This photo was sent to me by an observant citizen.   Please notice that this land owner seems to collect political signs as the Vote No on Library and the Eric Peter signs were from two years ago.

I took a special interest in this photo, as over 40 of my  60 signs were stolen during my campaign to educate the public as to the actual costs of the proposed Library Lift Levy.  During the course of the campaign I received a call at home one evening from a County Sheriff Deputy.  He informed me that someone from the library committee called and said that I was stealing their signs.  I told him that that was very rich as I was the one who had lost over 30 signs at that point.  I visited the Sheriffs office the next day with a list of the signs that I had lost and their locations.  The sheriff said that he could do nothing as I had no proof of who was stealing the signs.

We support Stephanie Oday for County Council.  This decision comes after attending the candidate forum on June 29, and watching the interviews with Stephanie and other candidates at CNL2

Stephanie Oday has demonstrated knowledge of the issues facing our county.  She also shows an understanding of the issues facing the county council including the aging workforce, the morale of county employees and the out-of-control budget. 

 As an attorney she understands the complexities of the legal system.  She has also proven that she is able to listen to all sides and negotiate a fair outcome. As a thirty-three-year citizen of San Juan County, she has been a frequent volunteer, giving time and money to community service events; often in leadership positions.

Most of all, she is a problem solver who has made a commitment to represent the citizens of all the islands and to hold regular meetings outside of council meetings to answer questions and keep “we, the people” informed. 

~Jim and Minnie Knych

Originally our library occupied one room in the Friday Harbor Town Hall building.  It was staffed by volunteers without any paid employees.  In June 1983 the Town notified the Library Board that the Town needed the space and the library would be required to move.  The Library Board selected a closed restaurant (called the Shrimp Boat) building and sold the citizens on the purchase of the building. 

Hello fellow islanders. Welcome to the new face of hate on San Juan Island. Our local Pride Foundation has morphed from the hated to the haters, the bullied to the town bullies. They stampeded both the Grange and the Mullis Center into cancelling an appearance by a young man named Nicolas Blooms who was invited to the island to talk about his personal journey in and out of transgenderism. Not political, not polemical, not hostile or antagonistic and certainly not hateful. Merely his own story about identity suffering and ultimately healing his soul.

This is what we are not allowed to hear.