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Event honors MLK, focuses on women’s contributions

The tribute included video, sing-along music, speakers and narrators.

Hundreds of loons gather near Deception Pass each year for the smelt. (Photo by Martha Ellis)

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Largest loon congregation in 30 years appears on Whidbey

Join Whidbey Audubon Society field trip leaders and Deception Pass Park staff on Saturday.

The Maiden of Deception Pass statue, representing a woman called to the sea and providing abundance, stands at Rosario Beach. (Photo by Sam Fletcher)

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Deception Pass visitors feel ‘spirit’ calling them

It’s a common local phenomenon.

Photo by Cindy Hansen 
Transient killer whales T63 and T65 come up for some air.

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Workshop to bring hope to whale conservation

The annual workshop will take place Saturday, January 25 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Photo by Luisa Loi
Wismine D'Avilar, Mordecai D'Avilar and Nicole Rice practice Fannie Dean's choreography for the Martin Luther King celebration.

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Unity Fellowship celebrates legacy of Martin Luther King

All are welcome to join Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday celebration this Sunday.

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All invited to ‘Blessed are the Peacemakers’ MLK event

The event on Martin Luther King Jr. Day will honor the women of the Civil Rights Movement.

Photo by David Welton

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Drawing from nature: Artist’s chapbook describes ‘Whidbey Botanical’

“A Whidbey Botanical” combines poems and watercolor paintings of various local flora.

Two bucks spar near Highway 20 and Midway Boulevrd in Oak Harbor on Wednesday. (Photo by Sam Fletcher)

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Fun for just two bucks

Four bucks were spotted near the intersection of Highway 20 and Midway Boulevard last week.

Photo by David Welton

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Floating the boat

David Welton was among the curious community members who stopped by to admire the boat transfer.

Tendo, head monk at Tahoma One Drop Zen Monastery, leads a tea ceremony. (Photo by Sam Fletcher)

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An introduction to zazen with Freeland’s Tahoma One Drop Monastery

The Tahoma space is one of four Rinzai Zen monasteries in the world.

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New farm school program offers nutritional knowledge

Two South Whidbey farmers and nutritional therapists are leading a new cooking program.

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WICA film festival fetes monochrome classics

The festival is an event for film enthusiasts and nostalgics and an excuse to glam up with friends.

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Jazz weekend keeps winter blues away

This weekend, South Whidbey students will take the stage at the Whidbey Island Center for the Arts.