“Researching the Civil War” will be presented by Laura Pemberton Sparr at the next meeting of the Genealogy Society of South Whidbey Island at 1 p.m. Monday, Jan. 9 in the Trinity Lutheran Church community building.
South Whidbey Community Church is pleased to welcome Ed Hooke to the pulpit Sunday morning at the 10 a.m. worship.
A new sermon series “Problems” starts this Sunday, Jan. 8 at Langley CMA Church.
When shaking hands with a Spanish speaking person it is customary to use the proper greeting according to the time of day.
The Washington State Supreme Court ruled today that the state is failing its duty to properly fund basic education. The court, however, failed to say how the Legislature should fix the problem, and that’s left leaders with South Whidbey School District in a wait-and-see mode.
Tom Trimbath will lead a class on modern self-publishing at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 5 at the Bell house in Freeland (call for directions).
With the start of a new news year, the Record newsroom looked ahead at six storylines to watch in 2012.
Whidbey General Hospital has hired Linda Stephens Gipson as its new chief nursing officer.
St. Augustine’s in-the-Woods Episcopal Church will host the seventh annual “Blessed be the Peace Makers” event to remember Martin Luther King Jr. on Monday, Jan. 16 at the church in Freeland.
Firefighters from Island County Fire District 3 quickly extinguished a chimney fire on Heggenes Road about 8 p.m. Friday.
The Diking District 1 regular meeting on Thursday, Jan. 5 has been canceled.
The Record sought the wisdom of residents on South Whidbey about what 2012 has in store. Here are their thoughts.
The National Weather Service in Seattle issued a wind advisory early Tuesday for Admiralty Inlet northward, which includes Whidbey Island, and the north and central Washington Coast. Forecasters warn that power outages are possible.