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“I’m gonna burn my tongue so bad, and I don’t care, baby!!” (Photos by JohnsPhotos.net)

“Get in my belly!!!”

“Simmer down, ya animals! Five minutes more! Willie Smith, you even breathe on that oven you get none, mister.”

“Oh. Hi, Mrs. Downes. Gee Mrs. Downes, your hair looks real pretty today.”

“Ooh, you keep an eye on him, Mrs. Downes! He’s a sneaky one!!”

“Baby death grip activated. This dude’s going nowhere! No need to thank me, you can pay me in sweet, sweet pizza rolls!”

“You touch that oven, and we’re comin’ for you, old man!”

“You even think about touching my pizza rolls, you’re sleeping on the couch, buddy!”

Oven dings. “LET’S GET ‘EM, BOYS!!!!”

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Nick Guay, having a really good hair day. (Photos by JohnsPhotos.net)

“Eh, it’s OK, but man Lyla, when I was his age, my hair was straight fire!!” “Daaaaaaaadddd…”

John Fisken may be obsessed with Nick Guay.

Just sayin’…

The wanderin’ photo clicker captured a whole bunch of pics featuring the lanky Coupeville High School senior Tuesday as he helped lead the Wolves in thrashing South Whidbey.

Maybe it’s Guay’s mad hoops skills.

Or maybe it’s his photo-ready mane of hair, practically begging to sign its own contract with L’Oreal’s men’s division.

I mean, if they made a biography of Guay, would they take the title of Kevin Bacon’s 1994 hoops flick, add an H and make it “The Hair Up There?”

Yes, yes, I’ll see myself out now.

“Fire in the hole!”

“Sweet mama!! My tender vittles!!”

“This hurts a lot less than the last play…”

Off to conquer new worlds (and book that shampoo ad).

But first, a smile of approval from mom Dina (left).

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Leslie Franzen (center) enjoys time with family. (Photo courtesy Kelsi Mottet)

There’s a changing of the guard in the world of books.

Longtime Coupeville Library Manager Leslie Franzen is retiring Mar. 1, putting a cap on 43 years of work in the industry.

She’s ridden the ever-changing waves from the days of card catalogs to a world driven by computers, always remaining one of the friendliest, kindest guardians of the written word.

A celebration of her library tenure is set for Thursday, Feb. 23.

The event, which will feature light refreshments and is open to the public, is set for 1-4:00 PM in the library’s meeting room.

The Coupeville Library is located at 788 Alexander Street.

Franzen, a CHS grad, began her library life by working as a page while still in high school.

After a stint off-Island, she and husband Derek returned to Whidbey, where they raised children Kelsi and Garrett, and Leslie was tabbed as Coupeville’s managing librarian in 1988.

Over the years, Franzen (and the library) bounced from location to location in Coupeville, with the snazzy current version being built in 2010.

Two bond measures were passed in 2008 to finance the library improvement, with Franzen among those leading the charge in stumping for the new building.

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Kylie Chernikoff and associates get down with their bad selves. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

They are the 21 images which best capture 2021.

Or, at least the ones which catch my attention the most today.

They’re presented in no particular order, and come from the cameras of eight different snappers.

There’s action, and reaction, and a whole lot of emotion.

So, basically, life.

“One fresh new pair of underwear coming right up!” (Sarah Kirkconnell photo)

Alex Murdy believes he can fly. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

Madison McMillan enjoys her team’s run to the state tourney. (Jackie Saia photo)

Carolyn Lhamon, droppin’ buckets from the heavens. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

Bow Down to Cow Town! (Jackie Saia photo)

Brutally cold, yet three generations of the McGranahan’s still showed up for a softball game. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

“Just let me stick the landing!” (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

Jill Prince makes the catch of the year, bare-handed. You had to be there to fully appreciate the degree of difficulty. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

When you’re going to the state tourney, and everyone is happy in their own way. (Jennifer Heaton photo)

“Bye!” Scott Hilborn is off to the end zone. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

“We run this prairie!” (Eileen Stone photo)

Ben Smith hurtles downhill. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

Lyla Stuurmans (4) is in a good mood. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

Soccer on a lovely fall day… (Robert Wood photo)

Cross country ace Catherine Lhamon gets some love from mom Helene. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

Dominic Coffman drops the hammer. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

Middle school runners enjoy a tasty beverage — the best part of any meet. (Elizabeth Bitting photo)

Mollie Bailey has a heartfelt conversation with her #1 fan. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

No volleyball escapes Maddie Georges. Ever. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

Joy. Pure joy. (Morgan White photo)

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Andre Avila

   That moment when Andre Avila scored a goal and even the ref was impressed. (John Fisken photos)

Garrett Compton

  Can’t score without the ball, so it’s a good thing Garrett Compton is around to put it in play.

Ethan Spark

Wolf Ethan Spark (15) has a meeting of the minds.

Abraham

   Abraham Leyva flips in a goal in the final seconds of the game, keeping his scoring streak alive at five games and counting.

William Nelson: "Hello, my old friend, we meet again!"

William Nelson: “Hello, my old friend, we meet again!”

kick

   Cue the AC/DC. “There was no help, no help from you … You’ve been thunderstruck!!”

Celebrate good times, come on! Yes, we're referencing Kool and the Gang lyrics now...

   Spark gets a hug from Tanner Kircher (11) after banging home a goal on a shot that traveled almost half the field.

The thrill of the score, the click of the camera.

They go hand-in-hand, and travelin’ photo man John Fisken knows how the game works.

Capturing a mix of celebration and actions pics Wednesday, as the Coupeville High School boys’ soccer squads battled with Bellevue Christian, he provides us with the shiny pics found above.

To see more, and possibly purchase some, thereby helping fund college scholarships for CHS student/athletes, pop over to:

Varsity — http://www.olympicleague.com/index.php?act=view_gallery&gallery=11065&league=21&page=1&page_name=photo_store&school=24&sport=0

JV — http://www.nisquallyathletics.com/index.php?act=view_gallery&gallery=11067&league=22&page=1&page_name=photo_store&school=94&sport=0

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