High and dry
When Eric Clark took his dog for a walk on Country Club beach number three Thursday morning, he discovered a string of 18 crab pots marooned by the receding tide.
There were crab in some of them, and Clark figured they’d been out of the water since about 4 a.m.
By 10:30 a.m., the sun was out in force and the beach was heating up. Full Story
A dream becomes reality
It’s not often that dreams become reality, but the dreams of area youth will be real by this time next week.
Starting tomorrow, May 19, more than 700 volunteers will begin turning a patch of ground on Camano Island into the Rotary Adventure Playground. Full Story
Volunteers recognized as pillars of community
Keynote speaker, Teri Lindgren, nursing administrator of Josephine xare facility, said she was pretty sure volunteers were made of flesh and blood, but the “secret element that separates the mundane from the magical” is as unique as each individual. Each has a passion for giving back to the community. Full Story
Record-setting year for N.O.A.H.
Their goal is simple: Stop the euthanasia of healthy adoptable animals in Northwest Washington.
The impact is growing.
Last year, Northwest Organization for Animal Help (N.O.A.H.) in Stanwood set facility records for adoptions, spay and neuter surgeries and volunteer hours. Full Story
Three things every well owner should know
Dale Tyler, president of Camano Water Systems Association, said it’s important that individual well owners take part in the discussion of water supplies on Camano Island. Full Story
Dairy farmers worry PUD has lost ag connection
As wind storms swept through the area earlier this month, power outages followed suit, in some cases, lasting more than 20 hours.
For dairy farmers along Norman Road, the concern was focused on the health of their animals as milking schedules were adjusted.
Without electricity, “everything comes to a halt,” said Cliff Henning of Cliffhaven Jersey Farm. Full Story
