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Merry Christmas!

Santa Claus is coming to town.

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Whidbey Island Angels host gift program

Parents can stop by Whidbey Island Angels’ pop-up holiday event and find last-minute gifts for kids.

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Spend the solstice on South Whidbey

Trinity Lutheran Church in Freeland is hosting a special worship service called “Blue Christmas.”

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Clinton comes alive with wooden sculptures

Whidbey Island’s southernmost community gained a few new residents recently.

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From left, rePurpose volunteers Sheila Bélanger, Joan Green, Susan Prescott and Anne Hayden sort recyclable materials into bins.

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‘The Nutcracker’ goes zero waste at South Whidbey High School

The Nutcracker’s audience had a new place to throw what might not really be considered trash.

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The Bell family adopted three rescue lambs from Ballydidean Farm Sanctuary this past spring. From left,  Emily with Poppet, Zetta with Widget, Shaun and Tyson with Otis.

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Give a gift of Whidbey charity this season

A donation to a Whidbey nonprofit in honor of someone who has everything may be the perfect present.

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Walk the Waldorf winter spiral

The public is welcome to walk the winter spiral at the Whidbey Island Waldorf School.

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Life Church volunteers assemble meals that will be distributed to low-income families on Dec. 17.

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Church helps feed families at Christmas

Life Church is going out into the community to bring a meal to those most in need this…

Robert Pelant stands on the Pacific Rim Institute’s land, where he also lives with his family. (Photo by Luisa Loi)

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Pelant leaves legacy of stewardship

Pacific Rim Institute CEO Robert Pelant announced he will leave the nonprofit on Dec. 29.

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Celebrating Christmas to the sound of Celtic music

Whidbey Island Music Festival presents ‘A Celtic Christmas with the Beggar Boys’

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Event provides light during dark December day

On Dec. 8, a procession of lanterns will travel from Healing Circles to Soundview Center in Langley.

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Mike Case-Smith remembered as ‘Mr. Pumpkin’

A man remembered as “Mr. Pumpkin” by generations of Oak Harbor families recently passed away.

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Parading for the holidays

Crowds of families gathered in Oak Harbor and Langley to meet Santa and other magical creatures.