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Falcon alumna retires from hammer
Nov 13 2012, 2:00 PM Kimery Hern, the South Whidbey High School alumna who qualified for the United States Olympic trials, has retired from the hammer throw.
Marriage equality supporters on South Whidbey celebrate
This banner hangs above the entrance to the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Whidbey Island in Freeland. The multi-religious congregation supported marriage equality for same-sex couples and the approval of Referendum 74.  - Ben Watanabe / The Record Nov 15 2012, 9:29 AM FREELAND — The banner encompassed everything Dennis Reynolds and his Unitarian Universalist Congregation believed in.
Curbside recycling idea recycled in Island County
Thrift store worker Cabot Grey drops off cardboard at Island Recycle’s collection site at the Solid Waste Transfer Station in Coupeville. A curbside recycling plan for Island Disposal customers is being considered by the Island County  commissioners. - Justin Burnett / The Record Nov 13 2012, 2:08 PM A curbside recycling program almost identical to the one pitched more than four years ago is being considered for Island Disposal customers.
Chat deals with Palestinian issues
Seattle author Jen Marlowe and co-author Palestinian peace activist Sami al Jundi will lead a Fireside Chat at NWLA. - Photo by Jen Marlowe Nov 13 2012, 2:09 PM Northwest Language Academy’s series, “Fireside Chats,” features Jen Marlowe speaking about her book “The Hour of Sunlight: One Palestinian’s Journey from Prisoner to Peacemaker,” co-authored with Palestinian peace activist Sami al Jundi. Marlowe will give a presentation and reading at 6:30 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 18, followed by a question and answer session.
Good Cheer to give away holiday turkeys
  -  Nov 13 2012, 2:12 PM Good Cheer Food Bank volunteers hold up turkeys they are giving away to clients for Thanksgiving. The Food Bank received 500 of the holiday birds on Nov. 9 and will receive another 500 on Nov. 16.
People pick Pickles Deli in ‘best of’ contest
Kim Bailey slices cheese at 10 a.m. Monday to prepare for what was already a busy “Customer Appreciation Day.” The owner of Pickles Deli was thankful after customers voted her sandwich shop as King 5’s Best of Western Washington.  - Ben Watanabe / The Record Nov 13 2012, 2:12 PM CLINTON — Voting is over. Pickles Deli is the people’s champ.
Enjoy the company before the food on Thanksgiving | WHIDBEY RECIPES
Nov 13 2012, 2:19 PM It’s the time of year to give thanks, we’re told, as if we needed reminding or never did it any other time, but right now, post election, I am especially, particularly, very, very thankful that one of the messiest, ugliest, stupidest presidential campaigns of all time is finally over.
South Whidbey goes Scandinavian | NOTABLE
The high school was turned into a marketplace of Scandinavian goods by the Daughters of Norway. Langley Middle School teacher Sandy Gilbert couldn’t resist this Viking hat for her little grandchild, Wills Gilbert, son of Andy and Miisura Gilbert.  - Jim Larsen / The Record Nov 13 2012, 2:27 PM Daughters of Norway Ester Moe Lodge #39 hosted hundreds of visitors Saturday for its 13th annual Nordic Fest celebrating Scandinavian culture and offering fun for the whole family at South Whidbey High School.
Whidbey elects feathery mayor
A rooster named Baby Roo-Roo is the new Mayor of Whidbey, as selected by Big Brothers Big Sisters of Island County.  - Contributed photo Nov 13 2012, 2:28 PM So much for the traditional donkeys and elephants during election season. Big Brothers Big Sisters of Island County’s annual fundraiser, Mayor of Whidbey Island, raised money for local pets on the island to take a leadership role as mayor.
Free turkey delivery available
Nov 13 2012, 2:31 PM The volunteer Mobile Turkey Unit is accepting requests for free, home-delivered Thanksgiving dinners to people on South and Central Whidbey for a 14th year of operation.