Central Whidbey prairie flower blooms belie all the hard work
Rebecca Olson/Whidbey News-Times
Joseph Sheldon, vice chair of the Pacific Rim Institute Board of Trustees, discovers a chocolate lily during a tour of the Pacific Rim Institute prairie.
May 24, 2012
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North Whidbey park district finds its director
After more than five months of searching, the North Whidbey Park and Recreation District seems to finally have a new executive director.
The board of commissioners is scheduled tonight to hire Bill Walker as executive director. The meeting takes place May 24 at 7 p.m. at the John Vanderzicht Memorial Pool, 85 SE Jerome St in Oak Harbor.
Walker will take over for Craig Carlson, who resigned in December.
May 24, 2012
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Penn Cove Water Festival success despite sunken boat
A notorious sunken boat didn’t stop a popular festival from enjoying a successful weekend.
The Penn Cove Water Festival drew thousands of people to Coupeville Saturday.
Noteworthy for the annual canoe races, competitors noted the conditions Saturday were perfect and they didn’t appear to notice any adverse effects from the sinking of the Deep Sea, which took place the previous weekend.
May 22, 2012
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Oak Harbor offers deals in effort to fill marina
A committee has proposed a plan that’s aimed at helping Oak Harbor’s struggling marina by offering special deals to encourage long-term moorage.
May 22, 2012
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Mayor’s kidney works well in Canadian
Oak Harbor Mayor Scott Dudley saved a man’s life last week and now he’s home recuperating in bed.
Dudley is the hero of the international incident with a happy ending. He traveled to Vancouver General Hospital in Canada last week to donate one of his kidneys to a critically ill man. He finally met the recipient, Philip Rosario, just a few days before the surgery.
May 22, 2012
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Coupeville readies parade, ceremony for veterans
A community celebration this Saturday offers a chance to remember those who have given their lives for the United States.
Memorial Day weekend on Central Whidbey is highlighted by a community parade and remembrance ceremony that takes place Saturday in Coupeville.
“It’s a great day of celebrating and acknowledging our men and women in the service,” said Lynda Eccles, executive director of the Central Whidbey Chamber of Commerce, which organizes the Memorial Day events in Coupeville.
May 22, 2012
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Sunken vessel removal advances
Strong currents and the continuation of light oil sheen coming from the 128-foot derelict crab boat that burned and sank in Penn Cove has prompted state officials to solidify and accelerate plans to remove the vessel.
Toni Droscher, spokeswoman for the state Department of Natural Resources, said that the agency has wanted to raise and dispose of the Deep Sea since it sank, May 13, but that it was proceeding cautiously.
A sad day at NAS Whidbey as VQ-2 disestablished
Federal budget belt-tightening has claimed its first victim at Whidbey Island Naval Air Station.
In a ceremony in Hangar 6 on board NAS Whidbey Island Thursday morning, Fleet Air Reconnaissance Squadron (VQ) 2 was officially “disestablished.”
“Today we’re being asked to hang up our flight jackets and put away our tool boxes,” said VQ-2 Cmdr. Mark Stockfish.
May 22, 2012
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Court order violations send Oak Harbor man to prison | Corrected
A 31-year-old Oak Harbor man will be going to prison for repeatedly violating a court order to stay away from his ex-girlfriend, according to court documents.
May 21, 2012
VAQ-134 ends combat deployment, returns to NAS Whidbey tomorrow
With Memorial Day just around the corner, Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) 134 “Garudas” are coming home to family and friends at Whidbey Island Naval Air Station after an almost 6-month deployment in support of Operation Ensuring Freedom.
Four EA-6B Prowlers, along with 175 aircrew, maintenance and support personnel, return this week after leaving last November for duty aboard USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70).
May 21, 2012
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State wants Mukilteo ferry terminal moved to the east
Future ferry riders from Clinton to Mukilteo won’t be docking between Ivar’s and the block of white waterfront condos if the state Department of Transportation has its way.
The DOT’s Ferries Division announced Monday afternoon that the aging ferry terminal at Mukilteo should be replaced with a new terminal one-third of a mile to the east.
