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Friday Harbor Food Bank Running at Capacity – Need Continues to Grow
Thanks to the legendary generosity of San Juan Islanders, the Friday Harbor Food Bank is still in a position to help all those who approach the “store.” But the need is significant, and the need is growing. We were surprised to learn that demand for food bank services increases in the summer, due to seasonal…
VIDEO: San Juan Island Boating Season Opening Day Ceremony
CNL2 VIDEO AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS PAGE Friday Harbor’s 2024 Opening Day for boating season — titled “Let’s Rock” — was held Sunday from 2:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. A constant light rain throughout the entire ceremony did nothing to dampen spirits. Later at festivities in the San Juan Island Yacht Club, winning entries…
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NEWS — Lovelett: Proposed state budget moves WSF away from “Coast Guard minimums” – If Climate Commitment Act is repealed, ‘No boats!’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,…
54 Passengers Transported with Coordination of Community Water Taxi on Sat., Jun. 15
Thursday, June 20, 2024 at 12:25 p.m.by Jeff Noedel Members of the Community Water Taxi (CWT) and the owner-operator of Island Water Taxi, LLC sprang into action on Saturday, June 15th when the inter-island ferry went out of service until 5:45 p.m. The county faced the challenge of needing to move a lot of folks…
Renaissance Man Jeremy Jennings Makes Wood-fired Pottery
Masters-degreed classical composer, winemaker and sommelier, abstract painter, and now potter in the English Arts & Crafts Tradition and the Japanese Mingei Folk Art Movement — Jeremy Jennings loves the creative process. When he isn’t working in clay, he serves as the wine and beer buyer for the San Juan Food Coop. Raised on Waldron…
Democrat Gov. Candidate Ferguson Gives Nod to Calls for Two New Diesel Boats for WSF Fleet
UPDATED Monday, April 15, 2024, 9:55 a.m. Bob Ferguson — Washington Attorney General and leading candidate for the Democratic Party’s nomination for Governor — has recently broken with the position on new diesel boats for Washington State Ferries staked out by incumbent Governor Jay Inslee and many Democrats in the Legislature. During the “supplemental session”…