The children dashed through the sun-kissed grass, laughing and shouting. A ball flew through the air and a little boy leaped to catch it. Others raced around the playground, their faces alight with the happiest of grins. But for the parents who watched, the best part was that the playing kids didn’t even think about the various ethnic backgrounds of their friends.
This microcosm of a perfect world happened at the Juneteenth celebration on June 14 at Windjammer Park. Juneteenth celebrates the liberation of African Americans from slavery.
This week, two Whidbey News-Times reporters tried the commute from Coupeville to Seattle by way of the Island Transit Bus, Mukilteo ferry and the new Mukilteo train. Check out the video below to see what the trip is like and how it could save you money and time. Also, read the June 25 edition of the Whidbey News-Times for more in-depth coverage, including problems we noticed with the connection times.
The Oak Harbor High School Class of 2008 earned various honors and more than $4 million worth of scholarships awarded by community organizations, universities and the military.
The Greenbank Artists is an informal group of artists who get together every Tuesday to create art. They meet at the fire station on Race Road from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Currently, there are approximately 20 members.
Grandpa might reminisce about walking to school on frostbitten feet clad only in Saran Wrap as he battled whiteouts and ice storms, daily occurrences in the “olden days,” that swept through the Pacific Northwest.
The younger generation, however, will decades from now weave tales of far more dangerous conditions. And they will speak without hyperbole.
Harrowing tales of near misses - or near hits - with SUVs as big as doublewides will hold the grandkids rapt. And the road rage ... oh, the road rage.
Sounds of ceremonial music filled the sparse cabin that summer evening. It was to be our home for two days and nights and we were invited, by way of British Broadcasting Company and our old portable radio, to be guests at the wedding of Prince Charles of England and Lady Diana Spencer.
Coupeville Elementary School students recently learned about kite making from an instructor from Japan who showed them the ancient craft’s finer points.
While the sounds of Holland Happening oompah bands drifted through Oak Harbor last week, a group of Oak Harbor High School musicians was playing the sweet sounds of success.
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