Thousands still struggling with DTV transition
With the digital television transition next month, local organizations are ramping up efforts to help area families get DTV-ready. While many affected households have taken action, there are still many hard-toreach communities who are not yet prepared for the June 12 switch. Full Story
Myers for reelection to school board
Stanwood-Camano School Board President, Roger Myers, announced he will run for reelection to his seat on the school board. "The recent revenue reduction has created real challenges," said Myers, "and I feel that my experience will help our school district weather the crisis. Full Story
Bike, ride, hike
Cedarhome Elementary School celebrated National Bike Month and National Bike-to- Work Day by having students either ride a bike or take a hike. Many students rode their bikes or walked to school. Full Story
'Sweat equity' Housing Hope
In the May 19 edition, "Home dream means sweat equity," the total number of hours owner/ builders work was mistakenly identified as 300. In actuality, each family in Housing Hope's self-help housing program works 1,000 to 1,500 hours building the homes within their group. Full Story
News on Tape goes high tech
Last week the Stanwood Lions Club released their first prod uction version on compact disc (CD) of the Stanwood/Camano NEWS for the blind. For the past several years, multiple volunteers have spent hours reading the newspaper each week onto audiotape, which were then duplicated and mailed to the recipients. The process was labor intensive and expensive. Full Story
Observance set to honor D-day vets
The 65th anniversary of the 1944 D-Day invasion will be observed at Josephine Intergenerational Care Facility Sat., June 6.
Josephine Intergenerational Care Facility will host a Dday observance Sat., June 6, from 1-2:30 p.m., for veterans, families and friends to commemorate the 65th anniversary of Operations Neptune and Overlord that set in motion the liberation of France in World War II. Full Story
WSP seeking info. on hit-and-run accident
The Washington State Patrol (WSP) continues to seek information on the runaway vehicle from an injury hit-and-run collision that occurred on northbound I-5, just north of the exit 208 overpass near Arlington, Tues., April 21 around noon. Full Story
Police buckle down on night drivers
Island County sheriff deputies and troopers from the Washington State Patrol will conduct special nighttime patrols this week to search for people not using their seat belts. Roughly 70 law enforcement agencies across the state will be participating in the nighttime patrols. Full Story
Laptop computer taken from church, attempted luring of disabled woman
Police in the city of Stanwood responded to the following recently: May 19, a laptop computer was stolen from a church in the 8000 block of 272nd Street NW. May 21, a man in a green four-door car in the 7400 block of 272nd Street NW attempted to lure a developmentally disabled woman into his vehicle. Police were unable to locate him. Full Story
