It was in the early 1980s when I began watching Dr. Timothy Johnson on ABC’s “Good Morning America.” I was a college student at the time and most everyone living on the all-girls floor in Bixby Hall seemed loyal to the American Broadcasting Company and most particularly Luke and Laura on “General Hospital.” On weekdays at noon kids hurried back from classes to watch what was then the coolest soap opera on the airways.
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Instead of the aged “uphill both ways” complaint, this generation can brag about walking to school to reduce fumes and improve their health.
Students will celebrate walking and biking on International Walk to School Day Wednesday, Oct. 5.
Getting daily exercise on the way to school helps combat the childhood obesity epidemic, said Maribeth Crandell, the city of Oak Harbor’s environmental educator.
Skagit Valley College’s Phi Theta Kappa chapter was established in 1989, but many students still aren’t aware of the club’s purpose. Despite the fact that about 150 students are members, only 15 to 20 people attend meetings and stay actively involved.
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If you are like me, even the smallest stretch of sunshine draws me outside, for I know that in a short time fall’s chill will lure me indoors, searching for new soup recipes, instead. Tuesday was luscious so I grabbed a bowl and headed to Blackberry Heaven.
I don’t know whether it was a Ritter or a Klope child who named that particular section of forest covering our adjoining properties, but for years the kids gathered there to forage and play. As I quietly walked toward the bushes on Tuesday, I imagined those days when they built forts and rode their bikes, hollering to each other on the run, “Meet me at Blackberry Heaven!”
A wine tasting fundraiser for the Impaired Driving Impact Panel of Island County may sound contradictory after their usual OkSOBERfest fundraisers but an evening of wine tasting, dining and dancing is planned for Saturday, Oct. 8.
“I thought it would catch people’s eye. IDIPIC wants to emphasize it’s really about choices and responsibility, not eliminating alcohol from events,” said Director JoAnn Hellmann.
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Skagit Valley College’s Life Transitions program is now accepting applications for the program’s free career exploration and job search program, called Turning Point.
Turning Point classes are offered September through May and take place in Mount Vernon and Oak Harbor. Evening classes are also available upon request.
The Whidbey Community Chorus, beginning its 10th year under the direction of Chet Hansen, invites singers to join the chorus in preparing for its annual Christmas concerts.
The program features a variety of religious and secular music, from the chorus’s signature Christmas piece, Biebl’s “Ave Maria,” to “Fum, Fum, Fum” and “Ding! Dong! Merrily on High” as arranged by Wilberg. Also included are “Of a Rose, a Lovely Rose” from Rutter’s Magnificat and the much-loved “Hallelujah” Chorus.
Soup’s on at Whidbey Pies Cafe for the first Northwest Institute of Literary Arts Open House.
The evening of literary opportunities kicks off at 5:30 Wednesday, Sept. 14.
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