Whidbey General Hospital was recently honored with a loving gift that will serve as a lasting tribute to the great care provided by its employees.
During his almost 97 years of life, Coupeville resident Trevor Roberts assembled a world-class exotic shell collection and had them artfully displayed in his home. He traveled all over the world to find beautiful and rare specimens. His efforts were featured in the Whidbey News-Times.
As “Eye of the Tiger” began to bump out of the speakers, 14-year-old Oak Harbor resident Casiano Atienza III prepared for his last round of competition. Having already beat out 198 challengers, Casiano had just one battle standing between him and the first place medal.
Are you amazed at the number of times our TV screens have filled with weather-related devastation in recent months? I cannot accurately imagine the extent of the flooding, fire and tornado carnage. I cannot know how so many of our fellow Americans feel. But there are a few things I know I would do if I were caught in such a desperate situation. I’d work through the bottled water and canned goods first. Then I would set into motion some purposeful steps to soothe my family’s mental and spiritual health.
Years ago, when our three kids were in elementary school, my husband and I decided it was important that they experience nature up close and personal on the Olympic Peninsula. I prepared a travel kit for each child, complete with healthy snacks, activity books and brand new markers. Climbing into our van, each with a blanket and pillow covered by a case I made from fabric they picked out themselves, they resembled happy little campers as we made our way down the island and onto the ferry.
Students in Janet Sodano’s second- and third-grade class at Olympic View Elementary held a book signing last week to celebrate a special class project. The students just published a book titled “Clouds Imagination in the Sky.” Sodano said the inspiration from the book came from “The Squiggle,” which the students read together last year. In the story, the main character sees a string on the ground and imagines it to be all sorts of things.
Greenbank Farm is planning “The Big Red Barn Sale” for Saturday, Sept. 3, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Participants are needed for the “one big flea market in one great location.”
The Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission invites the public to the sixth annual Salish Sea Native American Culture Celebration with the Samish and Swinomish tribes at Deception Pass State Park on Fidalgo Island, near Oak Harbor.
Fidalgo Youth Symphony awarded five scholarships at its spring concert May 21 at McIntyre Hall to high school seniors.
Religion Notes
When 23-year-old Brittany Weisinger decided to participate in Relay for Life of North Whidbey, she simply did it for fun. Weisinger is studying nursing at Skagit Valley College in Oak Harbor and thought it would be nice to contribute to a student team.
Whidbey Island Naval Air Station will host a commemoration of the Battle of Midway at the Crescent Harbor Marina boat deck on the Seaplane Base, beginning at 9 a.m., Friday, June 3.
Celebrate Billie Tull’s more than four decades as a teacher and child care provider when she retires this week.
Tull has 43 years of day care experience and 21 of those years have been working at the Teddy Bear Child Care Center in Oak Harbor.
Coupeville High School seniors Kyra Ilyankoff and David Lile were honored as “Students of the Quarter” by the Coupeville Lions Club. Their academic achievements, school activities and community involvement were factors teachers noted in choosing to honor them.
