With the flashing yellow-tinted lights and the clinking and ringing of the pinball machines in The Machine SHOP, it’s easy for one to think they were teleported to an arcade in the ‘70s. But this is 2016, and this is Langley’s newest spot for entertainment.
A Clinton man died Wednesday following a two-car collision on Highway 525.
He was identified by the Washington State Patrol as Clinton resident Larry Anthony Poolman in a news release several hours after the crash. Poolman was 63.
A man is in critical condition today following a head-on collision on Highway 525.
The wreck occurred around noon just south of the intersection at Crawford Road. The man was transported by ambulance to WhidbeyHealth Medical Center in Coupeville with life threatening injuries. Two others were also sent to the hospital, though emergency responders described their injures as “minor.”
As the crack of fireworks echoed throughout Holmes Harbor, the crowd ooh’ed and aah’ed at the rainbow of colors that lit up the Sunday night sky.
There is a way to find a new read, and it doesn’t require a library card. And if you live in Langley, it doesn’t even mean leaving town.
Little Free Libraries, a non-profit organization, has several boxes on South Whidbey and the latest popped up at 738 Sandy Point Road in Langley. An open house of sorts was held for the library box’s opening on Sunday by the Langley resident behind the free library, Rhonda Salerno. Dozens, including Langley authors and illustrators, showed up throughout the day to progressively stock the box with some of their favorite suggested reads for their neighbors.
In the driveway of his family’s Langley home, Janoah Spratt examines his 1965 candy apple red Ford Mustang as the sky reflects off the hood. The exterior looks spick and span, the interior is clean and all the parts are working perfectly. His baby looks good, he says, and that will need to be true as his mustang will go toe-to-toe with South Whidbey’s most sought after trucks, muscle cars and low riders.
Spratt is preparing for the Cool Bayview Nights Car Show from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Sunday, July 10 at Bayview Corner.
This hasn’t been a good year for orca sightings in Puget Sound, and experts are concerned.
Observers have seen fewer Southern Residents in 2016 than in any period since whale extensive orca research began in earnest in the 1970s, according to Orca Network cofounder Howard Garrett. Of the three Southern resident pods, — J, K and L — two have been virtually unseen for nearly six months. L pod has made a handful of appearances, he said.
The 2016 Rio de Janiero Olympics are right around the corner, and teams across all Olympic sports are starting to announce their squads. One of those who booked a ticket to Brazil is one of South Whidbey’s own.
Maya Black and her 11-year-old horse Cody were listed as the traveling reserves for the U.S. eventing team. As the only traveling reserve in the squad, Black will suit up in red, white and blue whether or not she actually steps in for someone to compete. The eventing squad was announced June 20.
Hardware stores across the South End are fully stocked with the necessities: round and square pots, bait, buoys, bait boxes and lead line.
And they are going fast.
Crab season opens July 1 and runs through September 5. Hunting the succulent crustaceans is permitted throughout the season except for every Tuesday and Wednesday, according to the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife. Puget Sound is home to Dungeness and Red Rock crabs, both of which are free to catch and eat.
Langley residents say Seawall Park doesn’t need a complete artistic facelift to make Langley a destination. The focus instead should be on wheelchair accessibility and functional art that accents, not alters, the area’s existing natural feel.
Those were among the dominating sentiments expressed during a community forum Thursday, June 23 at Langley United Methodist Church. The meeting was organized by the Langley Arts Commission concerning the city’s six-year $800,000 master art plan.
Patience is waning within South Whidbey Fire/EMS’s leadership ranks over continual permitting delays concerning the district’s planned new headquarters in Bayview.
Officials say months have turned into years, and complaints about the sluggish process has rarely produced results. Currently, the district has been waiting since November for what they believe is a rather simple short plat amendment, which is one of the final boxes that need to be checked before the South Whidbey can begin traversing the building permit process.
Making good on its promise to bolster back up volunteers with paid day staff, South Whidbey Fire/EMS has hired three new firefighters.
The new additions will start July 11
Two of the hires, Bill Piepenbrink and Alex McMahon, were selected from the district’s existing volunteer ranks. The district also hired Travis Zimmerman, who lives in West Seattle and has been working as a full-time paramedic in Hanford. He will serve at South Whidbey in a lieutenant position.
School is out, the sun is shining and summer is officially here. While the adults still have to work the same schedules, the little ones need to be sent to summer camp where they can be kids and learn from the South End’s many childhood educators.
South Whidbey is home to a range of summer camps that are available throughout the season and offer something different from program to program.