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Articles by Ron Newberry
Karla Freund
Oak Harbor: A Century of Cityhood
By Ron Newberry • May 12, 2015 5:52 pm

As Oak Harbor history goes, the dirt underneath Karla Freund’s feet is essentially hallowed ground.

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Emily Mulka from Peoples Bank brushes on paint at a Habitat for Humanity home being built in Oak Harbor Wednesday.
Oak Harbor Habitat program offers women constructive work...
By Ron Newberry • May 8, 2015 6:59 pm

Perched upon a scaffold for the only time in memory, Emily Mulka kept her composure when she noticed a cluster of tiny spiders scurrying in all directions.

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Hearts & Hammers chips away at 17 community...
By Ron Newberry • May 6, 2015 5:39 pm

The last thing Dave Kelleher wanted to do was tangle with bees.

But after John Schisel got finished sawing through a section of siding and removed it, bees emerged from the exposed insulation, sending both general contractors scurrying for a can of insect repellent.

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Science Olympiad team brings home two first-place wins
Science Olympiad team brings home two first-place wins
By Ron Newberry • May 6, 2015 5:32 pm

Coupeville High School’s Science Olympiad team won two first-place awards at the state competition in Des Moines last month.

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Dave Kelleher uses a board to pull out insulation to reveal a bees nest that needed to be removed from a mobile home at Terry Mobile Park in Coupeville Saturday. Kelleher was part of the Central Whidbey Hearts & Hammers crew that replaced windows.
Central Whidbey Hearts & Hammers carves out time...
By Ron Newberry • May 5, 2015 7:20 pm

The last thing Dave Kelleher wanted to do was tangle with bees.

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40 years later, DAV Chapter 47 still serving veterans
40 years later, DAV Chapter 47 still serving...
By Ron Newberry • May 3, 2015 7:00 am

The work space for Steve DeAvilla and other volunteers dedicated to helping disabled veterans in Oak Harbor is a tiny…

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LaDonna Richardson of Oak Harbor found 15 dead goldfinches
Salmonella named culprit in strange bird deaths in...
By Ron Newberry • May 1, 2015 6:33 pm

When her dog showed up at the back porch with a dead bird in its mouth, LaDonna Richardson didn’t get overly concerned.

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Randy Emmons stands in his North Whidbey home studio before a watercolor painting that was selected for the 75th Annual International Open Exhibition in Seattle. He is one of 86 artists picked for the exhibit out of 600 entries from seven countries.
Oak Harbor painter finds life good again after...
By Ron Newberry • May 1, 2015 6:29 pm

The painting speaks to Randy Emmons. With shades of green and yellow, it reveals a tall figure at the top of a hill, holding a walking stick as he navigates a wooded trail.

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District cuts principal due to enrollment
District cuts principal due to enrollment
By Ron Newberry • April 29, 2015 5:35 pm

It’s the sort of announcement a school superintendent never wants to make.

Jim Shank, superintendent of the Coupeville School District, said at Monday night’s school board meeting that continued declining enrollment would result in the reduction of 4.5 staff positions beginning in the fall.

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Oak Harbor High School seniors Sara Jackson
Whidbey Coffee’s remodeled store gets warm welcome downtown
By Ron Newberry • April 29, 2015 5:00 am

Even on her day off, Hilary Gardner-Carpenter couldn’t stay away.

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Array
Holland Happening brings large crowds | Slideshow
By Ron Newberry • April 27, 2015 7:04 pm

Early downpours turned into sunshine and warmer temperatures in time for large crowds to enjoy the Holland Happening parade and street fair Saturday.

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Valerie White and Patrick Christensen work on mochaccino muffins at the Knights of Columbus kitchen in Oak Harbor.
Bakery cooks up Holland Happening treats
By Ron Newberry • April 24, 2015 6:38 pm

Patrick Christensen has only been back on Whidbey Island for a little more than a week, and yet he’s already started out on solid footing.

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Jumbo trout part of lure for anglers on Whidbey today
Jumbo trout part of lure for anglers on...
By Ron Newberry • April 24, 2015 5:03 pm

One of the more intriguing opportunities for anglers on Whidbey Island during today’s lowland lakes fishing opener are the jumbo trout recently planted in Deer Lake in Clinton.

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