Basic boating class offered
Beginning Monday, Jan. 5, the Deception Pass Sail and Power Squadron presents the seven-day Squadron Boating Course.
Classes will meet every Monday and Wednesday evenings from 7 to 9 p.m. in room 113 of the Whidbey Island campus of Skagit Valley Community College, 1900 SE Pioneer Way in Oak Harbor.
The course covers boating basics including rules of the road, boating safety, required equipment, navigational aids, radio operations and an introduction to piloting and charting. This course will qualify boaters for the new Washington state safe boating cards when they become available.
Registration and payment starts at 7 p.m. on Jan. 5th. Classes will be from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Cost is $25 for books. Spouses or family members who share a set of books and tools are charged $13.
For more information and to reserve your spot call Karen Nelson at (360) 679-1991.
Hoops for scholarship
The Second Annual Tom Roehl Round-Ball Classic is scheduled for 3 to 6 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 27, at the Coupeville High School gym.
The suggested donation for participants is $10 and all proceeds go to the Tom Roehl Memorial Scholarship fund.
Event organizers request that players bring a light and a dark-colored shirt or jersey. Also, if more than 20 players are signed up, they will be divided into four teams and play a round-robin style tournament.
Each game will last 20 minutes with a running clock.
All Coupeville alumni are invited to participate and help a worthy cause.
For more information, call 206-744-6503.
Sign up now for Little League
The North Whidbey Little League is opening registration early for the 2009 season.
In recognition of the state of the economy, the discount for registering early has been raised to $25. NWLL hopes every child who wants to play will be able to do so. Registration forms can be found at the following businesses: McDonald’s, Big 5 Sporting Goods, Wendy’s, Dairy Queen and Burger King.
Registration forms may also be found online at www.eteamz.com/NWLLOH.
Soccer club signups begin
The North Whidbey Soccer Club will be starting its soccer signups for recreational and academy soccer beginning Jan. 1.
NWSC is also seeking volunteers to participate on the soccer board and, as always, is looking for coaches.
The club will provide training for anyone interested in being a coach.
To sign up, go to www.nwhidbeysoccer.org.
If you have questions, email Ralph Thornton NWSC VP at rgthornton@verizon.net, or Mike Thornton NWSC DOC/Academy Director at mike@northwesttrainingacademy.com.
NWTA winter training camps
This is the time of year when people think it is a time to relax, stay warm and stay inside.
You are wrong.
The staff at NorthWest Training Academy is offering training camps this winter for all athletes, including First Kicks for kids ages 3 and 4 a Speed Camp and a soon to be added Futsal.
For more information, visit www.northwesttrainingacademy.com.
Also, if there is enough interest, NWTA is thinking about having Adult Speed and Agility session.
Email Mike at mike@northwesttrainingacademy.com.
Calling skiers and snowboarders
South Whidbey Parks and Recreation’s Snowrider program is now taking registrations for the youth Saturday program and adult Tuesday program.
Pickups will be made in Coupeville and South Whidbey, plus an Everett pickup on the Tuesday bus.
For more information, call 360-221-5484, or visit www.swparks.org.
