Big new cigarette tax in effect
For many of us who enjoy hunting and fishing in Washington are lamenting these short days of winter. With the start of the New Year hope springs eternal, but first we must all weather a few more weeks of limited opportunities. Do not despair, there are a few things that one can do to combat cabin fever.
At 11 this morning, Dec. 27, enroute to Oak Harbor, I was behind a red Volvo turning left onto Highway 20 from Jones Road. The lady in the Volvo didn’t see an approaching GMC pickup truck and turned directly in front of it. After striking the truck, the truck slid 30 feet sideways and then flipped several times.
County avoids cutting deputy, prosecutor
Capt. Steve Black is temporarily settled at NAS Whidbey in a small, borrowed office down the hall from the office of the current commanding officer, Capt. Larry Salter.
I stopped subscribing to the Whidbey News-Times a few years ago, when the then-editor, in his own editorial, used the word “staid” as a past tense of “stay.” I had asked of the two previous editors that they should hire a literate proof reader, and was always told that the “newspaper” has two good proof readers.
The Coupeville boys basketball team was unable to retain a third-quarter lead as the host South Whidbey Falcons rallied for a 61-52 win in the opening round of the 2001 South Whidbey Falcon Classic.
Veteran councilman leaves with no regrets
Island County American Red Cross has shipped item, ranging from chapstick to candy, to military installations in Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Kuwait for distribution to service members. The items were donated by local schools and businesses.
Before Krieg Construction starts pitting and pillaging our neighborhood, I want answers to these questions:
World War II refugee resurrects cookie memories
There are a lot of things to be said about water. It tastes good when you are thirsty; it is good for soaking off soil; it is hard to make tea or coffee without it; it is bad for ripening strawberry fields; it is good for backyard gardens; it ruins parades and garden weddings; it clears the air of smog and refreshes the green of Whidbey Island;
St. Augustine’s in-the-Woods Episcopal Church in Freeland will host a six-day intensive workshop in icon painting in February, conducted by faculty of New York’s Prosopon School of Iconology.
