Thursday, August 15, 2013 • The Whidbey Examiner
Picnic highlights history Residents and visitors are invited to attend the Summer Picnic on the Prairie Saturday, Aug. 17 to benefit programs of Ebey’s Landing National Historical Reserve. Enjoy a Whidbey Islandgrown dinner, readings of original journals from early settlers, live music, raffles and a rare opportunity to tour the historic Ferry House and other National Register properties within the reserve. The event marks the debut of Friends of Ebey’s, a new nonprofit organization dedicated to raising philanthropic support for projects and programs that protect, preserve and enhance the cultural and natural resources and the visitor experience of Ebey’s Landing National Historical Reserve. Proceeds from the evening are matched dollar for dollar by an anonymous donor as part of a $75,000 challenge match, and will support programs of Ebey’s Reserve. This funding includes future support for the Ebey’s Forever Grant program that provides annual matching grants to heritage property owners. Since its start in 2011, the grant program has
awarded more than $200,000 to stabilize, rehabilitate and preserve 30 historic buildings within the Reserve. The Ferry House at Ebey’s Landing, built in 1860 on the Donation Land Claim of Isaac Ebey after his death in 1857, served as an inn to the increasing traffic between Port Townsend and Coupeville. It housed a post office, tavern, rooms for overnight guests and important rendezvous for mariners whose vessels were anchored at Penn Cove, Oak Harbor and Port Townsend. In 2010, Ebey’s Reserve was awarded a grant as part of the Partners in Preservation program. The grant helped pay for a stabilization project that rebuilt the front porch and stabilized the building. As one of Washington state’s oldest residential buildings, the Ferry House is a lasting example of life during the early days of settlement in the Pacific Northwest, serving both as an invaluable educational resource and an unforgettable icon in Ebey’s Landing. Tickets for the event are $75 and include a summer picnic of local foods, live
music, raffle gifts and a tour of the historic Ferry House with your choice of self-guided tour starting at 4 p.m. or docent-led tours starting at 5 p.m. Guests will also enjoy a short production of The Prairie Diaries, readings from early pioneer journals curated by Lynn Hyde, education and outreach coordinator for Ebey’s Reserve. A limited number of Golden Tickets are available for $200 per person or $350 per couple and include private tours of three other National Register properties and Ebey’s Forever Grant projects. Historic preservation experts Harrison Goodall and Annie Matsov will lead this special tour from 3-5 p.m. then will join the picnic and other activities at the Ferry House. The event will end at 8 p.m. Tickets are available for purchase at Brownpaper Tickets at www.friendsofebeys.brownpapertickets.com or by calling 360-678-6084. You can also get tickets at bayleaf in Coupeville. More information online at www. ebeysforeverfund.com/events/
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WHIDBEY WEATHER SUMMARY
August 5th - 11th, 2013
HI Temp
LO Temp
Wind MPH
Rainfall
Fawn Run, Bachert
72
49
—
0.05
11.95 19.15
Fort Casey, Barnes
70
50
—
0.01
12.97 17.37
Greenbank, Mercer
74
57
—
0.03
12.93 17.94
NAS Whidbey, Weather Desk
64
50
17
0.04
10.96 14.03
Crockett Lake, Haglund
77
50
17
0.01
11.32 18.10
Polnell Point
78
51
12
0.05
11.64 17.68
REPORTING STATIONS
Full Moon
Last Quarter
New Moon
YTD Rain
Last Year
First Quarter
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Applicants needed for Ebey’s trust board The Island County Board of Commissioners is seeking applicants to serve on the Ebey’s Landing National Historical Reserve Trust Board as a member at large. The Board of County Commissioners appoints members to the Ebey’s Landing National Historical Reserve Trust Board for four-year terms. This term will run until Oct. 1, 2017. The Ebey’s Landing National Historical Reserve Trust Board consists of nine members, three representing the Town of Coupeville, three representing Island County, one member at large, one representative of State Parks and one representative of the National Parks Service. Interested individuals should provide a letter of interest and statement of qualifications by mail, email or fax to: Island County Board of Commissioners, Attn: Pam Dill, Re: Ebey’s Landing National Historical Reserve Trust Board vacancy, Post Office Box 5000, Coupeville, WA 98239. The fax number is 360-679-7381 and email applications should be sent to pamd@co.island.wa.us Application materials should be received no later than 4:30 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 12, 2013. For additional information, call 360-679-7353 or email Pam Dill at the above address.
Coupeville recognized for treatment plant Town of Coupeville was one of eight wastewater treatment plants spanning across Island, Snohomish and Skagit counties awarded the Outstanding Wastewater Treatment Plant Performance Award for maintaining 100 percent compliance with state and national environmental regulations in 2012. Wastewater treatment plants operate around-the-clock to collect household sewage and industrial wastewater from a large network of underground sewer pipes. The sewage is then treated to produce clean water that is released back into waterways. The state Department of Ecology has seen major improvements in the operations of treatment plants statewide since it began sponsoring the award in 1995. According to DOE, only 14 treatment plants out of Washington’s 283 total plants had perfect compliance prior to the award’s initiation. One-third of the state’s 300 sewer plants are in perfect compliance. The department of ecology selects the top-performing treatments plants by evaluating compliance with its national pollutant discharge elimination system permit, as well as effluent limits, reporting requirements, spill-prevention planning, pretreatment and operational demands.
Bayview Farmers Market
Saturdays 10 -2 @Bayview Corner
August 24 & 25, 10am-5pm
Make Saturday a “Double Fun” Day....
Visit the Market On Your Way To the Fair!
SR525 at Bayview Rd
www.bayviewfarmersmarket.com WSFMA Member; FMNP authorized
THURSDAY August 15
SATURDAY August 17
Donate a minimum of two cans of food and receive half off admission from 9:30 until 1 p.m.
Admission for active duty military members is only $1 all day. Dependents and retirees get in for half-price.
FRIDAY, August 16
August 20
August 28
September 5
September 12
Langley residents with I.D. receive half off admission. Adult must purchase children’s tickets for the discount to apply to youth without I.D.