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    Articles by Emily Gilbert
    Bystanders perform CPR on grocery store shopper
    Bystanders perform CPR on grocery store shopper
    By Emily Gilbert • July 27, 2021 1:30 am

    Two men helped a fellow grocery shopper at Saar’s last week by performing CPR after he collapsed.

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    Bowman Bay diver found
    Bowman Bay diver found
    By Emily Gilbert • July 27, 2021 1:30 am

    The Skagit County Sheriff’s Office has recovered the body of a 67-year-old Bellevue man who went missing after scuba diving…

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    Photo by Jackie Gilbert
    Lost crab pots likely taken by the sea,...
    By Emily Gilbert • July 20, 2021 1:30 am

    The Fish and Wildlife Department has removed more than 250 crab pots from marine areas 8-1 and 8-2.

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    190704-N-HC646-0252 OAK HARBOR, Wash. (August 6, 2019) Master-at-Arms 1st Class Nick Fortune gives instruction during a take down demonstration to visitors in attendance of National Night Out on Fort Nugent Park. National Night Out is an annual community-building campaign that promotes police-community partnerships and neighborhood camaraderie. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Marc Cuenca/Released)
    As COVID rules ease, local events calendar gets...
    By Emily Gilbert • July 20, 2021 1:30 am

    Oak Harbor residents and visitors have a lot to look forward to in the next few weeks.

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    Photo by Karina Andrew/Whidbey News-Times
    Campaign signs create stir during Oak Harbor 4th...
    By Emily Gilbert • July 20, 2021 1:30 am

    Joel Servatius resolved a conflict of interest by paying the Fourth of July parade entrance free.

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    Navy photo
NAS Whidbey Fire Inspector Zach Walker looks at the damage of a small fire at a yard in military housing in Crescent Harbor Tuesday.
    So long, s’mores: No campfires allowed in a...
    By Emily Gilbert • July 16, 2021 1:30 am

    The burn ban prohibits all outdoor burning, including recreational fires and fireworks.

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    Queen Patsy Arthur and her court in the 1956 Fair Parade.
    Decades of fair memories saved by South Whidbey...
    By Emily Gilbert • July 15, 2021 1:30 am

    Thousands of pages digitized and free to view online

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    Photo by Emily Gilbert/Whidbey News-Times
    Summer sailboat racing returns to cove
    By Emily Gilbert • July 13, 2021 1:30 am

    Mainsails and spinnakers from about 20 boats will dot the water in Penn Cove from Friday to Sunday.

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    Photo by Emily Gilbert/Whidbey News-Times
    Weather may be warm, but Puget Sound waters...
    By Emily Gilbert • July 9, 2021 1:30 am

    Any water temperature below 70 degrees should be treated with caution.

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    Photo by Emily Gilbert/Whidbey News-Times
Katie Toft and her four-year-old daughter Bailey walk across the newly renovated Rotary Memorial Bridge. Katie Toft's father, Dick Toft, is one of the Rotarians memorialized on a plaque next to the bridge.
    Rotary bridge reopens after $87,000 renovation
    By Emily Gilbert • July 6, 2021 1:30 am

    The newly renovated Rotary Memorial Bridge was dedicated at Windjammer Park Thursday.

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    An artist rendering shows the “Angel de la Creatividad” sculpture in a proposed location in Windjammer Park. Rendering provided.
    City council nears end of ‘Angel’ sculpture debate
    By Emily Gilbert • July 6, 2021 1:30 am

    Council members voted to discuss the final placement of the sculpture at their Aug. 4 meeting.

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    Stabilization center open after 6-month delay
    Stabilization center open after 6-month delay
    By Emily Gilbert • July 2, 2021 1:30 am

    Oak Harbor’s center for people struggling with mental health issues or substance use opened June 28.

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    Photo by Emily Gilbert/Whidbey News-Times
Karen Achabel holds up a piece of kelp at Fort Ebey State Park on April 24. Seaweed harvesting at state parks is limited to April 15-May 15, although seaweed can be harvested from non-state park land at other times during the year.
    Seaweed Smorgasbord: Greens from the sea the next...
    By Emily Gilbert • July 2, 2021 1:30 am

    Whidbey has seaweed on its shores and there are many ways an adventurous eater can try a bite.

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