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> Part of the community newspaper’s ongoing battle for readers includes efforts to take advantage of options presented by the Internet. I encourage those of you who spend time on the Internet to include http://www.goanacortes.com/ on your favorites list (above: Rikki Swin photo of part of a Friday Harbor mural illustrates a blog entry by […]

Thirty-one days into its first class of students, the Northwest Career and Technical Academy marine tech facility in Anacortes is officially part of the regional education scene. Pictured above at the Thursday afternoon event are Skagit Valley College President Dr. Gary Tollefson and Wallie Funk, who has raised about $40,000 for student scholarships. Funk was […]

Anacortes born Carl Funk, lead singer in The Halyards, played Friday at the Majestic as part of the Anacortes Arts Festival. Other band members include Larry Mason and Eric Tingstad. Among those in the crowd was Carl’s father, Wallie Funk. From the band’s website: The Halyards joke their debut CD “Fortune Smiles” has been 35 […]

The Whidbey-based “Halyards” played to an enthusiastic crowd Friday afternoon at the Majestic in downtown Anacortes. Lead singer Carl Funk amused the crowd – and fellow band members – when he noted he was born in a hospital just four blocks from the hotel. After a brief pause he quipped: “Look how far I’ve come.” […]

An important anniversary in the Pacific Northwest! A post from 1985: “Today, July 31, marks the 75th anniversary of the opening of Deception Pass Bridge (1935). This photo was taken during a mid-span celebration event on the 50th Anniversary of the bridge (1985). Among those pictured is Anacortesan Wallie Funk (center, with water carafe), who […]

I had the distinct privilege Sunday of attending a downtown Seattle CD release performance by The Halyards, a Northwest band featuring three accomplished musicians from Whidbey Island. Long story short, I attended the Triple Door concert with Wallie Funk, father of band member Carl Funk. Carl and long-time music partner Larry Mason, friends since their […]

Memorial Day services at the Grand View Cemetery in Anacortes included “Taps” and a couple of patriotic tunes. Bugler was Mike Newbrough. Also among those pictured here are Curley Engen, Stan Jewel, Betsy Mosley (singer), Ken Oaks, Bud Strom, Wallie Funk, Jones Atterberry, Jim Johnson and Betty Mooney.

Anacortes native Bret Lunsford, author of “Images of America: Anacortes,” hosted a 2-hour presentation of regional film footage Thursday night at The Depot Arts Center. In conjunction with Anacortes Senior College, Lunsford presented movies and clips of Anacortes scenes in the Forties and Fifties. Film subject matter ranged from high school basketball and the Anacortes […]

> During a recent visit with my former boss, newspaper editor/publisher Wallie Funk, he recalled this shot as one of his favorites from my tenure with him as a photojournalist. Don’t recall how I happened to be there, but I remember the shot was taken through the glass of a tank at an Oak Harbor […]

It was a sentimental journey this week when I joined this group of community journalism “characters” in beautiful downtown Coupeville. Instigator of the gathering was Wallie Funk, ex-newspaper publisher and one-time employer of several in attendance. Later, while our friends waited for a temporarily disabled ferry at Keystone, Wallie and I connected with Mary Obee […]

This image came up in conversation last week with former boss, now morning coffee companion Wallie Funk. Wallie mentioned this photo among the short list of favorites he recalled from the work I did as his employee at the Whidbey News-Times. Lo and behold, I ran across a ragged print Thursday morning while going through […]

Former Whidbey News-Times publisher Wallie Funk was joined by family and friends on Nov. 23, 2008 as one of six individuals inducted into the University of Washington Communication Alumni Hall of Fame. Funk, who served this community as co-publisher with partner John Webber from 1965 to 1987, was described by fellow alum Neil McReynolds as