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Rec center public forums scheduled

The City of Oak Harbor seeks public feedback for the feasibility of building a recreation center.

Photo provided. Emma Smith trains around Greenlake and other locations in Seattle to complete the Whidbey Island Marathon on April 26.

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Whidbey Marathon runner raises funds for new non-profit

A Whidbey Island Marathon racer will be raising money for a new start-up tied to Pava LaPere’s legacy

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Whidbey Earth Ocean Month bigger than ever

More than 40 events and activities are planned for Whidbey Island’s annual Earth and Ocean Month.

Art by Katy Holley. When Holley set up her easel at Ala Spit on North Whidbey in 2024, she could not have anticipated that the ocean landscape she rendered would later emerge as the cover of the widely acclaimed novel.

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Whidbey artist’s work appears on cover of bestselling novel

The painting captures the beauty of the Whidbey shoreline on a gloomy day.

Photo by Allyson Ballard. Selling vintage allows Sara Dean, left, and Kim Leuthe, right, to encourage people to wholeheartedly embrace their personal style.

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Vintage Whidbey: Market offers second-hand glamour

A vintage market featuring one-of-a-kind antiques and oodles of treasures is coming to Coupeville.

Photo provided by the Penn Cove Water Festival. Festival attendees can expect indigenous music, dance, storytelling, fry bread, native art booths and tribal canoe races.

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Penn Cove Water Festival seeks volunteers

Approximately 190 volunteer positions needed to be filled.

Photo by Allyson Ballard

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Purple with a purpose

Oak Harbor city staff, school staff and volunteers donned purple for Purple Up! Day.

Photo by Allyson Ballard. According to Fire Chief Travis Anderson, his department’s new ladder truck is the only one operated by a civilian department on the island.

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OHFD wields more firefighting power

The Oak Harbor Fire Department is ramping up its service to the community.

Photos provided. This spring, garden staff are working on a wave of new projects aimed at deepening the visitor experience.

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Meerkerk Garden bursts into spring bloom

This spring, garden staff are working on new projects aimed at deepening the visitor experience.

Photo provided. Landon Prince Charles Hutcherson likes eating candied mushrooms, or maybe turkey tail fungi if he’s feeling adventurous.

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Fourth grader in the running for Junior Ranger champ

The winner will earn $20,000, appear in a Ranger Rick Magazine and more.

Photo by K. Markowski. Patch the Gray Whale puppet takes part in last year’s Welcome the Whales Parade.

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Parade, festival to honor gray whale arrival

The annual Welcome the Whales Parade and Festival will feature a full schedule of activities.

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Film looks at military’s environmental damage

The Clyde Theatre will be holding a private screening of “Earth’s Greatest Enemy.”

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Whidbey dancers earn top honors at Imagine Dance Challenge

Dancers of the Island Dance Performing Group delivered an outstanding showing.