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Shelton,Mason County Journal
By NATALIE JOHNSON
natMie@masoncounty.com
The McReavy House in Union
has taken on several identities
over the past several years.
First, it was a neglected but his-
toric family home -- perhaps the
oldest on the Hood Canal. Then it
became the home of a non-profit;
The McReavy House Museum of
Hood Canal.
Now, Howard Leggett, vice
president of the McReavy House
board and chairman of the capital
improvement campaign,
said the non-profit's new
board wants it to be a hub
for the community and a
host for local artists.
"Basically we've
dropped the museum
aspect - it's going to be
a community center,"
Leggett said.
The board still wants
to restore the house to its
historical height, and the
finished house will still
host historic artifacts and
plays, but
Howard
Leggett
dis- House
restored house will not be
a museum, he said.
While the board wants
to work with the Mason
County Historical Soci-
ety, Leggett said rumors
that the histerical society
will take over the manage-
ment of the house have
been exaggerated.
"To clarify, we're not do-
ing that," he said.
Instead, Leggett and
the rest of the McReavy
board are working hard to
the main focus of the raise money to restore the missing
1,200-square-foot fourth floor and
sloped roof of the house, which was
destroyed in a fire in the 1960s.
After the fire, the fourth floor was
removed and replaced with a flat
roof.
To raise the $50,000 needed to
restore the roof, Leggett create
Hood(s)troll, a summer-long music
and art festival to raise money for
the house.
Hood(s)troll was inspired by
Orre Nobles, who in the 1930's
performed operas from boats on
Hood Canal. On four weekends
starting in May, local artists and
musicians will do the same to
gather funds for the McReavy
House's restoration.
The events will take place in
multiple locations along Hood Ca-
nal on May 28, June 24, July 29
and Aug. 26. Acts like High Ceil-
ing, Hitch Kick, Runaway Train
and Black Market Revue will
headline from the Alderbrook Re-
sort and Spa's "Lady Alderbrook."
Acoustic acts will arrive on
shore at various locations to enter-
tain festival-goers and perform for
See McReavy on page B-6
HARST[NEISLANDNEWS
Anna's Bay Chorale Director Matthew Blegen said he is excited for the choir's next
local students and the South Sound Orchestra -- Our Children's Voices.
Courtesy photos
performance with 150
• • •
Local chorale director prepares for concerts, continuing his education
By NATALIE JOHNSON John Rutter's "Mass of the Children." ing to understand just how good they
natalie@rnasoncounty,com, The performances take place at 7:30 sound, he said.
............................................... p.m. on April 21 and 4 p.m. on April "The little ones in particular arejust
22 at St. Edwards Catholic Church getting it now. I see it from them- like
Since founding the Anna's Bay in Shelton. Tickets cost $12 online at their eyes getting big like saucers," he
Center for Music in 2006, Mat- annasbay.org, $15 at the door or $10 said. "The goal is to give them a sense
thew Blegen has worked tire- each for a group over of achievement -- to
lessly to teach voices in Mason County 10 people. "tt's t y,
to sing and appreciate musical mas- The students have tea let them have an ex-
perience they're really
terworks, practiced two to three really fun to proudof."
On April 21 and 22, the center will times a week in school This fall, Blegen
present its most recent work to the and have attended
public at the Our supplemental prac- see the kids plans to return to the
• ~University of Wash-
~ Children's Voicestices for the past four ~ ~p a~'~d ington, where he re-
concerts, months in prepara- i g ht ceived his master's
"It's really fun to tion for the concerts,
degree'
in
vocal
per-
see the kids getting Blegensaid. #e SO prou~ oT
formance, to pursue a
really excited," Ble- "It's really, really ~L~~:|~,~ doctorate in conduct-
gen said. "Particu-fun to see the kids LJ|~:~WI[|~|V~Nt ing.
larly a~ this point... light up and be so Blegen said Geof-
when it'sgettingproud of themselves," he said. frey Boers, director of choral activi-
real." Blegen said he is impressed with ties at the University of Washington
Matthew At these concerts,how hard the students have worked and a long-time friend, came to Ma-
the Anna's Bay on the project. In recent practices, the son County in November 2010 to see
Blegen Chorale and South student and adult choirs have started the Anna's Bay Chorale and was im-
Sound Chamber to practice together, pressed with the group.
"This is a fairly advanced master- "He came and he was just like
piece," he said. "What's really mind- 'Wow,' " Blegen said. "He was specifi-
boggling for me is how quickly they cally working with us on our first full
memorize. They blow me out of the 'Messiah.'"
water."
Even the youngest kids are start-
Orchestra will be joined by 150 stu-
dents from six local schools: Mountain
View Elementary, Bordeaux Elemen-
tary, Evergreen Elementary, Pioneer
School District, Grapeview School and
Olympic Middle School to perform
See Music on page B-6
Thursday,
April
Easter
celebration
scheduled
It was island life at its best this past
weekend. The annual community
club garage sale took place at the
hall and all had a good time. There
was a good turnout of shoppers and
vendors, what makes this so "island-
ish" is that people come to shop but
to also mingle and talk and find out
what is happening in peoples everyday
lives. The doors opened at 9 a.m. and
there was a line of
people waiting to
get in. For the ven-
dors, Barbara and
Mary made soup and
dinner rolls and they
had enough dessert
treats to cure any
sweet tooth.
By MIKE Pastor Howard
CALLAGHAN Spear would like to
invite everyone to
the Easter Sunrise
Celebration at 6 a.m., Sunday, April 8,
at Bridge Community Church. Along
with joyful songs about our risen lord,
the youth will present Christ in every
book of the Bible. Bill Valley will speak
about Jesus' resurrection. Weather
permitting all will meet around a bon-
fire. Breakfast will be served at 7 a.m;
RSVP if you want to share in break-
fast by emailing to whsS03@hctc or
by calling 426-5221.
There are several Harstine Pointe
and Harstine Island residents inter-
ested in starting an informal creative
writing circle if enough writers or po-
tential writers are interested. The ob-
jective would be to gather on a regular
basis with others of various skill levels
to hear, encourage, discuss and learn
about each other's work in progress.
As James Michener once said, "I love
writing. I love the swirl and swing of
words as they tangle with human emo-
tions." So, if you are or might be in-
terested in participating in a Creative
Writers Circle here at the Pointe con-
tact JoAnn Ray -- joannray@earthlink.
net or call 432-3405.
Jim Cary has taken issue with the
tagging vandalism that occurred on the
triangle as you come onto the island.
He contacted Allan Eaton with Mason
County Public Works. Allan sent out a
sign crew to fix and repair the tagged
signs. This type of activity costs us tax-
payers a considerable amount of money
every year. It's too bad those culpable
can't be caught. And it is also too bad
they can't find a more constructive way
to spend their time. Let's all stay alert
for this type activity and see if we can't
get it stopped before it goes much fur-
ther.
The next senior lunch will be on
April 18. They start serving at noon
but you need to get there early as they
have been serving close to 100 people.
The menu will include taco lasagna,
green salad and sherbet. If you are
over 50 you are invited to attend. All
you need to do is just bring a little
change, say $3 and give it as a dona-
tion so these great and creative cooks
can keep buying food for us and cook-
ing it up.
The Harstine Pointe Travel Club
See Harstine on page B-6
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