Langley News

Island Wings Goldwing Motorcycle Club has teamed up with the Forgotten Children's Fund and the M-Bar-C Ranch to give away 30 new bikes to deserving kids on Whidbey Island.

' Langley City Council meetings have been known to draw big crowds. But in recent months, a four-legged spectator has joined the audience as Langleyites learn about planning and development issues - ' ...

It is the time of year when the island's artists make their way out of the studio where they've been squirreled up for the winter months and show the fruits of their labors.

Denise Boyett is not unfamiliar with the sight of horses here on Whidbey Island, nor is she unfamiliar with helping those with special needs.

Once a special education para-educator, she is now the executive director of Horsemanship Opportunities for Potential Equestrians - HOPE - a therapeutic horseback riding program.

The program was founded 22 years ago by Langley resident Pat Webb, who was a member of the board until 2007 when she decided to retire.

"Pat saw a need and found a way to fill it" Boyett said of Webb's desire to involve Washington state with the success of equine-assisted activities for people with disabilities. After 14 years of "taking the reins," Boyett has seen a growing interest in the therapy from Renton to Bainbridge Island to the Olympic Peninsula.

Autumn Preble of Langley was accepted into the Peace Corps and is now in Botswana for pre-service training as a district AIDS Peace Corps Volunteer.

Whidbey General Hospital Foundation announced their community grant awards at a reception last week.

' The Langley City Council will decide tonight if the ban on building in town will be extended for six months.

' With costs rising and state enrollment dollars dropping, the South Whidbey School District will listen to anyone who can help.

WCT postpones cabaret night Whidbey Children's Theater nightclub event with Robert Marsanyi and friends which was scheduled for 8 p.m. Thursday, June 5 has been postponed to an as yet unscheduled later date.

School year 2007-08 is coming to an end already. Congratulations graduating seniors - best wishes for a bright future! We wish all our families a restful and fun summer vacation.

Approximately 1,000 Puget Sound Energy customers lost power shortly before 2:45 p.m. Tuesday.

The number of total crimes reported in Island County dropped by 7 percent in 2007, according to a preliminary report by the Washington Association of Sheriffs and Police Chiefs.

Power was reported back on in downtown Langley just before 4:30 p.m. Tuesday. Puget Sound Energy spokesman Joe Harris said 1,600 consumers were hit by the outage.

Boaters warned about Freeland dock The Port of South Whidbey is warning boaters to be careful when using Freeland dock this Memorial Day weekend.

Sitting on a sun-bleached log at Clinton Beach, Lynae Slinden and Ed Field contemplated one of the more fun parts of their job: Where to put the Shore Stewards sign.

Yellow plant thrives in town Oak Harbor is a spicier place to live with a little mustard on it.

Water and oil don't mix. But neither does non-stop rain and chalk art. The Langley Sidewalk Chalk Art Festival 2008 has been postponed until Thursday due to the weather.

Davis Hill plays the piano for Shorewood High School's jazz band. The Shoreline school has been a finalist multiple times at the Essentially Ellington competition.

The Puget Sound arts community lost a mentor last week. And there is most certainly an empty space in the heart of the South End arts family as well.

' Saying they needed more time to convince voters of the merits of a tax increase, Port of South Whidbey commissioners decided this week to back away from an August vote on a proposal to triple the port's ...