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Aileen Kesler and James Croft set up for the Christmas Village at Home Depot. Any volunteers are welcome to paint

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Home Depot seeks volunteers to decorate traditional Christmas Village

Memories will be made at Oak Harbor’s Christmas Village: sipping hot cocoa and smiling, sitting on Santa’s lap…

Coupeville High School teacher Barbara Ballard waves at cars during a teacher rally against state budget cuts.

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Coupeville teachers rally against state cuts

Coupeville teachers holding signs reading “No more cuts” and “We can’t put students first if the state puts…

Oak Harbor High School students Bianca Blake and Rebekah McDaniel learn how to make biscuits in culinary arts class. They may have fewer days to practice their cooking days if the school year is reduced

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Fewer school days supported as least bad choice

In an effort to balance the budget, school superintendents are urging the state to cut days out of…

Beach Watcher Kes Tautvydas gathered a bag of trash in less than an hour at Keystone Spit

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Island County Beach Watchers clean up

Not even the gusting wind and rain could keep a group of stalwart volunteers from getting their hands…

Harold Johnson and Joe Malsom enjoy a meal paid for by Social Security income at Harbor Tower Village.

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Whidbey Islanders depend on Social Security

Few people think of Social Security checks as economic development, but in Island County the money not only…

North Whidbey Help House director Jean Wieman looks over a mostly empty pallet used to store food. Despite hundreds of families seeking help from the food bank

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Whidbey Island food banks in need for Thanksgiving

Whidbey food banks will serve more families than ever this holiday season, but warehouses are becoming bare.

Lauryn Boelke and Erica Sugatan both said they enjoyed knitting scarves. “I thought it was really fun. I’d love to do it again

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Students warm the Help House with a new skill

Knitting needles have been clacking in North Whidbey Middle School’s family and consumer science classroom as 7th grade…

Although not a teacher

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Coupeville teachers rally against state funding cuts

Coupeville teachers gathered at the intersection of Main Street and Highway 20 on Friday to let the community…

World traveler and Asia enthusiast Gerald Kovacich purchased this goat bone blowgun in Indonesia.

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World traveler to speak about China at Coupeville library

From the ancient Terra Cotta Warriors to the Great Wall to the Buddhist caves, China and Taiwan have…

Kristi Krieg

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Meeting focuses on school facilities

A new state program governing the timeline for maintaining and upgrading school facilities will generate a discussion about…

Veterans Anthony Nady and James Stansell salute the flag. They were honored at a Veterans Day ceremony for their service during the attack on Pearl Harbor.

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Oak Harbor Veterans Day ceremony honors Pearl Harbor survivors

Five veterans told the stories of their life-changing experiences at the attack on Pearl Harbor and the Battle…

Nine-year-old Chyann Barrett asked for donations to the Help House for her birthday and she delivered them in person.

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9-year-old Oak Harbor girl sacrifices birthday gifts for needy

When Chyann Barrett noticed a problem in Oak Harbor, the 9-year-old decided to do something about it. The…

North Whidbey Middle School students Connor Hendrix

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Oak Harbor schools to deliver bus full of kindness

One bus won’t be transporting students this month. Instead, hundreds of food items will be loaded into it…