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wednesday, december 18, 2013 • the South whidbey record
NEWSLINE | WEATHER REPORT: Chance of showers today, cloudy Thursday, possible snow on Friday.
NAS WHIDBEY Flights resume at OLF Flight operations will resume at Outlying Landing Field Coupeville next month. In a news release from Naval Air Station Whidbey Island, the Navy warned residents in Coupeville
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and near the flight field to anticipate more jet noise. Pilots will conduct field carrier landing practice to prepare for upcoming deployments of aircraft carriers. “EA-6B and EA-18G flight operations for both Ault Field and OLF Coupeville are planned to be consistent with the 2005 Environmental Assessment for the EA-18G, with annual operations projected at 6,120 flight operations at OLF Coupeville,” the news
release stated. Flight schedules will be released weekly. Comments and noise complaints may be made to NAS Whidbey at 360257-6665 or comments. NASWI@navy.mil
SCHOOLS Board inducts two members The South Whidbey School District Board of Directors will meet at
6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 18 in the community room at South Whidbey Elementary School, 5380 S. Maxwelton Road, Langley. The board will meet in an executive session at 5:45 p.m. in the same location to discuss legal issues. During the meeting, board members Rocco Gianni and Fred O’Neal will take their oath of office to begin or resume their positions. Two presentations will be given including a senior off-campus proposal and highlights from the Washington State School Director’s Association conference. The board will discuss a policy on special transportation, which is on its third reading. Dan Poolman, assistant superintendent for business, will recommend purchasing a new
cOrrectiONS In the story “What kind of mayor does Langley need?” on page 1 of the Saturday, Dec. 14, edition of The Record, the council vote to appoint a mayor was incorrect. Councilman Doug Allderdice voted for Hal Seligson, and council members Rene Neff and Jim Sundberg voted for Fred McCarthy. The letter to the editor “Exercise outlets should accept Silver Sneakers” on page 6 of the Wednesday, Dec. 11, edition of The Record contained inaccurate information about the program. A Bayview club does accept Silver Sneakers. school bus for $132,489.07. The district has $246,174 in the transportation vehicle fund, according to a memo from Poolman.
FIRE/EMS First fire truck likely mothballed South Whidbey Fire/
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EMS’s first fire truck may see a bit of restoration in the future, just not in the near future. Commissioners of South Whidbey Fire/ EMS tabled discussion of selling a red 1953 Ford truck, a relic of the district founded in 1950. Chief Rusty Palmer proposed putting the truck on the district’s surplus vehicle list and trying to sell it. The commissioners instead asked for other options, such as a possible restoration and relocation. Having it as a parade vehicle and a centerpiece at one of the district’s stations were ideas floated by the commissioners. “It makes sense. It was the organization’s first vehicle; it has some emotional attachment,” Palmer said.
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