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Guarding the flock: Chicken farms rely on specialized dogs

Dogs that live outside and guard livestock became a hot topic on the island back in December.

Photo by David Welton
Zeppelin Kaptian Count Nickola Lehmann (played by Matt Hoar) and Zeppelin Tours/Sales Chief Baron Phineas T. Bargun (Timon Simmons) were available to answer questions from sleuths during Langley’s 38th annual Mystery Weekend. As usual, participants of the event are tasked with finding out who among the cast of costumed characters is the murderer.

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Murder, they wrote

Love turned out to be the culprit in this year’s Langley Mystery Weekend event.

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Cross-country totem pole tour starts on Whidbey

The first leg of an important awareness campaign begins on Whidbey Island.

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Tales of the Rock

Children’s book author pens zany stories about Whidbey

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A hummingbird alights upon a branch.

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Photography exhibit elicits ‘presence of wonder’

A Coupeville resident is bringing the “presence of wonder” to Whidbey in her first ever exhibit.

Steve Backus works on the details of a moon carving at his outdoor workshop in Clinton. A Dec. 2 fire destroyed his studio in the former sawmill on the 4-acre Glendale Road property that houses his Big Shot Woodcarving business and home. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

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‘Carve or Starve!’: Whidbey’s godfather of chainsaw art rebounds from fire

New bears and gnomes now stand in the soot of their predecessors. Steve Backus credits firefighters and community…

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Mike and Margaret Croom host a brunch at their home on North Whidbey.

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A recipe for fun: Whidbey couple starts dinner club

“With Magsy” may be the first private supper club on the island.

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Ted Boesch carves an owl sculpture.

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Chainsaw art is an ode to Scooter

Ted Boesch created a sculpture of a Whidbey rescue owl.

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Costumed island trek with pub stops planned

Dustin Yongue will lead people on what he described as a “mildly pub crawl themed” walk Feb. 23-26.

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Whidbey ‘serial volunteer’ wins stewardship award

South Whidbey resident John Lovie recently claimed the 2023 Jan Holmes award.

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Laramie Spydell, left, is confounded by mashed radishes.

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Taste testing the harvest

School program encourages kids to try something new

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South Whidbey Historical Society President William Haroldson proudly holds a paper copy of Whidbey’s will. He has been studying Whidbey’s life for the past 20 years, and even brought back a reprint of a portrait of the naval explorer from England in 2003.

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Joseph Whidbey’s will discovered, donated to South Whidbey Historical Society

While sifting through his late father’s belongings, Curt Leach discovered something extraordinary.

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From left, Adriana Froman, Dana Rivo and Eclipse Garrett perform as Donna and the Dynamos.

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Disco takes the stage at Oak Harbor High School

The high school is putting on its first musical in five years, featuring sequins and disco music.