I don’t know about you, but when I was a child the one thing I could always count on finding on Christmas morning was an orange or tangerine in the toe of my Christmas stocking. I suppose this was a holdover from the days over a century ago when citrus fruits were considered exotic treasures during the cold depths of winter in these parts.
A respected Central Whidbey school teacher and tennis coach has bid adieu to a life of academia to become the proud new owner of Bailey’s Corner Store in Cultus Bay.
Phase 1 of the marine display at Coupeville Wharf is finished, but the project still needs donations in order to complete phase II.
The Board of Island County Commissioners appointed five volunteers to the county’s Marine Resources Committee. They are Barbara Bennett, Lois Farrington, Kestutis Tautvydas, David Thomson and Anthony Turpin.
Capping a five-year effort, the Island County commissioners yesterday approved the county’s reworked Shoreline Master Program.
The programming is all done ahead of time.
Once the robot is turned loose, it’s all about watching and hoping.
“It was a lot of pressure,” said Vivian Farris. “It was kind of nerve-racking.”
The transition of management at the Greenbank Farm continues as new port leadership works with the outgoing management group to tie up loose ends.
As volunteers organize and prepare this year’s Holiday House, they’ve noticed a few toys that Santa’s helpers forgot to bring.
With the gift-giving program for families in need already underway, volunteers say there’s still time to donate items that may be on some children’s Christmas lists.
A defense attorney and prosecutor offered vividly conflicting descriptions of a man accused of conspiring to murder an Oak Harbor teenager last month.
David Nunez Jr., 19, appeared in court Monday afternoon for a hearing on a motion — ultimately unsuccessful — to be released from jail on bail.
I’m enjoying the politically heated letters. Much of the current turmoil is from a segment of the population identified in the 1980s as “Right Wing Authoritarians.” Generally, 25 percent of a given population fits the profile.
The Board of Island County Commissioners yesterday approved without discussion receipt of an additional $45,400 for Oak Harbor programs to prevent or cut marijuana use by young people in the 2015-17 period.
The Island Transit board of directors adopted a $15-million budget this week that is significantly healthier than last year, when officials were forced to borrow money, lay off staff and cut routes to make ends meet.
A Clinton man is facing criminal charges in federal court after agents found 13,400 images and videos of alleged child pornography on his computer, according to a complaint filed in U.S. District Court last month.