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Longtime farm hand Burt DeWees of Oak Harbor clips holly in the vast holly orchard at Henderson Holly Farm on North Whidbey Tuesday morning.

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‘Tis the season: Busy work has begun to prepare for upcoming holiday season on Whidbey Island

Although the calendar indicates otherwise, the holiday season is starting to take shape around some parts of North…

Eric Tremblay

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Coupeville man heading to Philippines as volunteer

Eric Tremblay isn’t sure what to expect when he touches down in the Philippines next week. When he…

After more than 20 years of entertaining on streets and cruise ships around the world

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Coupeville entertainer juggling options

Life gets so crazy for Marcus Raymond that sometimes he literally doesn’t know where he’s going. As a…

Brandon Mackin’s Eagle Scout service project was to organize and lead the building of a fire pit for proper flag retirements at the Oak Harbor American Legion.

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A scout’s honor: Oak Harbor teenager leaves lasting gift to community’s veterans with Eagle Scout service project

To attain the highest rank possible as a Boy Scout, Brandon Mackin needed to come up with an…

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Organizers prepare for Oak Harbor Community Harvest

K.C. Pohtilla jokes that one of her biggest roles during one of Oak Harbor’s biggest holiday events is…

Tricia and Mike Miller stand on their 25-acre property just off Torpedo Road. The tree farm

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New roots for North Whidbey tree farm

It sometimes still feels a little surreal for Mike and Tricia Miller. At sunrise some days, they’ll step…

Marshall Goldberg has led efforts to bring a lecture series to Whidbey Island in honor of  Trudy Sundberg. Already

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Whidbey Island legacy assured: Trudy Sundberg lecture series

The offspring of Trudy Sundberg glow over the idea of a lecture series named on her behalf. During…

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Oak Harbor School Board incumbent facing critic of school administration

Corey Johnson said he believes he represents a continuity important to the Oak Harbor School District at this…

Self-portrait sculpture projects from Jennifer Yates’ sculpture design class at Oak Harbor High School include works such as sophomore Kyle Houck

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Oak Harbor High School artists etch portraits in pumpkins

It’s not everyday that an artist’s medium is squash. But that was the challenge that 33 art students…

One young trick-or-treater isn’t sure what to make of Lt. Craig Anderson of the Oak Harbor Fire Department on Halloween night in downtown.

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A sweet Oak Harbor downtown Halloween

There comes a time in life when it starts feeling silly to dress up and go out trick-or-treating…

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Film set on Whidbey Island postponed, for now

An independent feature film planned to be shot on Whidbey Island this fall is on hold after the…

Oak Harbor Elementary’s Fall Reading Night Oct. 25 was attended by about 350 people.

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Oak Harbor Reading Night a hit with families

With time running out on an eventful evening, it pained Lynne Tolson to have to put her foot…

Immanuel McLaurin

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Some claim real ghosts inhabit Oak Harbor’s Roller Barn

It’s reasonable to expect the sounds of a few creaks and groans when you work inside a 100-year-old…