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    Articles by Patricia Duff
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    Giving Tree lights up the season for Whidbey...
    By Patricia Duff • December 5, 2011 1:01 pm

    BAYVIEW — There’s nothing quite like sprucing up the spruce for the holidays.

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    Liam Henny as Josh makes a wish at the 'Zoltar' carnival machine (played by Mikkel Hustad) in Whidbey Island Center for the Arts production of 'Big
    ‘BIG, The Musical’: A song and dance tour...
    By Patricia Duff • November 30, 2011 2:00 pm

    It’s a big cast, with a big set, big songs and an even bigger heart.

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    Whidbey Island Dance Theatre's Elliauna Madsen as Clara reaches for the coveted nutcracker
    Whidbey Island Dance Theatre presents ‘The Nutcracker’ dressed...
    By Patricia Duff • November 29, 2011 9:00 am

    Nineteen and counting.

    Whidbey Island Dance Theatre’s 19th season of “The Nutcracker” opens at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 9 in the auditorium at South Whidbey High School.

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    Joe Freia is feeling fine after an ordeal in the hospital. But the volunteer firefighter needs help with overwhelming medical bills.
    Benefit to be held Friday, Dec. 2 for...
    By Patricia Duff • November 28, 2011 2:24 pm

    A bug is not always just a bug.

    Sometimes, “just a bug” turns into an absolute nightmare.

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    Good Cheer Food Bank has busiest day in its history
    Good Cheer Food Bank has busiest day in...
    By Patricia Duff • November 27, 2011 12:22 pm

    Good Cheer Food Bank had its busiest day Monday when it served 115 households.

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    Clockwise from top are “Little Sisters” Zoe Eisenbrey
    Festival of Trees helps add a spark of...
    By Patricia Duff • November 22, 2011 10:00 am

    Children, children, children and children.

    That’s who Big Brothers Big Sisters of Island County cares about most.

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    Ambria Prosch and Elizabeth Grant in 'Little Women
    ‘Little Women, The Broadway Musical’ opens at Whidbey...
    By Patricia Duff • November 16, 2011 2:00 pm

    Run away!

    That’s what some directors want to do when faced with staging a musical version of a popular classic.

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    Peter Bergman
    Celebrate the voice, the artist, the man |...
    By Patricia Duff • November 15, 2011 8:08 pm

    David Ossman has one of those voices not soon forgotten.

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    Comedian Jennifer Rawlings in a flak jacket and helmet  during a USO tour.
    Comedian brings weapon of laughter to war zones
    By Patricia Duff • November 15, 2011 7:54 pm

    Running to a helicopter while being shot at is tricky.

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    Clinton native Amy Walker co-hosts a TEDx talk in Phoenixville
    Whidbey’s Amy Walker takes the world by storm....
    By Patricia Duff • November 14, 2011 11:25 am

    Amy Walker’s first YouTube video, “21 Accents,” now has 6.9 million views.

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    Victory Lee Schouten wears a neck brace after undergoing a complex spinal surgery.
    Community holds fundraiser for beloved Whidbey poet
    By Patricia Duff • November 12, 2011 4:26 pm

    Triumph, conquest, success, coup. These are the words of a winner. These are the fighting words of “Victory.”

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    Nancy Nolan performing at the piano.
    Nancy Nolan sings standards and hot Latin jazz...
    By Patricia Duff • November 9, 2011 3:47 pm

    She grew up with a piano in the kitchen of her Capitol Hill home.

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    Joni Takanikos portrays French icon Edith Piaf for one weekend in Langley.
    Soulful sparrow: ‘The Songbird of Paris’ opens at...
    By Patricia Duff • November 9, 2011 12:30 pm

    She was a very small person with a very big voice and an even bigger heart. The word that followed her throughout her life and which colored the particular expression of her music was “love.”

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