Nintendo created a frenzy last week when it released the “Pokemon Go” application for users in the United States, New Zealand and Australia to download for free on their smartphones.
It’s been a little crazy the past month for Janine and Bastiaan Verhulst, adjusting as new owners of A Touch of Dutch in Coupeville. But for the Verhulsts, there have been plenty of sweet and salty treats to help melt away any rough patches they encounter.
Mark Lucero, 51, has played with art in various forms for most of his life, but he didn’t start showing his paintings professionally at galleries around Whidbey Island until 14 years ago.
Dusting oneself off and trying again is all part of the education theater students have been receiving under Stan Thomas, who started the Would Be Players youth drama program at the Oak Harbor playhouse five years ago.
Mark Lucero, 51, has played with art in various forms for most of his life, but he didn’t start showing his paintings professionally at galleries around Whidbey Island until 14 years ago.
It was an unusual Fourth of July weekend for Central Whidbey Fire & Rescue. The agency responded to two vegetation fires on the opposite sides of Coupeville over the weekend, including a Fourth of July grass fire Monday night near Snakelum Point that was started by fireworks.
If you didn’t know better, you might’ve thought that a Hollywood film crew had returned to Whidbey Island.
The Kids’ Fishing Derby is about building confidence, said Gary Jandzinski, who’s been helping to put on the event with the Buccaneers for the past 11 years. Saturday’s outing, which drew 89 children, marked the event’s 36th year.
Central Whidbey Fire & Rescue responded to a driftwood fire early Sunday morning at Keystone State Park that appeared to be caused by an illegal campfire.
Beachfront residents in Admirals Cove got a surprise Wednesday night when a vessel with Washington State Ferries appeared prominently in the water behind their homes to assist a boat that was adrift.
The Salish, one of two ferries that shuttle passengers between Coupeville and Port Townsend this time of year, was notified by the U.S. Coast Guard shortly after 9 p.m. that a boat was seen drifting in Admiralty Bay and getting close to shore.
If you didn’t know better, you might’ve thought that a Hollywood film crew had returned to Whidbey Island.
The Coupeville School Board extended the contract of Superintendent Jim Shank Monday night while offering praise for the leadership he provided during a school year in which he juggled three roles.
The Oak Harbor Yacht Club Buccaneers are expecting more than 100 children for the 36th annual Kids Fishing Derby at the Oak Harbor Marina Saturday.
