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    Articles by Spencer Webster
    Jim Hyde sprays water on smoldering clothing after firefighters left Thursday morning.
    Fire burns wall, books of Bayview guest home
    By Spencer Webster • April 25, 2008 11:55 pm

    BAYVIEW — A fire broke out in a guest home of a Langley couple Thursday morning, but quick thinking by the owners of the property prevented serious damage.

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    Jerry Lloyd shows off the etched sign that will be placed at the Putney Woods trailhead kiosk.
    Putney Woods celebration is today
    By Spencer Webster • April 25, 2008 11:55 pm

    PUTNEY WOODS — After months of hosting post-digging work parties, marking and verifying trails and beautifying the main entrance, the Island County Chapter of the Back Country Horsemen will offer tribute to the trail system’s namesake, Gary Putney, at a ceremony this morning.

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    Malina Vande Werfhorst stands in a shed near her Habitat home-to-be in Greenbank.
    Volunteers needed on upcoming projects Habitat for Humanity...
    By Spencer Webster • April 25, 2008 11:55 pm

    GREENBANK — It’s just a modest rectangle of concrete rimmed by trees.

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    Local man arrested after foiled break-in attempt
    Local man arrested after foiled break-in attempt
    By Spencer Webster • April 25, 2008 11:54 pm

    A Langley man was arrested Sunday as a suspect in two attempted burglaries of Langley businesses, Langley Police Chief Bob Herzberg said Monday.

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    Search-and-rescue dog teams find missing California woman
    Search-and-rescue dog teams find missing California woman
    By Spencer Webster • April 25, 2008 11:54 pm

    A visitor from California spent a night lost in the woods near Clinton and was found by search and rescue dogs the next day.

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    Joel Bisina of Langley and four filmmakers were detained by Nigerian military authorities early Saturday morning on the Niger Delta.
    Local activist detained by Nigerian military
    By Spencer Webster • April 25, 2008 11:53 pm

    A well-known Langley-based activist has been detained with four filmmakers in Nigeria and is currently being held by Nigerian authorities.

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    Island County has released this prototype poster for dog-i-pot station signs.
    County signs will go to the dogs in...
    By Spencer Webster • April 25, 2008 11:53 pm

    FREELAND — It’s not quite like winning at Westminster, but soon your family dog may have a shot at fame and glory.

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    Planning Director Jeff Tate
    Appeal puts county and Freeland cityhood supporters on...
    By Spencer Webster • April 25, 2008 11:53 pm

    An appeal of the growth plan for Freeland has put Island County officials in a holding pattern.

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    Langley man released in Nigeria
    Langley man released in Nigeria
    By Spencer Webster • April 25, 2008 11:53 pm

    Joel Bisina, a Nigerian citizen and Langley resident, has been released from Nigerian custody along with four Seattle-based filmmakers.

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    Chris and Lois Smith comfort each other in front of their ruined Langley home.
    Blaze is deemed as accidental
    By Spencer Webster • April 25, 2008 11:52 pm

    LANGLEY — A Langley house went up in flames around noon Wednesday while the owners weren’t home and was destroyed by the fire and the smoke it created.

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    Mary Ella Keblusek of Langley waits for the word that her  husband
    Bisina and film crew win release
    By Spencer Webster • April 25, 2008 11:52 pm

    LANGLEY — A Langley man and four Seattle-based film-

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    Gordon Black
    Bike riders ask for respect at latest Exchange...
    By Spencer Webster • April 25, 2008 11:52 pm

    LANGLEY — Bicyling is the Rodney Dangerfield of transportation.

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    School district signs contract for water treatment facility
    School district signs contract for water treatment facility
    By Spencer Webster • April 25, 2008 11:51 pm

    LANGLEY — The South Whidbey School District has moved closer to turning the taps back on in local schools.

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