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Issue 4-2

You're Still Not in Kansas Dorothy!

But her cabin is still in Ocean City - at a new location!

The former North Beach Historical & Preservation Society owned the building which was sittong on private property for the past several years. With the merger of our two historical groups, the move became a reality. Board member Shari Poplin, offered to have the cabin moved to her property about an 1/8 of a mile north on State Route 109 in Ocean City. Shari's husband, Rob of Poplin Construction along with Gary Hulet, Dick Hulet, Jim Dudley, David Milbourn and Boaz Backus donated their time and labor in moving the cabin. Several railroad ties were donated by Levee Lumber to rest the cabin on at the new location. The historical society paid for several truckloads of gravel to prepair the new site and the dismantling and hauling away of the old cabin that was attached to the rear.

Cheri Hulet captured the cabin's move on video and the North Coast News did an excellent story and photo spread.

A big thank you to everyone who helped save this part of our North Beach history.

THANK YOU!

Will There Be a Depot in the Museum's Future?

On March 11, 2004, three board members, Kathy Jaquet, Lee Marriott and Kelly Calhoun spoke before the Washington State Parks Commission in Vancouver, Washington regarding our plans for the rebuilding of the Northern Pacific Depot in Moclips.

Our presentation before 12 members of the commission included copies of the original Moclips depot blueprints and several photos of the depot in use from 1905 to the mid 1910's. We also encouraged a partnership between Washington State Parks and the historical society to promote an enjoyable and informative visit for tourists to this five acre parcel. The land begins just past the second Moclips River bridge (on 2nd & Railroad) north to the Hi-Tide Resort at 6th & Railroad. This includes the restrooms located on 2nd.

In addition to the proposed depot, a walking trail with picnec tables would compliment the site. One advantage of this location is the 1/2 block proximity to the beach.

The Commission appeared interested in our idea. They will be in Ocean shores this coming December for another of their regional meetings. We plan to have them come to Moclips to visit the site.

Glass Show at the Museum a BIG Success!

On Sunday, March 14, at least 165 guests came to the museum to see and purchase some very nice hand-blown glass floats.

Jon & Shannon Felix, owners of Avalon Glassworks in West Seattle, brought a boatload of beautiful & colorful floats to sell at the museum. Judging by the response, they had a very successful sale. The Museum of the North Beach in Moclips was their first stop on their glass show tour to California.

In addition to their success, the museum raised over $300.00 during the sale - this included the selling of raffle tickets, photo enlargements and new memberships.

We wish Jon & Shannon good luck and invite them to come back for another glass show. We also thank them for joining MBTS!

What's New at the Museum

Synchronicity Stained Glass donated a very useful and attractive display case. It now houses our OCEAN CITY display including two copies of Norah Berg's Lady on the Beach (ITALICS) and the typewriter she used to write the book.

A scrapbook of our historical society's history is being put together. Member Cindy Lee White of Seattle has spent a lot of time making copies of newspaper articles and press releases about Moclips By The Sea and the museum. she not only donated her time but the papter too - THANK YOU!

Kevin Warwick from Moclips donated TWO new computers to the museum through Chapel by the Sea. These were used last year at the church to provide computer lessons. One will be used to inventory our artifacts and the other will be used at the museum for our guests to do historical research on the internet. THANK YOU Kevin!

The Ocean shores Interpretive Center loaned a nice display case which is now being used to display Copalis Beach artifacts.

Sid Curtright built a very impressive ramp for our front door. He will be adding a railing to it soon. Thank you Sid!

We Lost a Guest, But Gained a Friend

At our annual meeting on June 5, our special guest speaker Dann Sears of the Aberdeen Museum of History was scheduled to speak. Unfortunately, he was not able to make it. Dann found another guest speaker for us at the last minute. Les Bolton of the Grays Harbor Historical Seaport took Dann's place.

He spoke about how the Lady Washington (ITALICS) became a movie star in last year's Disney movie, "Pirates of the Caribbean". The ship is a replica of Captain Robert Gray's who discovered Grays Harbor and the Columbia River in 1792.

Les was a fitting replacement as we needed to speak with him directly about the Lady Washington (ITALICS) and the Moclips centennial. We will be negotiation with the Grays Harbor Historical Seaport on the best way to have the Lady (ITALICS) make an appearance along the coast - assuming she will be available.

This years annual meeting was held at the Pacific Beach Resort (Navy Base). There were 32 in attendance.

The food and service were EXCELLENT! All of us were very impressed.

 

Gems and Gemstones

Your membership dollars to to a general fund that pays for printing our newsletter, other printings and postage. We rely on donations to help with museum costs and acquisitions.

Roy Tottie of Hoquiam sent two cash donations of which one was for the garage sale. Joel Patience and Dale Bonn donated cash to help with our postage. Harriet Baller, Pat Ohlsen and Lorraine Kramer sent donations in addition to their membership dues.

THANK YOU ALL!

Moclips-Aloha-North Beach All School Reunion

An all school class reunion of Moclips-Aloha and North Beach High Schools will be held at the Ocean Shores Lions Club on August 7, 2004 at 7:00pm. This is a BYOB event so you must be 21 or older. Snacks will be served around 9pm. If you would like to bring something, call Kathy Law at 360-276-4456 or email lawk28@aol.com.

There will be gift certificates from local merchants (including a one year free membership in MBTS Historical Society).

If you would like to help or if you have questions, contact Julie Stryker at 253-380-0270 or email her at jules5370@comcast.net.

The Museum of the North Beach will have a booth space at this event.

See you there!

Here's to the Next 100 Years

MBTS member and professional photographer Phil Webber, took several images of Moclips and Pacific Beach during the month of March. We had asked him to take photos of as many locations as possible. He came back with not only fifty plus photos but also included them on a CD-Rom. Phil donated all of it and his time to the museum. We will ask Phil to do it again this summer and take images of Copalis, Ocean City and Ocean Shores.

The reason for taking these photos now is two-fold. The first is to have a comparison - a sort of "Then and Now" approach with vintage photos of the past. Secondly, we thought it would be nice to start a time capsule that would not be opened until 2105. To those who open it in the future, they will get a glimpse of what life was like for us right now.

Thank you Phil!

3rd Annual MBTS Garage Sale - WOW!

Since January, we tried diligently but to no avail to find a location for this year's Memorial Day Weekend garage sale in Ocean Shores. The 2002 and 2003 garage sales were both held in Ocean shores. Finally, we found space at the North Beach Community Center at Pacific Beach. We advertised heavily and it paid off. The museum grossed $2782.11 - better than last year!

Our thanks goes to the North Beach Community Center, everyone who helped with set up, the folks who donated the great items and the ones who bought them! Once again, the North Beach comes through!

The 2004 Raffle - Ahoy Mate, It's an Anchor!

We have begun a new raffle as a fund raiser for the museum. This years prize is a very large (and heavy) ship's anchor.

Katie Detrick of Moclips was the generous donor of the anchor for this years raffle.

Tickets are $1.00 each or 6 tickets for $5.00. The winning ticket will be drawn at our next general meeting on Saturday, September 25, 2004.

If you would like tickets sent to you, please send a check including your name, address and phone number. A ticket stub(s) will be mailed to you. GOOD LUCK!

Newly Donated Items - THANK YOU!

Chloe Dineen of Pacific Beach donated a large collection of paper items including promotional materials of Ocean shores.

Shari Curtright of Moclips donated a big batch of paper items including books & postcards.

Helen Lord from Ocean Shores donated a very nice ship lantern.

Kyle Smith of Smith-Western, former owner of the Ocean shores Inn donated many items from the Inn for our display.

Helen Choma of Ocean shores donated a wood shingle from the O.S. Inn, a P-I article about the closing and an invitation to the farewell party.

Ruth & Les Gangwish of Puyallup donated a box of items; some are related to the Aloha Lumber Company.

Vera Bangs from Copalis donated a railroad switch key.

Lois Guthrie of Copalis Beach donated several art postcards (including her own) from the Ocean Shores Associated Arts.

Bob & Judy Gregg donated an old board foot calculator, a clam net and an old tobacco can.

Mark & Linda Baxter from Pacific Beach donated an old Wheelock plate of Moclips circa 1910 from a local auction house.

Graham Davies of Ocean Shores donated an unusual drift marker.

Mary & Joe Hill donated an old ceramic wall pocket with a label, "Cliff's Agate Shop, Pacific Beach".

Virginia & Arvid Nordman donated several items including photos of John Wayne during the filming of "McQ" at Pacific Beach in a house owned by member, Maggie Alexander.

Kathy Jaquet donated old bullets found on the beach.

Gordon Moore of Rochester donated the old Aloha Post Office sign.

A drift study message in a bottle was donated by Bill & Jenni Helm of Ocean Shores.

Alec Ferguson of Pacific Beach donated a large bundle of cedar shingles manufactured by the Aloha Lumber Company.

Darrell & Janae Gamble of Lakewood donated 3 frames for the Beach Theatre movie posters they previously donated. They also include a movie schedule.

Ryan Patten of Aloha, Oregon donated a coupling from the old wooden water pipe that served Pacific Beach for 100 years.

Linda Scott from Spokane sent several postcards for MBTS to sell on ebay as a fund-raiser. she also found a strange "Moclps" postcard that obviously is not from this area.

Ginni & Bruce Krueger of Moclips donated a WWII map of Europe.

The Moclips Motel donated 2 older matchbooks and two rubber stamps - all from the motel.

Larry Delaney of Moclips donated an excellent piece of Orbicular Jasper found on the beach.

Donated items are on permanent display in the museum.

Looking for a Long Lost Bell - Have YOU Seen it?

The following letter to the editor was published on April 21, 2004 in the Aberdeen Daily World:

I'm looking for a long lost treasure.

In 1957, in Cass County, MO, the little one-room country school my family attended was closed. A lady from your area wanted the hand-held school bell, because she had taught there years before. It was given to her by my father. She took it back to Washington.

Two years ago, my brother dismanteled our old school and rebuilt it in Harrisonville, MO, as a living history classroom. Since then I have wanted to try and find the old school bell.

The lady was my great aunt, Kate Kyle Adair. She was married to L. Clifford Adair. she was assistant superintendent of schools in Grays Harbor County. She lived in Copalis Beach for 23 years and died in November of 1961. She had no children.

I don't know if the bell had any ID marks on it, but the name of the school was Rock Ford.

If anyone in your area has the bell or knows of its whereabouts, or if anyone knew my aunt, please get in contact with me. I'm sure this is an extreme long shot, but I have to give it a try.

Carol J. Jones

403 Beech St.

Garden City, MO 64747

816-862-6212

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