Scott Fraser, chef and owner of Frasers Gourmet Hideaway in Oak Harbor, and Dan Ollis, owner of Whidbey Coffee Co., each received Restaurant Neighbor Awards from the Washington Restaurant Association at its State of the Industry Forum in Seattle Wednesday.
Coupeville’s gym was full of friends and family who endured the heat to share the special night with graduates as they took a big step into the rest of their lives.
Coupeville’s gym was muggy and jam packed for the early evening ceremony, which featured a speech from senior class president McKenzie Rice, a salutatorian address from Loren Nelson and heartfelt messages from faculty speaker Barbara Ballard, who is retiring after 23 years of teaching English in Coupeville.
Jessica Zook got a shock before the start of her shift last week when Michele McKenna dropped in the break room and handed her a certificate and a sleek glass trophy recognizing her for her dependability and dedication to her work.
Jerry Bell spotted a clearing in the gray sky and guessed it wouldn’t be long before his body started warming up.
The chill from the nearby Strait of Juan de Fuca was still in the morning air, keeping Bell and the strawberries he watches over from overheating.
It’s a line that Barbara Ballard has used for years.
However, with her time winding down on her career as an English teacher at Coupeville High School, the line, like her, will soon be retired.
The leap from small town to big city can be a little daunting for a high school graduate preparing to leave the nest.
A group working to save Coupeville’s Haller House got a double dose of good news last week to keep alive hopes that it can purchase the home, restore it and one day turn it into a heritage and visitor center to showcase Washington’s territorial period.
It was already shaping up to be a challenging year for Heather Buenaventura.
Over the summer, she had accepted the role as co-chair of Relay For Life of Whidbey Island with good friend Wendy Charboneau after nine years in a support role. Buenaventure figured it was time to see what it would be like to take on the responsibility of organizing Oak Harbor’s annual fundraising event that benefits the American Cancer Society.
“South Pacific,” which won 10 Tony Awards as well as a Pulitzer Prize for Drama when it first opened, is the work of Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein inspired by the James Michener book, “Tales of the South Pacific.”
The play revolves around two love stories threatened by both war and prejudice.
State and tribal leaders finally set 2016 salmon seasons, closing all Puget Sound waters to coho with exception of Hood Canal
A group working to save Coupeville’s Haller House got a double dose of good news last week to keep alive hopes that it can purchase the home, restore it and one day turn it into a heritage and visitor center to showcase Washington’s territorial period.
Joyce Kuhn beams as she cranes her neck to admire a colorful new addition to her old red barn.
What used to be a bare spot is now a large, red-white-and-blue square made of plywood that features the Ohio Star. She and her husband constructed the art piece and installed it this spring.
