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Trivia night at Bailey’s Corner Store typically attracts around 50 people every Thursday.

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Bailey’s raises $10,000 for charity

A weekly trivia night at a bar in Clinton has raised $10,000 for local nonprofits.

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Gail LaVassar holds the new volume of Hometown Heroes open to her profile.

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Second ‘Hometown Heroes’ volume released

Hometown Heroes is a community-wide effort to celebrate the good-hearted folks of South Whidbey.

Photos by David Welton
Costume designer Valerie Johnson, left, and Island Shakespeare Festival Artistic Director Olena Hodges stand before a display of costumes worn in the theater company’s productions.

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‘Show of shows’ at Bayview Cash Store

Costumes that have been worn in past Island Shakespeare Festival productions are on display.

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A pumpkin-headed farmer takes it easy at Scenic Isle Farm in Central Whidbey.

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Costumes, corn mazes and candy

Whidbey Island is abuzz with Halloween fun.

Photo by John Fisken
Oak Harbor High School had its homecoming football game on Oct. 7 at Wildcat Memorial Stadium. As has been tradition since 2015, students throw powder into the air to celebrate the event.

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Powder puff

Oak Harbor High School had its homecoming football game on Oct. 7.

Photos by Kira Erickson/South Whidbey Record
Teresa Hess plays Sarah Weddington, the attorney who argued Roe v. Wade.

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WICA’s ‘Roe’ is both historic and current

The show, which follows the landmark U.S. Supreme Court case, opened Oct. 8 and runs through Oct. 22

Photo by David Welton
Chris Goodnight transports pumpkins from the patch on Scenic Isle Farm Oct. 10. Pumpkins, along with Hubbard squash and Rockwell beans, have been a staple crop on the farm for decades.

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Farm tradition lives on with next generation

A fifth generation Sherman and her family have assumed management of a beloved Coupeville farm.

Photo by Jay Adams

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Learn about moths during Sound Water Stewards event

An avid moth photographer is sharing info about his unusual hobby that has caught on.

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Cultural event to include cedar planting

The community is invited to an upcoming event in Langley to observe Indigenous Peoples’ Day.

Photo by David Welton

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Sculptor of interactive, eccentric artwork pens book

Tucked away in the dense, dark woods of South Whidbey lies one of the island’s best-kept secrets.

Photo by Karina Andrew/Whidbey News-Times

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Coupeville prepares for scares

The annual Haunting of Coupeville begins Oct. 1 with a whole slew of fun and frightening activities.

By David Welton
The streets of Langley, as well as the Freeland Library, were filled with music for five days as DjangoFest Northwest arrived. Along with the headlining bands, improvisational sessions sprang to life all over the Village by the Sea. Above, the all-female band Café Impromptu invites audience members to join in making music in front Double Bluff Brewery .

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Djamming in the streets

The streets of Langley were filled with music for five days as DjangoFest Northwest arrived.

Harry Anderson photo

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Rockin’ a Hard Place: Walking, eating, drinking and building international understanding

There is not as much interaction between locals and tourists on the Rock as in Basque Country.