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Artists Earl and Natalie Olsen stand at the loom that Earl built for his wife.

Nature through lens and loom

Open Studio Tour artists Natalie and Earl Olsen bring the outside in When you pull up to Earl…

Falcon Laurie Robinson is bracketed by two Wolves from Coupeville recently. The girls welcome Friday Harbor to the upper soccer fields at South Whidbey Community Park at 2 p.m. today.

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Girls open season with win over Coupeville

Victory often comes from those who seize the moment. So it was for three Lady Falcon soccer players,…

Tugs maneuver the 400-foot floating breakwater to its temporary home in Port Orchard last week

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Port decides on a temporary home for marina breakwater

The port’s commissioners have spoken — the breakwater goes to Langley. But the Langley city council may have…

Fionn Tulach leads a spiritual workshop based on the tradition of the Order of the Ceile De.

Celtic nun leads the way to spiritual home

It is said that home is where the heart is. And that is exactly what the Order of…

Falcon Katie Holt reaches for the ball Monday as volleyball coach Tim Durbin reviewed the essentials of rotation

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Falcons use tourney to prep for conference foes

The South Whidbey volleyball team headed to Meridian High School for a season-opening tournament Saturday. They managed to…

Tetsuo Kuramoto listens and Tsuyuguchi Kenji takes notes as Sue Haworth asks questions of the visiting professors during a visit to the South Whidbey School District at Island Coffee House and Books in Langley.

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Visiting professors from Japan assess South End schools

LANGLEY — They came to see how American schools work, but two university professors from Japan found something…

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Bayview continues to grow

Enrollment is higher than district anticipated BAYVIEW — Bayview School’s enrollment has jumped more than 20 percent this…

Teri Jo Summer works her latest fashion magic in her Clinton studio.

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Art couture on the tour

Open Studio Tour artist Teri Jo Summer shares her abundance If today was all you had, how would…

Accompanied by three friends in kayaks

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Phil Pearl makes solo swim around the island

When Phil Pearl of Langley began his epic journey to swim around Whidbey Island, he thought he’d done…

Heather Plumberg and Graham Vanderwood give their best during the winning performance of the "Puppeteer."

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Island Dance teams shine at Disneyland

It was the first trip to nationals for the Island Dance Competition Team in years, but the young…

Marjorie Lohrer of the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Whidbey Island helps children from the church plant a tree during the groundbreaking for a new church Sunday.

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Unitarians break ground for church

Congregation starts work on long-term home FREELAND — Building a new church is a little like sending your…

Obituaries

Rodney Smith

Rodney Michael “Mike” Smith, 39, a resident of Prairie Grove, Ark. formerly of Whidbey Island, died Sept. 12,…

Obituaries

Steven Smith

Steven Douglas Smith Sr. passed away suddenly on Sept. 9, 2007. He was 54. Steve, a resident of…