Editor Jessie Stensland wrote an In Our Opinion column in the Oct. 16 edition of the Whidbey News-Times endorsing several candidates for school boards. They Said It Jessie Stensland: Voters should support the incumbents islandwide. They are open and proud about their records, as they should be. For the Oak...
The Coupeville school board will undergo a significant change after this year’s elections as two incumbents are not running for re-election. Paul Rempa is running against Nancy Conard for Position 2 and Ward Sparacio is running against Morgan White for Position 5. Conard, Sparacio, and White all agreed that the...
The League of Women Voters Whildbey Island (LWVWI) hosted a forum for candidates in Central Whidbey from 6:30 to 8:30 PM on Thursday, October 14, 2021. The forum consisted of three segments: Port of Coupeville Commissioners, Public Hospital District (WhidbeyHealth) Commissioner, Coupeville Town Council members, and Coupeville School District Directors....
The League of Women Voters Whildbey Island (LWVWI) hosted a forum for candidates in North Whidbey from 6:30 to 8:30 PM on Tuesday, October 12, 2021. The forum consisted of three segments: North Whidbey Pool, Park, and Recreation District Commissioners, Oak Harbor City Council members, and Oak Harbor School District...
Three incumbent South Whidbey School Directors appears at a candidate forum hosted by the Whidbey Island League of Women Voters on Oct. 7. Their opponents were hosting a community meet-and greet that ran at the same time. At the League of Women Voters forum, Marnie Jackson, Ann Johnson, and Andrea...
Editor Jessie Stensland wrote an In Our Opinion column in the Whidbey News-Times supporting the levy increase put forward by WhidbeyHealth. For more details on the proposal, see this story. They Said It Jessie Stensland: [V]oters should support an increase in a levy that helps fund operations at Whidbey Island...
South Whidbey School Director Marnie Jackson is being challenged for her seat by Farrah Manning Davis, a local business entrepreneur. The two have different approaches to the challenges that face the school district. For Jackson, she states that her priority is to promote educational equity and that she has worked...
South Whidbey School Director Ann Johnson is being challenged for the position by Bree Kramer-Nelson. Johnson was appointed to the position just over a year ago and believes the value she adds to the board is her student-centered approach to the work. She said “though schools are limited in their...
