The Island County Children’s Commission recognized Coupeville resident Jordan Lamb for his efforts helping a student through Big Brothers Big Sisters.
No doubt the summer of 2010 will be remembered as the summer we looked out upon a sea of fog. Morning after morning. Then, in what has seemed like a tease, the sun has managed to shine most days early afternoon into the evening. All this has done little for the garden I so greatly anticipated.
There will be a lot of love affairs going on in Windjammer Park Saturday.
Make that love between man and machine, rather than the opposite gender-type love so common in a waterfront park on a sunny August weekend.
Naval Hospital Oak Harbor Daulton Richard Scott Webster, 12 pounds, 1 ounce, was born July 20, 2010. He is the…
Maurice and Phyllis Lund recently celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary with an old-fashioned picnic. The couple was married on July 9, 1960 in Spokane, but started their life in Oak Harbor following Maurice’s naval career. In addition to their children, grandchildren, siblings and cousins, many “old” and “not so old” friends gathered to make it a memorable celebration.
I have never rafted down the Colorado River or gone swimming with dolphins; held a koala or zip lined across tree tops. But I have witnessed the Northern Lights. Twice.
Ron and Sue Christensen celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary Saturday, Aug. 7. The two were married at Oak Harbor Lutheran Church and have spent their lives together at Dugualla Bay. Ron farmed with his parents for many years and also worked for P & L Construction. Sue spent a few years working at Gerald’s Jewelry. The pair is blessed with four children and six grandchildren.
In the past few years, people learned of a vampire-werewolf-human love triangle that was playing out in Forks. And more recently, people have heard that a battle over Pandora’s box is taking place on our very own Whidbey Island.
Timothy and Shannon Turner of Oak Harbor are excited to announce the engagement of their daughter, Traci Barrett, to Gary Wisdom, son of Dennis and Paula Terry of Oak Harbor.
Each morning, as I ready myself for the day, I watch “Good Morning America” and find the amount of activity immediately behind Robin Roberts and George Stephanopoulos quite fascinating. Headquartered in one of the world’s great cities, the program’s studio incorporates massive windows that frame the buzz of humanity and nonstop commerce that is New York City.
Among the baby boomer generation you’ll often hear claims like, “50 is the new 30” or “40 is the new 20.”
The 27th annual National Night Out, a unique crime/drug prevention event, has been scheduled for Tuesday, Aug. 3, from 3 to 8 p.m. at Windjammer Park in Oak Harbor.
I have lived the great majority of my life in coastal communities. I’ve walked beaches and collected shells; drawn inspiration from the rhythm of ocean waters and spent the happiest of moments gathering and cooking the gifts of the sea.
