Though we had wet weather, this year’s Holly Jolly Holiday Parade attracted folks decked out for the season who had a great time. Thank you Langley for a wonderful event.
Carol Coble, administrator of Whidbey Island Fair, gets into the season's spirit
A boy and his reindeer goat
A girl and her sweater goat
George Henny, right in green, waves from his Whidbey Telecom float
A red-nosed dad and his daughter
Washington Scottish Pipe Band
Monkey hats
Vintage cars
A truck of kids
Jim Scullin stars in "A Wonderful Life" at Whidbey Island Center for the Arts. He is joined by Wendy Ashford in blue
Ho ho ho
Mayor Time Callison hands out candy in a holiday suit
Santa rides the fire truck each year
Lovely Patricia Duff
Washington State Scottish Pipers get in the spirit
Wendy Ashford promotes "It's a Wonderful Life" at Whidbey Island Center for the Arts
Kate is away in Southern California this week visiting friends and family from 20 years ago. Thank you David Welton for excellent photos.
Kate Poss
This Is Whidbey was founded by Kate Poss for readers who are interested in cultivating our island’s quality of life, including its land, sea, and air; its people, plants, and animals; and the bodies, minds, and spirits of its inhabitants. You may know Kate from her work in island libraries through May of 2016. Her background includes a career in newspaper reporting in Los Angeles for various weeklies and dailies, including The Los Angeles Times. She was a frequent contributor to the online Whidbey Life Magazine and still writes for the biannual print magazine.
David Welton
Stories are highlighted by David Welton’s excellent photography. David is a retired physician who was a staff photographer for Whidbey Life Magazine since its early days. His work has also appeared in museums, art galleries, newspapers, regional and national magazines, books, nonprofit publicity, and on the back of the Whidbey Sea-Tac Shuttle!
