50 years ago

Editor: Ace Comstock

Lakeside Bible Camp acquires new property

“The Lakeside Bible Camp Association has just purchased $70,000 of property fronting Deer Lake. The property was purchased from Floyd Clement and is an extension of the 23 acres which is presently owned by the association. Manager of the Deer Lake Bible Camp, John Magnuson, said the new property adds close to 500 more feet of beach area to the present camp site.

“The purchase also includes a house which will be used as a meeting place. Magnuson said the new lots may be leased to members of the association on a 75-year basis until expansion of the camp is required. This way, he said, they can protect the property until it is needed and also regulate the use of it in the meantime.

“There are several thousand members of the association in the state who are commonly known as Plymouth Brothers. Along with the camp they also maintain other non-profit businesses including hospitals and orphanages.

“The camp is open year-round for religious groups of over 50 people. According to Magnuson, fewer may come, but overhead makes it necessary to charge the fee marked for 50. The dining room seats 125 persons and there are seven cabins built for 22 people.”

15 years ago

Editor: Jim Larsen

Langley adjusts its planning area line

“Citing the unlikelihood of future growth in some of the more rural areas surrounding the city, Langley Mayor Lloyd Furman announced last week that the city and county have agreed to exclude about 200 acres of land from Langley’s joint planning area (JPA).

“Pointing out a large rectangle on a map of the city and its surroundings during last Wednesday’s Langley City Council meeting, Furman said the acreage — which lies to the west of the Beachwood Community — will no longer be under the city’s partial regulatory control. Instead, all land use decisions regarding the land will be made by planners in the Island County Planning Department.

“Furman said there is little chance that the acreage will be developed at a density that would concern the city anytime during the next few decades.

“The city maintains a joint planning area with the county in order to have some regulatory oversight in areas that could one day be annexed as part of Langley.

“Residential areas in the current JPA include Sandy Point, Tompkins Road and Strawbridge Lane. All these areas are currently served by Langley’s water system.”