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    Articles by Roy Jacobson
    Gordy Grove of Langley poses on a police motorcycle in front of the Capitol building on his first tree-trucking trip to Washington
    Langley man delivers official Christmas tree to Washington,...
    By Roy Jacobson • December 12, 2008 7:29 pm

    For the second time in three years, Gordy Grove, a long-haul trucker, lugged the official Capitol Mall Christmas tree to Washington, D.C.
    In 2006, he drove the official tree from Washington state to D.C.

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    UPDATE | Engstrom named to South Whidbey school board
    UPDATE | Engstrom named to South Whidbey school...
    By Roy Jacobson • December 12, 2008 7:29 pm

    Jill Engstrom wasted no time getting involved after being named to the South Whidbey School District board of directors.

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    Chocolate Flower Farm puts Langley fire station offer on hold
    Chocolate Flower Farm puts Langley fire station offer...
    By Roy Jacobson • December 12, 2008 7:24 pm

    The Chocolate Flower Farm won’t be moving its shop to the city’s vacant fire hall after all, at least not right away.

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    Engstrom named to South Whidbey school board post
    Engstrom named to South Whidbey school board post
    By Roy Jacobson • December 10, 2008 11:14 am

    Jill Engstrom, a longtime schools advocate, is the newest member of the South Whidbey School District board of directors.

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    South Whidbey school board strives to grasp its economic future
    South Whidbey school board strives to grasp its...
    By Roy Jacobson • December 9, 2008 7:46 pm

    The future in light of current economic realities will highlight tonight’s public work session of the South Whidbey School District board of directors.

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    Cammermeyer joins hospital board of commissioners
    Cammermeyer joins hospital board of commissioners
    By Roy Jacobson • December 9, 2008 7:12 pm

    Grethe Cammermeyer was seated Monday as the South End’s representative on the Whidbey General Hospital board of commissioners, the board’s president said Tuesday. Cammermeyer, of Langley, was the unanimous choice of a five-member selection committee to represent District 1.

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    Ray Gabelein stands on hillside property owned by his family overlooking 54 acres of bottomland
    Gabelein family leaves a legacy at Deer Lagoon
    By Roy Jacobson • December 9, 2008 7:07 pm

    Here’s one South End farm that’s going to stay a farm forever. And a wildlife preserve, too. A conservation easement on 54 acres next to Deer Lagoon has been acquired by the Whidbey Camano Land Trust.

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    Six apply for Price Johnson’s school board post
    Six apply for Price Johnson’s school board post
    By Roy Jacobson • December 6, 2008 8:00 am

    Six candidates have applied for the vacant position on the South Whidbey School District Board of Directors. Among the candidates are a retired Navy officer, a Freeland businesswoman, a longtime educator, a cabinetmaker, a retired space physicist and a retired school counselor.

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    Mona Newbauer
    No trouble with these truffles: Rate one and...
    By Roy Jacobson • December 5, 2008 7:20 pm

    The economy’s a bummer, Christmas is coming, everybody’s stressed, but Mona Newbauer is ready and waiting with a sugar coat.
    A free chocolate for everyone. Just one. But that’s $2 worth of bliss for free.

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    Laurie Thompson at home with Tucker in Clinton. “He’s just another member of the family.”
    Tucker hits the Big Time
    By Roy Jacobson • December 5, 2008 7:17 pm

    Good ol’ Tucker, he’s just a regular dog. Then comes the weekend.

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    New state law may prompt mandatory burn bans, fines
    New state law may prompt mandatory burn bans,...
    By Roy Jacobson • December 2, 2008 7:29 pm

    If you have a fireplace, wood stove or outdoor burn pile or fire pit, take note:
    For the first time in history, there may be mandatory burn bans on Whidbey Island this winter, Northwest Clean Air Agency officials warn.

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    Decision near on next hospital commissioner for South Whidbey
    Decision near on next hospital commissioner for South...
    By Roy Jacobson • December 2, 2008 7:25 pm

    Four South End candidates vying for a vacant position on the Whidbey General Hospital board of directors were interviewed last week, and one is expected to be confirmed soon.

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    UPDATED | State orders new ferry; Nichols to benefit
    UPDATED | State orders new ferry; Nichols to...
    By Roy Jacobson • November 28, 2008 6:58 pm

    The state will order one new ferry for the Keystone-Port Townsend run, state Sen. Mary Margaret Haugen said Wednesday. And…

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