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Nov 09 2012, 7:58 AM Oak Harbor's Megan Hall, an ultra runner, recently completed two record-setting performances. Island County looks at curbside recycling
Nov 10 2012, 5:37 AM
A curbside recycling program almost identical to the one pitched more than four years ago is being considered for Island Disposal customers.
The Island County Commissioners agreed in an informal split decision this week to move forward with plans for a “combined subscription” service that could add as much as $11.60 a month to the bills of all Island Disposal customers who live in rural county areas.
Coach’s firing stuns North Whidbey Aquatic Club members
Nov 11 2012, 7:36 AM
More than 75 swimmers, parents and residents packed a meeting Wednesday night wanting to know why the head coach of the North Whidbey Aquatic Club had been terminated from his position this week.
Neil Romney, who was the coach of the Aquajets for 10 years, was abruptly fired. His termination marks the second employee associated with the Aquajets to be fired in recent months. The swimming club, which boast about 100 youth swimmers and about 20 adult “master” swimmers, is a program of the North Whidbey Park and Recreation District, which owns and operates the John Vanderzicht Memorial Pool.
Kick off set for Oak Harbor school levy
Nov 09 2012, 2:42 PM Residents will have a chance to get involved in promoting a replacement levy benefiting the Oak Harbor School District. Citizens for Better Schools is holding a levy campaign kickoff rally at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 14 at North Whidbey Middle School, 67 NE Izett St. in Oak Harbor. The two-hour event will feature live music, provide a chance for people to get involved with the campaign and pick up signs. Oak Harbor honors veterans Saturday
Nov 09 2012, 2:44 PM The City of Oak Harbor called upon its residents to join in honoring veterans of the Armed Forces this Veterans Day. Repeat Oak Harbor drug offender faces 10-year sentence
Nov 09 2012, 2:44 PM The owner of an Ault Field Road tattoo business could face up to 10 years in prison on a drug charge with “aggravating circumstances,” according to court documents. Island Transit bus hit by runaway tire
Nov 09 2012, 2:46 PM
A passenger aboard an Island Transit bus is crediting the driver with preventing anyone from getting hurt when a runaway tire struck the bus on North Whidbey Tuesday.
“Dana, our driver, ended up saving our lives because she was able to get control and pull to the side of the road,” Josef Kunzler, a Sedro Woolley resident, said. “We could have flipped over and I didn’t have my seat belt.”
Whidbey Island roundtable program formed to help victims of violent crime
Nov 09 2012, 2:47 PM A new program, the Whidbey Island Victims of Violent Crime Roundtable, seeks to bring people together who have experienced violent crime. The three-week series will provide resources to this group and allow for survivors of violence to meet others who have experienced a similar trauma to engage in peer support. In addition, the roundtable seeks input to help identify gaps in services — from the time of the incident through recovery stages — as a way of improving services to victims. Island County election results change little in third count
Nov 09 2012, 2:48 PM Little changed in Island County races in the third count of votes from the Nov. 6 election. The Island County Auditor’s Office released the third count Thursday night and won’t be counting again until Nov. 15. A total of 41,857 ballots have been counted, which is 84 percent of registered voters. Story of Oak Harbor's smallest dictator began as a blog
Nov 09 2012, 2:48 PM
Total world domination. Making minions of every two-legger on Earth. Becoming the supreme ruler. These are the goals of an Oak Harbor resident, and he will attain them — but only once he has sufficiently basked in the heat of his favorite “fire box thingy.”
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Nov 09 2012, 7:58 AM Oak Harbor's Megan Hall, an ultra runner, recently completed two record-setting performances. Island County looks at curbside recycling
Nov 10 2012, 5:37 AM
A curbside recycling program almost identical to the one pitched more than four years ago is being considered for Island Disposal customers.
The Island County Commissioners agreed in an informal split decision this week to move forward with plans for a “combined subscription” service that could add as much as $11.60 a month to the bills of all Island Disposal customers who live in rural county areas.
Coach’s firing stuns North Whidbey Aquatic Club members
Nov 11 2012, 7:36 AM
More than 75 swimmers, parents and residents packed a meeting Wednesday night wanting to know why the head coach of the North Whidbey Aquatic Club had been terminated from his position this week.
Neil Romney, who was the coach of the Aquajets for 10 years, was abruptly fired. His termination marks the second employee associated with the Aquajets to be fired in recent months. The swimming club, which boast about 100 youth swimmers and about 20 adult “master” swimmers, is a program of the North Whidbey Park and Recreation District, which owns and operates the John Vanderzicht Memorial Pool.
Kick off set for Oak Harbor school levy Nov 09 2012, 2:42 PM Residents will have a chance to get involved in promoting a replacement levy benefiting the Oak Harbor School District. Citizens for Better Schools is holding a levy campaign kickoff rally at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 14 at North Whidbey Middle School, 67 NE Izett St. in Oak Harbor. The two-hour event will feature live music, provide a chance for people to get involved with the campaign and pick up signs. Oak Harbor honors veterans Saturday
Nov 09 2012, 2:44 PM The City of Oak Harbor called upon its residents to join in honoring veterans of the Armed Forces this Veterans Day. Repeat Oak Harbor drug offender faces 10-year sentence
Nov 09 2012, 2:44 PM The owner of an Ault Field Road tattoo business could face up to 10 years in prison on a drug charge with “aggravating circumstances,” according to court documents. Island Transit bus hit by runaway tire
Nov 09 2012, 2:46 PM
A passenger aboard an Island Transit bus is crediting the driver with preventing anyone from getting hurt when a runaway tire struck the bus on North Whidbey Tuesday.
“Dana, our driver, ended up saving our lives because she was able to get control and pull to the side of the road,” Josef Kunzler, a Sedro Woolley resident, said. “We could have flipped over and I didn’t have my seat belt.”
Whidbey Island roundtable program formed to help victims of violent crime Nov 09 2012, 2:47 PM A new program, the Whidbey Island Victims of Violent Crime Roundtable, seeks to bring people together who have experienced violent crime. The three-week series will provide resources to this group and allow for survivors of violence to meet others who have experienced a similar trauma to engage in peer support. In addition, the roundtable seeks input to help identify gaps in services — from the time of the incident through recovery stages — as a way of improving services to victims. Island County election results change little in third count
Nov 09 2012, 2:48 PM Little changed in Island County races in the third count of votes from the Nov. 6 election. The Island County Auditor’s Office released the third count Thursday night and won’t be counting again until Nov. 15. A total of 41,857 ballots have been counted, which is 84 percent of registered voters. Story of Oak Harbor's smallest dictator began as a blog
Nov 09 2012, 2:48 PM
Total world domination. Making minions of every two-legger on Earth. Becoming the supreme ruler. These are the goals of an Oak Harbor resident, and he will attain them — but only once he has sufficiently basked in the heat of his favorite “fire box thingy.”
