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Harstine:
Events which made news on island during 1977 reviewed
By CARMEN YATES
Dot Smith will soon need
more than two hands to count
all her great-grandchildren. This
past Saturday evening she
received the news that her
granddaughter, Nancy Whitener,
had given birth to her first baby,
a nine-pound, seven-ounce girl.
Nancy's parents are Jim and
Pauline Archer.
By next week we should
have news of some of the folks
who have returned from holiday
trips, hopefully.
Now for a backward glance
over my shoulder at the year
1977 as it slowly slips into the
Harstine Island history book.
JANUARY: The brand.new
year, 1977, got off to a happy
start for many islanders who
attended the annual New Year's
Eve island party at the
Community Hall. Upwards of 70
island folks attended, some in
costume. There was a table
loaded with assorted odds and
ends for each person to make his
owtl original hat.
John and Alice Budd enjoyed
a very rare treat - a vacation.
The couple drove to Lethbr!dge,
Alberta, Canada to visit John's
brother, Buddy, while son Curtix
Achziger and his wife housesat
for the travelers.
Later this month Carol and
Harvey Graf became brand-new
parents, for the first time.
Michael Fredrick arrived in the
wee hours of January 24. Almost
equally proud were Grandpa and
Grandma Holden who live just
'up the hill' from the Grafs.
Grange welcomed two new
couples this month, the Floyd
Coles and Ivan Thorsos.
FEBRUARY: Helen Louise
Simons was recuperating at home
after very successful hip surgery
at St. Peter Hospital in Olympia.
Just to be sure she could get
along okay at home, she spent a
few days at the Fir Lane Terrace
before returning to the island.
Word was received that a
former islander, Mrs. Roscoe
Page, had died the latter part of
January in Olympia. The Pages
history of the Community Hall"
ready for printing. Grange took
in more new members, Mike and
Anna Lou Sprouffske, at ttle
February meeting. A work party
is set for weed pulling at the
triangle.
Awe Babcock, a Pickering
resident, and friend of many
islanders (also a brother of two
island gals, Gret Simmons and
Toni Fessler) died this month.
MARCH: The Harstine
Community Hall was the scene
of the second "just island party"
this year. This time the
'charming Irish' provided the
lucky excuse for the island folk
to get together for some fun, in
honor of St. Patrick's Day. Music
was provided by Charlie and
Andy Glaser's stereo and tile
food was potluck.
Aid car summoned from
Station Five 6 at Deer Creek for
Sid Baunsgard, who had suffered
another heart attack.
Jack Miner home and garage
were robbed while couple gone
just a few hours on Sunday
afternoon. Thieves got a chain
saw, stereo, camera and other
tools.
A freak accident injured
Wingert returned from a trip to
Chattanooga, Tennessee to visit
Helen's son, Ron Johnson. The
couple took the trip via bus
which headed south from here.
In Sparks, Nevada they stopped
off to visit Clara Carlson. The
next leg of the trip took them to
Youngstown, Arizona, where
they called on former islanders
At and Monies Pridham. Then
just down the road apiece at
Apache Junction they enjoyed
five marvelous days with island
folk, Bill and Hildur Ashby, who
were spending the winter months
in the sun. From there it was on
to Oklahoma where they visited
a couple they had met at
Jarrell's Cove the summer before.
The next stop was their ultimate
destination, Chattanooga, to
spend several days with Ron.
Ron, who is a manager of a
286-unit Day's Inn Motel and
Restaurant, took them on a tour
of Nashville during their stay.
They returned home through
New Orleans and the southern
border and up through
California. Back home on the
island they were happy to see
Helen's sister, Elizabeth Johnson,
who had been housesitting for
already had eight inches of snow
on the ground. Eight people on
hand to greet them at midnight
in a snowstorm, plus a bouquet
of flowers, just about totally
overwhehned the American
travelers!
After over 30 years of
correspondence Ivan met his
aunt for the first time. It wasn't
until the following morning after
breakfast 'that included as many
gestures and lots of pointing as
well as food, that an
English-speaking cousin arrived
to help the visitors on numerous
sightseeing jaunts. One of the
highlights was a day of shopping
in Oslo before the return trip to
their daughter's home and yet
another fantastic day of
shopping at a Flea Market before
heading back to the States from
a trip that could best be
described as fabulous.
MAY: Family of three were
proud owners of a "new to
them" sailboat, 29 feet in length.
The boat, a converted Alaska
gillnetter, now belongs to John
and Carrie Erickson and their
daughter Jane of Hartstene
Pointe. The sails have thus far
been "a good luck omen." John
the Harstine Community Hall,
and it was the subject to be
painted... Georgetown Green.
A former islander, Margaret
McCulloch, who now resides in
California, spent a few days in
the Shelton area visiting friends
and chatting with others via "Ms
Bell" as time permitted. Several
island friends called on Margaret
at the Timbers Motel where she
was staying for a few days.
A full-time security guard
was hired at Hartstene Pointe.
His name is Bruce Page and he
temporarily resided in an island
house until the gatehouse was
ready for him and his wife to
move into.
Hartstene Pointe sponsored,
now annually, a salmon derby
over Memorial Day weekend.
Chairman for this year's event
was Walt Tupper. Top winner
was Kenneth Chapman from
Mason Lake, a guest of one of
the property owners. His
grand-prize-winning salmon was a
ten-pounder. There were more
than 75 participants entered in
the two-day event. The grand
finale of the event was a salmon
bake with Leonard Deuel serving
as ,head cook. One additional
a slightly "sprightly" ride over
tile scenic wlriety, she returned
safctly but with at least two or
three additional gray hairs.
Pete and ttarriet Peterson's
youngest daughter, Mary, was
assisted in making preparations
to attend the spring quarter of
college in London, England, by
guess who. And if you can't
guess, then we'd wager you've
never answered to the name
"Monl."
Pat and Bill Holmes arrived
back home after a trip to Hong
Kong to check on the progress
of their new 50-foot boat they
were having custom built in that
city. The craft was delivered just
after their arrival back in the
Pacific Northwest. Friends from
Hartstcne Pointe joined the
couple ill Seattle for a
shakedown cruise aboard the
new boat. The jaunt from Seattle
to Tacoma proved to be quite
"hairy" as it coincided with a
big Pacific storm, just about the
only one of the whole winter
season last year.
Baby shower was held in
'honor of Carol and Harvey Graf
and their six-week-old son,
Michael. For many of those
f
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OLYMPIC
STUDIO
OF
Fine Arts
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START .J
Sat., Jan. 21st
9:30 Till 1:00
humungus
sale
Items include:
Ceramic Toothbrush
Holder wa $6.o0... Now $2.99
Craft
Cord Was $8.00 ..... Now $3.99
Polypropylene
Seine Cord
w $7.oo ........... No $3.99
Mighty Mac
9 ply cord. Wa $6.50.. Now $3.25
Braided Knouing
lived in the home now owned by
the Robert Thomases. Kin from
Finland visited Ted and Elsie
Ness of the Jarrell's Cove Marina.
Hailing all the way from
Jabobstad, Finland was Ted's
nephew John and Margaretta
Fagerstrom. The plane carrying
the travelers put down in British
Columbia and there they first
stopped to visit Lars and Anita
Fagerstrom (another of Ted's
nephews), at Point Moody. John,
a car and heavy equipment
salesman, had won the trip to
the States for being the top
salesman (out of 40 other
salesmen) for selling the most
Volvos. Other news from the
Ness home was that daughter
Patty received her master's
degree from the University of
Washington in physiological
nursing. She announced, too,
that she had accepted a job with
the federal government which
would take her to Washington,
Olympia man on south end of
the island. Stewart Norris had
been hired by an Olympic
contractor to remove power lines
and poles, where the power lines
had been buried. The bumper of
a car driven by Allan Skare
caught a coil of wire lying on
the road, which in turn caught
Norris' leg, resulting in jerking
the worker up a power pole
which was broken off by the
sudden impact. Norris suffered
two broken shoulders and
internal injuries as a result of
being jerked nearly to the top of
the pole, then dropped to the
ground.
Ernie and Mary Byers of
Point Wilson were planning to
move to Seattle and stated they
would miss their many island
friends made during the many
years they have been residents
here. Ernie was the brother of
the late Odyenne Chaffee, also a
long-time island resident.
present it was a whole lot of fun
seeing tile newest items available
for babies since we last needed
them.
The Joe Vlach family are
temporary island residents. Joe
and Cherry have four sons, three
of whom are attending Pioneer
School. The Vlachs are living in
her folks' the Clyde
Grobeschmitsl summer home
while they are making plans to
have a new home built. Joe is
commuting to work in
Bremerton.
Death claimed Hartstene
Pointe resident Tom McCarty,
who had been ill for quite some
time.
Joe Glaser traveled to
Indiana to get acquainted wtih a
brand-spanking-new
granddaughter born on
Valentine's Day. His visit lasted
three weeks.
The annual meetinl of the
Hartstene Pointe Maintenance
them, and tell her all their news.
Seventeen island gals took
part in the annual outing of the
Women's Club this year. Lunch
was at the Royal Fork in
Tacoma.
Larry and Ida Walsh are now
making Harstine their permanent
home, having been part-time
islanders at the Hole-in-the-Wall
for many, many years. They
moved here from Tacoma.
Wedding bells rang for
Justine (Goetsch) Gregory and
Gilbert Sims in Shelton. The
couple was married by Bishop
Anderson and a reception was
held at the home of Keith and
Sandra Hodson.
A brand-new baby girl made
her debut in Shelton April 18.
Connie Bingham joins one
brother and two sisters at the
home of her proud new parents,
Bill and Cindy Bingham.
After what seemed like both
reported as "under sail" he has
brought home five salmon, while
his fishing efforts "under
power" have been total "zonks!"
For her April birthday
Justine Sims was treated to a
"fly-over" of Harstine Island by
Keith Hodson, who also
celebrates his birthday on the
same date as Justine. Keith is a
seasoned pilot who until recently
owned his own aircraft.
Irv and Helen Harvey were
most happy to be back home
again after their winter vacation
in Apache Junction, Arizona.
Approximately 60 gals were
on hand for the 1977 annual
version of the Pickering-Harstine
party held this month. After a
salad luncheon the gals settled
back to enjoy yet another 'Shirl
Larson Creation" for the
entertainment section. This
year's theme was "The Energy
Crunch." What else?
Shelton Yacht Club's day of
[.Cord Wu.25,..(.Now$2,19 D.C. and also Vermont and Jim and Edith Bowers took Association drew over 300 one very long month and, at the fun culminates in a dance at the
[ 'Otit0:: :*.":-i. ;"! ...... ',, ',thei¢,new motorhome on. a-property owners. One of the, same time, one very'. ,drt ,Harstine Hall.with music by,,ttte
' :Pete Peiersbn was elected the shakedown cruise to California major items on the agenda was month, Gwen and Ivan Thorsos Country Nicks. The day started
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new president for 1977 to the to visit their son, Mark. to undertake the project of and their two sons, Ivan and with breakfast at the Yacht
I mto,y,#,,,v.s, t,,., m.4ml Community Club. Helen Wingert Entertainment was provided the purchasing all the materials to Chris, arrived back home on the Club, then a parade of boats,
| On Monday thru Saury, 9:00 to S: |
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and Beulah Hitchcock had "the visitors via Mark's "new jewel," a build a station for the fire truck, island after "the trip of a gaily decorated following this
r,k,,ktr,k'A-'A"k"ki''-kvkt'A"A"k brand-new Lotus Seven with a which meant no expense to the lifetime." The Thorsos family year's theme, "Coming of
Mazda engine. When Edith chose taxpayers in District Five for this spend a month abroad with one Spring." George and Maxine
CHARTER - AIR FREIGHT - AIR TAXI station. They also voted to build week in England and three weeks Waite's boat, the Dorothy Mac,
** Day or Night the station with all volunteer in Europe. While in England they had one side covered with
help. visited Gwen's aunt and son, evergreen boughs and dogwood
** - [ Reports Red and Goldie Weber put whom she hadn't seen for 12 blossoms spelled out "Spring
Complete Pilot Training
their house up for sale and years. After a week of seeing as Fever" and topside George
(SHELTON
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AIRLINE
are due moved to Puyallup. (But we'll many of the sights as was reclined in a hammock with a
have another report on these humanly possible in that length copy of Playboy, while the grass
-, IIHIILTON AIIIFLITB Elected officials were marvelous friends later in the of time, they ferried to
was knee high and a hand mower
. . reminded this week by County year.) Obstende, Belgium where they barely showed in the tall
' PHONE: Auditor Peggy Cleveland that Glen l_aMar, Harstine artist were met by the Thorsos'
they must file financial affairs from the Hole-in-the-Wall, held daughter (and the boys' sister) vegetation.
_____ikl The Waites were also in
10 a.m. to sutural, 426.14T/ statements between January his first one-man art show at the Janet Robbins and her husband, charge of decorations for the hall
,1- Night, 426-3890 or 426-6417 1-31. Westgate Shopping Mall in West Steve, and their two children, for the dance. En route out to
..__..I'_...___,/ " Emergency Anytime, 891MIIdkl There are two types of forms Olympia. The show ran for four Rachel and Garth. The Robbins Jarrell's Cove for the dance, the
which can be used, the F-1 form days, beginning with a preview family makes their home at boats stopped for a bit to watch
k*****$k*rr'kr'kr'k'/kr* for full reports for those filling on Sunday, then opening on Ohain, a small town near the California gray whale which
out reports for the first time or Wednesday. Brussels. While there they has been staying in the close
As of January 1, 1978,
I have taken up my practice again at the
BELFAIR MEDICAL CLINIC
Belfair, Washington
Telephone 275-6111
Office hours will be
from 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
On Monday, Tuesday, Thursday
and Friday•
Amaly H. Frese, M.D.
those making major changes
from past reports, and the F-1A
form, a short form which can be
used to update previous reports
or report minor changes and
corrections.
Ship of truth
Man with the burning soul
Has but an hour of breath
To build a ship of truth
On which his soul may sail -
Sail on the sea of death,
For death takes toll
Of beauty, courage, youth,
Of all but truth.
John Masefield
00Money Grows On Bushes
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Casual Pickers -- Weekend Pickers,
Bring Us In, A Pick- You Will Be
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(3 Blocks West At Harvey Feed Store)
Shelton
426-4313
Shirl and Gordon Larson
returned home from a trip south
"to see the sun, lest they might
forget what it looked like."
Their houseguest of several
weeks, Millie Carlan, traveled
with them. After two weeks they
parted company with Millie
joined by. another friend. The
two gals planned to travel down
to Old Mexico before Millie
returned to her home on the
East Coast. Gordon and Shirl
stayed in Desert Palm Springs.
APRIL: Helen and Irvie
enjoyed sightseeing in Germany
and France. In France Gwen and
Ivan parted company with the
boys. A train took Gwen and
Ivan to Copenhagen, while the
boys returned to Ohaln with
Janet and Steve.
At Copenhagen they ferried,
train and all, across to Norway.
Twelve hours later they were
met about midnight at Oslo by
Ivan's 82-year-old aunt, Ingebjorg
Eckerman and seven cousins
(none of whom spoke English!),
in a fantastic snowstorm that
vicinity of the buoy near the end
of Hammersley Inlet. Several
theories have been raised as to
why the whale had chosen that
particular location to call home
for several weeks. But out of all
the possibilities this one is the
best: It has fallen in love with
the red buoy.
The latter part of this month
began a session of weekly
"painting parties" held each
Wednesday, under the direction
of Lee Campbell. The scene of
this weekly painting session was
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Credit Union members
and friends.
Saturday, January 21, 1978
PLEASE RSVP!
Beu Kokett 426-3484
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operated by remote control. The
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The Miracle of ,.' (
Heaven, No. 4
The Problem of Sin, Pt. 1 ,1
No. 102 , Ethel B. Di _di,I+
No government can exist without law, for it is the bas'til
all order, standard of conduct and judgment. THE GRAf
FATHER HAS SET THE EXAMPLE FOR ALL HIS inhaldt.q TM
planets. But HIS law was different, based on love. All !
I created beings obeyed by free will and were very happy bec#
they were a part of the government and loved their KING
GL OR Y. , ]
This worked beautifully till their highest angel, the cove
cherub, leader of the heavenly music, noted for his beauty i
wisdom, caused the first disruption when a spark of ]ealot
crept in and grew till one-third of the myriads of angelt ,
joined him (Dan. 7.'10, Heb. 1:14, Rev. 12:4, 12:7-13), rnat..l
a problem.
What to do with them was the question. They could be
out of existence, which would leave serious questionI.
whether GOD was really right. Did HE have something to c
up? Did HE want HIS subjects to have their free will detl{,,.
them by forcing them to do HIS will? ,
So THE FATHER AND SON CONSULTED TOGE
AS TO THE BEST MOVE in order to keep their Io
authority and still have obedience. There was space for ,i
planets, while time was of no essence compared to t l
e " • " • • '
termty, thousand years but a day, when t ts passed i' 1
Pet. 3:8). ;I J
Since creation took six literal days, followed by area :'
(Gen. 1-2, Isa. 6:23), why not allow 6,000 years to Satan a
new planet with a new pair, created in the IMAGE OF ]
and hold dominion under HIM, so if they failed CHRIST WO ,
still have HIS KINGDOM (Gen. 1:28)?
Christ was to have complete charge with one purpose
keep them loyal to GOD'S,, LAW, "For sin tt,(
TRANSGRESSION OF THE LAW' (Row. 6:23), like tho$][
the other planets. But if they should fall to Satan s soph l
and cunning, TIlE FA THER would forgive them and ra3, (
them to HIS KINGDOM if they wished to accept Tt!..
PLAN. 1
So
they were created - a beautiful pair in a beautiful la
with all things provided for their needs.
They were neither mortal nor immortal, but on proba:
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Obey and live happily in tune with the rest of the universe(
disobey and forfeit the garden with its Tree of Life and
River of Life.
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CHRIST carefully explained to them the purpose of
Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil which was Plt
there to be their test of obedience (aen. 2:15-17'). For tl I
the only spot to which Satan had access in the whole gardet
was not to be a long. test and they should stay together. ,
The story is as old as the earth; Eve wandered to the ttr
admiring the beautiful, upright creature that talked cunntt
and deceptively; she at first made an effort to hold her
but in the end she took the fruit, tasted it and took
Adam in her elation. With Adam it was different. He
stunned, looked at her in her beauty and decided to die
her {Gen. 3:1-6).
"Adam was not deceived, but the woman being
was in transgression {1 Tim. 2:14). !
As the serpent beguiled Eve in his sbtlery, I fear
minds should be corrupted from the simplicity that is in
Jesus" (2 Cor. I1:3).
It was thus that sin entered our worM, "And death by 1
It was 4,000 years and 61 generations from Adanl:'l
CHRIST, WHO came when the world was at its loweM l
under cruel Rome. +J
CHRIST CAME TO GIVE THE WHOLE WORLD A
START AND DEFEAT SATAN_ , PERSONALLY ON HIS ¢:-
GROUND. Christ won, so Satan s end is assured.
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