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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 23, 2014 | Vol. 90, No. 33 | www.SOUTHWHIDBEYRECORD.com | 75¢
One-night diner set to spring Clinton into food identity By BEN WATANABE South Whidbey Record The menu for the first Clinton Local Eats Opportunity this Saturday was up in the air five days before the doors opened. Chef Patrick Boinâs reason? Freshness. After all, thatâs the aim of the one-night only pop-up restaurant
in Clinton, the culminating project of four Whidbey Island members of the Leadership Snohomish County Program. âWeâre trying to make it as fresh as possible,â said Sarah Boin, Patrickâs wife and one of the eveningâs organizers. âWeâll head to the Bayview
Farmers Market and see whatâs there,â she added, referring to the market that will open for the season this Saturday. Four South Whidbey residents took part in the leadership program the past year and took on re-brandSEE CLINTON, A24
Flowers of Spring Tickets for the dinner and show at Clinton Community Hall cost $45 in advance or $50 at the door. They may be purchased from Coastal Community Bank in Freeland, Whidbey Island Bank in Clinton or Wander on Whidbey in Langley. For more information, contact Carol Flax at info@clintonthursdaymarket.com or visit www.clintonthursdaymarket.com
Let the fishing begin
Clinton egg hunt a success By CELESTE ERICKSON South Whidbey Record
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An angler fishes Lone Lake on South Whidbey. Fresh water fishing season opens at other lowland lakes on the South End and across the state this Saturday, April 26.
By RON NEWBERRY Whidbey News Group Itâs always the big fish that spike the most interest. When Dave Whitmer and others with the
Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife travel to different communities with truckloads of trout to unload, itâs often the jumbo-sized trout that draw the most curiosity. Even on the ferry ride from Mukilteo to Clinton. âItâs usually the ferry guys asking us where
weâre going and if weâre bringing the triploids,â Whitmer said. Trout fishing kicks into high gear Saturday, SEE FISHING, A14
Hundreds of children and their family and friends searched high and low at Dan Porter Park during the Nancy Brown Memorial Easter Egg Hunt on Saturday, April 19. About 6,000 eggs were scattered around the park in plain sight, tucked in bushes, or high above in branches â for the older kids. The event was sponsored by the Clinton Chamber of Commerce and included many local businesses donating prizes. Carrie Allen, one of the organizers in the event, hoped to continue on the traSEE EGG HUNT, A11
Langley welcomes whales in grand fashion By BEN WATANABE South Whidbey Record In any other setting, the no-show of honored guests is a total faux-pas. When the guests are gray whales and the setting is the Langley Welcome the Whales Day Parade, exceptions are made like those made April 19. âI thought it came off fairly well,â
said Langley Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Marc Esterly. âI had forgotten there are so many older whale parade participants that always show up.â âBy and large, itâs a localized event,â he added. Throughout the morning leading up to the afternoon parade down Cascade Avenue and First Street to
Seawall Park, people filtered through the city. Many found their way into the Langley Whale Center, reading about marine mammals, their diet and the Salish Sea, even being treated to a narrated animation by Drew Christie of Kalakala Co. titled âSong of the Spindle.â SEE WHALES, A11
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Marc Esterly leads the procession for the Welcome the Whales Day Parade down First Street on April 19.