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Carol Flack and Ed Fickbohm have been hosting concerts in their backyard for about a dozen years.

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Musicians come to roost at Chicken Barn

The most unique music venue on Whidbey Island is probably one you’ve never heard of.

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Celebrate New Year’s on island

It’s almost 2023, and Whidbey residents are getting ready to ring in the new year.

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Therapists at BlueSprig work one-on-one with children to help improve their communication and behavior skills.

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Office serves children with autism

BlueSprig specializes in applied behavior analysis therapy.

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Oak Harbor church serves meal bags for the holidays

Life Church provided Christmas meals for more than 460 families in need this year.

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"Rustic Fantasy" by Peg Tennant and Kate Rogers won the people's choice award.

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Coupeville-inspired gingerbread house among contest winners

A gingerbread blockhouse called “Rustic Fantasy” won the people’s choice award.

From penguins to snowmen to Santa Clauses, Jim Young’s collection of blow-up lawn ornaments is vast. (Photo by David Welton)

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Whidbey decks out for the holidays

Whidbey Island has had no shortage of holiday cheer in 2022.

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All they want for Christmas

Kids from Little Oaks Preschool told a reporter what they want for Christmas this year.

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“Sunrise Beach”

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Solo artist show set for WICA

For Langley artist Rosie Brouse, moving to Whidbey Island was well worth traveling 2,600 miles.

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From left, kindergartener Gwen Carvalho and 4-year-old Maggie Sitko pet a miniature pony. Maggie’s grandmother, Ronnie Sitko, brought in the ponies to Oak Harbor Christian School on Friday to spread some Christmas cheer among the students.

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Christmas pony

Oak Harbor Christian School brought in three friendly ponies, decked out in their Christmas best.

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Kelly Cameron is the woodworker behind Clinton-based business Turnco Wood Goods.

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Turning wood into artistry

Woodworkers on Whidbey Island need not search far to find locally sourced materials for their craft.

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Grethe Cammermeyer and Diane Divelbess celebrate their 10th wedding anniversary, which was made possible by the historic 2012 voter-approved measure legalizing same-sex marriage in the state.

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She didn’t expect a big difference but she ended up finding one

Grethe Cammermeyer is no stranger to controversy and overcoming issues of unfairness and injustice.

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Materials for “World Wide Wrestling,” Nathan D. Paoletta’s wrestling-themed role-playing tabletop game.

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Coupeville game creator unveils ‘Champions of Cheer’

A Central Whidbey resident is rolling the dice on a new holiday-themed venture.

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Mark Stewart Cassidy is Whidbey Island’s own Santa Claus. For the past two years, he’s dressed up as the big jolly man for Langley Chamber of Commerce events and Whidbey Island Orchestra performances. This year, he’s branching out to house calls.

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Santa Claus is coming to town

If you hear sleigh bells ringing within the next week, they might belong to Mark Stewart Cassidy.