Central Whidbey voters gave Coupeville schools two thumbs up Tuesday.
Two levies proposed by the Coupeville School District appear to be passing with the approval rates over the 60 percent mark.
Central Whidbey voters gave Coupeville schools two thumbs up Tuesday.
During a tearful ceremony Thursday afternoon, seven fifth-graders were honored for their efforts raising money for a parent who’s battling cancer.
The Coupeville Elementary School students, who participate in a breast cancer club formed this school year, spent part of last fall collecting money to support Heather Ausman, who is fighting stage four breast cancer.
Whidbey General Hospital’s expansion has taken a step forward.
The hospital’s board of commissioners approved an agreement in January with Marc Estvold to manage the project.
Voters approved a $50-million bond in November.
Thanks to the help of a few handy students, the gun emplacements at Fort Casey State Park are getting new equipment that will add to the historical feel of the park.
Coupeville High School seniors in the woodworking class spent part of their school year making equipment that was used around the large, 10-inch guns on display. Visitors to the state park will notice the two guns, one in a firing position and one in a resting position.
The students are building powder canisters, a time-and-range table along with a rammer head and a sponge head that were used in the gun barrels.
Whidbey General Hospital’s expansion has taken a step forward.
The hospital’s board of commissioners approved an agreement in January with Marc Estvold to manage the project.
Voters approved a $50-million bond in November.
Benye Weber worked through many changes during her 12 years serving on the Port of Coupeville’s publicly elected board.
Homeowners still living near the massive landslide area in Ledgewood are wary as more pieces of the bluff continue to slough off.
Coupeville School District has two proposals on the Feb. 11 ballot.
The first request is for renewal of the maintenance and operations levy, which will bring in $2.24 million each year for four years.
Coupeville School District has two proposals on the Feb. 11 ballot.
The first request is for renewal of the maintenance and operations levy, which will bring in $2.24 million each year for four years.
That money accounts for nearly one quarter of the school district’s revenue, according to school district officials.
Homeowners still living near the massive landslide area in Ledgewood are wary as more pieces of the bluff continue to slough off.
Ralph Young, a resident living near the landslide site, said a large piece of the bluff broke away last month.
“We were concerned it’ll slide again,” Young said.
Whidbey lost a masterpiece this week.
Coupeville’s Roger Purdue, a popular artist, educator and pilot, died early Sunday morning from complications of Parkinson’s Disease.
A Driftwood Way home that had been abandoned since a massive landslide made national headlines in early 2013 burned to the ground Sunday night.
