— In this issue —

Bits & Pieces

  • A Journey Through Space-time Among the Whidbey Forest
  • Deep birding in a rapidly changing climate
  • Experience the Power of Brass and Percussion in Saratoga Orchestra’s Bonanza Concert

What's Going On

  • Oak Harbor Music Festival Friday, Sept. 4-Sunday, Sept. 6 Downtown Oak Harbor
  • 22nd Annual Woodpalooza Saturday, Sept. 5, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 6, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday, Sept. 7, noon-5 p.m. Whidbey Island Center for the Arts, 565 Camano Ave., Langley
  • Whidbey Women + Art Saturday, Sept. 5, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Dancing Fish Vineyards, 1953 Newman Road, Freeland
  • Children’s Day 2026 Saturday, Sept. 12, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. South Whidbey Community Park, 5495 Maxwelton Road, Langley
  • Langley Soup Box Derby Saturday, Sept. 12, 10 a.m.-noon First Street Hill, Langley

— Island 911: Seriously, we do not make this stuff up!

— Health Corner with Dr. Darlene Castle: Unknown Rays of 1895

— The Power and Privilege of Disappointing People Charles LaFond

— Washington: Turning Waste To Resource Auston Reisman

— WHIDBEY ISLAND PREPAREDNESS GUIDE Whidbey Weekly

— Community Bulletin Board: Jobs, For Sale & Others

— Astrology for September 4-10 2026 New Moon in Virgo 18º Readings by NOA

— Our Community: An Upbeat Question of the Week with Helen Mosbrooker