Whidbey General Hospital bond in the works
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Certified Nursing Assistants Brianna Wells, left, and Ashley Mangels, right, work in a room at Whidbey General Hospital. The board of directors at the hospital directed staff this week to gather information to start preparing for a new bond proposal, which will address tight inpatient occupancy.
Leaders at Whidbey General Hospital are gathering information to possibly run a new bond that would pay for renovating and expanding the hospital’s Coupeville campus.
Hospital commissioner Ron Wallin proposed during Monday’s hospital board meeting that hospital administration re-evaluate a bond that taxpayers would have to approve to finance the project.
Coupeville's Penn Cove Water Festival kicks off Saturday
The Penn Cove Water Festival welcomes Native American canoe clubs to race on Saturday, May 18, for the 22nd annual celebration at the Coupeville Wharf.
Held in downtown Coupeville, the festival allows guests to relive history while honoring ancestors and those who first hosted the festival in the 1930s. The event was an annual affair until it was cancelled during World War II and then resumed 21 years ago.
Coupeville runners qualify for tri-district finals | Track
Coupeville High School's Josiah Campbell, Makana Stone and Madison Tisa-McPhee all secured berths for the finals at the tri-district track meet after the preliminary rounds Thursday, May 16, at King's.
Early morning fire destroys North Whidbey mobile home
A fire of unknown origin claimed a mobile home on North Whidbey this morning.
The blaze is believed to have started sometime after midnight in a single-wide trailer at the back of an undeveloped lot on Van Dam Road. Firefighters worked to extinguish the flames for at least an hour, but the building was completely destroyed.
Public service requires public involvement | Editorial
Next week, Coupeville Mayor Nancy Conard will deliver her annual “State of the Town” address.
She will speak 6 p.m. Monday at Christopher’s restaurant on Coveland Street.
During her presentation Conard will talk about sales and lodging taxes and how those are a good indicator of how the town is doing financially.
Anonymous Coupeville statue cleaner remains a mystery
The members of the Coupeville Garden Club are still wondering who took time to clean a statue at Cook Corner Park located on North Main Street near the town’s historic downtown.
Whoever cleaned the statue did a great job. Garden club members want to thank the good samaritan.
Coupeville mayor to give ‘State of the Town’ address
Coupeville Mayor Nancy Conard will give her annual “State of the Town” address 6 p.m. Monday at Christopher’s on Whidbey.
Attendees will dine on heavy hors d’oeuvre prior to the presentation.
Conard said she will give an overview of the town’s economic indicators — sales tax, hotel/motel tax and real estate tax.
Central Whidbey groups partner to fix viewing deck at Keystone Spit
The observation platform at Keystone Spit will be usable for many years to come thanks to the help and cooperation of Central Whidbey Lions, Fort Casey State Park personnel and Whidbey Audubon Society. The platform allows people to observe Crockett Lake from an elevated leve and is a designated point on the Great Washington State Birding Trail, the Puget Loop, stop 37.
Coupeville councilman passes on another term
Coupeville Town Council member Larry Cort decided against running for election this year.
“It came down to a time issue,” Cort said Monday. “It was a really tough decision.”
Cort was appointed to the Coupeville Town Council in October, 2011 to fill a vacancy created when Tom Tack resigned.
Patton vies for Port of Coupeville seat
It looks like Jim Patton can’t get enough of the Port of Coupeville.
Around the time he finishes his tenure as the executive director of the small port district, he will find out if voters want him to serve on its board of commissioners.
Austin, Christine Fields qualify for state | Golf
Coupeville High School senior Austin Fields qualified for his third state golf tournament and sophomore sister Christine her second through their efforts at the tri-district meet at Bremerton's Gold Mountain courses Tuesday, May 14.
