement in 2017….
Wildfire Ready Neighbors Program is *STILL* Ready to Help You Make Your Home More Fire-Resilient
RE-POSTED Monday, June 24, 2024 With increased wildfires across Washington and British Columbia, including a larger wildfire last week on the Skagit/Snohomish County border near Darrington, we checked with the DNR to make sure San Juan residents can still request home inspections for wildfire risk mitigation on your property. You can. The information in CNL2’s…
Swinomish Indian Tribe Awarded $394.5 Million in District Court in BNSF Trespassing Lawsuit
The Swinomish Indian Tribal Community has won a $394.5 million trespassing lawsuit against BNSF Railway. In an eighteen-page ruling issued today, District Court Judge Robert S. Lasnik ordered that BNSF disgorge total trespass profits of $394,517,169 to the Swinomish Indian Tribal Community. Specifically, the Court ordered that BNSF disgorge net profits of $362,267,169 attributable to…
Pastoral Pasture Pictures
Photos by Jeremy Tylerfrom Zylstra Lake area, Saturday, June 22 at 5:22 p.m.
Big Turnout on Blakely Island Friday Afternoon for New Marine Navigation Sign
Friday, June 21, 2024 The Blakely Island Marina sign sits at the head of the channel into their small marina. The community worked together to mill and paint new signs that should last decades, just as the old sign did. On an island where not much changes and everything looks the same, much as it…
54 Passengers Transported with Coordination of Community Water Taxi on Sat., Jun. 15
Thursday, June 20, 2024 at 12:25 p.m.by Jeff Noedel Members of the Community Water Taxi (CWT) and the owner-operator of Island Water Taxi, LLC sprang into action on Saturday, June 15th when the inter-island ferry went out of service until 5:45 p.m. The county faced the challenge of needing to move a lot of folks…