Glass-blower Callahan McVay withdrew his candidacy for the Position 3 commissioner position on the Port of South Whidbey on Wednesday.
“I do not want this seat or position,” he said by phone. “It’s an enormous job and I have a lot on my plate.”
By all accounts, 1968 was one hell of a year for the world, the nation and South Whidbey.
The school enrollment numbers for October are in and they just keep getting worse.
There’s a concept in sports called the “pipeline.”
Four candidates for the South End fire and port districts squared
off Wednesday at the first voters forum before the Nov. 4 General Election, but none was able to draw a sharp distinction between themselves and their opponents.
ABOARD SCHOOL BUS NO. 31 — Before she pulled away from South Whidbey Elementary School with her load of 39 kids on Wednesday, school bus driver Sue Harris had a visitor.
The South Whidbey boys tennis team played some experienced seniors from Burlington-Edison on Wednesday, losing a tight one 4-3.
Port of South Whidbey commissioner candidate Mona Newbauer of Clinton has picked up a major endorsement this week — from former port commissioner Lynae Slinden.
The combination of a big running game — 195 yards from Falcon rusher Henry Mead alone — and six interceptions, three from Falcon safety TJ Russell, helped South Whidbey roll over Sultan on Friday, 42-30.
It is heart-shaped, bordered with gold, features a profile of George Washington and, yes, its ribbon is indeed purple.
South Whidbey School District officials are taking any outbreaks of the flu seriously by sending kids home as a precaution when they look sick.
Year after year, it’s the Wildcats of Archbishop Murphy that dominate the Cascade Conference in football, volleyball and soccer.
No doubt, there is something special about the first home football game of the year, especially on a crisp, clear Friday night in September.
