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Sterling Jones and Allie Stock are the owners of new business Salty Sea Coffee, a food truck full of drinks and concessions down by the Clinton ferry terminal.

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New business sails into Clinton ferry terminal

Clinton residents Allie Stock and Sterling Jones recently opened Salty Sea Coffee.

The amphitheater at Deception Pass during last year’s concert series. (Photo provided by Deception Pass Park Foundation Facebook page)

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Deception Pass Park concert season kicks off

Visitors can enjoy a diverse range of live music at Deception Pass State Park this summer.

Retired Commanding Officer Butch Bailey as Grand Marshal of the 2022 Fourth of July parade. (Photo provided by the Oak Harbor Chamber of commerce press release)

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Bailey named 4th of July parade grand marshal

Retired Commanding Officer Butch Bailey is getting his well-deserved moment of recognition.

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Picture this: Student art on display

Oak Harbor High School students will have a chance to share their photography with the community.

Deception Pass Pale Ale at Deception Pass State Park. (Photo provided by Two Beers Brewing.)

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New brews celebrate Deception Park centennial

Nine breweries in the state, including two on Whidbey Island, created brews for the anniversary.

Melody Wrightson, center, and her mother, Debbie Wilkie, turn Gary the snapping turtle around to face the camera. Arya Bochantin, 10, looks on. Bochantin’s mother, Denice (not pictured), donated the pool where Gary currently resides. (Photo by David Welton)

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Oh snap: Pet store rescues giant turtle

The Critters & Co. Pet Center owner recently took over the care of a common snapping turtle.

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A boy with a picnic basket is photographed in front of Deception Pass Bridge in 1950.

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State’s most popular park turns 100

The most visited state park in Washington celebrates a century of recreation and conservation.

Photo by Matt Sionson
The Erik Christensen Band plays at the pop up plaza.

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Buskers coming to an Oak Harbor corner

This summer, live, local music on Whidbey Island is thriving.

Tekla Cunningham plays violin at the Coupeville Wharf. (Photo provided.)

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Music festival showcases classical works, period instruments

A summer of classical tunes is back for the seventeenth year.

The Maxwelton Independence Day Parade has been happening for 105 years, with breaks only for World War I, World War II and now a global pandemic. (Photo by David Welton.)

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Fourth of July will sparkle on Whidbey

Fourth of July celebrations on Whidbey Island will be back with a boom, for the most part.

Photo by David Welton

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‘Conductor of Fun’ leaves behind friends, admirers

Jim Freeman was the kind of guy who made everyone feel like a close friend.

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North Whidbey Middle School staff.
Photo by Rachel Rosen/Whidbey News-Times
North Whidbey Middle School staff play with puppies.

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Summit puppies boost spirits at school

North Whidbey Middle School ended the year with plenty of smiles, thanks to adorable puppies.

Lisa Sparks with her husband and three of her children.

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GoFundMe set up for woman battling breast cancer

Residents can help an Oak Harbor mom fight stage 4 breast cancer.