“Running in their second and final home meet of the year, the Falcons cross country teams were almost perfect in a North Cascades Conference triangular, nearly shutting out visitors Lynden Christian and Nooksack Valley. “
Troubles in the red zone kept South Whidbey from making the football game at King’s Garden High School much closer than it was on Friday night.
“Tom Churchill and Loren Churchill will entertain together at Bayview Hall this Saturday: Tom presenting a sneak preview of his upcoming drama, A String of Pearls, and Loren performing his popular song and character monologues in Alive in Many Voices. “
“Friends of Home Health Care will host tea and feathered fashions in its annual fund-raiser on Saturday. The models will be wearing vintage clothing from the 1930s to the ’60s, featuring fur and feather trimmed hats and coats, and there will also be an auction of birdhouses for the other feathered friends. “
“High school seniors were given the right to drive their cars off-campus during lunch time, but first they had to listen to lectures from several school board members. “
“Organizers of the Whidbey Island scarecrow contest for Coupeville’s Harvest Festival Scarecrow Corridor hope to round up at least 100 scarecrows, and if they get that many entries, the cash prize for the best scarecrow will be $500. A telephone lineman scarecrow by Hank Savalza won a prize in last year’s contest. “
Langley officials credit employees for strength.
“Friday, Sept. 29, is the 101st anniversary of the founding of the Veterans of Foreign Wars. “
South Whidbey lost 2-1 to Lakewood with the winning score coming in an overtime period in soccer action last Thursday.
“Island County Sheriff publishes first mystery novel. The Double Bluff is a murder mystery set in Seattle, the first of what Mike Hawley hopes will become a series about the Seattle Police Department. “
“The South Whidbey volleyball team had a winning week, avenging its only loss of the season on Monday and then winning at home against Sultan on Tuesday before dropping a contest Thursday to Lakewood. “
“The continuing animal saga at the farm of Mel and Frances Ogden took a strange twist last Saturday night. This time, one of their goats just disappeared. “
“South Whidbey’s osprey families have taken to nesting on top of football field light poles, emergency transmitter towers and cellular telephone towers. An osprey family living on top of football field lights at South Whidbey High School has entertained human visitors for months. Last year, a maintenance crew removed the nest. As it turned out, the ospreys liked their home above the football just fine. When they returned this spring, they rebuilt the nest. “