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A new beginning

Graduates of Whidbey’s three high schools celebrated commencement this weekend.

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Bayview Corner Street Dances return

Get out your dancing shoes — a series of upcoming musical performances are right around the corner.

The interior of the “Pork Chop Express". Owner Dave "Bronco" Erickson is seeking to re-home the car for $500, which includes the pictured unicorn air freshener. (Andrea Brown / The Herald)

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For sale: Whidbey’s fabled ‘Pork Chop Express’ gets great smileage

Asking price is $500 for the 1991 Subaru Justy, a three-cylinder econobox with 65K miles and a transmission…

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Doug and Alexis Mills stand with Django.

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Coupeville ranch launches hippotherapy services

A Coupeville ranch’s new nonprofit arm will help kids develop balance, coordination, fine motor skills and more, all…

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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.