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Nina Vichayapai shows her watercolor painting of the story pole at the Rosario Beach trailhead.

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Deception Pass welcomes first resident artist

Nina Vichayapai’s idyllic day-to-day life is the first of its kind in a Washington state park.

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WAIF hosts bowling fundraiser

This weekend, your strikes, your spares and even your gutter balls can help out animals in need.

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Town council approves hospital cooling center

Coupeville council members took a step to protect town residents from hot weather conditions.

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Christine Herbert, center, works in a pre-natal clinic in Zambia while volunteering for the Peace Corps.

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Peace Corps memoirist holds author talk

A Washington author is visiting Coupeville to talk about her experience in the Peace Corps.

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Coupeville welcomes new town marshal

Sheriff Rick Felici appointed Bo Miller as the new head of law enforcement for the town.

Casie Greve, right, meets with educators from across the country at the Jewish Foundation for the Righteous Summer Institute in New Jersey in June. (Photo provided by the Jewish Foundation for the Righteous)

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Coupeville teacher receives Holocaust education fellowship

Casie Greve joined 21 other teachers at a five-day intensive seminar on teaching the Holocaust.

Volunteers build a roof in the style of the early 1900s on the Pratt Machine Shed in Ebey’s Landing National Historical Reserve. (Photo by Karina Andrew/Whidbey News-Times)

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Volunteers restore historic shed

Volunteers from all over the country have been working to preserve the Pratt Machine Shed.

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Oak Harbor man killed while walking on interstate

An Oak Harbor man was struck and killed by a semi truck in Mount Vernon.

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The oldest vehicle on the tour was Richard Anderson’s 1918 Pierce-Arrow.

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A drive through history

The Pierce-Arrow Society brought around a dozen vintage cars to Whidbey Island over the weekend.

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Dave Engle, pictured here with his wife, Dolores, is part of the fifth generation of Engles to own the farm known as the Engle Family Homestead.

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Volunteers needed for farmhouse rescue

Historic Whidbey is calling on islanders to help rescue a historic building from strangling vines.

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Century-old event returns to park

On July 23, Deception Pass State Park will celebrate its 100th anniversary.

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Summer camp launches art workshop

A popular South End summer camp destination is launching a new offering for kids and teens.

Jacquelyn Diaz plays bocce at the Special Olympics USA Games in June. (Photo by Joe Faraoni/ESPN)

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Whidbey athlete wins silver in bocce

Jacquelyn Diaz earned second place in singles and doubles bocce and fourth place in team bocce.