With a new superintendent and a new school year, the South Whidbey School Board met Monday and Tuesday as part of a retreat to outline the district’s goals.
Thanks to some intrepid fisherwomen from the church and instructors from the Fishin’ Club, the Good Cheer Food Bank has stocked salmon on its shelves. Volunteers from the anglers’ association have been teaching South Whidbey women how to land the big ones — or those large enough to make a dish of the fish.
Thomas Gill is one step closer to a seat on the Langley City Council.
Newman, a 2011 graduate, won his third USTA Champs singles tennis tournament of the summer. He defeated Vicente Varas 6-3, 7-5 earlier this month. It was his second match against Varas this summer.
Nichols Brothers Boat Builders will receive a half-million dollar grant for new equipment at the Freeland shipyard, Congressman Rick Larsen announced Monday.
The $519,761 grant will pay the purchase of a 25-ton and a 40-ton mobile crane.
It was a rough going for ferry travelers to South Whidbey on Sunday evening.
Pink salmon come but once every other year.
When they do, The Fishin’ Club is sure to capitalize on it. And that’s why the club organized the Whidbey Island Pink Salmon Derby with Freeland Ace Hardware for a second year.
Two South Whidbey residents have volunteered to serve as a commissioner with the South Whidbey Parks & Recreation District.
Not all family fights are bad.
Take the fights Chuck and Eldon Baker had together in Island County Fire District 3.
LANGLEY — Stacia McInnes improved her triathlon time by 38 seconds.
Those shaved seconds may not seem like a lot over the 23.8-mile course. After all, an average racer finishes the course in about two hours.
Commissioners of the Port of South Whidbey voted Tuesday to send a lease draft to AT&T for a cell tower on Possession Point.
GLENDALE — It was catch and release all right.
A group of swimmers will race in the inaugural Whidbey Adventure Swim in the waters just off Seawall Park in Langley Aug. 20. South Whidbey Island Masters Swim Team is hosting the first 1.2- and 2.4-mile open water races on South Whidbey.
