A Langley Middle School girl has found help for her painful back condition through the South Whidbey Shrine Club.
A local couple is leading an effort to boost the Youth Dynamics program for adolescents on South Whidbey.
“Island County Commissioners agreed to a new contract with Seattle attorney Keith Dearborn Monday. This time, however, the contract is for consulting rather than legal services and Dearborn’s hourly rate has dropped from $180 to $100.”
South Whidbey will have its first American Legion baseball team in years beginning in late May.
“Hoping to give scores of young skateboard, in-line skate, and BMX bike enthusiasts a place to to practice their derring-do, the South Whidbey Rotary Club will try over the next few months to raise enough money to build the Southend’s first skate park.”
“South Whidbey’s girls play a must-win game tonight in Mount Vernon when they take on Nisqually League champion Eatonville. If the Falcons win, they will be guaranteed a slot in the state tournament, and will probably play Nooksack Valley Saturday for third place in the district. Tonight’s game starts at 6:30 p.m. at Mount Vernon High School.”
“New works including hot tango, minimalist pieces, and Irish step dance join favorite performers like the White Supremes and the Carolina Parrots in adding to the appeal of this South Whidbey classic produced by Shannon Connell Licastro and staged at the Whidbey Island Center for the Arts. The popular performing arts event is now in its seventh edition.”
“The Island County WSU Master Gardeners will hold their annual day-long Whidbey Gardening Workshop on Saturday, March 4, beginning at 8 a.m. at Coupeville Middle School.”
“Island Fabrics is again sponsoring the Need’l A Love Doll Contest, to benefit the Child Abuse Prevention Foundation of Whidbey Island.”
Meerkerk Rhododendron Gardens has many volunteer opportunities
It’s called a local festival of small proportion and great fun. It’s the annual Penn Cove Mussel Festival in Coupeville this weekend.
There was plenty of finger-pointing in Olympia this week after House budget writers unveiled their spending proposals.
Check this site on Tuesday night for election results.
