While it may seem unlikely, the Oak Harbor Garden Club has managed to make downtown’s Hal Ramaley Park even lovelier.
The park is already beautiful, thanks to the countless hours club members have spent over the past 10 years maintaining its colorful gardens. But to complete the picture, the club has spent the past year working to acquire a 16-foot by 16-foot gazebo to install as the park’s centerpiece.
Local entities pining for a slice of this year’s Island County Conservation Futures Fund pie will once again have to wait another two weeks before knowing whether their applications will be approved.
The county commissioners, the last and final body charged with reviewing and awarding conservation funds, discussed the three application finalists for 2009 disbursements at its Aug. 18 work session.
A new residential subdivision in Coupeville that’s been stalled for the past three years is once again moving forward.
The Coupeville Design Review Board will be considering the renovation designs for the old fire hall on Alexander Street when it meets next week. While the building is still owned by the town, the council unanimously agreed on Aug. 10 to sell the historic structure to the Ware family out of Lynden for $1,000. The agreement stipulated that the building be rehabilitated within 90 days.
If the turnout is anything like years past, hundreds of people will invade Windjammer Beach Park in Oak Harbor Saturday in the hopes of becoming the next driftwood art champions.
Still others with a less-competitive spirit may attend the fifth annual Driftwood Day just to watch people’s imaginations at work or for a bit of fun in the sun.
Beset with delays, the North Oak Harbor Road Improvement Project is now more than two weeks behind schedule and likely won’t wrap up until the end of the month, city officials say.
The Deception Pass Bridge may become a topic at the state Legislature next year.
Capt. G. Jay Johnston became Whidbey Island Naval Air Station’s new commanding officer in a formal ceremony at Haviland Hangar Friday, Aug. 13.
Beginning this Friday, Whidbey Island Naval Air Station will be under new leadership as commanding officer Capt. Gerral David is headed for new waters and a new command.
Oak Harbor has taken its first real financial steps toward the construction of a new wastewater treatment facility.
The City Council voted unanimously Tuesday, Aug. 4, to approve a $1.09 million contract with a national engineering firm to create a preliminary engineering and facilities plan for the proposed treatment plant. City Councilman Scott Dudley did not vote as he was absent.
The seat for Island County commissioner District 2 won’t be up for grabs for more than two years but the job is already garnering plenty of interest among Republicans.
Interim rules regulating the locations of sexually oriented businesses in Oak Harbor are once again arousing debate.
At a recent Oak Harbor Planning Commission meeting, the topic brought out strong feelings from several commissioners.
Thirteen-hundred pounds of barbecue and an estimated 3,000 people later, organizers are calling the third annual Fidalgo Avenue Block Party and Free Pig Roast the most successful yet.
