Here’s a thought…
“Elections belong to the people. It’s their decision. If they decide to turn their back on the fire and burn their behinds, then they will just have to sit on their blisters.”
ABRAHAM LINCOLN
Joint statement on Columbia R. hatchery settlement with WA Dept. Fish and Wildlife
||| FROM EMMA HELVERSON for WILD FISH CONSERVANCY||| Wild Fish Conservancy, The Conservation Angler, and the Department of Fish and Wildlife filed a consent decree last week to settle claims in an Endangered Species Act lawsuit over lower Columbia River hatcheries and their impact on threatened wild salmon, steelhead, and endangered Southern
Letter to Editor | Open letter to Mr. Hughes
||| FROM ED SUIJ ||| Dear Mr.Hughes, In a time of sound bites and short attention spans this letter might seem a bit long to you. You may quit reading it after a couple paragraphs. That is fine with me. The voters will read it. We all know your qualities
WSF Weekly Report | Summer is over; off-season rates to kick in; lifesaving award for Samish crew; kudo for SJs inter-island crew
||| FROM STEVE NEVEY for WASHINGTON STATE FERRIES ||| A message from Steve Our busy summer season ended Saturday, and I send my deepest gratitude to my colleagues for their hard work in getting millions of people to their destinations safely. I also thank our customers for their continued patience
Occam’s Razor | Our island, our world through the eyes, pen of S.C. Watson
Welcome to our weekly feature, Occam's Razor, from local artist S.C. Watson.
You’re Invited! Join the County at Open Houses this fall to lend your voice to 2025 Comp Plan
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| San Juan County is pleased to host a series of grocery store information booths and open house events on three islands where the community can learn more about the Comprehensive Plan (Comp Plan) Update and provide input. Come join us in planning for
Letter to Editor | I am happy to be on this beautiful island
||| FROM FRAN HOLT ||| As a new part-time resident, I want to express my appreciation for this community. On Tuesday my fiance and I miscommunicated on where he would pick me up after I took a long walk on the Cascade Lake trail. I waited and waited and he
Guest Opinion | So what happens to Home Fund after election? You sure?
||| FROM RON WHALEN ||| The Voters Pamphlet will be mailed out the first week in October. A copy can be accessed here: https://www.sanjuancountywa.gov/DocumentCenter/View/30770/2024-Genral-VP-San-Juan-County-Final?bidId= Page 12 explains Proposition No. 1 – Extending Conservation Area Real Estate Excise Tax. Page 13 presents advocacy arguments. In the argument for, first paragraph, last
Conversion of Washington ferry to hybrid-electric power is delayed
||| FROM WASHINGTON STATE STANDARD ||| When Washington State Ferries took its Jumbo Mark II vessel, the Wenatchee, out of service last September to convert it from diesel to hybrid-electric power, the plan was for the boat to be back in action sometime around late summer this year. The agency now
Life Line Screening
||| FROM LENA KASSA for ORCAS SENIOR CENTER ||| Life Line Screening will be at Orcas Senior Center on Thursday, October 10 to offer non-invasive and painless health screenings. The screenings will help identify dangerous plaque buildup or blockage, a major risk factor for stroke and heart disease. The screenings
Orcas Food Heroes Celebration
Orcas Island Winery, 4:30-8pm, Fri. Oct 4 ||| FROM SAN JUAN MAKERS GUILD ||| Join local Farmers and island film makers in celebrating Orcas Island Food Heroes for a dinner and preview of the fun new San Juan Islands Ag short film selected for inclusion in the Friday Harbor Film
New Southern Resident orca calf seen in stunning NOAA drone video
||| FROM KOMO TV ||| A team of scientists captured a new orca whale calf alongside its mother in a stunning drone video, according to National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Fisheries. The footage was captured on Sept. 15 in the Haro Strait area west of San Juan Island by a joint science team including
Letter to Editor | Locally, regionally, Rick Hughes is ready on day one
||| FROM STEVE ULVI ||| San Juan County is an unusual place alright. Some think a paradise. Others a paradise lost, depending on how biocentric your beliefs. In any case, these distinctive islands and eclectic communities – forest edged, patchwork fields, and huge seascapes in changing light – create a
Letter to Editor | Generosity, authenticity, integrity define Paulsen
||| FROM STEPHANIE PRIMA ||| The first time I heard Justin Paulsen speak, I was thoroughly impressed with his ideas, his dedication to the working families of these islands, and his extensive community-minded engagement in working towards solutions to our County issues. His idea to have 5 or so pre-approved
Letter to Editor | Paulsen advocates for all of us
||| FROM BRIAN WRIGHT ||| One of the many reasons I feel Justin Paulsen is the right choice for our community is his efforts with the Ferry System. As a commercial driver who uses the ferry daily to provide goods and services to our community Justin's efforts and willingness to
Letter to Editor | It’s time for Justin Paulsen on Council
||| FROM SANDY PLAYA ||| I am voting for Justin Paulsen for San Juan County Council because he walks the talk. I work with Justin in the Community Water Taxi Group. He not only listens – but also considers information and opinions offered. Justin speaks succinctly, offers to do the
Exploding legal expenses at Eastsound Water
||| FROM MICHAEL RIORDAN, FRED KLEIN, and ROBERT AUSTIN ||| This morning brought yet another in a misleading series of emails from Eastsound Water Users Association, this time about all the legal expenses it has been running up during the past two years — and blaming the more than $160,000
