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    Articles by Melanie Hammons
    Fitness isn’t for sissies
    By Melanie Hammons • October 7, 2011 8:08 am

    Ask anyone who has actually experienced Navy boot camp, or any boot camp for that matter — while very few…

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    PBY Memorial Foundation celebrates lucky 13
    PBY Memorial Foundation celebrates lucky 13
    By Melanie Hammons • October 1, 2011 8:35 am

    September’s meeting of the PBY Memorial Foundation at CPO Club in Oak Harbor had two reasons to celebrate on Tuesday…

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    Coupons: The hip, modern way to save
    By Melanie Hammons • September 30, 2011 8:39 am

    They’re not just your mother’s, or grandmother’s, coupons anymore. And that’s only one of the revelations you’ll learn about coupon…

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    Patriot Guard: Honor guard on wheels
    By Melanie Hammons • September 23, 2011 8:15 am

    The motorcycle riders gathered last Friday for a POW/MIA Recognition Day event on the Seaplane base sought to honor and…

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    Picnic serves up food and fun
    Picnic serves up food and fun
    By Melanie Hammons • September 16, 2011 8:48 am

    Saturday’s 10th annual military appreciation picnic served up heaping doses of soda pop, hot dogs, pulled pork, and fun for…

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    Jam sessions create harmony
    By Melanie Hammons • September 10, 2011 8:42 am

    The Navy is into music in a big way and it’s not limited to the touring Navy band that plays…

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    Disabled American Veterans meet
    Disabled American Veterans meet
    By Melanie Hammons • September 9, 2011 8:54 am

    At the September meeting of Disabled American Veterans, group members focused on what they do best: Looking out for the…

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    Jets let it fly at Outlying Field
    By Melanie Hammons • September 2, 2011 7:53 am

    Members of Whidbey Island Radio Control Society, a club for aeronautics modeling, promised a great show last weekend at Whidbey…

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    Interstate compact helps make school transitions easier
    Interstate compact helps make school transitions easier
    By Melanie Hammons • August 28, 2011 10:59 am

    Military families with school-aged children will be happy to hear of this development: School districts across the country are pledging…

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    Jets Over Whidbey
    Jets Over Whidbey
    By Melanie Hammons • August 25, 2011 8:49 am

    Whidbey Island Radio Control Society takes over NAS Whidbey Island’s Outlying Field The Whidbey Island Radio Control Society is pleased…

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    Restored Ford to join PBY display
    Restored Ford to join PBY display
    By Melanie Hammons • August 20, 2011 8:26 am

    The PBY Memorial just added an extra level of authenticity to its exhibits, thanks to the Whidbey Cruzers Car Club….

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    Step back in time at Rendezvous Days
    By Melanie Hammons • August 18, 2011 8:29 am

    If you’ve ever yearned to live off the land, you can’t miss the American fur-trapping-era reenactment which begins Friday just…

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    Seaplane Sprint  triathlon canceled
    Seaplane Sprint triathlon canceled
    By Melanie Hammons • August 18, 2011 8:20 am

    The Seaplane Sprint Triathlon, scheduled for this Sunday, has been canceled. North Whidbey Parks and Recreation District director Craig Carlson…

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