Don’t worry if you haven’t received your property tax bill from Island County yet.
Island County Treasurer Ana Maria Nunez announced this week that 2011 property tax statements should be mailed out by Monday, March 21. It’s later than previous years due to the implementation and procedural changes associated with the county’s new property tax software.
Electronic attack squadron VAQ-131 “Lancers” will return to Whidbey Island this week after completing a six-month deployment on the USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) supporting operations Enduring Freedom and New Dawn in the North Arabian Sea and Persian Gulf and maritime security operations for the 7th Fleet.
After the horror in Japan, many of us Whidbey property owners have been speculating about the results if the same thing happened to Whidbey. I’m sure that many of your readers would appreciate a well-reseached article about it.
The transformation of downtown Oak Harbor from its traditional, paved, two-way street into a wide, dirt-strewn path happened quickly. Dignitaries used golden shovels to symbolize the start of the project March 1, and by March 12 the area between City Beach and Dock Street has been completely torn up by heavy equipment.
Plans are underway for the 16th annual Whidbey Island Giant Pumpkin Contest to be held this October at Coupeville’s HarvestFest.
On Sunday morning I lost some money at a local convenience store (my bad).
Angie Homola is doing a great job as chair of Island County Board of Commissioners.
The first time I felt this way the Twin Towers were falling in New York. Since then I’ve repeatedly experienced the shock, disbelief, and profound sadness that natural and man-made disasters routinely create around the world.
Oak Harbor high school teacher Fil Jepsen stood over a hospital bed planted in the front of her classroom and gave her students a bit of sound advice.
“You never flick the sheets,” she instructed after warning about the dangers of sending germs and dead skin cells into the air. “You might as well have sneezed on the person’s face.”
Two kayakers were relatively unscathed after capsizing in the dangerous waters of Deception Pass Thursday afternoon.
Personnel from Deception Pass State Park and the United States Coast Guard worked to pull the two stranded men from the water before their situation worsened.
The two kayakers left Bowman Bay on Fidalgo Island and were paddling around Lighthouse Point when they got caught in the current and started drifting into Deception Pass, said Jack Hartt, manager of Deception Pass State Park.
“These are hazardous waters that are cold and swift,” Hartt said.
Thursday marked the 38th annual St. Patrick’s Day parade in Oak Harbor hosted by the Irish Wildlife Society. The small procession enthusiastically wound its way down Jensen Street and Pioneer Way carefully avoiding construction.
The Coupeville High School tennis team started the season by steamrolling a combined Chimacum-Port Townsend team 5-0 Thursday, March 17, in Port Townsend.
Oak Harbor residents Rick and Julie Davies finally got to hear their daughter’s voice again Thursday morning.
Bethany Davies was teaching at a Japanese school in a town hard hit by the 9.0-magniture earthquake and flooded with tsunami waters. Her parents were frantic to hear from her after days of waiting, but got their wish when the call miraculously went through to her cell phone.
“It’s a really big relief to actually get to talk to her and find out she’s really OK,” Rick said.