Here’s what was happening in the news this week:

100 years ago:

An election to decide whether or not to incorporate was announced to be held May 1. The Oak Harbor News said it had the utmost confidence in the enterprising people of Oak Harbor in deciding this most important question. An official notice of the election posted by the county auditor was printed in the same issue of the paper. The call for election stated that it would be held 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. May 1, 1915, at the M.W.A. hall in Oak Harbor.

A committee selected from the Board of Directors of the Oak Harbor Fruit Growers Association made arrangements to go forward with the cannery building and push it through to completion as rapidly as possibly. A number of carpenters signified their willingness to contribute a day or two’s work and take some stock.

75 years ago:

The Island County Fair board of directors held a meeting and decided that the fair would be open to the public for a third day starting that year.

Work done to beautify Oak harbor gardens and residences should be recognized and rewarded, it was decided at the meeting of the Chamber of Commerce. It was suggested that prizes should be put up by the chamber for outstanding work on garden improvement.

50 years ago:

The three hospital commissioners representing Whidbey in Olympia were turned down in their plea for funds to build a hospital in Coupeville. The advisory council in Olympia said Whidbey citizens had other hospitals in the area they could go to. A spokesman for Whidbey said the advisory council did not seem to care how far people on the island had to drive to reach a hospital off island.

The North Whidbey Chamber of Commerce members voted unanimously to drop the Whidbey Island brochure that had been published in the past and concentrate on a North Whidbey pamphlet.

As their contribution to the City Park Beach improvement program, Oak Harbor Oddfellows took over installation of a fenced-in wading pool. This phase of the recreation project was expected to be among the first completed.

25 years ago:

The Oak Harbor School District board of directors approved the final design for the construction and remodeling of Oak harbor High School.

The new dock at Flintstone Park opened, and several other improvements were in the works for Oak Harbor parks. Plans were set for a park at 900 Ave. W. to include a basketball court, soccer practice field, a small playground for children, restrooms and a parking lot.