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Harstine Island:
Ripple effects seen
in storm aftermath Seeley is hospital's
Employee of Month
By JOHN COOPER
Many years ago a popular song
had the title, "The Song Is Ended
But the Melody Lingers On." A
rephrasing of the title might de-
scribe conditions today: "Decem-
ber's Storm Is Ended But the Mal-
ady Lingers On."
A few days ago while lunching
at Spencer Lake Resort we were
looking out at the ever pleasing
vista of Spencer Lake itself. Sud-
denly, down along the shoreline a
large tree toppled and crashed to
the ground. It was a reminder that
trees loosened by the high winds
last month will continue to fall
or will have to be felled for safety
reasons.
Last Thursday, about 10 p.m.
the lights flickered and power was
cut off, leaving us unsettled in
the dark. Fortunately the outage
lasted for only 30 minutes and not
the four days without electricity
which was our lot in mid-Decem-
ber. It was a reminder.
We checked our files to see what
happened in the winter of 2006
and discovered that in late Febru-
ary and early March we were writ-
ing about severe storm damage. In
fact, we reported that a large tree
fell between Jim Anderson's home
and the dwelling of John Petit on
Chesapeake Drive. The fallen giant
clipped the corner of Petit's house,
buckled his deck and smashed his
picnic table. It is a reminder that
there is still a lot of wintertime
ahead of us. And the days, some of
them, may be stormy.
IN A SUMMARY of the mid-
December storm of 2006 Jan Av-
ery, security office, reported that
at least 30 trees fell at Hartstene
Pointe during the strong wind-
storm of December 14. As we
talked, a resident arrived to say
that another large tree was down
in front of his house. e said that,
remarkably, in crashing down it
completely missing his dwelling.
Such near misses were reported
in a number of cases. One per-
son who has been involved in the
cleanup described them as "amaz-
ing examples of a wonderful cho-
reography." Other houses did not
fare as well. Nineteen homes at
the Pointe had trees crash down
on them that did minimal to seri-
ous damage. One automobile was
demolished and another car had
its rear window smashed. The
fence around the perimeter of
the Pointe, the fences around the
swimming pool, and the tennis
• courts were destroyed in various
spots and will need repair.
The most severely damaged
home at the Pointe was the resi-
dence of Tom McEvoy at 439
Pointes Drive East. A large tree
crashed down and literally cut
the house in two. It penetrated
through the ceiling over a central
hallway. No one inside the dwell-
ing was injured. Five McEvoy
children, ages 7 through 14, were
sleeping in bedrooms to one side of
the hallway into which the fallen
tree intruded. They were shaken
but untouched, truly spared by an-
other "wonderful choreography."
We have had a visit from a larg-
er than usual contingent of spot-
ted towhees visiting our deck as
they forage for food. Six or seven
plump specimens of this big, col-
orful sparrow have ventured up
to heights 10 to 15 feet above the
level of the scrub where they are
often heard but not seen.
AT FIRST GLANCE, those
birds can be mistakenly thought
to be robins. Towhees are a little
smaller, averaging about nine
inches tip of beak to tip of tail
when grown while the robin ma-
tures to about 11 inches. Robins
are fully red-breasted while the
towhees' reddish flanks give way
to the white of its breast. Its black
back and wings are spotted with
white.
This welcome little flock has
thoroughly scratched, pecked and
p,[
.... p
100 Years Ago
From the January 4, 1907, Mason
County Journal:
The football Tuesday bhtween the
Olympia High school second team, re-
sulted in the victory of the former by a
score of 4 to 0. The game consisted of
one 25 minute half, in which no score
was made, most of the playing being
in Olympia's territory; but in the last
half the visitors scored their points in
a lively scrimmage of twenty minutes.
Gilbert was the local star while all the
locals played their positions quite well,
considering the little practice.
J.E. Connolly will soon make im-
portant additions to his ice and cold-
storage plant, by installing a gasolene
engine for emergency power and also
a new compressor and large ice vat,
which will double the capacity.of the
plant, as well as providing recourse in
case of break-down of the new plant.
35 Years Ago
From the January 6, 1972, Shelton-
Mason County Journal:
Shelton Postmaster Frank McGuire
is retiring Friday after more than 35
years with the U.S. Post Office.
The Plan of Progress (POP) group
will hold a meeting at 7:30 p.m. Mon-
day in the PUD 3 Conference Room.
The meeting will be to discuss the wa-
ter, sewer and garbage situations in
the city and the Shelton Creek Flood
Control and Drainage Project, which
the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is
working on, according to POP Chair-
man Clint Willour.
10 Years Ago
From the January 2, 1997, Shelton-
Mason County Journal:
A four-day snow and ice storm
landed repeated blows on Mason
County last week, knocking out power
to nearly everyone, dropping trees on
roads and houses and making driving
treacherous.
A North Shore resident, Arthur B.
McKaig, 73, died last Friday afternoon
at his home at 4993 North Shore Road
after being hit by a falling tree branch
during the ice storm.
Murder charges have been filed
in Mason County Superior Court
against one of the individuals earlier
called a "person of interest" in the No-
vember death of 18-year-old Dayton
resident Gerald Harkins. Roy James
Townsend, 26, who has been incarcer-
ated in a Yakima jail in an unrelated
criminal matter, is charged with first-
degree murder.
Adults who read
can get getaway
(Continued from page 18.)
a deluxe room and gourmet
breakfast for two at the Shel-
burne Inn in Seaview; two nights
for two at the Charles Nelson
Guest House in Ocean Park;
one night and breakfast in bed
fbr two in the Governor Suite of
the Phoenix Inn in Olympia; one
night for two at the Ocean Crest
Resort at Sunset Beach in Mo-
clips; and one night for two at
the Lake Quinault Lodge in the
Olympic National Forest.
The other grand prizes are
10 baskets, each containing a
book, an audio book, travel mug,
tea, coffee and a book store gift
card.
Page 24 - Shelton-Mason County Journal - Thursday, January 4, 2007
rummaged through the flower
boxes on the deck railing, finding
tidbits that appeal to birds. We
observed one plump fellow happi-
ly hopping through potted plants
that had been pulled back under
the eaves close by our window,
which made it possible to see this
fellow very closely. It was amazing
to see the number of edible items
the towhee was able to discover.
They even flew up to hanging
feeders. Holding on awkwardly
and with wings aflutter they hang
on long enough to get a beakful of
suet, a sunflower seed or two, or
a puzzling peanut in its shell. The
birds provided enjoyable inter-
ludes between showers.
Welcome to January and the
new year of 2007. There was some-
thing special to celebrate back in
1863 on the first day of the year.
On January 1, 1863 Lincoln signed
the Emancipation Proclamation.
FARTHER BACK, in ancient
Roman times, January 1 wasn't
New Year's Day. In fact January
and February weren't in the old,
old calendar. Winter was consid-
ered a monthless period. Fortu-
nately, the calendar was improved
in 153 B.C.
A number of things happened
for the first time in Januarys of
years gone by. The first presiden-
tial election was held in 1789; gold
was first discovered in California
in 1848; the first great oil discov-
ery took place in Texas in 1901
and the first atomic submarine,
SSN Nautilus was launched in
1954.
Bringing things up-to-date, we
learned on January 1, 2007 that
92 toe-tapping feet belonging to
46 individuals danced the hours
away from 9 p.m. to midnight at
the community club-spons0red
dinner-dance held December 31 at
the Harstine Island Community
Hall.
"Previously live music" was pro-
vided {'or the dancers by D.J.s Rod
Hammett and John Strasberger,
who learned that the melodies
played by the big bands and the
rhythms of rock 'n' roll were the
most enjoyed.
A BUFFET DINNER was pro-
vided by the crew of the LaJune
Senior Lunch and a number of
their spouses. A good time was
had by all as they welcomed the
new year.
The Harstine Island Communi-
ty Club will meet on Friday, Janu-
ary 12, at the communit..hall. Of-
ricers who will managie iaffairs
of the club in 2007 will be elected.
They will have important matters
to resolve and, we feel sure, will
appreciate a vote of affirmation. •
The program for the" evening
will be a talk by Don Winter, the
new superintendent of the Pioneer
School District. Mr. Winter will
speak of the coming school year
at the Pioneer School,. educational
needs, community involvement
and the goals that he will pursue
as superintendent. With the ever-
increasing number of students
from Harstine Island attending
Pioneer, this presentation should
interest many islanders.
The sewing group will meet at
10 a.m. on Tuesday, January 16,
at the home of Marlene Echaniz.
Carol Seeley was recently selected by
her peers to be Employee of the Month
for December at Mason General Hospi-
tal.
Seeley is a registered nurse and has
been employed at the hospital since Au-
gust 2005. However, her story is quite
unique. "I took 30 years off after high
school to raise my family," she said.
She went to South Puget Sound Com-
munity College and became a nurse,
graduating in June of 2005. "It was an
opportunity that came my way," she
said. "I feel so blessed to have been able
to go back to school."
"She is such a sweetheart to work
with," said her supervisor, Kathy Gro-
ver, a registered nurse.
Seeley said she enjoys the patient con-
tact she has, especially with the patients
and family members who need reassur-
ance during stressful and doubtful times. Carol Seeley
When she is not working, Seeley loves to
build things and work in her greenhouse and chicken coop. "I love
caring for things," she said.
rmed robbery
c .00.arged in case
in,00olving brush
(Continued from page 18.)
Ford pickup truck and one of the
men slashed all four tires on the
minivan Santiago and his broth-
er were using.
The Santiago brothers were
able to provide a description of
the men and the truck .they were
in and deputies relayed this in-
formation to local brush sheds.
At about 2:40 p.m. an employ-
ee at Ted's Shed said two males
matching the description from
the sheriffs office had dropped
off a load of "sweet huck." Nico-
las Santiago reportedly identi-
fied both men as the robbers and
said Green held the shotgun.
AFTER THE MEN were ar-
rested, Kramer allegedly said
Green picked him up and they
were going to cut firewood, but
found Mateo Santiago cutting
"sweet huck" and they accused
him of being on private land.
Kramer claimed Mateo Santia-
go slapped him with a bunch of
huck he was holding in his hand
and then pushed him. Kramer
said Green was standing by the
truck with a shotgun cradled
his arms.
Kramer reportedly said l
and Green had taken, brush froI
Hispanics before because the
felt they had a right to take th
brush from the Hispanics. Kran
er also reportedly said Green toc
a sledgehammer and flattene
the tires on the minivan. Greel
allegedly said Kramer never ha,
a shotgun and that it was hi
shotgun. He said he would nq
let Kramer touch the gun sine
he was a convicted felon.
Green and Kramer are
cused of stealing 175 bunches
huckleberry valued at 65 cenl
per bunch for a total of $113.75
Tip line can alert
to potential violence
A toll-free number at the She
ton Police Department lets peep
report school violence, or threai
of violence, to police without bei
identified. The number is 1-877
79-SAFE. :i
Keep the home fires burning
with a gas or woodstove or insert by
FIREPLACE PRODUCTS
Even with the
power out...
you stay warm!
Don't let the
next bout of
bad weather
catch you
without heat!
90 Days Same As Cash
Capital City
Stove & Fan Center
2118 Pacific Ave., Olympia • 943-5587
Monday-Friday 8:30 a.m.-6 p.m.,
Saturday 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m., Sunday I0 a.m.-2 p.m.
Harstine Island:
Ripple effects seen
in storm aftermath Seeley is hospital's
Employee of Month
By JOHN COOPER
Many years ago a popular song
had the title, "The Song Is Ended
But the Melody Lingers On." A
rephrasing of the title might de-
scribe conditions today: "Decem-
ber's Storm Is Ended But the Mal-
ady Lingers On."
A few days ago while lunching
at Spencer Lake Resort we were
looking out at the ever pleasing
vista of Spencer Lake itself. Sud-
denly, down along the shoreline a
large tree toppled and crashed to
the ground. It was a reminder that
trees loosened by the high winds
last month will continue to fall
or will have to be felled for safety
reasons.
Last Thursday, about 10 p.m.
the lights flickered and power was
cut off, leaving us unsettled in
the dark. Fortunately the outage
lasted for only 30 minutes and not
the four days without electricity
which was our lot in mid-Decem-
ber. It was a reminder.
We checked our files to see what
happened in the winter of 2006
and discovered that in late Febru-
ary and early March we were writ-
ing about severe storm damage. In
fact, we reported that a large tree
fell between Jim Anderson's home
and the dwelling of John Petit on
Chesapeake Drive. The fallen giant
clipped the corner of Petit's house,
buckled his deck and smashed his
picnic table. It is a reminder that
there is still a lot of wintertime
ahead of us. And the days, some of
them, may be stormy.
IN A SUMMARY of the mid-
December storm of 2006 Jan Av-
ery, security office, reported that
at least 30 trees fell at Hartstene
Pointe during the strong wind-
storm of December 14. As we
talked, a resident arrived to say
that another large tree was down
in front of his house. e said that,
remarkably, in crashing down it
completely missing his dwelling.
Such near misses were reported
in a number of cases. One per-
son who has been involved in the
cleanup described them as "amaz-
ing examples of a wonderful cho-
reography." Other houses did not
fare as well. Nineteen homes at
the Pointe had trees crash down
on them that did minimal to seri-
ous damage. One automobile was
demolished and another car had
its rear window smashed. The
fence around the perimeter of
the Pointe, the fences around the
swimming pool, and the tennis
• courts were destroyed in various
spots and will need repair.
The most severely damaged
home at the Pointe was the resi-
dence of Tom McEvoy at 439
Pointes Drive East. A large tree
crashed down and literally cut
the house in two. It penetrated
through the ceiling over a central
hallway. No one inside the dwell-
ing was injured. Five McEvoy
children, ages 7 through 14, were
sleeping in bedrooms to one side of
the hallway into which the fallen
tree intruded. They were shaken
but untouched, truly spared by an-
other "wonderful choreography."
We have had a visit from a larg-
er than usual contingent of spot-
ted towhees visiting our deck as
they forage for food. Six or seven
plump specimens of this big, col-
orful sparrow have ventured up
to heights 10 to 15 feet above the
level of the scrub where they are
often heard but not seen.
AT FIRST GLANCE, those
birds can be mistakenly thought
to be robins. Towhees are a little
smaller, averaging about nine
inches tip of beak to tip of tail
when grown while the robin ma-
tures to about 11 inches. Robins
are fully red-breasted while the
towhees' reddish flanks give way
to the white of its breast. Its black
back and wings are spotted with
white.
This welcome little flock has
thoroughly scratched, pecked and
p,[
.... p
100 Years Ago
From the January 4, 1907, Mason
County Journal:
The football Tuesday bhtween the
Olympia High school second team, re-
sulted in the victory of the former by a
score of 4 to 0. The game consisted of
one 25 minute half, in which no score
was made, most of the playing being
in Olympia's territory; but in the last
half the visitors scored their points in
a lively scrimmage of twenty minutes.
Gilbert was the local star while all the
locals played their positions quite well,
considering the little practice.
J.E. Connolly will soon make im-
portant additions to his ice and cold-
storage plant, by installing a gasolene
engine for emergency power and also
a new compressor and large ice vat,
which will double the capacity.of the
plant, as well as providing recourse in
case of break-down of the new plant.
35 Years Ago
From the January 6, 1972, Shelton-
Mason County Journal:
Shelton Postmaster Frank McGuire
is retiring Friday after more than 35
years with the U.S. Post Office.
The Plan of Progress (POP) group
will hold a meeting at 7:30 p.m. Mon-
day in the PUD 3 Conference Room.
The meeting will be to discuss the wa-
ter, sewer and garbage situations in
the city and the Shelton Creek Flood
Control and Drainage Project, which
the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is
working on, according to POP Chair-
man Clint Willour.
10 Years Ago
From the January 2, 1997, Shelton-
Mason County Journal:
A four-day snow and ice storm
landed repeated blows on Mason
County last week, knocking out power
to nearly everyone, dropping trees on
roads and houses and making driving
treacherous.
A North Shore resident, Arthur B.
McKaig, 73, died last Friday afternoon
at his home at 4993 North Shore Road
after being hit by a falling tree branch
during the ice storm.
Murder charges have been filed
in Mason County Superior Court
against one of the individuals earlier
called a "person of interest" in the No-
vember death of 18-year-old Dayton
resident Gerald Harkins. Roy James
Townsend, 26, who has been incarcer-
ated in a Yakima jail in an unrelated
criminal matter, is charged with first-
degree murder.
Adults who read
can get getaway
(Continued from page 18.)
a deluxe room and gourmet
breakfast for two at the Shel-
burne Inn in Seaview; two nights
for two at the Charles Nelson
Guest House in Ocean Park;
one night and breakfast in bed
fbr two in the Governor Suite of
the Phoenix Inn in Olympia; one
night for two at the Ocean Crest
Resort at Sunset Beach in Mo-
clips; and one night for two at
the Lake Quinault Lodge in the
Olympic National Forest.
The other grand prizes are
10 baskets, each containing a
book, an audio book, travel mug,
tea, coffee and a book store gift
card.
Page 24 - Shelton-Mason County Journal - Thursday, January 4, 2007
rummaged through the flower
boxes on the deck railing, finding
tidbits that appeal to birds. We
observed one plump fellow happi-
ly hopping through potted plants
that had been pulled back under
the eaves close by our window,
which made it possible to see this
fellow very closely. It was amazing
to see the number of edible items
the towhee was able to discover.
They even flew up to hanging
feeders. Holding on awkwardly
and with wings aflutter they hang
on long enough to get a beakful of
suet, a sunflower seed or two, or
a puzzling peanut in its shell. The
birds provided enjoyable inter-
ludes between showers.
Welcome to January and the
new year of 2007. There was some-
thing special to celebrate back in
1863 on the first day of the year.
On January 1, 1863 Lincoln signed
the Emancipation Proclamation.
FARTHER BACK, in ancient
Roman times, January 1 wasn't
New Year's Day. In fact January
and February weren't in the old,
old calendar. Winter was consid-
ered a monthless period. Fortu-
nately, the calendar was improved
in 153 B.C.
A number of things happened
for the first time in Januarys of
years gone by. The first presiden-
tial election was held in 1789; gold
was first discovered in California
in 1848; the first great oil discov-
ery took place in Texas in 1901
and the first atomic submarine,
SSN Nautilus was launched in
1954.
Bringing things up-to-date, we
learned on January 1, 2007 that
92 toe-tapping feet belonging to
46 individuals danced the hours
away from 9 p.m. to midnight at
the community club-spons0red
dinner-dance held December 31 at
the Harstine Island Community
Hall.
"Previously live music" was pro-
vided {'or the dancers by D.J.s Rod
Hammett and John Strasberger,
who learned that the melodies
played by the big bands and the
rhythms of rock 'n' roll were the
most enjoyed.
A BUFFET DINNER was pro-
vided by the crew of the LaJune
Senior Lunch and a number of
their spouses. A good time was
had by all as they welcomed the
new year.
The Harstine Island Communi-
ty Club will meet on Friday, Janu-
ary 12, at the communit..hall. Of-
ricers who will managie iaffairs
of the club in 2007 will be elected.
They will have important matters
to resolve and, we feel sure, will
appreciate a vote of affirmation. •
The program for the" evening
will be a talk by Don Winter, the
new superintendent of the Pioneer
School District. Mr. Winter will
speak of the coming school year
at the Pioneer School,. educational
needs, community involvement
and the goals that he will pursue
as superintendent. With the ever-
increasing number of students
from Harstine Island attending
Pioneer, this presentation should
interest many islanders.
The sewing group will meet at
10 a.m. on Tuesday, January 16,
at the home of Marlene Echaniz.
Carol Seeley was recently selected by
her peers to be Employee of the Month
for December at Mason General Hospi-
tal.
Seeley is a registered nurse and has
been employed at the hospital since Au-
gust 2005. However, her story is quite
unique. "I took 30 years off after high
school to raise my family," she said.
She went to South Puget Sound Com-
munity College and became a nurse,
graduating in June of 2005. "It was an
opportunity that came my way," she
said. "I feel so blessed to have been able
to go back to school."
"She is such a sweetheart to work
with," said her supervisor, Kathy Gro-
ver, a registered nurse.
Seeley said she enjoys the patient con-
tact she has, especially with the patients
and family members who need reassur-
ance during stressful and doubtful times. Carol Seeley
When she is not working, Seeley loves to
build things and work in her greenhouse and chicken coop. "I love
caring for things," she said.
rmed robbery
c .00.arged in case
in,00olving brush
(Continued from page 18.)
Ford pickup truck and one of the
men slashed all four tires on the
minivan Santiago and his broth-
er were using.
The Santiago brothers were
able to provide a description of
the men and the truck .they were
in and deputies relayed this in-
formation to local brush sheds.
At about 2:40 p.m. an employ-
ee at Ted's Shed said two males
matching the description from
the sheriffs office had dropped
off a load of "sweet huck." Nico-
las Santiago reportedly identi-
fied both men as the robbers and
said Green held the shotgun.
AFTER THE MEN were ar-
rested, Kramer allegedly said
Green picked him up and they
were going to cut firewood, but
found Mateo Santiago cutting
"sweet huck" and they accused
him of being on private land.
Kramer claimed Mateo Santia-
go slapped him with a bunch of
huck he was holding in his hand
and then pushed him. Kramer
said Green was standing by the
truck with a shotgun cradled
his arms.
Kramer reportedly said l
and Green had taken, brush froI
Hispanics before because the
felt they had a right to take th
brush from the Hispanics. Kran
er also reportedly said Green toc
a sledgehammer and flattene
the tires on the minivan. Greel
allegedly said Kramer never ha,
a shotgun and that it was hi
shotgun. He said he would nq
let Kramer touch the gun sine
he was a convicted felon.
Green and Kramer are
cused of stealing 175 bunches
huckleberry valued at 65 cenl
per bunch for a total of $113.75
Tip line can alert
to potential violence
A toll-free number at the She
ton Police Department lets peep
report school violence, or threai
of violence, to police without bei
identified. The number is 1-877
79-SAFE. :i
Keep the home fires burning
with a gas or woodstove or insert by
FIREPLACE PRODUCTS
Even with the
power out...
you stay warm!
Don't let the
next bout of
bad weather
catch you
without heat!
90 Days Same As Cash
Capital City
Stove & Fan Center
2118 Pacific Ave., Olympia • 943-5587
Monday-Friday 8:30 a.m.-6 p.m.,
Saturday 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m., Sunday I0 a.m.-2 p.m.