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What's Cookin'? Randy has fun playing music, s By REBECCA WELLS In his almost 30 years on stair at Mason County Christian School, Randy Endicott has worn multiple hats. He's taught, served as prin- cipal and coach and even been the bookkeeper for a time. "Probably the toughest year was when I had to be the principal and the bookkeeper at the same time," ' he,' recalls modestly. "That's defi- nitely not my talent, keeping track of finances, so I'm amazed we got through that year." He served as principal in various capacities for about 15 years. Right now, he's a fitCh-grade teacher at the school. Randy was introduced to teaching by his father, Dick En- dicott, who worked as a local music teacher while Randy was growing up. "He really enjoyed teaching and he would come home with fun sto- ries about things he did at school," Randy recalls. During his childhood, Randy liked going to school and never had any bad experiences in the class- room. And he has always loved playing with children. Besides, he remembers being a student in class and having the tbeling that he would be able to describe a concept more understandably than some of his teachers. Plus, the idea of hav- ing summers off looked pretty at- tractive to Randy. "IT KIND OF evolved into something a little more substan- tial," he adds. Originally from Hoodsport, he spent all of his school years in the tIood Canal area before he attended Irene S. Reed High School in Shel- ton. He went on to study education at Seattle Pacific College and then substitute-taught in Mason County tbr a year after he graduated. At first, his goal was to teach at his alma mater, Hood Canal School. When this didn't pan out, he later heard about a job opening at the local Christian school. Since his heart was still set on Hood Ca- nal or a public school, he wasn't as interested in the job as the school was in hiring him. At the time only one lady was going to serve as prin- cipal and teacher and she was will- ing to cut her salary in half to al- low/br a man to come on staff and lighten the workload. This meant they would each earn a $5,000 sal- ary. "Being a Christian, I prayed about it and I just felt that it was the right thing to do," he remem- bers. Since he wasn't married yet, starting off with a humble salary teaching about 35 or 40 students at a small school wasn't as daunting. "I did all the things with the guys and the sports and the P.E. and all the fun activities and then she did whatever else needed to be done," he says. LOOKING BACK, he has no regrets about taking the job, which he has kept for three decades now. "It's great! It's definitely the occu- pation that fits who I am the best. No doubt about that. Even though it's hard at times, still, that's what I need to be doing. The Lord knew what he was doing when he moved me in this direction," he says. Now that the faculty has grown to include 12 instructors for about 135 students under the leadership of principal Dave Roller, he still does a lot of the coaching. One par- ent coaches girls' volleyball, while he coaches flag fbotball in the fall, track in the spring and gives a session on gymnastics for about a month in the winter. Track is the sport closest to his heart, since he had been a track athlete in school. Even before his school joined a league, he would al- ways try to arrange informal meets with other local schools. Eventu- ally, the school became part of a league incorporating half Chris- tian schools and half public schools of comparable size, including Hood IN CHARACTER on the jungle gym with a soccer ball in his hand is fun-loving fifth-grade teacher Randy Endicott. Canal and Pioneer and Evergreen Christian schools. Later, he accepted a position as assistant .track coach at Shel- ton High School under head coach Pete Janda. Randy was in charge of hurdle and jump events during his time coaching at SHS. Though he has:nt officially coached at the high school fi)r years, he still pro- motes the track program and helps out when and where he can. THREE OF RANDY'S tbur children, Betsy, Lucy and Luke, have competed in the track pro- gram at Shelton High, even though they weren't enrolled in the school. [tis eldest daughter, Emily, is a protkssional harpist. Music, par- ticularly the guitar and banjo, also plays a major role in Randy's life. He and Sheryl, his wife of 28 years, attend Hood Canal Community Church, where he helps out with music, ttis family also participates in Family Bible Fellowship, which meets on Sunday evenings at Saint Germain's Episcopal Church in Hoodsport. lie picked up the banjo a tb, w years ago when a missionary friend of his let one, with Randy tbr safe- keeping be(bre embarking for tim Philippines. "I couldn't just let it sit there," Randy explains. Sheryl fbund him an instructional video and he started studying how to play it. While he's played guitar for longer, Randy now has more thn playing the banjo, which is more unique. "It's a happy instrument," he says. Randy's father taught him, along with his brother and sister, how to sing. The young trio used to per- tbrm at area churches. Aside from coaching sports, he believes, en- couraging music is the most fulfill- ing aspect of his job at the school. A fbw years ago he listened to an old tape of his brother, sister and himself singing in harmony. "l was surprised to hear how young we sounded," he notes. Sepa- rating music into harmonic sections instead of just the basic melody, is what he really appreciates. "You can teach really young kids how to sing harmony it" they have a natu- ral ear tbr music," he says. HAVING INHERITED his fa- ther's love of sharing music, Ran- dy tbrmed a musical group at the Christian school. "We sing a lot of gospel music and we've done a thw concerts and I really enjoy that. That's one of the most enjoyable things for me: is helping kids sing and learn and teaching them to sing harmony. Things like that. It's really fun fbr me," he says. Randy also helps direct music at the school's annual Christmas program. In his spare time, :Randy loves outdoor, physical activities and just about all sports. Trout fishing, swimming and hiking rank high on his list ot'hobbies. "IfI don't know how to do it, I want to learn," he says. Randy shared his recipe for cook- ing fresh trout he catches on the trail. "Boy, is it good," he says, call- ing it better than fish he's tasted in a seafood restaurant. "It helps if you've been without food tbr a while, like hiking in the moun- tains," he adds. At home, he will usually sprinkle some Johnny's Seasoning on it just beibre flouring it, but he doesn't usually take this luxury with him on hiking trips. IIII I III IIII ,,,, ,,b,, HURRY! FINAL WEEK! EARLY BIRD R/BAT/ kNst 1,31, 2007 August is the perfect time to heat the fall rush for installing a Regency fireplace in your home Regency Fireplace Products offer an ideal mix of design, efficiency and functionality, complementincj your dcor and saving you money on heating hills, Enjoy the cozy warmth and comfort anytime - even during power outages. _ "lltl I The Film For Evtry lsonP' 00HeRITAOE00 -31K'%t,,' P/REPLACE SHOPS. INC. 360) 779-3066 11o Viking Ave. NW" Pou|sbo (Across from Poulsbo RV) 360)377-6655 4090 W. St. Hwy. 16 • Bremerton (At Gorst on Waterside) 206) 842-9356 www.heritagefireplaceshop.com / 360-426-7167 1-800-675-71 67 2911 E. Brockdale Road I I I Page 16 - Shelton-Mason County Journal - Thursday, August 30, 2007 Trout hzgredients: Large trout, at least a toot long, freshly caught Pancake mix Salt and pepper to taste Preparation: With a sharp knife, fillet the flesh offa side of the trout without actually cleaning it: Use a pair of pliers to grab the head or the tail and put 1 right against the bone, meat. Then flip the fillet other side and use pliers to fish's skin. Using a flat surfa the knife right undern ath skin off the mea.'m and peel the e Salt and pepper the filleyil dip it in dry pancake mix 'i | in oil. Proc,eeds of sale will go I benefit overseas orphaflll All proceeds generated from a pelled to raise money to  yard sale this weekend will bene- this cause atter some of ttl fit orphans overseas. The Orphan- age Ministry tbr the Karakastek Orphanage of Kazakhstan has planned this sale. This fund-raiser will take place from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Satur- day, September 1, at Calvary Fel- lowship Church, 2412 West Rail- road Avenue in Shelton. Organizers said they felt com- opted a little girl at this,0th0 ]Q age. The facility currentlY][h appliances such as refi'i and washing machines tl], care for the children. K !tel Anyone interested in d0 t merchandise /br the yard tile contributing to the cause Ild Denice Gustafson at 432-7 Greta Ireland at 426-1947. 1- 9 a m for one hour, first Saturday each month All ages • All stages • Positive training 1)ttpl)y K • Basic ol)cdicnce thru coml)etition AKC, Rally • G'onti)rmation Karcn @ 360-432-1478 www.k9kapers.com Alpine Way is just the place! You live our own private apartment with your furniture and possessions around you. can come and go as you please and involved with the residents and activities Alpine as much as you want- the yours. If you need help, we have nurses other staff on duty 24 hours a day. ALPm WAY RETIREMENT APARTMENTS, ASSISTED LIVING AND ALZHEIMER'S SPECIAL CARE .,ll For a complete tour and complimentary lunch, ca ,q| O Beth Johnston, R.N., manager (360) 426-2600 900 West Alpine Way • Shelton What's Cookin'? Randy has fun playing music, s By REBECCA WELLS In his almost 30 years on stair at Mason County Christian School, Randy Endicott has worn multiple hats. He's taught, served as prin- cipal and coach and even been the bookkeeper for a time. "Probably the toughest year was when I had to be the principal and the bookkeeper at the same time," ' he,' recalls modestly. "That's defi- nitely not my talent, keeping track of finances, so I'm amazed we got through that year." He served as principal in various capacities for about 15 years. Right now, he's a fitCh-grade teacher at the school. Randy was introduced to teaching by his father, Dick En- dicott, who worked as a local music teacher while Randy was growing up. "He really enjoyed teaching and he would come home with fun sto- ries about things he did at school," Randy recalls. During his childhood, Randy liked going to school and never had any bad experiences in the class- room. And he has always loved playing with children. Besides, he remembers being a student in class and having the tbeling that he would be able to describe a concept more understandably than some of his teachers. Plus, the idea of hav- ing summers off looked pretty at- tractive to Randy. "IT KIND OF evolved into something a little more substan- tial," he adds. Originally from Hoodsport, he spent all of his school years in the tIood Canal area before he attended Irene S. Reed High School in Shel- ton. He went on to study education at Seattle Pacific College and then substitute-taught in Mason County tbr a year after he graduated. At first, his goal was to teach at his alma mater, Hood Canal School. When this didn't pan out, he later heard about a job opening at the local Christian school. Since his heart was still set on Hood Ca- nal or a public school, he wasn't as interested in the job as the school was in hiring him. At the time only one lady was going to serve as prin- cipal and teacher and she was will- ing to cut her salary in half to al- low/br a man to come on staff and lighten the workload. This meant they would each earn a $5,000 sal- ary. "Being a Christian, I prayed about it and I just felt that it was the right thing to do," he remem- bers. Since he wasn't married yet, starting off with a humble salary teaching about 35 or 40 students at a small school wasn't as daunting. "I did all the things with the guys and the sports and the P.E. and all the fun activities and then she did whatever else needed to be done," he says. LOOKING BACK, he has no regrets about taking the job, which he has kept for three decades now. "It's great! It's definitely the occu- pation that fits who I am the best. No doubt about that. Even though it's hard at times, still, that's what I need to be doing. The Lord knew what he was doing when he moved me in this direction," he says. Now that the faculty has grown to include 12 instructors for about 135 students under the leadership of principal Dave Roller, he still does a lot of the coaching. One par- ent coaches girls' volleyball, while he coaches flag fbotball in the fall, track in the spring and gives a session on gymnastics for about a month in the winter. Track is the sport closest to his heart, since he had been a track athlete in school. Even before his school joined a league, he would al- ways try to arrange informal meets with other local schools. Eventu- ally, the school became part of a league incorporating half Chris- tian schools and half public schools of comparable size, including Hood IN CHARACTER on the jungle gym with a soccer ball in his hand is fun-loving fifth-grade teacher Randy Endicott. Canal and Pioneer and Evergreen Christian schools. Later, he accepted a position as assistant .track coach at Shel- ton High School under head coach Pete Janda. Randy was in charge of hurdle and jump events during his time coaching at SHS. Though he has:nt officially coached at the high school fi)r years, he still pro- motes the track program and helps out when and where he can. THREE OF RANDY'S tbur children, Betsy, Lucy and Luke, have competed in the track pro- gram at Shelton High, even though they weren't enrolled in the school. [tis eldest daughter, Emily, is a protkssional harpist. Music, par- ticularly the guitar and banjo, also plays a major role in Randy's life. He and Sheryl, his wife of 28 years, attend Hood Canal Community Church, where he helps out with music, ttis family also participates in Family Bible Fellowship, which meets on Sunday evenings at Saint Germain's Episcopal Church in Hoodsport. lie picked up the banjo a tb, w years ago when a missionary friend of his let one, with Randy tbr safe- keeping be(bre embarking for tim Philippines. "I couldn't just let it sit there," Randy explains. Sheryl fbund him an instructional video and he started studying how to play it. While he's played guitar for longer, Randy now has more thn playing the banjo, which is more unique. "It's a happy instrument," he says. Randy's father taught him, along with his brother and sister, how to sing. The young trio used to per- tbrm at area churches. Aside from coaching sports, he believes, en- couraging music is the most fulfill- ing aspect of his job at the school. A fbw years ago he listened to an old tape of his brother, sister and himself singing in harmony. "l was surprised to hear how young we sounded," he notes. Sepa- rating music into harmonic sections instead of just the basic melody, is what he really appreciates. "You can teach really young kids how to sing harmony it" they have a natu- ral ear tbr music," he says. HAVING INHERITED his fa- ther's love of sharing music, Ran- dy tbrmed a musical group at the Christian school. "We sing a lot of gospel music and we've done a thw concerts and I really enjoy that. That's one of the most enjoyable things for me: is helping kids sing and learn and teaching them to sing harmony. Things like that. It's really fun fbr me," he says. Randy also helps direct music at the school's annual Christmas program. In his spare time, :Randy loves outdoor, physical activities and just about all sports. Trout fishing, swimming and hiking rank high on his list ot'hobbies. "IfI don't know how to do it, I want to learn," he says. Randy shared his recipe for cook- ing fresh trout he catches on the trail. "Boy, is it good," he says, call- ing it better than fish he's tasted in a seafood restaurant. "It helps if you've been without food tbr a while, like hiking in the moun- tains," he adds. At home, he will usually sprinkle some Johnny's Seasoning on it just beibre flouring it, but he doesn't usually take this luxury with him on hiking trips. IIII I III IIII ,,,, ,,b,, HURRY! FINAL WEEK! EARLY BIRD R/BAT/ kNst 1,31, 2007 August is the perfect time to heat the fall rush for installing a Regency fireplace in your home Regency Fireplace Products offer an ideal mix of design, efficiency and functionality, complementincj your dcor and saving you money on heating hills, Enjoy the cozy warmth and comfort anytime - even during power outages. _ "lltl I The Film For Evtry lsonP' 00HeRITAOE00 -31K'%t,,' P/REPLACE SHOPS. INC. 360) 779-3066 11o Viking Ave. NW" Pou|sbo (Across from Poulsbo RV) 360)377-6655 4090 W. St. Hwy. 16 • Bremerton (At Gorst on Waterside) 206) 842-9356 www.heritagefireplaceshop.com / 360-426-7167 1-800-675-71 67 2911 E. Brockdale Road I I I Page 16 - Shelton-Mason County Journal - Thursday, August 30, 2007 Trout hzgredients: Large trout, at least a toot long, freshly caught Pancake mix Salt and pepper to taste Preparation: With a sharp knife, fillet the flesh offa side of the trout without actually cleaning it: Use a pair of pliers to grab the head or the tail and put 1 right against the bone, meat. Then flip the fillet other side and use pliers to fish's skin. Using a flat surfa the knife right undern ath skin off the mea.'m and peel the e Salt and pepper the filleyil dip it in dry pancake mix 'i | in oil. Proc,eeds of sale will go I benefit overseas orphaflll All proceeds generated from a pelled to raise money to  yard sale this weekend will bene- this cause atter some of ttl fit orphans overseas. The Orphan- age Ministry tbr the Karakastek Orphanage of Kazakhstan has planned this sale. This fund-raiser will take place from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Satur- day, September 1, at Calvary Fel- lowship Church, 2412 West Rail- road Avenue in Shelton. Organizers said they felt com- opted a little girl at this,0th0 ]Q age. The facility currentlY][h appliances such as refi'i and washing machines tl], care for the children. K !tel Anyone interested in d0 t merchandise /br the yard tile contributing to the cause Ild Denice Gustafson at 432-7 Greta Ireland at 426-1947. 1- 9 a m for one hour, first Saturday each month All ages • All stages • Positive training 1)ttpl)y K • Basic ol)cdicnce thru coml)etition AKC, Rally • G'onti)rmation Karcn @ 360-432-1478 www.k9kapers.com Alpine Way is just the place! You live our own private apartment with your furniture and possessions around you. can come and go as you please and involved with the residents and activities Alpine as much as you want- the yours. If you need help, we have nurses other staff on duty 24 hours a day. ALPm WAY RETIREMENT APARTMENTS, ASSISTED LIVING AND ALZHEIMER'S SPECIAL CARE .,ll For a complete tour and complimentary lunch, ca ,q| O Beth Johnston, R.N., manager (360) 426-2600 900 West Alpine Way • Shelton