Page A-14 - Mason County Journal - Thursday, Nov. 20, 2014
MASTER GARDENER
Looking for a Home
City of Shelton Animal Shelter
Adoptions cost $75, which
include vaccine, wormer, spay
/ neuter and a $10 city license.
New dogs are brought in all
the time. Call 427-7503 or visit
the shelter at 902 W. Pine St.
Dogs can be viewed at Shelton.
petfinder.com.
Hours are from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Tuesday through Friday. The
shelter is closed Saturday
through Monday.
Dogs available for adoption
include:
Shep. Mix F 8yrs.
Kitten Rescue
This time of the year our
kitten season has finally
arrived. We have a small
steady supply of healthy and
friendly kittens just waiting
for that purrrfect indoor
home. For more information
go to our website kittenresq.
net or call us at 360-426-
2455 or 360-584-0594.
Adopt-A-Pet
BUDDY
This little guy is Buddy; a Cha-
weiner, which is a mix of Dachs-
hund, Chihuahua and maybe
something else. He weighs about
12#s and shouldn't get much big-
ger.
This boy is full of energy, walks ok
on leash but has no other training.
He came to us with his morn,
Cozy who has been adopted but
we are told that he behaves much
better when morn is not around,
just like most kids... Buddy is
a little shy when he first meets
someone and will bark at the fence
until you take out a leash. He is
always ready for a walk, actually
always ready for any activity. If
you have been looking for a loyal
companion and exercise partner
come and meet Buddy. He is at
Adopt-a-Pet Shelton WA E-mail;
thedoghouse309 l@hotmail.com
AMfter a short delay, the WSU
aster Gardener Program
n Mason County has set the
schedule for 2015 training for new vol-
unteers.
We have heard from past graduates
of the program that there is just too
much information to absorb in three
months. I looked at all the possibili-
ties and, with approval from WSU, we
are being granted
approval to pilot a
new training sched-
ule.
At the end of No-
vember, the online
course will open for
trainees to regis-
ter. This site will
be open through
By JEANNE February for those
REHWALDT ready to take this
high-quality, online
training paired
with hands on classes and field trips.
The in-person classes will meet
once a month, January through Octo-
ber, on the first Friday of each month,
with the exception of July. Because of
the Fourth of July holiday, that class
will meet July 10.
To apply for the program, pick up
an application packet from 10 a.m.
to 4 p.m. Monday through Thursday
at the WSU Extension office, 303 N.
Fourth St., or visit our website at
extl00.wsu.edu/mason. Click on "gar-
dening" on the lei~ side; then click
on "Master Gardener." You will find
training information on this page.
Cost is $175 -- $70 paid online
when you register for the course and
$105 to accompany the application to
the program.
Successful applicants must:
• Attend an orientation session;
• Complete the online training course;
• Attend scheduled classes as well
as pass quizzes and exams; and
• Volunteer 60 hours in approved
educational activities and document
those hours.
One of the many advantages to this
new training schedule is that hands-
on classes can now be scheduled to
coincide with the season.
We can practice techniques when
they typically would be done in the
garden. Topics for hands-on classes
include basic botany and plant iden-
tification, propagation from seeds
and cuttings, work in a greenhouse,;
and many more exciting topics for the
home gardener.
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Another advantage is that we will
be opening the individual hands-on
classes to the public.
Members of the public can also au-
dit a class for $10 and learn alongside
the "Master Gardener" trainees as an
extension of the extension's Through
the Garden Gate workshops.
The gardening workshops for this
winter have been determined. Thank
you to everyone who completed the
survey at OysterFest last month.
For the complete schedule, visit our
website. Classes will be held from
9 a.m. to noon Saturdays in January,
February and March.
Cost is $10 per person, and prereg-
istration is required to ensure we have
enough materials for all.
Some topics this year include the
good, the bad and the ugly in your
garden (deer proofing, insects, pollina-
tors etc.); a class on making lip balms,
oils and lotions from botanicals; year-
round gardening; and, back by popular
demand, successful pruning and car-
ing for fruit trees, along with basic
grafting techniques.
The final class in the series I like to
call "Chicken Cacciatore," because we
will be exploring how to raise chickens
and grow tomatoes!
I look forward to meeting many
of you in our upcoming classes and
I would be delighted to welcome you
into the Master Gardener Program.
The volunteers are active in many
areas in the county, including Hope
Island State Park, where pruning and
renovating the heritage orchard has
been ongoing for more than 15 years.
• Jeanne Rehwaldt is an exten-
sion coordinator supervisor at WSU
Extension Mason County and Food
Sense Nutrition and Master Gardener
programs. She can be reached at 427-
9670, ext. 688.
Because they're part of
your family.., you want
the best care for your pets.
81 SE. Walker Park Rd. • Shelton
(360) 426-1840
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