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Lions and tigers and bears, oh my! Wild animal trainer thrives on Whidbey

Jan Naud spent the earlier decades of her life raising and training wild animals.

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Whidbey woman holding talk about search-and-rescue dog

Alli Paul will speak about Stella’s life at 4-5 p.m. on Nov. 20 at the Oak Harbor Library.

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Whidbey offers a cornucopia of Thanksgiving options

Families and friends get together, ovens glow and the comforting scents drift across Whidbey Island.

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This year’s holiday program is described as “contemplative and reflective” in a release.

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Bells of Whidbey benefits local food banks

The concert will be at 4 p.m. on Dec. 6 at St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church.

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Toddler swim lessons to pickleball for seniors: Camp Casey is back

The YMCA has pronounced a broad vision for what Camp Casey is and will become.

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Lions cut wood to heat homes

The Coupeville Lions Club hopes to continue to cut, split and store firewood on county property.

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Old-school cool salvaged at Ken’s Korner

A part of South Whidbey grocery store history lives on thanks to the determination of a local picker

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Whidbey Island Music Festival presents “Bach to the Future”

The performance will take place at 3 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 16 at St. Augustine’s-in-the-Woods.

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Good Cheer looks for helpers

South Whidbey’s Good Cheer is seeking volunteers for a variety of jobs.

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Mr. Oak Harbor competition set for Nov. 15

Contestants will be scored in their final four competition categories.

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A rendering, created with the use of AI technology, shows what the cottages could look like.

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Upcoming meeting to discuss affordable cottages project

Whidbey Island Living Legacy, or WILL, is planning the development of six cottage homes.

Seventeen-year-old Owen Roberson chills on a rock far out in the water off of Fort Casey State Park on Central Whidbey on Saturday. The weekend was unseasonably warm and sunny, but cool and wet weather returned this week with a vengeance. Temperatures with lows in the 40s and rain nearly every day in predicted.

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A place in the sun

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Share stories of ‘Jeff the Giant’

Pangburn’s family and SPiN Cafe are hosting the informal memorial at 1-3 p.m. at The Center.