Wednesday, December 19, 2012 • The South Whidbey Record
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Whidbey Island’s low areas suffer flooding BY JUSTIN BURNETT Staff reporter
Kimberlly Winjum / The Record
High water surrounds a beach house at Holmes Harbor next to Freeland Park. Much of the park and Shoreview Avenue in front of Nichols Brothers were also flooded.
Down Way and Swantown Road on North Whidbey, a section of Hill Road at Ebey’s Landing on Central Whidbey, and portions of Shoreview Drive by Freeland Park, Woodard Avenue and Nichols Brothers Boat Builders in Freeland. According to Oakes, the number of road closures is the result of several converging factors. “It’s a high tide,
Powerful winds and high tides Monday forced the closure of several roads on Whidbey Island and disrupted service on the Port Townsendto-Coupeville ferry route. Bill Oakes, director of Island County Public Works, said the following roads were all closed due to flooding: West Beach Road between Even
�ervices 2012 St. Peter's Lutheran Church 6309 S. Wilson Place Clinton • 341-4715
December 21st 7:00pm The Best Christmas Pageant St. Peter’s Style featuring 14 of South Whidbey’s children followed by a reception December 24th 9:00pm Candlelight Service December 25th 10:30am Christmas Service
All are Welcome!
SOUTH WHIDBEY
ASSEMBLY OF GOD Christmas EvE CElEbration
Special Christmas music & inspiring message:
“A Tale of a Carol: O Holy Night” Monday, Dec. 24th 6:00pm
a low pressure system and wind,” he said. A National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration alert this Monday forecast westerly winds between 20 and 35 mph with local gusts to 60 mph. They were expected to diminish to between 15 and 30 mph with gusts near 45 mph by midday. Tuesday morning brought a high tide more than 12-feet
around 9 a.m. There were a few wet snowflakes early but little wind compared to the day before. There was at least one power outage early Monday, as residents on Saratoga Road a few miles outside Langley awoke without electricity. Puget Sound Energy sent a crew that fixed a transformer, restoring power to about 50 customers by 3 p.m.
Christmas Eve
Celebrate Christmas by “Caroling Christmas”
at the century-old Deer Lagoon Grange
Traditional singing and Scripture reading at 5:30pm Food & fellowship immediately following the service! hosted
by
south Whidbey Community ChurCh
All are invited! Deer Lagoon Grange • 5142 S. Bayview Road • Langley
Have Fun! Create Memories! Let Your Light Shine!
Christmas Eve Worship
Child Friendly Worship with Carols and a Delightful Christmas Skit at 5:00 p.m. Candlelight Communion Worship at 8:00 p.m. & 10:00 p.m.
Trinity Lutheran Church ELCA 5373 Maxwelton Road, Langley across from the Elementary School
360-221-1656 www.swag-online.org
Freeland
Corner of Hwy 525 & Woodard Rd.
331-5191