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becoming an historic home tt use a boon to those who would make official muster in this state. The 'th?Nortage of his- the McReavy House Museum of others are the Allyn Church, the fbund in the McReavy of Hood Canal, work to be done be- become official. in Union was re- subject of a "Soiree of at the Robin Hood by those who have to restore to its for- a structure that may be the oldest home on Artists and poets there by historian to mark the deci- and Mike Visser the house to a founda- wants to spruce up the turn it into a museum for the arts such as found in Union before Manor burned down Visser, a charter member is the great- of John Mc- builder of the house who lost a bundle on the place then known could become an im- transportation hub where meet the sea. The ion hopes to raise $250,000 a building that was ex- remodeled in 1970 and for 20 years. lies the rub as far as a i is concerned. If the House smacks of history, condition of the struc- eludes it from serious con- for listing on the Wash- ister. Michael an archtectural historian Washington State Office Preservation said Fri- he's toured the mansion st of the foundation. HOUSE needs a lot of he said. "It's too far gone, need to peel back the layers of alteration before listed." brings with it tax ad- es and an aura of au- ity that would surely be students king for help ld Heritage, a nonprofit t exchange program, is g a local representative to local program support to :hool students from several ies around the world. Lrnunity representatives potential host fhmilies, plan [orientations, meet with lo- 'h schools, provide support ling for participants and ith the exchange students irailies on a monthly basis. kl and ongoing training is *d. ideal candidate should en- stering new international hips, be community-minded joy working with teenagers. unity representatives spend rage of two to four hours a per student. become involved, contact tte Wiley at info@world- ge.org or call her at 1=800- 40. SHELTON chool District #309 !AKFAST & LUNCH M00NU December 31.January 4 NDAY: NO SCHOOL SDAY: NO SCHOOL )NESDAY: Breakfast: Honey lam squares, fruit or fruit ',e, milk. Lunch: Five Star rt Bar: Main Line: Corn dog, Speed Line: Chicken nug- with BBQ sauce. lJRSDAY: Breakfast: French it, sausage link, fruit or fruit le, milk. Lunch: Five Star trt Bar: Main Line: BBQ slug- !with mashed potatoes and y, dinner roll, milk. Speed : Cheeseburger. DAY: Breakfast: Bagel and m cheese, fruit or fruit juice, . Lunch: Five Star Smart Bar." n Line: Cheese pizza, sugar Lie, chocolate milk. Speed t: Hot pocket. [ SHELTON E. Cedar St. 360-426-2611 i HOODSPORT 1150 N. Lake Cushman Rd. 360-877-6881 I m Hood Canal a hotbed of the arts. Houser expressed confidence that the foundation will be able to pull it off, making the point that a number of people who worked to restore the Dalby Waterwheel are also working on the McReavy House. "If anybody can do it they can," Houser said. The waterwheel was built in 1922 by Ed Dalby so his wife Eth- el could have some electricity. In his own time Mr. Dalby made a name ibr himself as "Captain Bar- nacle," the maritime editor for The Seattle Post-Intelligencer. At the same time the Dalbys and their waterwheel found themselves at close quarters with a group of artists who congregrated in the place called Union City that John McReavy had platted in the 19th Century. Earlier this month, the wa- terwheel became the 16th site in Mason County to be listed on the Washington Heritage Register of historic places that have passed THOMAS WAKE of Bow, Skagit County, shows Union resi- dent Constance Ibsen part of his collection of Orre Nobles' art at a November 2006 fund-raiser for McReavy House restoration at Alderbrook Resort. old Oakland town site, the Mason County Historical Society Mu- seum, the locomotive on Railroad Avenue, the Goldsborough C/"eek Bridge, the Harstine Island Com- munity Hall, an archaeological site at Big Creek, the two plants that generate hydroelectric power at Lake Cushman, the Vance Creek Bridge, the Steel Bridge, two bridges over the Hamma Hamma River and the Hamma Hamma Guard Station of the Olympic National Forest and a restricted site at Potlatch identified as "taba das." Notably absent from this list is the Colonial House, a structure in downtown Shelton built by the owners of the old Simpson Logging Company. IF THE WALLS of the Mc- Reavy House had ears, they would have heard tell a tale told by Fred- son that begins in 1870, when John McReavy moved to Hood Ca- nal. Hailing from Maine, he owned the store in Union and shipped (Please turn to page 18.) SU41UAMISH (;LEARWATER CASINO RESORT forM Martin & Lewis soul sounds of Big Dog Revue starting at 9pm, We'll also be hosting random giveaways throughout the evening. For a really happy new year, don't forget to check out our 200 new hi-def, widescreen machines along with tons of new games. We'll even offer a • delightful NewYear's Breakfast from 12:30am,2:30am! WANT TO SCORE A: 814, t0 2 at 5am! We've got just the ticket with The Suquamish Super other Imur from 9am-gpm ever} Jan 13. Finalists- including wildcards- will play roulette, craps& slots todetermine the WINNINO COME NATURALLY Thursday, December 27, 2007 - Shelton-Mason County Journal - Page 13 becoming an historic home tt use a boon to those who would make official muster in this state. The 'th?Nortage of his- the McReavy House Museum of others are the Allyn Church, the fbund in the McReavy of Hood Canal, work to be done be- become official. in Union was re- subject of a "Soiree of at the Robin Hood by those who have to restore to its for- a structure that may be the oldest home on Artists and poets there by historian to mark the deci- and Mike Visser the house to a founda- wants to spruce up the turn it into a museum for the arts such as found in Union before Manor burned down Visser, a charter member is the great- of John Mc- builder of the house who lost a bundle on the place then known could become an im- transportation hub where meet the sea. The ion hopes to raise $250,000 a building that was ex- remodeled in 1970 and for 20 years. lies the rub as far as a i is concerned. If the House smacks of history, condition of the struc- eludes it from serious con- for listing on the Wash- ister. Michael an archtectural historian Washington State Office Preservation said Fri- he's toured the mansion st of the foundation. HOUSE needs a lot of he said. "It's too far gone, need to peel back the layers of alteration before listed." brings with it tax ad- es and an aura of au- ity that would surely be students king for help ld Heritage, a nonprofit t exchange program, is g a local representative to local program support to :hool students from several ies around the world. Lrnunity representatives potential host fhmilies, plan [orientations, meet with lo- 'h schools, provide support ling for participants and ith the exchange students irailies on a monthly basis. kl and ongoing training is *d. ideal candidate should en- stering new international hips, be community-minded joy working with teenagers. unity representatives spend rage of two to four hours a per student. become involved, contact tte Wiley at info@world- ge.org or call her at 1=800- 40. SHELTON chool District #309 !AKFAST & LUNCH M00NU December 31.January 4 NDAY: NO SCHOOL SDAY: NO SCHOOL )NESDAY: Breakfast: Honey lam squares, fruit or fruit ',e, milk. Lunch: Five Star rt Bar: Main Line: Corn dog, Speed Line: Chicken nug- with BBQ sauce. lJRSDAY: Breakfast: French it, sausage link, fruit or fruit le, milk. Lunch: Five Star trt Bar: Main Line: BBQ slug- !with mashed potatoes and y, dinner roll, milk. Speed : Cheeseburger. DAY: Breakfast: Bagel and m cheese, fruit or fruit juice, . Lunch: Five Star Smart Bar." n Line: Cheese pizza, sugar Lie, chocolate milk. Speed t: Hot pocket. [ SHELTON E. Cedar St. 360-426-2611 i HOODSPORT 1150 N. Lake Cushman Rd. 360-877-6881 I m Hood Canal a hotbed of the arts. Houser expressed confidence that the foundation will be able to pull it off, making the point that a number of people who worked to restore the Dalby Waterwheel are also working on the McReavy House. "If anybody can do it they can," Houser said. The waterwheel was built in 1922 by Ed Dalby so his wife Eth- el could have some electricity. In his own time Mr. Dalby made a name ibr himself as "Captain Bar- nacle," the maritime editor for The Seattle Post-Intelligencer. At the same time the Dalbys and their waterwheel found themselves at close quarters with a group of artists who congregrated in the place called Union City that John McReavy had platted in the 19th Century. Earlier this month, the wa- terwheel became the 16th site in Mason County to be listed on the Washington Heritage Register of historic places that have passed THOMAS WAKE of Bow, Skagit County, shows Union resi- dent Constance Ibsen part of his collection of Orre Nobles' art at a November 2006 fund-raiser for McReavy House restoration at Alderbrook Resort. old Oakland town site, the Mason County Historical Society Mu- seum, the locomotive on Railroad Avenue, the Goldsborough C/"eek Bridge, the Harstine Island Com- munity Hall, an archaeological site at Big Creek, the two plants that generate hydroelectric power at Lake Cushman, the Vance Creek Bridge, the Steel Bridge, two bridges over the Hamma Hamma River and the Hamma Hamma Guard Station of the Olympic National Forest and a restricted site at Potlatch identified as "taba das." Notably absent from this list is the Colonial House, a structure in downtown Shelton built by the owners of the old Simpson Logging Company. IF THE WALLS of the Mc- Reavy House had ears, they would have heard tell a tale told by Fred- son that begins in 1870, when John McReavy moved to Hood Ca- nal. Hailing from Maine, he owned the store in Union and shipped (Please turn to page 18.) SU41UAMISH (;LEARWATER CASINO RESORT forM Martin & Lewis soul sounds of Big Dog Revue starting at 9pm, We'll also be hosting random giveaways throughout the evening. For a really happy new year, don't forget to check out our 200 new hi-def, widescreen machines along with tons of new games. We'll even offer a • delightful NewYear's Breakfast from 12:30am,2:30am! WANT TO SCORE A: 814, t0 2 at 5am! We've got just the ticket with The Suquamish Super other Imur from 9am-gpm ever} Jan 13. Finalists- including wildcards- will play roulette, craps& slots todetermine the WINNINO COME NATURALLY Thursday, December 27, 2007 - Shelton-Mason County Journal - Page 13