Lopez Island’s Russel Barsh Counts All the Little Fish in the Sea
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Lopez Island’s Russel Barsh Counts All the Little Fish in the Sea

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…

PART 1 of 2: Wednesday’s County Trail Project Public Meeting Coverage
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PART 1 of 2: Wednesday’s County Trail Project Public Meeting Coverage

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…

OPINION: What Minnie Knych is Looking for in County Council Candidates
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OPINION: What Minnie Knych is Looking for in County Council Candidates

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…

Manka Dhingra to Orcas Audience: ‘I will be the 1st immigrant and 1st person of color to serve as State Attorney General’
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Manka Dhingra to Orcas Audience: ‘I will be the 1st immigrant and 1st person of color to serve as State Attorney General’

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…

CNL2 to Live Video Stream Friday Harbor High School Graduation Ceremony

CNL2 to Live Video Stream Friday Harbor High School Graduation Ceremony

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…

Lopez Island Mother of 14-year-old on 7-hour Ferry Ride Home Speaks Out (includes many reader comments)
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Lopez Island Mother of 14-year-old on 7-hour Ferry Ride Home Speaks Out (includes many reader comments)

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…

UPDATED: Community Water Taxi Performed 10 Percent of All Their Trips – Ever – in Past Week
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UPDATED: Community Water Taxi Performed 10 Percent of All Their Trips – Ever – in Past Week

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…

CORRECTION: Group of 20+ Lopez Youth WSF Walk-ons Took 7 (not 5) Hours to Get from Friday Harbor to Lopez Friday
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CORRECTION: Group of 20+ Lopez Youth WSF Walk-ons Took 7 (not 5) Hours to Get from Friday Harbor to Lopez Friday

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…

Several Orcas Island Beaches Closed to Recreational Shellfish Harvesting

Several Orcas Island Beaches Closed to Recreational Shellfish Harvesting

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…

OPALCO upgrades Friday Harbor Substation for Future Power Demands
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OPALCO upgrades Friday Harbor Substation for Future Power Demands

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…

TODAY: WSF to Publish Key Parts of ‘Invitation to Bid’ for 5 New Hybrid Boats
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TODAY: WSF to Publish Key Parts of ‘Invitation to Bid’ for 5 New Hybrid Boats

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…

Eight Students Graduate from 2024 EMT Course

Eight Students Graduate from 2024 EMT Course

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…