Memories will be made at Oak Harbor’s Christmas Village: sipping hot cocoa and smiling, sitting on Santa’s lap and laughing at the Grinch, petting goats and celebrating the holidays with loved ones.
With Frosty the Snowman, hayrides and festive decorations, there will be no shortage of smiles at the village, held in Home Depot’s parking lot.
Coupeville teachers holding signs reading “No more cuts” and “We can’t put students first if the state puts teachers last” gathered at the intersection of Main Street and Highway 20 on Nov. 18 to protest state budget cuts resulting in furlough days.
The Coupeville Education Association organized the demonstration. CEA co-president and Coupeville High School teacher Tacy Bigelow said the mission of the rally was two-fold.
In an effort to balance the budget, school superintendents are urging the state to cut days out of the school year as the best of several poor choices.
Cuts of five to 10 school days have been discussed.
“I think it’s the least bad option,” said Oak Harbor School District Superintendent Rick Schulte.
Not even the gusting wind and rain could keep a group of stalwart volunteers from getting their hands on the trash at Keystone Spit.
Five Beach Watchers from WSU Extension of Island County pulled on extra coats and gloves and grabbed garbage bags to fill with bits of plastic, flip-flops and remnants of beer bottles Wednesday.
Few people think of Social Security checks as economic development, but in Island County the money not only helps seniors but props up the local economy.
Whidbey food banks will serve more families than ever this holiday season, but warehouses are becoming bare.
Knitting needles have been clacking in North Whidbey Middle School’s family and consumer science classroom as 7th grade students learned how to knit to benefit the North Whidbey Help House.
Teacher Mary Ann Duhrkopf had talked to the Help House staff about what her class could do to help the community during the cold winter months.
Coupeville teachers gathered at the intersection of Main Street and Highway 20 on Friday to let the community know that state funding cuts to education are not right.
From the ancient Terra Cotta Warriors to the Great Wall to the Buddhist caves, China and Taiwan have thousands of experiences to offer. Gerald Kovacich will help you navigate your trip to China at a presentation on Monday, Nov. 21 at 6:30 p.m. in the Coupeville Library as part of the library’s travel series.
Kovacich will address general travel questions, touring questions and how to act like a good American abroad, complete with photos of his many trips to China.
A new state program governing the timeline for maintaining and upgrading school facilities will generate a discussion about funding facility maintenance at the Oak Harbor School Board meeting on Monday, Nov. 14 at 6:30 p.m.
Five veterans told the stories of their life-changing experiences at the attack on Pearl Harbor and the Battle of Midway during a Veterans Day ceremony yesterday.
When Chyann Barrett noticed a problem in Oak Harbor, the 9-year-old decided to do something about it. The only thing she requested for her ninth birthday was donations to the North Whidbey Help House.
Barrett, who is deaf, arrived at the Help House smiling to drop off food items and monetary donations on Nov. 3. The smile didn’t leave her face as Barrett, her mother and her grandpa carried bags of food into the Help House.
Barrett thought up the idea entirely on her own.
One bus won’t be transporting students this month. Instead, hundreds of food items will be loaded into it to support the North Whidbey Help House as part of the Fill the Bus campaign.
