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🌱 Oak Harbor approves higher sales tax to maintain streets

Oak Harbor, Washington Patch AM: a 4 min read

Hi there, Oak Harbor! We've got your morning read ready! Read on to stay connected. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • Oak Harbor approves higher sales tax to maintain streets
  • Remembering Mick Lamar’s decades of service to North Whidbey
  • Oak Harbor Navy veteran follows his family back to college

Also on today's calendar: Sip & Stroll Art Exhibition Continues and 10 more events.

Today's riddle: What are the two sides of a circle? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: Very windy; a little rain, with a high of 68 and low of 55 degrees.
  • Thursday: Cloudy, a little rain; breezy, temps: high: 61, low: 53.
  • Friday: Rain; breezy in the morning, with a high of 57 and low of 50 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Oak Harbor approves sales tax hike for roads (whidbeynewstimes.com) — Shopping in Oak Harbor will cost an extra penny per $10 starting April 1, 2027, after the council approved a sales tax increase for street maintenance. The measure passed 6–1 and expires in 2029. Officials expect about $1 million to help offset proposed street funding cuts and compete for grants.
   

• Michael 'Mick' D. Lamar (whidbeynewstimes.com) — Michael “Mick” Lamar, a longtime North Whidbey fire chief and Oak Harbor High School graduate, died Oct. 22 at 72. His decades of service included NAS Whidbey and North Whidbey fire departments. His family is establishing a humanitarian scholarship fund for graduating seniors at Oak Harbor and Leavenworth high schools.
   

• Navy veteran Patrick Hylton joins his family at WSU Global Campus (bigcountrynewsconnection.com) — Oak Harbor Navy veteran Patrick Hylton is following his wife and two oldest children to WSU Global Campus, where he plans to study data analytics this spring. He hopes to build on skills he uses at NAS Whidbey Island and show his younger children that it is never too late to earn a degree.
   

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • This American Wigeon photographed at the Skagit Wildlife Area Fir Island Farm Unit sitting in the receding tidal pool there where thousands of birds were resting and feeding.
    This was but one of many Wigeons hanging out with Mallards and Pintails. A very busy shoot, lots of small birds, raptors, ducks, geese, a great… (Nextdoor Polnell Shores)
  • Would you consider becoming a Foster Parent for a child or teen from your local school?
    Help keep young people in their school community, connected to teachers, family, and friends. To learn more visit https://dcyf.wa.gov/foster-school… (Nextdoor )
  • SAS Retail Services posted a job opening for Retail Merchandiser in Oak Harbor. Apply here.
  • Sonic posted a job opening for Crew Member in Oak Harbor. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Oak Harbor here.

🗞 Nearby News

Coupeville

  • Where Was ‘Practical Magic 2' Filmed? Leavesden, Hambleden and the Rebuilt Owens House (fanbolt.com)
  • Wolverines Volleyball headed to District playoffs! (sanjuanjournal.com)
  • The County Seats That Aren't The Biggest Town (worldatlas.com)

La Conner

  • How early planning and strategic savings helped one couple sail away (marketplace.org)
  • Tens of Thousands of Snow Geese Winter in Washington's Skagit Valley. Here's Where to See Them (newsbreak.com)
  • Skagit County election results show tight races as ballots are tabulated (mybellinghamnow.com)

Ok Oak Harbor! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What are the two sides of a circle?" — The inside and the outside ! (Thank you James M. for sending it in!)
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