UPDATE | Coast Guard calls off search for body
Nov 19 2009, 2:49 PM
The Coast Guard has called off the search to find a body that was reported in the waters off South Whidbey.
"The actual search has been suspended," Coast Guard Petty Officer David Marin said Thursday afternoon.
The Coast Guard received a... More ›
A new day dawns for South Whidbey girls basketball
Nov 17 2009, 3:03 PM
· UPDATED
There’s always a few butterflies on the first day of practice.
Freshmen feel them, seniors are not immune and even the coach can be touched by a fleeting doubt or two.
So it was on Monday in Erickson Gym as the... More ›
Women of Weya make art inspired by necessity
Nov 18 2009, 8:00 AM
Imagine the life of a woman subsistence farmer in the dusty outback of rural Zimbabwe.
Now picture that same woman, farmer, mother, and head of household producing art for the American market.
Such a dream did come true for many... More ›
Fair-trade store to close its doors
Nov 12 2009, 11:00 AM
La Vida Verde, a Freeland business specializing in imported free-trade furniture and other items, is going out of business after 19 years.
“It’s been a rough decision, but it got tiring swimming up stream for this long,” said owner Kris... More ›
WHIDBEY RECIPES | Some words were never uttered in polite company
Nov 18 2009, 11:40 AM
Once upon a time, during a visit to my grandmother in West Seattle, I accidentally said the S-word in front of my grandmother.
Her instant reply was, “Margy, if you wouldn’t hold it in your hand, what is it doing... More ›
Saving Susan
Nov 18 2009, 8:00 AM
They were able to save your life.
On Sept. 26 they flew you to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle, where the neurosurgeons saved you from a ruptured brain aneurysm.
A miracle, considering that about half who suffer the same... More ›
LETTER TO THE EDITOR | Healthcare professionals deserve our support
Nov 18 2009, 9:00 AM
To the editor:
I wish to comment on a letter to the editor from Craig Weinston, who was unable to resist criticizing the headline in the Record covering H1N1 and entitled: “Island County Hammered.” He feels it was irresponsible for... More ›