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+ Page A-18 - Shelton-Mason County Journal - Thursday, March 14, 2019 has played t~ continued from page A-1 struments and sing and per- versity, he said. form," he said. Married and with two chil-Schwennesen's wife, of the Mason County- Senior After finishing high school dren, Schwennesen moved Cathy, wanted to leave the Activities Association. She in- Maryland, Schwennesen to Oregon and then to Call- heat of Napa Valley, Call- points out that he is so dedi- attended Concordia Junior fornia, where he lived for 30 fornia. She explored towns cated that after he recently College in Bronxville, Newyears. He operated a land-in Oregon and Washington broke his ankle slipping on York. He considered becom-scaping business and played before choosing Shelten. She the snow, he came to the cen- ing a minister; his maternal in a six-piece dance band in spent a year here while her ter and tried to play the piano grandfather has been a mis- Yountville. husband sold their house; he foot pedals with a cast on his sionary in China, where his "It was a great band," he moved north two years ago. foot. mother lived from age 3 to 18. recalled. The band played Schwennesen found the "I like to see the partici- "We had Chinese food one swing, jazz, boogie-woogie, senior center, and discovered pation," Schwennesen said. night, German food another," country and polka, as wellthe tastes of his new audi- "People's eyes will light up, he recalled, as such 1940s standards ence. their feet will tap, they'll sing Instead, Schwennesen en- as "Tangerine" and "Green "People like country here, along." listed in the U.S. Army from Eyes." so I play a lot of country," he Growing up in Richland, 1969 to 1971, during the Viet- "It's not three chords andsaid, and then added, "Then Schwennesen was nam War. He spent most of out," Schwennesen said. "It's I start slipping in the stan- exposed to music early -- his that time as military police in more complicated." dards I'm usually into." m ther played the viola. Germany. The band would play three Some unfortunate slipping Schwennesen started taking Returning to the United or four retirement and as-kept him from the piano for a piano lessons at age 4 or 5. States, Schwennesen finished sisted living facilities a day. while. During the snowstorm "All seven of us kids his bachelor's degree in 1975 "I had a whole routine in February, he fell and broke learned to play musical in- at Eastern Washington Uni-so this is what I'm used to," his ankle in downtown Shel- ton. "I got up," he recalled. "I didn't feel anything, but my foot was splayed about 40 de- grees. I thought, 'That doesn't look right.'" A passerby with EMT skills gave him a blanket and called 911. After being treat- ed, the president of Mason General Hospital took him to Fred Meyer for supplies, and then to a downtown motel because roads were blocked to his house in Union Heights. Three weeks later, Schwennesen was back at the piano, entertaining seniors. Any member of the center who wants to join the chorale can come by at 1:30 p.m. the first and third Fridays of each month. tl tl at tl U c] b d, sl it r= O7 sl Jl E ~ W~'-<;% ~ ~ ~@~ John Schwennesen, pianist ti C t~ & ]7( tt fe Student petition continued from page A- 1 stewardship -- due to political and moral con- filets. "If we had to do it Tribes communicated over again, we'd do itanything to the Shelton differently," Superinten- School District against dent Alex Apostle saidrecognizing the flag or in an interview with the the national anthem as Shelton-Mason County a prelude to any school Journal. assembly, including the In an official state- most recent assembly ment released Tuesday at Shelton High School to parents, residents regarding Billy Frank, and staff, Apostle wrote, Jr." "The decision to not ini- The Squaxin Island 1 - I1 ] Li~e Oysters .~,~.:~ :~= . legiance at the Shelton tiate the Pledge of Al- Grilled Oysters >~~l High School assembly S e=iolW honoring a great Native Seo ood American and patriot, " Billy Frank Jr was not Smoked the appropriate decision - - - regardless of the cireum- Artisan ~-" - - - stances involved. I take full responsibility. "I want to make something clear, at no time has either the Squaxin or Skokomish Tribe released a state- ment Monday on the controversy. "Honoring the great civil rights leader is ex- tremely important to the Squaxin Island Tribe. The Tribe, however, did not make or support any request to the school or district to remove the Pledge of Allegiance or national anthem from the program. Squaxin, like so many tribes, has a longhistory of service in and respect for the U.S. armed forces. Native Americans have served in the armed forces at a Located 12 miles north of Hoodsport Retail store open dally 9:30 - 5:30 hamahamaoysters.com BAVARIAN WINDOW CLEANING d chang at higher rate, per capita, than any ethnic group in the U.S. Squaxin Island Chairman Arnold Coo- per has met with Super- intendent Dr. Apostle, and looks forward to strengthening the ongo- ing relationship between the Tribe and Shelton schools." Apostle told the Journal the student pe- tition was delivered to the desk of Shelton High School Principal Jen- nifer Deyette about 4 p.m. March 5. Because she was at meetings, Deyette didn't see the petition until the morn- ing of March 6, a couple hours before the assem- bly. Apostle said Deyette called him, and they agreed to honor the re- quest. Apostle said he did not want to offend Native American stu- dents who signed the pe- tition. Deyette declined nt to comment. Shelton High School The petition read, senior Nick Ames said ' es, I understand that many of the Students the National Anthem were upset about the is supposed to promote omission. 'American Pride,'butthe "I think it was they assembly is supposed to broke from protocol at the be about honoring Billy last minute," Ames said. Frank, Jr. and by sing- The assembly should hav.e mg the National Anthem included the anthem, the at a Native Holiday as- pledge and the native sembly you are putting prayer, he said. the white man above the "It. would have pre- Native leader." vented any problem, and Gabrielle Dellanto- prevented people from nio, a ninth-grader who walking out," he said. saw an identical assem- Apostle concluded bly at Oakland Bay Ju- his statement with nior High the same day, "The Shelton School said she didn't have a District enjoys a posi- problem with the omis- live and wonderful re- sion of the anthem or lationship with both pledge, tribes.and together we "I feel it was a cul- will continue working rural assembly, not spe- with our students to cifically addressing the educate and empha- national anthem - it's a size with clarity the cultural assembly It's importance and value not a big deal," she said. of mutual respect for Shelton High School one another and cul- sophomore Jade Hill tural dignity for all agreed, people, including the "It was an assembly highest respect for our about their culture." 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