A small group of students are spending their afternoons rebuilding and tweaking science projects in preparation for competition.
A bruised ego was the only injury sustained by a paraglider from Bothell who crashed into trees near Fort Ebey Wednesday.
Pete Blyzka, who has been paragliding for five-and-a-half years, was gliding above the coast line at Fort Ebey State Park Wednesday morning when he encountered blustery weather.
“It just blew me back over the trees,” he said.
Several employees at Whidbey General Hospital are seeing some smaller paychecks as a result of a problem in a new payroll system.
In a report released Feb. 18, state auditors reported hospital officials did not have adequate controls over payroll to safeguard public resources.
The result of that condition caused the hospital to make $183,000 worth of overpayments to employees, the report said.
Central Whidbey voters gave Coupeville schools two thumbs up Tuesday.
Two levies proposed by the Coupeville School District appear to be passing with the approval rates over the 60 percent mark.
Commissioners for the Port of Coupeville are starting work to determine how the Greenbank Farm will be operated.
The current contract with the Greenbank Farm Management Group expires in mid-2015 and port commissioners are looking at the best way to prepare for that deadline.
The three-member elected board will meet in March to discuss parameters they would like to include in the request for proposal used to advertise for potential entities interested in managing the Greenbank Farm.
“There are a lot of questions that need to be addressed,” said Port of Coupeville executive director Tim McDonald.
There’s a new face running one of the businesses on Coupeville’s historic Front Street.
Pati Schmakeit recently bought Back to the Island, a small boutique located next door to the Penn Cove Gallery.
Back to the Island sells clothes and novelties popular with tourists and neighbors alike.
She had a casual journey to becoming a business owner.
Gardeners will have a new source for seeds that should thrive in Whidbey’s climate.
Deep Harvest Farm located on South Whidbey Island is offering a selection of organic vegetable seeds at Bayview Farm and Garden located in Langley.
Nathaniel Talbot, owner of Deep Harvest Farm, has been developing organic seeds since he was a student at the farmer training center located at the Greenbank Farm.
He has 20 varieties of vegetable seeds he has available for sale at the south end garden center.
Repairs keep piling up for the Port of Coupeville.
The small port district owns the Coupeville Wharf and the Greenbank Farm, both of which are 100 years old, and repair projects needed to keep the historic buildings safe are adding up.
The latest project emerged last week after a wind storm blew through Whidbey Island. The blustery weather damaged the moorage floats and the deck and moorage tubs located at the Coupeville Wharf.
State auditors are critical of the way Whidbey General Hospital officials handle the payroll system.
In a report released Tuesday, auditors said hospital officials “did not have adequate controls over payroll process to safeguard public resources.”
Because of this problem, Whidbey General Hospital made $183,211 in overpayments to hospital employees and staff accrued 22.73 hours in unearned time off, according to the report.
Gardeners will have a new source for seeds cultivated to thrive in Whidbey’s climate.
Deep Harvest Farm located on South Whidbey Island is offering a varieties of organic vegetable seeds at Bayview Farm and Garden located in Langley.
Central Whidbey voters gave Coupeville schools two thumbs up Tuesday.
Two levies proposed by the Coupeville School District appear to be passing with the approval rates over the 60 percent mark.
Central Whidbey voters gave Coupeville schools two thumbs up Tuesday.
During a tearful ceremony Thursday afternoon, seven fifth-graders were honored for their efforts raising money for a parent who’s battling cancer.
The Coupeville Elementary School students, who participate in a breast cancer club formed this school year, spent part of last fall collecting money to support Heather Ausman, who is fighting stage four breast cancer.
Whidbey General Hospital’s expansion has taken a step forward.
The hospital’s board of commissioners approved an agreement in January with Marc Estvold to manage the project.
Voters approved a $50-million bond in November.
Thanks to the help of a few handy students, the gun emplacements at Fort Casey State Park are getting new equipment that will add to the historical feel of the park.
Coupeville High School seniors in the woodworking class spent part of their school year making equipment that was used around the large, 10-inch guns on display. Visitors to the state park will notice the two guns, one in a firing position and one in a resting position.
The students are building powder canisters, a time-and-range table along with a rammer head and a sponge head that were used in the gun barrels.
Whidbey General Hospital’s expansion has taken a step forward.
The hospital’s board of commissioners approved an agreement in January with Marc Estvold to manage the project.
Voters approved a $50-million bond in November.
Benye Weber worked through many changes during her 12 years serving on the Port of Coupeville’s publicly elected board.
