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Whidbey Island’s Only Locally Owned, Independent Newspaper
THURSDAY, MARCH 22, 2012
VOL. 17, NO. 34
Store helps Greenbank get its groove back A family who recently moved to Whidbey Island from “America” has reopened the historic Greenbank Store, launched a new bar and grill upstairs – and brought life back to the heart of downtown Greenbank. Elisabeth Murray Examiner Staff Writer
Brian Cedar and his wife, Nancy, had originally planned to simply open a restaurant and deli. But as Brian talked with locals and spent more time around Greenbank, he realized how important the historic Greenbank Store was as the focal point of the community. So instead of just outfitting his new Greenbank Grille with restaurant equipment and supplies, he found himself stocking the grocery shelves as well. “From a historical perspective and from the perspective of people who live here, it was important to reopen the store,” Cedar said. This is the second time in the past three years that the iconic store has changed ownership. For 45 years, Tom and Mary Coupe Elisabeth Murray / The Whidbey Examiner had owned Coupe’s Greenbank Store Greenbank’s landmark store reopened in February as Greenbank Store and Grille, a general store, restaurant and bar launched and the building that housed it, providing by newcomers Brian and Nancy Cedar. The business is a family affair, with the Cedars’ two daughters, Robin and Julietta, serving as part of the staff. See GREENBANK, page 8
Three-legged goat a popular liquor-store attraction By Kasia Pierzga Examiner Staff Writer
It’s not unusual for Heidi Castaneda to have a four-legged assistant behind the counter at the Coupeville Liquor Store. She often brings her dogs in to work with her, or perhaps a homeless cat that she’s fostering until it finds a new home. But one of the two helpers she has with her this week doesn’t quite fit into the same category. That’s because Lego the baby goat has only three legs. Casteneda said the unusual birth defect
isn’t slowing the little guy down in the least. “He’s running and doing stairs,” she said. “He’s not having any problem getting around.” Lego, who was born this year on Leap Day, is a Boer goat – a breed generally raised for meat production. A farm in Oak Harbor sent Lego to live with Casteneda, who is planning to raise him as a pet. On Monday, the little guy was frolicking about in the makeshift pen that CasSee GOAT, page 6
Heidi Casteneda shows off a fuzzy white lamb and a three-legged baby goat that are keeping her company behind the counter at the Coupeville Liquor Store. Kasia Pierzga / The Whidbey Examiner