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    Articles by Melanie Hammons
    Creative kids can design a calendar
    Creative kids can design a calendar
    By Melanie Hammons • December 31, 2011 10:20 am

    North Whidbey Parks and Recreation District’s Creative Kids Club will meet Thursday at 6:30 p.m. at the Oak Harbor Senior…

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    Resolution Run 5K
    Resolution Run 5K
    By Melanie Hammons • December 29, 2011 11:18 am

    Start your new year off right with Naval Air Station Whidbey Island Fitness’ Resolution Run 5K on New Year’s Day….

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    Plunge into  the New Year
    Plunge into the New Year
    By Melanie Hammons • December 29, 2011 10:17 am

    Here’s a chilly way to bring in the New Year. Naval Air Station Whidbey Island fitness center is hosting a…

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    VFW hosts holiday luncheon for seniors
    VFW hosts holiday luncheon for seniors
    By Melanie Hammons • December 23, 2011 9:23 am

    Christmas with all the trimmings — that’s what greeted guests last week at Oak Harbor Veterans of Foreign Wars post…

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    NJROTC sweeps awards at district contest
    NJROTC sweeps awards at district contest
    By Melanie Hammons • December 22, 2011 12:02 pm

    It was a day of firsts for Oak Harbor High School’s Navy Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps drill and rifle…

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    Christmas goodies needed for sailors
    Christmas goodies needed for sailors
    By Melanie Hammons • December 18, 2011 9:44 am

    Still working on your holiday baking? You can sweeten up a sailor’s holiday by sharing your delicious treats. The Liberty…

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    DAV gains new members
    DAV gains new members
    By Melanie Hammons • December 10, 2011 9:37 am

    Disabled American Veterans Chapter 47 had much to celebrate at its monthly meeting at Whidbey Coffee Dec. 1. Not only…

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    Van drivers a blessing for disabled vets
    Van drivers a blessing for disabled vets
    By Melanie Hammons • December 9, 2011 9:31 am

    Much like the US Postal Service, DAV van drivers try not to let the weather stop them from their appointed…

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    Joint meeting marks Pearl Harbor anniversary
    By Melanie Hammons • December 9, 2011 8:57 am

    December 7, 1941, besides being “a date which will live in infamy,” was a day in which former Navy combat…

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    80s movie now a musical
    80s movie now a musical
    By Melanie Hammons • December 1, 2011 10:31 am

    Mark your busy December event calendar for the not-to-be-missed “Big, the Musical” at Whidbey Island Center for the Arts in…

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    Elf Dash Saturday
    Elf Dash Saturday
    By Melanie Hammons • November 30, 2011 10:27 am

    Kids have a chance to take part in a fun, fit way to usher in the holiday season. The Naval…

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    Veterans’ future needs likely to increase
    By Melanie Hammons • November 25, 2011 10:14 am

    Island County Commissioner Angie Homola had words of praise for a small, but attentive crowd who showed at Saturday’s town…

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    Aviators honored by WWII pilot’s life, testimony
    By Melanie Hammons • November 18, 2011 9:26 am

    Members of the Association of Naval Aviators Whidbey Island Squadron 40 would likely have been delighted to hear any guest…

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