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Gifts From the Heart food bank’s shopping cart drill team will take to the streets collecting donations along the parade route. after the ceremony free hot dogs and drinks will be served, said Lynda Eccles, executive director of the Coupeville Chamber of Commerce. Hot dogs and beverages are provided by Prairie Center Red Apple and The Central Whidbey Lions
Club. While Coupeville holds the only Memorial Day parade on Whidbey Island, it isn’t exclusively for Coupeville. Residents from all over Whidbey as well as visitors attend the event. “It’s a fun event,” Eccles
said. “I think people do come from off island because it’s so unique. “It’s a special parade.” Community groups and organizations from all over the island participate in the parade, like the Gifts From the Heart food bank’s precision drill team, which takes
to the streets to collect food along the parade route. While parade entrants were asked to register by April 30, Eccles said every year she gets entrants as late as the Friday before and lets them in.
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The streets of Coupeville will be filled to the brim with patriotism Saturday, May 23, as the annual Memorial Day Parade makes its way down Main Street. The parade starts at 11 a.m. at South Main Street and Terry Road and will go down Main Street to Front Street, up Alexander Street, turning on Coveland Street and ending at Coupeville Town Park. Veterans from around the area can be seen along the parade route riding in classic cars. This year’s parade grand marshal is Harold Johnson, a Pearl Harbor survivor who was aboard the USS Oklahoma and the remaining member of a survivors’ group that participated in Coupeville’s celebration each year. At the park, a remembrance ceremony will be held featuring representatives from Town of Coupeville, Whidbey Island Naval Air Station and area veterans. The All-Island Community Band will perform a “Musical Salute to the Armed Services,” and
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Monday May 25
Friends of the Oak Harbor Library 22nd Annual Appreciation Tea, 2:30-4 p.m., May 21, at the Oak Harbor Library Meeting Room. The staff of the Oak Harbor Library cordially invites you to a Steampunk Tea Party held in appreciation of the Friends of the Library. Practical clothing is suggested; waistcoats and bow-ties optional.
Whidbey Island Radio Control Society meeting, 6-8 p.m., May 25, at the Family Bible Church, Oak Harbor. Learn how and where to fly and how to operate your RC safely. Learn the FAA rules and meet the society’s pilots. They fly two to three days a week. Guests welcome. Pilots fly everything from RC gliders to turbine jet aircraft. www.wircsrc.com
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Meerkerk Wine & Rhodies, 4-6 p.m., May 23, at Meerkerk Gardens. Stroll through the gardens to enjoy the blossoms while sipping wine and nibbling savory appetizers. Cost is $20. www. meerkerkgardens.org
Nancy Stewart Presents Mother Goose on the Loose!, 10:30-11:15 p.m., May 27, at the Oak Harbor Library Meeting Room. Favorite nursery rhymes come to life with interactive props and lots of help from young
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audience members. For children up to 5 years old with a caregiver.
Job Hunting Workshop for Teens and Young Adults, 3-4:30 p.m., May 27, at the Oak Harbor Library Meeting Room. Learn what it takes to get a job. WorkSource staff will go over essential topics to help you stand out from the crowd and land the perfect job. Discover library resources that will boost your knowledge and skills, too. Session One: Job Search Strategies, Job Skills and Job Applications. Session Two: Resume Writing, Interviewing Skills. Attend one or both sessions. Refreshments provided.
Thursday May 28
Mystery Lovers Book Group: Bernadette Pajer, 3-4 p.m., May 28,
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CHANTEUSE WOMEN’S CHOIR OF WHIDBEY CONCERT: 4 p.m., Saturday, May 30, at the Unitarian Universalist Church, Freeland. Performance is “CHANTEUSE Goes To New York: Songs From Broadway And The Met.” Suggested donation is $15. Profits are always donated to a charity that supports women.
at the Oak Harbor Library Meeting Room. Share your love of mysteries. Read any of the Professor Bradshaw mysteries by Bernadette Pajer and join the discussion. Books available for checkout at the library.
Friday May 29
Blackberry Removal, 9 a.m. to noon, May 29, at Crockett Lake East Preserve, just south of Coupeville. Join the Whidbey Camano Land Trust as they work to remove invasive Himalayan blackberry from the Crockett Lake East Preserve. Bring work gloves. Tools, drinks and snacks provided. www. wclt.org
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Oak Harbor Book Group: “Longbourn,” 11 a.m. to noon, May 29, at the Oak Harbor Library Center for Lifelong Learning. Check out a copy of “Longbourn” by Jo Baker, bring your covered drink and join the discussion. Chanteuse Women’s Choir of Whidbey Concert, 7:30 p.m., May 29, at the Unitarian Universalist Church, Freeland. Performance is “CHANTEUSE Goes To New York: Songs From Broadway And The Met.” Suggested donation is $15. Come enjoy and even sing along as The choir performs such songs as “It’s A Grand Night For Singing,” “Humming Chorus” from Madam Butterfly, “Edelweiss” and “Fascinating Rhythm.” Profits are always donated to a charity that supports women.
Saturday May 30
Master gardener plant clinic, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Ace Hardware in Freeland. Bring your problem outdoor plant or come visit with any outdoor plant problem. chattycm@hot mail.com Fragile Waters: Documentary, 2-4 p.m., May 30, at the Oak Harbor Library Meeting Room. There’s one chance to save the southern resident killer whales from extinction, and time is running out. Independent filmmaker Rick Wood and Orca Network teamed up in the production of this groundbreaking documentary film to save “Fragile Waters.”
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Monday June 1
Computer Basics, 10-11:30 a.m., June 1, at the Oak Harbor Library Meeting Room. Sign up to learn basic computer skills in Windows 7. Class meets four times: June 1, 8, 15 and 22. Each class builds on skills taught in the previous session. Preregistration for all four classes is open now. www. sno-isle.org Day Hiking Mount St. Helens with Craig Romano, 6:30-8 p.m., June 1, at the Oak Harbor Library Meeting Room. Join Craig Romano, outdoor guidebook author and columnist, as he highlights favorite trails and wild places from his latest book, “Day Hiking
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Mount St. Helens.” Craig will spotlight some of the best hiking trails. Come and learn how to access areas that show both the destructive and the rejuvenating forces of nature.
Wednesday June 3
Job Hunting Workshop for Teens and Young Adults, 3-4:30 p.m., June 3, at the Oak Harbor Library Meeting Room. Learn what it takes to get a job. WorkSource staff will go over essential topics to help you stand out from the crowd and land the perfect job. Discover library resources that will boost your knowledge and skills, too. Session One: Job Search Strategies, Job Skills and
Job Applications. Session Two: Resume Writing, Interviewing Skills. Attend one or both sessions. Refreshments provided.
Saturday June 6
Meerkerk Purple Passion Sale, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., June 6-7, at Meerkerk Gardens. A wide variety of hybrid, species and heritage rhodies. Entrance to the Gardens free on sales days. www.meerkerkgar dens.org Saturday Matinee @ the Library, 2-4:30 p.m., June 6, at the Oak Harbor Library Meeting Room. This comic book space adventure stars Chris Pratt and Zoe Saldana in this Marvel Studios production. A group of interstellar outlaws team up to
save the galaxy from a villain who seeks ultimate power. Popcorn provided. NW Crossroads Retreat, June 5-7, at the Captain Whidbey Inn. An eclectic set of holistic practitioners from the Pacific Northwest will share new ways of combining old traditions and techniques that release past blocks and pains, create clarity and focus, and enhance awareness of self and others. Register at www.nwxrr.com
Monday June 15
Astronomy for Everyone, 6:30-8 p.m., June 15, at the Oak Harbor Library Meeting Room. Basic astronomy principles and other select topics presented
by members of the Island County Astronomical Society. ICAS is dedicated to astronomy, education and encouragement of public appreciation for the art and science of observing. No experience necessary.
Tuesday June 16
Explore Summer with Puppet Show: Down the Rabbit Hole, 1-2 p.m., June 16, at the Oak Harbor Library Meeting Room. A story about being true to yourself. A young rabbit tries to find out who he is by becoming someone else. Is he really meant to be a rabbit? Or could he become a bat? Or a bear? A hilarious puppet adventure for the whole family. For all ages.
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Twentieth Annual Whidbey Island Garden Tour, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., June 20, at various locations on the island. www. wigt.org Meerkerk Classic Auto Show, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., June 20, at Meerkerk Gardens. Fifth annual classic car display. Whidbey A’s and Whidbey Cruzers clubs will gather around the gazebo at Meerkerk Gardens. They will be joined by cars from Everett and Bellingham to display their marvelous machines. Admission is $5 for adults. www. meerkerkgardens.org
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