Tony Slowik was declared as the 2015 recipient of the Chief Warrant Officer Michael J. Novosel Award.
The national award, presented annually by the Reserve Officers Association, recognizes the most outstanding chief warrant officer, encompassing all branches of U.S. military service.
Stayin’ Alive, a team from the North Puget Sound Dragon Boat Club, completed five races in recreational division at the 12th annual Seattle Dragon Boat Festival and took home the gold medal in the Cancer Survivor’s Cup.
Honeybees have taken up residence behind Staley’s craft store after she allowed one of her quilting students, a beekeeper, to bring a man-made hive from home.
The sailing gods smiled on Whidbey Island Race Week.
Friday’s gusts in Saratoga Passage capped a week of mostly excellent racing conditions, providing a strong finish to what is considered the premier sailboat racing event in the Pacific Northwest.
Bridget Guerrero, a 47-year-old ex-Marine from Edmonds, began a four-day run Thursday to honor the fallen U.S. servicewomen who’ve lost their lives during the global war on terror.
Whidbey Island anglers will get one final weekend to try to land a chinook salmon in Admiralty Inlet as the recreational fishery for kings in Marine Area 9 concludes at the end of the day Sunday.
Whidbey Island Race Week is making its 33rd annual splash this week, drawing visitors to the island for competitive racing that is billed as the premier sailboat racing event in the Pacific Northwest.
A metal sculpture depicting oak leaves blowing in the wind could greet visitors entering Oak Harbor from the north along Highway 20 in the near future.
The Muzzall Family opened up its 3 Sisters Family Farm in Oak Harbor to the public Saturday and watched in astonishment as 2,408 attended their Farm Day event.
An estimated 6.8 million pink salmon are forecast to return to Puget Sound this year.
They surprised North Puget Sound anglers by arriving a couple weeks early and word has gotten out, sending shore fishers in droves to the island’s westside beaches to cast out artificial lures.
Jerry Helm celebrated his promotion to captain during a pinning ceremony at Central Whidbey Fire’s Race Road station July 9 — exactly a week after celebrating his 36th birthday.
Although his daughters were raised on the farm, Ron Muzzall is confident their appreciation for what they do has grown just like they have.
The sisters that make up 3 Sisters Family Farms are all in their 20s now but remain committed to the family business and working farm culture that comes with being fifth generation farmers.
As the walls went up, so did Melissa Brown’s spirits.
She wore a perpetual smile and seemed almost in a daze as she watched the framework of a dream start coming together Saturday.
