Frank Parra, affectionately known by many South End residents as “Mr. Do-It,” proved he really can do it all by obtaining the title of Mr. South Whidbey 2014.
Tanja Diamond, a Clinton resident, recently released her latest book “Riding the Phoenix, the Ultimate Guide to get Unstuck in Life, Love and Money.”
Ann Randolph, an award-winning, critically-acclaimed comedian, will be bringing her latest solo show, “Loveland,” to Whidbey Island Center for the Arts at 8 p.m. Wednesday Oct. 22.
Whidbey Island Dance Theatre will present the 22nd season of “The Nutcracker” Friday, Saturdays and Sundays Dec. 12-21 at the South Whidbey High School Performing Arts Center.
On Tuesday, Sept. 30, Howard Zuvela and several fellow Newell relations and friends gathered to pay respects to their ancestors interred at Bayview Cemetery in Langley and to express gratitude for the recent installation of their great-great grandfather’s marble headstone — his grave had previously been unmarked. Among the family members were several residents of Skagit and Island County including Audrey Spencer Newell of Clinton and her sister Laurie Newell as well as fourth and fifth generations of Wickliffe Guy Newells.
When Allegra Rose first watched “The Ring” from her home in Texas, it wasn’t the sight of ghoulish Samara Morgan that inspired her to paint, but the distinct recollection of the scent of decay in the Pacific Northwest forest.
Rose, an artist who uses the pseudonym Scruffy Jones, relocated from South Whidbey to Texas during her time in the military. Though she said it was never her intention to stay for an extended period of time, she elected to attend school there and eventually became drawn to the culture and folklore of the Lone Star State, remaining there for over a decade.
A Taizé prayer service will be held from 7 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 1, at St. Hubert Catholic Church, 804 Third St., Langley.
“We are a people that follow after those things that make for peace, love, and unity,” according to early Quaker Margaret Fell.
South Whidbey Community Church Pastor Darrell Wenzek will give the sermon “A Message for Israel” at 10 a.m. Sunday, Sept. 28, at Deer Lagoon Grange Hall, 5142 S. Bayview Road.
Beverly Graham will give the talk “It’s a long walk back to Eden baby; try not to sweat the small stuff” at 10 a.m. Sunday, Sept. 28, at Unity of Whidbey, 5671 Crawford Road.
From his room in a hospice care facility, Joe Rantz related his tale — a story rife with the turmoil of abandonment and The Great Depression and a story glistening with the gold-medal victory of his 1936 Olympic rowing team’s win against aristocrats and the Nazi state.
I recently caught my first salmon of the year. It was a beautiful 6-7 pound silver, which I landed from the beach on the west side of the island. A few years ago my birding buddy, Ann Casey, introduced my sister and me to casting from shore and since then we’ve enjoyed fishing together and reflecting on our childhood summers when we were beach rats at Clinton Beach. Back then we trolled in our dad’s boat with dodgers and herring or an assemblage of spinners called “popcorn.” Now we cast off the beach with a princess pink Buzz Bomb or a lime green rotator.
Langley was abuzz with Dionysian energy during the 14th DjangoFest Northwest this past week.
The festival, which took place Sept. 17-21, drew an estimated 3,000 people who relished in the musical artistry of Gypsy Jazz performers from around the world, including nightly shows, daily workshops and numerous impromptu jams throughout Langley.