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    Articles by Roy Jacobson
    James and Carol Maynard of Freeland
    Freeland woman gives birth outside EMS building in...
    By Roy Jacobson • February 25, 2011 8:06 pm

    Carol Maynard of Freeland considers herself a family planner.
    “I’d never want to have a baby in front of my father-in-law and some men in a parking lot,” she said Thursday afternoon.

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    Residents of a home in Freeland escaped injury early this morning after a building next to their home went up in flames.
    Freeland family escapes injury as nearby building burns
    By Roy Jacobson • February 25, 2011 1:42 pm

    A young Freeland family escaped injury when their detached garage and home theater caught fire early Friday morning, fire officials said.

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    A driver makes slow progress along Maxwelton Road during a heavy snowfall on Wednesday afternoon.
    Snow keeps Whidbey spring at bay
    By Roy Jacobson • February 24, 2011 3:49 pm

    Whidbey Island’s very own snowstorm struck Wednesday afternoon and overnight, dumping various amounts of white stuff onto local communities. “It…

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    Revised plan for Freeland moves ahead
    Revised plan for Freeland moves ahead
    By Roy Jacobson • February 22, 2011 7:17 pm

    A rarified vision of Freeland has moved another step closer to reality.

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    Evelyn Woods and Steve Trembley with their puppy Wally at Double Bluff Beach on Monday
    Island County announces end to trash pick-ups
    By Roy Jacobson • February 22, 2011 7:13 pm

    Trash collection will end next week at Whidbey’s most popular county parks because of budget woes, officials said this week.

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    Two cars collide head-on on snowy highway north of Freeland
    Two cars collide head-on on snowy highway north...
    By Roy Jacobson • February 22, 2011 2:27 pm

    At least one person was injured in a two-car head-on collision on snow-covered Highway 525 north of Freeland Tuesday morning, emergency officials said.

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    A portion of a human skull found along this section of Maxwelton Beach is believed to belong to a homicide victim.
    UPDATE | Visitors find skull of possible murder...
    By Roy Jacobson • February 18, 2011 7:53 pm

    Specially trained “cadaver dogs” will be brought in next week to search Maxwelton Beach for other remains after a human skull now believed to be that of a homicide victim was found on the wet sand about three months ago.

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    UPDATE | Two arrested in string of car prowls
    UPDATE | Two arrested in string of car...
    By Roy Jacobson • February 18, 2011 7:45 pm

    Two young men await theft charges after at least 20 vehicles were entered and items taken in the Clinton area this past weekend, according to the Island County Sheriff’s Office.

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    Jessica Manca takes healthy-heart matters into her own hands for her high school senior project.  Students and young adults can get free heart screenings on South Whidbey next month
    South Whidbey Student advocates for healthy hearts
    By Roy Jacobson • February 18, 2011 7:34 pm

    A friend’s experience convinced Jessica Manca of Langley to focus her senior project at South Whidbey High School on a heartfelt approach to health.

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    Two arrested in Clinton car prowls
    Two arrested in Clinton car prowls
    By Roy Jacobson • February 17, 2011 12:51 pm

    Two young men await theft charges after at least 20 vehicles were entered and items taken in the Clinton area this past weekend, according to the Island County Sheriff’s Office.

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    Getting ready to plant primroses at Boy and Dog Park in downtown Langley are (standing from left) Mary Ann Mansfield
    Langley locals pick up their trowels to help...
    By Roy Jacobson • February 14, 2011 11:35 am

    Spring is around the corner and heading up the street, and several organizations in Langley have joined together to nudge it along.
    The Langley Gardens Primrose Project kicks off next week with the city’s first clean-up campaign of the year.

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    Maureen Cooke inside Maurlee’s in downtown Langley: “I’m really looking forward to filling a niche.”
    Langley restaurant to become an English pub
    By Roy Jacobson • February 9, 2011 2:06 pm

    Maureen Cooke is reaching back to the old country to put a new patina on her business life.
    The longtime downtown Langley shopkeeper and food purveyor is about to turn her hard-pressed Langley hamburger joint into a traditional English pub.

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    Volunteers step up to help with Main Street
    Volunteers step up to help with Main Street
    By Roy Jacobson • February 9, 2011 1:22 pm

    More than a dozen Langley boosters have moved closer to affiliation with a national program that focuses on downtown revitalization.
    They formed an interim board of directors and agreed on a name — Langley Main Street Association.

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