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Greenbank church orders 25 turkeys for free meal at the farm
A church in Greenbank is cooking up a free holiday meal for the public in celebration of Thanksgiving.
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Community Harvest preparing to serve 3,000 residents on Thanksgiving Day
Skip Pohtilla continues to be amazed at how things tend to fall in place this time of year.…
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Procession to give Engle one last ride
In a poetic way to honor the wishes of a lifelong Central Whidbey farmer, Bob Engle will get…
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Oak Harbor sends 8 to All-State
Eight students from the Oak Harbor School District music programs were selected to perform at the Washington Music…
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Coupeville Farm to School program blossoming during first year
Although still in its early stages of development, Coupeville’s Farm to School program is wrapping up a year…
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Navy way is only way for veteran: Retired master chief continues to serve in Whidbey community after 26 years in Reserve
Even four decades after retiring from military service, Dick Johnson is still working to hold things together for…
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Man on a mission: Calling inspires trip to Tanzania to give orphans love, hope
Michael Fedele’s life was at a crossroads when he returned to Oak Harbor at the start of this…
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Blooming with possibilities: Farm to School program sprouts new coordinator
As winter approaches and plants go dormant, there’s a movement in Coupeville that is starting to blossom. Although…
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Auction to honor Coupeville community leaders
Five years ago, Nancy Conard suggested that the Island County Historical Society shake up the format of its…
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Oak Harbor parade Saturday honors veterans
Terry Lacey is holding out hope that Saturday’s weather will shine on Oak Harbor’s Veterans Day parade.
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New blood enters a royal mess: Playhouse bolstered by two new actors who are no strangers to the theater
Ingrid Schwalbe is making her Whidbey Playhouse debut in “The Lion in Winter,” which is being performed Nov.…
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Spider sense: Being creepy-crawly is often their only offense
Only moments after slipping through a crawl space of an Oak Harbor home, Robert Coleman is greeted by…
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Historical museum auction to honor Conard, Vaughn
Five years ago, Nancy Conard suggested that the Island County Historical Society shake up the format of its…