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Wigging out on stage: Director brings ‘1776’ to Whidbey Playhouse

Life is slowly returning to normal in Cassandra Woodcock’s home. No more hum of a sewing machine in…

Crosswind

Couple’s love stays strong through war, a lifetime

Of all the ornaments in Martha Martin’s home, there’s one that holds dear sentimental value. Protected in a…

Oak Harbor Elementary’s Fantastics

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Oak Harbor Elementary Fantastic’s answer reading challenge

Of all the work that went into getting her third graders ready for an island-wide reading competition last…

Elisabeth Ince is the second fifth grader from Broad View Elementary School to win the regional spelling bee in as many years.

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Broad View fifth grader headed to National Spelling Bee in Washington D.C.

It didn’t matter to Elisabeth Ince that she was a young competitor up against several older students. It…

Photos by Ron Newberry/Whidbey News-Times Tom and Marlene Pacher of Freeland will open Whidbey Premium Cigar & Pipe April 1 on State Highway 20 in Oak Harbor. Pacher will keep his  law license but will focus his energies now on the new store. A worsening back condition prompted the move.

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Whidbey Island lawyer turns attention to premium cigars

After 25 years of defending clients in a court of law, Tom Pacher’s body and mind needed a…

Dennis Riksen

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Descendents return to tour family farm at NAS Whidbey

Kathy Lunsford didn’t want to leave. She had never been to the old farmhouse and barn steeped in…

Ron Newberry/Whidbey News-Times Girl Scouts deliver cookies at Gardner Orthodontics in Oak Harbor. Front row

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Oak Harbor orthodontist’s sweet tooth benefits Girl Scout troop

Sometimes, the smallest things can bring out the biggest smiles. Such as when Sheryl Dunn places a small…

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New Blarney Stone, same Irish tradition in Oak Harbor

It wasn’t the boulder that so many dignitaries had kissed over the decades at a location not far…

Nina Tejada

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‘Rachel’s Challenge’ a call for compassion

The long links of paper chains were a sign that this would be no ordinary school assembly. The…

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Beat never stops for Oak Harbor’s cheerleader

After downing a cup of beef and barley soup, a mixed-greens salad, a pair of bread sticks and…

Kory Dyer

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Official Seahawks booster club kicks off on Whidbey

After taking the pulse of Seattle Seahawks fans across Whidbey Island during the NFL postseason, Kory Dyer was…

Duncan Chalfant

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Russell Wilson-signed ball to benefit Boys & Girls Club

Gone were the curls but not the Super Bowl smile. Greg Goebel recognized Russell Wilson right away when…

Oak Harbor took second place in the culinary and restaurant management divisions at the state invitational in Spokane Sunday. Pictured from left to right: Kelsey Vogt

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Oak Harbor culinary students savor success

With the realization that a trip to the National ProStart Invitational was no longer in reach, culinary arts…