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Magic in air, magic on stage: Coupeville High School presents ‘Puffs’

By DAVID SVIEN

Photo by David Welton
A Hearts & Hammers volunteer repairs a deck on Saturday.

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Hearts Hammers hits 30 years of neighbors helping neighbors

Three hundred and eight Hearts & Hammers volunteers united Saturday before venturing to 25 job sites.

Photo by Joy Asico-Smith
National Geographic Grosvenor Teacher Fellow, Zac Sawhill.

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Oak Harbor teacher will join Antarctica expedition

An Oak Harbor pastor turned science teacher is preparing to embark on the adventure of a lifetime.

Photo by Kira Erickson/South Whidbey Record
Christyn Johnson spends some quality time with her flock of Sebastopol goslings. The heritage breed originated in southeastern Europe and the geese are known for their long, curly feathers.

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Whidbey woman raises rare geese with curly feathers

Poultry barn at fair could be filled with Sebastopols thanks to Christyn Johnson’s efforts.

Photo by David Welton
Robert Bower travels to Oregon to collect obsidian for his knife blades.

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Not a dying art, only knapping

Oak Harbor resident makes knives with ancient techniques

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Petunia the pig is celebrating her first birthday.

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Petunia the rescue pig to celebrate first birthday

The community is invited to join South Whidbey’s most famous hog for her first birthday.

Gary (left) and Teresa Gillespie (right) display their garden, which will be in full bloom come June. (Photo by Sam Fletcher)

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Tickets on sale for Oak Harbor garden event

Tickets are now on sale to tour some of Whidbey’s most beautiful gardens.

Photo by Luisa Loi

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Choir club brings musical revue to high school stage

The Oak Harbor High School Choir Club will soon bring a blend of Broadway and Hollywood’s best songs.

Photo courtesy of Peggy Darst Townsdin

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Reminiscing about downtown Oak Harbor

Over the decades, downtown Oak Harbor has gone through significant changes.

The Orion Squadron poses before a prowler on a VAQ-129 tour in 2022. (Photo provided)

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Oak Harbor’s Sea Cadets: Working hard, playing harder

The Sea Cadet Corps fuses the best aspects of the ROTC and the Boy Scouts.

Photos by David Welton
Holland Happening Grand Marshal Audrey Butler Henry Vanden Haak and other Dutch sweepers parade their klompen shoes in Downtown Oak Harbor. The cold, the rain and mild wind did not stop the festivities, which featured a professional wooden shoe carver, the annual Klompen Canal Race, delft tiles and numerous vendors.

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Oak Harbor goes Dutch

Photos by David Welton

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Kiwanian celebrates 50 years

David Cohick has been a member of Kiwanis for 50 years, and doesn’t plan to quit anytime soon.

Capt. Dave Williams (right) poses with another pilot. (Photo provided)

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Not exactly ‘Top Gun’: Oak Harbor veterans share call sign stories

Call signs, nicknames for pilots or aircraft, can be quick identifiers for military crew.