All Stories - Whidbey Island

Neighborhood rallies to oppose cell tower

Wed, 17 Mar 2010 15:49:57 PDT

The Port of South Whidbey is looking into entering negotiations with AT&T to build a cell tower on a ridge above Possession Point Waterfront Park.

Nichols Bros. launches its latest California-bound cat at Freeland

Wed, 17 Mar 2010 15:49:57 PDT

The last of four sleek twin-hulled passenger ferries destined for San Francisco Bay was floated by Nichols Brothers Boat Builders on Monday.

Wind gusts sweep South Whidbey

Wed, 17 Mar 2010 15:49:57 PDT

A low-pressure system moving in from the west created high winds across South Whidbey and throughout the Puget Sound region, according to the National Weather Service in Seattle.

Ashes to ashes

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Oak Harbor nude club plans unveiled

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Oak Harbor readies laws aimed at adult businesses

Wed, 17 Mar 2010 15:49:57 PDT

Oak Harbor City Attorney Margery Hite and Prosecutor Bill Hawkins briefed Mayor Jim Slowik and others at a governmental services standing committee meeting last week about several “emergency” laws to regulate erotic dance within city limits.

Revolution boys upend Synergy to stay undefeated

Wed, 17 Mar 2010 15:49:58 PDT

Halfway through its spring season, the South Whidbey Revolution soccer boys seemingly cannot be stopped.

Barrow and Poolman share a love of running — together

Wed, 17 Mar 2010 15:49:58 PDT

About this time one year ago, South Whidbey High School seniors Jon Poolman and Laura Barrow — who had known each other all their lives — caved in to the realization that they clicked as a couple.

Revolution defeats two more premier teams

Wed, 17 Mar 2010 15:49:58 PDT

The boys are on a roll.

Soccer: Lack of experience hurts 'Cats in opening loss

Wed, 17 Mar 2010 15:49:58 PDT

The Wildcats' lack of experience was exposed in Oak Harbor's season-opening 4-0 loss in soccer at Arlington Tuesday, March 16.

Girls golf: Oak Harbor finishes 3rd out of 11 schools in Shootout

Wed, 17 Mar 2010 15:49:58 PDT

The Oak Harbor High School girls golf team finished tied for third out of 11 teams in the Gallery Shootout on a blustery NAS Whidbey course Tuesday, March 16.

Baseball: Wolves put together solid game in winning opener

Wed, 17 Mar 2010 15:49:58 PDT

The Coupeville High School baseball team put together a solid all-around game in its season-opening 10-0 win over visiting Concrete Tuesday, March 16.

Twice upon a time with the dark, dissonant and exquisite Sondheim

Wed, 17 Mar 2010 15:49:58 PDT

Polyphony, angular harmonies and intricate melodies.

Playing the Cumberland blues

Wed, 17 Mar 2010 15:49:58 PDT

Blame it on the Kentucky Project.

Deadline nears for Choochokam

Wed, 17 Mar 2010 15:49:58 PDT

Choochokam Arts festival is encouraging local artists to exhibit at the 35th annual festival this July. The deadline for submissions is Monday, March 15.

This ‘COPS’ stars our cops

Wed, 17 Mar 2010 15:49:58 PDT

Emergency crews descended on Oak Harbor High School with lights and sirens flashing. A thick fog had settled over the campus and they could make out the silhouettes of frightened students racing from the building. With guns drawn, police cautiously approached the campus to search for bad guys.

Whidbey Playhouse's Play Day gives a taste of sizzling 'Chicago'

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Oak Harbor Lutheran Church hosts Minnesota concert choir

Wed, 17 Mar 2010 15:49:58 PDT

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.

Two Freeland businesses to host after hours event

Wed, 17 Mar 2010 15:49:59 PDT

O'Brien Bookkeeping and Raco Construction will host the next “Business After Hours” for the Greater Freeland Chamber.

Freeland chamber hosts resource manager

Wed, 17 Mar 2010 15:49:59 PDT

The Greater Freeland Chamber of Commerce will host Matt Kukuk, resource manager for Island County Public Health, at the chamber luncheon on Tuesday, March 23.

Clinton chamber hosts nonprofit panel

Wed, 17 Mar 2010 15:49:59 PDT

The Clinton Chamber of Commerce is holding a panel discussion to highlight the partnership between businesses and nonprofits in the community.

New ad campaign promotes Whidbey cattle

Wed, 17 Mar 2010 15:49:59 PDT

Investment earning spike SVC scholarship funds

Wed, 17 Mar 2010 15:49:59 PDT

The Skagit Valley College Foundation Board of Governors recently approved more than $308,000 in endowed scholarship funds to be awarded to Skagit Valley College students during the 2010-2011 school year. This endowed scholarship allocation is the largest scholarship distribution the SVC Foundation has ever provided in its 32-year history.

Port of Coupeville to air airport study proposal

Wed, 17 Mar 2010 15:49:59 PDT

A public meeting will take place Wednesday, March 24, at 5:30 p.m., at the Monroe Landing Fire Station to gauge public sentiment about the possibility of the Port of Coupeville conducting a feasibility study to acquire the neighboring air field.

Here’s to the day when we can all be Irish — and eat like them, too | WHIDBEY RECIPES

Wed, 17 Mar 2010 15:49:59 PDT

Look-alikes are more common than the rare, wayward bird | WHIDBEY BIRDING

Wed, 17 Mar 2010 15:49:59 PDT

It may be ugly, but this much-used root sure has a kick | WHIDBEY RECIPES

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How the Irish built Oak Harbor

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Lace it up against birth defects

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Oak Harbor Rotary boosts OHHS Culinary team

Wed, 17 Mar 2010 15:49:59 PDT

Luke Felkner, captain of the state-champion Oak Harbor High School Culinary Team, made a profitable visit to the Oak Harbor Rotary Club last week.

Today's cartoon for Wednesday, March 17

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Today's cartoon for Tuesday, March 16

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Today's cartoon for Monday, March 15

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Editor's Column: Plenty of time to change in a modern house

Wed, 17 Mar 2010 15:50:00 PDT

The beginning and end of each Daylight Saving Time always leaves us wondering: Why do we need so many clocks?

Editorial: Sit down and be counted

Wed, 17 Mar 2010 15:50:00 PDT

U.S. Census forms are scheduled to arrive in the mail this week, so take a little time to sit down, fill it out completely and send it back.

Tough times require real spending reforms

Wed, 17 Mar 2010 15:50:00 PDT

Gun club ‘apology’ not accepted | LETTER TO THE EDITOR

Wed, 17 Mar 2010 15:50:00 PDT

Send tax-and-spend group home for good | LETTER TO THE EDITOR

Wed, 17 Mar 2010 15:50:00 PDT

Clinton Community Hall and association are for you | LETTER TO THE EDITOR

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Maybe Koster would care about library

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Rural character more than visual

Wed, 17 Mar 2010 15:50:00 PDT

I moved to Whidbey Island early in 2001 from Minneapolis, where I lived happily near the city center, on the 14th floor of my condo overlooking Interstate 35W, the downtown skyscrapers, and the winding Mississippi and its bridges, with an expansive view of sunsets and approaching storms. Here I am a renter, living happily on a corner of Ebey’s Reserve, in San de Fuca, again loving the very different visual beauty but also the remarkable peace and quiet, which I had not experienced since my adolescence in the Nebraska countryside, having lived contentedly in cities (including Glasgow, London, and Houston) all my previous adult life.

Not so many believe in God

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