Barney Beeksma said he was taken by surprise when the InterWest Bancorp Board of Directors voted him out as chairman Monday and appointed a new president and chief executive officer of both the corporation and its Oak Harbor-based subsidiary InterWest Bank.
“There are no hovercraft on Whidbey Island yet, but at least there is a captain.”
“The second annual Gallery Night, sponsored by the Art Docent program of the PTA and South Whidbey School District, will be held on Monday, April 24 from 5:30 to 8 p.m. at the Intermediate School gymnasium. The community is cordially invited.”
Kids head out to the fields and parks today and tomorrow to hunt for the Easter bunny’s eggs.
South Whidbey celebrates Easter and the season of spring.
“On the day that marked the one-year anniversary of the school shootings in Columbine, Colo., the rumor of a threat of violence at South Whidbey High School had administrators answering concerned phone calls and tightening security.”
“Marty Buckman — a para-educator at South Whidbey Intermediate School — has received Western Washington University’s Award for Professional Excellence. Buckman was just one of two para-educators stat-wide who received the award, which is one of the state’s most prestigious for educators.”
“A proposed new pipeline stretching across South Whidbey could provide island residents with a regular supply of natural gas. But some islanders question whether such a pipeline, which could run from the Canadian border to Everett and under Puget Sound before reaching Whidbey, would be safe and environmentally wise.”
Records fell last week when a well rested South Whidbey boys track team took a trip to Eastern Washington for the Pasco Invitational.
Two Clinton youths took a trip to Whidbey General Hospital Friday after their car rolled over on Maxwelton Road.
Kevin Arndt’s two home runs were the bright spots in what coach Bill Patterson described as a fiasco of a baseball game Monday at Nooksack Valley.
Every experienced firefighter knows that it takes more than a hose and a little water to put out a fire. They also know there is a lot more to a firefighter’s job than riding around in a big red truck with flashing lights and a wailing siren.
South Whidbey’s girl golfers teamed up to beat two conference opponents in a three-way varsity match at Useless Bay on a sunny Tuesday afternoon.