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Rita Cline, left, stands with umpires from Italy, Chicago and France who officiated games in Kutno, Poland during the regional tournament of the Little League World Series in July. She has been an umpire for the North Whidbey Little League for the past 26 years. Photo courtesy Rita Cline.

Sports

Cline takes her umpire skills overseas

Umpire Rita Cline went to Poland to help officiate games as part of the Little League World Series.

Five members of the Sabertooth Shooting Squad in Oak Harbor are competing at the Pardini Nationals that takes place at Camp Perry, Ohio in late January. (Photo courtesy of Victor Zarate)

Sports

Marksmanship team prepares for national competition

An eagle-eyed group of five young marksmen prepare to compete in a national competition next month.

Daniel Burns checks out the few blooms at Meerkerk Gardens that can be found in December. The Greenbank forest and garden preserve is sponsoring a walk through its woods on New Year’s Day. (Photo by Patricia Guthrie)

Life

Start off the year with a hike

Local parks and organizations offer New Year’s Day hikes as a way to get away from holiday hubbub.

Photo by David Welton
Sharon Emerson and Kate Poss exit from their morning swim at the Langley marina

Life

The lure of winter swimming in the Salish Sea

A group of women takes morning dips in the cold waters of Goss Lake and the Puget Sound.

Photo by David Welton

Life

Merry Christmas!

Santa Claus is coming to town.

Velma Frei

Obituaries

Velma Frei

Velma M. Frei, 104 years old and long-time South Whidbey Island resident, passed away on December 4, 2023.…

Photo by David Welton

News

Group rallies in support of Israel

A group of about a dozen South Whidbey residents held a pro-Israel rally at Bayview Sunday afternoon.

Navy photo

News

Whidbey SAR rescues hiker after 1,200-foot fall

The team saved a man who fell more than 1,200 feet down a ravine in the Olympic National…

Letters to the Editor

Letter: Gun laws have little effect on violence

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File photo by David Welton

Business

A guide to gift buying on Whidbey Island

Consider these unique gift idea suggestions from the South Whidbey Record and the Whidbey News-Times

Opinion

Sound Off: AI wishes Whidbey residents a warm holiday season

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Letters to the Editor

Letter: Group needs volunteer help in warehouse

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Sports

Oak Harbor girls basketball earns win in home opener

A go-ahead three-pointer with about a minute left helped Oak Harbor secure a win in its home opener.