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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”

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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.

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In about a month, Jet Lai designed a new app called ChoreCheck to make sure kids actually finish their chores before they can get back to their screens.

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Kid creates every parent’s dream app

Jet Lai designed a new app called ChoreCheck to make sure kids actually finish their chores.

Photo by Rachel Haight. While following a group of transient orcas through Penn Cove toward the Wharf in Coupeville, Oak Harbor photographer Rachel Haight came across three fawns — including a piebald.

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Rare piebald fawn delights Whidbey photographer

A rare piebald deer stopped a Whidbey wildlife photographer in her tracks last week.

Photo by Marina Blatt. The Whidbey Island Fair isn’t just four days on the calendar — it’s the culmination of months of early mornings, daily chores and patient training. The Kline siblings, from ages 9 to 18, walk their lambs.

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Young exhibitors bring the fair to life

While the Whidbey Island Fair lasts only four days, the heart of the fair is built year-round.

Mike Gallion

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Gallion’s fair journey comes full circle

The grand marshal of the Whidbey Island Fair Parade will cruise along in a Rolls-Royce.

(Photos courtesy of ISF) Davion Tynarious Brown is Robin Hood and Alexandra Szabo portrays Marion in the new play.

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Festival debuts new ‘Robin Hood,’ stages ‘Macbeth’

Island Shakespeare Festival opens its summer season July 23.

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A colorful bird feeder brightens one of the gardens featured in last year’s Whidbey Island Garden Tour.

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Whidbey Garden Tour returns for 30th year

The self-guided tour across South Whidbey will feature seven destinations.