All Stories - Whidbey Island

Island County Health Services opens new office in Bayview

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 08:16:04 PDT

It’s a tight fit, but Island County Health Services has a new home.

School district urged to go slow

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 08:16:04 PDT

Parents, teachers, students — and even a school board member — are not happy with the quick pace taken by South Whidbey school officials.

Earthquake strikes central Whidbey

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 08:16:04 PDT

An earthquake measuring 3.7 on the Richter scale hit about two miles east/southeast of Coupeville at 5:09 a.m. Wednesday morning.

City paints fir trees on two water tanks

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 08:16:04 PDT

Motorists who travel Heller Road may notice a change in scenery this week as the two city water reservoirs disappear into the landscape thanks to Oak Harbor’s dedicated art fund.

Carnival carries July tradition

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 08:16:04 PDT

Small quake hits Whidbey Island

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 08:16:04 PDT

A 3.7 magnitude earthquake struck Whidbey Island, two miles southeast of Coupeville, at 5:09 a.m. Wednesday. The tectonic slip occurred 36 miles below the earth’s surface, according to the University of Washington Department of Earth and Space Sciences.

Combined team hopes to make its mark at All Star tourney

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 08:16:04 PDT

Mix a hot day, a dusty ballfield, two dedicated coaches and one red-hot softball pitcher and you might stir up a sure recipe for victory.

Half-marathon coming to Langley

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 08:16:04 PDT

As part of the Choochokam Arts festival next month in Langley, a half-marathon will be run starting at 8:30 a.m. Sunday, July 12.

All Star tournament starts Sunday for Little Leaguers

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 08:16:04 PDT

Are you ready for some baseball?

Seven golfers qualify for district tournament

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 08:16:04 PDT

Seven Oak Harbor golfers have qualified to play in the Washington Junior Golf Association district championship scheduled for July 20 and 21 at Dungeness Golf Course after shooting some good scores in sub-district marches June 24 at Mill Creek and June 25 at the Gallery Golf Course in Oak Harbor.

Hu high point winner in Federal Way

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 08:16:04 PDT

Inmates battle over shoes, trial delayed

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 08:16:04 PDT

A 32-year-old Snohomish man in Island County jail on felony domestic-violence charges assaulted a fellow inmate during a fight over shoes, according to the Island County Sheriff’s Office.

Nature, Photoshop and le chapeau du jour

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 08:16:04 PDT

The lady who wears the fanciful hats describes her life as a revolving door.

Music, dancing and fun for the whole family in the park

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 08:16:04 PDT

Island teens to study dance in New York City

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 08:16:04 PDT

Just like everybody else, dancers have their dreams.

Band will get your motor runnin’

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 08:16:04 PDT

Greenbank's ready to roll with Logie Fest

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 08:16:04 PDT

Fifty-plus volunteers needed for Loganberry Festival

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 08:16:04 PDT

The planning committee for the annual Loganberry Festival at the Greenbank Farm is looking for volunteers to help put the event together. Over 50 volunteers are needed, according to event chair Art Herrera, doing chores that range from putting up posters or acting as cashiers, to directing traffic for parking or doing trash pick up.

Toddle Inn specializes in childcare through the ages

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 08:16:05 PDT

Booth WOW’s visitors to Deception Pass

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 08:16:05 PDT

Whidbey Island hospitality is known near and far thanks to the volunteers who have staffed the Oak Harbor Chamber of Commerce information booth at Deception Pass for more than a decade.

Biz Beat

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 08:16:05 PDT

Windermere workers serve community

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 08:16:05 PDT

WHIDBEY RECIPES | Something sweet for a veggie that’s often ignored and misunderstood

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 08:16:05 PDT

Few vegetables have such a difficult time getting the respect they deserve as poor, misunderstood rhubarb.

TIDAL LIFE | Pickled or parboiled, this is going to change the way we eat oysters

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 08:16:05 PDT

Stopping pollution is a good thing, regardless of whether it’s found to be the final cause of dead zones or polar- ice loss.

WHIDBEY BIRDING | Life is tough and risky in the wild, with few chances to reach ‘old age’

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 08:16:05 PDT

Dragon boat transforms paddlers

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 08:16:05 PDT

Tearing up as our flag passes by

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 08:16:05 PDT

I cannot offer an adequate explanation for the flood of strong emotions that overtake me when I see our nation’s flag or watch a Navy jet fly overhead, but my reaction is completely predictable. I look forward to those hand-on-my-heart, tears-in-my-eyes reactions at the start of each Fourth of July parade here in Oak Harbor.

On top of the hill: Island musicians finally have a place of their own

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 08:16:05 PDT

Today's cartoon for Saturday, July 4

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 08:16:05 PDT

Today's cartoon for Friday, July 3

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 08:16:05 PDT

Today's cartoon for Thursday, July 2

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 08:16:05 PDT

Editor's column: Newspaper flyer arouses one's curiosity

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 08:16:06 PDT

Editor's column: Michael Jackson's historic grab for fame

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 08:16:06 PDT

Editorial: Have a safe, happy holiday

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 08:16:06 PDT

LETTER TO THE EDITOR | Give commuters priority fares

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 08:16:06 PDT

LETTER TO THE EDITOR | What a wonderful community

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 08:16:06 PDT

LETTER TO THE EDITOR | Fireworks show is back on

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 08:16:06 PDT

How Bush was vindicated

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 08:16:06 PDT

Most Americans already covered

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 08:16:06 PDT

They're just feeling entitled

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 08:16:06 PDT