Editor,
I experienced a new phenomenon at home Saturday morning while trying to read the Whidbey News-Times. My wife took my paper away from me and put it in the recycle bin before I had even finished with it.
With the construction of its new headquarters nearly complete, Island Transit leaders are looking for future projects.
Elementary school students jetted into the outer realms of education when the Pacific Science Center outreach visited Olympic View Elementary School Jan. 30.
“Space Odyssey” was the theme and educators brought a variety of props to the delight of starry-eyed kids. Children enjoyed free play in the library with a robotic arm that picked up blocks while others lined up to hop on a spinning disc that taught about forces.
Scales showed kids’ weights on different planets and a piece of meteorite was available to touch. Puzzles and information stations completed a hands-on astronomy education.
For middle school students heading into high school, choosing classes from a long list can become more like “eeny meeny miny moe” than making educated choices. In order to help younger students decide which classes to register for, Oak Harbor High School students and staff invited the eighth-graders to tour the Career-Technical Education classes.
With the help of pirates, students at Oak Harbor High School and Broad View Elementary School forged a dramatic relationship. Together, they put on a musical last week to the excitement of friends and family.
When middle school students get creative, they go all out. Their art embraces everything from painting and sculpture to photography and music, and they had the opportunity to showcase their talents to the community at Night of the Arts.
When the laughs start, they hit the ground running in the Whidbey Playhouse production “It Runs in the Family,” now showing.
Entering the Sweetheart of Gems Show is like opening a chest full of treasure. Wire-wrapped arrowheads, intricate earrings, belt buckles gleaming with polished stones and even beaded praying mantises will turn the Oak Harbor Senior Center into a treasure trove.
It’s an age-old feud immortalized by television, a tale of evil and devastation, and an Oak Harbor woman is related to one of the families involved.
Despite living in our bodies every day, when abnormal pain or illness strikes, it can be confusing. Does abdominal pain warrant a trip to the emergency room? What about early contractions while pregnant? And how can one begin to treat cancer?
Take a peek into the mysterious world of whales with a workshop that explores a variety of topics from whale habitat to health and beyond.
The annual Ways of Whales Workshop is set for 9:30 a.m. through 4:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 26 at Coupeville Middle School, located at 501 S. Main St., Coupeville.
Space is limited so register early at orcanetwork.org.
As Dave Coleburn from Predators of the Heart wheeled cages and more cages into Coupeville Library Friday, the meeting room filled with children wiggling with excitement to see what was inside. The library program Animal Encounters promised snakes, a skunk and other scaled and furry creatures, but the families were in for a surprise.
For nearly 75 years, the Pole Building at the Island County Fairgrounds has been the first building fairgoers encountered when they passed through the gates. Recently, the iconic Pole Building and 13 other rustic barns on the fairgrounds were named to the Washington State Heritage Barn Registry.
