Rosenfeld: Warren Appleton is the best choice for Fire District 3 commissioner
We’re lucky to have two exceptionally qualified candidates for Fire District 3 Commissioner. Why is Warren Appleton the better choice?
- Written by Howie Rosenfeld
Obituary for an iconic 200-year-old Sycamore
A tree is gone. Chopped down. Reduced. Killed.
And not just any tree.
I had looked forward to seeing it in the eponymously named Sycamore Gap when my friend Jerry and I scheduled a trip along northern England’s Hadrian’s Wall path in 2019. We had both seen the tree and the fragment of Hadrian’s Wall from which it sprouted in a popular 1980s film, as well as in guide books and travel brochures.
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- Written by Mike Vouri
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Sept. 27: FRIDAY HARBOR WOLVERINE FOOTBALL Trivia, numbers, history, ramblings and stuff by Bruce Bennett
Friday, 9/29 at 6:30 p.m. Coupeville (1-3) at Friday Harbor (2-1)
* The Wolverines and Wolves go way back. They first met in Friday Harbor’s initial season 50 years ago in 1973…CHS won 20-14 at their place.
* This season the Wolves lost their first three games - to Klahowya 28-25, South Whidbey 48-28 and Sultan 49-13. The Whidbey Island outfit got their first win Friday, a 48-6 pounding of La Conner.
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- Written by Bruce Bennett
San Juan Island Yacht Club fishing derby was another fun-filled success
This San Juan Island Lifestyle Video shares with you how much fun the San Juan Island Yacht Club derby was. Be sure to join us next time!
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San Juan Island Yacht Club fishing derby was another fun-filled success
This San Juan Island Lifestyle Video shares with you how much fun the San Juan Island Yacht Club derby was. Be sure to join us next time!
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Dr. Geyman: San Juan Island PHD's progress on long-term care facility remarkable
San Juan County shares in the huge national problem of the baby boomer generation having contributed to markedly increased numbers of elderly people, many of whom are vulnerable to health problems and/or homelessness. The 85-bed Friday Harbor Life Care Center, which closed in 2017, provided 24-7 health care as well as a place to land for islanders with short-term needs. With that closure, we had a complete absence of any such facility for long-term care of residents of San Juan County.
Monin Concedes - Vote for Geffen
After serving 14 years on the Friday Harbor Town Council, I am asking you to cast your ballot for my opponent. My decision to concede comes under a growing possibility that as your Fire District #3 Assistant Chief I may be named Interim Fire Chief beginning this November. This appointment, even if temporary, will require my full attention with all that faces it.
Please join me in my vote for Richard Geffen for Town Council Seat #2. Knowing our Fire District would soon be going through change, I met with Mr. Geffen this summer over a cold pint and had an open discussion about where his heart is, why he wants to hold office, and to share our personal perspectives on what is important to our Town.
- Written by Noel Monin
San Juan Island Lifestyle Video - Yacht Club Fishing Derby 9-23-23
The San Juan Island Yacht Club Fishing Derby is this weekend September 23, 2023. The entry fee is $60 per person and you can buy tickets from Karen at the Yacht Club 360-317-5307 or Chuck Payne 360-378-8156.
Find out more by watching San Juan Island Lifestyle Video - Yacht Club Fishing Derby 9-23-23
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Horoscopes By Triana J. Elan September 18-24, 2023
Grand Trine of Sun in Virgo, Uranus in Taurus, Pluto in Capricorn until Friday; Venus in Leo to Square Uranus in Taurus; Mars in Libra Sextile Venus in Leo
We still have the Grand Trine going from last week and I’m sure we all have felt it one way or another. This will continue until Friday when the Sun moves out of orb.
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FRIDAY HARBOR WOLVERINE FOOTBALL Trivia, numbers, history, ramblings and stuff by Bruce Bennett
Thursday, 9/14 at 5:00 p.m. Friday Harbor (1-1) at La Conner (0-1)
* This is the first of four league games.
* Last week the Braves opened with a 28-12 loss at home to the 2A Evergreen Wolverines of Seattle.
* Last fall the Purple and Gold defeated the Braves 52-0 at home and 67-18 in Skagit County.
* A year ago La Conner was 0-4 in league play and 2-6 for the season.
* Since the Northwest B League started football in 1973, La Conner is the only school to have played all 50 years as a league member.
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Ingrid Gabriel: Angel Credits (Part 9 - Seniors Gone Wild Series)
As we edge ever nearer for departure on our eternal journey, we Silver Tops begin to transition from the earthbound to the ethereal. On the last legs of our journey, we are often surprised to find ourselves living, for lack of a better description, a more righteous, even biblical life. It’s like we have joined some celestial rewards program and are accumulating points in the Angel Credit Club. However we may have behaved in our younger days, we are reborn in our autumnal years, and for many of us it’s nothing but tolerance and clean-living from here to Glory.
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Merri Ann Simonson Real Estate Update: YOU CAN'T CREATE AFFORDABLE HOUSING BY MAKING IT COST MORE
If one reads the posts on the various Facebook pages, numerous community members are looking for rentals and can't find them. Other participants chime onto the post about the cost of affordable housing on a regular basis and that San Juan County needs to do something about it. Some people are having to leave the island because they can’t find affordable housing, including people who have lived here for a long time. It is apparent, our County officials do not read Facebook.
Mike Vouri: On Hadrian’s Wall 2023: Hobbling from the Heavenfield
The following is the third installment chronicling my second journey along the Hadrian’s Wall path this past summer. The names have not been changed to protect the innocent.
The Chesters bridge abutment.
July 8
Woke up at 3:30 am that Saturday, possibly because it was only 7 p.m. at home. I was still on Pacific Daylight time. Never fear, by the time I adjusted to London time I’d be home and lying awake there.
By the third day on the Hadrian’s Wall Path, my 2023 experience was not what I had anticipated over years of planning.
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Horoscopes By Triana J. Elan September 11-17, 2023
New Moon in Virgo Forms Grand Trine With Uranus in Taurus and Pluto in Capricorn on Thursday; Mars in Libra Sextile Venus in Leo; Mercury Direct on Thursday
Thanks for putting up with my absence yet again…I broke my foot but good on August 8th and could not tolerate having it on the floor to sit and write the column until now…fortunately it’s on the mend and did not require surgery.