Ten years ago, only 59 percent of residents of Island County filled out their census forms, which means agencies and governmental entities missed out on many thousands of dollars passed down from the state and federal government.
While the Penn Cove MusselFest kicked off the first major festival of the year in Coupeville, it provided a finale for a popular whale-watching attraction.
The Mystic Sea, the charter vessel that offered gray whale watching tours from the Coupeville Wharf each spring, decided not to offer the service this year from the Central Whidbey town.
Whidbey General Hospital’s new chief operations officer stepped into place last month.
Hank Hanigan of Longview, Wash., said he accepted his role on Whidbey because of the “feel and the people.”
While the average teen can cook Chef Boyardee without much trouble, it takes some culinary know-how to “paint” a chocolate dessert tower with an oil mister.
The teens from Oak Harbor High School’s culinary team did just that last weekend, as they won their fourth state championship in a row. It was also the first time the high school’s restaurant management team claimed the state title.
A different kind of Olympics took place for some students at Coupeville High School.
Using brain power instead of muscle power, more than a dozen high schoolers recently competed in the Science Olympiad for the first time. They earned a respectable ninth-place finish out of 25 teams, which was just one place short of being able to move on to the state competition.
The University of Minnesota’s Morris Concert Choir, under the direction of Dr. Kenneth Hodgson, will perform Saturday, March 20, at 7 p.m. at Oak Harbor Lutheran Church, 1253 NW Second Ave., Oak Harbor, across from the Oak Harbor High School Stadium. The concert is part of the choir’s 2010 West Coast Concert Tour.
Team speed will be a key component for Oak Harbor High School’s baseball team this spring, according to head coach Tyson VanDam.
Getting back to the state tournament is the primary goal of this year’s Coupeville High School baseball team.
Coming off its most successful season ever, the Coupeville boys soccer team has set its sights on another state playoff spot.
The Coupeville girls tennis team is preparing to complete its third straight sweep of Friday Harbor to capture this year’s league championship.
The inexperienced Oak Harbor High School boys golf team is working hard to be competitive in the Wesco North.
The Oak Harbor High School girls golf team welcomes back a handful of members this year who should make the Wildcats a strong competitor in the Wesco North.
At the Bremerton March Madness Invitational Swim Meet at Olympic High School on March 6 and 7, North Whidbey Aquatic Club swimmers Cullen Wood and Akasha Trisler added new qualifying times for the Northwest Region Age Group Sectional (AGS) Championships in Federal Way, March 19-21, a meet drawing the fastest 5 percent of swimmers from six western states.