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Melissa Garden and her daughter

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Imagination blooms on Oak Harbor garden tour

Haley Garden’s garden is her childhood paradise. From a koi pond dotted with lily pads perfect for swishing…

Stephanie Smith

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Horror story warns about human trafficking

For a bright 17-year-old in Portland, Ore., with a loving family and an abundance of friends, becoming a…

Maryon Attwood works on a spirit house for the upcoming Visual Voices art show June 23 and 24 to benefit the Whidbey General Hospital Foundation.

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Whidbey women display healing art

Healing. That’s what Whidbey General Hospital is all about. That’s also the focus of Visual Voices, an art…

John Aydelotte gazes at Cornet Bay from his salvage business

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Diamond Divers from Whidbey Island’s Cornet Bay hit the TV screen

Battling 50-foot waves and dangerous storms in a wild adventure to discover billions of dollars worth of diamonds…

Katie and Kermit Chamberlin enjoy the peace of their outdoor living space

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Whidbey Island Garden Tour meant to inspire others to dig in

In the Chamberlins’ garden, Japanese maple trees with red or white leaves grow among rhododendrons and magnolia trees.…

Rev. Jon Brown and his family

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Oak Harbor pastor called to Michigan to reconcile churches

After nine years as pastor at First Reformed Church in Oak Harbor, Rev. Jon Brown has been called…

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One audit finding for Oak Harbor School District

One finding during the annual audit by the Washington State Auditor’s Office will have little effect on the…

Shannon Neilon hugs Maura McKole after graduation. See A13 for coverage of the Wildcat ceremony.

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Resilience is celebrated by Oak Harbor High School Class of 2012

The day finally arrived for Oak Harbor High School seniors to ceremoniously step into the world as the…

Oak Harbor High School senior David Punch gets in the middle of the paper explosion during the senior paper toss Thursday.

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Oak Harbor seniors toss homework to end school year

More than 400 Oak Harbor High School seniors made a noisy entrance into the Student Union Building Thursday…

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Oak Harbor School District examines teacher evaluation

The Oak Harbor school board will begin a more than year-long process Tuesday evening as they discuss the…

Survivors Ryan Neal and Sue Karahalios lead the Survivor Lap

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Relay for Life of Whidbey celebrates, remembers

No one sees it coming. But when the big word “cancer” enters a life, everything changes. For Whidbey…

Ruth Davis has been coming to the Oak Harbor Liquor Store for about 20 years. Her belief that the privatization of liquor sales will make prices go up led her to visit the store on its final day before the changes hit.

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Oak Harbor Liquor Store hopes to compete

Employees at the Oak Harbor Liquor Store turned up the music to commemorate their final day as a…

Celebrate Dorothy Ingwersen’s 100th birthday from 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday

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Oak Harbor resident celebrates 100th birthday

With her 100th birthday coming up on June 9, Dorothy Ingwersen was all smiles and laughter as she…