“After placing sixth as a team in the state cross country championships, the lady Falcons were invited to stand atop the podium as the state’s academic cross country championship for the second year in a row.”
An abbreviated schedule to levy a new lodging tax in Langley combined with several sharp-edged comments from local tourism officials may have set the city’s elected officials against an ambitious plan for Island County tourism marketing.
“Whidbey General Hospital’s Freeland building is finished, and will welcome its new doctor and patients Dec. 1.”
Woman narrowly escapes trailer fire.
“Island County wants more money to promote tourism on Whidbey Island, and on Wednesday it is going to ask the city of Langley and South Whidbey to provide a large chunk of it.”
A womanw was hospitalized and her cat remained missing in the woods after the feline distracted the driver and caused an accident.
“Dakota Stone, recently moved to South Whidbey, is one of a small pool of women professional boxers in the United States.”
The 16 members of the Island County Fair contingent to the state convention came home full of ideas on how to improve the fair and turn ideas into reality.
“The state Department of Fish and Wildlife has closed the beach at Freeland Park to clamming because of over-harvesting, but it should reopen for all of 2000.”
Have a ‘Blast Through the Past’ at Community-School Talent Show.
“Everybody’s concerned about global warming, but nobody ever talks about the bright side, says columnist Larsen.”
Events taking place in South Whidbey’s churches.
“Kids and drugs, two farmers markets on South Whidbey.”