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Langley Creates is counting creativity
— Created January 19, 2022 by Kathy ReedBy Kathy Reed Anyone in the greater South Whidbey area who earns a living through their creativity is being asked to stand up and be counted by Langley Creates. The […]
Film festival celebrates the revolutionary ’60s
— Created January 12, 2022 by Kathy ReedBy Kathy Reed The fourth annual Whidbey Island Film Festival (WIFF) is truly something revolutionary – well, at least its selection of featured films were revolutionary in one way or […]
Island County considers sales tax increase
— Created January 12, 2022 by Kathy ReedBy Kathy Reed Island County commissioners will hold a public hearing Tuesday, Jan. 18 at 10 a.m. to discuss a one-tenth of one percent increase in the county’s sales tax […]
Developer contradicts city claims regarding Oak Harbor’s “Road to Nowhere”
— Created January 12, 2022 by Kathy ReedBy Kathy Reed Excruciating. That’s how the project manager for U-Haul Oak Harbor describes the process of trying to get the company’s building plans approved by the City of Oak […]
Sound Waters University, reimagined
— Created January 5, 2022 by Kathy ReedBy Shannon Bly Sound Waters University, to be held Saturday and Sunday, Feb. 5 and 6, is an opportunity to learn about our unique Salish Sea ecosystem so we can […]
Oak Harbor City Council gains two, loses one
— Created January 5, 2022 by Kathy ReedBy Kathy Reed As the Oak Harbor City Council welcomes two new members to its ranks – Shane Hoffmire and Dan Evans (Councilman Bryan Stucky has already assumed his seat) […]
Take a flying leap into the New Year with an icy dive
— Created December 29, 2021 by Melanie HammonsBy Melanie Hammons Like so many other events, pandemic concerns forced the cancellation of last year’s Polar Bear Dive at Double Bluff Beach in Freeland. But South Whidbey Parks and […]
Fireworks to light up the sky New Year’s Eve
— Created December 29, 2021 by Kathy ReedBy Kathy Reed The Oak Harbor Chamber of Commerce has planned a bright, sparkly way to usher in a new year. Its annual New Year’s Eve fireworks display will proceed […]
New year, new opportunities to donate blood
— Created December 29, 2021 by Kathy ReedBy Kathy Reed The season of giving doesn’t end with the holidays – especially when it comes to donating blood. This life-saving gift never goes out of style and there […]
Oak Harbor to proceed with Fakkema Access Road project – for now
— Created December 22, 2021 by Kathy ReedBy Kathy Reed Oak Harbor City Council members have approved a one-year contract extension for an engineering plan for the Fakkema Access Road project. The Dec. 14 vote was a […]