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    Articles by Ben Watanabe
    Emergency responders from South Whidbey Fire/EMS and Whidbey General Hospital EMS speak to Eric Ray of Greenbank after he was in a car crash on Highway 525 near Harbor Avenue in Freeland on Friday afternoon. He was able to walk away from the car before being taken to his nearby doctor's office.
    Both drivers walk away from Harbor Avenue crash
    By Ben Watanabe • January 23, 2015 4:09 pm

    The drivers of a near head-to-head two-car crash in Freeland on Friday both escaped serious injury.

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    Falcon sophomore Emily Turpin squeezes between Sultan’s Bailey Brierbrauer and Hanna Brierbrauer on Jan. 16 at South Whidbey High School.
    Second-half rally carries Falcon girls over Turks
    By Ben Watanabe • January 20, 2015 5:24 pm

    Facing the prospect of its seventh consecutive loss, the South Whidbey girls basketball team buckled down on defense late, hit some crucial three-point shots and rallied to defeat Sultan 44-41 Friday night.

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    U.S. Rep. Rick Larsen
    Rep. Rick Larsen backs Whidbey Navy base, touts...
    By Ben Watanabe • January 20, 2015 5:13 pm

    A few months after winning re-election, Congressman Rick Larsen touted transportation as his focus this year and maintained his advocacy of NAS Whidbey Island during a visit to Langley Saturday.

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    SLIDESHOW | Falcon boys fend off Lakewood Cougars in Langley
    SLIDESHOW | Falcon boys fend off Lakewood Cougars...
    By Ben Watanabe • January 16, 2015 7:17 pm

    South Whidbey lost a 10-point lead and found a way to hold on against a furious charge by the Lakewood Cougars on Jan. 13. The Falcons won 66-64.

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    Ben Watanabe / The Record Greenbank residents Rob and Leslie Born enjoy the Friday special of fish tacos from Bubba Flame Broiled Burger truck in Freeland on Friday. Not frequent food truck diners
    Langley considers new rules for food trucks
    By Ben Watanabe • January 16, 2015 7:04 pm

    Langley may join the hip foodie ranks of Seattle, Portland, Los Angeles and New York if the city council approves a newly proposed food truck ordinance.

    City council members will have their first discussion of the ordinance at Tuesday’s 5:30 p.m. meeting. As the proposal is currently worded, a $100 license would cover the calendar year and allows food trucks to operate between 9 a.m. and 10 p.m., seven days a week. There are no existing restrictions, however, that regulate the operation of such trucks inside city limits.

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    Falcon freshman Lewis Pope drives to the hoop against Lakewood on Tuesday
    South Whidbey boys withstand late Lakewood surge
    By Ben Watanabe • January 16, 2015 6:59 pm

    Despite losing a 10-point lead, South Whidbey’s boys basketball team held on for a 66-64 win over Lakewood on Tuesday night for the Falcons’ second straight win.

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    June Farrington holds up a picture of her late husband and a former Langley assistant marshal
    Former Langley marshal’s widow gets old badge
    By Ben Watanabe • January 14, 2015 6:00 am

    June Farrington has a host of memories and memorabilia from her deceased husband’s long career in the military and law enforcement.

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    SLIDESHOW | Cedarcrest surges in fourth quarter over Falcon girls hoops
    SLIDESHOW | Cedarcrest surges in fourth quarter over...
    By Ben Watanabe • January 13, 2015 5:49 pm

    South Whidbey lost the lead late as the Cedarcrest girls basketball team surged back in the final minutes to win 42-41 on Friday, Jan. 9 at South Whidbey High School.

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    James Wills files mail into post office boxes at the Clinton post office Monday. After a 34-year career at the Clinton post office
    Clinton post office clerk to retire after 34...
    By Ben Watanabe • January 13, 2015 5:25 pm

    James Wills has a lot of nicknames.
    People who come to the Clinton post office to weigh packages, check for lost mail and buy stamps know him as Jim, Jimmy and Jimbo.
    All of that friendly banter and a 34-year cache of memories will wrap up in a final shift Friday, Jan. 30. Wills is retiring from his United States Postal Service career at the end of the month.

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    Falcon sophomore Kinsey Eager passes to the perimeter after looking for an interior shot against Cedarcrest on Jan. 9 at South Whidbey High School.
    Rallies fall flat for Falcon girls basketball
    By Ben Watanabe • January 13, 2015 5:19 pm

    Free throws proved to be the difference for Cedarcrest’s girls basketball team in a 42-41 come-from-behind victory over South Whidbey on Friday night.

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    SLIDESHOW | Bellevue Christian buckles down against South Whidbey girls basketball
    SLIDESHOW | Bellevue Christian buckles down against South...
    By Ben Watanabe • January 9, 2015 7:25 pm

    Bellevue Christian took a 24-7 lead at halftime over South Whidbey’s girls basketball team and never looked back to a 43-29 victory Jan. 8 at South Whidbey High School.

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    Langley sticks to sidewalk snow, ice responsibility rules
    Langley sticks to sidewalk snow, ice responsibility rules
    By Ben Watanabe • January 9, 2015 7:06 pm

    Clearing sidewalk snow will remain the responsibility of property owners and shop keepers, Langley city leaders have decided.

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    Langley Police Officer Charlie Liggitt was presented with a Mayor’s Excellence Award pin and certificate for using an automated external defibrillator
    Langley police officer helps save a life with...
    By Ben Watanabe • January 9, 2015 7:05 pm

    When the time came, Langley Police Officer Charlie Liggitt jumped into action, and his decisions helped save a life late last month.

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