Kasia Pierzga / The Whidbey Examiner
Wilbur Bishop of Ebey Road Farm near Coupeville stands in a field of alfalfa from which he expects to get a fourth cutting this year. Thanks to the timing of rain and sun, this year has been a good year for making hay on Central Whidbey.
Coupeville rules. Everyone else drools. That's been the recurring theme during the first week of the new fall sports season, as three straight Coupeville High School teams have opened their season with decisive wins over visiting non-conference opponents. Wednesday, September 08, 2010
Recent rain and cooler weather have prompted the Island County Fire Marshal to announce and end to the summer ban on outdoor burning. Wednesday, September 08, 2010
The saying “make hay while the sun shines” is certainly true for Whidbey Island, where local farmers take advantage of a break in the weather to cut, dry and bale their hay before the rain returns. Tuesday, September 07, 2010
Well-known Coupeville defense attorney Craig Platt was arrested after he was stopped by an Island County Sheriff’s deputy who observed him driving erratically near the intersection of Libbey and West Beach roads, northwest of Coupeville, at 9:22 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 28. Tuesday, September 07, 2010
Despite some neighbors’ complaints, the size and asking prices of the homes to be built in the Laurens Wood development south of Pennington Hill in Coupeville fall within the norm for homes in Island County. Tuesday, September 07, 2010
“What have I gotten myself into?” Those were the first words out of Lawrence Cheek’s mouth when he opened the large mailing tube that had just arrived from Devlin Designing Boat Builders in Olympia and unrolled the plans for the 19-foot gaff-rigged cruising sailboat he’d just purchased. Tuesday, September 07, 2010
One look at the Wolves' 15-woman cheer-leading squad in action, as they bounce through stunts and work on perfecting intricate cheer routines, and there's little doubt they've got school spirit to spare. Tuesday, September 07, 2010
Jay Silver enters his first season as head coach of the Coupeville High School football squad possessing a positive attitude, strong football knowledge and plans to have his team let rip with an exciting aerial assault. Tuesday, September 07, 2010
For a young, scrappy Coupeville High School girls’ soccer squad, the chance to make a run at beating their cross-Island rivals from Langley looms large this season. Tuesday, September 07, 2010
Talent is not reserved for upperclassmen. Case in point, the Coupeville High School volleyball squad, which boasts a number of rock-solid players with major skills. Tuesday, September 07, 2010
Assistant teachers are needed at the Maxwelton Outdoor Classroom for this fall's lessons on the food web in a forest and stream ecosystem. Volunteers and grades 1-5 will learn about the cycle of food producers, consumers and decomposers. Tuesday, September 07, 2010
Local residents can learn more about the many nonprofit organizations at work in Central Whidbey at the Nonprofit Fair, set for 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 18 at the Coupeville Farmers Market. Tuesday, September 07, 2010
Whidbey Island residents with a bumper crop of apples growing in the backyard are invited to share them with their neighbors as part of the second annual Great Whidbey Island Backyard Apple Rescue project. Tuesday, August 24, 2010
A watercolor painting by Coupeville area artist Perry Woodfin titled “The Beauty of Chance” received the Best of Show award in the Expressions Northwest art show in Port Townsend recently. Wednesday, August 18, 2010
Experience the rural character of Whidbey Island and connect with the farmers who make locally grown food, fiber and other agricultural products during the Whidbey Island Farm Tour this weekend. Wednesday, September 08, 2010
People interested in hunting on NAS Whidbey Island property during the 2010-2011 season are invited to attend a meeting at Crescent Harbor Adventures marina on the Seaplane Base from 5:30 to 7 p.m. Monday, Sept. 13. Wednesday, September 08, 2010
The community is invited to a lecture on honeybees and a regional honey tasting at the Pacific Rim Institute at 180 Parker Road south of Coupeville on Wednesday, Sept. 15. Wednesday, September 08, 2010
Local and off-island rescue units kicked into high gear a little after 11 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 27 when two boaters who’d gone out for an after-dinner crabbing and fishing jaunt between Whidbey and Camano islands found themselves stranded in dark waters. Tuesday, September 07, 2010
If everything goes as it should, scientists at the Center for Human Identification at the University of North Texas in Fort Worth will be able to determine the identify of the person whose foot was found Aug. 27 by a vacationer on the beach off North Bluff Road in Greenbank. Tuesday, September 07, 2010
State awards for rural hospitals and a national award for physicians coordinating cancer information were announced recently by Whidbey General Hospital. Tuesday, August 24, 2010
