Register for swim school Feb. 27

Registration for swim school lessons begins at noon, Friday, Feb. 27, at John Vanderzicht Memorial Pool.

All classes meet Tuesday and Thursday for four weeks.

Classes offered include: parent/child, pre-school, school age, pre-competitive and Adult.

For information, call 675-7665, or visit the Web site at www.oakharborpool.com.

Last tryouts this weekend

North Whidbey Little League is hosting its second set of spring tryouts this weekend.

On Saturday, Feb. 28., 9- and-10-year-old baseball players should be at Windjammer Park at 9 a.m. and 11- and-12-year-olds should report to the park at noon.

Softball players ages 7 and 8 should come to Volunteer Park at 1 p.m. Sunday, March 1, 10- to-12-year-olds at 2 p.m. and 13- to-16-year-olds should report at 3 p.m.If you have not registered for the season, you will have the opportunity on Saturday and Sunday.

T-ball and minor-A registrations will be accepted at any of these times.

There are still lots of openings and no player will be denied the opportunity to play this year.

Soccer signups extended, first kicks begins

Northwest Training Academy in Oak Harbor announces the deadline for spring soccer signups has been extended to Saturday, Feb. 28.

For information, visit www.nwhidbeysoccer.org.

Northwest Training Academy is also offering its popular First Kicks program again this spring.

The program is for 3- and-4-year-old players and their parents, and gives the little ones the opportunity to get out on the field and play just like the big kids.

For information on this program, visit www.nwhidbey

soccer.org.

Soccer meeting March 17

Central Whidbey Soccer Club is having their annual general meeting at 7 p.m. Tuesday, March 17, at Windemere, 5 South Main St., in Coupeville.

The club invites the general public to attend the meeting, share ideas, and/or join the volunteers of CWSC.

Right now, the club needs volunteers ranging from an equipment manager, coaches, members at large and board members.

For information, call 678-4038.

Babe Ruth tryouts begin March 7

Oak Harbor Babe Ruth Baseball will conduct tryouts for 12, 13 and 14-year-old players from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. Saturday, March 7, and Sunday, March 8, at the Oak Harbor High School baseball field.

No preregistration is required.

The Skagit Valley Babe Ruth League is a competitive, traveling youth baseball program for Island, Skagit and Whatcom counties.

For information, call 679-4843.

Safe boating class begins in March

The Deception Pass Sail and Power Squadron hosts a six-session boating course from 7 to 9 p.m. Monday and Wednesday beginning March 2.

Classes will be held in Hayes Hall, room 112, at Skagit Valley College in Oak Harbor.

Cost is $25 per student and includes books. Spouses or family members who use the same set of books are charged $13.

For information, call 679-1991, or 678-2296, or email knelson2007@gmail.com.

Running club seeks new members

The North Whidbey Park and Recreation District sponsored Whidbey Island Running Club is recruiting for the spring/summer track program.

All boys and girls in kindergarden through sixth grades are welcome to come to tryouts at Windjammer Park at 3:30 on Mondays and 3:45 on Fridays during February.

For information, call John Vanderzicht Memorial Pool at 675-7665, or head coach Catie Rodeheffer at 279-2196.

Take the bus to the mountains

There is plenty of room for riders if you would like to get up to the mountains for a day of skiing or boarding.

The South Whidbey Parks and Recreation District has Coupeville, and South Whidbey Everett pickups.

The cost of one ride on the bus is $40. For information, 360-221-5484, or visit www.swparks.org and click SNOWRIDER.