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Combined team hopes to make its mark at All Star tourney
Jul 02 2009, 4:00 PM Mix a hot day, a dusty ballfield, two dedicated coaches and one red-hot softball pitcher and you might stir up a sure recipe for victory. “She needs to stay centered; it’s all about arm speed, balance and accuracy,” said Little... More ›

• Half-marathon coming to Langley
  Jun 30 2009, 4:00 PM
• All Star tournament starts Sunday for Little Leaguers
  Jun 30 2009, 4:00 PM
• South Whidbey Little League needs help
  Jun 26 2009, 3:09 PM · UPDATED

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Nature, Photoshop and le chapeau du jour
Jun 24 2009, 8:00 AM The lady who wears the fanciful hats describes her life as a revolving door. It leads to the garden, around to her art and back to the garden again. Fine Gelfand (pronounced “Feena”) is a surface-design artist with a background... More ›

• Music, dancing and fun for the whole family in the park
  Jun 20 2009
• Island teens to study dance in New York City
  Jun 20 2009
• Dylan Thomas masterpiece takes the stage in Langley
  Jun 17 2009

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Toddle Inn specializes in childcare through the ages
Jun 24 2009, 8:00 AM After 20 years, and despite the economy, Jil Helland and Ursula Shoudy are still up to their kneecaps in higgledy-piggledy little customers. They own Toddle Inn, an early-learning and daycare facility in Clinton for children ages 4 weeks to... More › More Business Stories »

WHIDBEY RECIPES | Something sweet for a veggie that’s often ignored and misunderstood
Jun 29 2009, 4:47 PM · UPDATED Few vegetables have such a difficult time getting the respect they deserve as poor, misunderstood rhubarb. What’s that? You think rhubarb is fruit? Well, so does most of the country, but the truth of the matter is, rhubarb is a... More ›

• TIDAL LIFE | Pickled or parboiled, this is going to change the way we eat oysters
  Jun 29 2009, 2:55 PM · UPDATED
• WHIDBEY BIRDING | Life is tough and risky in the wild, with few chances to reach ‘old age’
  Jun 27 2009, 8:00 AM
• VIDEO | South Whidbey students talk first day of summer on last day of school
  Jun 19 2009

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Local woman wins international environmental competition
Jul 03 2009, 8:00 AM Erica Bartlett knows a bit about waste management. Actually, she knows quite a lot. She and four Western Washington University teammates won first place, and $6,000, in an international environmental competition held in Detroit, Mich. last month. “The idea was to evaluate... More ›

• Langley streets burst with blooms from new flower baskets
  Jul 01 2009, 8:00 AM
• Pick your produce in a Freeland paradise
  Jul 01 2009, 8:00 AM
• Islander gets the word out about local food
  Jun 27 2009, 8:00 AM

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Today's cartoon for Sunday, July 5
Jul 05 2009, 8:00 AM · NEW Today's cartoon is by Cam Cardow of The Ottawa Citizen.... More ›

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