Whidbey News-Times, August 14, 2013

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WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 14, 2013 | Vol. 114, No. 65 | www.whidbeynewstimes.com | 75¢

Commissioners follow OH council lead in pro-OLF Coupeville vote By JESSIE STENSLAND Staff reporter

An ardent supporter of all things Navy raised a ruckus at the Island County Board of Commissioners’ meeting Monday morning during a discussion about the ongoing controversy over jet noise. The commissioners followed the Oak Harbor City Council’s

footsteps by taking up a resolution in support of Whidbey Island Naval Air Station and the Outlying Field Coupeville, a runway used for aircraft carrier-landing training. The board adopted the resolution, written by Commissioner Kelly Emerson. Emerson and Commissioner Jill Johnson voted in sup-

Photos by Jessie Stensland

Island County Commissioner Jill Johnson scolds audience members for outbursts during discussions about jet noise.

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More than 3,500 turn out for OH pig roast By RON NEWBERRY Staff reporter

A little early-morning rain didn’t dampen Scott Fraser’s outlook Sunday. He’d seen that before on his favorite August day in Oak Harbor. There was no need to panic. “I said, ‘It’s going to be a scorcher,’” Fraser said. By the time the sixth-annual Fidalgo Avenue Block Party and Pig Roast got underway at noon, the clouds had parted and the sun was shining on one of Oak Harbor’s biggest parties of the year. The warm weather provided the perfect backdrop for more than 3,500 people who converged on one block to enjoy a free barbecue lunch, live music and some fiery entertainment. Fraser, owner and chef of Frasers Gourmet Hideaway restaurant and chief organizer of the annual event, said that $11,000 was raised for local charities through donations and wine

Photo by Ron Newberry/Whidbey News-Times

Luke Boyce, an entertainer from Leavenworth who goes by L-Bow the Clown, gets the crowd’s attention by blowing fire at the Fidalgo Avenue Block Party and Pig Roast Sunday. More than 3,500 people came to the event, which included a free barbecue lunch, live music and activities. and raffle sales. Fraser said the organizers determined 3,500 people passed through the food line and more than 1,000 went through the barbecue competition line. He couldn’t say how many people just

showed up to enjoy the festive setting and didn’t get in line for the 2,200 pounds of pork, 800 pounds of potato salad, 450 pounds of pasta salad and 900 ears of corn that was provided. “Two hundred volunteers made the day

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