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    Articles by Michael Watkins
    Blind student gets high-tech hat created by Robotics Team
    Blind student gets high-tech hat created by Robotics...
    By Michael Watkins • February 10, 2017 1:30 am

    Top hats might seem a bit old fashioned, but Oak Harbor student Levi Gonzalez is bringing them back with a…

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    Snow Day on Whidbey
    Snow Day on Whidbey
    By Michael Watkins • February 7, 2017 1:30 am

    Monday-morning snow was a welcome sight for many children and military members on Whidbey Island who got a unexpected three-day…

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    PBY Memorial Foundation to announce expansion plans
    PBY Memorial Foundation to announce expansion plans
    By Michael Watkins • February 4, 2017 1:30 am

    PBY Memorial Foundation to announce plans for future expansion

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    New group seeks to find balance between community, Navy
    New group seeks to find balance between community,...
    By Michael Watkins • February 3, 2017 1:30 am

    New group seeking balance between community, Navy, plans open house Monday

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    School bus slammed, nine students injured
    School bus slammed, nine students injured
    By Michael Watkins • February 3, 2017 1:30 am

    School bus slammed

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    Oak Harbor petition in support of NAS Whidbey Growlers takes off
    Oak Harbor petition in support of NAS Whidbey...
    By Michael Watkins • January 31, 2017 1:30 am

    To show solidarity and support for Naval Air Station Whidbey Island, Oak Harbor leaders launched a “positive support petition.”

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    Beginning band a testament to student dedication
    Beginning band a testament to student dedication
    By Michael Watkins • January 27, 2017 1:30 am

    More than 200 proud parents and other spectators watched the North Whidbey Middle School beginning band perform last Thursday at…

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    Pilots and aircrew from Tactical Electronic Warfare Squadron 130 return home to Naval Air Station Whidbey Island Dec. 30, 2016, from a six month deployment and were reunited with their families just in time for the new year. Photo by Michael Watkins/Whidbey News-Times
    VAQ-130 returns home for the New Year
    By Michael Watkins • January 27, 2017 1:30 am

    The “Zappers” of Electronic Attack Squadron VAQ-130 returned to Naval Air Station Whidbey Island after completing a seven-month deployment to…

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    Aussies amongst us
    Aussies amongst us
    By Michael Watkins • January 27, 2017 1:30 am

    For now, Whidbey is home for members of the Royal Australian Air Force.

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    Members honored for School Board Recognition Month
    Members honored for School Board Recognition Month
    By Michael Watkins • January 20, 2017 1:30 am

    January is School Board Recognition Month, and the Oak Harbor Public Schools recognized its board members Jan. 9.

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    Park foundation trying to raise $10K for amphitheater stage
    Park foundation trying to raise $10K for amphitheater...
    By Michael Watkins • January 20, 2017 1:30 am

    The Deception Pass Park Foundation, along with the state park, are trying to raise $10,000 to complete the park’s amphitheater…

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    Rob Smith, a member of the National Parks Conservation Association holds up a dilapidated National Park Service sign and a broken shovel Monday, at Prairie Wayside in Coupeville, to show the condition of many things in need of repair or replacement in the National Park System. Smith and the NPCA were participating in a partner volunteer project along with Mission Continues, a veterans and active duty service members who spent their Martin Luther King holiday donating their time and work to the community. Photo by Michael Watkins/Whidbey News-Times
    Veterans groups aid in prairie revitialization
    By Michael Watkins • January 17, 2017 1:30 am

    More than 30 veteran and active duty personnel helped community members Monday work to revitalize the Prairie Wayside viewing area…

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    Rob Smith, a member of the National Parks Conservation Association holds up a dilapidated National Park Service sign and a broken shovel Monday, at Prairie Wayside in Coupeville, to show the condition of many things in need of repair or replacement in the National Park System. Smith and the NPCA were participating in a partner volunteer project along with Mission Continues, a veterans and active duty service members who spent their Martin Luther King holiday donating their time and work to the community. Photo by Michael Watkins/Whidbey News-Times
    Veterans groups aid in prairie revitialization
    By Michael Watkins • January 17, 2017 1:30 am

    More than 30 veteran and active duty personnel helped community members Monday work to revitalize the Prairie Wayside viewing area…

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    • Sculpture placement finalized, expected this fall
    • Oak Harbor’s top 10 students recognized
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