Statement sent to CNL2 by Subscriber Jeff Hodge on Tuesday, June 11, 2024, with permission to reprint: “It is a rare opportunity for a small community such as ours to have the benefit of a station like CNL2 focused on the things we care about. Don’t get me wrong, I love the print stuff as…
THE FULL EPISODE OF “HEY… WHAT’S GOING ON AROUND HERE” IS AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS PAGE Amanda Lynn, who has led the San Juan Community Home Trust for three years and counting, is an incredible asset in the community. She is as committed to affordable housing as a human could be. She is articulate,…
CNL2 VIDEO AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS PAGE Erin Andrews mastered high-level corporate communications while working for famous clients at a top international public relations firm. It was in that big agency that she honed her craft, and mastered management of multiple simultaneous “deliverables,” while keep them on time, on budget, and on spec. She…
A CNL2 VIDEO IS AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS PAGE Sunday, June 9, 2024 at 8:00 p.m.Video Capture and Writing by Jeff NoedelJeremy Tyler, Live stream Director Viewers from five continents and across San Juan Island watched in real-time as 66 brilliant young souls graduated in the 112th Commencement of Friday Harbor High School. The…
A CNL2 VIDEO IS AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS PAGE Amy Saxe-Eyler has worked in the for-profit, co-op, and non-profit worlds. She feels everything she’s done in the past enables her to do her current job: connecting funds donated out of love to the local tapestry of non-profits that actually meet human needs. Amy is…
A CNL2 VIDEO IS AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS PAGE Friday, June 7, 2024Video capture by Jeff NoedelVideo editing by Jeremy Tyler It’s one of the last acts in a Friday Harbor High School student career: dipping a paintbrush in gold paint and affixing your name, with flourish, on a blank purple-washed concrete retaining wall….
UPDATED: 5:35 p.m. At 11:40 a.m. today, a plane crashed off the northeastern shore of Jones Island Marine State Park, which is located west of Deer Harbor on Orcas Island. Jones Island is a 188-acre park for campers, with no residents. FOX13 News in Seattle is reporting that retired Air Force Major General and NASA…
A CNL2 VIDEO IS AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS PAGE Friday, June 7, 2024Video Capture & Writing by Jeff Noedel Video Editing by Jeremy Tyler For 18 years, Russel Barsh has been studying how the little things are changing — the bottom of the food chain — in the ecosystem of our archipelago. He calls…
On Saturday, June 22, 2024 — 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m., a celebration of life will be held for Karen Kay Poulson Bolin (Nov. 13, 1939 to Apr. 3, 2023) This event will be held at the Mullis Center in Friday Harbor, 589 Nash St. The Bolin Family gratefully acknowledges… · Becki Day, Soroptimist member…
A CNL2 VIDEO IS AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS PAGE Thursday, June 6, 2024 at 12:23 p.m.by Jeff Noedel Yesterday’s 90-minute meeting at the Marie Boe Building on the County Fairgrounds was a clash of values: the 82 percent of islanders who would like to have a new long walking and bicycle trail on the…
The opinions expressed here are not necessarily those of CNL2. All submissions deemed by CNL2 to be constructive and credible will be published. Wednesday, June 5, 2024 By Minnie Knych It has been interesting to see the candidates for our non-partisan county council. I look forward to hearing more about their platforms. Here’s what I’m…
CNL2 VIDEO AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS PAGE Monday, June 3, 2024 at 4:45 p.m.by Jeff Noedel Manka Dhingra — that’s a name you’ll be hearing over the next two months. As of Saturday morning, several dozen Orcas Island voters learned more about Dhingra, 51, one of three candidates for Washington State Attorney General. She…
On Saturday, CNL2 will live video stream the Class of ’24 graduation ceremony from the gymnasium on the Friday Harbor High School campus. This will be a one-camera shoot, nothing fancy. But for friends and family who cannot be present, the live video stream will put them in the gymnasium virtually. There will be no…
CNL2’s reporting of Friday night’s seven-hour ferry trip for Lopez children and minors started with a news tip from a regular viewer. We worked the story all weekend, and obviously it was a subject people want to know about. Visits to CNL2 quickly shattered all our records. In one day, our monthly unique visitors went…
CNL2 EXCLUSIVE: Sunday, June 2, 2024 at 2:26 p.m.by Jeff Noedel Karly Leyde, of Lopez Island, is the mother of a 14-year-old who was among the students whose trip home from school in Friday Harbor turned into an arduous seven-hour journey. The incident happened Friday evening. Our interview occurred Saturday afternoon. Here is a transcript…
