Spring means picturesque sunsets, new colors and new life. And though the official start of the season isn’t for a few weeks, local artists are offering a visual sneak-peek of pretty pastels and fresh perspectives.
It’s both perplexing and disappointing that our Sen. Haugen would sponsor a bill (SB 5274) that burdens Pregnancy Care Clinics with regulations requiring them to post or advertise in six different languages services they do NOT provide!
After considering potential cuts in state and federal education support for the 2011-2012 school year, Oak Harbor School Board officials proposed two scheduling changes that could soften the blow of losing seven to 10 teachers and save the district about $60,000 per year.
Penn Cove’s humble but famous mollusk will be celebrated during Coupeville’s first festival of 2011.
The Penn Cove MusselFest begins Friday night and continues throughout the weekend. The three-day event March 4-6 features a chowder contest, live music and, seemingly, billions and billions of mussels.
The festival kicks off Friday night with the “Mussel Mingle” at the Coupeville Recreation Hall located on Alexander Street beginning at 5:30 p.m.
Winter athletes for Oak Harbor and Coupeville high schools recently received varsity letters and special awards for the 2010-11 season.
On March 1, 2011 the Whidbey News-Times’ website will get a new front page look and switch to an upgraded commenting system and calendar.
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The Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction and the State Board of Education notified 186 schools that they had received Washington Achievement Awards for 2010. Oak Harbor’s Olympic View Elementary and Coupeville High School both made the list.
After nearly three years of serving Whidbey Island residents, the Steilacoom II returned to its Pierce County home earlier this month.
Construction on the SE Pioneer Way improvement project in Oak Harbor will kick off next week following a groundbreaking and ribbon cutting ceremony.
Despite promises to the contrary, residents of Oak Harbor’s Windmill Court mobile home park will need to find new places to live by the end of next month to make way for a new apartment complex off Swantown Avenue.
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Sound Publishing is proud to announce the launch of two new publications covering Puget Sound Naval bases and their communities.
The Whidbey Crosswind will cover activities on and around Whidbey Island Naval Air Station at Oak Harbor, while the Kitsap Navy News will chronicle the Bremerton, Bangor and Keyport Naval base communities.
Regular features will include Active Duty, On the Base, The Home Front, and Veterans’ Views, among other highlights. Coverage will also include national and international naval news and activities.