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Former Coupeville soccer/football star Zane Bundy is now a deputy with the Kittitas County Sheriff’s Department. (Photo poached from Janine Bundy)

The journey continues.

Zane Bundy was one of those Coupeville kids who spent a good chunk of his early days camped out in the video game aisle at Videoville.

Later, he was a soccer star, one of the best to ever come through CHS, a high-flying, often-electrifying player who had superb touch with the ball and a genuine love for the sport which always shone through brightly.

As a senior, he threw everyone a curve, joining the Wolf football team and excelling as a kicker, leading the team in scoring while finishing as one of the best field goal kickers in the state.

Now, the 2016 CHS grad is engaged to fellow Wolf alum Rebecca Robinson and busy being a full-time adult.

Tuesday he was sworn in as a deputy with the Kittitas County Sheriff’s Department, and I just had to pass on the news.

Well done, Mr. Bundy, well done.

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Coupeville students enjoy a tasty meal earlier in the school year. (Photo property Coupeville School District)

With all Washington state schools closing for at least six weeks on the orders of Governor Jay Inslee, everyone is scrambling to deal with the fallout.

Coupeville High School is answering one issue, as it will provide food for local students.

The school’s Connected Food Program, run by Andreas Wurzrainer, will offer a grab-and-go lunch service starting Tuesday, March 17.

Pickup is in the CHS commons/cafeteria between 10-11 AM each day, Monday through Friday.

Any child under the age of 18 is eligible for a free lunch, but the child must show-up in person to receive the meal.

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As bad news sweeps the nation, step away and take a moment to marinate in some beautiful pics of covered bridges shot by legendary former CHS coach Bob Barker.

Bob Barker is the legend who keeps on giving.

The former Coupeville High School coach, teacher, and administrator resurfaced in my mailbox this morning, with a short note and some pics.

When he returned to the CHS gym two years ago during the school’s 101st anniversary of its boys basketball program, it was as close as I will ever come to seeing Elvis enter the building.

Apparently, Mr. Barker has a little bit of another icon in his makeup.

As he writes:

A number of years ago I was into photography.

I liked to take pictures of flowers, and old buildings, especially old barns.

After watching the Clint Eastwood movie “The Bridges of Madison County,” I decided I wanted to include pictures of old covered bridges.

Researching I found that within the borders of Oregon state there were (at least at that time) over 50 covered bridges.

On a three-day excursion I was able to locate and photograph well over 20 of these bridges.

What a fun trip that was.

Bob

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Empty courts, for now. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

OK, I’m not back-back.

You ain’t seeing me in person, not that there are any games to cover for the foreseeable future, anyway.

But, after discussing this with others, there is benefit to having a semi-reputable local news outlet that is FREE to read as we go through this time and people increasingly are isolated.

So, if you have Whidbey-related info you want out there, sports or non-sports related, let me know, and I will be publishing stories on my blog from my bunker next to Penn Cove.

Email me at davidsvien@hotmail.com, contact me on Facebook, or comment here on the blog.

With no work on my sister’s farm right now, it’s either that or I spend all my time watching sleazy ’70s Italian murder-mystery movies and obsessing over that random cough from three hours ago…

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How much do I love this movie? So, so much.

This whole Coupeville Sports gig? Just killin’ time while I wait for the inevitable return of video stores.

I mean, it has to happen, right?

Yes, I’ve been wandering the desert for a decade now, with my 15-year run (1994-2009) in movie nirvana having ended before many of the current CHS freshmen entered kindergarten…

But I have to keep the dream alive.

Some day people will wake up, really look at how few films Netflix and other streaming services really offer, and we shall return to the days of Videoville renting 500 VHS tapes on a Friday night.

Or, some hipster with WAY more disposable income than myself, and a burning desire to toss money into the wind, will come along and say, “Hey, let’s be ironic and open a video rental store.”

And, when that happens, I will be there, waiting, like Silent Bob himself, who yes, I know, I sort of, kind of, look like.

Endless stats and long stretches of sitting on butt-busting school bleachers will fade, and I will be paid to once more yammer on endlessly about some weird-ass foreign film you have no intentions of ever seeing.

Yes, it starts off with dozens of Japanese school children holding hands and jumping in front of a speeding bullet train, and no, it makes no sense at all at any point from there, but … Suicide Club!!

The movie you didn’t want to watch in 2001 and still don’t want to watch in 2020.

Heathens.

Or, I know you’re going to rent Jurassic Park … but first, can I tell you the good word about Bottle Rocket?

Yes, I know 98% of the town of Coupeville hated it.

Sometimes 98% of a town can be wrong.

So there.

But anyways, just because video stores died doesn’t mean I became any less obsessed with films and yammering on about them.

So, for the three people out there who care, pop over to the link below and discover my picks for the 100 best movies to hit during my decade wandering in exile.

These are the films I would have been pestering you to rent between 2010-2019 if someone were still paying me to sit around and watch movies all days.

 

https://letterboxd.com/davidsvien/list/best-of-the-2010s/

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