Best of Friday Harbor July 4, 2024 Parade
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Best of Friday Harbor July 4, 2024 Parade

A CNL2 VIDEO IS AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS PAGE Friday Harbor’s July 4 parade was fantastic. An awesome rendition of The National Anthem. More than 50 floats, displays, and groups in the parade. And a high energy performance by the U-W Varsity Alumni Band & Cheer. Emcees were Alan Budwill and John J. Nance….

Captain Jon Tegnell Passed Away Last Night
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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….

SJI’s 18-year-old Becca Bryan Published in Seattle Times Today
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SJI’s 18-year-old Becca Bryan Published in Seattle Times Today

If you read The Seattle Times, click here to read a 330-word essay written by Rebecca Anne “Becca” Bryan, 18, of San Juan Island. In a guest article The Times titled “2024 grad thrived, grew to know herself during pandemic,” Becca explained that she thrived during the period of Covid isolation. She writes of the…

Shaw General Store 100 Year Anniversary Seemed Destined for Success
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Shaw General Store 100 Year Anniversary Seemed Destined for Success

CNL2 VIDEO IS AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS PAGE CNL2 loaded up some remote gear Saturday morning and set sail for Shaw Island and the 100 year birthday for the Shaw General Store. There is always a risk in planning public events in May 2024. Maybe the entire Memorial Day weekend will be cloudy and…

Mayor Ray Jackson on the Sacred Meaning of Memorial Day (includes this morning’s parade footage)
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Mayor Ray Jackson on the Sacred Meaning of Memorial Day (includes this morning’s parade footage)

A CNL2 VIDEO IS AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS PAGE Raymont “Ray” Jackson is the kind of person who ends up in leadership positions. In addition to Mayor, one of several fraternal organizations and service organizations in which he has a leadership position is American Legion Post 163 in Friday Harbor. He currently serves as…