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 remain-ing member of a survivors’ group that participated in Coupeville’s celebration each year.

At the park, a remem-brance ceremony will be held featuring repre-sentatives from Town of Coupeville, Whidbey Island Naval Air Station and area veterans.

The Al l - Is land Community Band will per-form a “Musical Salute to the Armed Services,” and

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 preci-sion 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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CALENDARCHANTEUSE 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.

Thursday May 21

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 sug-gested; waistcoats and bow-ties optional.

Saturday May 23

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 appetiz-ers. Cost is $20. www.meerkerkgardens.org

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Whidbey Island Radio Control Society meet-ing, 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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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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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.

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Mystery Lovers Book Group: Bernadette Pajer, 3-4 p.m., May 28,

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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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