There’s a war going on, and as a result citizens are more aware now than they have been in years of the sacrifices made by the men and women in the United States Armed Forces.
“America will remain the land of the free only so long as it remains the home of the brave,” said Capt. Charles P. Martello, guest speaker at the Veteran’s Day Commemoration held Friday at Coupeville’s United Methodist Church.
It has been another strong year for the Oak Harbor Youth Football League teams that take part in the North Cascades Youth Football League.
We believe that we have a safe and healthy haven here on Whidbey Island — safe from the toxins and tensions “over there.” It’s true, this island could be a comparative oasis. But did you know that we are more toxic than Jefferson, San Juan, Clallam, Snohomish, or even King counties with regards to roadside spraying?
Island County voters joined their peers statewide in giving hearty approval to an initiative that will limit property tax increases to 1 percent annually.
If Pat Loveless could give shoreline property owners one piece of advice about doing construction work on or near a bulkhead, his recommendation would have nothing to do with designing the structure or pouring the concrete. He would advise applying for a permit early.
If you drive by the Oak Bowl bowling alley on Midway some weekday mornings you might be surprised to see a packed parking lot. If you stop and go inside, you will hear the chatter of a packed house, the rumbling of bowling balls and the clatter of knocked over pins. You also just might get see some pretty good bowling.
Life for a Whidbey Island-based squadron and their families got a whole lot sweeter on Friday.
The impact of Initiative 747 on the city of Oak Harbor will be long-lasting and compounded each year, but the property tax limiting measure will have only a small effect in the short run, Oak Harbor Finance Director Doug Merriman said.
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By the looks of the county auditor’s preliminary counts from Tuesday’s election, there are no real surprises on the results on the Oak Harbor School Board elections.
From woodland dells and pastures, mushrooms are poking their heads, luring the unwary or justifying the wary, whichever.
