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    Island Transit’s paratransit service has empowered Jacquie - born with spina bifida and hydrocephalus - to live a life full of possibility, health and community involvement. Photo courtesy of Island Transit.
    Island Transit: Why I ride
    By Island Transit • January 27, 2025 6:00 am

    Jacquie: Embracing independence with Island Transit’s Paratransit Service

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    A “medieval fantasy festival,” the Whidbey Ren Faire will fill the Whidbey Island Fairgrounds & Events Center, May 25 and 26, sponsored in part by Peoples Bank. Photo courtesy Peoples Bank
    Building community on Whidbey, one joust at a...
    By Peoples Bank • April 8, 2024 6:00 am

    Peoples Bank celebrates the inaugural Whidbey Ren Faire, May 25 to 26

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    Welcome Home has a diverse population of residents and care workers from all walks of life, "Diversity is what makes us such a wonderful place to live and work," says Oldemeyer.
    Welcome Home: Find a fulfilling new career working...
    By Welcome Home • June 26, 2023 6:00 am

    If you’ve been looking for a fulfilling career that will keep you connected to your community and provide unique opportunity…

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    Kevin Jorgenson finds that taking Island Transit to work in Oak Harbor, keeps him in touch with the community.
    Building a Community, Making Friends, and Meeting New...
    By Island Transit • February 8, 2021 6:00 am

    “Riding the bus – it’s like a community. I love people – I have always enjoyed meeting new people.”

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    Island Transit’s Paratransit Services were essential to Ric Shallow as the Camano Island man worked through his recovery from serious injuries sustained in a car crash.
    Camano man’s road to recovery began with a...
    By Island Transit • January 18, 2021 6:00 am

    It has been five years since Ric Shallow woke up in the hospital after his car slid on black ice…

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    Accessing Island Transit has vastly improved Ioum Martin’s ability to get to work and school, and helped him budget his money and time.
    Public transit offers hope to immigrant from Uganda...
    By Island Transit • December 7, 2020 6:00 am

    It doesn’t cost much to take the bus in Uganda. About 25 cents. But if you don’t have the money,…

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