Stop-lossed: Army recalls man for redeployment
Had been working as a civilian since 2004
Veterans Day, November 11, 2008, Colby Evans, 26, received a package on his doorstep.
Inside were orders to redeploy to Iraq.
He was six months away from completing his inactive ready reserve duty. Full Story
Facility assessment approved
Wear, tear and age have taken a toll on certain facilities in the Stanwood- Camano School District. On Tuesday, the board of directors approved the hiring of Pelletier and Schaar to investigate and assess cost estimates for projects at Twin City Elementary, Stanwood Elementary, Stanwood Middle School and Stanwood High School (SHS) as recommended by the Facility Advisory Committee (FAC). Full Story
Haggen Food and Pharmacy reduces hours
Stanwood’s Haggen Food and Pharmacy reduced the hours they are open earlier this month.
Instead of 24-hour service, the store now opens at 6 a.m. and closes at 11 p.m. daily. The Stanwood location isn’t the only store with new hours. Full Story
Haitians deserve a chance to thrive
Editorial
The earthquake that caused widespread death and almost completely reduced the capital city of Haiti to rubble two weeks ago, didn’t only kill more than 200,000 people, including many Americans – and injured thousands more – it exposed the world to Haiti’s extreme poverty.
A continuing $10 text message campaign has caused many Americans to see beyond Full Story
GEORgE TOMA
APRIL 4, 1934 – JAN. 18, 2010
George Toma of Camano Island, was born April 4, 1934 in Budapest, Hungary, and he passed away on January 18, 2010 after a brave and courageous fight with pancreatic cancer.
George was a machinist by trade and worked for Kinematic Marine Equipment, Inc. He loved his work and took pride in what he did. Full Story
PEtER ALDEN EKREM
OCt. 25, 1928 – DEC. 26, 2009
On Dec. 26, 2009 at Casa Grande Hospital, we said goodbye to a loving husband, father, grandfather, and great-grandfather, after a short illness.
Preceded in death by his parents, his late wife, Donna (Moffett) Ekrem, two brothers, Royal and Norvin Ekrem, and two sisters, Helene Smock and Shirla Fluke. Full Story
MARC ANDREW PEtERSON
OCt. 24, 1949 – JAN. 7, 2010
Marc Andrew Peterson passed away suddenly Thursday, January 7 at his home in Everett. Our family is grateful for the wonderful holidays we enjoyed together before this sudden shock. Full Story
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