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Feathered friends: South Whidbey birders take stock of avian population
The Christmas count is the longest running citizen science survey in the world and provides important data on…
Life
Washington’s poet laureate comes to WICA
Elizabeth Austen jokes that her mid-life crisis came a little early. Nearly 20 years ago, the Shakespearean trained…
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Santa water skis on Deer Lake
South Whidbey received an unconventional visit from Saint Nick this Christmas. Jordyn Kelley, a 7th grader and Langley…
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South Whidbey woman shares story of homelessness
As patrons of the Island Church of Whidbey soup kitchen finished their meals, lively piano music mingled with…
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South End teachers find support in online education
Laura Spear felt she needed to make a change. Spear, a social worker living in Enterprise, Ore., had…
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Groups work to relocate osprey nest from South Whidbey football field
A couple of ospreys will be returning from their southern migration to a brand new nest location come…
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Langley couple helps doctor revive a community
The Mayans call him a saint. The doctor, Sergio Castro, has spent the past 51 years tending to…
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South Whidbey kids chat about Christmas
The Record spoke with first graders at South Whidbey Elementary about Santa, the North Pole and Christmas morning…
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Warming center for homeless to open in Langley
South Whidbey’s homeless may have access to the area’s first warming center come January.
Life
Clinton couple crafts pens, quilts as gifts of thanks
Candy Lincoln and her husband, Scott Lincoln, also a Vietnam War veteran, recently handed down their business Lincoln…
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Readiness to Learn Holiday House open for business
The Readiness to Learn Foundation is working to ensure every child and teen on South Whidbey receives a…
Life
Clinton Do Jahng kicks off the new year with taekwondo
Armstrong opened the Do Jahng at Ken’s Korner in August when he and his family relocated from California…
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On pointe: Whidbey Island Dance Theatre ballerinas prepare for a holiday classic
The word ballerina evokes a mental image of tutus, leotards, dancers’ limbs elongated in elegant poses and toes…