SanJuans.Today reached out to all four candidates for County Council representatives, as well as leaders in the campaigns for and against the Conservation Land Bank REET reauthorization, and the Fire District #3 levy lid lift. We asked these leaders the following question: How would you personally describe your degree of confidence in the integrity of…
Friday, October 18, 2024by Jeff Noedel PUBLISHED IN SANJANS.TODAY & THE JOURNAL OF THE SAN JUAN ISLANDS Many political yard signs are placed on publicly owned land and rights-of-way in San Juan County. While a relative few citizens continue to display yard signs on their personal property long after an election, the great majority of…
CNL2 Media (which runs SanJuans.Today) just received another tax-deductible donation. Thank you, kind couple on Orcas Island! Sadly, we don’t have the funds to keep our studio open. Someday, we will have enough donor support and grants to open a studio again. In the meantime, we are still reporting. We are still live-streaming. Still asking…
Sunday, October 6, 2024by Jeff Noedel Diane Craig is headed to Michigan, where family lives and a dollar goes a little farther. Diane has done tremendous work in preserving local journalism in the San Juans. She has served as reporter, sales rep, and office manager for the three Sound Publishing newspapers in the San Juans:…
A CNL2 VIDEO IS AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS PAGE Originally Published Wednesday, September 11, 2024 Video Directed by Dave SchnuckelAudio direction by Jeremy TylerWritten summary by Jeff NoedelProduced at SanJuans.Today Studios in Friday Harbor, WA On Tuesday, Heather Spaulding and Jeff Noedel spoke with Maureen See and John McDowell, two vocal supporters of San…
A CNL2 VIDEO IS AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS PAGE Originally Published Thursday, September 12, 2024 Video Directed by Dave SchnuckelAudio direction by Jeremy TylerWritten summary by Jeff NoedelProduced at SanJuans.Today Studios in Friday Harbor, WA On Tuesday, Heather Spaulding and Jeff Noedel spoke with Maureen See and John McDowell, two vocal supporters of San Juan Island Fire & Rescue’s proposed levy…
A CNL2 VIDEO IS AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS PAGE Originally Published Friday, September 6, 2024 Video Directed by Jeremy TylerHosted by Sasha von DassowProduced at SanJuans.Today Studios in Friday Harbor, WA At noon today, SJI’s own Sasha von Dassow gave SanJuans.Today viewers a peek at this weekend’s 10th Annual Chamber Music Festival on San Juan…
Last week, Gary Boothman died. He was Mayor of Friday Harbor from 1999 to 2005. The town government has lowered flags at all town properties today and through the weekend. Following is a proclamation issued by Mayor Ray Jackson: WHEREAS, Gary Boothman like many Town citizens cared about his community. Gary humbly began his public service…
A CNL2 VIDEO IS AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS PAGE Originally Published Thursday, September 5, 2024 Directed by Jeremy TylerWritten summary by Jeff NoedelProduced at SanJuans.Today Studios in Friday Harbor, WA After 40+ live streamed weekly episodes of “Hey…What’s going on around here?” SanJuans.Today experienced two failed live streams, the second was last week. So…
Sunday, September 1, 2024 Ladies and Gents, don your finest and waltz back in time to the Roaring ’20s with Cabaret Corner’s “Puttin’ On The Ritz” – a dazzling, singing extravaganza that brings the glitz and glamour of the Jazz Age right to your doorstep! Join them for an evening where the jazz is hot,…
A SAN JUANS.TODAY VIDEO IS AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS PAGE Wednesday, August 28, 2024Directed by: Dave SchnuckelAudio Engineer: Jeremy TylerSummary written by: Jeff Noedel Dwight Colley, Chair Fire District 3, and Noel Monin, Chief, San Juan Island Fire & Rescue were our guests Tuesday. The interview begins with Dwight stating that the best decision…
A SAN JUANS.TODAY VIDEO IS AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS PAGE Originally Published Friday, August 30, 2024 Video Directed by Dave SchnuckelAudio direction by Jeremy TylerWritten summary by Jeff NoedelProduced at SanJuans.Today Studios in Friday Harbor, WA On Tuesday, Heather Spaulding and Jeff Noedel spoke with Dwight Colley, Chair Fire District 3, and Noel Monin, Chief,…
A SANJUANS.TODAY VIDEO IS AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS PAGE Originally Published Saturday, August 31, 2024 Video Directed by Dave SchnuckelAudio direction by Jeremy TylerWritten summary by Jeff NoedelProduced at SanJuans.Today Studios in Friday Harbor, WA On Tuesday, Heather Spaulding and Jeff Noedel spoke with Commissioner Dwight Colley, Chair Fire District #3, and Noel Monin, Chief, San Juan Island Fire &…
A Celebration of Life for Barbara Jean Pickering (December 11, 1940 to May 24, 2024) has been scheduled for Saturday, September 28, 2024 at 1:00 p.m. at the Lopez Islander Resort & Marina, 2864 Fisherman Bay Rd. on Lopez Island. Barbara Jean Pickering, a cherished Lopez Island native and devoted community member, passed away peacefully…
Friday, August 9, 2024 @ 11:00 p.m.by Jeff Noedel With approximately 99 percent of ballots counted from Tuesday’s primary election, home-grown San Juan Island resident Adrian Kilpatrick, 39, came in third place in the County Council residency district 1 race, behind two well-known candidates who have long been in the public eye. The general election…
