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    Articles by Marina Blatt
    Putt for a good cause at golf tournament
    Putt for a good cause at golf tournament
    By Marina Blatt • August 12, 2025 1:30 pm

    Shoot your shot to win up to $15,000 in Whidbey’s Fourth Annual Collaborative Golf Tournament.

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    Astound technician installing fixed wireless network transmission devices atop existing headend tower.
    Company offering high-speed internet to the underserved
    By Marina Blatt • August 12, 2025 1:30 pm

    Tech company expands its fixed wireless internet to more than 6,000 homes on Whidbey.

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    (Photo by David Welton) It was all hands on deck for the over 70 volunteers who worked on the rotting gray whale carcass, eager to aid in the dissection. They wore protective gear to avoid contracting diseases.
    Bones of a behemoth: Volunteers remove skeleton from...
    By Marina Blatt • August 12, 2025 1:30 am

    More than 70 volunteers gathered on a Central Whidbey beach to cut out the bones from a dead whale.

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    Scenarios one through six are provided in a presentation for the Oak Harbor City Council.
    Oak Harbor Council adopts B and O tax...
    By Marina Blatt • August 8, 2025 1:30 pm

    It will likely only impact an estimated 29 businesses and raise about $880,000 a year.

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    (Photo by Marina Blatt) Vicki Yount shows off the colorful clothing she sells in V-Boutique.
    Plein Air competition calls to painters
    By Marina Blatt • August 8, 2025 1:30 pm

    Artists, art lovers and shoppers alike are in for a vibrant weekend as Whidbey’s Plein Air returns.

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    The sinking "Shark Lady" is sandwiched between a "Hazmat Rescue" vessel on the left, and the "San Juan Enterprise," on the right, which is certified by the US coast guard to legally  haul flammable liquids, according to its website.
    Vessel seized after fuel leak in Holmes Harbor
    By Marina Blatt • August 8, 2025 1:30 am

    The vessel was found with its tail end partially sunk below the surface.

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    Photo by Marina Blatt
Purchase costumes at the garage sale to live out your fairytale fantasies.
    Buy a prop, costume at Playhouse garage sale
    By Marina Blatt • August 5, 2025 1:30 pm

    Whidbey Playhouse is hosting a garage sale for anyone who’s ever dreamed of living in a musical.

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    Island County Community Day celebrates inclusivity
    By Marina Blatt • August 5, 2025 1:30 am

    The event promises family-friendly games, activities, food and music.

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    Photo by Marina Blatt
Co-Founders Kate Kilpatrick and Paul Rose smile outside of their storefront
    New downtown store offers arts and crafts
    By Marina Blatt • August 5, 2025 1:30 am

    The new shop championing more than 20 small local businesses sits on Pioneer Way.

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    Photo by Marina Blatt
A wave hits a rock at Point Partridge the night of the tsunami advisory on Whidbey.
    Whidbey dodges tsunami, prepares for future disaster
    By Marina Blatt • August 1, 2025 1:30 pm

    Whidbey residents were ghosted by a tsunami Tuesday, but are advised to make disaster preparations.

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    South Whdibey firefighters demonstrate the different ways they can manipulate the vehicle in order to get patients out of the vehicle safely at the Whidbey Island Fair.
    National Night Out returns to Whidbey Island
    By Marina Blatt • August 1, 2025 1:30 am

    Family-friendly fun and first responder education will take place on North and South Whidbey Aug. 5.

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    Photo by Marina Blatt
A toxic shellfish warning sign at Penn Cove Tidelands.
    Penn Cove, Holmes Harbor closed to shellfish harvesting
    By Marina Blatt • July 29, 2025 8:30 am

    Island County’s primary shellfish provider suffers business setbacks after a new shellfish ban.

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    (Photo provided) The Oak Harbor Marina at sunset.
    Oak Harbor City Council resumes marina discussion
    By Marina Blatt • July 25, 2025 8:30 am

    Oak Harbor City Council remains divided on how to save the deteriorating marina

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