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Last year, there was a lot of pig. This year, there’s going to be 300 pounds more.
The fourth annual Oak Harbor Pig Roast on Fidalgo Avenue will be held Sunday, Aug. 14, and promises 1,600 pounds of pork and a whole lot of tangy sauce.
Like last year, the 2011 block party will feature a professional barbecue competition with piggy bank prizes awarded for people’s and judges’ choice. But for the first time, Whidbey’s amateur roasters will form a league of their own.
Whidbey births at Naval Hospital Oak Harbor and Whidbey General Hospital
The Coupeville School District offices will be open as follows for new-student registration:
Coupeville Elementary School, Aug. 16 and 18 from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.; Coupeville Middle and High School, Aug. 23 through Sept. 2 by appointment only. Call the school at 678-4409 to schedule a registration appointment.
An old face and a fresh face are the best choices for Oak Harbor voters to send on to the general election in November.
What was originally a way for an Oak Harbor automotive store to thank its customers has turned into something bigger and grander over the years.
For me, it was the winter of 1970-71.
The Port Townsend to Coupeville ferry route is back to one-boat service due to a mechanical problem on the Chetzemoka.
Engineers on the 64-car ferry discovered a small leak in the vessel’s keel cooler, which prompted officials to pull the Chetzemoka from service, according to an email from Marta Coursey, spokesperson for Washington State Ferries.
Has controversy presented Oak Harbor with opportunity? Now is the time to honor the original inhabitants of Whidbey Island, specifically here in Oak Harbor.
Coupeville had the privilege of hosting 30 exchange students from China. The activities they participated in were enjoyed by the students, with much appreciated support from their host families.
Saturday, July 23, over 4,500 runners participated in the Ragnar Relay Northwest Passage event. The race began Friday morning in Blaine and wound its way through Deception Pass onto beautiful Whidbey Island, ending at the Langley fairgrounds. Teams of 12 ran 190 miles of stunning scenery through the night.
Oak Harbor’s swimming pool is one of North Whidbey’s treasures and deserves enthusiastic support from voters in the Aug. 16 election.
The discovery of Native American remains on SE Pioneer Way in Oak Harbor will cost taxpayers at least $250,000.
And that’s just to start.
According to city Project Manager Larry Cort, that’s just a ballpark figure of what the public can expect to pay for archaeological and related work downtown. It’s also based on a best case scenario of everything going as planned.