An estimated 170 people filled St. Augustine’s in-the-Woods Episcopal church in Freeland for the 7th annual “Blessed Are the Peace Makers” Martin Luther King, Jr. Day event Jan. 16.
Four days is a lot to make up in a 180-day school year.
That’s the task at hand for South Whidbey School District after a week of snow days. With at least 10 inches of snow on the South End last week, District Superintendent Jo Moccia said the choice to cancel classes was “easy.”
Congressman Rick Larsen will hold a telephone town hall Wednesday to talk about jobs and offer his thoughts on President Barack Obama’s State of the Union address.
A meeting between South Whidbey Fire/EMS and state auditors has been rescheduled for 3:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 26.
The Northwest Language Academy Cultural Center in Langley will hold a Chinese/Lunar New Year blessing from 5 to 6 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 25.
A wind advisory is in effect for the Admiralty Inlet area, which includes Whidbey Island, until 3 a.m. Wednesday.
While other areas around Puget Sound faced flooding, power outages and falling trees during the weekend, South Whidbey was mostly quiet.
The early whale catches the worm.
Maybe that’s what brought No. 53, a gray whale that was first spotted last week and sighted again today, to the waters off the coast of Whidbey Island.
State Sen. Mary Margaret Haugen announced today she will support a proposed law allowing same-sex marriage.
Island County is looking for applicants to serve on the Farm/Agriculture Advisory Committee.
The city of Langley will be selecting and nominating one graduating senior for a $1,000 scholarship from the Association of Washington Cities Center for Quality Communities.
Drivers on Highway 525 north of Freeland are facing a slippery commute Monday morning.
The National Weather Service office in Seattle has issued a “high wind warning” for the Admiralty Inlet area and Whidbey Island.