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Tom Gideon: high-tech to high community activism

Tom Gideon was living comfortably in Woodinville. It was a place filled with nice folks with good careers,…

Ken Starkweather volunteers as a South Whidbey Fire/EMS volunteer firefighter after a career with Dow Chemical.

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Dow executive gives up suit for South Whidbey Fire/EMS firehose

Corporate suit is not the image that comes to mind when first meeting Ken Starkweather.

Gary Gabelein shows off his vintage 1951 GMC fire truck. People may recognize it from parades Gabelein drives in

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After 42 years, volunteerism runs in Gary Gabelein’s veins

Whidbey Island has a strong volunteer ethic that’s fueled by an involved citizenry committed to supporting their causes,…

South Whidbey Fire/EMS volunteer Terry Welch pauses for a picture while bicycling in Eastern Washington. Welch is also a teacher at Coupeville Middle School.

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Terry Welch: Volunteer firefighter, science teacher, adventurer

Ohana. It means “family” in the Hawaiian language, and it’s how a former South Whidbey firefighter colleague described…

South Whidbey Fire/EMS fireman Chris Blasko has served with the district since 1998.

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Naughty or nice, fireman Chris Blasko is there for you

Don’t tell the kids, but when Santa rides through the neighborhoods atop the red South Whidbey Fire/EMS fire…

Robert Armstrong is a volunteer firefighter with South Whidbey Fire/EMS.

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Robert “Gunny” Armstrong, Jr.: becoming the guy others depend on

When Robert G. Armstrong Jr. was a child growing up in rural New York State, he and his…