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Page A-26 - Shelton-Mason County Journal — Thursday, Nov. 26, 2020 Simpson Santa Special pulls in this December. By Kirk Boxleitner kbox/e/tner@masoncounty. com The “Simpson Santa Special” is still scheduled for Dec. 5-6 and 12-13 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Simpson Railroad. Enter at the middle entrance of the Stillwater Industrial Park, which used to be the Old Simpson Sort Yard, at 10138 W. Shelton Matlock Road in Shelton, at approximately milepost 10. Signs will direct prospective pas- sengers to the parking and boarding area, just inside the gate. The ride around the loop of the in- dustrial park is about 2.25 miles, and includes a stop of 20 to 25 minutes, plus time enough to chat with Santa — each ride includes a stop at Santa’s workshop. Kids can sit next to Santa on the porch of his workshop, and chat with him about their Christmas dreams, while Santa will have a little some~ thing special for each kid he sees. Kids and adults can warm up next to a bonfire, with cups of hot cocoa served by the International Order of Rainbow Girls, who will be collecting food donations for Northwest Harvest at the ticket and boarding area. Those who visit can shop for Simp- son Railroad souvenirs, just in case they’re looking for distinctive gifts for railroad enthusiasts on their Christ- mas list. At the boarding area, visitors can also walk to the Simpson giant loaded log car to see the logs that once came out of the nearby forests. All money raised goes toward ex- panding the Simpson Railroad’s pub- lic events and bringing full-scale sce— nic and holiday train rides thhelton. While riding the “Simpson Santa Special” and stopping by Santa’s workshop, the Simpson Railroad asks all visitors to remain seated and ob- serve the state’s mask regulations. Family groups will be seated one to a Speeder on the Simpson Santa Special, which has spaced its seats to ensure everyone has a safe, healthy ' and enjoyable experience.The speed— ers and trailer car are covered, but don’t have closed windows, so the» Simpson Railroad asks riders to dress for open-air weather. V Tickets are $10 per person for ages 2 and older. ‘ v For more information, log onto simpsonrailroadorg. Bubble: Tents cost an average of $700 each to create continued from page A-25 sandbags,” McCoy said. “People still need the ex- perience of being able to sit someplace comfortable outside while they dine. So many people fell in love with the bubbles, and took photos of them on social media, that we wound up having to promote them Online just to catch up with their popularity.” Just as McCoy had overhauled the Boat House’s indoor ventilation system to ensure a healthful influx of fresh air, so too did she outfit the bubbles with the same furniture as the rest of the restaurant, plus air filters to help protect from COVID particles, dehu- midifiers to cut down on condensation on the trans- parent tent walls, and even heaters and speakers. “As we were thinking about what might be miss- ing, we realized our guests have to have music, so we added speakers,” McCoy said. With the tents costing an average of $700 apiece, and each one including its own $600 air filter, the bubbles have stretched the Boat House’s tight bud- get even further, but McCoy again cited the impor- tance of upholding the quality of the guests’ experi- ence. “The concept itself is not unique,” McCoy said. “They’ve offered dining. options 'like this in New York City for years. What we do differently, though, is because so many of our customers are concerned with sanitation, we only seat one group of guests per bubble each evening, and we thoroughly clean it as soon as they’re done.” She added, “We could make mere money by tak- ing multiple groups of guests per evening in each bubble, but this way, our guests don’t have to worry about who just had dinner before them in their bub- ble.” Due to a double-booking, McCoy has already rolled out one of the three additional bubbles she aims to have ready for patrons by the end of No- vember, which she expects will offer a slightly more casual dining experience, albeit with no shortage of amenities. Because she’s already seen how photogenic it is to dine inside a bubble during the rain, McCoy is eager to see what it looks like when it snows. For more information, call the Boat House at 360 275-6060, email them at theboathouseonnorthbay@ gmail.com or go to theboathouseonnorthbay.com. Review: Thanksgiving scene is painfully authentic. continued from page A-26 not for the scene when Frank Slade pays an unexpected visit to his broth- er William’s family in White Plains, with Charlie in tow, for Thanksgiving dinner. The Thanksgiving dinner scene is painfully authentic for anyone who’s ever hosted that one loud, abrasive relative who simply will not shut up, as Frank Slade manages to embar- rass everyone in attendance with his bawdy tales of his misadventures in the military, and his adult nephew Randy (Bradley Whitford, before he starred in “The West Wing,” but with his trademark sneer already fixed in place) finally confronts Frank about how his, misfortunes, including his blindness and subsequent discharge from the service, are his own fault. 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This film is a festival of talented actors who were just inches away from broader stardom, from Ron Eldard as a good-humored police officer who pulls Frank over for speeding while he’s test—driving a Ferrari, Without realizing he’s blind, to Philip Seymour Hoffman (we still miss you) as one of Charlie’s unscrupulous, trust fund- protected peers at school, displaying his remarkably chameleon-like acting skills in one, of his earliest onscreen roles. But it’s that famous tango scene, featuring a young Gabrielle Anwar at her most luminous, that’s so auda- cious that it makes this film’s emo- tional arc seem plausible. Both Charlie and Frank see them- selves as trapped by their current cir- cumstances,'with Frank already hav- ing concluded that suicide is the only possible resolution for him. COMPUTER ‘ SERVICE N0 Travel Fees Free Estimate And just as his disastrous dinner with his brother’s family shows that he does indeed have a long way to go before he can achieve redemption -- “I’m no good, and I never have been,” Frank tells William on his way out the door, his previously bellowing voice going low like a mournful hound dog — it’s Frank’s ability to navigate a ballroom blind, and dance so. well that he literally sweeps a beautiful woman Who’s less than half his age off her feet, that shows how much he could do with the rest of his life, if he simply stopped stubbornly rehashing the mis— takes of his past. Seasonal depression is no small thing during the fall and winter holi- days, when it feels like everyone is telling you how cloyingly cheerful you’re supposed to be, but “Scent of a Woman” offers the genuinely hopeful' message that, regardless of what’s got you down, you still can choose to turn things around because you have more value, and more to be grateful for, 221 W. Railroad Ave 360-868-2500 - railroadtapstationagmailxom than you might realize. Please note, this is not a perfect film. The central ethical quandary that Charlie faces at school, regarding whether he should protect fair-weath- er “friends” whom he freely admits harbor no such loyalty toward him, is a bit of a damp'squib, but it’s ulti- mately worth it for the roaring, mor- ally righteous sermon it prompts from Pacino as Col. 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