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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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A new port district could be a solution to Oak Harbor's declining marina. (File photo)
Oak Harbor to move forward with port district...
By Sam Fletcher • January 24, 2025 1:30 am

North Whidbey could be home to a new port, a district that hasn’t been created in nearly 40 years.

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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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 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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