Letters

San Juan PHD: Thank you to all the advocates raising their voices

At the Skagit Valley Hospital District board meeting on December 18, 2020, the hospital districts that jointly own Hospice of the Northwest announced that they would not sell to Bristol Hospice.

San Juan Island PHD #1 send letters asking for Hospice of the NW not to be sold

San Juan County Public Hospital District 1 Board of Commissioners sent the following letter to United General District #304 and the other to Skagit Regional Health regarding the possible sale of Hospice of the NW.

Wolf thanks the voters

I want to extend my sincere thanks to all of my campaign supporters, volunteers and staff, and especially to the voters, for electing me as San Juan County Council Member from District 2. I am honored…

Written by Cindy Wolf

An Open Letter to Our Community - from EMTs who resigned from San Juan Island EMS

An Open Letter to Our Community, We believe it is important to set the record straight on recent exchanges between some of the San Juan EMS (EMS) volunteers and the Board of Public Hospital District #1…

Ulvi, Roberts: Support Hughes and Palmateer

There is so much to be concerned about these days. Much of it well beyond our abilities as individuals to effect any change. Except that we each have a vote. PLEASE do your homework and VOTE.…

Written by Steve Ulvi and Lynette Roberts

Dalldorf: Supports Minney for county Council

I am a full-time resident in Friday Harbor and I strongly support Christine Minney for San Juan County Council in the upcoming November election.

Written by Chuck Dalldorf

New Deal San Juan Islands: It’s Time for a New Deal

The San Juan Islands are like no place on earth. Our remarkable natural beauty is rivaled only by our tight-knit communities. San Juan County also has one of the more progressive voting blocks in the nation.…

Written by New Deal San Juan Islands

Spring Street International School: Thank you to SJICF

Spring Street International School would like to thank the San Juan Island Community Foundation for hosting, coordinating, and including us in the SJICF Fair Matching Grant Program. New individual desks. The Fair Matching Grant Program helped…

Written by Spring Street International School

Grout: PHD should hire an experienced EMS chief

Editor: The public hospital district commissioners have been taking some heat for their decision to replace the interim chief but I want to commend them for doing what I believe was in the best interest of…

Written by Richard Grout

FRANCIS SMITH: Critique of PHD’s thoughtless reorganization of EMS

The San Juan Island Public Hospital District #1 (PHD) press release (“San Juan Island Hospital District Reorganized” Aug 27) is a study in duplicity and profound ignorance of the nature of the day-to-day work of San…

Written by Francis G. Smith

Update by wife of man who suffered cardiac arrest at Roche and was saved

Hi, I am the wife of Jon who went into cardiac arrest on Wednesday August 12th. I am so thankful that I was at Roche Harbor when the event happen and not on Johns island. I…

Written by Candy & Jon Duncan