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Memorial bench honors town’s ‘hot dog lady’
Vickie Chambers and Chuck Poust show the plaque honoring former downtown merchant Charlotte Christensen on a bench dedicated to her memory. The bench was recently installed next to the Island County Historical Museum in downtown Coupeville. - Elisabeth Murray photo Nov 07 2012, 2:06 PM The wooden bench is tucked beside the Island County Historical Museum with a view overlooking Front Street and Penn Cove. It is the perfect spot for two friends, Vickie Chambers and Chuck Poust, to stop and reflect on the life of Charlotte Christensen, Coupeville’s beloved “hot dog lady.”
Thank you, first responders!
Coupeville Elementary School leadership students recently presented a banner of appreciation to the Central Whidbey Island Fire and Rescue in honor of National Fire Prevention Week. Students, from left, are Maya Toomey-Stout, Tia Wurzrainer, Avalon Renninger, Megan Thorn, Anna Dion, Megan Behan, Genna Wright, Brooke Ausman, Luci Coleburn, Sean Toomey-Stout, Zoe Trujillo, Catherine Lhamon, James Wood, Tristan Sharma, Marissa Williams, Marenna Rebishke-Smith, Elliott Johnson and Rhiannon Chamberlin. The firefighters at center are Tyson Diffie, Andrew Carroll and Jen Porter. - Jon Gabelein photo  Nov 07 2012, 11:47 AM Coupeville Elementary School leadership students recently presented a banner of appreciation to the Central Whidbey Island Fire and Rescue in honor of National Fire Prevention Week.
Coupeville rallies hard, but comes up short at end
Jake Tumblin takes off through the Port Townsend mud on one of his four long touchdowns Saturday against Chimacum. - John Fisken photo Nov 07 2012, 2:04 PM Spectators at the Coupeville/Chimacum football game at Port Townsend Saturday, Nov. 3, were treated to a track meet as the Cowboys won a wild one, 56-39. The game featured a handful of big-yardage plays, many courtesy of the Wolves’ Jake Tumblin. The junior wingback piled up 407 all-purpose yards and four touchdowns. The game also featured a Coupeville rally that included three touchdowns in less than three minutes in the final period.
Community Calendar
Nov 07 2012, 11:51 AM The following are some events happening on Whidbey. Here is your chance to learn a new skill, meet new people or just have fun!
Community rallies to support injured pastor
Pastor Garrett Arnold and his wife Sylvia Arnold said they are looking forward to spending the holidays with their family. Garrett Arnold was paralyzed this summer after falling from a cliff south of Coupeville. - Kathy Reed Nov 07 2012, 2:08 PM Life can change in an instant. That’s about how long it took to turn life upside down for Coupeville Pastor Garrett Arnold and his family. One moment he was trimming a hedge, the next he was dangling from the side of a 35-foot embankment in Ledgewood — having either slipped and fallen or the ground beneath him having given way — he’s still not sure which.
County conducting appraisals
Nov 07 2012, 11:57 AM Appraisers with the Island County Assessor’s Office will soon be knocking on Coupeville doors for property inspections. County employees will be out until March 2013 assessing the quality and condition of homes and buildings.
Chicken barn preserved thanks to grant support
Bill and Janis Skubi of Coupeville have just completed repairs to the Bearrs/Barrett brooder house with  help from a matching grant from the Ebey’s Forever Fund.  - Contributed photo Nov 07 2012, 1:59 PM Bill and Janis (Barrett) Skubi stand with beaming faces next to the wooden structure. They completed restoration work on their wood-shingled brooder house with the help of a matching grant from the Ebey’s Forever Fund, and they said they couldn’t be happier with how things turned out. “We’re really pleased,” Bill Skubi said. “We really feel supported by the community.”
Thankful for protection NAS Whidbey provides
Nov 07 2012, 2:02 PM I want to take a moment as we near Veterans Day and sincerely thank our action heroes at the Whidbey Island Naval Air Station. Especially this year with the cruel progressive agitation aimed directly at action heroes whose idea of public service is not pontification, but protection for all of us from terror and for our Constitutional way of life.
Island Transit needs a fire lane done right
Nov 07 2012, 2:03 PM Lighting is already an issue with the construction at Island Transit and I anticipate full involvement by Ebey’s Landing National Historical Reserve staff and the general public living around the transit facility in determining the level of acceptable light pollution from this large project. We need to know their lighting plan now, because their construction lighting is already polluting the night for up to a mile in all directions.
Flashing speed signs aid in safety
Nov 16 2012, 8:07 AM When Lee James, a longtime resident of Coupeville, hears a loud bang, he knows right away what it is: a car accident has occurred on Highway 20 just north of Coupeville. A recent speed-limit sign upgrade near his home might help reduce these costly – and sometimes fatal – traffic encounters.