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    Articles by Rebecca Olson
    Dick James displays a number of the jewelry pieces
    Gem club rocks out with show on North...
    By Rebecca Olson • February 1, 2013 7:00 pm

    Entering the Sweetheart of Gems Show is like opening a chest full of treasure. Wire-wrapped arrowheads, intricate earrings, belt buckles gleaming with polished stones and even beaded praying mantises will turn the Oak Harbor Senior Center into a treasure trove.

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    Educational exhibits viewable throughout the day during Sound Waters offer information on “anything you ever wanted to know about our environment
    Get a sound education on Western Washington ecology...
    By Rebecca Olson • January 22, 2013 5:07 pm

    From crabbing to cold water sharks to the effects of personal care products on the environment, a one-day university in Oak Harbor will teach a variety of topics relating to Puget Sound and its health.

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    Before heading out on tour
    Shanty Fest celebrates maritime music, helping families in...
    By Rebecca Olson • January 18, 2013 6:01 pm

    Even during cold January, there’s a chance for a fun time for a good cause. Shanty Fest will take attendees on a maritime adventure Saturday, Jan. 26 at the Greenbank Farm.

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    Stop
    ‘Stop, Thief’ presented during music series
    By Rebecca Olson • January 17, 2013 1:00 pm

    There may be little desire to sit down as Stop, Thief! brings its jazzy, bluesy, funky rock and swing compositions to the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Whidbey Island for the third concert in the Chamber Music Series.

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    Max Cole-Takanikos and Joni Takanikos in “Songbirds of Paris.”
    ‘Songbird’ flies from Paris to Langley
    By Rebecca Olson • January 15, 2013 3:00 pm

    As she nears death, iconic French singer Edith Piaf reincarnates the ghosts of her past, sharing with the audience a forceful, romantic journey through her life accompanied by her heartrending songs in “The Songbird of Paris, Edith Piaf,” showing for one weekend only.

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    Butch Arthur created his own idea of a superhero
    Museo winter show explores the impact of comics,...
    By Rebecca Olson • January 15, 2013 5:38 pm

    Think all superheroes are required to have X-ray vision or the ability to fly? Art at a gallery in Langley encourages the community to think again.

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    This is the cover of Barry Gough’s “Juan de Fuca’s Strait: Voyages in the Waters of Forgotten Dreams.” The book is available for purchase at Island County Historical Museum in Coupeville.
    Author offers strait talk on Juan de Fuca
    By Rebecca Olson • December 14, 2012 7:03 pm

    A tale rich with adventure, dreams and exploration forms the history of Juan de Fuca’s Strait in a new book by a Canadian author.

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    Legh W. Burns conducts Roxallanne Medley
    Sing-along with Whidbey orchestra at ‘Messiah’
    By Rebecca Olson • November 29, 2012 11:00 am

    This concert has a different atmosphere than most. Instead of silently appreciating the music, the audience is asked to sing along at two community sing-along events.

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    Paige Sherman
    Festive trees decorate Whidbey in Island-wide effort for...
    By Rebecca Olson • November 23, 2012 5:46 pm

    Uniquely decorated trees and wreaths may be in the forefront of the Big Brothers Big Sisters of Island County’s 14th annual Festival of Trees gala and auction, but what really shines are the life-changing relationships the event funds.

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    Pete Berg and Richard Johnson point out the water system installed by Johnson and Maurice Aasland at the site of the new Nordic Lodge on Jacobs Road in Coupeville.
    Nordic descendants discover new home in Coupeville
    By Rebecca Olson • November 6, 2012 5:35 pm

    A group with a heritage stretching from Sweden to Iceland finally found a place to build new traditions and celebrate old ones in Coupeville.

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    Doktor Kaboom
    Whidbey Island Center for the Arts goes kaboom
    By Rebecca Olson • November 6, 2012 5:25 pm

    This presenter knows the chemical reaction to produce chuckles and he has the tools to leave children and adults giggling until their sides hurt. His presentation brings the Family Series back to Whidbey Island Center for the Arts with a boom.

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    Walking dead due at Clinton golf course for Halloween
    Walking dead due at Clinton golf course for...
    By Rebecca Olson • October 23, 2012 5:19 pm

    The MR21 virus has infected Whidbey Island and everyone’s turning into zombies! Join the walking dead at Island Greens for an unforgettable Halloween adventure.

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    Kathleen Flenniken
    Washington State Poet Laureate teaches power of poetry...
    By Rebecca Olson • October 19, 2012 6:26 pm

    Inspired by growing up near the Hanford Nuclear Site and her own everyday life events, Kathleen Flenniken became not just any poet but a poet devoted to expanding the understanding of poetry throughout the state.

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