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Whidbey Xtra! WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 28, 2015 | Vol. 1, No. 26 | WWW.WHIDBEYNEWSTIMES.COM | FREE

New DVD chronicles life of Central Whidbey settler By RON NEWBERRY

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Nearly every day, Dave Engle steps back in time. The journey takes several steps, actually. He travels by foot from the small house he shares with his wife Dolores on Ebey’s Prairie. He walks across his property, through the trees and under a mighty horse chestnut tree to reach the front porch of a grand old place where he, his parents, grandparents and great-grandparents once called home. “That’s the same door that’s been there for years and years and years and years,” he says as he takes the final steps to the entrance. Engle unlocks the door and allows filtered light to shine on history. Inside the 19th Century Victorian home is a wooden staircase and faded wallpaper that dates back generations. Immediately noticeable on the wall at the end of the entryway, are two framed photographs of Engle’s great-grandparents -— early Coupeville pioneers Flora Augusta Pearson Engle and William B. Engle. “That desk over there, that’s Toppy’s,” Engle said, sharing his great-grandmother’s affectionate family nickname. “That’s where she did most of her writing.” Flora Augusta Pearson Engle often sat at that antique desk, but throughout her busy life she rarely sat still. She was a prolific writer, using a pen to both record history and push for change in a bustling, young frontier town. And she wasn’t shy about voicing her views and organizing efforts to bring improvements to her community. “Flora was a mover and shaker,” said Rick

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A new film by the Island County Historical Museum chronicles the life of Dave Engle’s greatgrandmother Flora Engle. Castellano, executive director of the Island County Museum. “She’s responsible for the first board sidewalks in Coupeville. She got tired of having mud on the hems of her dresses. “She helped spearhead an effort to restore the Davis Blockhouse.” Castellano spent more than a year working with a video production company to bring to life the words found in Flora Engle’s vivid writings. The result is a 42-minute DVD produced by the museum and Reel Life Videos titled, “The

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times.” The times were the late 19th and early 20th Centuries. Flora Engle arrived in Coupeville in 1866 at the age of 15 after a fourth-month trip by steamship from New York “around the horn” of South America to San Francisco and ultimately to what was then Washington Territory. She was part of the second Mercer expedition known as the “Mercer Belles” that traveled from New England to the Pacific Northwest in an effort to bring educated young women to teach and to balance the gender ratio in the young frontier region. She made the trip along with her mother Susan Brown Pearson and her brother, Daniel Orlando Pearson, following the first expedition of “Mercer Girls” two years earlier that included her two older sisters Georgianna and Josephine Pearson and their father Daniel Pearson. The Mercer expeditions were organized by Asa Mercer, the first president of the University of Washington. His expeditions inspired the television series, “Here Come the Brides,” which aired from 1968-70. In 1876, 10 years after her arrival, Flora Engle married William Ballinger Engle, a successful farmer who had come to Whidbey Island in 1852 aboard a ship captained by Thomas Coupe, the town’s founder. “She knew a lot of the early settlers —Captain Coupe and his wife and the Crocketts,” Castellano said. “They were friends with all of those people. She was a very prolific writer. She wasn’t a trained historian but what she wrote down really gives us a vivid picture of what was going on back then.” SEE ENGLE, PAGE 3

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Ready Readers: Baby & Me Storytime, 9:30 a.m., Oct. 28, at the Oak Harbor Library meeting room. Wiggle and giggle with your toddler while listening to silly stories, rhymes and happy songs and participating in activities that inspire a love of reading. Playtime will follow. For children ages newborn through 24 months with a caregiver. 360-675-5115. Pumpkin Patch and Trolley Ride, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesdays through Sundays, through Oct. 31, at Sherman Pioneer Farm, Terry and Ebey roads. Trolley rides available Fridays and Saturdays or by appointment during the week. Pumpkin is free with the cost of the trolley

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Thursday Oct. 29

Ready Readers: Preschool Storytime, 9:30 a.m., Oct. 29, at the Oak Harbor Library meeting room. Let imaginations run wild with fun books, sing-along songs and creative activities that prepare young minds for reading. Playtime or crafting may follow. For children ages three to five years with a caregiver. 360-675-5115. Tween STEAM Club: Dry Ice, 4 p.m., Oct. 29, at the Coupeville Library. Discover how cool dry ice can be. This class explores the principles of sublimation, evaporation, various states of matter, surface tension, pressure and

laboratory safety. After a short talk and demonstration, students will participate in hands-on experiments. Attendees must be between nine and 13 years old. Pre-register at the library or call 360-6784911.

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at Engle Family Farm. Entrance at Ebey Bowl. $10 per person. Bring a flashlight. Children under 12 must be accompanied by an adult.

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Scary Haunted Barn, 6-10 p.m., Oct. 30-31, at Sherman Pioneer Farm, $10 per person. Meant for adults and older teens. Using LinkedIn for Business Development, 8 a.m., Oct. 30, at the Oak Harbor Library meeting room. Learn how to effectively use LinkedIn as a networking and sales tool for business development. 360-675-5115.

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Halloween Dance and Benefit, 8 p.m., Oct. 31, at the Coupeville Recreation Hall. Music by Johnny Bulldog, no host bar, soft drinks and snack. Benefit for Central Whidbey Hearts and Hammers. $10 per person suggested donation. $20 minimum donation if not in costume.

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Meet the Author: Gloria Koll, 2 p.m., Nov. 1,

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Tuesday Nov. 3

Ready Readers: Toddler Storytime, 9:30 a.m., Nov. 3, at the Oak Harbor Library meeting room. Jump and bounce into a magical world of stories, music and movements that nurture a desire to read in toddlers. Playtime or crafting may follow. For children ages two to three years with a caregiver. 360-675-5115.

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