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Lummi canoe found near North Whidbey

Dawn Koppel Glavick and Brett Ginther have found a number of unusual objects in the Salish Sea.

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‘Spring is for Strawberries’ focuses on seasons and produce.

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Children’s author focuses on local produce, seasonality

A Whidbey Island author has recently published a children’s book that teaches kids about local food and the…

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Wes Moran plays Ben, a grad student who finds himself caught in the middle of Gail and Sarah's sometimes tempestuous mother-daughter relationship.

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‘Birds and Bees’ is sweet and spicy

An upcoming production of “The Birds and the Bees” is sure to bring something Whidbey Playhouse audiences have…

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Marian Myszkowski, far left, looks over the cabin found hidden in the walls of an old farmhouse on her Langley property. Joining her are South Whidbey Historical Society members and students from Woodhaven School.

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Hidden log cabin found during Langley demolition

By PATRICIA GUTHRIE

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The VFW held a traditional wreath-laying ceremony as part of the Service of Remembrance at Maple Leaf Cemetery on Memorial Day.

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A day of remembrance on Whidbey

Oak Harbor service organizations and residents gathered at Maple Leaf Cemetery on a sunny Monday morning in honor…

Jon Lyman fashions his fly fishing rods out of tonkin cane, a material that becomes as strong as steel when combined. (Photo by David Welton)

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Angling for a legacy

When Jon Lyman sets out to build a fly fishing rod, his aim is to make it last…

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Dog handler heads to nationals

An Oak Harbor high schooler will again compete to be the top junior dog handler in her age…

Development and Communications Specialist Nia Martin pages through a journal in one of the Hedgebrook cottages. (Photo by Kira Erickson/South Whidbey Record)

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Hedgebrook celebrates 35th anniversary

A South Whidbey nonprofit organization continues to elevate the voices of women writers.

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Fare thee well, Leonard and Linda Good

Linda and Leonard Good, who created a lasting legacy of community, are leaving Whidbey Island.

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New mural to honor military families

A world renowned artist will paint a new mural to honor Navy families in downtown Oak Harbor.

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Oak Harbor High School Naval Junior Reserve Officers Training Corps folds a flag at the 2022 Memorial Day Service of Remembrance at Maple Leaf Cemetery in Oak Harbor.

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Memorial Day services set on Whidbey

There will be plentiful opportunities for Whidbey residents to remember fallen service members.

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From left, Caleb Arndt, Solomon Hilliard, Elliott Andrews and Nicholle Sargent at the Pacific Northwest Regional Challenge.

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Robotics team qualifies for worldwide contest

An underwater robotics team from South Whidbey is headed to an international competition.

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First bird festival wings to Whidbey

The Whidbey Audubon Society is holding its first ever bird festival, Wings over Whidbey, May 18-20.