Whidbey News-Times, July 29, 2015

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News-Times Whidbey

Vol. 125, No. 60

WEDNESDAY, JULY 29, 2015

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The Blue Angels are scheduled to fly over Ault Field around 1:30 p.m. today.

Blue Angels plan Whidbey flyover today Photo by Kate Daniel/Whidbey News-Times

Steve Layman, falconer, discusses his craft with an audience at Greenbank Farm Saturday. Layman often brings one of his birds, like this hawk, to his educational presentations.

The Falconer Getting up close and personal with raptors By KATE DANIEL

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kdaniel@whidbeynewsgroup.com

teve Layman was no ordinary teenager. Rather than taking an interest in hot rods or baseball, Layman was captivated with studying, observing and befriending birds of prey. His fascination began in childhood when, growing up on the Yakama Indian Reservation, he and his friends

aimed to emulate falcons, hoping to one day become great hunters. “The hawks and eagles were hunters … and so, as hunters and gatherers, we were out there playing the game,” he said during a recent presentation at Greenbank Farm. Little else held his attention, Layman recalled, but watching the birds held him rapt for hours.

Slowik receives national award By RON NEWBERRY

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Candy Slowik was a bundle of nerves Monday morning as she anxiously waited for news 2,500 miles away.

As she sat in a chair in the kitchen of her Oak Harbor home, she was listening to her husband on a phone in one hand and staring at her iPhone in the other when SEE SLOWIK, A14

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Keep your eyes turned skyward in Oak Harbor Wednesday afternoon for a glimpse of the Blue Angels. The Navy’s elite flight demonstration squad is expected to fly over Ault Field at about 1:30 p.m. after zipping past the Seattle Mariner’s game in downtown Seattle.

The Blue Angels may fly over Oak Harbor before returning to the Seattle area. To see the Blue Angels complete a full demonstration, visit Genesee Park on Lake Washington as part of the Boeing Seafair Airshow Friday, Saturday and Sunday at 12:40 p.m.

Council considers store at Oak Harbor Marina By DEBRA VAUGHN

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Visitors and liveaboards at the Oak Harbor Marina may soon have a place nearby to pick up those forgotten items. The Oak Harbor City Council is considering

approving a vendor agreement that would allow two locals to operate a small convenience store at the marina. The store would sell soft drinks, snacks, toiletries, trinSEE STORE, A9

A&C Fest this weekend in Coupeville By MEGAN HANSEN

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The Coupeville Arts & Crafts Festival will fill the streets this weekend with artists, music and food. The annual festival is 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday in downtown Coupeville.

A wine reception and juried art gallery kicks off the weekend 7 p.m. Friday at the Coupeville Rec Hall. Tickets are $20 in advance or $25 at the door. With more than 180 vendors scheduled to attend, event organizers have created a new way for visitors SEE FESTIVAL, A9

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