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This will be the biggest and best Olga Daze ever
The parade (at noon) will feature bagpipes and a drum major, accompanied by marchers wearing kilts. Also rumored to be participating are members of the Orcas Ukulele Club, along with antique cars and trucks, and lots of enthusiastic Olga folks in crazy hats and costumes. Don’t miss the fun – please come and join us!
Is This Thing On: Wherever You Go, There You Went
In September I’m supposed to move to Bellingham, Washington for a graduate program in creative writing. I’ve been in Columbia since 2016, this will be my first, most substantial departure since then, since freshman year of undergrad. I am all but clueless on what to expect, how to pull this off — so I thought on those I’ve known who have done it, all the successful models of academia and success and correct adulthood that I’ve been polishing up there on their pedestals …
Mount Vernon School District starts live translation, talks strategic plan
MOUNT VERNON — The Mount Vernon School Board meeting Wednesday night marked the first with live Spanish translation for online viewers. Superintendent Victor Vergara said while he was waiting to start in his new position leading the district, he had been taking notes during public comments and one need he saw that could be changed immediately was the need for Spanish translation so parents would have the ability to watch online. ...
Washing State Parks tightens overnight camping limits, raises fees
In a meeting Thursday in Bellingham, the Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission approved new overnight camping rules. The limit on consecutive stays is now 10 nights and the annual cap is 90 nights total. The new Washington State Parks guidelines, effective Aug. 19, come amid a nationwide campsite crunch...
87-year-old woman dies in car accident near Nugents Corner
WHATCOM— An 87-year-old Burlington woman was killed in a two-vehicle accident north of Nugents Corner near Lawrence. Judith Cook, 87, was pronounced dead at PeaceHealth St. Joseph Medical Center in Bellingham following an accident on SR9 at approximately 10 a.m. Wednesday, July 17.
From Wall Street to Whidbey, Mutiny Bay Blues is a family affair
Just a few days away from the opening season, South Whidbey’s most-anticipated berries have begun to ripen. Year after year, customers line up by the carful to get a taste of the blueberries grown by Mutiny Bay Blues, the Fletcher family farm in Freeland. “They’ll park and they’ll just...
Ferry home travels Whidbey’s coast
Years ago, while sunbathing, Kat Redmon smelled the stench of the friendly critters who stopped by her house to eat a snack: a pod of gray whales swimming in the middle of Penn Cove. Kat and Dennis Redmon’s home has attracted a variety of visitors, from marine mammals to curious...
Whidbey Island Fair opens July 25
For many fairgoers, the ability to get up close and personal with barnyard animals is the highlight of the experience. For the second year, the Whidbey Island Fair will feature a petting zoo with a wider assortment of animals for folks to meet and touch. Yet the popular event, which...
Sen. Cantwell helps dedicate new Island Health helipad
Island Health welcomed a new rooftop helipad for expediting care for patients in need on July 17. “Today marks a significant milestone in our journey toward enhancing medical care for Anacortes in our surrounding community,” Island Health CEO Elise Cutter said at the ribbon cutting ceremony.
Citizen scientists on the prowl for invasive crab
One of the world’s most evasive species has been found on Whidbey Island in small numbers, but a collaboration of state experts and volunteers might help to ward off the threat. Sound Water Stewards, a Freeland-based nonprofit, in collaboration with the Washington Sea Grant and Washington State University, are...
Archie Raymond Ford
On February 21, 2024, the world lost a great man. Archie “Arch” Raymond Ford passed away suddenly while in Holetown, Barbados. He was a man whose words resonated long after they were spoken. He was renowned for his unparalleled intellect, boundless determination, steadfast kindness, dry wit, and deeply generous heart.
Six moms enjoy their day off by winning 60-mile relay race
Six Anacortes mothers didn’t let strollers or hot weather stop them from finishing first in the woman’s open division at Ragnar Northwest Passage sprint race and seventh overall. On July 13, team M.O.T.OR. (Moms On Their Own Running) completed the 60.9 mile course in 9 hours, 1 minute...
Bellingham Big Lots to close, renewing hope for a grocery store
The Big Lots store in Bellingham's Birchwood neighborhood is among the locations closing this year, which could free up space for a new supermarket in an area that is considered a food desert. (Andy Bronson/Cascadia Daily News) The Big Lots store in Bellingham’s Birchwood neighborhood is among the locations closing,...
WWU women’s basketball adds five players to 2024–25 roster
From left, Elizabeth Swift, Jaylyn Arosemena, Ellie Croco, Alyson Deaver and Libby Stump join the Western Washington University women's basketball team. (Photo courtesy of WWU Athletics) Western Washington University women’s basketball added five new players to fill its 2024–25 — Unlock exclusive Cascadia Daily News subscription discounts, like 50% off...
Magical flower farm in foothills of Cascades shows off sustainable growing, creativity
Carmen Winquist, floral designer and flower farmer with Noctua Florals, on July 8 at her homestead. (Cocoa Laney/Cascadia Daily News) If you purchase a rose from a supermarket, there’s a good chance it was grown thousands of miles f. Unlock exclusive Cascadia Daily News subscription discounts, like 50% off...
WTA considers additional green plans in face of electric bus challenges
An electric bus is parked next to a charging station at Whatcom Transportation Authority headquarters on Bakerview Spur in Bellingham in 2022. (Hailey Hoffman/Cascadia Daily News) Whatcom Transportation Authority is looking beyond buses to meet its decarbonization goals. Unlock exclusive Cascadia Daily News subscription discounts, like 50% off an annual...
Republicans challenge Shavers for District 10 seat
As Democratic state Rep. Clyde Shavers runs for reelection for his seat in the 10th Legislative District, two Republicans have stepped up to challenge him — a city council member and Navy veteran from Arlington and a self-described patriot, constitutionalist and Navy wife from Coupeville. Shavers, Carrie Kennedy and...
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