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    Articles by Roy Jacobson
    JaNoah Spratt stands with Steve Shapiro and Debora Valis of Island Athletic Club as he accepts a donation valued at $345 for the Good Cheer Talent Show raffle. It’s just one of the many prizes collected by the youngster for the fundraiser.
    Good Cheer Food Bank manager, 9-year-old partner gear...
    By Roy Jacobson • April 15, 2010 1:01 pm

    Just in time for Mother’s Day, the “Mother of All Talent Shows” to benefit Good Cheer Food Bank is shaping up nicely, thanks to the efforts of a couple of unlikely but intrepid troopers.

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    The gap in Glendale Road may become permanent; county officials say there is little support for fixing the roadway that was split by last year’s flash flood.
    Hole in Glendale Road may stay that way,...
    By Roy Jacobson • April 15, 2010 12:38 pm

    Maybe the best thing to do with washed-out Glendale Road is to leave it washed out, said Island County Engineer Randy Brackett.

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    Historic Maxwelton church nearly ready to reopen
    Historic Maxwelton church nearly ready to reopen
    By Roy Jacobson • April 12, 2010 1:36 pm

    The Little Brown Church is back in business.
    The Maxwelton Valley community fixture has been cleared by county planning, health and fire officials, and can be used by the public again.

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    One of the Leese brothers of Greenbank rides through the Camino de Santiago in Spain recently during a world bicycling trip to raise money for charity.
    Bicycling brothers from Greenbank finish a year on...
    By Roy Jacobson • April 9, 2010 7:39 pm

    Two brothers from Greenbank are a year into a round-the-world trip for charity, and they’re still on their feet.

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    Second hearing set for controversial Edgecliff development
    Second hearing set for controversial Edgecliff development
    By Roy Jacobson • April 9, 2010 7:34 pm

    The second of three pubic hearings on Langley Passage, a controversial 20-home development in Langley’s Edgecliff neighborhood, will be next week.

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    Karl Ellis
    UPDATE | Windstorm hits South Whidbey
    By Roy Jacobson • April 9, 2010 7:31 pm

    Larry Hagen was awake in his Scatchet Head bedroom Thursday morning shortly after 4 a.m. when an 80-foot hemlock snapped and fell on his roof.

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    Early morning windstorm sweeps Whidbey
    Early morning windstorm sweeps Whidbey
    By Roy Jacobson • April 8, 2010 12:29 pm

    A windy, wet cold front rapidly moving in from the west early Thursday morning caused scattered power outages and downed trees, but no reported injuries, officials said.

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    They’re saving Trillium Woods near Freeland, one little piece at a time
    They’re saving Trillium Woods near Freeland, one little...
    By Roy Jacobson • April 7, 2010 4:00 pm

    Three acres down and 661 to go.
    A Langley couple has pledged $6,500 to “save” an acre of the former Trillium Woods as part of Whidbey Camano Land Trust’s drive to preserve the entire property as forest land.

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    Langley ends subdivision moratorium
    Langley ends subdivision moratorium
    By Roy Jacobson • April 6, 2010 6:34 pm

    The city’s nearly three-year moratorium on subdivisions was terminated Monday night.
    The five-member Langley City Council voted unanimously not to extend the ban again when it expires today.

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    Jenny Zisette of Langley has been honored by the Island County Children’s Commission for doing good in her community.
    Langley teen wins award for her unselfish enthusiasm
    By Roy Jacobson • April 5, 2010 12:09 pm

    Jenny Zisette of Langley is the second South End teenager in four months to be caught doing good in her community.

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    Langley council to revisit subdivision moratorium
    Langley council to revisit subdivision moratorium
    By Roy Jacobson • April 2, 2010 6:23 pm

    Langley’s nearly three-year-long moratorium on new subdivisions may come to an end next week.
    Or maybe it won’t.

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    Island County Diking District’s pump project dinged in court
    Island County Diking District’s pump project dinged in...
    By Roy Jacobson • April 2, 2010 6:06 pm

    Round One of a lawsuit against Island County Diking District 1 over its controversial pump project has gone to its upset property owners.

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    Windstorm building across South Whidbey
    Windstorm building across South Whidbey
    By Roy Jacobson • April 2, 2010 12:56 pm

    Strong winds swept South Whidbey on Friday morning as a storm off the Washington Coast made its way inland. The storm was expected to peak in the afternoon, then subside.

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