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Hop on your bicycle and help others.

The 21st edition of the Tour de Whidbey bicycling fundraiser is set for Saturday, August 19.

The event, which launched in 2002, is put on by the WhidbeyHealth Foundation and promotes tourism and economic vitality on the Island, drawing in riders from across the USA and Canada.

In 2022, riders ranged from one to 81 years old.

Tour de Whidbey, which offers six different routes, has something for bikers of all ages and ability.

Money raised goes to support a high priority need for surgical and diagnostic equipment for WhidbeyHealth.

 

For more info and to register, pop over to:

https://www.tourdewhidbey.org/

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The booters are back.

After being knocked down by the pandemic, the North Whidbey Soccer Club’s annual Rock On! 3 v 3 tournament lives again this summer.

The popular event, which ran for 12 years prior to the Covid-19 shutdowns, is set for May 27-28 this year.

The tourney is open to players from age seven and up, with teams from on and off Whidbey joining.

Cost is $150 for a youth team and $175 for an adult team.

Youth teams play to the oldest player’s age group, while co-ed teams play in the boys’ division.

Trios don’t need a coach, but youth teams need an adult willing to “be in charge.”

Registration deadline is May 12.

 

To register, pop over to:

https://wys-nwsc.affinitysoccer.com/eventmanager/public/event.asp?calid=14793176

 

For info on being a sponsor, pop over to:

https://wys-nwsc.affinitysoccer.com/mbrsite/mbrsite.aspx?siteguid=B0260235-BDE3-4C44-B68E-BEDDB276AB49&cmnid=4140

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Luke and Maria Summers both ran in the half-marathon Sunday.

Thousands of runners, but we only care about 27 of them.

Sunday’s Whidbey Island Marathon brought a sea of humanity to Deception Pass and outlying areas, but the only way those runners get into this story is if they listed Coupeville as their hometown.

You call Alabama, Oregon, or (shudder) Oak Harbor your place of residence?

Good on you.

Now go start your own blog. It ain’t that hard.

With that said, we present the few, the proud, the Central Whidbey residents who ran in the half-marathon, 10K, or 5K.

As far as I can tell, no one from Coupeville took on the full 26.2-mile main event this time around.

 

Half-Marathon:

Luke Summers (50th) 1:42:36
Colin Albi (59th) 1:43:43
Hannah Teminsky (115th) 1:52:38
Gilberto Gonzalez (186th) 1:57:44
Maria Summers (321st) 2:12:03
Kyle Shipman (332nd) 2:12:50
Melissa Vrbanac (441st) 2:25:16
Kim Nguyen (516th) 2:44:59
Megan Fallert (582) 3:29:39

 

10K:

Kendall Parrett (171st) 1:08:58
Esteban Hernandez (240th) 1:19:06
Jennifer Thai (247th) 1:20:46
Anthony Hernandez (272nd) 1:35:19
Patricia Hernandez (282nd) 1:45:26

 

5K:

Charles Arndt (4th) 22:18
Ashley Carter (121st) 39:31
Michael Carter (122nd) 39:31
Lisa Olds (137th) 43:42
Sean Duffy (164th) 49:07
Irene Bryant (178th) 53:07
Brooke Crosby (185th) 54:32
Kelsey Crosby (187th) 54:38
Kelly Crosby (212th) 1:05:53
Gary Crosby (214th) 1:05:56
James Lovell (220th) 1:08:10
Shannone Lovell (221st) 1:08:11
Georgie Smith (227th) 1:11:59

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A winter storm slams into Whidbey Monday afternoon. (Photos by JohnsPhotos.net)

Mother Nature is still in charge.

Dropping a mid-November storm on Whidbey Island Monday, she reminded us all of her power.

A semi-truck almost got blown off of Deception Pass Bridge, I lost power for 16.5 hours (the horror, the horror…), and John Fisken waded out into the blusteriness to get the pics seen above and below.

To see everything he shot, pop over to:

https://www.johnsphotos.net/Events/Windstorm-pics-2021-11-15/

 

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A celebration of life has been set for Coupeville High School grad Brandon Graham, who passed away earlier this month.

The son of Jim and Dee Wheat, he was 32, and leaves behind a wife and two young children.

The celebration is set for Saturday, Sept. 11 on Whidbey Island.

For those interested in attending, you can request to join the event’s Facebook page at:

https://www.facebook.com/groups/597154404621701/

There is also a GoFundMe page set up to assist Brandon’s family, which can be found here:

https://www.gofundme.com/f/m8755-graham-family?qid=0b07fbdc39ae0e291cff50662b188356

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