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H00arstine Island:
Flying high on Mother's Day
• .Happy Mother's Day! It was
.deed a happy one and a surpris-
agly different one for a Harstine
IslAnd mother. Thanks to a kindly
erltleman from Anchorage, Alas-
, Pat Ritclie took a tour around
PUget Sound in the air!
p ,
• ats son Doug, also from An-
¢horage, was transporting a brand-
new helicopter from California to
maska for its owner, who is pro-
Obited from" piloting an aircraft
because of a heart condition• The
.er was traveling with Doug
ltitchie and gave his blessing for
e pilot to land on the of
spit
d at the north tip of Hartstene
rOlllte.
The chopper was a tbur-seater so
t, her daughter Karen and her
Ughter, Pat's grandchild, were
moon ensconced in the aircraft. It
ust have been an exciting and
.Q.Oyable aerial excursion around
e. neighborhood because Pat just
atlbbled with haopiness when she
t01d us o " '
fthe experience. We agree
abet it raust be an uplifting event
whisked away in a helicopter
ll A peaceful Sunday on Harstine
.and for a jaunt in the sky.
Not too many mothers any-
here had a sm'drop in by heli-
Pter on Mother's Day. Pat is
for the exciting visit and
for the kindness of Tim, last
unknown, who made it pos-
by buying a whirlybird for
+ss in Alaska.
TIIERE IS A new star in heav-
?r' Shirl Conway Larson, who
,, ed in musical theater and on
Vision, died on Monday, May
" At •
• t Mason General Hospital.
Was a remarkable,person and
stine Island s own' Lady of the
eatre,' as one islander stated.
t he was born on June 13, 1916
t.Franklinville, New York, as
r * ley Elizabeth Crosman, a de-
| {_rldant of the actress ttenrietta
, | ySaan and she was known in
r | theater world as Shirl Con-
L@, | tl" She had almost completed
91st year of her earthly run,
! I .Llgjtlst a month plus a few days
of that goal when the final
kin came down on her career.
ten her daughter Whickey
d to tell me the news she told
....
ply, but with feehng: Morn
t4 Yesterday." That short sen-
. Speaks clearly of the close
li lOnship that has grown over
Years. Whickey continued:
lew we were with her at her
• ida. Even though it became
asingly difficult to speak,
| 1 reSponded to us with a smile
. : VOanda wink." Shirl was a
Per until she took a final bow
¢it eXited.
, [ [e earliest of her exploits in
"$" '.eater of which we are aware
back to 1949, when she played
' McDonald in You Can't Fool
| 'hrnanandacabaretstarin
By JOHN COOPER men Prefer Blondes was staged at
the National Theatre, Shirl was in
the cast. In the 1953-54 Theatre
Awards she was a recipient and in
March 1956 she made the cover of
Theatre World while starring with
Richard Derr in Plain and Fancy.
When August 1961 rolled around,
she was playing Vera with co-star
Larry Kent in the role of Joey in
Pal Joey at St. John Terrell's Mu-
sic Circus in Lambertville, New
Jersey.
She made an impact on theater
in the U.S. and overseas in Eng-
land and was nominated for an
Emmy award. Similarly, she made
an impact on the life and times of
Harstine Island. Though the tiny
stage at the community hall could
not hold a candle to the many
large stages upon which Shirl had
"trod the boards," she envisioned
the possibilities it did have for the
original "grassroots" vaudeville
show that she organized. She is
recognized as the founder of the
island theatre club and has writ-
ten, directed and appeared in a
number of its productions. Shirl
did much to ignite in islanders a
passion for the theater. She is re-
membered fondly by islanders for
her performances in Love Letters
and High Tide, a show she wrote
and directed for production on the
community club stage.
Have you ever heard of Reu-
ben Kay? Maybe you have heard
of him under his real name Reu-
ben Kulakofsky. If you are able to
reply in the affirmative, you are a
member of a select group of Har-
stine Islanders and others who
regularly read this column.
If you hail from Nebraska, you
may have a clue to who Mr. Kula-
kofsky was. Reuben was a grocer
who held a weekly poker game at
the Blackstone Hotel in the Omaha
area from about 1920 to 1935. He
invented the classic Reuben sand-
wich, the grilled or toasted sand-
wich of corned beef, sauerkraut,
Swiss cheese and either Russian or
Thousand Island dressing on rye
or pumpernickel bread, and served
it to his poker playing pals.
NOW WIDELY known and
served all across the land, the Reu-
ben started its progress to fame,
bite by bite, when Charles Schim-
reel, owner of the Blackstone put
it on the hotel's lunch menu. The
oldest known existing artifact at-
testing to the spread of the Reuben
sandwich is a 1937 menu from the
Cornhusker Hotel in Lincoln, Ne-
braska.
All of the above brings us to the
big local news. The LaJune Senior
Lunch crew will be serving Reu-
ben sandwiches with all the fixings
at noon on Wednesday, May 23, at
the community hall. Potato chips
and pickles will accompany the
venerable favorite and fruit crisps
with whipped cream will delight
Skelter. Shirl played and the diners.
qliguest on many TV shows in- This is the season for visits by
)1 llg "The Defenders," "Route
,_ Caesar's Hour," "Joe and migratory birds that pass throughus as
:1 ,,
"The Mike Douglas Show our area and stop to visit
they make the journey from where
ae Ed Sullivan Show." She
Ved stardom as Liz Thorpe, they have wintered to their favor-
| nurse in the television series ite breeding areas. That means we
be
seeing
feathered
friends
| taNUrses. Shirl, along with
may
,,,:: | .- - and ood friend, Zina Bet- that we have not seen for awhile,
.. ! f+t' ere pmtured on the cover and also spotting one or two that
| t December 15, 1962 issue of we may have never seen before in
our area.
".f I Uide
P II " Willa Smith called to report
,IZI JUNE 1952, when Gentle- that redwing blackbirds have
I
Medical
been frequenting her bird sanctu-
ary. In addition, she has spotted a
brand-new comer that she as not
seen before. Not a Stellar jay but
a real blue blue jay, an avian spe-
cies found east of here and not so
to that duty frantically flipping
flapjacks to keep up with the de-
mand.
GLENN YATES, a long-time
Harstine Islander, likes to "kick
up his heels" once in a while and
to
far west.
MARGE RICKETT was excit-
ed about a pair of northern flick-
ers palling amorously on a large
tree near their home. At our own
bailiwick, the colorful, black, white
and orange, black-headed gros-
beak showed up just about on
schedule to dine with chickadees,
nuthatches, pine siskin, woodpeck-
ers and wren tits that pick up odds
and ends that have dropped to the
flooring of the deck. Unlike the
evening grosbeak that can be seen
at various times and with varied
frequency, the black-headed gros-
beak is only around from the first
part of May to breed in June and
July and stay through August and
September to get themselves and
their new families ready for an
incredible journey to elsewhere.
After the first few days of October
they are gone.
The International Migratory
Bird Day is officially the second
Saturday in May, but with the mi-
grating season being more than
just one day, the day is celebrated
on different days in different plac-
es. In fact, the observances start
in late April and continue through
May before winding up in early
June. The Puget Sound Bird Fast
will be held tomorrow and Sat-
urday, May 18-19, in Edmonds.
There's more information about
this at the Web site at httpg/www.
pugetsoundbirdfest.com.
Not to be confused with Bird
Day, which is always May 4, or
with National Bird Day, which is
January 5, the International Mi-
gratory Bird Day, first observed in
1993, celebrated the thousands of
miles flown by 350 specms of birds
as they traverse the distances from
their wintering grounds in South
and Central America, Mexico and
the Caribbean to their nesting
habitats up north.
The newly formed Hartstene
Pointe Community Garden Club
got off to a good start at raising
funds needed to transform the old
horseshoe area near the tennis
courts adjacent to the Pointe club-
house into a flourishing garden.
Eighty-five people joined them on
May 5 for breakfast and donated
enough funds to provide a net
sum of several hundred dollars to
be used for topsoil and fencing for
the garden area. The unexpectedly
large turnout kept those assigned
had opportunity to do just that
when the Yateses traveled to Mo-
ses Lake for the weekend of May
5. The big occasion was the wed-
ding of Glenn's granddaughter,
Shawna Miller, and Ryan Sloane.
As Glenn's wife, Peggy, looked
back on the good time they had she
said: "We enjoyed every part, the
rehearsal, rehearsal dinner, the
wedding at the Moses Lake Alli-
ance Church and the reception at
the fairgrounds."
It was at the reception that
Glenn had his chance to trip the
light fantastic. Peggy added this:
"Glenn danced and danced until
his back gave out and we had to
return home. It was a beautiful
wedding for two great kids!"
We saw Glenn and Peggy at
Senior Lunch on the Wednesday
after the wedding weekend and
Glenn looked none the worse for
(Please turn to page 30.)
i
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fruit or fruit juice, milk. Lunch: Five Star
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on a stick, fruit or fruit juice, milk. Lunch:
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roll, milk. Speed Line: Cheese stk:ks with
Marinara sauce.
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H00arstine Island:
Flying high on Mother's Day
different one for a Harstine
mother. Thanks to a kindly
erltleman from Anchorage, Alas-
, Pat Ritclie took a tour around
PUget Sound in the air!
Pat's son Doug, also from An-
orage, was transporting a brand-
w helicopter from California to
• asks for its owner, who is pro-
hibited from" piloting an aircraft
because of a heart condition• The
.er was traveling with Doug
ltitchie and gave his blessing for
e pilot to land on the spit of
.d at the north tip of Hartstene
rOlllte.
The chopper was a tbur-seater so
t, her daughter Karen and her
Ughter, Pat s grandchild, were
on ensconced in the aircraft. It
u.at have been an exciting and
Oyable aerial excursion around
t me. neighborhood because Pat just
,°bbled with happiness when she
ld us of the experience• We agree
t it must be an uplifting even
0 be whisked away in a helicopter
ia a peaceful Sunday on Harstine
Jaad for a jaunt in the sky.
Not too many mothers any-
here had a son drop in by heli-
Pter on Mother's Day. Pat is
for the exciting visit and
for the kindness of Tim, last
unknown, who made it pos-
by buying a whirlybird for
ss in Alaska.
IItERE IS A new star in heav-
e Shirl Conway Larson, who
red in musical theater and on
7 sion, died on Monday, May
at Mason General Hospital.
t Was a remarkable person and
zStine Island's own "Lady of the
eatre,l' as one islander stated.
he was born on June 13, 1916
.Franklinville, New York, as
trley Elizabeth Crosman, a de-
dant of the actress Henrietta
San and she was known in
theater world as Shirl Con-
. She had almost completed
21st year of her earthly run,
D'gjust a month plus a few days
rt.of that goal when the final
"rt came down on her career.
¢lien her daughter Whickey
, ed to tell me the news she told
Siply, but with feeling: "Morn
t Yesterday." That short sen-
I Speaks clearly of the close
1 Ltionship that has grown over
' Years. Whickey continued:
] e le w we were with her at her
t aide. Even though it became
By JOHN COOPER men Prefer Blondes was staged at
• .Happy Mother's Day! It was the National Theatre, Shirl was in
.deed a happy one and a surpris- the cast. In the 1953-54 Theatre
Awards she was a recipient and in
March 1956 she made the cover of
Theatre World while starring with
Richard Derr in Plain and Fancy.
When August 1961 rolled around,
she was playing Vera with co-star
Larry Kent in the role of Joey in
Pal Joey at St. John Terrell's Mu-
sic Circus in Lambertville, New
Jersey.
She made an impact on theater
in the U.S. and overseas in Eng-
land and was nominated for an
Emmy award. Similarly, she made
an impact on the life and times of
Harstine Island. Though the tiny
stage at the community hall could
not hold a candle to the many
large stages upon which Shirl had
"trod the boards," she envisioned
the possibilities it did have for the
original "grassroots" vaudeville
show that she organized. She is
recognized as the founder of the
island theatre club and has writ-
ten, directed and appeared in a
number of its productions. Shirl
did much to ignite in islanders a
passion for the theater. She is re-
membered fondly by islanders for
her performances in Love Letters
and High Tide, a show she wrote
and directed for production on the
community club stage.
Have you ever heard of Reu-
ben Kay? Maybe you have heard
of him under his real name Reu-
ben Kulakofsky. If you are able to
reply in the affirmative, you are a
member of a select group of Har-
stine Islanders and others who
regularly read this column.
If you hail from Nebraska, you
may have a clue to who Mr. Kula-
kofsky was. Reuben was a grocer
who held a weekly poker game at
the Blackstone Hotel in the Omaha
area from about 1920 to 1935. He
invented the classic Reuben sand-
wich, the grilled or toasted sand-
wich of corned beef, sauerkraut,
Swiss cheese and either Russian or
Thousand Island dressing on rye
or pumpernickel bread, and served
it to his poker playing pals.
NOW WIDELY known and
served all across the land, the Reu-
ben started its progress to fame,
bite by bite, when Charles Schim-
reel, owner of the Blackstone put
it on the hotel's lunch menu, The
oldest known existing artifact at-
testing to the spread of the Reuben
sandwich is a 1937 menu from the
Cornhusker Hotel in Lincoln, Ne-
asingly difficult to speak, braska.
responded to us, with a smile All of the above brings us to the
Vo and a wink. Shirl was a big local news. The LaJune Senior
! lper until she took a final bow
ben sandwiches with all the fixings
¢itll | ?ted. , . Lunch crew will be serving Reu-
p | ) earliest of her expmis in
the community hall. Potato chips
a0 I ,te eater of which we are aware at noon on Wednesday, May 23, at
: | back to 1949, when she played and pickles will accompany the
. | le cDonald in You Can't Fool venerable favorite and fruit crisps
| ;,Ohrnan and a cabaret star m with whipped cream will delight
! 'er Skelter. Shirl played and the diners.
, : i guest on many TV shows in-
0: | 11 5 "The Defenders," "Route This is the season for visits by
migratory birds that pass through
Caesar's Hour," "Joe and and stop to visit us as
:::! :"The Mike Douglas Show" our area
: | ae Ed Sullivan Show." She theythey makehave winteredthe journeYto theirfr°m wherefavor.
| Ved stardom as Liz Thorpe, ite breeding areas. That means we
'it l | l aurae in the television series
"' N - . may be seeing feathered friends
| Urses. Shirl, along with have not seen for awhile,
,e | and good friend, Zina Bet- that we two that
.-! tt.' ere pictured on the cover weandmayalS°haveSp°ttingnever°neseen°r before in
$I | becember 15, 1962 issue of our area.
'-,f | /de. Wills Smith called to report
.! II JUNE 1952, when Gentle- that redwing blackbirds have
Medical
been frequenting her bird sanctu-
ary. In addition, she has spotted a
brand-new comer that she as not
seen before. Not a Stellar jay but
a real blue blue jay, an avian spe-
cies found east of here and not so
far west.
MARGE RICKETT was excit-
ed about a pair of northern flick-
ers palling amorously on a large
tree near their home. At our own
bailiwick, the colorful, black, white
and orange, black-headed gros-
beak showed up just about on
schedule to dine with chickadees,
nuthatches, pine siskin, woodpeck-
ers and wren tits that pick up odds
and ends that have dropped to the
flooring of the deck. Unlike the
evening grosbeak that can be seen
at various times and with varied
frequency, the black-headed gros-
beak is only around from the first
part of May to breed in June and
July and stay through August and
September to get themselves and
their new families ready for an
incredible journey to elsewhere.
After the first few days of October
they are gone.
The International Migratory
Bird Day is officially the second
Saturday in May, but with the mi-
grating season being more than
just one day, the day is celebrated
on different days in different plac-
es. In fact, the observances start
in late April and continue through
May before winding up in early
June. The Puget Sound Bird Feat
will be held tomorrow and Sat-
to that duty frantically flipping
flapjacks to keep up with the de-
mand.
GLENN YATES, a long-time
Harstine Islander, likes to "kick
up his heels" once in a while and
had opportunity to do just that
when the Yateses traveled to Mo-
ses Lake for the weekend of May
5. The big occasion was the wed-
ding of Glenn's granddaughter,
Shawna Miller, and Ryan Sloane.
As Glenn's wife, Peggy, looked
back on the good time they had she
said: "We enjoyed every part, the
rehearsal, rehearsal dinner, the
wedding at the Moses Lake Alli-
ance Church and the reception at
the fairgrounds."
It was at the reception that
Glenn had his chance to trip the
light fantastic. Peggy added this:
"Glenn danced and danced until
his back gave out and we had to
return home. It was a beautiful
wedding for two great kids!"
We saw Glenn and Peggy at
Senior Lunch on the Wednesday
after the wedding weekend and
Glenn looked none the worse for
(Please turn to page 30.)
to
urday, May 18-19, in Edmonds.
There's more information about
this at the Web site at httpd/www.
pugetsoundbirdfest.eom.
Not to be confused with Bird
Day, which is always May 4, or
with National Bird Day, which is
January 5, the International Mi-
gratory Bird Day, first observed in
1993, celebrated the thousands of
miles flown by 350 species of birds
as they traverse the distances from
their wintering grounds in South
and Central America, Mexico and
the Caribbean to their nesting
habitats up north.
The newly formed Hartstene
Pointe Community Garden Club
got off to a good start at raising
funds needed to transform the old
horseshoe area near the tennis
courts adjacent to the Pointe club-
house into a flourishing garden.
Eighty-five people joined them on
May 5 for breakfast and donated
enough funds to provide a net
sum of several hundred dollars to
be used for topsoil and fencing for
the garden area. The unexpectedly
large turnout kept those assigned
** Combine yore
RATE
Changing the .,ay
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SHFI.TON
School District #309
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May 21-25
MONDAY: Breakfast: (:old cereal, churro,
fruit or fruit juice, milk. Lunch: Hve Star
Smart Bar: Main Line: Burrito with salsa,
milk, Speed Line: Chicken tenders.
TUESDAY: Breakfast: Belgian waffle, fruit
or fruit juice, milk. Lunch: Five Star Smart
Bar: Main Line: Italian spaghetti with Texas
cheese toast, chocolate milk. Speed Line:
Corn dog,
WEDNESDAY: Breakfast: Breakfast pizza,
fruit or fruit juice, milk. Lunch: Five Star
Smart Bar: Main Line: Cheese pizza, milk.
Speed Line: Hamburger on a bun. Early
Release
THURSDAY: Breakfast: Pancake & sausage
on a stick, fruit or fruit juice, milk. Lunch:
Five Star Smart Bar: Main Line: Salisbury
steak with mashed potatoes & gravy, dinner
roll, milk. Speed !..ine: Cheese sticks with
Marinara sauce.
FRIDAY: Breakfast: Cheese omelet, fruit or
fruit juice, milk. Lunch: Five 5tarSmart Bar:
Main Line: Hot dog on a bun, chocolate.
milk. Speed Line: Burrito with salsa.
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