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' Shelton-Mason County Journal By NATALIE JOHNSON BiffMoss plays the ukele- le (pronounced ooh-ku-lay- lee if you're in the know) so well people often ask him which island he's from. "I say the island of Is- saquah," Moss said. Moss' background is any- thing but Hawaiian, but to- day he's spent his last six summers at the Alderbrook Resort jamming out tunes on his trusty ukelele. Years earlier, Moss spent eight years at a similar gig at the Rosario Resort on Orcas Is- land. On sunny beautiful days on Hood Canal, which have been pitifully few so far this summer, Moss grabs his uke, some sound gear and hacking tracks to fill out the set and plays for a few hours each night on the Alderbrook's beachfront deck. "When they hear that I play the uke they go 'Oh, ukelele.., oh," Moss said. "Then they realize I ap- proach it: from a different standpoint," Moss began as a ukelele player as a child, but driR- ed to guitar as he got older. Now he's right back to the uke. dad plays guitar and I wanted to play guitar but my hands were too small," he said. "He showed me to play a few chords on the uke." Soon, Moss grew big enough to handle a large guitar and had his first rock band by the fifl grade. In a few more years, he majored in music and in- dustrial design at Western Washington University. Moss said he studied design because he had little inter- est in someday becoming a music teacher. After some time pldying in the Pacific Northwest, Moss said he was looking for a change. Picking up the ukelele again gave him that change and made his act unique. "Just playing throughout the greater Pacific North- west ... as a guitarist you're a minnow in the ocean," he said. "The uke was a fun Biff Moss plays his ukelele on one of the Alderbrook's beachfront decks. Journal photo by Natalie Johnson transition. It was something several ways. ing "island" flairs like congo ... it's a different flavor." to broaden my horizons and "Its purity, its tone, it just drums. Moss said that the uke, "get back to basics in music." has a light-hearted happy "I like taking old tunes which is actually native to But he said that the feel to it and it's relaxing," and adding island beats and Portugal, not Hawaii, is a uke offers more than just he said. rhythms," he said. ~Like fairly easy instrument to a change from the guitar. Moss said while he plays ~VIake the world go away,' pick up. One of those rea- Moss said that the ukelele some original songs on the it's an old county tune, but sons, Moss said, is because is a completely different uke, he likes playing covers when you add uke and con- animal than the guitar in and classic songs and add- gos and a background singer See Hawaii on page B-5 SLAND COOK N" i Barbara Stormo's famous cinnamon rolls, Church about $1 00 every Allyn Days. Cinnamon roll Journal photo by Natalie Johnson combined with a bake sale, earn the Ailyn Historic draw a crowd at Allyn Days By NATALIE JOHNSON so much so I thought, let's try that." In 1955 Stormo moved into a house As a founding member of the Al- across the road from the Allyn Histori- lyn Historical Church Board, Barbara ca/church and to this day loves look- Stormo may be a part of the longest- iv~ down at the 1909 building. running set of bake sales in Mason That same year, however, the County. church faced some peril when the cur- Since 1965, she and Dorothy Griffey, rent occupants moved out. two original members and several oth- ~The church had a loan against it ers who founded the board, have been when it was built in 1909," Stormo funding repairs and maintenance of said. "Phe congregational council of the church through yearly bake sales: churches were going to sell the build- one, which is combined with a plant ing, and we wanted to keep it in the sale before Mother's Day, and their community as a church." sale during Allyn Days. Stormo said that the community "We wanted to improve (the church), rallied to pay off the loan and keep the We had to figure out ways of raising church standing. In 1965, the church funds and we came up with a bakeboard was formed, and since then Stor- sale," Stormo said. mo and many other community mem- The Allyn Days bake sale is well- bets have worked to keep the church known throughout the county and be- standing and occupied. yond, primarily because of Stormo's Each year the bake sale at Allyn famous cinnamon rolls. Days, including the famous cinnamon "I got the idea from Cinnabon-ev- rolls, earn the board up to $1,200 to erybody talks about Cinnabons and I put toward the church. On Saturday wanted to make mine different," she morning alone they sold 268 fresh said. "My family loves cinnamon rolls rolls. That money in the past has gone toward painting and re-roofing the church and finishing a previously open basement. Preparing for Allyn Days has be- come a family affair, Stormo said. "I have two granddaughters who'd stay overnight and in the morning would help me. My granddaughter started helping me when she was five and she just turned 21," she said. "I couldn't do it without the family. My kids all support it because they know how much I love this little church." Although the rolls have always been a small family venture, Stormo said that their popularity stretches across the Sound. "We even had someone come over from Seattle who said 'I came over and had one last year and I had to have an- other,~ she said. "It floors me." Stormo said that despite the fact that she is not a regular church-goer, she has worked with several local See Bake on page B-5 Thursday, Even though the weather was a little wet and overcast, this turned out to be a great week- end. The Turning Pointe golf tournament was held out at Lake Limerick and it turned out to be a great success. I know Judy is very thankful for all who helped and donated. The course was in great shape, and the staff at the Country Club put on a wonderful lunch. Then on Sunday we made it to Allyn Days. There must have been some 40 ven- dors there. The main reason we went was for their salmon and oysters. The way they cook it is just the best. The senior lunch bunch will be cooking up a storm on Wednesday, July 27. They will be serving a salad trio of chicken, pasta and fruit salads, and you can pick one MIKE or all three. You can also get a CALLAGHAN croissant with a little butter to go along with those salads. For d0ss0rt, th0 cooks going to come up with a delicious cake. The doors will open at noon. If you are an islander, 50 and over, get there a little early, bring along $3 and a good ap- , petite. A little community club news: They are looking for a few volunteers. Pare Wood, who has taken care of the calendar and hall schedule for a zillion years, says she is ready to retire. They need some- one who can take over that job. Pain's hard work over the years has been one of the main reasons the hall has had money in its coffers. She will be greatly missed. Another volunteer, Sandy Murphy, was rec- ognized at the Community Club meeting for her volunteer spirit. She not only thought up the Rally Round the Flagpole project, but also led the ef- fort to complete it. Sandy was presented with a plaque, but the real reward will be the continued observance of her efforts by looking at the bricks that surround the flagpole. Those volunteers who helped her were also recognized and a plaque is now hanging on the Community Club wail telling of all the spirit and giving attitude. Here is just a reminder of who the present of- ricers of the Community Club are: president - Jeff Roberge, vice president- Ken and Sandy Kramer, secretary - April Hanson and treasurer - Jim Ir- ving. If you see them around the island, let them know what a great job they are doing. See Callaghan on page B-5 July 21,2011 - Shelton-Mason County Journal - Page B-1