For a great deal of anglers, the fantastic fishing seasons have come to a close. While some may have a craft large enough to handle the rough waters of winter, and a few use their smaller boats for open water duck hunting, many boats have seen their last days afloat for the next couple of months. With hunting and fishing seasons coming to an end, you can use the extra time to do a couple of little things that will ensure your boat is ready when the water warms and the fish again become active.
The oak leaf is out and the eagle is in on the Oak Harbor sign meant to lure traffic along Highway 20 toward Whidbey Island.
The contractor arrived Monday to begin work on a major expansion of Coupeville’s sewer plant.
Joy to the world,
The Lord is come,
Let earth receive her king!
Three in a row sure feels nice for the Oak Harbor boys swimming team.
One sheriff’s deputy and one deputy prosecuting attorney are among those likely to fall victim to Island County budget cuts.
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It’s all very well for the State Department of Transportation (DOT) head to push for an increase in the gas tax (Whidbey News-Times, Dec. 5). But to attribute the need for the tax to increased wages and population growth without mentioning the horrendous costs of environmental protection is a gross oversight.
SING!chronicity Vocal Ensemble and Saratoga Chamber Players will present three holiday concerts this year.
Shame on Mr. D. C. Barber and his “Soundoff” column (News-Times, Dec. 5) regarding the absolutely unjustified internment of Americans of Japanese descent, and shame on the newspaper for even publishing such a scurrilous and inaccurate narration.
The Sept. 11 attacks on the East Coast have united our country unlike anything I’ve seen before. My relatives and friends served in WW II, Korea, Vietnam, Desert Storm, and now in Afghanistan. I honor their sacrifices by flying our nation’s colors.
A Victorian Christmas concert with John Doan is coming to Oak Harbor on Sunday, Dec. 16, at 4 p.m. at the Oak Harbor United Methodist Church.
A 22-6 run in the fourth quarter helped the Oak Harbor girls basketball team pull away from the Cascade Bruins and pick up a 65-44 WesCo 4A North conference victory Friday night.
