Camano woman awarded grant
Kids to Kids, a youth focused initiative of Infante Sano, announces it has awarded a grant to Karina Seyler, originally from Camano Island, to support her volunteer work in the Dominican Republic.
This grant will fund a community resource center and children’s library in the rural village of Guayabal. Full Story
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EARLY HISTORY
Swedish Baptist Church of Cedarhome welcomed into charter membership Olaf and Cherstin Jonson, who homesteaded here in 1887. John Hanson of Camano noted the changes from Indian Encampments to small cities after he arrived here in 1888. The first proclaimed U.S. holiday in 1789 was Thanksgiving.
100 YEARS AGO (1909)
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Meditation
Bridge building
In May of 1845, the
Wheeling Intelligencer published
a vivid account of the
collapse of Charles Ellet’s
suspension bridge over the
Ohio River just five years after
completion. A portion of
the article read:
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Silver anniversary
John and Kathie Dolton (Sherk) of Mount Vernon celebrated their 25th wedding anniversary Oct. 5. They were married in Marysville in 1984 and lived in the Stanwood area for most of their marriage. Full Story
Nuptuials
Brandon and Katie Lloyd were married Sept. 20, 2008. Both are from the Stanwood-Camano area. Full Story
Keilee Jean Lloyd
Keilee Jean Lloyd was born to Brandon and Katie Lloyd on Sept. 19, 2009 at 3.48 p.m. The birth came one day prior to Katie and Brandon’s one year wedding anniversary on September 20. Full Story
Bike science
Mark Everett, owner of Velo Sport, demonstrates the properties of matter to Wade Johnson’s eighth grade science class at Port Susan Middle School recently. Full Story
Student advisor
The Stanwood-Camano School Board welcomed David Thomas as Student Advisor representing Stanwood High School during a recent oath of office ceremony. Full Story
Dictionaries for the third grade
The Stanwood Camano Kiwanis Club and the South Camano Grange were proud to present dictionaries to all of the third graders in Elger Bay and Utsalady Elementary schools this month. Full Story
October students
Students of the Month at Stanwood Middle School are Neda Zakarauskaite, Teddy Softcheck, Ingrid Pelletier, Lucas Young, Andrea Lewis and Jon Barber. Full Story
September students
September Students of the Month at Stanwood Middle School are Riley Dowd, Rachel Andelin, Trey Wayland, Kristen Bottenberg, Jonathan Allison and Emily Gibbons. Full Story
O’Hagan joins NEWS team
The NEWS
has another new face around the office.
Jeremiah O’Hagan, 27, joined the team as staff reporter last week. Full Story
Zombied
Businesses in the Stanwood/Camano Island area participated in the annual Halloween costume contest last Friday. Full Story
Find the beauty through adventure
Last week, I told you about my nephew’s hero’s journey, sailing down the Missouri and Mississippi rivers from Sioux City, Iowa to Mobile, Alabama by way of the Tenn-Tombigbee Waterway, then around Florida via the intercoastal waterway, all the way up to Maine, a journey of 4,000 miles!
Five weeks ago, I had a hero’s journey of my own. Full Story
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