Saturday, June 1, 2024 at 8:30 p.m.by Jeff Noedel Tom Bridge, of Crane Island, is one of the five leaders of Orcas Island-based Community Water Taxi (CWT). Bridge is licensed captain who performs most of the CWT runs. CWT sprang into existence nine months ago, almost as an impulsive reaction to Washington State Ferries inter-island…
UPDATED Saturday, June 1, 2024 at 1:36 p.m. CORRECTION: This article has been updated to reflect that the Lopez students arrived at the Lopez dock at 11:21 p.m., not approximately 9:00 p.m. as previously reported. The trip took more than seven hours, not five. Friday was a very challenging day for many people who rely…
The Washington State Department of Health has closed recreational shellfish harvesting at the beaches near Eastsound on Orcas Island due to unsafe levels of Paralytic Shellfish Poison (PSP). This closure includes all species of molluscan shellfish including clams, geoduck, scallops, mussels, oysters, and snails. This harvesting closure applies to the East Sound body of water…
To view CNL2 interviews of the many artists on this weekend’s Artists’ Studio Tour, click here. For details of the Studio Tour, visit their website here.
FOLLOWING IS A NEWS RELEASE FROM ORCAS POWER & LIGHT COOPERATIVE (OPALCO) Thursday, May 30, 2024, 3:46 p.m. If you’ve gone to the brewery in Friday Harbor lately, you may have noticed some work being done on the Friday Harbor Substation owned and operated by OPALCO. This substation had reached capacity and as more community…
Thursday, May 30, 2024 10:55 a.m. This afternoon, WSF will mark an important and exciting milestone with the publication of volumes I and II of an “Invitation to Bid” (IFB), inviting shipbuilders in and out of Washington to submit qualifications to build five hybrid-electric vessels,” Dana Warr told CNL2 moments ago. Warr is Deputy Director…
FOLLOWING IS A NEWS RELEASE from San Juan County Public Hospital District No. 1 AND San Juan Island Emergency Medical Services Wednesday, May 29, 2024 The heart of San Juan Island EMS is our volunteers, so we are proud to announce that the 2024 Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) class graduated on April 27th, 2024, with all eight students passing. The classes consisted of seven students from San…
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…
A message from Jeff Noedel After investing money in — and working without pay — to build CNL2 for the past 1-1/2 years, Jeremy Tyler and I have decided to give up ownership of CNL2. The process has begun to convert CNL2 into a non-profit. With this change, CNL2 will never make us wealthy, no…
CNL2 VIDEO AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS PAGE. San Juan County Council residency district 2 candidate Rick Hughes shares actions he advocates for the County to take related to transportation (beginning to 50:15 minutes); the County lawsuit against the Town of Friday Harbor over the County’s water usage at the Fairgrounds (until 58:20); and food…
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…
Observed on the last Monday of May, Memorial Day (formerly Decoration Day) is the federal holiday for honoring U.S. military people who died in service to U.S. Armed Forces, as well as Gold Star Families. And now is a good time to remember the sacrifices made by active and veteran service people who are still…
THE FOLLOWING ANNOUNCEMENT WAS PUBLISHED IN THE SAN JUAN COUNTY GOVERNMENT WEBSITE SATURDAY, MAY 26 The County is exploring trail routes between the Town of Friday Harbor and Zylstra Lake Preserve, as well as other routes and destinations that connect the Town with neighborhoods, public lands, and other amenities. The community is invited to a…
Friday Harbor Film Festival, in collaboration with Frame of Mind Films and the San Juan Island Museum of Art, presents The Great 14th: Tenzin Gyatso, The 14th Dalai Lama In His Own Words on Saturday, June 1 at 7 pm at the San Juan Community Theatre. This award-winning production from Frame of Mind Films uniquely…
A CNL2 VIDEO IS AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS PAGE. In an exclusive report published recently in the Salish Current, reporter Toby Cooper makes a deep dive into a project Orcas Power & Light Cooperative (OPALCO) is exploring in which a football field-sized machine would be tethered to the sea floor at a point between…
