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Bruiser, Whidbey Island’s lone elk, gets into his biggest tangle since coming to North Whidbey in the fall of 2012. In February, State Department of Fish and Wildlife enforcement officers and biologists had to tranquilize him over concern for his well-being after he got tangled up in a heavy rope swing. They freed him of the debris and days later were able to shoo him off a beach back into the woods. He had been dehydrated. Photos courtesy of Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife.

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Whidbey’s lone elk recovering after lengthy ordeal

Oh, Bruiser.

Aviation Support Equipment Technician 2nd Class Tyler Smith, right, holds up a necklace in front of Aviation Support Equipment Technician 2nd Class Ray Canafax during the annual Dumpster Dive competition as part of numerous Earth Day events at the base Friday, April 21, 2017. There also was a tree planting near the barracks at Ault Field. Photo by Ron Newberry/Whidbey News-Times

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Sailors dig into Earth Day activities

In between sorting through a bag of moldy bread and a carton of sour milk, Ray Canafax dug…

Melissa Rohr, attending a school orientation in Coupeville last August, is leaving the Coupeville School District for another position in Southern California. Coupeville is now seeking a new middle school principal. Photo by Ron Newberry/Whidbey News-Times

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Coupeville starts search for middle school principal

The Coupeville School District is looking for a new principal to lead its middle school after learning that…

Marie Magee, co-president of the Coupeville Garden Club, prepares for the club’s annual plant sale Monday, April 24, 2017, at the Coupeville High School greenhouse. The sale, the club’s biggest fundraiser of the year, will be held Saturday, April 29 at the Rec Hall. Photo by Ron Newberry/Whidbey News-Times

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Annual Coupeville Garden Club plant sale is Saturday

From geraniums to to-mato plants, the Coupeville Garden Club has a reputation for growing some handsome plants.

Vicki Graham, events coordinator for Holland Happening, stands next to a Holland Days prop on loan from Lynden at the Oak Harbor Chamber of Commerce conference room Friday. The 48th edition of Holland Happening starts Thursday. Photo by Ron Newberry/Whidbey News-Times

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New coordinator is primed for Holland Happening

When Vicki Graham started as the new events coordinator at the Oak Harbor Chamber of Commerce last month,…

The NAS Whidbey Open House combined with the Prowler Sunset event June 27, 2015 in Oak Harbor. Photo by Ron Newberry/Whidbey News-Times

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NAS Whidbey to hold open house in June

Naval Air Station Whidbey Island will celebrate its 75th anniversary with an open house on Saturday, June 24,…

Five Western Washington fishing clubs pooled resources to stock 450 one-pound rainbow trout in Lone Lake in late February after the lake experienced a massive fish die off due to low oxygen levels in September. The state also planted more than 3,000 trout in March to aid in the recovery. This lake won’t be ready for anglers to catch 18-inch trout at this special-rules, trophy trout lake until at least the fall, one state fish biologist said. won’t Photo by Justin Burnett/Whidbey News Group

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Whidbey lakes teem with trout

The life of a rainbow trout can be short once it’s transported from state hatcheries into the wild.

Robby the terrier trots along the hiking trail at Ebey’s Landing State Park Thursday, April 20, 2017. A 3.1-magnitude earthquake struck two miles offshore from the park Wednesday night. Photo by Ron Newberry/Whidbey News-Times.

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Minor earthquake jolts Whidbey residents

A 3.1-magnitude earthquake struck about two miles offshore from Ebey’s Landing Wednes-day night, delivering a brief jolt to…

Wil Shellenberger, left, president of the PBY Memorial Foundation, speaks with on-air personalities Jim Dever of KING 5’s Evening Magazine and Mark Christopher during a tour of the PBY-Naval Air Museum in Oak Harbor Thursday, April 6. Christopher, whose father was a PBY pilot during World War II, will emcee the museum’s Celebration of Flight Dinner and Auction Saturday, May 20 at the Oak Harbor Elks Lodge. Dever will serve as the auctioneer. Photo by Ron Newberry/Whidbey News-Times

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PBY Museum draws on star power for fundraiser

Mark Christopher is a gifted storyteller.

Madison Rixe, left, and McKenzie Meyer give a demonstration of the helicopter event at the Coupeville school board meeting last month. Rixe and Meyer are among 13 Coupeville High School students who will participate in the Science Olympiad state competition at Highline College April 15. Photo by Ron Newberry/Whidbey News-Times

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Coupeville High sends 13 to state Science Olympiad

Mitchell Carroll gets a rush from soaring as a track athlete at Coupeville High School whether it be…

Oak Harbor Mayor Bob Severns, left, visits with Oak Harbor Lion James House in front of the city’s welcome sign that also features the emblems of the community’s service organizations. The Oak Harbor Lions celebrated the centennial anniversary of their parent club, Lions Clubs International, by installing a new emblem. Photo by Ron Newberry/Whidbey News-Times

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Lions’ centennial gets Oak Harbor mayor’s seal of approval

When Oak Harbor Mayor Bob Severns looks at the wood sign that greets visitors at the south end…

The U.S. Coast Guard helicopter departs from the Keystone Spit portion of Fort Casey State Park after a false alarm involving a diver at the underwater park. A number of other emergency responders arrived as well after someone spotted the diver entering the water in jeans and a sweatshirt and was concerned when he didn’t surface. The diver had a wet suit underneath. Photo by Ron Newberry/Whidbey News-Times

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Coast Guard responds to false alarm at Coupeville underwater park

A diver surfaced from the choppy waters near Fort Casey State Park Thursday afternoon and probably wondered what…

Oak Harbor’s Keith Glass casts for pink salmon in the summer of 2015. Opportunities for catching salmon will be slightly improved in some areas around Whidbey Island and restricted all together in others. The 2017 salmon seasons were released this week by the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife. Photos by Ron Newberry/Whidbey News-Times

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2017 salmon seasons still grim around Whidbey

Salmon fishers on Whidbey Island might find a saltwater fishing license to be a slightly better investment this…