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.
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.
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.
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.
Flight operations scheduled at Outlying Field near Coupeville
Field Carrier Landing Practice (FLCP) operations for aircraft stationed at Whidbey Island Naval Air Station are scheduled to occur at Outlying Field Coupeville, from Monday, May 20 through Thursday, May 23.
Preservation project a journey to creating a home on Central Whidbey
Kathy Baxter wasn’t necessarily looking for a major construction project when she decided to buy a home on Central Whidbey last summer.
Although she did have an idea in mind of what she wanted, she said she didn’t think she would find it.
Two weeks later and her dream home popped up and was within her price range.
Central Whidbey Hearts & Hammers volunteers lend a hand
One-hundred-year-old Leone Argent has lived on her property near Coupeville since she was 7.
A group of volunteers visited the former school teacher Saturday to make sure her home stays in good shape so Argent can continue to live there.
They were a handful of the more than 100 volunteers participating in the Central Whidbey Hearts and Hammers workday Saturday.
Coupeville Wharf kiosk gets a new look
One of the kiosks bookending the entrance to the Coupeville Wharf received a much-needed upgrade thanks to the efforts of staff at Ebey’s Landing National Historical Reserve.
The kiosk, which is located at the corner of Front Street and Alexander Street in Coupeville’s historic downtown, received three new panels that highlight various aspects of the reserve.
