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Jul 03 2008, 7:40 PM By Eileen Brown Birding passion
Mar 28 2008, 12:44 PM By Dan Petersen Eagles trim Cats 32-30
Jul 03 2008, 5:39 PM Coming off a 65-18 victory over Everett Dec. 21 in the final WesCo North League basketball game before the Christmas break, the once-beaten Oak Harbor Wildcats expected to put a lot of points on the board as hosts of the two-day Santa Slam Tournament Dec. 28 and 29. County health groups merge
Jul 03 2008, 11:27 AM Island Countys Environmental Health Assessment Team will merge with the Community Health Advisory Board in January to broaden input on local community health issues.
EHAT has been putting form to brainstorming sessions since its formation in 2002. Its efforts have resulted in increased advocacy for local environmental health issues, increased capacity of the Health Department, and greater community resources on illegal dumping and littering, and walkability.
CHAB was formed in 1993 to advise the local board of health on matters of public health policy. Its priority health issues have been early childhood support and parent education, mental health, preventive health, and chronic disease and physical activity.
Walkability cure for obesityJul 03 2008, 11:27 AM The simple act of walking is a low impact, best kept secret that can change a persons life.
Island Countys Environmental Health Assessment Team has been working feverishly since 2002 to find solutions for local environmental health problems. In the cauldron of possible issues to tackle, EHAT identified illegal dumping and walkability as the two top priorities. The latter was the focus of a Dec. 7 forum in Oak Harbor.
The first forum held last October in Coupeville provided EHAT an opportunity to gather candid input from the community on its action plan to address walkability, a measure of the extent to which the community provides safe, enjoyable, connected, and convenient access to walking. More than 50 participants from about 20 organizations took part.
Pool survey in progressJul 03 2008, 11:27 AM Are you a patron of the facilities at John Vanderzicht Memorial Pool? County jacks up health fees
Jul 03 2008, 11:27 AM Inflationary costs prompted the Island County Board of Health last week to approve increasing environmental health service fees. City noise ordinance change fizzles
Jul 03 2008, 11:27 AM Community business leaders made no attempt at the years last Oak Harbor City Council meeting to sugarcoat their collective disdain for nuisance noise amendments that they felt would be detrimental to conducting commerce. Citizen cops patrol the streets
Jul 03 2008, 11:27 AM Midday Wednesday Jack Anderson and Gloria Fitzgerald report for duty. After checking in with the patrol sergeant about any recent happenings of which they should be aware, they head to their patrol car. Oak Harbor orders new fire trucks
Jul 03 2008, 11:27 AM Like a skydiver with his parachute or a babysitter with her babies, firefighters rely on their vehicles, without the use of which community safety would be impossible.
