Friendship Force of Whidbey Island will hold its next meeting at 7 p.m. Sunday, June 12 at the Northwest Language Academy at 5023 Langley Road.
Expensive, unfair and unwanted. Former mayors and other city officials were united in agreement during a town hall meeting Tuesday on the topic of Proposition 1, the proposal to change Langley’s form of government. The move to the council-manager model, which would eliminate the position of an elected mayor, was a bad idea from start to finish, they said.
Churches in South Whidbey announce the topics for services on Sunday, June 12.
Together, the 123 graduating seniors have 2,214 years of experience.
That’s 2,214 years of bumps, bruises, books, lectures, lessons, life lessons, failures and triumphs.
Of those 123 seniors who will receive their diplomas on Saturday, June 18 at South Whidbey High School’s graduation ceremony, 1 percent maintained perfect 4.0 grade point averages.
Andrea Leigh Berg and Sean George are that 1 percent.
A suspect in a South Whidbey murder who has been on the run since May 2005 has been arrested in Mexico, Island County Prosecutor Greg Banks said Friday.
Now two seats on the Langley City Council will have an early shake-out vote in August’s Primary Election.
R. Bruce Allen, a local volunteer and board member for the South Whidbey Youth Connection, filed as a candidate Thursday in the race for Position 4.
The Langley City Council has decided to trim the salary it pays the mayor.
Members of American Legion Post 141 will properly dispose of unserviceable American flags on Flag Day, Tuesday, June 14, said Andy Campbell, Post 141 Americanism chairman.
The Central and South Whidbey Republican women’s clubs will host a community coffee hour next week in Maxwelton.
The race for the Position 3 seat on the Langley City Council will now start in the Primary Election in August.
BAYVIEW – Motorists have finally gotten a little relief on South Whidbey: Gas prices fell below $4 on Wednesday, dropping four cents to $3.99 per gallon of regular unleaded gas.
Discontent with the status quo is inspiring some on South Whidbey to step into the political arena.
Three residents who have been passed over by Langley leaders for a spot on the city council are now hoping voters will give them the chance to serve the city.