Following a weekend dedicated to recognizing those who made the ultimate sacrifice for country, it’s fitting that, starting next week, the children and spouses of active-duty military personnel can now swim for free at John Vanderzicht Memorial Pool in Oak Harbor.
More than once I’ve watched a gardener bend down to examine something growing in a pot or in one of their beds and say, “I don’t remember planting that,” or “I don’t know where that came from.” Sound familiar?
It’s been almost two weeks since I’ve delved into the world of community gardening.
Yes, me, the person who manages to kill house plants, is gardening.
The Whidbey News Group’s annual Best of Whidbey Readers Choice Awards is off to a strong start.
It must be something in the air that makes it so difficult for us Rock dwellers to agree on anything. Maybe it’s another effect of pollen from evergreen trees. In addition to sinusitis.
It was a difficult decision, but it was the right one.
Jim Shank, superintendent of the Coupeville School District, and the school board decided that Larry Walsh will not be retained as principal of the high school and middle school in the face of declining enrollment necessitating staff cuts.
I don’t know about you, but if I’m putting a lot of effort into the care and maintenance of a shrub, let alone the financial investment at the time of purchase, I want a reasonable payoff. This is doubly true when it comes to deciduous shrubs.
For nearly 50 years, the federal Land and Water Conservation Fund has invested nearly $17 billion nationwide and $500 million in Washington in state and federal land conservation projects and matching grants for state and local parks, trails, recreational facilities, and to support working forests and family farms.
It’s too late to relocate the sewage treatment plant planned for downtown Oak Harbor.
Filing Week is fast approaching, and with four positions up for re-election at Town of Coupeville, now is a great opportunity to get involved.
Mayor Scott Dudley recently commented in the Whidbey News-Times that he has some cost-cutting ideas on the proposed wastewater treatment plant
Email is immeasurably important to our personal and work lives. Text messaging is a great convenience.
In a column a couple of months back, I wrote about some great plants for shade gardens. One of the plants I mentioned was sweet box, or Sarcococca, a very fragrant evergreen perennial that sometimes has a tendency to spread via runners.