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Photo provided. System Crash is returning June 27 at Windjammer Park, and features 14 artists this year.

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Alternative music festival returns to Oak Harbor

Three current and former Wildcats craving a different sound in Oak Harbor proved it is possible.

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Moratorium temporarily halts gas station development

A moratorium enacted in Langley is an attempt to forestall the development of a gas station.

(Photo by Allyson Ballard) Francesca Russo, pictured here, was one of several crew members aboard the Suva for its media sail.

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Schooner of dreams: 101-year-old ship sails the Salish Sea

With the opening of sailing season on May 2, the Suva is ready to take passengers around Penn…

(Photo by Joe A. Kunzler) Two Growlers collided at an airshow on Sunday in Idaho.

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Crews survive crash of NAS Whidbey jets during airshow

One crew member sustained a non-life-threatening injury.

(Photo via Oak Harbor High School Athletics on Facebook) The Wildcats girls golf team won their fifth-straight 3A District 1 Championship last week.

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Oak Harbor golfers advance to state

Both the boys and the girls golf teams qualified.

(Map created by the city of Oak Harbor) Sidewalks are planned adjacent to the intersection of Northwest Crosby Avenue and Northwest Heller Road.

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City hoping to add sidewalks in Oak Harbor

Funding is needed from a federal grant program, as well as the county’s support.

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This partnership between the Ports of Everett and South Whidbey to connect Everett and Langey via passenger-only ferry is a long time coming.

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Passenger-only ferry to connect Langley, Everett

Whidbey officials have worked years to see the unique, tourist-friendly service.

Photo by Kevin Foy
Senior David Smith III attempts to dodge a tag on April 23.

Sports

Wildcats’ comeback season ends in playoff heartbreak

Oak Harbor slogged through a 1-8 start to the regular season before eventually making the playoffs.

Photo by Allyson Ballard
Fire crews from the Department of Natural Resources spearheaded fuel reduction efforts around Whidbey last week.

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Firewise workdays help Whidbey neighborhoods reduce wildfire risk

The district functions as a middleman between communities and the DNR to coordinate these workdays

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Homeless Coalition raising funds for septic situation

Enlarging the septic system at The Haven, an emergency overnight shelter, will cost $60,000.

Much of the band’s newest album is inspired by Thoreson’s experiences as a fire ecologist.

Life

From vineyard nights to bigger lights

Jessie Thoreson and the Crown Fire played to a sizable crowd at Dancing Fish Vineyards last week.

Photos provided. The South Whidbey Lions Club hosted a tulip sale recently, with the help of Mike Hill and Carolyn O’Dell, pictured here.

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Lions Club hunting for new members of the pride

Unless the South Whidbey Lions Club can recruit new blood, it will close in June.

Photos by Allyson Ballard. First Class Aviation Electronics Technician Alberto Davila, pictured on the right here, won Reserve Sailor of the Year.

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Sailors of the year named

Oak Harbor’s Navy League honored its Sailors of the Year selections at a luncheon on Tuesday.