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Sandra Daggett poses with some of her prize winning creations. The Oak Harbor baker opened her business last month and is already supplying island residents with specialty cakes and other sweet creations.

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Oak Harbor baker brings artistry to cake making

You’ve seen cakes, and you’ve eaten cakes, but you’ve probably never seen or eaten cakes like those made…

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Coupeville photographer is a jack of all trades

It’s tough to pigeon-hole Sean Callahan, a Coupeville photographer who’s also a clothing-maker, website developer and would-be art…

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Island County boards taking input on projects: The future of Fakkema Farm and other rural parcels at stake

Conserving Oak Harbor’s Fakkema Farm, 56 acres near Dugualla Lake, and 30 acres of farmland along Lone Lake’s…

Carole Dawes

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Whidbey Island Thrift Shop Tour starts Friday

Prices will drop as much as 25 percent storewide at some of the 10 not-for-profit Whidbey Island stores…

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Main Street: Downtown Oak Harbor needs variety to prosper

If it’s going to succeed, Oak Harbor’s historic downtown needs a better mix of services, restaurants and retailers,…

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Future of Oak Harbor Haggen an uncertainty

It remains unclear whether Haggen’s bankruptcy filing on Tuesday will affect the recently opened Haggen store in Oak…

Traffic will be routed away from Dike Road via either E. Frostad Road or Jones Road once the north-south section of Dyke Road is diverted while the dyke under it is rebuilt.

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Schedule set for Dugualla Bay dike project, some work to start next week

The state Department of Transportation in the spring will build a new dike near Dugualla Bay on north…

Haggen filed for bankruptcy Tuesday

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Fate of Oak Harbor Haggen uncertain after Tuesday bankruptcy filing

It remains unclear whether Haggen's bankruptcy filing on Tuesday will affect the recently-opened Haggen store in Oak Harbor.

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Island County’s elected officials’ pay rises 4 percent

Salaries for nine elected officials increased by four percent on Sept. 1 as the result of a resolution…

The kitchen in this home gets extra light from the abundant windows in the adjacent living room’s east-facing wall. Sliders (at left) lead outside to a covered deck

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Four Whidbey homes on builders’ tour Sept. 11-13

The newest things in home design are outdoor kitchens and “Costco rooms” — a fact that those participating…

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Island County commissioners hire attorney to advise them on lawsuit

Island County commissioners on Tuesday hired the Seattle law firm of Short, Cressman & Burgess to provide legal…

The south-facing roof of this home is covered with solar panels that generate 275 watts each. Along with a heavily windowed eastern side and special wall and roof construction

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Energy-efficient Whidbey Island home featured on tour

Steve and Janine Shelley are making money from their new Coupeville home, they said during a recent visit.…

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Island County commissioners hire attorney to advise them on lawsuit

Island County commissioners on Tuesday hired the Seattle law firm of Short, Cressman & Burgess to provide legal…