Question of the Week: What would you do if you won $1 billion?
What happens when government officials violate the state’s Open Public Meetings Act?
On Whidbey Island, too often the answer is “nothing at all.”
Regarding the purported possible limiting of fishing and crabbing at the South Whidbey Marina, I make the following observations and comments.
In 2013, Island County filed a lawsuit against Bruce Montgomery, the very wealthy owner of property adjacent to the public road end at Wonn Road. This lawsuit was filed in response to Montgomery’s blocking off the last 100 feet of Wonn Road, a public road, by erecting a rock wall and his claim of ownership of the public beach that lies beyond it.
Island County’s proposed settlement of a dispute over public beach access in Greenbank isn’t a perfect solution, but it’s better than rolling the dice in court, with the very real possibility that the county could end up with nothing to show for years of research and litigation.
Is it now the policy of Island Transit for the buses to leave the Clinton Ferry Terminal at the exact scheduled time of departure no matter how close the passengers of the incoming ferry are to disembarking?
Thanks to immediate action by the management at US Bank in Freeland, and a resolute Western Union employee, my friend narrowly escaped being the victim of a very clever scammer who would have wiped her checking account clean and left her in debt.
Despite swaths of Washington recently getting pummeled by heavy snow, I’m convinced either Mother Nature has hopped on a freighter heading to parts unknown or is holed up somewhere gorging on brownies spiked with wacky weed and way too much sugar.
On Dec. 22, my 82 year-old mother wandered off at dusk. After a half hour search, my husband called the sheriff for an assist.
The Oak Harbor Kiwanis Santa Orange Project once again brought joy and excitement to local children.
I want to thank our local postal workers for going the extra mile this Christmas. A Christmas card sent by a very old family friend was delivered to me without my full address. Someone at the post office took the time to look up the full address or knows local postal customers well enough that they can match the name with the correct address.
It’s unfortunate that some military families earn so little that they qualify for help through the Women Infants and Children’s program, or WIC.
What a terrific team the Whidbey Island Fishin’ Club members and guests made during their annual food drive. Results: Out of pocket contributions — $2,601, food purchased — $3,345, delivered to 20 needy South Whidbey families, 33 adults and 61 children, on Dec. 21.