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Window on Whidbey: Northwest can never have enough moss

April 7, 2017 1:30 am

The Pacific Northwest’s prolofic moss dominates the forest floor in this March visit to Greenbank’s Meerkerk Gardens. Photo by Ron Newberry/Whidbey News-Times

Enjoy this snapshot of Merkerk Gardens.

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(Photo provided) Ross cuddles up next to Nikita who lives like any other dog, eating dog food and doing zoomies in the yard. At age 60, Ross is preparing to hike the Pacific Crest Trail from Mexico to her house on Whidbey in honor of both wolf-dog hybrids and missing hikers. — Walk in the wild for wolfdogs: Woman hiking 2,600 miles for nonprofits

Melissa Ross will hike from Mexico to Whidbey in honor of wolf-dog hybrids and missing hikers.

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By Allyson Ballard • December 26, 2025 1:30 am

Department of Defense photo by Thomas Paul
The North American Aerospace Defense Command was busy tracking Santa on Dec. 24, 2024 for the program’s 69th year in the NORAD Tracks Santa Operations Center located on Peterson Space Force Base, Colorado. NORAD is a U.S. and Canada bi-national command charged with the missions of aerospace warning, aerospace control and maritime warning for North America. — NORAD celebrates 70 years of tracking Santa

North American Aerospace Defense Command tracks Santa Claus on radar

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