Luisa Loi

2 months ago | whidbeynewstimes.com | Luisa Loi

On a bright Saturday morning, Kris Skrivseth and his family sat on the porch of their Swantown Road home, entertained by the sight of firefighters gradually reducing a dilapidated farmhouse on their property into a mass of carbonized rubble. At the same time, a reporter knee-walked into the dark room where North Whidbey Fire and Rescue firefighters torched a pile of wood.

2 months ago | whidbeynewstimes.com | Luisa Loi

Two Oak Harbor residents are offering a different, shinier kind of history lesson next month. Zachary Hale and Noel Pangilinan, two avid coin collectors, are hosting the first annual Whidbey Island Coin Show from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. May 30 and 31 at the Pacific Rim Institute, located at 180 Parker Road in Coupeville. This free event is an opportunity to learn about the world of numismatics and its rules, meet like-minded collectors and buy, sell or trade valuable pieces of art and history.

2 months ago | whidbeynewstimes.com | Luisa Loi

After months of “playing in the dirt,” the Coupeville Garden Club is ready to welcome fellow greenery buffs to its collection of nearly 6,000 plants. The 56th annual plant sale will take place from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, April 26. After a highly successful sale last year at the Coupeville Recreation Hall, the club is moving its biggest event to the Coupeville High School gym in an effort to reduce the lines and provide more parking.

2 months ago | whidbeynewstimes.com | Luisa Loi

As Whidbey’s shores continue to be closed to the harvesting of butter and varnish clams, scientists are still scratching their heads over the causes leading to the production of paralytic shellfish poison. In the meantime, agencies like the Washington State Department of Health have been relying on citizen scientists to help solve this puzzle.

2 months ago | whidbeynewstimes.com | Luisa Loi

If you’re into Easter egg hunts, chocolate and an excuse to pressure loved ones into wearing matching pastel outfits, you might want to keep your schedule free this weekend on Whidbey Island. Saturday is particularly packed with events and will see the Easter Bunny working overtime as he teleports to different celebrations, posing for photos and bringing some childlike wonder to grown-ups who are emotionally recovering from tax season.