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Dick and Mary Holm study photographs of crosswalks in other communities. The Holms and 25 other Freeland residents met with Otak

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Town meetings focus on future of Freeland

No to speed bumps as traffic calming devices, and no to a "cutesy" theme for Freeland. Those were…

HOPE volunteer Lilian Paulsen

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Hope rides through the winter

Chey-N was just getting warmed up. "That's good, now take her for a figure eight around me," said…

Obituaries

Herbert Ralph Hitchner

Herbert Ralph (“Hitch”) Hitchner died peacefully at his home in Sandy Hook on Dec. 8, 2005. He was…

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Friends ask port to expand park

With the scuttling of a proposal to build a boat storage shed at Freeland Park, a group of…

Falcon senior Britta Madison takes the ball down court Friday against Shorecrest. The Falcons lost 62-51 after staying even with the Scots for three quarters

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Falcon girls fall to Shorecrest

The Shorecrest Scots came to town Friday with a stingy defense led by senior Mary Tseng, beating the…

Recording artist Beverly Graham will perform with her band at an annual concert benefiting Operation: Sack Lunch.

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Whidbey Islanders sing for food to help those in need

A South Whidbey resident who spends her time filling the bellies of those who need it most is…

Michela Mattens will perform the role of Clara in this year's "Nutcracker" while Carl Massey will reprise his role as the Nutcracker Prince.

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Whidbey Island Dance Theatre presents 13th island holiday classic, The Nutcracker

When Whidbey Island Dance Theatre's "The Nutcracker" takes the stage Friday the dreams of young girls and boys…

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Wrestlers take fourth in Forks

The South Whidbey High School boys wrestling team traveled to Forks Saturday for their first tournament, a competition…

Tourism marketing coordinator RoseAnn Alspektor (center) teamed up with other regional tourism representatives to create a booth for the Governor's Tourism Summit. They created an island region theme: "Washington's Treasure Islands."

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Tempting tourists with island treasures

Marketer hopes to grow tourism on Whidbey Instead of telling tourists to "do nothing," Whidbey visitors are being…

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Carol M. Kalb

Carol M. Kalb passed away Dec. 1, 2005 in Vancouver, Wash. at age 90. She was born to…

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Falcons pin hopes on a young squad

OK, first things first -- yes, Falcon wrestling coach Jim Thompson is getting blonder by the day. Why?…

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Coach Pyrtek

The Lady Falcon basketball team plans to better last year's 12-11 record. How? "We''ll create a standard of…

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The tale of 2 families

Bob and Judyth Ullman live about two feet above Saratoga Passage in Langley, their neat cottage-style home alive…