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Tickets to lutefisk dinner available

Time is winding down to buy tickets for a Scandinavian holiday feast.

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Gear company fundraises for state parks

Kula Cloth’s first stop on its Abundance Tour will take place Jan. 8 at Deception Pass State Park.

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From left, Teen 2nd Princess Laurianna Newcomb, Teen 1st Princess Hannah Kunkel, 2022 Teen Miss Oak Harbor Kiersten Tyson, 2022 Miss Oak Harbor Thinalyn Ramier, 1st Princess Sara Rhodes and 2nd Princess Katie Tanner comprise the current Miss Oak Harbor court.

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Miss Oak Harbor pageant applications will soon close

Applications will be accepted until Jan. 10.

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Sound Waters University in session soon

Students will have a chance to get outdoors and interact with the natural environment.

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Children’s book captures magic of Price Sculpture Forest

The Price Sculpture Forest in Coupeville is now the subject of a new children’s book.

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Whidbey woman caught in political upheaval abroad

An Oak Harbor resident found herself trapped near the ancient city of Machu Picchu for a week.

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From left, Amy Wise, Courtney Storer, Alison Wiefels and Captain Whidbey head chef Sean Prater make homemade pasta.

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‘The Bear’ producer feeds Whidbey

The culinary inspiration behind a popular new TV series spent the weekend at Captain Whidbey Inn.

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J37 and J59, southern resident orcas from J pod.

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Ways of Whales returns

An annual whale-centric event is making its way back to in-person programming.

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The Langley Library, built in 1923, is the oldest on Whidbey and the only one to predate the formation of the Sno-Isle Library district in 1962.

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Sno-Isle Libraries celebrates 60 years

This month marks a special anniversary for libraries on Whidbey Island.

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Masyn Eberhardy and Jack Rafferty from Oak Harbor build a deck for one of the tiny homes in Langley.

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Oak Harbor robotics kids think small

Thanks to a dozen young volunteers, a tiny home project in Langley is inching closer to completion.

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People of all ages rang in the new year by taking an icy dip in the waters of Double Bluff Beach in Freeland on New Year’s Day. A total of 158 participants registered for the annual Polar Bear Dive event, from the ages of 4 to 79.

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Plunging into the new year

People rang in the new year by taking an icy dip in the waters of Double Bluff Beach…

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Elizabeth Johnson with rescue dog Pretzel.

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Start the new year off right with health talks

Talks led by members of the Whidbey Island Holistic Health Association are returning.

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Carol Sele, owner of Chrysalis Yoga Shala, leads a vinyasa yoga class that she teaches every Friday morning.

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Surplus of instructors graduate from Oak Harbor yoga studio

A total of 17 people successfully took the yoga teacher training course at Chrysalis Yoga Shala.