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A Message from Ed Andrews at Orcas Island Food Bank
Food is a universal language that connects us all. There is nothing more heartfelt than sharing a meal around the table with the ones that you love. The Orcas Island Food Bank is participating in Give Orcas this spring. We are asking for $5,000 to fund a summer fiesta where we will conduct an in-person survey of…
Journal of The San Juan Islands — Week in Review — Episode 13 — January 23, 2024
A review of the week ending Tuesday, January 23, 2024. Interview of Minnie Knych of Friday Harbor, WA by Heather Spaulding and Jeff Noedel. Directed and edited by Jeremy Tyler. Recorded at CNL2 studios in Friday Harbor, Washington.
48th Parallel News at Noon — Episode 4 — January 30, 2024
In the fourth episode of the 48th Parallel News at Noon, Heather Spaulding and Jeff Noedel discuss issues of the day, including the quality of Friday Harbor schools. Directed and edited by Jeremy Tyler. Recorded at CNL2 Studios in Friday Harbor, Washington
Seattle Times Editorial Board: Next Governor Should Order 2 Diesel Ferries
Since Autumn 2023, when a retired licensed engineer with a long tenure with Washington State Ferries (WSF) spoke to the San Juan Islands’ “Ferry Lovers of Washington” (FLOW) interest group, activists from San Juan Island, Orcas Island, and Crane Island have been calling for the State to build two new diesel ferry boats. FLOW members…
We Missed the Solar Eclipse Last Month, So What? We Have Northern Lights!
Some 200 cars and trucks lined Redoubt Rd. at South Beach in the San Juan Island National Historical Park after sunset last night (Fri., May 10, 2024). Not much was happening as the 9:00 p.m. hour wore on, and a few cars departed. But as every last sign of the sunset waned by 10:00 p.m.,…
BREAKING NEWS — Lovelett: Proposed state budget moves WSF away from “Coast Guard minimums” – If Climate Commitment Act is repealed, ‘No boats!’
FRI, JAN 5, 2023 – FRIDAY HARBOR, WA—In a Zoom call this afternoon, Washington State Senator Liz Lovelett (D-40) talked with citizens and one reporter in a meeting organized by San Juan County-based FLOW (Ferry Lovers Of Washington). Senator Lovelett discussed potential state funding of the new Community Water Taxi service based on Orcas Island,…