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Holiday food to drive benefit WAIF

The Veterinary Treatment Facility on Naval Air Station Whidbey Island will be holding a holiday food drive to…

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Patrol Squadron 40 teams up with Brunei Armed Forces

BANDAR SERI BAGWAN, Brunei — Patrol Squadron (VP) 40 teamed up with USS Dewey (DDG 105) and USS…

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Anacortes churches join forces for kids

A children and youth Christian education program complete with activities and family-style dinner is being offered each Tuesday…

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Fighting Marlins strengthen Japanese relations

KADENA AIR BASE, Japan – Patrol Squadron (VP) 40 and VP-5 of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF)…

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NAS Whidbey Island: A city within a city

There is far more at Naval Air Station Whidbey Island than what meets the eye. Sailors and officers…

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Vigil of peace and hope on Sunday

The 8th annual Whidbey Interfaith Vigil of Peace and Hope will be held at 3 p.m. Sunday at…

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Sarah Smiley: Child’s speech fleeting, sentimental

Recently, at a church dinner, I told my boys, “There will be a limit on the bread.” What…

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Going batty

The one creature that really creeps me out is a bat. I know they’re not all bad, but…

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Coupeville holiday gift and art market

It’s a good time to get started on your holiday shopping. Whidbey Allied Artists will hold a holiday…

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Retired chiefs are here to help

Every enlisted sailor knows about working parties — most would say it’s not the most memorable experience of…

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Ships go bump in the night

At some point, ghosts became fashionable. There are television series devoted to searching them out, a rather ironic…

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ANA salutes Veterans Day

The Association of Naval Aviation, Whidbey Island Squadron 40, will meet for a no-host luncheon at 11 a.m.…

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VFW serves Sunday breakfast

Breakfast will be served from 10 a.m. to noon Sunday, Oct. 30 at the Veterans of Foreign Wars…