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    Articles by Ben Watanabe
    Choochokam Arts Festival celebrates 40 years this weekend as the streets of Langley will be filled with artists
    Choochokam celebrates 40
    By Ben Watanabe • July 10, 2015 6:43 pm

    Choochokam Arts Festival, one of Langley’s premier weekend events and biggest crowd pleasers, is turning 40 this weekend.

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    Restoration for historic Langley tavern moves foward
    Restoration for historic Langley tavern moves foward
    By Ben Watanabe • May 26, 2015 6:36 pm

    Plans to restore and reopen the historic Dog House Tavern in Langley cleared a couple of hurdles last week.

    Dog House owners Janice and Charlie Kleiner won conditional approval from a pair of Langley citizen boards to move forward with conceptual designs.

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    Tokitae returns in March
    Tokitae returns in March
    By Ben Watanabe • March 13, 2015 6:17 pm

    Whidbey Island will see the state’s newest ferry return to its route in March.

    The ferry Tokitae is set to return to the Clinton-to-Mukilteo route March 22.

    The date is also the start of state ferries’ spring schedule.

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    A landslide in February crashed into a Clinton beachfront cabin
    Slide destroys family’s South Whidbey cabin
    By Ben Watanabe • March 7, 2015 5:00 am

    A large slide of earth and trees crashed into a Clinton beachfront cabin, knocking it off its foundation and forcing Island County to restrict entry and occupancy.

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    Freeland and Clinton RadioShack owner Mike Rains checks the point-of-sales system Tuesday morning. As a franchise owner
    Whidbey Island RadioShacks to stay open
    By Ben Watanabe • February 10, 2015 5:59 pm

    None of Whidbey Island’s three RadioShack stores are closing despite news this week that RadioShack Corp. filed for bankruptcy and is shuttering more than 1,700 stores nationwide.

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    Larry Lowary places croissants onto a baking sheet while Gerry Betz rolls together pain au chocolat in their Clinton home bakery
    Clinton bakers sweeten up holidays
    By Ben Watanabe • December 30, 2014 6:43 pm

    Santa and his fleet of elven workers would be mighty proud of Gerry Betz and Larry Lowary, the masterminds behind the popular Tree-Top Baking.

    Read Story

    Above: Kelly Cameron
    Couple’s Wood Goods in Clinton seeing rapid growth
    By Ben Watanabe • December 20, 2014 4:00 am

    Kelly Cameron puts in 12-hour days in his woodworking shop, a cavernous space in Clinton off Cultus Bay Road.

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    IRS, Puget Sound Energy phone scams rampant
    IRS, Puget Sound Energy phone scams rampant
    By Ben Watanabe • November 26, 2014 5:13 pm

    Island police and Puget Sound Energy is warning Whidbey residents to beware of phone scammers who are targeting utility customers.

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    Oak Harbor Mayor Scott Dudley attended a Langley council meeting to ask Jim Sundberg
    Oak Harbor mayor urges Langley to replace Island...
    By Ben Watanabe • November 18, 2014 6:20 pm

    Oak Harbor Mayor Scott Dudley made good on his promise to seek the removal of members of the Island Transit Board of Directors.

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    Whidbey’s first marijuana store opens doors Friday
    By Ben Watanabe • October 25, 2014 6:00 am

    Whidbey Island saw its first legal sale of recreational marijuana Friday.

    Read Story

    ‘Langley Lift’ design goes up for public comment
    By Ben Watanabe • August 30, 2014 3:00 am

    Renderings of a bridge and elevator give a glimpse at what Cascade Avenue in Langley may look like.

    Read Story

    Jeff Jacobsen
    Whidbey Adventure Swim changing course for 2014
    By Ben Watanabe • July 29, 2014 8:18 pm

    A tide change has hit the Whidbey Adventure Swim this year, its fourth as an open-water race.

    Read Story

    Savannah Dahl
    Farmers marketing to help their small businesses grow
    By Ben Watanabe • July 15, 2014 6:50 pm

    At Crescent Harbor Blueberry Farm, it’s all about the Patriots.

    Read Story

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