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The Whidbey Examiner • Thursday, January 24, 2013
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SHANNON FOREST
OAK HARBOR
724 SW ORCAS ST.
3817 LINDEMANS W Y.
$207,900 • MLS #438725 ELAINE MCDOWELL 360-929-1500
$259,900 • MLS #435872 KAREN COX 360-969-1560
GREENBANK
GREENBANK
3758 QUAIL WALK LN.
1280 DINES RD.
$320,000 • MLS# 427194 CAROL HANSON 206-755-8741
$350,000 • MLS# 276046 JIM SHORT 206-920-2362
COUPEVILLE
COUPEVILLE
OAK HARBOR
GREENBANK
OAK HARBOR
GREENBANK
409 NW MEADOW CT.
1002 NE SUMMIT LP.
$229,000 • MLS#435673 JOHN CARR 360-678-5858
$254,900 • MLS#435505 MARY BRYSON 360-929-2720
COUPEVILLE
COUPEVILLE
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Navy’s Navigator to end The Northwest Navigator, the Navy’s contract newspaper for this region, will print its final weekly edition on March 29, Navy Region Northwest announced Friday. After March 29, there will no longer be an official or authorized Navy print newspaper for Commander, Navy Region Northwest; Naval Air Station Whidbey Island; Naval Station Everett; Naval Base Kitsap and Naval Magazine Indian Island. “This is the end of an era, but we still have Navy information to share and stories to tell,” said Sean Hughes, public affairs officer at Navy Region Northwest. “We will continue to communicate through our official Navy channels and, of course, work with area publishers and media representatives to further our Navy’s story with our communities. We will continue to explore new ways to communicate in this fast-changing media landscape, and look forward to keeping the conversation going.” The Northwest Naviga-
Oak Harbor 360/675-5953 Coupeville 360/678-5858 Freeland 360/331-6006 Langley 360/221-8898
the stories of our fleet, fighters and families.” Lori Maxim, vice president of Sound Publishing Co., said in response to the news, “It’s a sad day,” noting that the Northwest Navigator has a long history. Sound published the Northwest Navigator for several years before the Sun won the contract. Sound then launched the Kitsap Navy News and a new Whidbey Crosswind as weekly publications covering local Navy news. Those publications were transitioned to a monthly format for veterans and retirees in April, 2012. The Kitsap Navy News is now published as Veterans Life. Both the Whidbey Crosswind and Veterans Life are also available online as green editions. Hughes said his office will make Northwest Navy news and information available in many formats, including on Navy social media pages (Facebook and Twitter), websites, and in internal command employee newsletters.
Pizza delivery ends in ditch The following items were selected from reports made to the Coupeville Town Marshal’s Office: Saturday, Jan. 19 12:07 p.m. — A caller on NE Parker Road said he and his brother discovered several guns missing from their late sister’s home. 2:42 p.m. — A caller on N. Main Street reported a child riding a bike downhill on the sidewalk hit his vehicle. There were no injuries. Friday, Jan. 18 4:52 a.m. — A caller on
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tor, which is published by the Kitsap Sun and was formerly published by Sound Publishing Co., won numerous awards for production and reporting, and has helped tell the Navy story to tens of thousands of sailors, family members, retirees, veterans and residents. “We’re going to be reaching out even more to the community and to Whidbey News Group to get the stories about the base and our personnel out there,” said Mike Welding, Public Affairs Officer for Naval Air Station Whidbey Island. “We’ll also be using social media like Facebook and our website to get the word out.” The decision to stop publication was made as a Navy-wide cost-savings measure, Hughes said. “This was a tough headquarters decision in a belttightening world,” Hughes said. “We’d like to thank everyone who made The Northwest Navigator a part of their lives, the outstanding publishers we’ve worked with over the years, and all of those who helped us share
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SW Terry Road reported someone had broken into her trailer and stole her Wii game console. 1:49 p.m. — A caller reported hearing a gunshot along Highway 20; said he turned to look and heard the bullet going through the trees. The caller thought the shot came from a white, fullsize van that was seen in the area. 2:06 p.m. — A caller reported a traffic hazard at Bush Point Road and Tanglewilde Lane; a trailer was parked on one side of the street and the truck on the other, so there was not enough space between the two for two vehicles to pass safely. 2:38 p.m. — A caller on S. Main Street reported a man tried to pay for items with a
Tuesday, Jan. 15 6:57 p.m. — A person on NW Capstan Court flagged down an officer to report two suspicious men in a white van were at her location; the men identified themselves as meat salesmen. Monday, Jan. 14 10:02 a.m. — A reporter for a Whidbey Island newspaper reported receiving threatening phone calls.
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360-678-4222 • 8 NW Front Street
counterfeit $10 bill. Wednesday, Jan. 16 5:30 p.m. — A caller at NW Alexander and NW Seventh streets was trying to deliver a pizza and backed into a ditch; she was unable to get out of the ditch on her own.
107 S Main Street, Ste. E101 Coupeville, WA 98239 360-678-8060