Sunday, March 7, Oak Harbor Emblem Club No. 450 performed their newly formatted installation of officers at the Oak Harbor Elks Lodge with Past Supreme President Joyce Hancock and her installing suite of officers in attendance. Emblem Club No. 450 was formed to assist the Oak Harbor Lodge of Elks, No. 2362 of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks of the USA.
Newly installed President Marie Akins expressed appreciation to the supreme suite and local Elks officers for their participation and enhancement of the festivities. Outgoing President Pat Cary presented the Member of the Year Award to Mabel Caldwell. Refreshments followed the closing ceremony.
Money earned at weekly Bingo games and annual bazaars permitted Pat to present checks of financial assistance to representative of eight local programs. The major project for the Washington State Association of Emblem Clubs (WSAE), is the visually impaired, or people of low vision. They help anyone who cannot afford to pay for eye examinations, glasses or surgery and to award scholarships for deserving, outstanding low vision students, of any age, to further their education.
Red Hat dis-organizer Louise Repoz writes:
They have been studied and questioned and word is spreading like red and purple wildfire. The Red Hat Society is a social phenomenon that began as a result of a few women deciding to greet middle age with verve, humor, and elan! “It’s about going for the gusto together, sharing a bond of affection forged by common life experiences and genuine enthusiasm for wherever life takes us,” Red Hat founder Sue Ellen Cooper of Arizona said.
Whidbey Island has, at last count, nine societies. All the groups have been formed in the last 18 months. The local Red Hatters have traveled to foreign lands to lunch and shop (actually Vancouver, B.C.), attended local and Seattle theaters performances, viewed museum art galleries, modeled thrift store styles, strolled nearby villages, tip toed through tulip fields, all the time eating and laughing in their red hats and purple clothing.
Sunday, April 25, was National Red Hat Day. The gals on Whidbey wore their Red Hat uniforms to church and enjoyed brunch at the CPO Club. Eden’s and More presented a program on hat design.
The local motto: “Life is a Canvas….Throw all the paint you can on it.” For more information visit www.red
hatsociety.com
The following students have been named to the Dean’s List at the University of Washington for Winter Quarter:
Lily H. Dodge, Colby T. Wiley and Ethel D. Evans of Coupeville. Tiffany N. Gordon of Greenbank. Jennifer M. Bragg, Crystal M. Bronnes, Jessica D. Dyer, John M. Gagnon, Erin N. Gamble, Marlena Peralta Guerra, Allison M. Juhl, Harvey D. Ruiz, Rica J. Sobreo and Elena M. Wagner all of Oak Harbor.
The following students, all from Oak Harbor, have been named to the Early Spring Dean’s List at Columbia College; Racheal M. Bickford, Joebly T. Carrillo, Leandro Dasilva, Chad A. Eastwood, Cheryl L. Grehan, Candice M. Gronski, Chan H. Lee, Lance L. McRoberts, Paul D. Mudge, Elena R. Nelms and Eric T. Williams.
Marine Corps Pfc. Tyler L. Long, son of Leila Barker of Stanwood and Luke Long of Oak Harbor recently completed 12 weeks of basic training at Marine Corps Recruit Depot, San Diego
Long is a 2003 graduate of Sedro-Woolley High School.
Marine Corps Pvt. Daniel C. Leavitt, son of Bonnie and Greg Leavitt of Coupeville, Wash., recently completed 12 weeks of basic training at Marine Corps Recruit Depot, San Diego, Calif.
Leavitt is a 2003 graduate of Coupeville High School of Coupeville.
Island County Amateur Radio Club will be hosting a technician class June 3 through July 29.
This class will be held Thursdays from 7 to 9 p.m. at the MARS station on the Seaplane Base. All ages are welcome to register for this class, and are limited to 20 participants. A $20 registration fee for materials must be received no later than May 15. Mail checks payable to ICARC to ICARC, P.O. Box 352 Coupeville, WA: 98239.
After completing the class, students will be invited to test for their amateur radio technician license July 31 in Coupeville. A $12 non-refundable fee is required.
Class participants will be encouraged to participate in the annual Field Day exercise on June 26 and 27. This exercise gives amateurs throughout North America the opportunity to hone their communication skills in emergency service.
E-mail info@mail.w7avm.org, or call 240-8332 or 675-0433.
