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Orca Network’s Ways of Whales workshop features southern resident orca updates, blue whales and salmon conservation. The bittersweet New Year’s Day visit to central Puget Sound by J and K pods revealed both a new, apparently…
Obituaries - The Journal of the San Juan Islands
The family of Mary Frances McElfresh is saddened to announce her death last month, on October 26th in Friday Harbor,… Read Story
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Washington state is chronically underfunding education, despite a lawsuit and mandate that the legislature increase education funding. Just as San…
Top stories of 2024 | The Journal of the San Juan Islands
2024年12月28日 · At the end of the year, we take a look at the biggest headlines of the past 12 months. This is part one. We chose the top stories from our most-read online articles and events we feel had the most significant impact on our communities. 1. Big year for elections San Juan County had 86.89% of ...
Top stories of 2024 | Part 2 | The Journal of the San Juan Islands
2025年1月4日 · At the end of the year, we take a look at the biggest headlines of the past 12 months. This is part one. We chose the top stories from our most-read online articles and events we feel had the most significant impact on our communities. This is part two. 6. Fair water issue Renovations at the Fair ...
Washington state makes history: First in the world to permanently …
2025年1月16日 · This week’s victory is the direct result of Commissioner of Public Lands Hilary Franz’s 2022 decision to deny the industry new decadelong leases for net pens, and her subsequent executive order directing the Department of Natural Resources to develop rules to permanently ban this practice.
News that made waves: Part 2 - The Journal of the San Juan Islands
2024年1月1日 · 2004 – Their mortgage was paid off by generous donors, the Salquists. Wolf Hollow now owns the 40-acre property free and clear. 2010-2022 – Using grants, bequests and donations, Facilities Manager Mark Billington and maintenance volunteers gradually replaced older enclosures that were showing their age, with new and improved designs.
Local election results are in: McVeigh and Paulsen win council …
2024年11月5日 · The general election results for San Juan County are in. A total of 10,601 ballots were counted; a remaining 2,100 will be tallied on Nov. 12 at 5 p.m. Voter turnout was 70.1 percent.
County school districts join together in advocacy efforts
2025年1月14日 · Washington state is chronically underfunding education, despite a lawsuit and mandate that the legislature increase education funding. Just as San Juan County is geographically unique, it also has the ability to bring important invested parties, such as labor and management, together to advocate for shared interests. To this end, district leadership from San Juan, Orcas, Lopez and Shaw, each ...