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VOL. 18, NO. 46
Thursday, JUNE 20, 2013
Lions ready for annual garage sale
Making History
By Megan Hansen Editor
Coupeville Lions are gearing up for the club’s largest fundraiser of the year. Starting this week, club members are busy setting up what’s advertised as the “biggest and best” garage sale. The sale is 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, June 29 and 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sunday, June 30. The sale is held each June at Coupeville Elementary School. There’s something for everyone at the once-a-year sale. Members collect items all year, filling See SALE, page 9
WGH board still seeking new member By Nathan Whalen Staff reporter
Roger Case received a standing ovation June 10 during a Whidbey General Hospital board meeting for his years of service in public office. The long-time hospital commissioner resigned six months short of completing his third term in office. His resignation leaves hospital officials scrambling to find a replacement. After advertising the position and after See HOSPITAL, page 9
Town Council Coupeville Town Council will meet for a rescheduled regular meeting 6:30 p.m. Monday in the Service Alternatives conference room, 206 N. Main St. The meeting was rescheduled due to some council members going out of town for a conference.
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Heni Barnes dons a crown and holds a bouquet of chard and onions while parading down a dirt road Monday with advisor Wilbur Purdue to celebrate her victory at the National History Day competition held last week in Maryland.
Barnes places first at national competition By Nathan Whalen Staff Reporter
An impromptu parade took place early Monday night through local farms to celebrate a Coupeville High School student’s achievement at the National History Day competition. Heni Barnes, who completed her junior year at Coupeville High School, earned first place in the Senior Individual Documentary division during the event held June 9-13 in College Park, Md. To honor her accomplishment, Barnes donned a crown and carried a bouquet of chard and onions during a brief parade that took place on a dirt road between Ebey Road Farm and Prairie Bottom Farm located south of Coupeville. The impromptu parade through the pasture featured several tractors
and a riding lawnmower. A handful of Barnes’ friends, family and teachers stopped by to congratulate her. Following the parade, they viewed her documentary during a reception at Prairie Bottom Farm. Barnes earned the honor for her documentary titled “Striking a Turning Point: The 1917 Pacific Northwest Lumber Strike.” Her 10-minute documentary focused on the yearlong event that took place mostly in lumber camps scattered throughout Washington, Oregon, Idaho and Montana. She was part of a competition between 128 high school students from 50 states, U.S. protectorates and overseas military bases. “I would say it was fierce,” said Wilbur Purdue, History Day advisor and owner of Prairie Bottom Farm. The trip to Maryland also included an ex-
cursion to the Library of Congress, which allowed Barnes to get a couple more details for her documentary. She presented during the preliminary round Tuesday, and again on Wednesday during the finals. During the awards ceremony Thursday, organizers announced the second and third place winners before announcing the winners. Barnes had to wait several hours before hearing she won. “I had a heart attack,” she said. “I was pretty excited.” With her win comes the prestige of winning a national competition. She also earned a $5,000 prize from the History Channel and her documentary will eventually be aired on the cable station. Barnes said she didn’t know See VICTORY, page 9