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Prairie run attracts a crowd

Posted in Fundraisers, Running, tagged , , , , on August 13, 2023| Leave a Comment »

Ready to run as a family. (Photo courtesy Rainy Simpson)

The prairie was alive with the sound of footsteps.

The annual Race the Reserve extravaganza returned to Coupeville Saturday, with runners conquering 5K, 10K, and half-marathon routes while raising money for the Class of 2024.

The year’s biggest fundraiser for the next batch of Wolf seniors, the event played out under sunny skies this time around, as you can see in the pics above and below.

College rowing sensation Sophie Sandahl returns to Coupeville for a chance to run with mom. (Photo courtesy Jeannie Sandahl)

The support crew, hard at work. (Photo courtesy Corinn Parker)

Lincoln Kelley (and his magnificent beard) enjoys the day. (Photo courtesy Shawna Kelley)

Casting a giant shadow. (Photo courtesy Matt Bepler)

Skylar Parker is a tough, but fair, course monitor. (Photo courtesy Corinn Parker)

This year’s snazzy ribbons. (Photo courtesy Jeannie Sandahl)

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It’s practically a magical celebration

Posted in Movie Mania, tagged , , , , on October 23, 2021| Leave a Comment »

Remember that time when Sandra Bullock gave me an autographed photo?

Cause I do.

The late ’90s was the height of the video store days — when life was cushy at Videoville — and two Hollywood productions were filmed in and around Coupeville.

Snow Falling on Cedars had James Cromwell of Babe and L.A. Confidential fame, but Practical Magic, with Sandy B. and Nicole Kidman (plus Grease legend Stockard Channing!) remains the one most people remember.

So, it’s not surprising that’s the movie which Coupeville is hailing this weekend and next with a series of events.

From bike rides to beer gardens to costume contests and pumpkin races, plus (of course) showings of Practical Magic, things will be hoppin’.

For more info, pop over to:

https://coupevillehistoricwaterfront.com/2021/09/27/practically-magic-haunting-of-coupeville/

 

On a side note … when are we having the celebration of 1988’s Dixie Lanes, also shot in Coupeville?

It starred Hoyt Axton, and the producers skipped town without paying their bill at Ebey Bowl.

Maybe something involving a crowd with pitchforks and torches chasing a souped-up European sports car as it zooms back towards the highway?

And on a side, side note — when is someone going to bring Videoville back so I can spend my Saturday afternoon’s playing The Apple and Bugsy Malone on the in-store monitors while customers stare at the screens slack-jawed?

But I digress.

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