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Mary M. Knight
With a new
Gene
in his task of
)al he
and junior
previous year,
:nt of
District and
Trout Lake
Started off with
Colin Core and
Core is the
director. He
grade English
Science. Miss
grade English,
grade Social
directs girl's
the library.
at St. Martins the
tad Miss Larsen
ram Western
College last
Enrollment in M.M.K. is down
this year to 122 students. This is a
drop of 20 from last year's 142.
Most of the loss was in the
elementary and junior high school
sections. The high school
enrollment remained about the
same as last year. "Normal
fluctuations will cause these
figures to differ throughout the
year," said Mrs. Dorothy Trimble,
the school's secretary.
Sept. 3, student body and
class elections were held. For the
A.S.B., Brian Clevenger was
elected president, Tim Trimble
was elected vice-president, and
Annette Painter was elected
secretary. Class officers are now:
Seniors: Brian Brehmeyer,
president; Mike Short,
vice-president; Millie Howard,
secretary-treasurer; Ray Rothrock
and Tim Frodsham, Student
Council representatives.
Juniors: Randy Reeve,
president; Dennis Norwood,
vice-president; Bill Hickson,
secretary; Bob Crabtree and Beth
Brehmeyer, Student Council
representatives.
Sophomores: Darl Goldy,
president; Steve Chappell,
vice-president; Nayna Frodsham
and Carl Lovgrin, Student Council
representatives; Karen Lillie,
secretary.
Freshmen: Diane Cook,
president; Lorri Trimble;
vice-president; Rita Schmidtke,
secretary; John Hickson and
Peggy Lillie, Student Council
representatives.
Even with M.M.K.'s financial
difficulties, the school year has
got off to a real good start. The
people of the community appear
to want to keep M.M.K. as was
illustrated by the 117 yes to 7 no
votes in last June's levy. As one
student put it, "It looks as if
we're here to stay."
By CARMEN YATES
HARSTINE - Harstine hearts
are very, very heavy this week.
The loss this past weekend of
John Hitcheock is going to leave
one great big hole in the Island for
a long, long time to come. For
folks the likes of this wonderful
man are truly few and far
between.
I feel privileged to have been
one of 'his kids' while he was the
bus driver here on the Island.
Without exception he was adored
by each child who rode his buses
during the 21 years he drove from
1942 through 1963 and each of
'his kids' loved him in return. I
can't remember him ever losing
his patience and the bus was never
disorderly either• And where I
was concerned his patience really
equaled that of Job. For to know
where I was going to catch his bus
in those first days we lived on the
Island John had to carefully
check the weather to determine
whether it was calm enough for
my boat trip across the water to
the O'Brien house of if I'd be
rowing part way and leaving my
boat to hike through the woods
on a trail that followed an old
logging road about a mile to the
main road a ways down the road
north of our present mailbox.
And if I was running a little late,
which all too often, was frequent
John was born in 1896 in
Tacoma Feb. 16. An interesting
coincidence is, that Beuhla
although a few years younger was
also born Feb. 16. (Boy, they sure
messed up that old theory that
for a truly great marriage,
opposites should marry, huh?) His
family moved to the Island to the
house now owned by Mrs. Madge
when John was 14 years old. Four
years later when he was 18 he
became one of the Charter
members of the Harstine Grange
when it was formed in December.
However, John dropped his
membership for a short time and
later was reinstated in 1927 and
has been a continuous member
since then, earning his 25 year pin
in 1952. John also had a Past
Master's pin.
In 1923 John and Moses
Sutton who was like a very close
and special uncle to John, built
John and Beulha's honeymoon
cottage on the property now
owned by Lloyd and Ruth
Goodwin. Moses was a real Jack
of All Trades, the least of which
wasn't carpentry. In July of 1924
John and Beuhla were married in
her parents home in Shelton.
They lived in the cabin until
their growing family ( a boy Lyle
and a girl, Pauline) made the
cabin seem to shrink. They talked
of adding on to make more rOom.
the Goodwin's son, Dick
miraculously getting out alive, for
he was home alone and asleep at
the time the fire started. Several
years later the Goodwins rebuilt
their present home.
About 1962 the big
Hitchcock house was sold to Sid
and Frances Madge.
Following John's retirement
the Hitchcock's pursued their
favorite two hobbies, traveling
and being rock hounds and just
enjoying nature in general. They
made several trips south to join
other ardent" rock hounds. The
recounting of those trips added
much color to this column from
time to time.
Yes, John is certainly going to
be missed so much by all who
knew him. For to know John was
to love him as he loved everyone
too. And that is a goodly number
of folks. For my own part 1 am so
thankful that I and my family
knew him for as long as we have.
Friends everywhere extended
their most sincere sympathy to
the family. A memorial service
was held in Shelton Tuesday this
week. The family suggested in lieu
of flowers a donation to your
favorite charity or because John
and Beuhla both loved children so
much and the feeling was mutual,
a donation to the Children's
still have what the American
people used to have more than
they do now; pride in their
country and they really work
together to help keep it neat and
clean and attractive. Even the
people's attitude concerning
thoughtfullness of others,
consideration and simple
courtesies is so very noticeably
different across the border. And
their ferry service, even the ferries
themselves are such a contrast
too. The Canadian ferries are so
much more comfortable and
stress care and comfort of their
passengers. The personel takes
time to be sure everyone is having
a pleasant trip and locating
anything they might not be able
to find and even stop from time
to time to point out points of
interest enroute.
An Islander is a candidate for
Pioneer School Board. Reid
Mitchell, who now owns his own
Real Estate Business in Shelton
filed this past Monday and will be
opposing John Cook, the
incumbent.
Congratulations are in order
for Bob Ireland. Last week his
fellow Safeway employees
awarded Bob their Courtesy
Award for the week by their vote.
Bob manages the Dairy Case
department at Safeway.
underwent surgery Friday. He was
reported doing very well over the
weekend and it was expected he'd
be able to come home sometime
this week.
The Women's Club met at the
new home of Eileen Cruickshank
last Thursday with a small group
of the membership present. An
election of officers was held and
Kay Braget was elected president,
yours truly vice president and
Eileen graciously offered to
continue as secretary-treasurer for
the coming year. The club
welcomed the new members, Liz
Allison who re-joined the club
after a few year's absence and
Beth Miner, a new Island resident.
The Social Club met with a
small group at the hall Friday
evening. Main topic of discussion
was the very, very successful
dance over the Labor Day
weekend. This year the profits
were over $330 for the most
successful dance to date.
Hey, kids!
Pick up that
em s Orthopedic Hospital. Last week after quite a long at the
and still tying up my boat on the Then John's folks came up with And Islanders this week alsoseige in the Mason General
41- winner could enter the National near Kent to attend a Teach-in-for beach below the O'Brien home he the best solution to the problem, extend their sincere sympathy to Hospital Gene Seward was
8./-I -_ A mostcontest. Teens Sept. 18. The all day still didn't know until he saw the as they were having the exact another Ballow couple who have transferred to the new St. Peter's
the Skokomish Booster night, an open house meeting will cover Who Am I?, whites of my eyes. opposite trouble - just rattling also suffered a recent loss. Ruth Hospital in Olympia wherehe Friday & Saturday
k Was Mrs Alva program for Grangers and theWhat Shall I do?, Temptation and When any of his young around in a house they'd and Lloyd Goodwin had the sad '"~~ ~
g Vegetables and public will be held Sept" 24 at the H°w T° Meet It?' What Ab°ut passengers were interested in the °utgr°wr ' S° the tw° families duty °f flying back h°me' t° I' I R[' i
County booth Fair Grounds. Skokomish Grange T.he Future? In the evening they Island's history John would just switched houses. Wisconsin, to attend the funeral
tair. Mrs. Miller is will not have its regular meeting wm enjoy a fried chicken dinner happily delve into his memory In later years when their own of Ruth's father Fred Trotzer just
prior to the Holiday weekend of
,Uth Hawk who that night, and singing, banks to while away the miles and family was grown and had left Lab rved:Y"
minutes along his long route, their home John and Beuhla
many Years ago in Lecturer Phyllis Brown askedPastor Howard Spear, his wife Many of us a-'---re much wiser and found themselves in just about e the Labor Day weekend
~ot and on the for stories recollecting some Doris and AI Tumin were guestsat i
Jim McAuliffe's brother-in-law,
richer where the Good Old Days' the same position. So they made Mik; Podielski of Santa Clara,
ration, episode of the Granger's school the Yokefellow party last of this Island are concerned for plans to change to a smaller home
Coy With children years. Harold ltunter told about Saturday at the Washington
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• talents and th t nd Gib Rucker Correction Center.Spear is a having ridden,'John'sbus, again. The building that hadCall. dropped forabriefvisitand Y
an adventure and experimented in chemistry class leader of one ofthe weekly At Johns retirement party served as the Ballow school had an oyster feast, much to the / he Simpson Timber Company is
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With pride thewith the alarm system and made Yak e fellow groups which held at the Community Hall the been moved to just inside the latter's delight. He was enroute to |
Is these former all the buzzers go on all at once in promote emotional and spiritual summer of 1963 the Islanders entrance of the gate to the big Victoria toseeaboutasiekship• / offering a $100 reward for
tnd the success the high school and it was some growth among the members, turned out about as close as you house. Here it was used as the Orvaline and Jim aids just
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i. Whenltoid time before they could be shut The first meeting of the new could get to one hundred per cent post office once the consolidation returned this past Sunday evening / information leading to the arrest I
are unable tooff. Yes, Prof. Loop caught them. year of Hood Canal Woman's club to show their love and to express of the three Island schools had from a five day trip up into
child to readEsther and Ran Shipley and will be held in the Potlatch their appreciation to this taken place and it wasn't needed Canada. They went as fareastas /
I00 in spelling daughter Julie have purchased the clubhouse today, Sept. 16, marvelous friend and neighbor, for that purpose. The Hitchcocks Penticton, which is to the north and conviction of the person, or |
nSense, I could Art Nicklaus home in Grapeview. preceded by lunch at 11:30 a.m. And, of course, there were a had the building moved to its of Wenatchee. From there they 1 I
Esther is the daughter of Mr. and The 2:00 p.m. program willgoodly many from off the lsland, present location and theyadded turned west and traveled through / persons, stea I i no logging
t a roll of toilet Mrs. ArvidJohnsonofSkokomish feature Hoodsport Boy Scouts too,, which included partof'his onto it for their home. Theliving Hope and on to Vancouver where / equipment from their timber" I
and wouldn't Valley. f eft m and 4-H club members, kids which had grown up and and kitchen were remodeled from they ferried over to Victoria. For
' noses. This New owners o prop y " Jan Valley is flying to moved away making their own the old building, and bedrooms the most part they had very nice / 1
the days of the Valley are Mr. and Mrs. England Sept. 17 where she will homes elsewhere. In place of a and bathroom and porches added weather" One rdght it rained quite lands logging sites. Call 426-3381
money tree, a small yellow school making a very cozy comfortable hard but they were traveling so
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tse~fflr ! ~.~ '~l~u~-f~!'l~e6ed 6~:C~shman who enter college. Jan, granddaughter bus was stuffed with lots of that hbtne. , didn't mind too much and one / Ext, 233. .... |
~te'rn~$.S~l~t.~ bought :.the Stanley Strong farm. , of .Mr, .a~d Mr,s. Chat .Valley , green folding stuff. That little bus " ' Their ~honeymoon cabin was day of light showers. But they
?tluck dinner i '~Fh6,, Teeds ~ of Skokombsh enf6a:~d'? college iii Hai~/hii l~t 'has beela one of the Hitchcock's sold to the Goodwin family about couldn't help but notice some of/ .... ~ '
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inade to theC6~m'unity Church will be year. most cherished possessions ever 1946 or 47. In March of 1955 the the distinct contrasts between the i
Winner so the traveling to the Park of The Pines since that day. cabin burned to the ground with two countries. The Canadians,
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By VIVIEN OLSON
L1LLIWAUP - Daisy Vance is
back in the Shelton Hospital
again, tier daughter, Marilyn
Johnston, says Daisy get lonely
and would enjoy hearing from her
many friends in the area. Cards
and messages will help the long
hospital days go faster.
Visitor From Seattle
Agnes Smith of Seattle has
been a guest at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Frank Hoover of Indian
Beach. Mrs. Smith is Mrs.
Hoover's mother.
Hospitalized
Mrs. Dave Collins has been in
Tacoma General Hospital for the
past two weeks following surgery
for a ruptured appendix. She is
feeling better and hopes to be
coming home soon•
aC/'£$
A once-a-year kind of adventure. Big Belgians,
crazy rides, thousands of exhibits, raspberry jam-
packed Scones, band concerts, fantastic arrange-
ments of fruits and vegetables and a talent heavy
Grandstand Show. Once a year it's yours for 9 days.
Jircst¢rn a i_ngt n air
Jept. I$
IT PAYS TO 60
ealing with people who care really does make a difference. For years now, the friendly people
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Their umbrella of services has helped thousands of people embark on investment and savings
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t,
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IblWINGS AND LOAN A$~0CIATION
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