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This Week

Real life on the Big Island

By Kate Poss | With Photos by David WeltonMarch 19, 20230

Note: Bajada Bill and Cactus Kate returned home from three weeks in Hawaii at 3:30 AM on St. Patrick’s Day.…

Bidding farewell to the Freeland Library this month

February 26, 2023

Let me take you to the Mardi Gras…at Bayview Hall

February 26, 2023

The harbormasters’ life

February 21, 2023
Events

Aloha from the Big Island

By Kate Poss | With Photos by David WeltonMarch 7, 20230

Note: All photos taken by Kate Poss unless otherwise noted. Here we are on the Big Island already a week…

Finding aloha on Maui during its peak tourist season

February 28, 2023

Langley Library’s revitalization in 2023

February 3, 2023

Goodbye 2022 and hello 2023

December 31, 2022
Celebrations

Langley Welcomes the Whales

By Kate Poss | With Photos by David WeltonApril 26, 20220

For the first time since 2019, Langley locals and visitors welcomed the return of their beloved gray whales and resumed…

Following a year hiatus in 2020, Whidbey Island Fair sees big turnout in 2021

July 21, 2021

Celebrating spring, our gray whales’ return, and our inner Esther Williams

March 21, 2021

Chasing the blues away with a sea float scramble

January 10, 2020
Our Government

Community previews Langley Library remodel plans

By Kate Poss | With Photos by David WeltonAugust 25, 20222

Update! About 70 members of the community took a peek at Langley Library’s proposed remodel and design at a community…

The importance of voting in the times we’re in

October 6, 2021

Fare thee well, Mayor Tim!

June 22, 2021

Coming Together — This week’s inauguration, and a march four years ago

January 22, 2021
People helping people

South Whidbey Hearts & Hammers returns with its Spaghetti Feed fundraiser

By Kate Poss | With Photos by David WeltonFebruary 17, 20230

South Whidbey Hearts and Hammers raised funds with a spaghetti feed Feb. 10. It’s the first time since Feb. 2020,…

Langley Library project update with City’s Design Review Board

November 21, 2022

Looking for deep pockets to house working locals

September 23, 2022

Adios Jim Freeman–Hope you’re the conductor of fun on the other side

June 26, 2022
Environment

King tide predicted January 21-24, 2023

By Kate Poss | With Photos by David WeltonJanuary 20, 20230

Note from Kate Poss: following the Dec. 26, 2022 king tide, which flooded low-lying coastal areas in Island County and…

Pat Powell retires as director of the Whidbey Camano Land Trust

August 11, 2022

Any day in the garden is a good day

January 30, 2022

David gets the shot he’s long waited for

January 7, 2022
Health and fitness

Heather Johnson and addressing our inner climate crisis

By Kate Poss | With Photos by David WeltonOctober 12, 20220

Note: all photos in this story are shared by Heather Johnson and taken by David Stern. I have always felt…

Dental Health Care for low income and the uninsured in Langley

April 13, 2021

First shot-COVID-19 vaccines in Island County

December 30, 2020

The power of swimming in open water

July 14, 2020
Science and technology

What’s your reality?

By Kate Poss | With Photos by David WeltonJanuary 22, 20192

The lunar eclipse aired January 20th and its show inspired genuine awe as the Earth’s shadow covered the moon and…

Art and artists

Gypsy jazz and the spirit of Django Reinhardt

By Kate Poss | With Photos by David WeltonSeptember 29, 20224

David Welton was in his element Sept. 21-25, shooting photos of musicians gathered for the 22nd annual DjangoFest NW 2022.…

Kéké Cribbs and the art of storytelling in glass

August 29, 2022

Remembering Peter Lawlor

August 20, 2022

Having fun to support a serious issue

May 23, 2022
Animals

She listens to animals and lets us know what they say

By Kate Poss | With Photos by David WeltonJanuary 14, 20230

While searching drewslist for compassionate cat care while we travel to Hawaii next month, I read Maureen Belle’s post, which…

A dog who inspired a village to care for him

September 20, 2022

For the love of greyhounds

February 10, 2022

M-Bar-C Ranch — heaven for horses and kids

July 9, 2021
Education

Lummi Nation visits Whidbey to bring awareness to Apache plight in Arizona

By Kate Poss | With Photos by David WeltonMarch 7, 20232

The Lummi nation visited Whidbey Island last week to show their solidarity with the San Carlos Apache people and their…

A community weaver retires from managing the Coupeville Library

February 15, 2023

Langley Library Manager Vicky Welfare plans to retire in February

January 31, 2023

Maggie Nattress, co-founder of United Student Leaders, passes the baton

January 6, 2023
Music

“Miracle” revisits the concert that hailed a new line of jets

By Kate Poss | With Photos by David WeltonApril 3, 20190

The largest orchestra ever assembled on Whidbey will perform music written to launch a jet fleet 25 years ago. Langley…

Halloween on Whidbey 2021

By Kate Poss | With Photos by David WeltonNovember 1, 20213

Note: This is Whidbey’s David Welton drove around catching excellent photos of island-style Halloween decorations, visiting Langley, Bayview Road, Clinton…

Light during the darkest days

December 13, 2020

Keeping the spirit alive during COVID Christmas

December 13, 2020

Recalling past Maxwelton Independence Day parades

July 3, 2020
Local Businesses

The lost art of small engine repair

By Kate Poss | With Photos by David WeltonMarch 24, 202211

Mike Gallion is the kind of guy you always hope to find when your chainsaw needs repairing. Living on Whidbey…

Get Moonstruck over hostas and lilies

August 23, 2021

Celebrating 50 years of local farmers’ markets with a new farm stand

June 11, 2021

Ferry Memories

January 30, 2021
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