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    Articles by Ben Watanabe
    The M/V Tokitae
    Tokitae set to return to Clinton route in...
    By Ben Watanabe • March 13, 2015 7:27 pm

    The state’s newest ferry will return to service on the South End this month.

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    Tanner Lobdell strides down the 100-meter stretch during a recent practice.
    Both boys, girls teams reload with top talent...
    By Ben Watanabe • March 13, 2015 6:53 pm

    Filling the shoes of a host of seniors, some of whom set school records, will be a tough task for South Whidbey track and field athletes.

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    Rebekah Merrow
    Cutting back on errors a major key to...
    By Ben Watanabe • March 13, 2015 6:51 pm

    Inexperience and a small roster led to lots of losses and even more errors for the 2014 Falcon fastpitch team.

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    Riley Yale
    Boys regroup, girls focus on title chase |...
    By Ben Watanabe • March 13, 2015 6:47 pm

    Golf on South Whidbey had a promising start after a close loss to Kamiak and Lake Stevens high schools in a short jamboree Thursday.

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    Oliver Saunsaucie
    Taste of state not enough for senior-laden squad...
    By Ben Watanabe • March 13, 2015 6:46 pm

    Being eliminated from the state 1A boys soccer tournament quarterfinal round in 2014 left much to be desired for the South Whidbey Falcons.

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    Anna Lynch volleys a shot back across the net during a recent practice.
    Senior exodus means opportunity | Falcon spring preview
    By Ben Watanabe • March 13, 2015 6:44 pm

    Only three Falcons return having played varsity for South Whidbey girls tennis the past season, leaving a large void for new players to fill.

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    Falcon sophomore Will Simms slaps a shot during batting practice earlier this season. He is slated to play outfield and pitch.
    Sluggers ready to roll through playoffs, on to...
    By Ben Watanabe • March 13, 2015 6:43 pm

    Surprising many, South Whidbey made a serious splash at the state 1A baseball tournament in 2014, and the Falcon sluggers are prepared to hammer their way back to the top this season.

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    During an exercise portion of Time Together Adult Day Services at South Whidbey Center in Bayview
    Senior Center building friendships, bucking isolation
    By Ben Watanabe • March 11, 2015 11:34 am

    Senior Services of Island County is on an 18-year-old mission to fight senior isolation and loneliness.

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    Back in April 2014
    Ethics board members hard to find in Langley
    By Ben Watanabe • March 11, 2015 11:32 am

    It’s been more than eight months since Langley greenlighted the creation of an ethics board, yet the group is still without a single member.

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    Falcon boys soccer head coach Emerson “Skip” Robbins speaks to players during the first day of tryouts March 2.
    SWHS spring sports participation numbers steady from past...
    By Ben Watanabe • March 11, 2015 11:27 am

    Perhaps driven by the promise of unusually warm winter temperatures and early sunshine, South Whidbey High School students continued to turn out for spring sports.

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    Peter Van Giesen
    SLIDESHOW | Sudden landslide wrecks Clinton cabins
    By Ben Watanabe • March 6, 2015 6:46 pm

    A late February landslide just south of one that completely obliterated a beachfront cabin in December 2014 knocked a cabin structure off its foundation, forced Island County to red tag another and yellow tag a third.

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    Langley Public Works Director Stan Berryman
    Accounting error led to free sewer service in...
    By Ben Watanabe • March 6, 2015 6:31 pm

    An accounting error by Langley Public Works led to 10 properties receiving free sewer service, one as far back as July 2012.

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    Peter Van Giesen
    Clinton landslide claims another Brighton Beach cabin
    By Ben Watanabe • March 6, 2015 6:24 pm

    A large slide of earth and trees crashed into a Clinton beachfront cabin, knocking it off its foundation and forcing Island County to restrict entry and occupancy.

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