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‘Rocky Horror Picture Show’ shakes up Whidbey Playhouse for one night only

The Whidbey Playhouse is about to get hit hard. Literally. For at what other theater show can the…

Dog walker Remi Chabot cleans up after his dog in Windjammer Park. Dog walkers are required to carry waste bags. Disposal cans are located in various places in Windjammer Park and on the Scenic Heights Trail.

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The doos and don’ts of dogs

The multitude of yellow flags near the Scenic Heights Trail didn’t signify a game of croquet. Instead, it…

Bill Weinsheimer

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Weinsheimer named principal at North Whidbey Middle School

Oak Harbor High School Associate Principal Bill Weinsheimer was named the new principal of North Whidbey Middle School.…

Master Gardener Donna Stansberry will teach about espalier in October. The hands-on class will focus on pruning and caring for the apple tree variety.

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Master Gardeners plant seeds of education in Greenbank

Enthusiasm and education are blooming at the Greenbank Farm Master Gardener Display Garden with a variety of free,…

Katie Palmreuter

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Oak Harbor’s Holland Happening brings out the good times, food, festivities

Screams of delight from children on spinning carnival rides, the scents of greasy food and even warm sunshine…

At the levy forum Monday

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Oak Harbor school levy tax hike supported

The community forums for discussing the Oak Harbor School District draft levy wrapped up this week and the…

Christa Werle

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Learning minds remain young at the Oak Harbor Library

Sno-Isle Libraries offer a wide variety of activities for children, and events featuring authors and musicians. But now,…

Elmer Veldheer has been the hit of Holland Happening for more than 20 years. This is his final year coming to Oak Harbor to carve wooden shoes by hand.

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Oak Harbor is ‘klompen’ for the fun of a festival

You can’t get more Dutch than Elmer Veldheer’s hand carved wooden “klompen” shoes. Add in a lively Oak…

Oak Harbor High School students compete at the regional meet in 2010

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NJROTC regional meet comes to Oak Harbor

It meant commitment to early morning practices and hard work at Saturday meets, plus the discipline, leadership and…

Olympic View Elementary School Principal Martha Adams

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Olympic View principal retires after leading turnaround

As Olympic View Elementary School Principal Martha Adams plans to retire at the end of this school year,…

Deb Crager

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It’s all fun and games on Whidbey

Whidbey Island may not be hopping with shopping malls or a cinema showing 20 movies at once, but…

Orienteering competitors race to the finish line with the help of maps and their knowledge of their surroundings. They must find each checkpoint in order and in the least amount of time. Watch them compete or join a recreational course Saturday

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Follow the map to a challenge that tests brains and brawn at Fort Ebey State Park

This is no ordinary walk in the woods. This is a run, at the mercy of nature and…

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Oak Harbor School Board chooses lesser levy option

The Oak Harbor School Board and community members selected a preferred levy option for the 2014 local levy…