The following are segments of stories taken from the front pages of the Whidbey Island Record 50, 25 and 15 years ago on Thursday, July 15, 1965, Tuesday, July 17, 1990, and Saturday, June 24, 2000.
50 years ago
Editor: Ace Comstock
Former resident has shipwreck near Greenbank
“Wet, weary and cold, 77-year-old Arthur Wallin of Everett waded ashore from his smashed boat early Wednesday morning of last week and received aid and comfort from the Henry Davis family of Greenbank.
“The elderly Everett man’s troubles began Tuesday afternoon while he was fishing off Bush Point in his 18-foot cabin cruiser and his inboard motor quit.
“Wallin said that his anchor rope apparently broke during the night and his boat drifted on the rocks where waves smashed it up and down until it was holed. He said he grabbed his glasses and a camera and waded ashore.”
25 years ago
Editor: Jim Larsen
Two quit Langley’s city council
“Two Langley City Council members have resigned, one member citing differences between the legislative and executive branch of the city council and the other refusing comment.
“Councilmen Richard Johnson and Scott Connor resigned independently of each other. Johnson submitted his resignation Friday and Connor resigned Monday morning.
“While Johnson had ‘no comment,’ Connor said he ran for the council to try to help the council and mayor work well together but has had a ‘real frustrating time.’
“‘I can’t pin it down,’ ” he said. ‘The easiest thing to do is to point fingers. I just won’t do that. I gave it my very best and I wasn’t able to accomplish what I had hoped.’ “
15 years ago
Editor: Jim Larsen
Rescued diver thanks saviors
“At about 6:10 p.m. on June 5, Suzanne Payseur died while scuba diving in the Langley Small Boat Harbor.
“By 6:16 p.m. she was alive again.
“While diving with her husband, Mike, Payseur got into trouble underwater. After signaling that she needed to surface, Payseur ascended rapidly from 40 feet down. By the time she made it into open air, she was incoherent and in respiratory distress. Mike Payseur swam pulling his wife more than 100 yards in full scuba gear to get her to the harbor’s dock, where residents Tim Nolis, Tom Permenter, and Dione Murray hauled her out of the water.”
