NEWS BRIEFS | PSE hosts meeting Tuesday
Published 1:34 pm Sunday, September 21, 2008
PSE talks about substation fix
Puget Sound Energy will host an open house next week to talk about the Useless Bay substation upgrade on the South End.
The meeting is at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 23 at the Useless Bay Golf and Country Club.
Help needed with tech study
South Whidbey School District is doing a technology study, and it wants your input.
Flush with $1.4 million in levy money to upgrade equipment and services, the district has hired an IT consulting firm, Pacific Technologies Inc., to help gather information and make recommendations.
Included will be an online survey for students, parents, staff and community members, said Brian Miller, the district’s technology director.
The study also will review network services, equipment, curriculum and staff skill, and make recommendations for training.
To take the survey, visit http://www.sw.wednet.edu/survey. A paper copy can be obtained by calling 221-6100.
Responses will be accepted until Sept. 28.
School hosts curriculum night
South Whidbey Primary School’s curriculum night will be 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 23, at the school on Maxwelton Road.
The program will begin in the multipurpose room and then move into the classrooms, where an overview of curriculum, teaching strategies, classroom expectations and ways parents can become involved will be offered.
Parent-teacher conferences, when individual questions will be addressed, will be held Nov. 24, 25 and 26.
Dock floats to be removed
The Port of South Whidbey has announced its schedule for removal of the dock floats at Bush Point and Possession Beach Waterfront Park. The floats next to the docks are designed to allow boaters to get their vessels safely in and out of the water, but must be stored on dry land for protection against the elements in the winter months.
The floats at Possession Point will be hauled out on Saturday, Oct. 4 and Bush Point on Monday, Oct. 6. For details, call 331-5494.
Langley to go after grants
As the city of Langley pursues grant options for additional funding for various projects, the job description for the mayor’s assistant’s may be expanded to include grant writing.
Mayor Paul Samuelson told the Langley City Council earlier this week that Kathleen Landel, special assistant to the mayor, may take on additional responsibilities next year and help the city land state and federal funding and grants from agencies and foundations.
Landel is a successful facilitator and has extensive grant-writing experience.
She is currently working as Samuelson’s part-time administrative assistant and is budgeted to make $31,200 this year.
WIWA seeks manuscripts
The Whidbey Island Writers Association is looking for local writers to participate in its 10th annual Spirit of Writing Contest.
Writers 18 and older may submit manuscripts in the categories: poetry, short fiction, nonfiction/essay, humor, memoir, or children’s literature.
Rules and entry forms are available online at spiritofwriting@writeonwhidbey.org or at the Sno-Isle libraries on Whidbey.
Manuscripts may be submitted in hard copy at any of the Whidbey Island branch libraries or mailed to the association’s office, PO Box 1289, Langley, WA. 98260. The contest deadline is Oct. 18.
For information, call 331-6714 or visit the Web site at writeonwhidbey.org.
