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    Articles by Jim Larsen
    Liam Henny plays Tiny Tim in “Scrooge
    ‘Scrooge! The Musical’ simply sings at WICA
    By Jim Larsen • November 28, 2012 10:00 am

    A Christmas story dear to the hearts of millions will enliven the stage at Whidbey Island Center for the Arts in Langley beginning this Friday.

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    Langley all alight: Village by the Sea welcomes Christmas
    Langley all alight: Village by the Sea welcomes...
    By Jim Larsen • November 27, 2012 4:53 pm

    The annual Lighting of Langley took place early Saturday evening at Langley Park, drawing hundreds of holiday-loving adults and children to enjoy singing Christmas songs and meeting Santa with two of his reindeer being impersonated by alpacas.

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    Pete Seybert
    Island County crew shores up Shoreview Drive
    By Jim Larsen • November 23, 2012 5:31 pm

    It looked like they were battling a giant python, but in fact Pete Seybert and Paul Nettleton were only grappling with a wattle.

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    Dr. Dave Parent gets the evil eye from one of the female eagles he separated from a death grip Monday night. The birds injured each other but were able to fly away.
    Female eagles’ death grip broken
    By Jim Larsen • November 17, 2012 12:00 pm

    Freeland veterinarian Dr. Dave Parent has no illusions that our national symbol is a proud, peace loving bird. Sometimes they can be downright nasty.

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    Couple puts $250K on the table to stop Port of South Whidbey’s cell tower
    Couple puts $250K on the table to stop...
    By Jim Larsen • November 16, 2012 5:44 pm

    A special meeting of the Port of South Whidbey commissioners has been called to mull over a surprise property bid that would scuttle a cellular tower — the idea of which is despised by some neighbors — near the top of the Dorothy Cleveland Trail at the port’s Possession Beach Waterfront Park.

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    Dan Boydston drills into the concrete bulkhead to install an ADA ramp to the Langley Marina. His company
    Marina work looms as Port of South Whidbey...
    By Jim Larsen • November 16, 2012 5:42 pm

    The Port of South Whidbey commissioners adopted a 2013 budget Tuesday with considerably less revenue than was received this year.

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    The high school was turned into a marketplace of Scandinavian goods by the Daughters of Norway. Langley Middle School teacher Sandy Gilbert couldn’t resist this Viking hat for her little grandchild
    South Whidbey goes Scandinavian | NOTABLE
    By Jim Larsen • November 13, 2012 5:27 pm

    Daughters of Norway Ester Moe Lodge #39 hosted hundreds of visitors Saturday for its 13th annual Nordic Fest celebrating Scandinavian culture and offering fun for the whole family at South Whidbey High School.

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    Port of South Whidbey Commissioner Chris Jerome participated by telephone during a special meeting Tuesday. Clerk Molly McLeod-Roberts lists as Jerome
    Port Commissioner Jerome votes remotely from Montreal
    By Jim Larsen • November 2, 2012 5:02 pm

    The Port of South Whidbey took a step into the future Tuesday by allowing Commissioner Chris Jerome to fully participate by telephone all the way from Montreal, Canada, where he was attending a business conference.

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    John Ursillo spends hours each day creating his finely crafted pencil drawings. He estimates each drawing takes about a month to finish. Above is an example of his work: “Whidbey Spotted Towhee Male.”
    It’s hard to believe, but he did it...
    By Jim Larsen • July 22, 2012 8:00 am

    Everything in John Ursillo’s studio has a purpose, including the rubber chicken that hangs by its neck from the light illuminating his drawing board.

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    Jeff Lauderdale
    District 1 candidates face off in Clinton
    By Jim Larsen • July 20, 2012 7:25 pm

    Jeff Lauderdale put a little distance between himself, the tea party, and even the Republican party in front of an audience of more than 100 citizens at the Clinton Progressive Hall Wednesday night.

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    SLIDESHOW | Choochokam draws a crowd in the sunshine
    SLIDESHOW | Choochokam draws a crowd in the...
    By Jim Larsen • July 10, 2012 5:51 pm

    Take a look at some photos from this year’s Choochokam Festival in Langley.

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    Islanders and visitors alike enjoy the sounds of the Saturday night street dance at Choochokam. Only later did the atmosphere sour in a  dispute over paying the New Iberian Zydeco Blues Band.
    Choochokam band dispute plays out on YouTube clip
    By Jim Larsen • July 10, 2012 5:29 pm

    Choochokam organizers were figuratively high-fiving one another for pulling off one of the most successful events in recent years and then, YouTube struck.

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    Like many Choochokam-goers
    Oh, what a beautiful weekend: Choochokam Festival lands...
    By Jim Larsen • July 10, 2012 5:27 pm

    If organizers had designed a weekend perfect for Choochokam, it would have looked like last weekend in Langley.

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