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    Whidbey Island
    Whidbey Clay Center instructor Jordan Jones demonstrates shaping a lump of clay into a gumdrop shape and centering the hole during her class at the Whidbey Clay Center in Freeland. Centering the holes is an important first step to turn clumps of mud into art, whether it be a mug, bowl, spoon rest, dragon, wagon or farm animal. (Patricia Guthrie / Special to The Herald)
    Whidbey Island clay artists mucking in mud more...
    By Patricia Guthrie Special to The News-Times • March 4, 2025 1:30 am

    Instructor to class: “Clay is very humbling. But you can remake it. It’s just mud. We’re just having fun.”

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    Photo provided by British Columbia Ferries
Conceptual rendering of a hybrid-electric design for a 360-car ferry that our neighbors at British Columbia Ferries are shopping to shipyards locally and internationally.
    Finally! State goes out to bid for new...
    By TOM BANSE The Washington State Standard • May 31, 2024 11:20 am

    Deliveries will begin in 2028, if all goes well. The ferries will serve the Mukilteo-Clinton and Seattle-Bremerton routes.

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    If tourism is to become a force for good, then we must find projects that help make that happen. To learn more, visit Transformational Travel - Whidbey and Camano Islands at whidbeycamanoislands.com
    Why Embrace?
    By Whidbey Camano Tourism • August 21, 2023 6:00 am

    By Jack Penland

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    Photos by Ryan Berry / The Herald
John Lovie, director of the Whidbey Island Water Systems Association, speaks at a public meeting June 22 in Coupeville.
    ‘Forever chemicals’ in drinking water found at Whidbey...
    By Jake Goldstein-Street • July 4, 2023 3:00 pm

    PFAS can cause cancer, low birth weights and increased cholesterol. As a result, residents near Coupeville are drinking bottled water.

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    The interior of the “Pork Chop Express". Owner Dave "Bronco" Erickson is seeking to re-home the car for $500, which includes the pictured unicorn air freshener. (Andrea Brown / The Herald)
    For sale: Whidbey’s fabled ‘Pork Chop Express’ gets...
    By Andrea Brown • June 6, 2023 1:30 am

    Asking price is $500 for the 1991 Subaru Justy, a three-cylinder econobox with 65K miles and a transmission as rare as hen’s teeth.

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    Island golf club helps you beat inflation while...
    By Whidbey Island Golf • June 5, 2023 6:00 am

    Whidbey Golf Club’s membership drive starts summer off right with reduced rates

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    Willow Mietus, 50, poses for a photo at her home in Coupeville, Washington on Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2023. Mietus bought a former Frito-Lay truck to sell her dyed yarn out of. She calls it "The Wool Wagon." (Annie Barker / The Herald)
    The Wool Wagon to hit the streets of...
    By Eric Schucht • February 28, 2023 1:30 am

    A self-described “professional yarn temptress” from Coupeville is setting up shop in a modified truck.

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    The 2023 Snohomish County Senior Resource is an opportunity for seniors to connect with services and programs essential to enjoying healthy, fulfilling lives.
    ‘Enjoy life along the way’ with tips from...
    By Senior Resource Expo • February 27, 2023 6:00 am

    Visit the 2023 Snohomish County Senior Resource Expo Mar. 22

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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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    A photo of “M*A*S*H” character Corporal Walter "Radar" O’Reilly has mysteriously returned to the “Speed Checked by Radar” sign on Third Street coming into Langley on Whidbey Island on Jan. 2, 2023. (Andrea Brown / The Herald)
    In Langley, ‘Speed Checked by Radar’ — Cpl....
    By Andrea Brown • January 13, 2023 2:20 pm

    The random act of comedy on a traffic pole an is ongoing M*A*S*H-ed up mystery on Whidbey Island.

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