Haley Garden’s garden is her childhood paradise. From a koi pond dotted with lily pads perfect for swishing feet on a warm day, to tree forts she plays in with her younger sister, to the outdoor room used for her older sister’s wedding, the Gardens’ garden is ripe with wonderful memories.
For a bright 17-year-old in Portland, Ore., with a loving family and an abundance of friends, becoming a victim of human trafficking seems a world away. But it happened to Shelby Eichner, who, at age 20, is a survivor of human trafficking and travels to share her story in hopes that it won’t happen to other youth.
Healing. That’s what Whidbey General Hospital is all about. That’s also the focus of Visual Voices, an art show benefiting the Whidbey General Hospital Foundation.
Battling 50-foot waves and dangerous storms in a wild adventure to discover billions of dollars worth of diamonds at the bottom of an ocean half a world away sounded like Captain John Aydelotte’s idea of a thrill.
Longtime Whidbey Island resident John Aydelotte, his son, Jason Aydelotte, and a crew of rough-and-tumble characters from around Washington state star in the Spike TV show “Diamond Divers,” which premieres Wednesday, June 20 at 10 p.m.
In the Chamberlins’ garden, Japanese maple trees with red or white leaves grow among rhododendrons and magnolia trees. A fountain burbles quietly in the outdoor living space at the back of the house, a shaded refuge of roses and begonias. On the other side of the house, a gravel path meanders through greenery to raised vegetable beds.
After nine years as pastor at First Reformed Church in Oak Harbor, Rev. Jon Brown has been called to resolve a denominational dispute reaching back into the 1800s.
One finding during the annual audit by the Washington State Auditor’s Office will have little effect on the Oak Harbor School District.
The day finally arrived for Oak Harbor High School seniors to ceremoniously step into the world as the Class of 2012 graduated Monday, June 11.
More than 400 Oak Harbor High School seniors made a noisy entrance into the Student Union Building Thursday toting armloads of looseleaf paper, the result of a year of homework and assignments. The excitement grew –— and a few paper balls were thrown — as the group waited for the final bell of their last day of high school to ring.
The Oak Harbor school board will begin a more than year-long process Tuesday evening as they discuss the Teacher Principal Evaluation Project. The workshop begins at 6:30 p.m. June 12 at the Oak Harbor School District building.
The meeting is changed from its regular Monday time due to high school graduation.
No one sees it coming. But when the big word “cancer” enters a life, everything changes. For Whidbey Island, the one good change is the community support of Relay for Life of Whidbey.
Employees at the Oak Harbor Liquor Store turned up the music to commemorate their final day as a state-owned liquor store May 30.
Initiative 1183 went into effect June 1, meaning retail stores like Walmart, Albertson’s, Costco, Saar’s Marketplace and more can now sell liquor and spirits.
With her 100th birthday coming up on June 9, Dorothy Ingwersen was all smiles and laughter as she looked back on 100 years of fond memories with her niece, Carol Hallquist, and nephew-in-law, Tony Leptich.
