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South Whidbey resident Jim Towers stands at the top of the Columbia Center after last year’s firefighter stairclimbing event in Seattle.
    Firefighters step up to challenge
    By Kira Erickson • March 7, 2023 1:30 am

    A 72-year-old man from South Whidbey is set to compete in a grueling stair-climbing competition.

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    Photo courtesy of ProEnglish Theatre
Anabell Ramires as Lisel in “The Book of Sirens.”
    New festival ushers in one-act plays
    By Kira Erickson • March 3, 2023 1:30 am

    A new festival on South Whidbey is offering a diversity in one-actor plays during the month of March

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    Flying colors: Irish artist finds success on Whidbey
    By Kira Erickson • March 3, 2023 1:30 am

    McCarthy has found unexpected success in his vibrant, colorful landscape paintings.

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    Photo by Rachel Rosen/Whidbey News-Times
    Guarding the flock: Chicken farms rely on specialized...
    By Rachel Rosen • March 3, 2023 1:30 am

    Dogs that live outside and guard livestock became a hot topic on the island back in December.

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    Photo by David Welton
Zeppelin Kaptian Count Nickola Lehmann (played by Matt Hoar) and Zeppelin Tours/Sales Chief Baron Phineas T. Bargun (Timon Simmons) were available to answer questions from sleuths during Langley’s 38th annual Mystery Weekend. As usual, participants of the event are tasked with finding out who among the cast of costumed characters is the murderer.
    Murder, they wrote
    By Kira Erickson • February 28, 2023 1:30 am

    Love turned out to be the culprit in this year’s Langley Mystery Weekend event.

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    Cross-country totem pole tour starts on Whidbey
    Cross-country totem pole tour starts on Whidbey
    By Kira Erickson • February 24, 2023 1:30 am

    The first leg of an important awareness campaign begins on Whidbey Island.

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    Tales of the Rock
    By Kira Erickson • February 24, 2023 1:30 am

    Children’s book author pens zany stories about Whidbey

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    Photo by Jann Ledbetter
A hummingbird alights upon a branch.
    Photography exhibit elicits ‘presence of wonder’
    By Karina Andrew • February 24, 2023 1:30 am

    A Coupeville resident is bringing the “presence of wonder” to Whidbey in her first ever exhibit.

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    Photo by David Welton
    Mardi Gras fun
    February 24, 2023 1:30 am

    Photos by David Welton

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    Steve Backus works on the details of a moon carving at his outdoor workshop in Clinton. A Dec. 2 fire destroyed his studio in the former sawmill on the 4-acre Glendale Road property that houses his Big Shot Woodcarving business and home. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)
    ‘Carve or Starve!’: Whidbey’s godfather of chainsaw art...
    By Andrea Brown • February 21, 2023 1:30 am

    New bears and gnomes now stand in the soot of their predecessors. Steve Backus credits firefighters and community support.

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    Photo by David Welton
Mike and Margaret Croom host a brunch at their home on North Whidbey.
    A recipe for fun: Whidbey couple starts dinner...
    By Rachel Rosen • February 21, 2023 1:30 am

    “With Magsy” may be the first private supper club on the island.

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    Photo by Rachel Rosen
Ted Boesch carves an owl sculpture.
    Chainsaw art is an ode to Scooter
    By Rachel Rosen • February 17, 2023 1:30 am

    Ted Boesch created a sculpture of a Whidbey rescue owl.

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    Costumed island trek with pub stops planned
    By Kira Erickson • February 17, 2023 1:30 am

    Dustin Yongue will lead people on what he described as a “mildly pub crawl themed” walk Feb. 23-26.

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