holland happening - oak harbor festival 2012
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See inside for Vendors, Event Schedule and Entertainment Details!
By JILL JOHNSONExecutive Director, Oak Harbor Chamber of Commerce
It’s the end of an era.
As with most true Oak Harborites, I am prone to bouts of extreme nostalgia. The mere mention of places like Chris’ Bakery, Kow Korner or Smiley’s Pizza evokes some pretty strong emotions, not
to mention food cravings.So the idea that this is Elmer and Marlene
Veldheer’s last Holland Happening is taking some adjustment.
Elmer and Marlene have been coming to the Holland Happening parade for as long as I can remember. They proudly dress in Dutch costume as Elmer spends the two days of the festival whittling away at a block of poplar wood, slowly turning it into a wooden shoe. He carves by hand, no modern day tools or technology allowed, and he patiently answers the same questions year after year:
What kind of wood is it?How long does it take to make a pairof shoes?Are the shoes comfortable?How did you learn to do that?When Elmer gets tired of talking, Marlene
gamely steps up and fills the silence with her joyful words and Elmer drops his head and returns to carving. It’s a glimpse inside a
culture that is slowly slipping away.In today’s overly homogenized world
(let’s admit it, we are a culture that likes the familiar), and in the midst of a street fair that is anchored by a buzzing and neon-lit carnival, Elmer and Marlene offer a wonderful respite…a connection to what we have romanticized as a simpler time, and a purer way of life.
True, carving wooden shoes is more of novelty than a practical skill in today’s world, (today’s machines can carve a pair in less than 30 minutes!), but watching Elmer carve is less about the product and much more about the process.
Last year, when they said they were not going to be able to come again, a sense of serious loss settled over the Holland
Happening committee. We were not prepared to say goodbye…not yet. We needed a little more fanfare.
So bring on Holland Happening 2012, The Year of the Wooden Shoe! In honor of Elmer and Marlene, who have blessed us with their talents and allowed a new generation of Whidbey Islanders a chance to carve their own memories out of a simple block of street fair activities.
And as for those questions I was asking earlier, of course I am not going to give away the answers. Those conversations are for Elmer and Marlene. You can pose those questions to them yourself, when you visit their woodcarving booth…for one final year.
THERE’S NO PLACE LIKE HOHME.
Holland Happening • Food • FUN • parade • rides • eNTerTaiNMeNT • oak Harbor 2012
Antiques • Collectibles
JEWELRY, GIFTS,AND MUCH, MUCH MORE!861 Pioneer Way, Suite 102
Oak Harbor360-679-6933
The Store with a Big Heart
Proceeds Go to community ProGrams
(360) 675-1133600 SE Barrington Dr.
Oak Harbormon-sat 9am-5:30pm
Discover popular brand names fashion for men and women.
665 SE Pioneer Way Ste 2Oak Harbor, WA
360-682-2340
888-394-2525360-679-2525
www.midwayflorist.com www.mymidwayflorist.com
91 NE Midway BlvdOak Harbor
Weekdays 9am-5pm • Sat. 9am-1pm
360.675.1741770 SE Pioneer Way
Oak Harbor
• Scrapbooking
• Card Making
• Paper Arts
• Rubber Stamps
Where the parade endsand the savings begin
Your locally owned & operatedAce Hardware
150 SE Pioneer WayOak Harbor • 360-679-3533
WNT PROOFISLAND
HANDYMAN, INC.360-240-0850
Home Maintenance & ImprovementGeneral Contractor
Specializing in the “Honey Do List”LIC. BONDED. INSURED.
FREE WEEK OF TANNING
With The Purchase of$30 or More of Lotion!
OPEN / MON-FRI: 9AM-9PM / SAT: 9AM-7PM / SUN: 10AM-6PM
(360) 240-0946 1100 BOWMER ST
OAK HARBOR
360.679.9227www.gallerysalon.net715 SE Fidalgo Ave, St. 202
relaxrejuvenate • recharge
A Touch of Dutch From Coupeville
Bringing you over 30 kinds
of Dutch licorice!
Visit us at the Holland Happening
booth.www.atouchofdutch.com
WNT PROOF
360-675-9157 749 SE Fidalgo Ave. Suite 101
Oak Harbor
Hair stylists • Manicures & Pedicuresacrylic nail services • tanning
Bring this ad in and receive1 week Free oF tanning
(360) 675-2288 Toll Free (800) 228-0148
33575 State Route 20Oak Harbor, WA 98277
Auld Holland InnRooms for Every Occasion
“Olde World Charm with Modern Convenience”
ESPRESSO & DELI
360-682-6279FREE DELIVERY
Mon-Thur 9-8• Fri 9-5 • Sat 10-4390 NE Midway Blvd. A104 • Oak Harbor
10% OFF
HOMEMADE SOUPSSPECIALTY SANDWICHES
GRILLED PANINISESPRESSO & PASTRIES
Spinning, Knitting, Crochet & Quilting
Come see our new spring fabric and yarn.
360.675.096 2210 Pioneer Way
Suite1, Oak Harbor
Oak Harbor Knit & Sew
WNT PROOF360.675.611432195 SR 20 • Oak Harbor
www.el-cazador.com
Serving Oak Harbor
Great Mexican FOOd
Since 1982!dine in • Take Out • delivery
Shady Ladies’
(360) 679-1902
656 SE Bayshore Dr, Ste 5(Next to Drivers License O� ce)
(360) 679-1902
•Antique & Vintage Furniture
•Collectibles •Jewelry & Gifts
Connected to Island, Skagit and
Whatcom Counties.
Better ideas. Better banking.1-800-272-9933
www.bannerbank.com
Member FDICMember FDIC
Serving Island, Skagit and Whatcom Counties with nine locations. To find a location near you, please call or visit our website.
1-800-272-9933 www.bannerbank.com
“I was looking for a business bank where good ideas are always brewing.
Guess who I connected with?”
From business loans to merchant services, Banner Bank has everything you need to help your business grow. Stop by your local branch today and see for yourself.
Better ideas. Better banking.
“I expect a lot from my bank — not just convenient, flexible products and services, but a real understanding of me and my business. I get that from Banner. I like that they’re local, like me, and really understand the value I place on being connected to my community. They take the time to really get to know me, the Boundary Bay Brewery staff, how my business works and what I need from my local bank. They’re friendly too — definitely the kind of folks you can sit down and have a beer with... a Boundary Bay beer, of course!” - Ed Bennett, owner, Boundary Bay Brewing Co.
1100 SW Bowmer StSuite A101, Oak Harbor
Next to Papa Murphy’s
www.honeymoonbaycoffee.com360-682-6654800-781-7261
MATT IVERSON(360) 675-5978466 NE MIDWAYOAK [email protected]
© 2011 Allstate Insurance Company
MATT IVERSON(360) 675-5978466 NE MIDWAYOAK [email protected]
© 2011 Allstate Insurance Company
Wake’s Island Treasures
Antiques•VintageCollectibles•ArtClothing•Tools
Furniture•BooksMusic•Jewelry
715 SE Fidalgo, Ste 105 •Oak Harbor
(in the Gallery Building)
360.320.6631www.wakesisland.com
FRIENDLY HELPFULCUSTOMER SERVICE!
Two Locations:
www. i s l a n d d r u g . c om
Oak Harbor 230 SE Pioneer Way
in Downtown Oak Harbor
360-675-6688
Clinton11042 SR 525 #130
in Ken’s Corner Shopping Plaza
360-341-3880
FLORIST & NURSERYA Family-Grown Business Since 1954
THE
877-855-9222360-675-6668
555 NE 7th Ave, Oak Harborwww.thegreenhousefandn.com
❁ Florist ❁ Nursery ❁ Hydroponic Supplies
❁ Indoor Gardening & Plants
❁ Gifts & Books
360.675.1741770 SE Pioneer Way • Oak Harbor
UniqueHomeDecor
and Gifts
Year of theKlompen!
EntErtainmEnt LinEup:Saturday april 28th12-12:30pm Ryan Rodgers and Jamar Jenkins12:45-1:10pm Leaps and Bounds1:25-1:45pm Fil-Am Dance Troupe2-2:15pm OH Youth Cheer2:15-2:20pm Razzl DazzLrs2:30-3pm Whidbey Whirlers3:15-3:45pm Lehuas Aloha Dancers4-4:30pm Oompah Band4:45-5:15pm The Dandelion Family String Band5:30-6pm Janie and Joe6-7pm Highway 207-8pm KG38-9pm Elizabeth Whitmore9-11pm Article 115
Sunday april 29th11-11:30am Zumba by Cheridan12-12:30pm Lem Pratt & The Hard Road Band12:45-1:15pm Circles Hooping1:30-2pm On Broadway Dance2:15-2:25pm In Motion International Dance Team2:35-3:05pm Shifty Sailors3:15-3:45pm Acoustic Snacks/Jimmy Free4-4:30pm Marcia Kester4:45-5pm Aikido Seikikai/Don Pierce5:15-5:45pm Ryan Rodgers and Jamar Jenkins
SE Pioneer Way
Stat
e Ro
ute
20
SE City Beach St
Mid
way
Carnival
Zone
SE Bayshore Dr
FlintstonePark
ParadeRoutebegins
BOOTHS 1 - 28
FOOD 97-109
FOOD 72-76
Z - S
58 - 6364 - 71
BOOTHS 30 - 57 FOOD 77-96
a - B
KLOMPEN CaNaL
KiD’S ZONEKZ - KZ3
BEER
GaRD
EN
STaGE
FOOd VendOrS1-2 Dinky Donuts72-73 Sno-Kone Joe74-76 Pioneer Farms77-79 Tailgate Bar-B-Que80-81 Julie’s Lumpia Hut82-83 Whidbey Island Kettlecorn84-85 Road Runner Concessions86-87 Teriyaki King88-90 The Sunshine Tiki Hut91-92 Ray’s Food93-94 Franks Place95-96 Mission Ministry97-98 AJ Concessions99 Bangkok Bistro100-101 Nadya’s Greek Cuisine102 Sequim Valley Products103-104 Duna Hungarian Foods105-109 ShoNuff Foods Street Fair
artS, CraFtS & COmmunity bOOthS
35 4-H Livestock Sale Committee36 A Stitch in Time27 A Touch of Dutch15-16 Ace Leather Goods49 ACS/ Relay For Life10 Adams Baby Creations and Photo Cards29 Alaska USA41-42 Andean Essence67 At home america54-55 Bombay TrendsKZ2 Campfire USA39 Caricatures/Over The Line Productions26 Chamber Tent44 Comcast32 Cultural Homestay Intl.21-22 Curly Girly Boutique52 Cutco Cutlery13 Doggiestyle14 Done by Hassan69 Double R Rentals24-25 Elmer-Klompen Carver50 Elodios Beads
43 Equestrian CrossingsKZ Facepainting60 Harbor Jewel Creations12 Hillcrest PTA51 Island County Democrats56-57 Island TransitY Jim Campbell Committee47 Just Toffee19 Katrina’s Place33 Kindleworks Photography58-59 Light Up Store70-71 Mary Kay8 Ma’s Arts Studio17 Me & Mom’s Hats62 Motorsag Carving45 MMCWS Medical Collective37-38 Nativa Craft5-6 Neat Stuff34 NHSWI FCPOA18 Norm’s Nothwest Distribution20 Northend Fitness30-31 OHYFL63 Oxygen Bar53 Paint Your WorldA PBY Memorial
9 Scentsy66 Sharray7 Shasta Image46 Tibetan Handicraft EmporiumKZ3 TrailblazersW Travel ClubKZ1 Uncle Stinky’s Magic64 Whidbey Inspirations40 Whidbey Island Roller Girls11 World watchers VQ-1 FRG65 Xyngular3-4 Bev and Larry’s Creations48 Faddish FeathersZ Ava Anderson NonToxicX Damsel in DefenseB Blue Fox Drive-In Theater61 THRIVE Fitness68 WHIDBEY LOCAL
Holland Happening • Food • FUN • parade • rides • eNTerTaiNMeNT • oak Harbor 2012
Antiques • Collectibles
JEWELRY, GIFTS,AND MUCH, MUCH MORE!861 Pioneer Way, Suite 102
Oak Harbor360-679-6933
The Store with a Big Heart
Proceeds Go to community ProGrams
(360) 675-1133600 SE Barrington Dr.
Oak Harbormon-sat 9am-5:30pm
Discover popular brand names fashion for men and women.
665 SE Pioneer Way Ste 2Oak Harbor, WA
360-682-2340
888-394-2525360-679-2525
www.midwayflorist.com www.mymidwayflorist.com
91 NE Midway BlvdOak Harbor
Weekdays 9am-5pm • Sat. 9am-1pm
360.675.1741770 SE Pioneer Way
Oak Harbor
• Scrapbooking
• Card Making
• Paper Arts
• Rubber Stamps
Where the parade endsand the savings begin
Your locally owned & operatedAce Hardware
150 SE Pioneer WayOak Harbor • 360-679-3533
WNT PROOF
ISLAND HANDYMAN, INC.
360-240-0850Home Maintenance & Improvement
General ContractorSpecializing in the “Honey Do List”
LIC. BONDED. INSURED.
FREE WEEK OF TANNING
With The Purchase of$30 or More of Lotion!
OPEN / MON-FRI: 9AM-9PM / SAT: 9AM-7PM / SUN: 10AM-6PM
(360) 240-0946 1100 BOWMER ST
OAK HARBOR
360.679.9227www.gallerysalon.net715 SE Fidalgo Ave, St. 202
relaxrejuvenate • recharge
A Touch of Dutch From Coupeville
Bringing you over 30 kinds
of Dutch licorice!
Visit us at the Holland Happening
booth.www.atouchofdutch.com
WNT PROOF
360-675-9157 749 SE Fidalgo Ave. Suite 101
Oak Harbor
Hair stylists • Manicures & Pedicuresacrylic nail services • tanning
Bring this ad in and receive1 week Free oF tanning
(360) 675-2288 Toll Free (800) 228-0148
33575 State Route 20Oak Harbor, WA 98277
Auld Holland InnRooms for Every Occasion
“Olde World Charm with Modern Convenience”
ESPRESSO & DELI
360-682-6279FREE DELIVERY
Mon-Thur 9-8• Fri 9-5 • Sat 10-4390 NE Midway Blvd. A104 • Oak Harbor
10% OFF
HOMEMADE SOUPSSPECIALTY SANDWICHES
GRILLED PANINISESPRESSO & PASTRIES
Spinning, Knitting, Crochet & Quilting
Come see our new spring fabric and yarn.
360.675.096 2210 Pioneer Way
Suite1, Oak Harbor
Oak Harbor Knit & Sew
WNT PROOF360.675.611432195 SR 20 • Oak Harbor
www.el-cazador.com
Serving Oak Harbor
Great Mexican FOOd
Since 1982!dine in • Take Out • delivery
Shady Ladies’
(360) 679-1902
656 SE Bayshore Dr, Ste 5(Next to Drivers License O� ce)
(360) 679-1902
•Antique & Vintage Furniture
•Collectibles •Jewelry & Gifts
Connected to Island, Skagit and
Whatcom Counties.
Better ideas. Better banking.1-800-272-9933
www.bannerbank.com
Member FDICMember FDIC
Serving Island, Skagit and Whatcom Counties with nine locations. To find a location near you, please call or visit our website.
1-800-272-9933 www.bannerbank.com
“I was looking for a business bank where good ideas are always brewing.
Guess who I connected with?”
From business loans to merchant services, Banner Bank has everything you need to help your business grow. Stop by your local branch today and see for yourself.
Better ideas. Better banking.
“I expect a lot from my bank — not just convenient, flexible products and services, but a real understanding of me and my business. I get that from Banner. I like that they’re local, like me, and really understand the value I place on being connected to my community. They take the time to really get to know me, the Boundary Bay Brewery staff, how my business works and what I need from my local bank. They’re friendly too — definitely the kind of folks you can sit down and have a beer with... a Boundary Bay beer, of course!” - Ed Bennett, owner, Boundary Bay Brewing Co.
1100 SW Bowmer StSuite A101, Oak Harbor
Next to Papa Murphy’s
www.honeymoonbaycoffee.com360-682-6654800-781-7261
MATT IVERSON(360) 675-5978466 NE MIDWAYOAK [email protected]
© 2011 Allstate Insurance Company
MATT IVERSON(360) 675-5978466 NE MIDWAYOAK [email protected]
© 2011 Allstate Insurance Company
Wake’s Island Treasures
Antiques•VintageCollectibles•ArtClothing•Tools
Furniture•BooksMusic•Jewelry
715 SE Fidalgo, Ste 105 •Oak Harbor
(in the Gallery Building)
360.320.6631www.wakesisland.com
FRIENDLY HELPFULCUSTOMER SERVICE!
Two Locations:
www. i s l a n d d r u g . c om
Oak Harbor 230 SE Pioneer Way
in Downtown Oak Harbor
360-675-6688
Clinton11042 SR 525 #130
in Ken’s Corner Shopping Plaza
360-341-3880
FLORIST & NURSERYA Family-Grown Business Since 1954
THE
877-855-9222360-675-6668
555 NE 7th Ave, Oak Harborwww.thegreenhousefandn.com
❁ Florist ❁ Nursery ❁ Hydroponic Supplies
❁ Indoor Gardening & Plants
❁ Gifts & Books
360.675.1741770 SE Pioneer Way • Oak Harbor
UniqueHomeDecor
and Gifts
Year of theKlompen!
EntErtainmEnt LinEup:Saturday april 28th12-12:30pm Ryan Rodgers and Jamar Jenkins12:45-1:10pm Leaps and Bounds1:25-1:45pm Fil-Am Dance Troupe2-2:15pm OH Youth Cheer2:15-2:20pm Razzl DazzLrs2:30-3pm Whidbey Whirlers3:15-3:45pm Lehuas Aloha Dancers4-4:30pm Oompah Band4:45-5:15pm The Dandelion Family String Band5:30-6pm Janie and Joe6-7pm Highway 207-8pm KG38-9pm Elizabeth Whitmore9-11pm Article 115
Sunday april 29th11-11:30am Zumba by Cheridan12-12:30pm Lem Pratt & The Hard Road Band12:45-1:15pm Circles Hooping1:30-2pm On Broadway Dance2:15-2:25pm In Motion International Dance Team2:35-3:05pm Shifty Sailors3:15-3:45pm Acoustic Snacks/Jimmy Free4-4:30pm Marcia Kester4:45-5pm Aikido Seikikai/Don Pierce5:15-5:45pm Ryan Rodgers and Jamar Jenkins
SE Pioneer Way
Stat
e Ro
ute
20
SE City Beach St
Mid
way
Carnival
Zone
SE Bayshore Dr
FlintstonePark
ParadeRoutebegins
BOOTHS 1 - 28
FOOD 97-109
FOOD 72-76
Z - S
58 - 6364 - 71
BOOTHS 30 - 57 FOOD 77-96
a - B
KLOMPEN CaNaL
KiD’S ZONEKZ - KZ3
BEER
GaRD
EN
STaGE
FOOd VendOrS1-2 Dinky Donuts72-73 Sno-Kone Joe74-76 Pioneer Farms77-79 Tailgate Bar-B-Que80-81 Julie’s Lumpia Hut82-83 Whidbey Island Kettlecorn84-85 Road Runner Concessions86-87 Teriyaki King88-90 The Sunshine Tiki Hut91-92 Ray’s Food93-94 Franks Place95-96 Mission Ministry97-98 AJ Concessions99 Bangkok Bistro100-101 Nadya’s Greek Cuisine102 Sequim Valley Products103-104 Duna Hungarian Foods105-109 ShoNuff Foods Street Fair
artS, CraFtS & COmmunity bOOthS
35 4-H Livestock Sale Committee36 A Stitch in Time27 A Touch of Dutch15-16 Ace Leather Goods49 ACS/ Relay For Life10 Adams Baby Creations and Photo Cards29 Alaska USA41-42 Andean Essence67 At home america54-55 Bombay TrendsKZ2 Campfire USA39 Caricatures/Over The Line Productions26 Chamber Tent44 Comcast32 Cultural Homestay Intl.21-22 Curly Girly Boutique52 Cutco Cutlery13 Doggiestyle14 Done by Hassan69 Double R Rentals24-25 Elmer-Klompen Carver50 Elodios Beads
43 Equestrian CrossingsKZ Facepainting60 Harbor Jewel Creations12 Hillcrest PTA51 Island County Democrats56-57 Island TransitY Jim Campbell Committee47 Just Toffee19 Katrina’s Place33 Kindleworks Photography58-59 Light Up Store70-71 Mary Kay8 Ma’s Arts Studio17 Me & Mom’s Hats62 Motorsag Carving45 MMCWS Medical Collective37-38 Nativa Craft5-6 Neat Stuff34 NHSWI FCPOA18 Norm’s Nothwest Distribution20 Northend Fitness30-31 OHYFL63 Oxygen Bar53 Paint Your WorldA PBY Memorial
9 Scentsy66 Sharray7 Shasta Image46 Tibetan Handicraft EmporiumKZ3 TrailblazersW Travel ClubKZ1 Uncle Stinky’s Magic64 Whidbey Inspirations40 Whidbey Island Roller Girls11 World watchers VQ-1 FRG65 Xyngular3-4 Bev and Larry’s Creations48 Faddish FeathersZ Ava Anderson NonToxicX Damsel in DefenseB Blue Fox Drive-In Theater61 THRIVE Fitness68 WHIDBEY LOCAL
“Elmer” sketch by Lisbeth Cort,of Whidbey Island Style
Schedule Of eventS:THURSDAY, ApRil 26 - FRiDAY, ApRil 27:10 am Family Carnival on Bayshore Drive
SATURDAY, ApRil 28TH:7am Pancake Breakfast, North Whidbey Fire & Rescue Station 258am OHCS Eagle Run, Bayshore Drive/Hwy 20 www.eaglerun.org10am Family Carnival, Bayshore Drive10am Street Fair Open, Pioneer Way11am Grand Parade, Bayshore Drive11am - 5pm Lion’s Club Sockeye Salmon BBQ, Chamber7pm Street Fair Close7 - 11pm Boys and Girls Club Barn Dance, Roller Barn7:30 - 10pm Whidbey Whirler’s Square Dance, Leaps and Bounds
SUnDAY, ApRil 29TH:10am Family Carnival, Bayshore Drive10am Street Fair Open, Pioneer Way11am - 5pm Lion’s Club Sockeye Salmon BBQ, Chamber2pm Klompen Canal Races, Pioneer Way5pm Street Fair Close
Holland Happening • Oak HarbOr 2012
THANK you To our eveNT spoNsors:
THERE’S NO PLACE LIKE HOHME.
h llandhappeningAPRIL 27 - 29, 2012 • OAK HARbOR, wATHE yEAR Of THE KLOMPEN • SPRINg 2012
CARNIVAL • STREET fAIR • gRAND PARADE • INT’L STAgE • KLOMPEN CANAL RACES
OAK HARBOR CHAMBER OF COMMERCE • WWW.HOLLANDHAPPENING.ORGThis wonderful annual three-day celebration that honors the unique Dutch Heritage of Oak Harbor could not be put together without the generous support of our sponsors.