November 14, 2013 • The Whidbey Examiner
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Obituary
Reuble
Raymond Charles “Ray” Reuble Raymond Charles “Ray” Reuble passed away peacefully on Oct. 28, 2013 after a brief battle with heart disease. He was born on Sept. 18, 1933 in Coupeville, Wash. to Gus and Marie (Tesch) Reuble. He graduated from Coupeville High School, class of 1952, and then became an International Farm Exchange student to New Zealand for nine months. He returned to the U.S. via a trip through Europe and then home on the Queen Mary. Following his time abroad, he attended Walla Walla College. Ray married the love of
his life, Dora Mehrer, on May 6, 1962 in Grandview, Wash. They settled on the family farm in Coupeville, Wash. and started their family. In 1971, other opportunities led them to relocate in Burlington, Wash., where Ray and Dora both began life long careers working at All West Select Sire. Ray was always active in his community, both in Coupeville and in Burlington. He was a board member of both the Coupeville School Board and the Island County Fair, as well as a member of the Lions Club and a Rotarian. Ray was also an avid 4-H supporter, participating as both a member and a leader for over 40 years. His involvement in the dairy industry led him to be a member of the Washington Holstein Association garnering him the title of “Mr. Holstien.” Ray retired from the dairy industry in 2003, allowing him to spend more time in the garden, and traveling with the family he loved. Ray had a beautiful lead voice and loved to sing barbershop. His passion for this music and the people he met through his involvement in the Barbershop Harmony Society gave him years of enjoyment.
Hearts and Hammers recruiting volunteers for 2014 work day
He made life-long friends and created wonderful memories with his family in the over the 45 years he was involved. Ray is survived by his wife of more than 50 years, Dora Reuble, of Burlington; his daughter Tammy Reuble, of Mount Vernon; his daughter Pam Harvey, son-in-law John Harvey, granddaughter Carson and grandson Cooper, all of Edmonds; his older brother Karl (Sandy) Reuble of Bellingham; his younger brother Jerry Reuble of Mount Vernon; his brothers-in-law Morris (Dawn) Mehrer of Issaquah: Don (Shirley) Mehrer of Seattle and numerous nieces and nephews. Services will be held 2 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 1 at the Seventh Day Adventist Church in Burlington located at 800 Peacock Lane, Burlington, Wash. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made in Ray’s honor to the An-O-Chords Youth Outreach c/o Murray Aston, 1395 West Beach Road, Oak Harbor, WA 98277 for the purpose of keeping America’s youth singing. Please share your thoughts of Ray and sign the online guest register at www. hawthornefh.com Arrangements are under the care of Hawthorne Funeral Home Mount Vernon, Wash.
Organizers for Central Whidbey Hearts and Hammers are recruiting volunteers to participate in the annual work day scheduled for mid-2014. Volunteers, who are 12 and older, divide into teams and spend a day completing home-improvement projects for the elderly and families who don’t have the financial resources to maintain their homes. People of all skill levels are invited to participate. Email cwheartsandhammers@ gmail.com or call 360-720-2114 for more information.
LETTERS: Heed disclosure advise From page 4 True, the disclosure document calls the source of noise “airport operations” instead of Navy jet practice, but that does not strip a house hunter of his powers of observation. For instance, one can spend some time in the area and observe that there are Navy jets flying around and that there is a large runway next to the highway. One could also spend some time in the neighborhood, asking potential
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47
36
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Fort Casey, Barnes
54
36
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0.33
17.29 20.11
Greenbank, Mercer
55
42
20
0.29
16.69 19.38
NAS Whidbey, Weather Desk
53
35
49
0.22
15.51 17.40
Crockett Lake, Haglund
57
32
21
0.29
16.53 20.30
Polnell Point, Seaward
53
36
25
0.33
17.03 19.24
Blue Goose Inn, Coupeville
61
44
20
0.28
12.95
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Source: WSU Island County Extension
28 issue of The Whidbey News-Times said, “It is time for you ‘representatives’ to get some balls and take the death machine on this issue, quit licking their jackboots!” If anti-OLF types don’t want to be seen as un-patriotic, and want to win hearts and minds, maybe they should select someone less offensive to be their spokesman.
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REPORTING STATIONS
neighbors about any drawbacks to living there. One more thing a prudent buyer could do is act on the advice given by the disclosure document to “consult the Island County Noise Level Ordinance to determine the restrictions which may have been placed on the property, if any.” In another part of his letter, Smith complains that those of his persuasion are called unpatriotic. Well, consider the words of COER President, Ken Pickard, who, as quoted in the Sept.
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Central Whidbey Hearts and Hammers was founded in 2009 to help homeowners with limited resources maintain their home. Last May, more than 100 volunteers completed projects at 20 homes throughout the Coupeville and Greenbank area. Projects typically include installing wheelchair ramps, repairing plumbing and electoral and cleaning up yards. The deadline to sign up homeowners for the 2014 event is Monday, Jan. 31, 2014. Applications can be found at www.centralwhidbeyheartsandhammers.com
John Close Oak Harbor