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Soccer academy has lofty goals

Imagine a soccer stadium designed to hold 1,000 fans on Whidbey Island. That’s the goal of Mikael Kerleau-Idrissi,…

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S. Whidbey Tilth may drop midweek market

South Whidbey Tilth will resume its Saturday farmers markets despite a less-than-successful summer season.

Denise Boyett is ready to give lessons on her horse cart as part of a new horse program on Whidbey Island

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New horse program under way on Whidbey Island

OK, you’ve seen the film “Dances with Wolves,” and you harbor a need to ride the range and…

Katie Ewing and Mitch Worthy enjoy some hot cocoa on their way for a day of snowboarding at Stevens Pass

Sports

Snowrider program is gearing up for a winter blast

It’s time to get those skis, snowshoes and snowboards out of the closet or garage — it’s been…

An Island County crew works to repair a rockery along the edge of Glendale Road after high flows in the creek led to slope failures along the roadway earlier this week.

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Severe flooding threatens Glendale

The sound could be heard blocks away — water swollen by recent heavy rains rushing down the bed…

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Parks district approves fat budget for next year

When the South Whidbey Parks & Recreation District goes to voters in February for a renewal of its…

South Whidbey wrestlers Ben Jacobson-Ross and Evan Thompson practice their takedown techniques under the critical eye of Falcon coach Jim Thompson.

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South Whidbey wrestlers young, but eager to start

Last season, three South Whidbey wrestlers qualified for regional success, but failed to get to the zenith of…

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Freeland woman barely avoids ‘granny scam’

Thanks to some alert bank tellers, Neta Lea barely avoided becoming a victim of a couple of scam…

Mike Skouras measures twice before cutting once as he installs a new adult chin-up bar at Castle Park.

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Castle Park upgrades will keep attraction closed until spring

When the refurbished Castle Park opens for business next spring, there will be something new for children and…

Falcon Emily Martin attempts to break away from defending teammate Hayley Newman during the first day of girls basketball practice at South Whidbey High School.

Sports

A new day dawns for South Whidbey girls basketball

There’s always a few butterflies on the first day of practice.

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Port now owns Bush Point

After years of wrangling over who owns what at the Bush Point boat- launch facility, the mist has…

Falcon three-sport athlete Cayla Calderwood takes a break after volleyball and before basketball starts. In the spring

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Calderwood finds sports and grades are compatible

Falcon senior Cayla Calderwood is something of a contradiction.

Sixth-grader Trevor Turpen talks with lunchmate Evan Mellish during lunch Tuesday at Langley Middle School.

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Numbers down in all school cafeterias

It was a classic good news/bad news scenario for the South Whidbey School District. Fewer students are eating…