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Records fall as Wolves earn state berths | Track
Clockwise from top left, Jai May 20 2013, 11:00 AM Record-setting performances helped five Coupeville High School track team members qualify for the state track meet with top-six finishes at the tri-district championships Saturday, May 18, at King's High School in Shoreline.
Records fall as Wolves earn state berths | Track
Clockwise from top left, Jai May 20 2013, 10:45 AM Record-setting performances helped five Coupeville High School track team members qualify for the state track meet with top-six finishes at the tri-district championships Saturday, May 18, at King's High School in Shoreline.
Whidbey General Hospital bond in the works
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. - Megan Hansen photo May 17 2013, 10:03 AM 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 Tshimshain Haayuuk Dancers will perform during Saturday May 17 2013, 8:53 AM 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
May 17 2013, 8:38 AM 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
North Whidbey Fire and Rescue Firefighters Chris Turner and Matt VanGiesen fight a fire at a mobile home on Central Whidbey early this morning. No one was injured but the structure was completely destroyed. - Justin Burnett / Whidbey News-Times May 17 2013, 8:09 AM 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.
Whidbey need not be Alcatraz for animals
May 16 2013, 4:21 PM Recently I attended a conference where a fellow attendee joked that I live on Alcatraz for animals because, “You don’t have any model programs in place.” His region qualified for Maddie’s Funds after adopting the Asilomar Accords, a nationally recognized system of animal data reporting. “Since 1999, Maddie’s Fund has awarded animal welfare organizations and universities $118 million to save animal lives,” according to their site. But no one qualifies without adopting the Asilomar Accords and developing formal collaborations among shelters, rescues, government entities, and the veterinary community in a defined region.
Public service requires public involvement | Editorial
May 16 2013, 4:21 PM 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.
Port of Coupeville considers reducing terms
May 16 2013, 4:18 PM The commissioners for the Port of Coupeville will start talking next month about possibly reducing the length of term they serve. Members of the three-member board currently serve six years, but because of recent legislation that was approved by the state, they are considering reducing the term to four years.
Port of Coupeville selects Diamanti to replace Blankenship
Greenbank resident Mike Diamanti was recently appointed commissioner for the Port of Coupeville. He replaces Laura Blankenship.  - Nathan Whalen photo May 16 2013, 4:17 PM Commissioners for the Port of Coupeville appointed Mike Diamanti May 8 to fill a vacancy left by Laura Blankenship when she announced her resignation last month. Diamanti ran for the post in November 2011; however Blankenship garnered more than 59 percent of the vote.