While I am attempting to simplify my life by letting go of unnecessary obligations, I am also enjoying what is “in” this spring, even as I remind myself that my commitment to simplification also means reducing the clutter in my home, not significantly adding to it. Nonetheless, walking down the home décor and gardening aisles is nothing but fun to me. I love to mosey.
Some say it’s best to hear all the arguments before giving an opinion, but in this case it’s not: Don’t sell Whidbey General Hospital to a private corporation.
Boating season in North Whidbey opened with a blast Sunday.
Literally.
Holding with tradition, members of the Oak Harbor Yacht Club announced the season’s official start with a shot from a cannon. The blast followed a brunch, live music, a prayer blessing the fleet, and comments by senior club members.
The Oak Harbor High School soccer team finished up the season with a 5-2 loss at Everett Wednesday, May 4.
North Whidbey Aquatic Club rewrote much of its record book as hosted five teams in the third annual Triple Pentathlon April 29 to May 1 at John Vanderzicht Memorial Pool.
The Washington State Department of Transportation Ferries Division said today it will take delivery of the new ferry, Salish, on May 12 instead of today as Todd Pacific Shipyards completes work on the 64-car vessel.
The Coupeville fastpitch team lost 13-1 in five innings at Lakewood Tuesday, May 3, and things won’t get any easier for the Wolves this week.
The Coupeville athletic program is in need of volunteers for two activities.
A private health care company interested in purchasing or otherwise operating Whidbey General Hospital may confuse the $50-million expansion bond election now in progress.
Hospital officials see little chance that the facility, beloved by many, will be sold, but worry that the unexpected brouhaha could affect how people vote.
A jury in Island County Superior Court found 22-year-old Oak Harbor resident Jordyn Weichert guilty of three counts of vehicular homicide and two counts of vehicular assault after brief deliberations Tuesday morning.
The jurors, however, found that Weichert was guilty of the least-serious category or “prong” of the charges, which is defined as “disregard for the safety of others.”
The death of Osama bin Laden at the hands of an American strike team sparked public celebration across the country Sunday and Whidbey Island was no exception.
Although thousands didn’t take to the streets, as was the case in Washington, D.C. and New York City, the news was well received. One man was seen waving a sign along Highway 20 near Safeway that said, “Osama bin Laden is dead.”
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At least 75 volunteers will scatter throughout Central Whidbey Island Saturday to lend a hand to homeowners who need some help.
Central Whidbey Hearts and Hammers will hold its annual work day May 7, gathering at Living Hope Foursquare Church on Broadway in Coupeville before heading out to their assigned projects.