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    Articles by Ben Watanabe
    SLIDESHOW | Fun aplenty at first day of Whidbey Island Fair 2015
    SLIDESHOW | Fun aplenty at first day of...
    By Ben Watanabe • August 7, 2015 7:30 pm

    Hundreds of people flocked to the Island County Fairgrounds in Langley for the opening day of the Whidbey Island Fair on Aug. 6.

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    Doug Slaten speaks to the Langley City Council during its Aug. 3 meeting about his desire to have a city storm water retention pond on his property dredged soon.
    Polluted retention pond mires Langley’s dredging plans
    By Ben Watanabe • August 4, 2015 4:00 pm

    The discovery of pollutants in a Langley retention pond have put dredging plans in limbo and left city leaders with more questions than answers over their next step.

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    Pigeon guillemots rest under the Nichols Bros. dock in Langley in July.
    Seabird sighting in Langley has birders frenzied
    By Ben Watanabe • August 4, 2015 5:41 pm

    First, there were the whales, then the deer, then the rabbits. Now, Langley may have pigeon guillemots as one of its resident species to adore.

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    Janice Kleiner
    Dog House plans hit another snag
    By Ben Watanabe • August 4, 2015 5:40 pm

    An unexpected hiccup in the Dog House renovation has the building owners calling foul, a city councilman apologizing for an overly difficult approval process and the mayor personally offended.

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    People enjoy one of the rides at last year's Whidbey Island Fair.
    103rd annual Whidbey Island Fair set to launch
    By Ben Watanabe • August 4, 2015 5:39 pm

    For its 103rd birthday, the Whidbey Island Fair is sticking with what works: food, farming, games, rides, music and a parade.

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    Instructor Asia Pruyne chats with one of the student crews at Whidbey Children’s Theater Film Camp this past week. A couple dozen Whidbey students got a two-week
    Students take reins of making a short film...
    By Ben Watanabe • August 4, 2015 5:36 pm

    A couple dozen students got an in-depth, two-week lesson with Whidbey Children’s Theater Film Camp that started July 27 and wraps Aug. 7.

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    Scott T. Starbuck reels in a small pink salmon on Thursday morning from Bush Point. He had already caught two and released this one because it was a little small for his tastes. Below
    Anglers ready for salmon season’s full swim
    By Ben Watanabe • August 1, 2015 8:00 am

    After the pink salmon season got off to a surprisingly early start, it has since come to a seemingly sharp halt around South Whidbey.

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    Jack Lynch speaks during a Clinton Community Council meeting while Amanda Almgren with Island County Planning points to zoning areas on a map.
    Clinton council prepares for comp plan update
    By Ben Watanabe • July 31, 2015 6:51 pm

    A county planner met with members of the Clinton Community Council this week to discuss two upcoming public meetings about the Island County Comprehensive Plan update.

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    Eric Mulholland and Charlie Murphy will lead the procession of the second annual Whidbey Queer Pride Parade on Sunday
    Queer Pride Parade gives people a chance to...
    By Ben Watanabe • July 28, 2015 6:01 pm

    Langley will become awash in chants, cheers and plenty of rainbows Sunday for the second annual Whidbey Queer Pride Parade.

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    Langley Passage reemerges after four-year hiatus
    Langley Passage reemerges after four-year hiatus
    By Ben Watanabe • July 28, 2015 5:31 pm

    A plan for a hotly debated 20-home development in the Edgecliff neighborhood of Langley has resurfaced.

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    Langley mayoral candidates
    Langley mayoral candidates look to improve commerce, resident...
    By Ben Watanabe • July 24, 2015 7:21 pm

    Langley is less than two weeks away from its first mayoral primary in years.

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    Vincent and Tyla Nattress opened Orchard Kitchen as a multi-faceted “foodhub” in Bayview this month. It serves as a cooking classroom
    Bayview farm transforms into restaurant, classroom, event center
    By Ben Watanabe • July 24, 2015 7:14 pm

    Tyla and Vincent Nattress found and built the home business of their dreams.
    Orchard Kitchen, a farmhouse/restaurant/classroom/event center/catering business in Bayview, opened this month after years of planning and nearly a decade of dreaming by the husband and wife business duo.

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    Langley bakery scorched by electrical fire Thursday
    Langley bakery scorched by electrical fire Thursday
    By Ben Watanabe • July 24, 2015 7:10 pm

    Sundance Bakery in Langley will be out of business for a while due to damage sustained during a fire Thursday evening.

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