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Family brings flowers to Greenbank Farm

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Family brings flowers to Greenbank Farm

Greenbank Farm, currently known for its retail stores, pies and dog park, is getting back to its roots…

Rich Murphy uses an old barn as a warehouse for a line of backpacks called Aarn that are designed in New Zealand and sold worldwide. Murphy and his wife, Genie, are the new North American distributers for the backpacks that emphasis balance and reducing strain while hiking. (Photo by Patricia Guthrie/Whidbey News Group)                                Rich Murphy shows tandem packs that can attach to backpacks and be worn in front to help with balance. (Photos by Patricia Guthrie/Whidbey News Group)                                The backpacking equipment company called Aarn began when New Zealander founders Aarn Tate and Devi Benson began designing outdoor products to be more “body-comfortable.” The material is extremely tough but light and durable. The store’s balance bags run around $70 to $150 and the full backpacks $200 to $400.

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Couple brings New Zealand packs to Whidbey Island

Distributors leap from buying outdoor gear to selling it

Central Whidbey nonprofit has big plans for tiny house

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Central Whidbey nonprofit has big plans for tiny house

A recent donation to Ryan’s House for Youth proved too good of an opportunity to pass up, even…

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Clinic getting new name

Whidbey Island Internal Medicine in Coupeville is becoming WhidbeyHealth Primary Care Coupeville.

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Habitat for Humanity will host groundbreaking ceremony

Habitat for Humanity of Island County is inviting the public to attend a groundbreaking ceremony for a new…

ROCKIN’ A HARD PLACE: SPIN Café will finally get its spin | Corrected

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ROCKIN’ A HARD PLACE: SPIN Café will finally get its spin | Corrected

O ak Harbor’s SPIN Café is about to get the spin cycle it was always supposed to have.

Building a North Whidbey Hearts & Hammers

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Building a North Whidbey Hearts & Hammers

Home-repair nonprofit extends its helping hand

Clothing event for those with challenges

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Clothing event for those with challenges

Nonprofit giving brand-name clothes to those with special needs

Support is great, but WAIF still has its critics

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Support is great, but WAIF still has its critics

Debating risks vs. benefit of ‘enriching’ dogs’ lives

New Indian restaurant opens on Pioneer Way

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New Indian restaurant opens on Pioneer Way

Gary Purewal and his traditional clay oven have come to give Oak Harbor a taste of the country…

Pooper Troopers cleaning up a storm

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Pooper Troopers cleaning up a storm

These troopers respond to one specific type of problem — and it’s brown. Shannon Useman and her husband…

After 20 years, Tyee restaurant is under new ownership

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After 20 years, Tyee restaurant is under new ownership

‘This really caught my eye’

Merchants work together to brighten girl’s Christmas

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Merchants work together to brighten girl’s Christmas

It was a whimsical guitar that caught a little girl’s eye, and the heart-felt letter that followed touched…