It’s never too late to learn or to share what you know.
That’s the philosophy behind the Coupeville Community Education program. The school district offers classes for youth and adults three times a year, and the winter session is starting up in January.
The weather outside was a little frightful, but the mood was festive inside the Oak Harbor Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 7392 Wednesday.
A third-grade student at Broadview Elementary School in Oak Harbor got an early present from Santa Thursday morning.
When Nathan Dixon, 9, brought the attendance sheet into the office for his teacher, he had no idea his mom, Navy Logistics Specialist 1st Class Pilar Arteaga, would be there to surprise him.
“Mommy!” he cried as she crept up behind him, drawing him into a close embrace and rocking him back and forth.
Enjoy a dinner out, add an evening of music and dancing, mix in an optional overnight stay and you’ve got all the fixin’s for the first ever “Take a Bite out of Coupeville” New Year’s Eve celebration, set to take place from 8:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. at the Coupeville Rec Hall.
The Oak Harbor Area Council of the Navy League and the Oak Harbor Rotary Club joined forces Friday to honor the best of the best at the groups’ 39th annual Sailor and Marine of the Year awards.
At a ceremony held at the Officers’ Club on Whidbey Island Naval Air Station, Naval Aircrewman Mechanical 1st Class David Smith, Cryptologic Technician Technical 1st Class Stephanie Henning and Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Albert Goodson were selected the Sea Sailor, Shore Sailor and Marine of the Year, respectively.
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The Skywarrior Theater on Naval Air Station Whidbey Island will be offering free or low-cost movies over the holiday break….
Aunt Thelma would be proud.
Brett Rebischke-Smith has taken her old family recipe for bread and is hoping to turn it into some dough.
Ten gay couples became some of the first in Island County to take advantage of Washington’s new same-sex marriage laws Sunday when they tied the knot at a private ceremony in Langley.
Officiated by Coupeville Mayor Nancy Conard, the weddings were held at the home of one of the nation’s most famous gay couples: Grethe Cammermeyer and Diane Divelbess. They were one of the couples who wed.
Some tried and true technology can help children get their Christmas wishes to Santa Claus. The Naval Air Station Whidbey Island MARS (Military Auxiliary Radio System) station is participating in the Pacific area Navy-Marine Corps Messages to Santa Project.
Gray skies were but a reflection of the somber mood at a Pearl Harbor Remembrance ceremony held Friday at Crescent Harbor Marina on Naval Air Station Whidbey Island’s Seaplane Base.
The traditional remembrance service was put together by Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) 129 and included community members, local Pearl Harbor survivors as well as other active duty personnel. Although the weather didn’t cooperate, the rain didn’t dampen the emotional spirit of the message that has lived on since that infamous day.
“Freedom is the price and each generation pays its due,” said Cmdr. Lew Callaway, Executive Officer of VAQ-129.
For many Oak Harbor area residents, the holiday season isn’t official until Navy Band Northwest has performed its annual concert.
The band performed before a packed house Saturday evening at Oak Harbor High School’s Student Union building.
“We always know we’re going to have a great turnout whenever we come to Oak Harbor,” said band director Lt. Robert Coats. “It’s a wonderful opportunity to interact with the community.”
Coupeville third-grader Jonathan Carroll knows a thing or two about wishes and he’d like to share the joy this holiday season.
