Down the home stretch
61 racers, two top finishers
At Saturday’s third annual Stanwood- Camano Soap Box Derby, 61 gravity powered racers rolled, rattled and whisked down Lincoln Hill in a quest for adrenalin, glory, local bragging rights and two tickets to Akron, Ohio.
They made it. Full Story
Public outcry for libraries
It’s a novel idea.
Reassign middle school librarians to classroom teaching positions. Class sizes will remain in check and the principals will be able to develop a master schedule under the staffing allocation handed down to them by the district.
The plot, however, may be filled with holes. Full Story
Is Colton road tripping through the Midwest?
Colton Harris-Moore might have headed south through Oregon. Then east to Idaho, and on to South Dakota. He might be in Nebraska by now. Oh, wait, maybe Iowa. Full Story
Charitable clinics will continue to fill the gap
Guest Editorial
As consumers struggle to understand the impact of President Obama’s health care legislation, charitable health care clinics in the tri-county (Snohomish, Island and Skagit) area are seeing an increase in demand for their services. Our patient numbers have increased since April. Full Story
LAVERNE ELLEN BARNETT
OCT. 3, 1927 –JUNE 18, 2010
LaVerne Ellen Barnett passed away peacefully at her home June 18, 2010, surrounded by her family following a brief illness.
LaVerne was born in Anacortes October 3, 1927. Full Story
HADY S. BENNETT
DECEMBER 3, 1932 – JUNE 4, 2010
Hady S. Bennett was born December 3, 1932 in Cologne, Germany to Eugene Lang and Elsa Barther. Hady passed away in her home on June 4, 2010. Full Story
JEANNE FAY OPGENORTH
NOVEMBER 30, 1937 – MAY 28, 2010
Jeanne Fay Opgenorth, of Camano Island, died Friday, May 28, 2010 at Swedish Hospital, Seattle, at the age of 72.
Born in Pawhuska, Oklahoma, on November 30, 1937, Jeanne was the only child of Fred and Fay Englebert, both of Oklahoma. Full Story
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