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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR | Don’t make us leave Island Disposal
Dec 14 2012, 3:54 PM To the editor: We are opposed to this proposal to require all single-family residence customers of Island Disposal located in unincorporated Island County to pay for a new curbside recycle program because it is unnecessary and is not cost effective.
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR | Curbside recycling long overdue
Dec 14 2012, 3:58 PM To the editor: In Washington state the recycle rate is 49 percent. But here on Whidbey Island, with all our do-gooders and everyone saying we live in such a special place, it’s a disappointing 32 percent.
Diver helps retrieve car after Keystone pond plunge
A diver had to swim 35 to 45 feet down into a pond Monday morning to find a submerged car. - David Sharpe / dsharpephotography.com Dec 14 2012, 4:02 PM A diver had to swim down about 35 to 45 feet Monday morning to get to a car that had plunged to the bottom of a Central Whidbey pond over the weekend.
Freeland accountant looks into Greenbank Farm finances
Dec 14 2012, 4:03 PM Port of Coupeville hired an accountant to investigate financial allegations made by a former chairperson of a volunteer committee.
Author offers strait talk on Juan de Fuca
This is the cover of Barry Gough’s “Juan de Fuca’s Strait: Voyages in the Waters of Forgotten Dreams.” The book is available for purchase at Island County Historical Museum in Coupeville. - Harbour Publishing photo Dec 14 2012, 4:03 PM A tale rich with adventure, dreams and exploration forms the history of Juan de Fuca’s Strait in a new book by a Canadian author.
Coupeville mayor Conard ties 10 same-sex knots
Coupeville Mayor Nancy Conard leads Grethe Cammermeyer, left, and Diane Divelbess in their wedding vows. Conard presided over 10 weddings at the couple’s residence in Langley. - Contributed photo Dec 14 2012, 4:04 PM Ten gay couples became some of the first in Island County to take advantage of Washington’s new same-sex marriage laws Sunday when they tied the knot at a private ceremony in Langley.
South Whidbey port district takes a gamble planning for FEMA grant
Dec 14 2012, 4:04 PM The race is on to obtain permits necessary to complete phase one of the Port of South Whidbey’s Langley Marina enhancement project during 2013.
Whidbey remembers Pearl Harbor
Pearl Harbor survivor Cecil Calavan bows his head in prayer following a wreath-laying to commemorate the 71st anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor. - Kathy Reed / The Record Dec 14 2012, 4:05 PM Gray skies were but a reflection of the somber mood at a Pearl Harbor Remembrance ceremony at Crescent Harbor Marina on Naval Air Station Whidbey Island’s Seaplane Base.
Universalists turn to music | RELIGION NOTES
Dec 14 2012, 4:06 PM Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Whidbey Island presents “Seasons of Music” when it meets at 10 a.m. Sunday, Dec. 16.
Quakers meet in Freeland | RELIGION NOTES
Dec 14 2012, 4:07 PM Whidbey Island Friends Meeting, also known as Whidbey Island Quakers, holds weekly worship services every Sunday from 4 to 5 p.m. at the Unitarian Universalist building, located at 20103 Highway 525 about two miles north of Freeland.