The high tides and severe winds that battered Whidbey Island Monday cost an Oak Harbor man his home.
Alex Thierry, who moved to Whidbey Island in August to take a position as a pottery teacher and swim coach at Oak Harbor High School, was renting a home on West Beach Road when the severe storm Monday caused the bulkhead behind the house to fail.
“I only have what I took to work,” Thierry said.
Leaders for the Port of Coupeville are figuring out how to best use an award that is nearly equal to the entity’s yearly tax collection.
The commissioners for the North Whidbey Park and Recreation District approved a nearly $1 million budget for 2013 during a recent special meeting.
The taxpayer supported organization, known for operating the John Vanderzicht Memorial Pool, will have a $984,685 budget for the coming year.
Oak Harbor city and school officials were taken by surprise by an accident last week where a motorist struck a middle school student walking in a crosswalk.
The crosswalk, located on Whidbey Avenue at the intersection of Izett Street near North Whidbey Middle School, is one of a number of crossings near schools in town that received lighted upgrades last summer. Those lights are designed to make crosswalks more visible to motorists and safer for pedestrians. Those upgrades cost $360,000.
State department of transportation staff wants to see what people think of plans to change an intersection on Highway 20 near Outlying Field.
The Washington State Department of Transportation is holding a public meeting 5:30 p.m., Thursday, Dec. 13 at the Coupeville High School Commons located on South Main Street.
A 13-year-old girl is recovering from injuries sustained after being hit by a pickup truck Friday morning in front of North Whidbey Middle School.
At approximately 7:50 a.m. the girl was walking in a crosswalk across Whidbey Avenue when she was struck.
Years of work to add another layer of protection to Greenbank Farm came to fruition last week.
The Board of Island County Commissioners approved a $335,000 conservation easement for the agriculture, recreational and environmentally sensitive land located at the publicly owned farm.
The easement is funded by Conservation Futures Funds awarded by the commissioners in 2011.
Years of work to add another layer of protection to the Greenbank Farm came to fruition this week.
The Board of Island County Commissioners Monday approved a $335,000 conservation easement for the agriculture, recreational and environmentally sensitive land located at the publicly owned farm. The easement is funded by Conservation Futures Funds awarded by the commissioners in 2011.
The nearly 200 members Oak Harbor High School Naval Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps earned recognition as one of the top units in an area that includes two countries and a territory.
Several members of the Oak Harbor detachment were on hand during Monday’s Oak Harbor School Board meeting to show off it’s “Pennant of Distinction,” given out for the first time by their area leaders. The unit, commonly known as NJROTC, is part of Area 13, which encompasses Washington, Colorado, Utah, Idaho, Oregon, Nevada, Northern California, Alaska, Hawaii, Guam and Japan.
With the election over, school leaders on North Whidbey are looking to meet and talk with their new legislators.
The Oak Harbor School Board in early December will meet with local state representatives representing Whidbey Island to advocate several issues that could improve school district finances.
Two former North Whidbey Park and Recreation District employees intend to sue the public entity over, among other things, wrongful termination.
Longtime North Whidbey Aquajets swim coach Neil Romney and administrative assistant Vikki Robinson hired an attorney. North Whidbey Park and Recreation District executive director Bill Walker and the elected board of commissioners were served with a tort claim and a whistle blower complaint last week. The district has 60 days to respond to the allegations.
The holiday spirit and community giving are alive and well near the chamber of commerce office in Oak Harbor.
Hundreds of Christmas trees are stacked in the wooded area next to the Greater Oak Harbor Chamber of Commerce’s Highway 20. The conifers are being sold by members of the Oak Harbor Lions Club.
With the loss of the Aquajets swim coach, North Whidbey Park and Recreation officials are scrambling to find a replacement.
Longtime coach Neil Romney was terminated from his position at the John Vanderzicht Memorial Pool several weeks ago and pool leaders are wading through the pool of potential applicants.
