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    Articles by Ben Watanabe
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    Mystery Weekend: Longest running event in U.S. takes...
    By Ben Watanabe • February 17, 2015 5:42 pm

    As has happened for three decades, hundreds of amateur sleuths will flood Langley’s streets and shops, searching for clues to solve a fictitious murder this weekend.

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    SLIDESHOW | Mountaineers go to tall timber Soares down stretch for late rally over Falcon boys in 1A playoff
    SLIDESHOW | Mountaineers go to tall timber Soares...
    By Ben Watanabe • February 13, 2015 5:47 pm

    South Whidbey led Mount Baker through the first three quarters of an elimination game in the 1A District 1 boys basketball tournament on Thursday, Feb. 12. But the Mountaineers looked up to their towering forward, 6-foot-8 junior Tim Soares, who led the way with 29 points, including several field goals in the final three minutes to come from behind and advance to the bi-district tournament.

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    Vicki Thompson rubs a customer’s feet at Island Girl Nails on Tuesday. After owning the business for 10 years
    Island Girl Nails keeping its polish
    By Ben Watanabe • February 13, 2015 5:35 pm

    Three women are being primped and pampered in the cozy space of Island Girl Nails in Clinton.

    Each one is tended to by a licensed manicurist, and each woman heaps on praise for the women, who are celebrating 10 years in operation this month. Their customers each represent the clientele that has sustained and grown the nail salon since its inception in a small space across the highway back in 2005.

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    SLIDESHOW | Late moves seal Lakewood’s win, spoil South Whidbey girls senior night
    SLIDESHOW | Late moves seal Lakewood’s win, spoil...
    By Ben Watanabe • February 13, 2015 5:24 pm

    Lakewood ran away in the fourth quarter to a 41-29 win against South Whidbey in a Cascade Conference girls basketball game Friday, Feb. 6 at South Whidbey High School in Langley.

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    The Clinton and Freeland RadioShack store
    Whidbey RadioShacks to stay open as corporate files...
    By Ben Watanabe • February 10, 2015 5:47 pm

    South Whidbey’s two RadioShack stores will stay open amid news that RadioShack Corp. filed for bankruptcy and would shutter more than 1,700 stores nationwide.

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    Langley to take bluff project to public
    Langley to take bluff project to public
    By Ben Watanabe • February 10, 2015 5:46 pm

    The first step in the do-over of Langley’s proposed Cascade Avenue bluff project will occur some time in March.

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    Four Falcon grapplers advance to regional round
    Four Falcon grapplers advance to regional round
    By Ben Watanabe • February 10, 2015 5:32 pm

    Sending four of six wrestlers on to the 1A regional wrestling tournament was about as good as it could get for South Whidbey head coach Jim Thompson.

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    Meridian downs South Whidbey boys in District 1 playoffs
    Meridian downs South Whidbey boys in District 1...
    By Ben Watanabe • February 10, 2015 5:32 pm

    Meridian torched South Whidbey with 11 three-pointers to put the Falcon boys basketball team’s season on the brink of ending after a 60-32 loss Monday night.

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    Falcon senior Mo Hamsa eyes the rim for a layup against Cedarcrest senior Adam Davenport on Feb. 3.
    Falcons survive Red Wolves’ furious rally
    By Ben Watanabe • February 7, 2015 6:00 am

    South Whidbey’s senior night was near perfect Tuesday in a thrilling, hold-onto-your-seat finish 69-67 win over Cedarcrest.

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    Darien Jacob
    Minor rule tweak leads to big talk of...
    By Ben Watanabe • February 6, 2015 6:35 pm

    What started as a minor change to a city ordinance turned into a big discussion about how some rules make Langley unwelcoming for children and families.

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    SLIDESHOW | On senior night, South Whidbey boys win home finale
    SLIDESHOW | On senior night, South Whidbey boys...
    By Ben Watanabe • February 6, 2015 5:09 pm

    South Whidbey withstood a furious charge by Cedarcrest in Cascade Conference boys basketball game that had playoff implications for the visiting Red Wolves, and was a Senior Night 69-67 victory for the hometeam Falcons.

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    Falcon sophomore Emily Turpin fights for possession against King’s on Jan. 30.
    King’s sisters dominate South Whidbey girls
    By Ben Watanabe • February 3, 2015 4:00 pm

    Length, speed and two sisters powered King’s girls basketball team to a dominating 64-24 victory over South Whidbey in Langley Friday night.

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    SLIDESHOW | Falcons clipped by conference-leading King’s in girls hoops
    SLIDESHOW | Falcons clipped by conference-leading King’s in...
    By Ben Watanabe • February 3, 2015 5:53 pm

    South Whidbey girls basketball fell to the Cascade Conference-leading King’s squad 64-24 on Friday, Jan. 30 at South Whidbey High School.

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