The South Whidbey High School band will host an evening of song and dance in a fundraising event to repair and replace instruments.
Sniffing out a clue is elementary for Watson, a four-year-old wire-haired dachshund.
Watson and his human handler, Madeleine Pohl, are students in Georgia Edwards’ intermediate K9 Nosework class offered through the South Whidbey Parks and Recreation District.
Young people on South Whidbey who lack permanent housing now have access to additional services from Ryan’s House for Youth thanks in part to a new, larger location.
Recent headlines from Burundi paint a portrait of turmoil as citizens protest President Pierre Nkurunziza’s announcement to extend his time in office. Amidst the building violence and strife, a group of Burundi peace workers are actively attempting to facilitate communication and understanding amongst their fellow citizens.
South Whidbey School District educators protested the state’s lack of funding for public schools with a walk-out on Wednesday.
The Whidbey Island Community Orchestra will perform at 2 p.m. Sunday, May 10 at Trinity Lutheran Church and at 7 p.m. Friday, May 15 at Coupeville High School Performing Arts Center. The orchestra is conducted by Tigran Arakelyan, a doctoral student at the University of Washington and recipient of the Armenian General Benevolent Union Performing Arts Fellowship. Arakelyan is also musical director for the Federal Way Youth Orchestra and the University of Washington Campus Philharmonia and assistant conductor for the Whatcom Symphony Orchestra.
A woman was sent to the hospital Tuesday after a rollover accident on Highway 525.
According to the tenets of Buddhism, out of death comes life.
Tucked in the woods outside of Freeland lie Tahoma One Drop Zen Monastery and Enso House, a hospice home for the dying.
As Frank Burns approached the gates of Dachau in the early morning hours of April 29, 1945, he had no idea what to expect.
A soldier in the 42nd Infantry “Rainbow” Division during World War II, Burns’ unit had been sent on an overnight patrol with orders to take the camp if any Schutzstaffel (or S.S.) remained within its gates.
Most consider landscaping to be a chore, but for Masa Mizuno it is a work of art.
South Whidbey School District teachers will hold a walk-out next week in protest of the state’s lack of funding for public schools.
Students at South Whidbey High School made the most of their regularly scheduled half-day Wednesday with an Earth Day observance which included attending educational presentations and beautifying the school with freshly planted flowers and trees.
In her 20 years of employment at the South Whidbey School District, Freeland resident Donna Taylor has done far more than balance the budget. She’s watched kids grow up, graduate and start families of their own.
She enjoys seeing the wedding and birth announcements for former students, most of whom knew her by name.
