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Sea Cadets wielded flags at the Veterans Day Parade in Oak Harbor last year.
    Whidbey Island celebrates Veterans Day
    By Allyson Ballard • November 7, 2025 1:30 am

    On Nov. 11, Oak Harbor Navy League is hosting a Veterans Day ceremony at 11 a.m. in the high school.

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    Island musicians come together to fight hunger
    Island musicians come together to fight hunger
    November 7, 2025 1:30 am

    Whidbey Rising will begin at 2 p.m. on Nov. 22 at the Coupeville High School Performing Arts Center.

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    Photo by Ken Merrell
Chad Hadwick (Kyle Collins) and Kat McMath (Betsy Kohler Harvey) share an embrace.
    Musical set on Whidbey coming to OutCast theater
    By Kira Erickson • November 7, 2025 1:30 am

    Romance, community theater, a ghost and more feature in a homegrown production set on Whidbey Island

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    Photo by David Welton
    Painting a legacy: South Whidbey artist still going...
    By Kira Erickson • November 7, 2025 1:30 am

    Whidbey is home to many artists but few have been creating art for as long as Gaylen Hansen.

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    Photo by David Welton
    Dead again
    November 4, 2025 1:30 am

    Photos by David Welton

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    Krista Vanicsek loads her car up with produce for the food pantry. (Photo provided)
    Whidbey community members help hungry neighbors
    By Marina Blatt • November 4, 2025 1:30 am

    Amid this uncertainty, two Whidbey residents decided to act.

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    Krista Vanicsek started a GoFundMe me for “Jeff the Giant” after his selfless act in his attempt to save 15-year-old Grace Horn from a burning car.
    Oak Harbor’s gentle, troubled ‘giant’ mourned
    By Marina Blatt • November 4, 2025 1:30 am

    Jeffery Pangburn, ‘Jeff the Giant,’ passed away in his truck in Oak Harbor in the morning of Nov. 1.

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    Skagit Valley College to host a military, veteran registration event
    Skagit Valley College to host a military, veteran...
    October 31, 2025 1:30 am

    The registration event is 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Nov. 3 at Mount Vernon and Whidbey Island campuses.

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    Photo by Gary Skiff
Martin Anderson rides with the wind on Swan Lake.
    Kiteboarders catch the wind on Whidbey
    By Marina Blatt • October 31, 2025 1:30 am

    A group of friends from Seattle frequently returns to the island for its strong, consistent winds.

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Nancy Pearl, right, with Diane Kendy, the woman who first brought her to Whidbey Island in 1998.
    Popular librarian event returns to WICA
    By Kira Erickson • October 31, 2025 1:30 am

    Beloved librarian Nancy Pearl is preparing to take her annual voyage to South Whidbey.

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    Oak Harbor church celebrates 100 years of service
    By Allyson Ballard • October 31, 2025 1:30 am

    Church of the Nazarene is holding a celebration at 10 a.m. on Sunday, Nov. 2.

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    Photo by David Hundley
    ‘100 Artists’ opens at Pacific NorthWest Art School...
    By Kira Erickson • October 31, 2025 1:30 am

    A personal challenge to photograph 100 artists will be on display in galleries across the island.

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    Ed Dominquez in pictured with a great horned owl
    Audubon talk features Whidbey’s arctic visitors
    October 31, 2025 1:30 am

    Join Seward Park Audubon Lead Naturalist Ed Dominguez on Thursday, Nov. 13 to explore the amazing colors and varieties of…

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