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Organic Farm School excels in new digs

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Organic Farm School excels in new digs

The Organic Farm School survived its first year at its new Maxwelton Valley campus, meeting its financial and…

Kyle Jensen / The Record — Bowling backhands the ball during a lengthy rally on Tuesday night.

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Ping-Pong Tuesdays attracting players from across island

Every Tuesday night, the frequent pinging sound of bouncing plastic balls and excited shouts overtake Bayview Hall in…

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Late-season crabbing underway

Fishery managers from Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife approved late-season crabbing in several marine areas in Puget…

Kyle Jensen / The Record — The Strava smartphone app keeps track of user trail usage. The data is used by county transportation planners to see where people are biking, hiking and walking.

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County app gauging trail usage

When the county last updated its non-motorized trail plan in 2006, transportation planners had to sift through stacks…

Whidbey News Group file — Teagan Rose Vogt was the first patient, and newborn, in the new addition of WhidbeyHealth Medical Center that opened in July. She is held by her mother, Alicia Vogt.

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Whidbey may not be aging quite as quickly as once thought

Whidbey Island’s demographic is aging, right? Maybe not as quickly as once thought.

Preparing to fly high for Whidbey Island Kite Festival

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Preparing to fly high for Whidbey Island Kite Festival

Annual Camp Casey event features games and contests

Kyle Jensen / The Record — Aja Stewart, of Clinton, holds a yoga pose on the water during a Friday morning session.

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Paddleboarding: a stand-up way to see Whidbey’s waters

Whidbey Island resident Jake Stewart used to drop and collect his crab pots from a boat.

Kyle Jensen / The Record — Cooper discusses the ups and downs of the business as it coincides with coho salmon populations. The last two years have been pretty poor for coho, so business has been slow. 2015 was the last big year.

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Maintaining traditions is key to bait company’s success

For Possession Point Bait Co., the key to success isn’t constant evolution to stay ahead of the curve.…

Contributed photo — Hot Club of Troy perform at the 2016 Oak Harbor Music Festival. Right to left: Vanderbilt-Mathews, Kristi O’Donnell, Troy Chapman and Keith Bowers.

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After Oak Harbor festival, it’s off to Ireland for Whidbey’s Hot Club of Troy

Greenbank bassist returns to her roots to play gypsy jazz

Kyle Jensen / The Record — Langley resident Marcia Wiley uses a pinhole projector made from a cardboard box to see the eclipse without directly looking at the sun.

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Viewed through cereal boxes or approved glasses, eclipse was a ‘wonderful sight to see’

Around 100 people lined up on Cascade Avenue in Langley Monday morning for the partial solar eclipse, peering…

Kyle Jensen / The Record — Sgt. Darren Crownover checks license plate numbers in the sheriff’s office database while patrolling “high-activity” houses. He says there are 5 houses on South Whidbey the sheriff’s office has its eye on.

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Whidbey struggles with confronting opioid use

President Donald Trump announced this month the country’s opioid problem is now a “national emergency.”

Kyle Jensen / The Record — Beckett Spjute (left) and Alex Spjute (right), visiting from California, hold up Beckett Spjute’s catch. The Spjute family’s friend from Seattle took them fishing at Bush Point Thursday evening.

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Pinks are here, Bush Point remains a popular spot

Fifteen or 20 years ago, anglers were able to reel in salmon by the minute at Bush Point…

Kyle Jensen / The Record — Interstate Label Company, in Freeland, filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy on June 30.

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Longtime Freeland label manufacturer files for bankruptcy

Interstate Label Company, a longtime label manufacturer in Freeland, filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy on June 30.