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    Articles by Roy Jacobson
    Dorothy Anderson stands in the new Langley Community Garden. Anderson provided the land for the project
    Langley property owner donates land for city’s first...
    By Roy Jacobson • May 10, 2010 12:29 pm

    You don’t need your own ground to grow a garden anymore, thanks to the city and Dorothy Anderson.
    Anderson, granddaughter of a pioneer Langley couple, has donated a chunk of her family’s 20 acres to be used for the city’s first community garden.

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    County may keep the gap in Glendale Road
    County may keep the gap in Glendale Road
    By Roy Jacobson • May 7, 2010 7:31 pm

    The gap in flood-damaged Glendale Road should stay there for the time being, Island County officials say.

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    Glendale disaster prompts claim for $955K in damages
    Glendale disaster prompts claim for $955K in damages
    By Roy Jacobson • May 7, 2010 7:27 pm

    A Glendale property owner says Island County owes him almost a million dollars for damage caused by last spring’s flooding of Glendale Creek south of Clinton.

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    UPDATE | Langley’s Dog House snapped up at auction
    UPDATE | Langley’s Dog House snapped up at...
    By Roy Jacobson • May 7, 2010 7:05 pm

    Langley’s historic Dog House Tavern was sold just above the minimum bid of $590,000 in an auction Friday morning on the steps of the Island County courthouse.

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    Trindar Getse
    Whidbey aid for Tibetan quake victims comes on...
    By Roy Jacobson • May 6, 2010 10:43 am

    Phase Two: 100 yaks.
    A local Buddhist group is extending its outreach to victims of last month’s damaging earthquake in Tibet with a campaign to raise money for a herd of the highly valued, high-altitude bovines.

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    South Whidbey Parks & Recreation maintenance supervisor Tom Fallon cleans up after a tree fell near parks headquarters on Maxwelton Road Monday afternoon.
    UPDATE | Windstorm levels trees, cuts power on...
    By Roy Jacobson • May 4, 2010 7:04 pm

    Brisk winds that gathered force during the weekend swept across Whidbey Island on Monday, knocking down trees, disrupting rural travel and causing a number of scattered power outages throughout the day.

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    This overturned boat was found beached at Admiralty Inlet on Sunday morning as wind whipped up waves during the weekend.
    Wind knocks down trees on Whidbey
    By Roy Jacobson • May 3, 2010 1:21 pm

    Brisk winds overnight knocked down some trees and caused small, scattered power outages across Whidbey Island, but no injuries were reported, officials said Monday morning.

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    Local push for Pepsi’s online grant money is gathering steam
    Local push for Pepsi’s online grant money is...
    By Roy Jacobson • May 2, 2010 9:00 am

    The effort to get South Whidbey nonprofits into an online contest for grant money is snowballing, according to Andy McRea, organizer of the campaign.

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    Support grows for Freeland golf course rescue plan
    Support grows for Freeland golf course rescue plan
    By Roy Jacobson • April 30, 2010 7:40 pm

    Nearly 150 people filled the gymnasium at Trinity Lutheran Church on Thursday night to discuss the fate of the now-closed Holmes Harbor Golf Course.

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    Auction for Langley’s Dog House put off again
    Auction for Langley’s Dog House put off again
    By Roy Jacobson • April 30, 2010 1:15 pm

    Public auction of Langley’s historic Dog House Tavern has been put off again, the second week in a row.

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    St. Augustine’s celebrates expansion project today in Freeland
    St. Augustine’s celebrates expansion project today in Freeland
    By Roy Jacobson • April 28, 2010 10:00 am

    St. Augustine’s in-the-Woods Episcopal Church in Freeland will celebrate its new building with a dedication ceremony this afternoon.

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    Parking for Whidbey commuters fading away in Mukilteo
    Parking for Whidbey commuters fading away in Mukilteo
    By Roy Jacobson • April 27, 2010 7:20 pm

    Overnight commuter parking in Mukilteo is going fast, and what’s left of it is going up.
    Diamond Parking notified Whidbey Island ferry commuters this past Friday that the city of Mukilteo will take over the two remaining 75-space overnight lots near the Mukilteo Lighthouse.

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    The charred dryer at left is blamed for starting a fire in Freeland on Saturday morning that destroyed this mobile home and killed a number of pets. The home’s occupant escaped uninjured.
    Woman loses home in Freeland blaze
    By Roy Jacobson • April 27, 2010 7:15 pm

    A Freeland woman is regrouping this week after losing her pet dog, her cat and kittens and most of her possessions in a mobile-home fire Saturday morning.

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