Special Sections - WHIDBEY XTRA July 1 2015

By RON NEWBERRYStaff reporter

Organizers of Oak Harbor’s Fourth of July cel-ebration are planning a 2015 event they believe will be a crowd pleaser.

Not only is a jet flyover scheduled to signal the start of the late morning parade, the evening fireworks show is expected to be the most explosive in the event’s his-tory.

Donations of $20,000 have been earmarked for this year’s fireworks display, up from the $14,000 typically raised for the annual show.

“It’s exciting to watch the community come together and put on this kind of show,” said Christine Cribb, execu-tive director of Oak Harbor Chamber of Commerce.

The Oak Harbor Chamber and Oak Harbor Noon Rotary are working in part-nership to organize the parade, which is scheduled to start at 11 a.m. July 4 and travel along the waterfront with a lineup of about 125 entries.

A treat this year is the return of a Navy flyover that has been absent from Oak Harbor’s Fourth of July cel-ebration in recent years.

Flyover requests from the cities of Oak Harbor, Anacortes and Stanwood were collectively approved by the Navy and are among only 20 flyovers authorized for the entire west coast dur-ing the holiday, said Anthony Popp, assistant public affairs officer at Whidbey Island Naval Air Station.

John Geisenhoff, a Rotarian in charge of the Oak Harbor parade, said he’s been told an EA-18G Growler, P-3 Orion and a helicopter will be participat-ing in the flyover above Oak Harbor.

“It should be quite an air show,” he said.

“It sends a huge message of how valuable the partner-ship is from NAS Whidbey to the community and the com-munity to NAS Whidbey,” Cribb said.

Oak Harbor’s parade generally draws a few thou-sand spectators who line the parade route that starts on Pioneer Way near the Seaplane Base, continues along Bayshore Drive and winds up back on Pioneer Way.

The Maui Avenue gate on the Seaplane Base is sched-uled to be closed from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. July 4 to allow

for staging of the parade.The Torpedo Road gate

will be open to access the Seaplane Base during that time.

The parade’s grand mar-shal will be Jay Turner, foot-ball coach at Oak Harbor High School.

Turner’s team got national attention for sportsmanship last season when it forfeited a divisional championship game to give Marysville-Pilchuck the division title and No. 1 seed to the state playoffs. The gesture was offered following a fatal

shooting that occurred at Marysville-Pilchuck earlier that day.

Fourth of July festivities also will include a carnival, vendor marketplace, car show, dog parade, entertain-ment, family games and a DJ.

The day starts with a Rotary pancake break-fast from 7-10 a.m. at the Oak Harbor First United Methodist Church.

The vendor marketplace consists only of Whidbey Island vendors. It will take place from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.

Whidbey Coffee is the

grand sponsor of the fire-works show, which is set to start at 10 p.m. and is expected to last 22 minutes, Cribb said.

Other major sponsors of the show include Davis Amusement Cascadia, Navy Federal Credit Union, Sherwin-Williams, the Oak Harbor Chamber board of directors, Oak Harbor Tavern, Windermere Property Management, 7-Eleven, Jeff Pleet of Edward Jones and Oak Harbor resi-dents Bob Severns and Lois Louis.

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WednesdayJuly 1

Wednesday Night with the Stars, 5:30-7:45 p.m., Wednesday, July 1, at the Coupeville Library. Enjoy a recently released movie at the library. Cost is free. Popcorn provided. Contact Leslie Franzen at [email protected] or 360-678-4911 for more information.

Heroes of Ancient Egypt, 1-2 p.m. and 3-4 p.m., Wednesday, July 1, at the Coupeville Library. Free. Explore the mys-tery, myths and magic of ancient Egypt through stories, brain teasers and art. For children ages 6-11 and their caregivers. Contact Leslie Bakker at [email protected] or 360-678-4911 for more information.

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Tween Film Fest, 2-4 p.m., Monday, July 6, at the Oak Harbor Library Meeting Room. Hiro Hamada and his brother’s robot, Bayamx, uncover a dangerous plot unfold-ing in the streets of San Fransokyo. Rated PG, 102 minutes long. Admission is free. Refreshments are provided. 360-675-5115

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Explore Summer: Superhero Challenge - How Will You Save the Day?, 1-1:45 p.m., Tuesday, July 7, at the Oak Harbor Library Meeting Room. Solve problems like trapped puppies and lava pits. The fate of the universe may rest in your hands (and brain). For children ages 6-11 and their caregivers. Free. 360-675-5115.

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Literature & Laughter Book Group: Olive Kitteridge, 6:15-7:45 p.m., Wednesday, July 8,

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Stayin’ Alive Dragon Boat Practice, 5:45 p.m., July 8, at the Oak Harbor Marina. Try out the pad-dling sport of dragon boating with the Stayin’ Alive team. The team’s mission is to promote the physical, social and emo-tional benefits of dragon boating. It has proven to be especially benefi-cial for cancer survivors. Practice up to three times for free. Life jackets and paddles provided. [email protected]

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Superhero Challenge, 1-2 p.m. and 3-4 p.m., July 8, at the Coupeville Library. Free. Can you and your team of superheroes save the day? The fate of the universe may rest in your hands (and brains). For children ages 6-11 and their caregivers. Contact Leslie Bakker at [email protected] or 360-678-4911 for more informa-tion.

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Explore Summer: Family Storytime, 9:30-10:15 a.m., Thursday, July 9, at the Oak Harbor Library Meeting Room.

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2nd Friday Nonfiction Book Group: Shadow Divers, 10:30 a.m. to noon, Friday, July 10, at the Coupeville Library. Free. Join the discussion of this novel by Robert Kurson. Contact Leslie Franzen at [email protected] or 360-678-4911 for more information.

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