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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.

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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.

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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.

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Emily Howe, who is a PhD estuarine and aquatic ecologist, will present "The Food Web Nursery – Protecting Estuaries."

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One-day university focuses on Salish Sea

The upcoming Sound Waters University event might reignite hope for a better tomorrow.

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A great egret gulps a fish.

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Go Fish: a class about birds with fishy diets

The Whidbey Audubon Society is hosting a four-week class series starting next week.

Photo by David Welton

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Committee collects data as revelers feel the cold

Whidbey Islanders gathered for the annual Polar Bear Plunge before stampeding into the winter water.

Photo by David Welton

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2024, a wild ride

Here are the top news stories from the front pages of the South Whidbey Record in 2024.

Marin Winger shows off her credentials. (Photo courtesy Robin Bernardy)

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Winger soars in classroom, on court

A Coupeville freshman was accepted to a summer Sports Medicine program at Wake Forest University.