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    Articles by Kira Erickson
    Community land trust focuses on affordable housing on Whidbey
    Community land trust focuses on affordable housing on...
    By Kira Erickson • January 27, 2023 1:30 am

    A new community land trust has begun on Whidbey Island in response to rising housing costs.

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    Photo by Kira Erickson/South Whidbey Record
South Whidbey Fire/EMS Fire Chief Nicholas Walsh explains what the fire department does during a meeting with the Freeland Chamber of Commerce.
    New South Whidbey fire chief outlines plans for...
    By Kira Erickson • January 27, 2023 1:30 am

    In the new year, South Whidbey Fire/EMS has big plans to increase fire safety in the community.

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    Photo provided
Sheila Weidendorf is a Langley resident and the 	pianist behind RASA 4.
    Upcoming Whidbey concerts feature chamber music
    By Kira Erickson • January 27, 2023 1:30 am

    Island residents have a chance to experience the beginning of a new chapter of chamber music.

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    Allen Fletcher
    Bones found at Langley marina might belong to...
    By Kira Erickson • January 24, 2023 1:30 am

    Nine years later, a mysterious missing person case in Langley might be closer to being solved.

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    Photo by David Welton
Aurora Echo gathers campanelle pasta extruded from her commercial pasta-making machine. She recently launched her new business, Wildly Beloved Foods, to sell her organic pasta, which also comes in a spinach variety.
    Oh, the pasta-bilities: One-woman noodle factory starts up...
    By Kira Erickson • January 24, 2023 1:30 am

    To make her pasta, Echo uses Italian semolina flour, fresh baby spinach and whole eggs.

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    Photo by Suzanne Rothmeyer
    Whidbey Gardening Workshop returns
    By Kira Erickson • January 20, 2023 1:30 am

    In its 34th year, an annual gardening event still finds a way to germinate new ideas.

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    Photo provided by Windermere
    Housing market cools after volatile year
    By Kira Erickson • January 20, 2023 1:30 am

    A rapidly cooling housing market on Whidbey became a reality in 2022, echoing a nationwide trend.

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    Photo by David Welton
Mary Jane Miller and Jim Hyde feed some alfalfa to their rescue goats.
    Giving goats a home to roam
    By Kira Erickson • January 17, 2023 1:30 am

    Miller and Hyde have rescued hundreds of goats over the past three decades

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    Campaign encourages ‘kicking gas’
    Campaign encourages ‘kicking gas’
    By Kira Erickson • January 13, 2023 1:30 am

    Organizers are hoping to convince 100 homeowners to switch from fossil fuels to an electric source.

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    Photo by David Welton
Fifth graders Brooklyn Simmons, left, and Sadie Rich shape the dough for cookies made during South Whidbey Elementary School’s MLK Day of Service.
    Day of service honors MLK
    By Kira Erickson • January 13, 2023 1:30 am

    Students at South Whidbey Elementary School spent Wednesday working on community projects.

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    Forum to address proposed school bond
    Forum to address proposed school bond
    By Kira Erickson • January 13, 2023 1:30 am

    The South Whidbey School Board will host a community forum from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 18.

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    Photo by Michael Holtby 
Matilda, photographed for the Whidbey Beard Project.
    Beard photo exhibit hits a snarl
    By Kira Erickson • January 10, 2023 1:30 am

    A photography show has come under scrutiny due to an image of a man dressed as a female pirate.

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    WhidbeyHealth is accepting applications for hospital board
    WhidbeyHealth is accepting applications for hospital board
    By Kira Erickson • January 10, 2023 1:30 am

    Interested candidates have until 5 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 31 to apply.

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    • Letter: Democrats don’t want other ideas heard
    • Letter: School bond is an opportunity not to be missed
    • Letter: Donations will help replace ambulances
    • Community land trust focuses on affordable housing on Whidbey

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