Sophomore John Hu of the Stevens Institute of Technology (Hoboken, N.J.) men’s swimming team was named the CollegeSwimming.com Division III National Swimmer of the Week Oct. 27.
All are welcome to join the 12th Annual Community Thanksgiving potluck meal on Thursday, Nov. 25, at the Coupeville Rec Hall.
As late fall’s chilling wind swept through the grounds of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Whitehead-Muzzall Post 7392 in Oak Harbor on Thursday, a large group of former and current military men and women gathered to retire one lone American flag.
For Ginny Munns, the Veterans Day ceremony in Coupeville was something special.
She unfurled the Marine Corps flag Thursday in recognition of her grandson Michael Turner, a Marine who returned to the United States three weeks ago after a tour in Afghanistan.
The new ferry that will permanently serve as the transportation link that connects Whidbey Island to the Olympic Peninsula will be officially christened by Gov. Chris Gregoire at the Coupeville ferry terminal this weekend.
Bill Ethridge has a quiet home on Front Street. Its manicured yard looks out over Penn Cove and as Bill and his wife, Mary, point out, it’s the only house on the block with a white picket fence.
Beautiful wooden floors stretch between the walls inside and photos of family memories are tucked away on shelves and countertops. A grocery list hangs on the fridge.
Two people were hospitalized Nov. 4 when their mobile home in Oak Harbor was gutted by a fire.
Just as the guilt from that Halloween-candy binge begins to lift, it’s time to start thinking about another gut buster. Dig out the elastic-waisted sweatpants from the drawer. The North Whidbey Community Harvest free Thanksgiving dinner is approaching, and coordinators don’t plan to stiff on the meals.
The Island County Sheriff’s Office has announced that a level 3 sex offender is being released from the state Department of Corrections today and will be homeless in Oak Harbor.
All eyes will be on the Oak Police Department next week as a vote Monday by members of its employee union will determine whether they are the only city employees to get raises in 2011.
Thank you, everyone, for your interest and support in the 2010 campaign to re-elect Island County Commissioner John Dean.
The high school fall sports season concludes with the state volleyball and swimming tournaments this weekend, which means winter sports are just around the corner.
Island County Commissioner John Dean has thrown in the towel, conceding defeat to Camano Island Republican Kelly Emerson, but the Tea Party member says she has no plans to drop her lawsuit against Dean and two other county employees over an October political mailer.