“Playing host to teams from 4A Oak Harbor and Henry Jackson Thursday, the Falcons rediscovered their running legs, jumping springs, and throwing arms in the season opener at Waterman Field.”
“You don’t need a win to provide hope, as the South Whidbey fastpitch team proved in its season opener Wednesday afternoon. The AA Falcons hosted AAA Meadowdale, traditionally one of the better fastpitch teams in the area. And while the hosts did not win, the very respectable 3-0 score sparked a bonfire of hope for the future.”
Island County mental health services saw new cuts in staff and further reorganization of management this week. And more changes could be coming.
“Ferry riders have spoken, and ferry officials concur — there will be only a partial shutdown of the Clinton/Mukilteo ferry route for several weeks next fall.”
Whidbey General Hospital will ask voters in September for more money to improve health care facilities.
Eight art galleries along First and Second streets in Langley will celebrate spring with an evening art walk tonight.
South Whidbey prevailed in an island battle for baseball bragging rights at Coupeville Wednesday afternoon.
A Clinton diesel fuel retailer will not be required to hire a cleanup crew anytime soon after being identified this month by the state as owning a small-scale hazardous waste site.
“Barn Aid 2000 presents an afternoon with the short story master O. Henry on Sunday, March 19, 2:30 p.m. in the historic 1904 barn at Whidbey Island Greenbank Farm.”
“The Hearts and Hammers annual workday is set for Saturday, May 6, and volunteers are needed this year more than ever, say organizers.”
“It may look like a nicely maintained double-wide mobile home to most people, but to certain Clinton residents it’s as beautiful as their own Taj Mahal .The new Clinton Library will open to the public Saturday, March 18, an event that will cap a nine year process from idea to reality”
“It was so quiet in the South Whidbey Intermediate School’s multi-purpose room last week that you could hear single strands of dry pasta cracking.More than 400 students, parents and teachers had gathered that Friday to watch three teams of second, third, fourth and fifth graders conduct science experiments with a theatrical flair. The experiments are to be showcased this week in Mount Vernon as part of Destination Imagination, a science learning program that takes the place of last year’s Odyssey of the Mind.”
“Though Island County continues to inch closer to a completed and legal 20-year growth plan, a few big issues have yet to be resolved.”