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Dean Parmenter

Business

Hot diggity dog! Plumber opens Greenbank eatery

The handshake is the first indication that this is no ordinary hot dog vendor.

Haylee Fortinberry

News

Deception Pass State Park still most-visited state park; 2014 a record year

The magic of Deception Pass State Park was on display on a sunny late afternoon this week and…

Linda O’Connell sorts through greens to create a wreath.

News

Annual wreath project keeps Oak Harbor Garden Club on its toes

Sore fingers and chilly toes aside, eight ladies appeared to be enjoying themselves bundled up inside a spacious…

Bob Johnson has owned Oak Harbor-based Ward-Johnson Masonry and Tile since 1982. Last month

Business

Oak Harbor’s Bob Johnson lands state’s top builder honor

Bob Johnson takes pride in building things that last.

Jodi Duquette of Seattle avoids a slippery slope and opts for a different path around an obstacle at a cyclocross race Nov. 22 at Fort Nugent Park. Some riders went sideways on this challenging part of the 1.2-mile course.

Sports

Riders experience the down and dirty of first cyclocross event at Fort Nugent

About 10 hours before race time, Matt Plush and Ryan Rickerts hopped on their bikes and decided to…

News

Funding needed for Coupeville land purchase

The Pacific Rim Institute for Environmental Stewardship is facing a Dec. 2 deadline to purchase the 175-acre property…

Volunteers help serve food at last year’s annual community Thanksgiving feast in Oak Harbor.

News

Turkey to abound at Whidbey community dinners

Two hundred turkeys and 100 hams are being prepared for one massive community feast in Oak Harbor on…

Anthony Longoria

News

NAS Whidbey airman refocuses, points career skyward

Anthony Longoria will never forget the look on his father’s face.

North Whidbey artist Wayne Lewis stands before a clay sculpture of one of Oak Harbor’s prominent early pioneers

News

Oak Harbor pioneers immortalized with sculpture

Wayne Lewis’ latest creation is a work in progress, resting on a stack of cinder blocks in a…

News

Iconic Camp Casey house gets upgrade

The grounds are sacred to Steve Kobylk. His interest in the history and protection of former military reservations…

Jay W. Jacobs spent 35 years as an attorney specializing in maritime law in San Francisco before coming to Whidbey Island. He lives in Coupeville.

News

Retired attorney living in Coupeville pens story of biggest case

Some images in life are difficult to shake. For Jay W. Jacobs, it was the conviction of a…

Jason Tritt

Business

New Oak Harbor eatery to embody rustic, island feel

Every scrap of metal and piece of wood has a story.

Henry Vanden Haak and Audrey Butler are siblings and co-owners of the Greenhouse Florist and Nursery in Oak Harbor. Their parents were the first in the family to operate the business

News

Oak Harbor’s Greenhouse Florist hosts open house Saturday to celebrate 60th anniversary

As two sisters arranged flowers behind the counter of the Greenhouse Florist and Nursery on a recent morning,…