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South Whidbey resident Jim Towers stands at the top of the Columbia Center after last year’s firefighter stairclimbing event in Seattle.

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Firefighters step up to challenge

A 72-year-old man from South Whidbey is set to compete in a grueling stair-climbing competition.

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A sticker on your kayak, canoe or paddleboard with your name and contact info can help first responders save time in locating the owner of a loose vessel.

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South Whidbey fire department launches paddlecraft sticker campaign

Citizens can stop by the South Whidbey Fire station and pick up a sticker to attach to their…

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Anabell Ramires as Lisel in “The Book of Sirens.”

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New festival ushers in one-act plays

A new festival on South Whidbey is offering a diversity in one-actor plays during the month of March

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About 50 people attended an informational meeting held by LIHI this week about the Harbor Inn project in Freeland.

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LIHI faces tough crowd in Freeland

A community meeting about a shelter at the Harbor Inn may have yielded more questions than answers.

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Flying colors: Irish artist finds success on Whidbey

McCarthy has found unexpected success in his vibrant, colorful landscape paintings.

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Zeppelin Kaptian Count Nickola Lehmann (played by Matt Hoar) and Zeppelin Tours/Sales Chief Baron Phineas T. Bargun (Timon Simmons) were available to answer questions from sleuths during Langley’s 38th annual Mystery Weekend. As usual, participants of the event are tasked with finding out who among the cast of costumed characters is the murderer.

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Murder, they wrote

Love turned out to be the culprit in this year’s Langley Mystery Weekend event.

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Cross-country totem pole tour starts on Whidbey

The first leg of an important awareness campaign begins on Whidbey Island.

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Council ponders trimming citizen-led panels

Members of the Langley City Council weighed their options during a meeting Tuesday night.

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Tales of the Rock

Children’s book author pens zany stories about Whidbey

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The Harbor Inn in Freeland is set to re-open this spring as short-term housing for those in danger of becoming homeless.

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Meeting about Freeland housing project set for Feb. 27

An upcoming community meeting in Freeland will address the future of the Harbor Inn.

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Scott Price, owner of Price Sculpture Forest, with the augmented reality version of the sculpture “Inciting Hope,” by artist Bill Baran-Mickle. The real-world sculpture is currently on display in Poulsbo, Washington.

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Augmented reality exhibit to open at Price Sculpture Forest

Cutting-edge technology is on its way to the natural, idyllic setting of the Price Sculpture Forest.

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Whidbey Island Fairgrounds extends invitation to wedding planners

Couples in search of rural charm might consider a wedding at the Whidbey Island Fairgrounds.

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Costumed island trek with pub stops planned

Dustin Yongue will lead people on what he described as a “mildly pub crawl themed” walk Feb. 23-26.