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    Articles by Sam Fletcher
    Don Scoby, author of "The Shanty Piper" plays at the Veteran's Day Parade in Oak Harbor. (Photo by Sam Fletcher)
    Whidbey’s ‘Shanty Piper’ publishes book of bagpipe sea...
    By Sam Fletcher • February 4, 2025 1:30 am

    Don Scoby recently published a book of history and sheet music for the highland bagpipe.

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A rendering from Oak Harbor shows a reinvigorated Bayshore Drive.
    City plans downtown revitalization effort
    By Sam Fletcher • January 31, 2025 1:30 am

    Oak Harbor has set funds aside to reinvigorate a 600-acre downtown area.

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Oak Harbor Mayor Ronnie Wright’s fence is a foot taller than the city code allows.
    Fence code discussion pushed due to mayor controversy
    By Sam Fletcher • January 31, 2025 1:30 am

    Most council members preferred to delay the discussion because of controversy with the mayor’s fence.

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A popular plan to reconfigure Flintstone Park around its new sculpture involves removing the roundabout and expanding the upper parking lot.
    Park to be reconfigured around angel sculpture
    By Sam Fletcher • January 31, 2025 1:30 am

    Oak Harbor will reconfigure Flintstone Park on Bayshore Drive.

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    County housing project receives $3.7M grant
    County housing project receives $3.7M grant
    By Sam Fletcher • January 28, 2025 1:30 am

    A planned low-income housing development in Oak Harbor was recently awarded a $3.7 million grant.

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The 1902 Ranch in Coupeville was started by the Crowder family in 2020.
    Island County Farm Bureau braces for new age...
    By Sam Fletcher • January 28, 2025 1:30 am

    The annual Island County Farm Bureau meeting this month brought on a full board.

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    Ram Construction staff hoist the horizontal Angel De Creatividad sculpture upright. (Photo by Sam Fletcher)
    Oak Harbor accepts sculpture installed three months ago
    By Sam Fletcher • January 24, 2025 1:30 am

    Following several approvals in the last four years, the city council “accepted” the sculpture.

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    Environmental group seeks community input
    Environmental group seeks community input
    By Sam Fletcher • January 24, 2025 1:30 am

    WEAN announced a survey to understand which aspects of the environment are most important to people.

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    Hundreds of loons gather near Deception Pass each year for the smelt. (Photo by Martha Ellis)
    Largest loon congregation in 30 years appears on...
    By Sam Fletcher • January 21, 2025 1:30 am

    Join Whidbey Audubon Society field trip leaders and Deception Pass Park staff on Saturday.

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    The Maiden of Deception Pass statue, representing a woman called to the sea and providing abundance, stands at Rosario Beach. (Photo by Sam Fletcher)
    Deception Pass visitors feel ‘spirit’ calling them
    By Sam Fletcher • January 21, 2025 1:30 am

    It’s a common local phenomenon.

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    Photo by Sam Fletcher
 Oak Harbor Mayor Ronnie Wright chats with Teresa Besaw, marketing coordinator of Oak Harbor Main Street, Friday morning.
    The Wright Blend: Oak Harbor mayor chats with...
    By Sam Fletcher • January 21, 2025 1:30 am

    Friday morning, community members met with Oak Harbor Mayor Ronnie Wright at Mad Batter Bakehouse.

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    Photo by Cindy Hansen 
Transient killer whales T63 and T65 come up for some air.
    Workshop to bring hope to whale conservation
    By Sam Fletcher • January 21, 2025 1:30 am

    The annual workshop will take place Saturday, January 25 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

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    Oak Harbor Chamber director let go, board president...
    By Sam Fletcher • January 17, 2025 1:30 am

    According to Eric Marshall, interim executive director, the two changes in leadership are unrelated.

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