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“John was always willing to offer a helping hand”

Posted in In memory, tagged , , , , on October 15, 2024| Leave a Comment »

John Weber

John Weber was a rock.

During his six decades living on Whidbey Island, he devoted countless hours to causes near and dear his heart, including a 26-year run as a member of the Coupeville School Board.

Mr. Weber, who was also one of my semi-regular Videoville customers with wife Benye back in the day, passed away in September.

We send our condolences to his family and hail the positive impact he had on our town, which included being the Chairman of the school board when Mickey Clark Field was created in 1975.

 

John E Weber

March 28, 1934-Sept 8, 2024

John E Weber, 91, of Coupeville, Washington passed away with his devoted family by his side.

John was born and raised in Waukegan, Illinois.

After high school he enlisted in the Air Force and was stationed in White Sands, New Mexico, where he met his wife, Benye Weber.

John’s profession entailed the Air Force, Goodyear Aerospace, and several civil service contractors.

He traveled the world with his family in tow.

The adventures of traveling landed John, his wife Benye, and sons Ed and Ted on Whidbey Island.

They fell in love with the island and developed many friendships over their 60 years there.

John’s passion was devoted to his wife and family as well as the Coupeville School Board for 26 years.

He was heavily involved with the Arts and Crafts Festival, Coupeville Water Festival, Island County Fair, and the Republicans of Whidbey Island.

John was always willing to offer a helping hand.

He loved the time he spent with his grandchildren, Jordan, Tori, and Jake.

John Weber, being a firm believer in Jesus Christ, the family knows he is at a place of comfort and joy now.

He is preceded in death by loving wife Benye Weber, parents Blanche and Theodore Weber, sister Mary Retz, and granddaughter Jordan Weber.

He is survived by brothers, Joe Weber, George Weber, sons Ed Weber (Judy), Ted Weber (Chris), and granddaughter Tori Weber.

Private graveside services will be held for immediate family.

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Bryan Sherman joins school board

Posted in school board, tagged , , , on September 19, 2024| 1 Comment »

Bryan Sherman

It’s a family tradition.

Following in the footsteps of dad Don, who served 12 years on the Coupeville School Board, Bryan Sherman has joined the current five-pack running things.

The younger Sherman was selected Thursday to replace board director Sherry Phay, who tendered her resignation in June.

He’ll represent District 3 and be sworn in at the Sept. 26 board meeting.

Bryan Sherman is a 2006 Coupeville High School grad who went on to earn a degree from Washington State University.

He is Director of Finance for Wilbur-Ellis, a leading agricultural company, and he and wife Bailey have two daughters.

Sherman’s mom, Deb, is a longtime teacher in the school district, while older brother Brad is the CHS boys’ basketball coach and in his first year as Athletic Director for the high school and middle school.

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Mr. Merwine goes to Olympia

Posted in school board, tagged , , , , on August 29, 2024| Leave a Comment »

Charles Merwine

A new day, a new job.

Charles Merwine has added to his duties after being tabbed Thursday to be the new legislative representative for the Coupeville School Board.

He replaces Sherry Phay, who resigned from the board at the end of July.

With her departure, that opened up the legislative rep position a bit early.

Normally a two-year gig, it’s a role typically filled by Coupeville in odd years, meaning things will be revisited in late 2025.

Merwine, who is in his first term on the board, was nominated by fellow director Alison Perera, with the vote going 4-0 in favor of the move.

Prior to being voted in as a board member in 2023, Merwine was a teacher at Coupeville High School for nearly two decades.

After retiring, he worked as a part-time tech support employee for the district and has been actively involved with the Coupeville Schools Foundation, first as president, and now as its treasurer.

School board legislative reps are responsible for a number of things, from attending state-level meetings and workshops to meeting with lawmakers and “engaging in year-round advocacy efforts.”

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School Board meetings invade YouTube

Posted in school board, tagged , , , , on August 13, 2024| Leave a Comment »

Coupeville School Board directors, ready for their closeups. (Bailey Thule photo)

Want to see the Coupeville School Board at work?

It’s a lot easier thanks to a new move to record board meetings and post them on YouTube where they can be seen in their entirety at later dates.

Previously, regular meetings, but not workshops, were streamed, but vanished into the ether moments later.

So, unless you had the time and desire to traipse out to the Kathleen Anderson Boardroom in person and watch things unfold in front of you, good luck on watching “the sausage being made.”

But now, Coupeville is joining South Whidbey and others in embracing all that technology can offer.

July’s meeting, where board directors approved the budget for the 2024-2025 school year, is the first to be offered under the new arrangement.

To view Morgan White and Co. in action, or other school-related events, pop over to:

https://www.youtube.com/@coupevilleschools2198

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School board gig up for grabs

Posted in school board, tagged , , on August 8, 2024| Leave a Comment »

There’s an opening at the top.

Over the next month and change, the Coupeville School Board will move forward on replacing one of its directors, Sherry Phay, who resigned effective at the end of July.

She was in her second term with the board.

The position is open to residents living in District 3, which can be seen in the map below.

District 3

Applications are due by September 12 and can be found here:

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe6GEN_iCbkiH7hBu9u-Ca8OUYLnPFF2sQIL76KPZRbwNvZjg/viewform

Candidates for the position will meet with new Coupeville Schools Superintendent Shannon Leatherwood between Sept. 12-19, then interview with the current board at a public meeting Sept. 19.

The board plans to announce Phay’s replacement Sept. 20, with her successor sworn in at the Sept. 26 board meeting.

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