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(Photo provided) Olivia Hamm is excited for the opportunity to leave her mark in Oak Harbor. Working nearly every day on the mural, she is projected to complete it within one to two months.

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Nationally recognized teen paints hometown

An Oak Harbor High School student is designing a new downtown mural that reflects the community.

(Photo by Allyson Ballard) A firefighter from the Oak Harbor Fire Department — one of the Whidbey public safety agencies participating in National Night Out this year — is pictured here performing a demonstration for the <em>News-Times </em>earlier this year.

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Meet the people who keep Whidbey safe

National Night Out is returning to both ends of the island on Tuesday, Aug. 4.

Pie lady

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Just desserts, fair delights

Katie “The Dominator” Basch claimed victory in the Whidbey Island Fair’s pie-eating contest.

Photo by Cassandra Diamond

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Whidbey kid wins big at Seattle entrepreneur competition

Eleven-year-old Hale Hodson of Langley turned a common chess problem into a business.

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Harbor Hopper adds midday trips

The addition comes in response to community feedback seeking an option for midday sailings.

(Photo by David Welton) Visitors to the Whidbey Island Fair had the opportunity to view a 1927 Ford Model T decked out steampunk-themed vinyl wrap alongside its owner, Alan Sands.

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Steampunk Model T draws fair crowds

The unusual vehicle belongs to Alan Sands, a longtime entertainer who returns to the fair each year.

Photo by David Welton

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A fine day at the fair

The Whidbey Island Fair kicked off Thursday with the “Cutest Baby Contest.”

Photo by Allyson Ballard
About 65 volunteer extras — including reporter Marina Blatt, pictured to the right in Christmas glasses — gathered inside a “Langley Christmas Market” set, where tables overflowed with holiday décor, cookies and Christmas-themed gifts for sale, to take part in a Christmas movie.

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Christmas needs extras. Whidbey delivered.

About 65 volunteer extras gathered inside Bayview Hall for the filming of ‘Starry-Eyed Christmas’

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Travel, light and Whidbey color Teresa Saia’s work

She returns as the featured artist at the Rob Schouten Gallery Sculpture Garden in Langley.

Photo by Cassandra Diamond
Michelle Rae Woodward is sharing her spiritual approach to living a clearer, more grounded life in her debut book, “Clean Your Field: A Practical Guide to Energetic Hygiene for Modern Life.”

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Whidbey author offers guide to ‘energetic hygiene’

Michelle Rae Woodward wrote “Clean Your Field: A Practical Guide to Energetic Hygiene for Modern Life”

Photo by Cassandra Diamond

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Sea slugs make a splash at Deception Pass

Mini pop-up aquariums are Tuesdays at 2-4 p.m. through Aug. 4 at the Rosario Beach Discovery Center

Photo by Kate Poss
Madison Guzman, at left, and Maliya Thrasher are this year’s fair ambassadors.

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County fair awards first ambassador scholarships

Madison Guzman and Maliya Thrasher each received a $750 scholarship

Photo by Marina Blatt
Fresh-picked vegetables, music drifting across the fields and tables set beneath the summer sky will transform Coupeville Farm to School later this month. From right are the school farm manager Arwen Norman and the farm assistant Sarah Dudley.

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Farm-to-table fundraiser supports student learning

The nonprofit will host its annual Nourish the Future fundraiser from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. July 30.