“William Rowlands, 60, a 19-year resident of South Whidbey, will run as a Democrat against Shelton, a two-term Langley Republican, for the District 1 commissioner position.”
Freeland planners want to protect views from highway
“It’s from Greenbank Farms, not The Greenbank Farm.”
“The South Whidbey Historical Society Museum won’t open until fall, but small groups can arrange a sneak preview.”
First season a big success.
The South Whidbey boys Senior Little League lost both games last week at the state tournament in Auburn. But with the prospect of losing two in a row and being out of the tournament the boys came ready to play one of the best games the spectators could hope to see.
“The September primary will feature a long list of people seeking statewide office, but for local elections the competition will be slight.”
A Langley woman who was bitten by a dog during the Choochokam arts festival early this month will not have to go through a painful series of rabies shots.
“When it comes to taxes, that is. It won’t be so easy for used car buyers to get a good deal any more, at least when it comes to paying taxes on that deal.”
“Fresh off winning a district Little League girls softball title, the South Whidbey Giants had a soft landing at the state tournament in Yakima last week.”
The Island County Commissioners will have two options for complying with new shoreline development guidelines coming down from the state Department of Ecology this fall. But they see trouble waiting down both paths.
A new athletic code under consideration would give admitted two-time drug and alcohol users at South Whidbey High School a second chance before being kicked off a sports team for an entire year.
“Three weeks after attempting to gain an audience with state DNR officials to renegotiate a tidelands lease, the city of Langley called in its big guns to push the issue.”