By DEBRA VAUGHN Capt. Heidemarie Stefanyshyn-Piper is one of the few humans on Earth to know what it’s like to…
By Ron Newberry It’s still a little strange for Matthew VanGiesen to flip the pages of a hard cover book…
By DEBRA VAUGHN It’s far from a done deal, but Naval Hospital Oak Harbor may be getting a major renovation…
By DEBRA VAUGHN A new nonprofit isn’t quite ready to open an office but they are already helping local veterans….
By JIM WALLER Being a dutiful husband, Capt. Bill Gallery built his wife a golf course. The Naval Air Station…
By DEBRA VAUGHN Oak Harbor High School military science students got a real-life civics lesson and a gold star from…
By DEBRA VAUGHN June Peteroli lost her husband last year to esophageal cancer. In the aftermath, one thing she didn’t…
By KATE DANIEL Though they make up a significant portion of the populous, Island County’s veterans don’t always feel their…
By Ron Newberry Salmon fishing might be king around Whidbey Island, but it wasn’t what lured Phil Roorda to the…
By Debra Vaughn By day, Rafael Guzman is a sailor stationed at Naval Air Station Whidbey Island. When he’s finished…
By Debra Vaughn The Oak Harbor Area Council of the Navy League has a new president. Retired U.S. Navy Cmdr….
By Ron Newberry As the clock approaches 9, they begin showing up at a long table in the dining area….
Part of Michael Anderson’s assignment while helping construct a new exhibit at the PBY-Naval Air Museum was to research the…
