Topic: Letters
Letter | Becki Day Deserves Fourth of July Credit
Written on July 16, 2021 at 5:00 am, by Hayley Day
By Lauren Cohen, San Juan Island The return of our town’s beloved Fourth of July parade was an enormous step forward in our return to normal life. It was a chance for our community and the visitors we welcome every year to come together and celebrate our nation and the freedoms we enjoy. The San Juan Journal Continue Reading
Letter: Vote for Arts Supporter Ghatan for Mayor
Written on July 13, 2021 at 4:30 am, by Hayley Day
By David Mark Jenkins, Friday Harbor I have worked with Farhad Ghatan for over seven years and found him to be extremely reliable, professional, creative and honest. Moreover, Farhad is a strong advocate for the Arts in Friday Harbor, and as in many other communities, public art adds greatly to our visitor’s experience of the Continue Reading
Letter: Ranked-Choice Voting for San Juan County
Written on May 12, 2021 at 4:30 am, by Hayley Day
By Learner Limbach, Orcas Island Have you ever looked at your choices on a ballot and thought, “I’m just not excited about any of these”? I have, and I’m tired of being coerced into voting for the “lesser evil”. I think many others are, too. Ranked-choice voting is one idea that is giving me hope, and it Continue Reading
Letter: San Juan County Board Reviews County’s High Health Rankings
Written on May 11, 2021 at 5:00 am, by Hayley Day
By Dale Heisinger M.D., Noel Monin, John Geyman M.D., Christine Minney, Jamie Stephens, Cindy Wolf, Kyle Davies, San Juan County Board of Health Recently the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and University of Wisconsin published the county health rankings for states. The rankings were based on health outcomes and health factors (see countyhealthrankings.org for comprehensive view). In Washington State, Continue Reading
Letter: Fire Chair Jarman Thanks Voters for Fire Annexation Approval
Written on May 7, 2021 at 4:30 am, by Hayley Day
By Bob Jarman, chair of the board of commissioners, San Juan County Fire District 3 On behalf of the elected board members of San Juan County Fire District 3, our career staff and our volunteers, we thank the voters of San Juan Island and the Town of Friday Harbor for your overwhelming support in the April Continue Reading
Letter: Animal Protection Society of Friday Harbor Thanks Community Foundation
Written on April 20, 2021 at 4:30 am, by Hayley Day
From Animal Protection Society of Friday Harbor The Animal Protection Society of Friday Harbor would like to acknowledge the San Juan Island Community Foundation for the many opportunities it provides for San Juan Island nonprofits to receive support from the foundation and its donors. On March 9, the animal shelter received two grants from the Continue Reading
Letter: Washington State Ferries Breakdowns the Worst in 40 Years
Written on April 17, 2021 at 9:16 am, by Hayley Day
By Janet Wright, San Juan Island I wrote an e‑mail to our state legislators April 14 about the ferry situation. Another broken-down ferry. Hmmm, I have lived here over 40 years and it has never been this bad. I have two friends who were trying to get to the mainland for surgeries and they were stuck. Continue Reading
Letter: Former Friday Harbor Fire Chief Urges Yes Vote On Town Fire Annexation
Written on April 13, 2021 at 5:00 am, by Hayley Day
By Susan and Peter Risser, San Juan Island Since Peter and I had the good fortune to serve in various roles, including the assistant chief for over 20 years with the now-defunct Friday Harbor Fire Department, we became fairly well acquainted with some of the challenges involved in providing good fire protection to our community. Continue Reading

Letter | Becki Day Deserves Fourth of July Credit
Written on July 16, 2021 at 5:00 am, by Hayley Day
By Lauren Cohen, San Juan Island The return of our town’s beloved Fourth of July parade was an enormous step forward in our return to normal life. It was a chance for our community and the visitors we welcome every year to come together and celebrate our nation and the freedoms we enjoy. The San Juan Journal Continue Reading

Letter: Vote for Arts Supporter Ghatan for Mayor
Written on July 13, 2021 at 4:30 am, by Hayley Day
By David Mark Jenkins, Friday Harbor I have worked with Farhad Ghatan for over seven years and found him to be extremely reliable, professional, creative and honest. Moreover, Farhad is a strong advocate for the Arts in Friday Harbor, and as in many other communities, public art adds greatly to our visitor’s experience of the Continue Reading

Letter: Ranked-Choice Voting for San Juan County
Written on May 12, 2021 at 4:30 am, by Hayley Day
By Learner Limbach, Orcas Island Have you ever looked at your choices on a ballot and thought, “I’m just not excited about any of these”? I have, and I’m tired of being coerced into voting for the “lesser evil”. I think many others are, too. Ranked-choice voting is one idea that is giving me hope, and it Continue Reading

Letter: San Juan County Board Reviews County’s High Health Rankings
Written on May 11, 2021 at 5:00 am, by Hayley Day
By Dale Heisinger M.D., Noel Monin, John Geyman M.D., Christine Minney, Jamie Stephens, Cindy Wolf, Kyle Davies, San Juan County Board of Health Recently the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and University of Wisconsin published the county health rankings for states. The rankings were based on health outcomes and health factors (see countyhealthrankings.org for comprehensive view). In Washington State, Continue Reading

Letter: Fire Chair Jarman Thanks Voters for Fire Annexation Approval
Written on May 7, 2021 at 4:30 am, by Hayley Day
By Bob Jarman, chair of the board of commissioners, San Juan County Fire District 3 On behalf of the elected board members of San Juan County Fire District 3, our career staff and our volunteers, we thank the voters of San Juan Island and the Town of Friday Harbor for your overwhelming support in the April Continue Reading

Letter: Animal Protection Society of Friday Harbor Thanks Community Foundation
Written on April 20, 2021 at 4:30 am, by Hayley Day
From Animal Protection Society of Friday Harbor The Animal Protection Society of Friday Harbor would like to acknowledge the San Juan Island Community Foundation for the many opportunities it provides for San Juan Island nonprofits to receive support from the foundation and its donors. On March 9, the animal shelter received two grants from the Continue Reading

Letter: Washington State Ferries Breakdowns the Worst in 40 Years
Written on April 17, 2021 at 9:16 am, by Hayley Day
By Janet Wright, San Juan Island I wrote an e‑mail to our state legislators April 14 about the ferry situation. Another broken-down ferry. Hmmm, I have lived here over 40 years and it has never been this bad. I have two friends who were trying to get to the mainland for surgeries and they were stuck. Continue Reading

Letter: Former Friday Harbor Fire Chief Urges Yes Vote On Town Fire Annexation
Written on April 13, 2021 at 5:00 am, by Hayley Day
By Susan and Peter Risser, San Juan Island Since Peter and I had the good fortune to serve in various roles, including the assistant chief for over 20 years with the now-defunct Friday Harbor Fire Department, we became fairly well acquainted with some of the challenges involved in providing good fire protection to our community. Continue Reading