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David Bauermeister

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Mobile poultry processing comes to Whidbey

The feathers that stuck to the side of a steel work platform were a clear indication that this…

Life

Whidbey Playhouse to present the classic comedy, “Pirates of Penzance”

Ron Wohl could get used to performing at the Whidbey Playhouse. Wohl, an Anacortes resident known around Skagit…

Orcas come up for air in Penn Cove on Thursday

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Orca pod makes Christmas Day visit to Penn Cove

Coupeville residents got a Christmas Day surprise when a pod of orcas swam into Penn Cove and stayed…

Dean Parmenter

Business

Plumber turned chef cooks up new success with hot dog eatery

The handshake is the first indication that this is no ordinary hot dog vendor. Dean Parmenter’s hands have…

Jill Hein of Coupeville is co-coordinator of one of two groups that will be counting birds on Whidbey Island for the Audubon Christmas Bird Count that starts this month. Hein’s group will conduct its count on Dec. 20

Life

Whidbey birders count down to important event

In a small pond across the highway from Crockett Lake, Jill Hein spots a long string of diving…

Haylee Fortinberry shows off a treasure at Deception Pass State Park. The park is the busiest in the state and had a great year in 2014.

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2.7 million visited Deception Pass Park in 2014

The magic of Deception Pass State Park was on display on a sunny late afternoon last week and…

Ruth Demmert

Life

Kake return to Ebey’s Landing after 157 years

Michael Ferri, a museum volunteer and local history buff, picked up the phone, listened to the voice of…

Jordan Akins

News

Great Scot! Highland Games take over Greenbank

Whenever Grayson Akins returns to campus at Western Washington University and talks about her summer athletic endeavors back…

The winner of a pie-eating contest raises his hand in victory. The annual Loganberry Festival has been cancelled this year due to a scheduling conflict.

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‘Bounce Mania’ takes over in Loganberry Festival’s absence

One of the first things Bo Chernikoff thought of when he heard about the cancellation of the Loganberry…

Dan Ollis [above]

News

Whidbey Coffee master Dan Ollis | Brewing success for 25 years

His iPad is a constant whirl of activity. Dan Ollis keeps the device handy for communication on the…

Brian Punch of Oak Harbor hoists a 103-pound halibut.

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Big halibut caught near Anacortes

This wasn’t the sort of fishing Brian Punch grew up around back home in Louisiana. Yet a tip…

A scene of Mount Baker

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Camano shooter wins land trust’s 2015 calendar contest

A shadowy image of Mount Baker at sunrise was the winning photo in the first Whidbey Camano Land…

An angler fishes Lone Lake on South Whidbey. Fresh water fishing season opens at other lowland lakes on the South End and across the state this Saturday

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Let the fishing begin

It’s always the big fish that spike the most interest.