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    Articles by Jim Larsen
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    Whidbey’s first coatimundi chase ends with success
    By Jim Larsen • May 23, 2013 7:00 am

    Jack lies peacefully on one couch cushion stacked atop another, eyes closed, the picture of innocence. Hardly the type of fellow one would suspect of kicking off South Whidbey’s first wild coatimundi chase.

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    SLIDESHOW | Langley house burns down, occupants escape unharmed
    SLIDESHOW | Langley house burns down, occupants escape...
    By Jim Larsen • May 14, 2013 6:37 pm

    A fire claimed the Langley home and vehicle of Marilie Johnson the night of May 10. Her two grandchildren, three dogs, several cats and she escaped unharmed.

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    South Whidbey Fire/EMS Assistant Chief Paul Busch directs the action as a car and house burn in the background. The blaze on Anthes Avenue in Langley destroyed a home but the human and animal occupants escaped safely.
    Fire destroys Langley home | UPDATE
    By Jim Larsen • May 14, 2013 4:22 pm

    We may never know the exact cause of a fire that destroyed a home in Langley late Friday afternoon.

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    This was the scene moments after the first firefighters arrived to fight a house fire on Anthes Avenue in Langley late Friday afternoon. The house appeared to be a total loss by 7 p.m. but a woman and her two grandchildren got out unharmed.
    Fire destroys Langley home, people, animals escape
    By Jim Larsen • May 10, 2013 11:27 pm

    A home was destroyed by fire in Langley late Friday afternoon but two adults, two children, four dogs and several cats escaped the inferno unharmed.

    South Whidbey Fire/EMS threw everything it had at the stubborn blaze, but even after 20 minutes of battle flames were still licking above the roof of the house, located at 460 Anthes Avenue, about block up the hill from the United Methodist Church.

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    American Legion Post 141’s 2013 Poppy Girl
    Poppy Girl encounters war memories of Whidbey Island...
    By Jim Larsen • May 10, 2013 6:59 pm

    A Poppy Girl learns that an assisted living facility isn’t just a place where older people live, it’s where an irreplaceable storehouse of history is kept alive in the memories of residents.

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    The Tokitae superstructure leaves the Nichols Brothers boat yard this spring. A second ferry is in the works
    Nichols jobs depend on another ferry
    By Jim Larsen • May 7, 2013 5:09 pm

    Eighty to 100 jobs on South Whidbey are riding on the outcome of a transportation bill still up in the air as the Washington State Legislature prepares for its special session beginning Monday, May 13.

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    Mayor Fred McCarthy
    Ceremony celebrates long awaited Langley marina project
    By Jim Larsen • May 3, 2013 7:02 pm

    The start of long-awaited improvements to the marina in Langley was cause enough for a groundbreaking ceremony Wednesday.

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    A Neptune Marine employee scurries to secure a sunken work barge in Monday morning’s storm. Two small barges sank in the strong wind and work to refloat them started in heavy rain Tuesday morning. In the background is the new tug built by Nichols Brothers.
    Big wind sinks barges as Langley marina project...
    By Jim Larsen • April 30, 2013 5:19 pm

    A surprise wind from the northwest Monday morning caused havoc for the crew beginning work on the Langley Marina expansion project and forced the cancellation of the last whale watching cruise of the year by Mystic Sea Tours.

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    Paul Schell sits behind a model of a possible Boatyard Inn expansion project as he proposes his marina improvement ideas to the Port of South Whidbey commissioners.
    Inn, restaurant, elevator among Schell’s harbor ideas
    By Jim Larsen • April 27, 2013 8:00 am

    Langley businessman and developer Paul Schell dropped some new ideas about the future of the Langley harbor Thursday morning at a Port of South Whidbey commissioners meeting in Freeland.

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    Mark Moore cuts aluminum for stairs to be installed in a multi-unit building in Seattle. The North Cross Aluminum employee will have lots of cutting and fabricating ahead of him with the recent award of the fire boat bid with South Whidbey Fire/EMS.
    Small Freeland shop wins $500K fire boat bid
    By Jim Larsen • April 16, 2013 5:26 pm

    A new South Whidbey company with ties to Nichols Brothers Boat Builders landed its first contract Monday: the job of building a fire boat for South Whidbey Fire/EMS.

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    Kamren Adams has turned himself into authorities after allegedly stabbing a Clinton man multiple times.
    UPDATE | Suspect in Clinton stabbing turns himself...
    By Jim Larsen • April 15, 2013 8:25 pm

    The man suspected of stabbing another man multiple times in Clinton turned himself in at 2:15 Monday at the Island County Jail.

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    Clinton man stabbed multiple times, suspect sought by police
    Clinton man stabbed multiple times, suspect sought by...
    By Jim Larsen • April 15, 2013 1:38 pm

    A suspect who allegedly stabbed a man in Clinton early Sunday morning is being sought by the Island County Sheriff’s Office.

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    Alex was euthanized Thursday for viciously attacking a young woman who was house sitting.
    Dog euthanized after mauling Clinton young woman
    By Jim Larsen • April 9, 2013 5:49 pm

    The owner of the dog that chewed up a young Clinton woman had him euthanized by a veterinarian Thursday.

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    • Whidbey Island Fair will go on despite controversy
    • In reversal, Port of Coupeville isn’t going to buy airport
    • Bookstore owner challenges town mayor
    • Whidbey conference focuses on water, climate
    • A day of remembrance on Whidbey

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