FREELAND — Creating a vision for the Langley marina is the easy part.
How to get there, and pay for it, that’s the hard part.
Port of South Whidbey commissioners held a workshop last week to fashion a realistic, workable engineering plan for the marina’s future. In January 2009, they will take over ownership and have every intention of hitting the ground running.
FREELAND — A Clinton woman was lucky to escape serious injuries Friday afternoon after her Toyota Corolla went airborne during a dramatic crash on Highway 525.
LANGLEY — It’s not just out-of-town developers who have been eyeing land near the Langley Marina with visions of commercial buildings that will draw tourists to town.
The weather turned nasty here on South Whidbey Island once again this week, but the South End escaped much of the havoc brought by record rainfall throughout the Puget Sound.
Heavy snowfall Saturday followed by high winds and steady rain caused at least 78 Puget Sound Energy customers to lose power at midnight Sunday.
LANGLEY — Teachers see it all the time. So do parents.
It’s that special, magical moment when a light goes on in a child’s mind and they, well, just “get it.”
That’s the rationale behind Pacific Science Center’s big white vans. The vans travel to schools throughout the state to bring the wonders of science and math to children.
Minutes after being sworn in as Langley city councilman, outgoing Mayor Neil Colburn announced his resignation from the council effective Jan. 1.
LANGLEY — Port officials presented their new plan for the future of the city’s small boat harbor to city officials Wednesday, a $15 million make-over that will make the Langley marina a magnet for visitors and residents alike.
LANGLEY — His health is fine. In fact, he’s been working out.
Mayor Neil Colburn said he’s sick, though, sick of the sniping that’s been filling an online chat room about his efforts to lead Langley.
Twenty years ago an anonymous Whidbey Island woman did a remarkable thing; she proposed giving significant money to programs that benefit local women in the form of scholarships to individuals and grants to social service agencies.
LANGLEY — In one of his final jobs as outgoing city administrator, Walt Blackford tackled an explosive issue — fireworks.
At the last city council meeting of 2007, Blackford presented a report to the Langley City Council in response to residents’ complaints over fireworks.
The students pass by the broken plaster several times each day with hardly a glance.
Leaks have caused a big separation in the wall at the bottom of a stairwell at South Whidbey High School and the break is getting bigger.
There is good news for South End boaters — the refurbished boat launch ramp at Bush Point has a smooth concrete finish, from the apron down into the water at high tide.
And when the ramp opens on April 8 with the floats back in, drivers can ease their boats backward into the chilly waters of Admiralty Inlet more safely.
It took a teacher who cared and a gift for business skills for Wyatt Jarvis to secure a spot at an international business conference in Atlanta later this month.
