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Auditions scheduled for 'Wizard of Oz'
Faith Acts production
will be in March
By NATALIE JOHNSON
natalie@masoncounty.com
"This year we're trying to really put out
the word for more people to be involved."
Beverley Robert, organizer of Faith Acts'production of "The Wizard of Oz"
Would you like to follow the yellow
brick road?
Faith Acts, a ministry of Faith Lu-
theran Church in Shelton, has sched-
uled auditions for a March production
of the play "The Wizard of Oz" for this
week.
Auditions are open to the commu-
nity from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Jan. 5 and 6
p.m. to 8 p.m. Jan. 6 at Faith Lutheran
Church, 1212 Connection St. in Shel-
ton.
Auditions are open to ages 10 and
older; younger children can audition if
accompanied by an adult family mem-
ber. For information, call 360-426-
8611.
More than 30 parts are available,
said producer Hal Burton.
"The script is flexible," he said. "You
can always have two extra munchkins."
Faith Acts will also need more than
100 people to help behind the scenes, he
said.
"It takes about five people for every
one person on the stage," Burton said.
Rehearsals start Jan. 12.
In March 2013, Faith Acts' first year,
the group presented the musical "An-
nie."
"The first year for us was very suc-
cessful," said Beverley Robert, who
is doing publicity for "The Wizard of
Oz." "We had over 900 people that at-
tended the different performances we
had."
Faith Acts will present seven perfor-
mances of"The Wizard of Oz" in March.
Performances are scheduled for March
15, 16, 21, 22 and 23.
The group is presenting one more
performance this year than it did in
2013, because of the popularity of "An-
nie," Burton said.
"This year we're trying to really put
out the word for more people to be in-
volved," Robert said. "For us it's been a
really amazing ministry to do."
Robert also helped with publicity
last year and encouraged people to get
involved in the production.
"It was a wonderful experience, it
was really fun," she said. "I learned a
lot about theater in general."
Pop goes the weasel
Journal photo by Lloyd Mullen
Shelton Timberland Library associate Megann Schmitt leads 'Pop Goes the Weasel' as children fling a balloon in
the air. The sing-along at the library took place at 6 p.m. Dec. 26. Twenty-three people attended the program. It was
inspired by Nancy Stewart's 'Sing with our Kids' project.
Mason County Rodeo seeks contestants for court
STAFF REPORT
news@masoncounty.com
The Mason County Rodeo Associa-
tion and Rodeo Queen Committee is
accepting applications for rodeo queen
and junior court for 2014.
Applications are due by Jan. 17.
Women between the ages of 17 and
23 are eligible to compete for the title of
Mason County Rodeo Queen 2014.
Girls between the ages of 14 and 16
are eligible to be on the Mason County
Rodeo Junior Court.
The competition includes horsemanship,
and a speech and interview competition.
Winners will participate in the Ma-
son County Rodeo and promote the ro-
deo by making appearances at rodeos,
fairs, schools, service clubs, parades
and related events during the year.
For more information, call April Brun-
zie at 310-0591 or Julie Gray at 432-0145.
Harstine Island News
Learn to plant
at upcoming
garden meeting
believe the reports were true --
there were signs of sleigh tread
marks on our roof and strange
presents were left under our tree. It
is comforting to know that Santa
can find his way to our island, es-
pecially when you say to people in
Olympia, "Yeah, I live on Harstine
Island," and they say, "Where's
that?"
The Harstine Island Garden
Club's January
meeting will be
another after-
noon gathering
-- just before
dark. On the
program will be
a short seminar
on berries. You
will learn how
By MIKE to choose, plant,
CALLAGHAN separate and
harvest. Many
new variet-
ies are out now, many with colors
not often seen. For your future
file, cheese-making at home is on
the tentative schedule for Febru-
ary. This month's meeting will be at
i p.m. at the hall. Also, let's not for-
get the once-a-month indoor garage
sale at the hall.
I missed the New Year's Eve
Dance this year. Let's hope we will
have a volunteer next year take
on that project. In that regard,
after checking the calendar, this
will be the first column for 2014 --
wow! Looking back at some of my
columns, I see that last February
we started talking about this be-
ing the 100th anniversary for the
community hall. Sandy Murphy
has taken on the job of making
this a special commemorative
year. Activities related to the hall
will start this month. We will prob-
ably be getting an overview at this
month's community club meeting,
which will be Jan. 10. Remember,
it's a potluck, and doors open at 6
p.m. Last January, a quilting proj-
ect began and it will be unveiled
early this year.
There were several articles
about the grange last year. If you
have an interest in joining, call
Mike at 427-1559 or Patsy at 432-
0795 and they can help with your
questions.
Last February, the women's
club started asking for scholarship
applications. If you have a young
scholar in your island family,
this would provide a boost to their
education.
In March and April, the garden
club will be looking for plant dona-
tions, so check your yard and start
thinking about those things you can
weed out and give to others.
May will be the time to work in
the cemetery. Volunteers for this
project are always needed. Also,
May is the month for the spaghetti
dinner. This is one of the bigger
fundraisers for the community
club and the other participating
clubs. Last yeaFs turnout was great
-- we need to keep improving on
that.
See HARSTINE on page A-16
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