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Judy and I would like to wish every-
one a happy and prosperous new year.
From the sounds of it, islanders wel-
comed in the new year with fast dance
feet. There were 92 paying attendees
who showed up to enjoy the Swing Fe-
ver music at the Community Hall.
If you included the kitchen staff,
those who hosted the event and then
Swing Fever there
were around 120
celebrants total.
The band started
playing around 8
p.m. and played till
12:30 a.m the food
was fantastic and
the band was better
MIKE than ever.
CALLAGHAN Everyone seemed
to have a great time
and the dance floor
was full for nearly every piece. I got
this information from Jan Irving - she
and Jim have hosted the event along
with the Benzs' for the past four years.
Jan said, "watching everyone have a
good time makes it definitely worth
the effort."
I was a little excited this past Sun-
day. I had to make a telephone call
and the house phone didn't work. We
had four kids with cell phones visiting
and not one or them or us could get a
cell phone to connect. In this modern
age of technology it can be frustrating
when we are so use to instant commu-
nication.
We did survive, but still that is one
more reminder of what could happen
if there was an emergency and that is
one more reminder why we need that
CERT training.
Coming up soon in the New Year the
Women's Club will be meet at the hall
on January 6. Then, the next week,
the Community Club will meet Friday
evening January 14. The doors open a
little before 6 p.m. and the potluck din-
ner usually starts with the bell ringing
at 6:30 p.m.
The organizers for the Rod and Jen-
ny Hammett party are still putting the
event together. It will take place Sat-
urday, Jan. 22 at the Community Hall.
The organizers, Barbara LaJune,
Dudley Panchot, Richard Peet and
Mary Nichols, would like to have a pot-
luck dinner starting at 5 p.m. It will
be a BYOB dinner, kind of like a regu-
lar Community Club meeting.
They also need to raise some money
through donations before the event
takes place so they can buy a going
away gift. As we all know, Rod and
Jenny have been a driving force for
our island community for years and
their departure from the island is go-
ing to leave a big hole. So, give one
of the organizers a call and donate a
little money today.
Well, I've talked about the fall col-
or before and sometimes I think you
think I talk about it too much - but
here I go again.
The Mason Conservation District is
again having their annual plant sale.
These plants are all suitable for con-
servation purposes such as wildlife
habitat, streambank stabilization and
stormwater management, as well as
for landscaping around homes.
They are proven growers in our
variable climate conditions and have
been selected because of their beauty
and adaptability to most growing con-
ditions. They are offering a couple de-
ciduous trees that would help perk up
the island roadways.
The Bitter Cherry grows 20 feet tall
with pinkish-white flat-topped flower
clusters that will fall away to bright
red cherries favored by birds and other
wildlife. The Paper Birch will grow at
tall as 80 feet. In the fall the leaves
will give way to a golden color.
Last year, I bought several Douglas
Maples. They are multi-stemmed and
grow to about 35 feet tall. These trees
give us a great variety of fall color also.
On the list is another selection of some
30 different trees and shrubs to en-
hance the island beauty.
Plants are sold in bundles of five.
Orders must be in by January 14. You
can order by mail or on their website
ww.masoncd.org and you can use a
credit card. They will confirm your or-
der and send you an invoice.
Plants should be picked up on Feb-
See Harstine on page B-5
Journal photo by Natalie Jounson
Only a few months ago 18-year-old Carter Sturgess, left, was living in a tent on the streets of Shelton. Now
he spends most evenings inside a warm home with his host brother Jake Stone, right, playing with the Stone
family dogs. -
Rotary develops program for homel
youth
By NATALIE JOHNSON in Shelton since the beginning of Novem- Sturgess said that his friends and teach-
Only a few months ago, 18 year-old Cart- ber',I ers all knew about his problem and wanted
er Sturgess was homeless, surviving onwas living on the streets of downtownto help, but didn't know how.
the streets of Shelton, while trying to go to Shelton," Sturgess said. "It was hard to eat, "They all knew," he said. "I still have a
school at Shelton High School. hard to get food, I suffered the cold a lot. It couple of friends out there that wished they
Today, however, he is affectionately was hard but all I had to do was have faith could have helped me out but they just
known as the "guinea pig" for a Skookum I'd get through it." couldn't."
Rotary program designed to place home-Since moving in with the Stone family, Then, Sturgess' English teacher referred
less youths from age 18 to 21 with families Sturgess, already a slim 150 pounds at 5 him to a counselor, Miles Nowlin at Choice
while they work to complete high school or feet 10 inches, has gained about 20 pounds. Alternative High School, who referred him
get their G.E.D. "He was a lot skinnier and paler," Rhon- to Skookum Rotary.
He has been living with the Stone family da Stone said. See Home on page 8-5
Childcare center cook creates preservative free menu
By.NATALIE JOHNSON
Stop what you're doing, turn over that
box of crackers, cookies, popcorn or whatever
you've been munching on and read the list of
ingredients.
You might be surprised at what you find, if
you know what it is at all.
Cassie Smith, who cooks for the Faith Lu-
theran Child Care Center decided several
years ago to cut out unnatural preservatives,
dyes and "anything else that may be bad
for you," from the food she serves about 50 six
week to five-year-old children at the center,"
she said.
"My focus is serving real food, natural
foods that are free of artificial colors and fla-
vors and preservatives and high fructose corn
syrup," she said.
Smith, a trained pastry chef, started the
food program at the center five years ago
when she began bringing her daughter there.
Before she began the United States De-
partment of Agriculture (USDA) subsidized
program, kids had to bring their own lunches,
she said.
"There were chilcrren who would eat top
ramen daily because it's ten cents, and then
there were other children that could afford all
their snacks and whatnot," she said. "It was
just a nightmare."
Smith's kitchen serves breakfast, lunch
and an afternoon snack daily to every child in
the program, all of which are as healthy and
natural as possible, she said.
See Cookin' on page B-5
Journal photo by Natalie Johnson
Cassie Smith works to create preservative free food for the children
at Faith Lutheran Child Care Center.
Thursday, Jan. 6, 2011 - Shelton-Mason County Journal - Page B-1