Longtime Diking District 1 Commissioner Ray Gabelein will have an opponent for his board seat in the upcoming February election.
The state’s newest ferries, built in part by Nichols Brothers Boat Builders, have been named as “Significant Boats of 2011” by the maritime industry publication WorkBoat Magazine.
The final Taizé Prayer Service of Advent will be held from 7 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 21, at St. Hubert Catholic Church.
Jan Holmes, a longtime WSU/Island County Beach Watcher who was honored in 2010 with a KIRO/Cox Conserves Heroes award, passed away Dec. 15 after a lengthy battle with cancer. She was 61.
The community is invited to join Langley Christian & Missionary Alliance as it goes “Home For Christmas.”
Island County is hoping to find volunteers willing to fill two vacant positions on the Water Resources Advisory Committee.
The city of Langley is looking to fill a vacancy on the city’s Planning Advisory Board.
The city of Langley is getting out of the garden business. Langley officials have been told by the Washington State Auditor’s Office that the city needs to stop acting as the banker for the Langley Community Garden, the grassroots P-patch that sprouted in spring 2010 on the Anderson farm.
The Langley City Council will get its first look at a fresh contract with the Langley Chamber of Commerce next week.
The Whidbey Island Conservation District will hold an election for a seat on its board of commissioners on Jan. 31.
The Port of South Whidbey has received another perfect review from the Washington State Auditor’s Office.
Shipbuilders in Freeland are anxious to get to work now that agreements are in place for Nichols Brothers Boat Builders to play a major role in constructing Washington state’s next ferry.