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Commission says OK to Freeland plan

COUPEVILLE — Freeland’s growth plan cleared one of its final hurdles in the would-be city’s march toward becoming…

Rep. Rick Larsen

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Critics say presidential veto of child healthcare bill will hurt Washington

Hundreds in Island County won’t get Medicaid coverage Hundreds of children in Island County lost their shot at…

Ken Rufo holds his daughter Helena as he

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Langley car crash blamed on DUI driver

LANGLEY — The out-of-control driver who hit a pedestrian and several cars in a dramatic daytime drama on…

Obituaries

Ruth Amundson

Ruth “Rudy” Amundson (Case), 83, passed away peacefully in her home in Spokane on Oct. 6, 2007, with…

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Charles W. Endres

The family of Charles Endres would like to announce his passing on Oct. 5, 2007 to those who…

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Louese R. Lubchuk

Louese R. Lubchuk, 83, of Oak Harbor, died Oct. 4, 2007, in Coupeville. She was born in Texas,…

Alla Pulvermakher and Michael Rayhelson dance their way to wellness at the last retreat held by Sergey Podlazov and Shinsato.

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Eat well, sleep long, dance

Seattle couple taps Whidbey Island for wellness retreat There’s a man and a woman who have come to…

South Whidbey's leading rusher Levi Sawyers crashes through the Kings defense for the touchdown

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Falcons checkmate Kings to stay undefeated

Sometimes, it’s never enough. The South Whidbey football team is undefeated in the Cascade Conference at 3-0 and…

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Festival is a bust for parks district

District won’t see expected share of revenues from event Revenues for the first Island Festival were far below…

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Donald Cakerice

Donald O. Cakerice passed away early Oct. 3, 2007, at his daughter’s home in Coupeville, after a short…

Walt Werner and Jerry Lloyd hold the plasma-cut sign that will be mounted in preparation for Saturday afternoon’s Goss Lake Woods renaming ceremony.

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Dedication ceremony coming for renamed Putney Woods

BAYVIEW — There are 63 intersections in the nearly 15 miles worth of trails within 800 acres at…

Andrew Gilkerson hugs his long-lost half-sister Sheila Drucker-Dumas after the pair were reunited by chance earlier this summer.

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LOST & FOUND

LANGLEY — A chance meeting during Choochokam Arts changed two lives in an instant this summer and left…

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Patricia Gaines

Patricia DeGryse Gaines, 58, of Coupeville passed away Oct. 1, 2007. Patricia was born July 5, 1949 in…