Here’s a rundown on some of the sports-related community events taking place in the North Whidbey area.
Swim lessons
The final summer session of swim school at John Vanderzicht Memorial Pool will be from Aug. 16 through Aug. 26.
Classes are available for all ages and are offered in both the morning and evening. Call 675-7665 for further information.
Volleyball officials
The Northwest Board of Volleyball Officials is looking for people interested in officiating women’s volleyball at the high school level.
Officials are needed in the South Whidbey, Coupeville, Oak Harbor and Anacortes areas. There will be training required as well as basic start-up fees.
If interested, please call Lori Olson at 360-966-7039.
Soccer registration
North Whidbey Soccer Club fall registration is underway. The deadline to register is Friday, Aug. 20, for U6 through U18 boys and girls. Register at www.nwhidbeysoccer.org.
NWLL fall registration
North Whidbey Little League is accepting registrations for fall ball for the following divisions: junior, for those who turned 12 to 14 before April 30, 2010; major, for those who turned 9 to 11 before April 30, 2010; and challenger, for special needs children.
Games start approximately Sept. 12 and continue through October.
Registration forms are available at Big Five in Oak Harbor. For further information call 360-679-1522.
Scottish games
The 12th annual Whidbey Island Games take place today from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at their new location, Langley Middle School at Camano and Cascade Avenues.
Tickets are $10 for adults and $6 for children 5-12, seniors and military with ID.
Activities include competitions in Scottish heavy athletics, dancing, piping and drumming.
There will be entertainment; demonstrations; clan, retail and food booths; and a beer and wine garden on the Island County Fairgrounds.
Junior Sprint Triathlon
The Whidbey Island Junior Sprint Triathlon begins tomorrow at John Vanderzicht Memorial Pool at 4 p.m.
CWSA Rendezvous
Central Whidbey Sportsman’s Association’s 18th Annual Rendezvous takes place Aug. 20 through 22 at the CWSA clubhouse and shooting range on Safari Lane 2.5 miles south of Coupeville.
Friday, Aug. 20, and Saturday, Aug. 21, the event will run from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m.; Sunday, Aug. 22, it will run 9 a.m. until 1 p.m.
The Rendezvous is free, open to the public and entertaining for the whole family.
The Rendezvous, which depicts the life and times of pre-1840s America, will include traders’ tents selling beads and leather goods, early American cooking utensils, leather and cloth clothing, blacksmithing items, and black powder guns and supplies.
There will be black powder shooting events, primitive archery, tomahawk and knife throwing, and children’s games.
Plaques will be awarded to best-dressed Mountain Man, Mountain Woman, Best Camp and Farthest Traveled.
Fees of $15 will be charged for campsites, additional camp shooter and vendors.
WIRC fundraiser
The Whidbey Island Running Club boosters will be having a multi-family garage sale fundraiser Saturday, Aug. 21, from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m. at 380 SE Midway Blvd. (the location of Island Family Hearing Clinic).
The WIRC is a year-round youth team sanctioned by the USATF and supported by the North Whidbey Parks and Recreation District. For a third year in a row the club has trained athletes who are participating in national championships.
This fundraiser will help support the club’s equipment needs and its many cross-country and track and field athletes.
Coupeville Booster Club fundraiser
A $25,000 hole-in-one prize highlights the Coupeville Booster Club golf tournament, auction and dinner Aug. 28 at the Gallery Golf Course and CPO Club.
The event will raise funds for the Coupeville High School and Middle School athletic programs.
The club is looking for sponsors, players and volunteers for the event.
For more information, see www.coupevilleboosterclub.com.
Summer Rec programs
Xperience Days for high school students are now held at Windjammer Park Tuesdays from 2 to 4 p.m. Middle and high school students are invited to meet at the windmill to participate in a variety of sports. Free food and beverages are provided.
New participants are encouraged to try out for North Whidbey Aquatic Club, Whidbey Island Running Club and Whidbey Island Predators Roller Hockey.
For more information call 675-7665 or visit www.oakharborpool.com.
Boat ramp registration
Crescent Harbor Adventures, the air station’s outdoor recreation and marina facility, recently implemented a vehicle registration system for the boat launch ramp east of the Navy Exchange.
The ramps are open for all and all users must register. The registration must be visible in the windshield of the parked vehicle.
Vehicles with a valid DoD decal may launch for free; others must pay $5.
The launch ramp is available from dusk to dawn. There is no parking on the launch ramp and there is no overnight parking of authorized vehicles, boats or trailers in or around the boat ramp area.
The primary purpose of the new registration system is to track utilization for future improvements and capture demographics information.
Swim lessons
Camp Casey summer swim lesson registration is open. Sessions will continue until Aug. 26, with lessons offered four times throughout the day; each session is $40 per child.
Registrations can be accepted over the phone, 678-5050, or in person at the Casey Conference Center office. More information is listed on the website, www.spu.edu/
caseypool.
The Casey Conference Center is located at 1276 Engle Road.
Whidbey Island Running Club
The Whidbey Island Running Club, sponsored by the North Whidbey Park and Recreation Department, is looking for interested runners to train for the summer track season.
Interested participants can contact the John Vanderzicht Memorial Pool at 675-7665 or head coach Catie Rodeheffer at 279-2196 to get information on practice times and locations.
North Whidbey Aquatic Club
The North Whidbey Aquatic Club (NWAC) is a competitive swimming program of the North Whidbey Park and Recreation District. It includes swimmers of all abilities and ages from 6 through college. Tryouts occur Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays at the city pool from 4:45 to 5:30 p.m. New swimmers should be able to swim a length of the pool in freestyle and backstroke. The first two weeks are free. For more information, please call the pool (765-7665) to speak with Head Coach Neil Romney or view the team’s Web site at www.teamunify.com/pnswznwac.
Whidbey News-Times sports photos found on line
Sports photographs taken by Jim Woolbright for the Whidbey News-Times are available online for everyone to view and download.
Woolbright’s photos can be found at gallery.me.com/jameswoolbright.
Woolbright generally takes over 100 photographs of the events he attends and would like everyone to have access. He said, “I am a sort of give-the-families-what-they-want kind of guy.”
