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RAYMOND, Wash. — The Ray-
mond Theatre will host the tal-
ents of one of the better-known
Wurlitzer organ players in the
Northwest in a special event at
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in concert Memorial Day week- into soundtracks when it re- of Cathlamet, Washington, will
end at 7 p.m. Friday, May 22 at corded the theme song for the DFFRPSDQ\WKHVLOHQW¿OP³7KH
the historic Liberty Theater.
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Portland’s gold- and plati- Henry Winkler and Michael about the Civil War starring
num-selling band will start off Keaton.
Buster Keaton.
the summer on the coast.
Tickets are $22, $27 and
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He accompanied ‘The General’
The concert is presented there to an enthusiastic house of
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with Elton John and Linda Dealers and Lum’s Auto Center. and enthusiastic. The laughter
was palpable, and he received a
thunderous applause.”
The organ will provide many
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Tickets are $10. Doors open
at 1:15 p.m. Beer, wine and pop-
corn will be available.
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have Mr. Fox at our theater
as this will be his last perfor-
mance in the state of Wash-
ington,” Steele added. Fox is
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moving to South Dakota to be
Portland band Quarterflash will perform May 22 at the Liberty Theater.
closer to family.
Portland rockers to perform at the
historic Liberty Theater on May 22
‘The General’
2 p.m. Sunday, May 24
Raymond Theatre
323 Third St., Raymond, Washington
360-942-4127
$10
Fox’s skill culminates from
30 years of playing theater or-
gans and as a regular church or-
ganist. He comes by his love for
historic theaters naturally; his
uncle, Marvin, was theater man-
ager for the Coliseum Theater
in Seattle as well as the Music
Hall, Orpheum, Embassy and
Paramount.
While the event is a swan
song for Fox’s career in the
Northwest, it’s an encore —
once again — for the Raymond
Theatre’s historic organ that
dates back to 1928.
The organ has recently un-
dergone a massive tune-up, and
it supports a new one-rank chest,
which will be installed prior to
the performance, Steele said.
Last month, Fred Beeks and
Dick Morrison, members of
the Puget Sound Theatre Organ
Society, replaced a regulator top
and drained about three gallons
of water out of a PVC wind line.
They returned after three days of
work to set the pressures on the
solo side.
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Jeff Fox of Cathlamet, Washington, will accompany the silent film “The General” on the
Raymond Theatre’s historic Wurlitzer organ in concert May 24.
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gentlemen for their love of the
instrument and their help to re-
store the Raymond Theatre’s
precious gift,” Steele said.
The 2/5 Wurlitzer Style
150 Special Opus 1934 was
shipped from the factory on
Aug. 17, 1928. It was used to
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at the theater until talkies were
made. The organ fell silent un-
til 1952 when it was removed
by Alden Bice. After Bice’s
death, the family donated the
organ back to the city of Ray-
mond, and it was reinstalled
in the theater. At that time a
weekend event was organized
and members of the Puget
Sound Theatre Organ Society
attended the grand reopening
of the Wurlitzer, played by
Andy Crow.
The organ again became si-
lent and fell into disrepair for
many years. With the deterio-
ration of the theater roof, wa-
ter leaks caused damage to the
organ, and once again PSTOS
members jumped in to make re-
pairs after the theater roof was
replaced.
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of love — have gone into getting
our Wurlitzer noteworthy once
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go to Fred and Dick.”
Proceeds from book sale benefit the Manzanita library
MANZANITA — Mark your cal-
endars: The North Tillamook
County Friends of the Manzani-
ta Library will hold their annual
book sale from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Saturday, May 23 at the Pine
Grove Community House and
the Hoffman Center.
Members of the Friends are
invited to a special presale from
5 to 7 p.m. Friday, May 22. In-
dividual memberships cost $10;
family memberships cost $15.
Memberships can be purchased
at the door on the evening of the
pre-sale.
The books at the Hoffman
Center, 594 Laneda Ave., are
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books, biographies, humor,
nature, gardening, history,
religion, self-help, reference,
general interest and coffee ta-
ble books.
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at the Pine Grove Community
House, located at 225 Laneda
Ave. They include novels, mys-
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romances and children’s books.
The book sale, held every
year over the Memorial Day
weekend, is the major fund-
raiser for the North Tillamook
County Friends to provide
maintenance to the Manzanita
library. The books have been
donated by members of the
community, and volunteers
sort and price them year-round.
Over 100 volunteers from
Wheeler, Nehalem and Manza-
nita volunteer to make the book
sale a success.
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ARTISAN CRAFTS,
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503.468.0308
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