News-Times Whidbey
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 27, 2013 | Vol. 114, No. 24 | www.whidbeynewstimes.com | 75¢
ACTION HERO
SPORTS: Wildcats pick off Mount Vernon. A12
Woman says she too spotted UFO By JUSTIN BURNETT Staff reporter
A Marysville woman stepped forward, claiming that she too witnessed strange lights in the sky last weekend. Katie Kinman, 59, contacted the Whidbey NewsTimes after reading a story published Wednesday about Dick and Carol Johnson’s account of unexplainable lights over their Bush Point home last Saturday. According to Kinman, she also witnessed strange lighted objects that evening but these were in Marysville at 10:30 p.m., about two hours after the reported phenomenon on South Whidbey.
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North Whidbey Middle School seventh-grader Paige Jackson was recognized by the American Red Cross for her efforts to help a classmate who was hit by a car in December 2012.
Teen recognized for good deed By NATHAN WHALEN Staff reporter
driver of the truck also stayed at the accident scene. Jackson was nominated for the Red Cross honor by North Whidbey Middle School Principal Bill Weinsheimer. He said he talked with the first responders about the accident and they noted Jackson’s efforts to help her classmate. “They took notice and were really impressed by Paige’s composure and ability to do the right thing,” See hero, A9
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Yonkman kicking off election season By JESSIE STENSLAND Staff reporter
The election season has already started in Oak Harbor. Oak Harbor native Lucas Yonkman announced he is running for the seat on the City Council currently held by Bob Severns. Yonkman, a 2002 graduate of Oak Harbor High School, rose to prominence in the city as a calm, well-spoken advocate for gun rights. His admission that he was armed during a meeting led to a well-publicized showdown between the council and Second Amendment supporters. “I was getting a lot of requests from citizens of
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A North Whidbey Middle School student who jumped into action last year to help an injured classmate is being called a hero. Seventh-grader Paige Jackson received a Youth Hero Award last week from the Islands Chapter of the American Red Cross for consoling and comforting a student until emergency responders arrived. Last December, Jackson was on her way to school when she saw a
pickup truck strike a student who was walking in a crosswalk on Whidbey Avenue. Jackson immediately ran to the girl to offer help. She draped her jacket over the victim, held her hand and asked her questions until an ambulance arrived. “I just wanted to keep her talking and not lose consciousness,” Jackson said. She also told another student to dial 911. It turned out Jackson’s classmate hit her head after being run over. The
Image courtesy of Katie Kinman
Strange lights that appeared over South Whidbey Saturday may have been seen elsewhere. Katie Kinman took this photograph in Marysville.