Island residents are working to acquire a passenger-only ferry for service between Clinton and Mukilteo next fall when regular ferry service is disrupted due to construction.
“A Washington House bill that would have stopped any future tree cutting on a 600-acre, state-owned parcel of land near Goss Lake failed to make it out of the House’s capital budget committee last week.”
“Erickson, Roehl, Dearborn bashed”
Venerable Farmer’s Market plans productive future.
Yearbook staff labors to capture 1999-2000
“Contending their wages are well below the industry average and that proposed cuts in their benefits are unacceptable, thousands of Boeing engineers walked off the job last Wednesday as their union attempts to negotiate a better contract.Among the approximately 20,000 Society of Professional Engineering Employees in Aerospace (SPEEA) union members on picket lines this week are dozens of Whidbey Island residents.”
“Ellis smashes 1,000-point barrier as South Whidbey’s girls buried the Tigers 74-47 Friday, then went way up north to steal victory from the Mountaineers in a 55-52 squeaker.”
“The Falcon freshman girls team (from left) Michelle Schorr, Maria Demaray, Aimee Dumke, Justine Connelly, Danette Waterman, coach Greg Hein, Jessica Gabri, Shannon Brown, Kate Willis, Caitlin Robinson and Melissa Norwood finished the season in second place with a 17-3 record.”
“Fired up one night and fizzling the next, the South Whidbey boys split a pair of games at Erikson Gymnasium over the weekend and were eliminated from a chance for postseason play.”
Young artists invited to show at Sapori.
Whidbey Island residents will take part in a large pro-ferries rally to be held in Olympia on Thursday. A carpool will set out in Langley Thursday morning for those interested.
“A win against the Trojans would not only have snapped a six-game league losing streak, it would keep the Falcons’ faint playoff hopes alive as well as somewhat ease the pain of a number of close losses this season. Unfortunately, it took Meridian just six ticks of the clock to all but end the Falcons’ postseason dreams.”
“For three quarters and 24 minutes Tuesday night, South Whidbey and visiting Meridian were almost indistinguishable from one another. But in the third quarter, the Falcons took it to the Trojans.”