LANGLEY — Life-long learning may come to South Whidbey this year.
The number of travelers on the Clinton-Mukilteo ferry route dropped by nearly half during January’s wicked week of winter weather.
Doug Benecke will give the talk “Ordinary Ecstasy” at the Unity of Whidbey service on Sunday.
Rev. Kit Ketcham will give the talk “Music as Metaphor” on Sunday for the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Whidbey Island.
Langley’s Shoreline Advisory Committee will meet next week to review the work of the committee and to take public comment.
A week of snow days in January delayed the semester break for South Whidbey schools. As a result, grades six through 12 have an early release day Friday, Feb. 3 for the semester break.
Hearts & Hammers will kick off its 19th year of neighbors helping neighbors by hosting its annual spaghetti dinner next week.
Survivors of Incest Anonymous, a 12-step recovery group, will meet from 10 to 11 a.m. Saturdays in Langley.
The board of directors for United Way of Island County will meet at 3 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 15 in Oak Harbor.
OLYMPIA — As Senate President Brad Owens announced that the same-sex marriage bill had passed, the anxious audience of hundreds that watched attentively during the tense floor debate erupted with applause.
The bill, which had bipartisan support, passed in the Senate 28-21 late Wednesday.
An Iraq War veteran and local community volunteer is making plans to start a medical marijuana business in Langley. Lucas Jushinski met with city officials last week to outline his plan for a medical marijuana “access point,” which would be located in a low-key facility just outside the downtown area. Langley leaders have been cautiously supportive of the idea, and will hold a special meeting Feb. 15 to gauge public reaction to the idea.
The M/V Kittitas is running 15 minutes behind schedule Wednesday morning, due to necessary repairs on the ferry.
The general meeting of Diking District 1 that was scheduled for Thursday, Feb. 2 had been cancelled.