50 YEARS AGO TODAY | South Whidbey Record

50 YEARS AGO TODAY

The following is a segment of a story taken from the front page of the Whidbey Island Record 50 years ago, Thursday, Dec. 24, 1964.

December 23, 2014 4:48 pm

Sledders — Typical scene in the past two days in this group of young sledders pictured after sliding down First Street in Langley

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