Join in a community fundraiser sponsored by the Hillcrest Parent Teachers’ Association and Oak Harbor Cinemas to help defray Sydney Boyer’s medical costs.
Sydney, a sixth-grader at North Whidbey Middle School, is staying in Seattle to receive medical treatments for a recent bone-cancer diagnosis. Her parents, Chad and Mikki Boyer, are both teachers in the Oak Harbor School District.
Although he lives 300 miles away, writer David Howell tapped into the day-to-day frustrations of islanders in last weekend’s production of “Whidbey Follies.”
The occasional fundraiser has poked fun at current events over the years, and Howell looked to the ferry system for this year’s satirical ammunition.
Although we are not a family who enjoys a strong Irish heritage, we gather to eat traditionally Irish food in honor of my dad, who was born in his grandmother’s farmhouse in Lincoln Country, OK, on March 17, 1928.
For the last quarter of a century, Carol Barnes has been a friend to creatures great and small on Whidbey Island.
But for now, the county’s well-known animal control officer sometimes isn’t able to respond to as many critter-related calls for help, at least not as quickly as she once did. Barnes is fighting colon cancer and trying to continue working while undergoing ever-increasing doses of chemotherapy.
Nathan Saunders spends much of his time helping others and improving the community. In recognition of his service, Saunders was presented the Eagle Scout Award, scouting’s highest honor, Saturday in a special ceremony at the Navy’s Can-do-Inn at Rocky Point.
A member of Boy Scout Troop 4065, the 18-year-old scout earned 21 merit badges, served as a leader in his troop and completed a six-week-long service project at Deception Pass State Park.
On Jan. 4, 1851, three young pioneers filed “Donation Land Claims” on this beautiful bay, establishing the site later named Oak Harbor.
The three who claimed the land were Ulrich Freund a Swiss, Martin Taftzon a Norwegian, and Charles Sumner a Yankee.
Writer David Howell can still remember directing the first “Whidbey Follies” in 1989, the comical satire of current issues faced by Whidbey Islanders.
The Washington Restaurant Association Education Foundation announced today that for the third consecutive year, culinary students from Oak Harbor High School grabbed top honors at the Boyd Coffee ProStart Invitational, held March 8 at Olympia’s South Puget Sound Community College.
Rep. Barbara Bailey, R-Oak Harbor, spoke on the House floor Fridayy on a resolution that honors the sacrifices and work of the United States Navy in Washington state and around the world.
House Resolution 4630, prime sponsored by Bailey, officially observes Navy Day in the Washington State House of Representatives.
A penny can’t buy a kid much in Oak Harbor, but a group of sixth-grade girls are learning that it can make a big difference for students in Pakistan and Afghanistan.
Ten top chefs in Coupeville will engage in a heated competition this weekend to see who cooks the best mussel chowder.
And it should be really good mussel chowder. The competition is one of the highlights of the annual Penn Cove Mussel Festival, which is in its 22nd year of celebrating Whidbey Island’s popular mollusk.
The arts community on Whidbey Island is opening its studios to the public this March, with more artists on the tour than ever.
From Greenbank to Oak Harbor, there will be 39 artists at 27 working studio locations.
Whidbey is home to a wide range of artists and artisans from potters, painters, glass blowers, weavers, jewelry makers and sculptors.
Many artists will be demonstrating during the tour and can answer questions.