As seniors age gracefully, many are also learning to move gracefully.
Fortunately for seniors living on Whidbey Island, there are plenty of options when it comes to dancing. And none of them require previous training or experience.
“I had two left feet,” said Vivian Camus. “I didn’t have any rhythm.”
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Third graders at Oak Harbor Elementary school gathered in the multi-purpose room Friday to fete the Fantastics.
Island County Commissioner Jill Johnson and the district’s superintendent, Lance Gibbon, joined the students in recognizing the headline-stealing, reading challenge champions.
In observance of Arbor day last Wednesday, at least one tree was planted in Oak Harbor.
Olympic View Elementary School planted a new, ornamental cherry tree on campus, thanks in part to the efforts of three kindergarten classes.
Earlier in the school year, the classes were taught a tree-themed education unit, studying local coniferous and deciduous trees.
The Fantastics were fantastic at the Sno-Isle Reading Challenge’s Final Challenge on Wednesday.
After winning a challenge to be the top-ranked team from Oak Harbor Elementary School, the third-graders who make up The Fantastics went on to the semi-finals against Coupeville Elementary to win with a perfect score, making them the winning team from Whidbey Island.
Oak Harbor High School’s robotics team advanced to the semifinals during the FIRST Robotics Challenge in Ellensburg last weekend.
FIRST, an acronym meaning “For the Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology,” held a regional competition at Central Washington University for 35 robotics teams from Washington state and Oregon.
Nobody was injured in a car accident on Highway 20 in Central Whidbey Wednesday afternoon, though it knocked over a telephone pole and cut power to some homes.
The collision occurred at the highway’s intersection with Race Road.
