Thursday, Oct. 23, 2014 - Mason County Journal - Page A-13
In lOOth year, club seeks fimds for next century
STAFF REPORT
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The Harstine Island Community
Club's hall has served island residents
for 100 years.
Members of the club are beginning
to raise funds to support expansion and
maintenance needs for the next 100
years.
Club members anticipate that
Harstine Island's population will grow
eventually and will need additional
meeting and recreational space.
The club does not plan to replace the
hall but recognizes that it might need
to be expanded or replaced in the fu-
ture and have created a fund for future
expansion.
A decision to use the funds will re-
quire a two-thirds affirmative vote of
both the Club Board and the member-
ship at large.
As of the beginning of October,
$7,725 had been contributed. The ef-
fort officially got under way on Oct. 10
at an Oktoberfest dinner at the hall.
In the short-term, the club's goal is
to obtain gift-giving commitments - in
whatever amount - of 100 people by
Dec. 31. The commitments can be in
cash, stocks, property and legacy gifts.
The Harstine Island Community
Club (HICC) is recognized by the IRS
as a 501(c)(3) organization, so dona-
tions to the fund are tax deductible.
People who wish to help or donate
can contact Jeff Geibel or Dudley Pan-
chot at jgeibel@q.com and annel700@
gmail.com, respectively.
Donors may also contact other
members of the committee, including
Jan Irving at irving.harstine@gmail.
corn, Wally Ewart at wallyewart@
gmail.com, Chris Rowley at becky.
rowley@gmail.com, David Mackey at
dmackey@solar2.us and John Hamilton
at jrhamilton05@gmail.com.
Mason County Writes project set for Saturday at library
STAFF REPORT
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Readers, writers and the
public are invited to a book-
release party celebrating the
second successful year of the
Mason County Writes Anthol-
ogy project from 1 p.m. to 2:30
p.m. Oct. 25 at the Shelton
Timberland Library
Writers will read excerpts
from their submissions at the
event. The Friends of the Shel-
ton Timberland Library will
provide refreshments.
"Last year, we had a room
full of delighted people laugh-
hag, applauding and, in one
case, almost in tears as they lis-
tened to their neighbors read,"
said library associate Scan
Lotz. "Many of our patrons had
no idea how much talent there
is in this area, and the library
staff was thrilled to bring it to
light. We're looking forward to
more of the same this year."
Writers were asked to sub-
mit poems, stories, recipes
or essays about food that are
3,000 or fewer words long. The
2014 anthology is titled "Ma-
son County Feasts."
The book will be avail-
able for purchase starting
Saturday at www.lulu.com/
spotlight/SheltonLibrary.
Copies of the 2013 edition
are available at the library.
Planning has already begun
for a third anthology. Dates,
topic and word count will be
announced early in 2015.
All programs at Timberland
Regional Libraries are free
and open to the public.
For more information, con-
tact the library at 426-1362 or
visit TRL.org.
CHARGES
This list of new criminal charges
filed in Mason County Superior
Court is compiled from infor-
mation provided by the Mason
County Clerk's Office.
Oct. 10
Michael Eugene Rea was
charged with possession of
a controlled substance (RCW
69.50.4015.
Robert Minden Niel was
charged with two counts of
forgery.
Oct. 14
Michael Mark Mefford was
charged with residential bur-
glary.
Samantha Ann Lenting was
charged with possession of
methamphetamine.
Jason Jeremiah Walter was
charged with possession of
methamphetamine.
Oct. 15
Joshua Allen Ackley was
charged with residential bur-
glary.
Oct. 16
Michael J. Riddlespurger was
charged with harassment.
Jacob Thomas Arnold was
charged with domestic-vio-
lence assault in the second
degree.
Oct. 17
Zach Kevin Reynolds was
charged with possession of
methamphetamine and/or
heroin.
Ira Lee Osman was charged
with violation of a protection
order.
Tanya Marie Walruff was
charged with possession of
methamphetamine.
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