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Proud to have Navy protecting country | Letters
Apr 03 2013, 9:38 AM I’d like to comment on the Navy’s training flights at Outlying Field in Coupville. Are they loud? Yes. Are they annoying? Well, Yes.
Whidbey’s newest gun shop to open
Apr 03 2013, 9:07 AM If all goes as planned South Whidbey residents looking for a rifle or handgun won’t have to go to Oak Harbor or the mainland. Whidbey Arms is opening at Ken’s Korner Mall under the ownership of Freeland resident Jim Childers. “We’ll be opening Wednesday or Thursday,” he said as workers pieced together display cases, furniture and the security system.
Issaquah family barges reservation house to new location on Mutiny Bay
With their summer home floating in the background in Mutiny Bay, the Schinnerer family waits happily as the crew prepares to off load the house from the barge. Proud owners are Mike and Annie Schinnerer, along with Kailey, 10, and Teige, 7. - Jim Larsen / The Record Apr 03 2013, 9:22 AM One person’s loss is another’s gain, which means there was one happy family Wednesday when a barge brought a fine, two-story house to the shores of Whidbey Island at Mutiny Bay. The house was offloaded and spent the night at the public parking lot at Mutiny Bay, and the next day was moved to its final resting place at a lot on East Mutiny Lane. From there the Schinnerer family, including Mike and Annie and their two children, Kailey, 10, and Teige, 7, can enjoy island life along with a stunning view of Mutiny Bay, Admiralty Inlet and sunsets over the Olympics.
Wildcat alumnus perishes in wrong-way collision
Apr 05 2013, 3:37 PM A tight-knit group of Oak Harbor High School alumni are reeling this week after learning one of their former classmates was killed in a car crash Thursday morning on State Highway 520 in Seattle. Morgan Fick Williams, 58, was driving a Mazda Protege east near the Montlake Boulevard exit when a Ford Explorer being driven the wrong way on the highway collided with her. She was transported to Harborview Medical Center and Hospital in Seattle where she later died.
Coupeville farmers market season starts
Apr 05 2013, 3:49 PM Coupeville Farmers Market kicks off its market season today. It is the 35th consecutive year for the market, said Peg Tennant, market manager. The market is held every Saturday through mid October, with the exception of Aug. 10. Markets run 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on the Community Green behind the Coupeville library.
Port Townsend-Coupeville ferry knocked out of service Friday
Apr 05 2013, 3:38 PM The Port Townsend-Coupeville ferry was out of service for much of Friday while repairs were being made to the Kennewick. A steering alarm sounded on the Kwa-di Tabil class ferry for some time, Marta Coursey, spokeswoman for the Washington State Department of Transportation’s Ferries Division, said in an email. She said electricians and engine room staff worked on the problem while the ferry was tied up at Port Townsend. The issue related to the bow handles on the Kennewick, which would have affected the maneuverability of the vessel.
Community should encourage business | Editorial
Apr 05 2013, 3:50 PM Two former Navy men are bringing some of their world travels to Oak Harbor. This past Wednesday the Whidbey News-Times published a story about a new hookah lounge opening this month on Pioneer Way. The new business is generating quite a bit of response online at www.whidbeynewstimes.com Some of the response is good, some not so good.
Trouble in doubles sinks Wolves | Tennis
Apr 29 2013, 8:15 AM A combined Chimacum-Port Townsend tennis team swept the four doubles matches on the way to defeating Coupeville 4-2 in Port Townsend Friday, April 26.
Wolves lose to King's; post season next | Soccer
Apr 29 2013, 8:55 AM Although the Coupeville High School soccer team lost 2-1 in overtime at King's Friday, April 26, it is primed for the post season which begins Wednesday, May 1.
Committee expansion proposal baffles Oak Harbor City Council
Apr 06 2013, 2:04 PM A proposal by Oak Harbor Mayor Scott Dudley to change the makeup of the Marina Advisory Committee is taking on water fast and may sink under the weight of an unswayed City Council. “I haven’t heard any compelling reason to change the formula,” Councilman Rick Almberg said. Last month, Dudley proposed increasing the size of the group from five to seven members saying he hoped it might bolster input and effectiveness.