In an opinion published last week, the Washington State Supreme Court upheld the conviction of a former Oak Harbor man who beat his 21-month old son to death in 1991.
Many Island County residents are probably not aware that they are supposed to purchase licenses for their dogs, and for Oak Harbor residents, even their cats.
Not doing so means that runaway pets may be harder to return to their owners. And it means that the money isn’t being collected by local government.
After months of review, a committee of parents and educators has narrowed the choices for new math curriculum at the elementary and middle school levels.
Three math programs are being considered for elementary grades and three are under consideration for the middle schools.
The WSU Island County Extension Beach Watchers are looking for new members to join them in their mission “to improve, maintain and protect a thriving Puget Sound ecosystem through education, community outreach, stewardship, and research.” Those interested in the class of 2010 may download the application at www.beachwatchers.wsu.edu/island/about/training/ or request a printed copy by mail by calling 679-7391. The deadline to apply is Feb. 26.
I own a historic house in Coupeville (the Dr. White House) and haven’t had any problems with the Coupeville Historic Review Committee. I recently attended a meeting about combining the two HRCs, Island County and Coupeville, and about telling people what color they can paint their houses.
We’re Americans and darn glad about it. Since we don’t remember having had any say about where we would be born, our parentage, genes we would inherit, or time of birth, I guess we’ve just been lucky. But we’re also having a difficult time being proud of it.
We are so grateful to live in a community that has always placed a high value on our children and our schools. By now, residents in Central Whidbey have received ballots in the mail offering three important measures on the future of the Coupeville School District. We need your support again, and urge you to vote YES on all three ballot measures.
Students who are schooled at home are invited to take part in the annual Iowa Tests (ITBS), along with the students at HomeConnection, Oak Harbor School District’s partnership with home-schooling families. HomeConnection will provide the test, proctor it, and give results to parents when the scored tests are returned.
The Whidbey Island Naval Air Station will receive an additional 26 EA-18G Growler aircraft under President Obama’s 2011 defense budget.
Under the proposal, the Department of Defense plans to purchase the additional 26 electronic attack aircraft over the next two years.
U.S. Rep. Rick Larsen made the announcement late Monday.
A former Oak Harbor swim coach who was accused of sexually molesting at least a dozen young swimmers, including one Whidbey Island girl, was sentenced to 40 years in prison in a California courtroom Jan. 29.
Andrew “Andy” King, 61, pleaded no contest to 20 child molestation charges last year in the San Jose court.
Lifelong Oak Harbor residents Carrie Hilberdink and Chad Riepma will exchange vows May 1 during a ceremony in town.
The couple each attended Oak Harbor Christian School and Oak Harbor High School; Hilberdink graduated in 2004 and Riepma in 2001.
Hillberdink is the daughter of Henry and Ruth Hillberdink of Oak Harbor. Today, she works as the director at the Coupeville Boys and Girls Club.
Robert and Carolyn Lockhart are proud to announce the engagement of their daughter Victoria Lockhart to Jameson Hurless, son of Eric and Margo Hurless of Vancouver, Wash.
The Coupeville girls basketball team led just twice at King’s Friday, but one time came when the game clock read 0:00.