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Grab your party hat, it’s birthday time at the bridge
Jul 29 2010, 4:54 PM
Like New York City’s Statue of Liberty, San Francisco’s Golden Gate Bridge or Seattle’s Space Needle, Deception Pass Bridge has become a famous landmark and destination place that draws thousands of visitors each year. So it only seems natural... More ›

• ‘The bridge’ stirred imaginations from the beginning
  Jul 29 2010, 4:53 PM
• 75 years later: Whidbey Witnesses recall Deception Pass Bridge opening
  Today, 9:21 AM · UPDATED
• Bridges of the past set to span the future
  Jul 29 2010, 4:47 PM

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Royal second in national race
Today, 8:51 AM · UPDATED
Oak Harbor's Adrianna Royal placed second in the 2,000 meter steeplechase at the USA Track Federation Junior Olympic national championships in Sacramento Tuesday, July 27. The Whidbey Island Running Club's 4x800 midget girls (11-12 year olds) relay team placed sixth... More ›

• Sports in Brief
  Today, 8:51 AM
• Riddle qualifies for national beach volleyball tournament
  Jul 27 2010, 2:41 PM
• WG&CC crowns winners of 5-man tournament
  Jul 27 2010, 11:19 AM

Neumiller’s farm scenes at Garry Oak Gallery
Jul 30 2010, 5:00 AM · NEW
Join Garry Oak Gallery Aug. 6 from 5 to 8 p.m. for a First Fridays Celebration of oil and acrylic painter Stacey Neumiller and her scenes of farm animals. Guests will be offered chocolates, wine and a wonderful collection... More ›

• Whidbey native proves it’s never too late to learn
  Jul 28 2010, 5:00 AM
• Quilted treasures at the Elks Lodge
  Jul 19 2010, 5:00 AM
• Whidbey’s Shifty Sailors return from Europe
  Jul 15 2010

Site selected for Greenbank solar panels
Jul 22 2010, 5:00 AM
A community solar energy project took a step forward Wednesday when the commissioners for the Port of Coupeville selected a one-acre piece of land at the Greenbank Farm for a community solar power project. The commissioners selected a site... More ›

• Bringing in the dough during a recession
  Jul 14 2010
• Roads get new asphalt, chip seal this summer
  Jul 15 2010

Enjoy a night out with the police
Jul 25 2010, 6:00 AM
The 27th annual National Night Out, a unique crime/drug prevention event, has been scheduled for Tuesday, Aug. 3, from 3 to 8 p.m. at Windjammer Park in Oak Harbor. The National Night Out campaign involves citizens, law enforcement agencies... More ›

• Faithful Living: Set your sails to satisfaction
  Jul 25 2010, 5:00 AM
• Lake Forest Park couple celebrate 50th wedding anniversary
  Jul 23 2010, 10:52 AM · UPDATED
• ‘Stuff the Bus’ for needy kids
  Jul 22 2010, 5:00 AM

Anyone have a list of past Island County Sheriffs? Google doesn't
Jul 29 2010, 11:17 AM · UPDATED
Who was Wild Bill Hickok’s sidekick? Today the answer to that is just a Google click away, but there was a time not long ago when finding the answer was a community enterprise. If the question popped... More ›

• Editorial: Oak Harbor needs to do the right thing
  Jul 28 2010, 6:00 AM
• Editorial: Creative funding by fire district
  Jul 24 2010, 6:00 AM
• Sound Off: Public safety requires Proposition 1 approval
  Jul 24 2010, 6:00 AM

Be responsible, support Prop 1
Jul 29 2010, 6:00 AM
It’s a fact. None of us like to pay taxes! At least, not any more than is necessary for our health and safety. At the same time, we all take comfort in knowing the sheriff and his deputies are out... More ›

• Call their bluff, defeat Prop 1
  Jul 28 2010, 6:00 AM
• Economy’s hurting, but tax is needed
  Jul 28 2010, 6:00 AM
• Only $40 a year to keep a way of life
  Jul 24 2010, 6:00 AM