Topic: Letters
Letter About Voting
Written on November 3, 2017 at 12:39 pm, by Tim Dustrude
About 13,000 ballots were mailed to county voters almost two weeks ago. As of Friday morning (Nov. 3) only 25 percent (about 3,200) of the ballot envelopes had been received. That means many voters have their ballots. Getting those ballots in “on time” is important. If you plan to vote by mail, I encourage you Continue Reading
Letters for the November Election
Written on November 2, 2017 at 5:30 am, by Tim Dustrude
You can see letters from individuals supporting our candidates at the links below. Letters are listed in chronological order. As more letters come in, this list will be updated so be sure to check back. For Anna Lisa Lindstrum – Hospital District Commissioner Robbie Lawson Louise Dustrude Kerwin Johnson John and Emily Geyman Martha Scott Continue Reading
Thank You to the LCC
Written on October 30, 2017 at 5:44 am, by Tim Dustrude
To the personnel of Life Care Center of San Juan Island, My dad was a resident at the Life Care Center for approximately 2 years. I just want to thank everyone there for taking care of him while he was there. I wanted to send a “thank you” before it all dissolved, but time ran Continue Reading
Goodbye and Good Luck!
Written on October 17, 2017 at 11:55 am, by Tim Dustrude
News from Printonyx… After 15 years as the “Voice of Printonyx,” Jonathan Reedy will be leaving us on October 18th to start a new career in banking. We’re sorry for the surprise notice … We’d like to invite you to join us tomorrow for an “all-day drop in to say goodbye event.” We’ll have a Continue Reading
Schools Foundation Phone-A-Thon
Written on October 16, 2017 at 5:50 am, by Tim Dustrude
In the SJ Update mailbag today, it’s Barbara Bevens writing to urge you to donate to the Public Schools Foundation… Please give generously when the Public Schools Foundation calls you. Every penny counts toward books, supplies and classroom items that aren’t normally covered by school district funds. As you all know money is tight since Continue Reading
Letter in Support of Anna Lisa
Written on October 14, 2017 at 5:36 am, by Tim Dustrude
I am writing this letter in support of Anna Lisa Lindstrum for commissioner of the San Juan County Public Hospital District #1. Anna Lisa has the skill set necessary to be an effective commissioner on our local hospital board. She is a trained CNA having worked in the health care field, she has volunteered on Continue Reading
Letter in Support of Anna Lisa Lindstrum
Written on October 13, 2017 at 5:43 am, by Tim Dustrude
We support Anna Lisa Lindstrum for election as commissioner of Public Hospital District #1 because of the perspective she would bring to health care issues on our island. A 17 year island resident, she has experience in health care and in business as current general manager at Duck Soup. Her goals are to work for Continue Reading
Paideia Says Thanks!
Written on October 11, 2017 at 5:52 am, by Tim Dustrude
Paideia Classical School’s Board of Directors, Staff, Students & Families would like to thank The Honeywell Charitable Fund of The Community Foundation of the Rappahannock River Region for their generous donation to our Scholarship Fund and Teacher Professional Development Program. Paideia is a private school in Friday Harbor offering an excellent classical education for Kindergarten Continue Reading
Letters
Written on October 11, 2017 at 5:47 am, by Tim Dustrude
In the mailbag today we find this letter from Louise Dustrude… This election is crucial for those of us who believe in the reproductive rights of women and men and in the right to death with dignity. With Barbara Sharp’s term expiring, we need to elect someone with an equally strong commitment to these rights. Continue Reading
Letter from SJ Public Schools Foundation
Written on October 10, 2017 at 9:34 am, by Tim Dustrude
In the SJ Update mailbag this morning we find this letter from Rich Meenan… The leaves are changing, the kids are back in school, and the fall fundraising campaign of the San Juan Public Schools Foundation (SJPSF) is underway. Non-profit and all volunteers, the SJPSF has a simple mission: support K-12 public education on San Continue Reading
Concientious Projector
Written on October 7, 2017 at 10:41 am, by Tim Dustrude
Rob Simpson is back with a new installment of the Conscientious Projector Series. Here he is with the scoop… Extraterrestrial Contact > The Evidence This Monday, 7:00 PM (Oct. 9th) in the library Conference Room, Conscientious Projector invites you to discuss a forbidden topic. Have we had contact with extraterrestrial civilizations? Mainstream media makes the Continue Reading
Thank You from PADs
Written on September 28, 2017 at 5:48 am, by Tim Dustrude
Lisa Holt writes a letter of thanks to you… Thank you, San Juan Islands Community, for supporting PADs for Parkinson’s Exhibit and Raffle Table during the San Juan County Fair. Thank you, businesses and individuals, for your generous donations of gifts and services to the raffle table. Thank you, Fair Administration Staff, for helping PADs Continue Reading
From the Update Mailbag…
Written on September 23, 2017 at 5:02 am, by Peggy Sue McRae
Today we received a letter from Ruth McKenna about the school board meeting next Wednesday. Ruth is a candidate for San Juan Island School District Director No. 1… September 22, 2017 Dear Editor, At the San Juan Island School District Board Meeting on Wednesday, Sept. 27, the Board will receive a report from the Center for Continue Reading
Thank You!
Written on September 20, 2017 at 5:46 am, by Tim Dustrude
In the SJ Update mailbag this morning we find this letter of thanks from the Linde family… To Mayor pro tem Ghatan, Maddie Ovenell, Bill Cumming, SJI Park and Recreation District, SJI School District, FH Athletic Association, Don Galt, Inez Brown family, island neighbors and businesses who have given so generously of their time and Continue Reading
Seeing Only What We Want to See
Written on September 13, 2017 at 5:47 am, by Tim Dustrude
In the San Juan Update mailbag today we find this letter from Steve Ulvi… This place, protectively moated by surging tidal waters from the continuous spreading rash of the I-5 corridor, is a prominent geography of hope. I suspect that this has been a place of promise from the first human footprints on the beach Continue Reading
Kate on the Radio
Written on September 12, 2017 at 5:47 am, by Tim Dustrude
Kate Schuman writes to let you know she’ll be on the radio again… Tonight, Tuesday, September 12th, at 7pm, on Ellensburg Community Radio, I will be Don Shriner’s guest musician on the Americana Live show. This is the same program I was on in April, and folks can listen in by Googling “Ellensburg Community Radio”, Continue Reading
Letter About Voting
Written on November 3, 2017 at 12:39 pm, by Tim Dustrude
About 13,000 ballots were mailed to county voters almost two weeks ago. As of Friday morning (Nov. 3) only 25 percent (about 3,200) of the ballot envelopes had been received. That means many voters have their ballots. Getting those ballots in “on time” is important. If you plan to vote by mail, I encourage you Continue Reading
Letters for the November Election
Written on November 2, 2017 at 5:30 am, by Tim Dustrude
You can see letters from individuals supporting our candidates at the links below. Letters are listed in chronological order. As more letters come in, this list will be updated so be sure to check back. For Anna Lisa Lindstrum – Hospital District Commissioner Robbie Lawson Louise Dustrude Kerwin Johnson John and Emily Geyman Martha Scott Continue Reading
Thank You to the LCC
Written on October 30, 2017 at 5:44 am, by Tim Dustrude
To the personnel of Life Care Center of San Juan Island, My dad was a resident at the Life Care Center for approximately 2 years. I just want to thank everyone there for taking care of him while he was there. I wanted to send a “thank you” before it all dissolved, but time ran Continue Reading
Goodbye and Good Luck!
Written on October 17, 2017 at 11:55 am, by Tim Dustrude
News from Printonyx… After 15 years as the “Voice of Printonyx,” Jonathan Reedy will be leaving us on October 18th to start a new career in banking. We’re sorry for the surprise notice … We’d like to invite you to join us tomorrow for an “all-day drop in to say goodbye event.” We’ll have a Continue Reading
Schools Foundation Phone-A-Thon
Written on October 16, 2017 at 5:50 am, by Tim Dustrude
In the SJ Update mailbag today, it’s Barbara Bevens writing to urge you to donate to the Public Schools Foundation… Please give generously when the Public Schools Foundation calls you. Every penny counts toward books, supplies and classroom items that aren’t normally covered by school district funds. As you all know money is tight since Continue Reading
Letter in Support of Anna Lisa
Written on October 14, 2017 at 5:36 am, by Tim Dustrude
I am writing this letter in support of Anna Lisa Lindstrum for commissioner of the San Juan County Public Hospital District #1. Anna Lisa has the skill set necessary to be an effective commissioner on our local hospital board. She is a trained CNA having worked in the health care field, she has volunteered on Continue Reading
Letter in Support of Anna Lisa Lindstrum
Written on October 13, 2017 at 5:43 am, by Tim Dustrude
We support Anna Lisa Lindstrum for election as commissioner of Public Hospital District #1 because of the perspective she would bring to health care issues on our island. A 17 year island resident, she has experience in health care and in business as current general manager at Duck Soup. Her goals are to work for Continue Reading
Paideia Says Thanks!
Written on October 11, 2017 at 5:52 am, by Tim Dustrude
Paideia Classical School’s Board of Directors, Staff, Students & Families would like to thank The Honeywell Charitable Fund of The Community Foundation of the Rappahannock River Region for their generous donation to our Scholarship Fund and Teacher Professional Development Program. Paideia is a private school in Friday Harbor offering an excellent classical education for Kindergarten Continue Reading
Letters
Written on October 11, 2017 at 5:47 am, by Tim Dustrude
In the mailbag today we find this letter from Louise Dustrude… This election is crucial for those of us who believe in the reproductive rights of women and men and in the right to death with dignity. With Barbara Sharp’s term expiring, we need to elect someone with an equally strong commitment to these rights. Continue Reading
Letter from SJ Public Schools Foundation
Written on October 10, 2017 at 9:34 am, by Tim Dustrude
In the SJ Update mailbag this morning we find this letter from Rich Meenan… The leaves are changing, the kids are back in school, and the fall fundraising campaign of the San Juan Public Schools Foundation (SJPSF) is underway. Non-profit and all volunteers, the SJPSF has a simple mission: support K-12 public education on San Continue Reading
Concientious Projector
Written on October 7, 2017 at 10:41 am, by Tim Dustrude
Rob Simpson is back with a new installment of the Conscientious Projector Series. Here he is with the scoop… Extraterrestrial Contact > The Evidence This Monday, 7:00 PM (Oct. 9th) in the library Conference Room, Conscientious Projector invites you to discuss a forbidden topic. Have we had contact with extraterrestrial civilizations? Mainstream media makes the Continue Reading
Thank You from PADs
Written on September 28, 2017 at 5:48 am, by Tim Dustrude
Lisa Holt writes a letter of thanks to you… Thank you, San Juan Islands Community, for supporting PADs for Parkinson’s Exhibit and Raffle Table during the San Juan County Fair. Thank you, businesses and individuals, for your generous donations of gifts and services to the raffle table. Thank you, Fair Administration Staff, for helping PADs Continue Reading
From the Update Mailbag…
Written on September 23, 2017 at 5:02 am, by Peggy Sue McRae
Today we received a letter from Ruth McKenna about the school board meeting next Wednesday. Ruth is a candidate for San Juan Island School District Director No. 1… September 22, 2017 Dear Editor, At the San Juan Island School District Board Meeting on Wednesday, Sept. 27, the Board will receive a report from the Center for Continue Reading
Thank You!
Written on September 20, 2017 at 5:46 am, by Tim Dustrude
In the SJ Update mailbag this morning we find this letter of thanks from the Linde family… To Mayor pro tem Ghatan, Maddie Ovenell, Bill Cumming, SJI Park and Recreation District, SJI School District, FH Athletic Association, Don Galt, Inez Brown family, island neighbors and businesses who have given so generously of their time and Continue Reading
Seeing Only What We Want to See
Written on September 13, 2017 at 5:47 am, by Tim Dustrude
In the San Juan Update mailbag today we find this letter from Steve Ulvi… This place, protectively moated by surging tidal waters from the continuous spreading rash of the I-5 corridor, is a prominent geography of hope. I suspect that this has been a place of promise from the first human footprints on the beach Continue Reading
Kate on the Radio
Written on September 12, 2017 at 5:47 am, by Tim Dustrude
Kate Schuman writes to let you know she’ll be on the radio again… Tonight, Tuesday, September 12th, at 7pm, on Ellensburg Community Radio, I will be Don Shriner’s guest musician on the Americana Live show. This is the same program I was on in April, and folks can listen in by Googling “Ellensburg Community Radio”, Continue Reading