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.”
“More trails, more forests, more ballfields — the prospects of these are dear to the heart of a parks director, and were sufficient to drag Jerry Cole away from his flu bed to pitch the parks bond issue at a meeting called by the League of Women Voters.”
“The election may technically be 17 days in the future, but in reality it’s going on right now. The Island County Auditor’s Office finished sending out 38,618 absentee ballots county-wide on Wednesday. That’s just under one-third of all the registered voters.”
Islanders got their first close-up look at a new health facility for lower income people when Whidbey General Hospital hosted an open house for the newly opened and long awaited South Whidbey Community Clinic.
“This week Wal-Mart’s monopoly on the Sacajawea coin ended when small shipments of the coins arrived at InterWest Bank and Whidbey Island Bank, as well as other local bank branches.”
“By the end of next summer, a piece of land at the corner of Fish Road and Highway 525 could be the home of a new gas station, car wash, convenience store, speed lube business, and additional retail space.”
The county’s top judges told commissioners last week that they will not approve another contract with outside legal counsel Keith Dearborn or his firm.
“A recreational diver taking a leisurely afternoon scuba trip around Langley’s underwater reef two weeks ago found something that piqued not only the interest of local law enforcement, but a Navy bomb squad as well.”
“Last weekend, the Falcons got a break from recent pressure as they blew out Sultan and Blaine, outscoring their opponents by a combined 81 points.”
“Stacie Burgua, formerly assistant director, has been named the new executive director of the Whidbey Island Center for the Arts. She will take the place of Elise Forier who is slated to become WICA’s theater programs coordinator.”
Ferry smoking ban backed at hearing.
