Religion Notes
When 23-year-old Brittany Weisinger decided to participate in Relay for Life of North Whidbey, she simply did it for fun. Weisinger is studying nursing at Skagit Valley College in Oak Harbor and thought it would be nice to contribute to a student team.
Whidbey Island Naval Air Station will host a commemoration of the Battle of Midway at the Crescent Harbor Marina boat deck on the Seaplane Base, beginning at 9 a.m., Friday, June 3.
Celebrate Billie Tull’s more than four decades as a teacher and child care provider when she retires this week.
Tull has 43 years of day care experience and 21 of those years have been working at the Teddy Bear Child Care Center in Oak Harbor.
Coupeville High School seniors Kyra Ilyankoff and David Lile were honored as “Students of the Quarter” by the Coupeville Lions Club. Their academic achievements, school activities and community involvement were factors teachers noted in choosing to honor them.
This week my husband and I ventured off the rock and flew to California. During work hours he attended a Navy-sponsored environmental law refresher class for civilian employees at Port Hueneme. I spent time in our nearby hometown with his parents who are, in all ways, my parents as well.
This year’s Showcase of the Arts was held April 30 at the Coupeville Recreation Hall. Each year, the Whidbey Island Branch of the American Association of University Women (AAUW) sponsors the show to display the work of artists from all three high schools.
Museums can’t always be about white gloves, fragile artifacts, and yesterday’s news. Every once in a while you have to shake off the dust and that’s just what members of the Island County Historical Society plan to do next week when they convene at the Coupeville Recreation Hall for a ‘60s and ‘70s style boogie.
Never could I have imagined experiencing serenity any sweeter than what I discovered the summer of 1973 when my family toured the Pacific Northwest.
A milestone will be set with this weekend’s celebration of Whidbey Island’s Native American heritage.
The Penn Cove Water Festival is marking its 20th consecutive year Saturday, May 14, with activities taking place throughout the Coupeville waterfront.
Terry Buchanan entered into a love affair when he was 14 years old that determined the shape and direction of his entire life. The obsession began in 1962 on a sunny Sunday afternoon on Whidbey. Buchanan, who was born and raised in Oak Harbor, was out for a drive with his mother and father, who were famous for getting lost. On this particular drive the trio ended up at Fort Casey.
The sounds of 1946 will come gloriously back to life as KWPA, Whidbey Public Radio, presents the second annual installment of its popular fundraising event, “Old Time Radio – Live On Stage!”
Just in time to pick up an appropriate gift for Mother’s Day, the WSU Island County Master Gardener’s Plant Sale will be held on Saturday, May 7, the day before Mother’s Day, at the Greenbank Farm at Highway 525 and Wonn Road from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
A variety of plants grown and tended to by Master Gardeners will be available to the public to plant and beautify home gardens, including perennials, trees, herbs, vegetables, berries, houseplants and shrubs. Colorful annuals and flower baskets are also being sold this year and would make great gifts for Mother’s Day.
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