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Sip ’n’ Shop highlights Small Business Sat.

Get tickets now for the Coupeville Chamber of Commerce’s Sip ’n’ Shop On the Cove, Saturday, Nov. 28.

Joan Klope pats a black-tailed deer mounted in “full sneak” position by husband Matt Klope at Oak Harbor’s Whidbey Island Taxidermy.

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Whidbey Island taxidermist’s skills are opening doors

Walking into Whidbey Island Taxidermy is like entering a natural history museum, but nothing is behind glass. A…

Stanwood High School students Fernanda Gomez (at far left) and Tia Swinton talk about their business plan with mentor Jeff Ericson

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EDC challenge helps student entrepreneurs in Island County

Businesspeople from throughout Island County have volunteered to mentor high school students in the first “student entrepreneur challenge,”…

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Oak Harbor Habitat moving to larger location

The Oak Harbor furniture store run by Habitat for Humanity of Island County is moving a short distance…

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Oak Harbor hotel recognized for customer satisfaction

Oak Harbor’s Candlewood Suites was ranked number five for customer satisfaction out of 312 hotels in that chain,…

Kaya Lujan practices his kicks

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Taekwondo a family affair for Oak Harbor couple

Taekwondo, the Korean martial art that came to the United States in the 1960s, is a family affair…

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Whidbey Examiner staff earns 14 awards

The Whidbey Examiner took home 14 awards at the Washington Newspaper Publisher Association’s Better Newspaper Contest awards banquet…

Joanne and Arnie Deckwa show off some of their products outside their company’s headquarters on Cornet Bay.

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Cornet Bay Co. offers country-wide taste of Pacific Northwest

Sure it takes good recipes to get food products onto grocery store shelves, but it also takes perseverance…

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Coupeville’s bayleaf celebrates 15th anniversary

When bayleaf owner Beth Kuchynka opened her store in 2000, the young entrepreneur wanted to create a connection…

The Oak Harbor Chamber of Commerce is encouraging businesses to decorate with strings of white lights.

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Oak Harbor Chamber hoping to light up city with holiday cheer

Jeffrey Mack has an idea he hopes will make for a brighter holiday season for Oak Harbor businesses.…

Randy Carr and his Island Dental Center staff in Oak Harbor will be participating in a candy buy-back Nov. 3 for those who want to convert their Halloween candy to cash.

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Offering a sweet deal for Halloween: Oak Harbor dentist paying children cash for their candy

In moderation, Randy Carr sees nothing wrong with a child munching on a little candy from time to…

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Koetje contributions to go toward cancer fight

For every sale of a home that Oak Harbor’s Coldwell Banker Koetje Real Estate is involved with during…

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Flyers earns silver at American Beer Fest

Flyers Restaurant and Brewery in Oak Harbor won a silver medal at this year’s Great American Beer Festival,…