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Journal G "ng commun Master Gardeners host work party at Catalyst Park By NATALIE JOHNSON Since last "year, the Mason Coun- ty Master Gardeners have been tending a community garden in Shelton's Catalyst Park. On Monday, the master garden- ers hosted a work party to clear more of Catalyst Park's land, which was covered with thick blackberry bushes, vines and a few trees, to make room for fruit trees and ex- panded vegetable garden. Mark Ziegler, parks and recre- ation supervisor for the city of Shel- ton, said that although it is a city park, the master gardeners have done most of the work to turn it into what it is today. "It was donated a couple of years ago and we didn't really have an ability to develop it," he said. Ziegler said that the name Cat- alyst Park was chosen because it was intended to bring the commu- nity together, just as it did Monday, when dozens of local volunteers, from WSU extension, Washington Conservation Corps, the Optimists club, and many other groups, came See Gardeners on page B-6 Volunteers clear brush from Catalyst Park in Shelton. Journal photo by Natalie Johnson Jessica Smith and Edgar Osorio Catch them young High school students fight bullying for senior project By NATALIE JOHNSON Shelton High School stu- dents Jessica Smith and Ed- gar Osorio are going back to elementary school, but now they're the teachers. For their senior project, Oso- rio and Smith chose to create a "bully-prevention club" at Ev- ergreen Elementary School, to teach children about the harms of bullying, and techniques to use to overcome it. "The point (of the senior project) I think is to help your community out," Osorio said. "I think we've done a pretty good job." The club, which includes about 15 fourth and fifth grad- ers, has met every Monday and Wednesday from 3 p.m. to 4:20 p.m. at Evergreen since the middle of December, Smith and Osorio said. Smith, a junior getting her project done early, and Osorio, a senior, said they were brain- storming possible projects one day when Smith came up with the idea of the anti-bullying workshop. "I came up with it of course," Smith said. The students had multiple planning meetings with Ever- green staff, who advised them on the best ways of carrying out their idea. "We really thought about it and ... planned it out and went down to the school and talked to the principal," Osorio said. They said that Evergreen counselor Elli Harron helped them plan the program and find research materials. "Ms. Harron helped us out a lot, she gave us papers to read," Smith said. Eventually the students, with the help of Evergreen staff, developed a program to teach the bullied and bul- lies alike how to deal with the problem, which they say is only getting worse. "This is a selected group of kids that were having prob- lems," Smith said. "We taught them different kinds of tech- niques, and we also went over the types of bullying, like phys- ical, verbal, social and cyber- bullying." Smith and Osorio said that the group is varied, including both shy and outgoing kids, and both bullies and the bul- lied. Smith and Osorio said they were surprised by the Ever- green students' enthusiasm for the club. They said that the students are quick to engage in long discussions. "We have a lot of discussions and a lot of questions and com- ments," Osorio said. "We can't even finish a lesson because they have so many questions and comments." Inspired by the success of their after school club, Smith and Osorio are also putting on an assembly for all Evergreen students on January 20. "We're going to teach kids, pretty much a shorter version, what bullying is, and then we're going to explain statis- tics," Smith said. "A lot of the kids don't really realize how serious bullying becomes ... it's like one in four suicides in teenagers is related to bully- ing." While they started the proj- ect to help kids and prevent bullying in school, Smith and Osorio said that the project has helped them too. They said it has forced them to learn pa- tience and how to deal with children. "I really got to know the kids," Osorio said. "I wasn't re- ally much of a kid guy before this, now I actually kind of like kids." Smith said that most of the kids in the club defied her ex- pectations. See Cookin' on page B-5 S ng good bye t,) true islanders Rod and Jenny Hammet are a symbol of today's island residents in many ways. They were with the first wave of inhabitants as outlined in the representative work "The Island Remembers." These were the folks that carved dirt roads across the island and made a tough living by farm- ing. They raised their families here and the kids followed in the parents footsteps. Then the bridge was built in 1969 and a second wave moved in. These were people with dreams of retirement or a desire for a week- end getaway far from the maddening crowd. This is the time when the Hammets found a small plot of beautiful land overlooking Case Inlet. They spent the following years enjoy- ing their splendor and lending their talents to the activities that bless this island. Whenever there was a need, the Hammets searched into their tal- ent bag and pulled out what they had and gave it all. Now, sadly, they're leaving the island, so we are going to have a party for Rod and Jenny. It will take place Saturday, Janu- ary 22 at the Community Hall. The organizers, Barbara LaJune, Dud- ley Panchot, Richard Peet and Mary Nichols, would like to have a potluck dinner starting at 5 p.m. It will be a BYOB dinner, kind of like a regular 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 going to leave a big hole. So, give one of the organizers a call and donate a little money today. If you've been meaning to donate some money but haven't gotten around to it yet, you will have another opportu- nity right there at the door. Some of the organizers will be at the hall on Friday around 2 p.m. working on decorations. So, if you'd like to help out then, I know they could use the help. The second Senior Lunch of the month will be on Wednesday, Jan. 26. The doors will open around 11:30 a.m. and you might want to be there a little early as last week's lunch had over 70 diners. Wednesday's lunch will feature turkey tetrazzini, green salad, pick- led beets and for dessert they will have brownies or bread pudding. As usual, it would be very nice if you were to leave a $3 donation so they can afford to put together another lunch in two more weeks. MIKE CALLAGHAN Elizabeth Berndt sent in this information about the choir. They had a fantastic retreat last weekend, and this Sunday, Jan. 15, marks the beginning of their May concert rehears- als. May concerts will always be on the 3rd weekend in May so it is easy for everyone to remember. Dates and locations are: May 20, Friday, 7 p.m., Church in Shelton; May 21, Saturday, 3 p.m., St Hugh Episcopal Church, Allyn; May 22, Sunday, 3 p.m., Harstine Island Community Hall. Harstine Island Community Choir's May concert series is entitled "Heart Beats," and is a lively pre- sentation of love songs. Delight in Disney's Kiss the Girl from The Lit- tle Mermaid, Some Enchanted Eve- ning from South Pacific, and Sum- mertime from Porgy and Bess. Mourn through songs of sorrow such as Danny Boy and Barb' ry Ellen. Songs range from master compos- ers works like Brahms' melodious love songs to today's preeminent cho- ral composers works like Z. Randall Stroope's powerful Omnia sol and Morten Lauridsen's haunting Dirait- on. Harstine Island Community Choir debuts the commissioned love song of local composer and musician, Pat Butler. Come sing with Mason County's Harstine Island Commu- See Harstine on page B-5 Thursday, Jan. 20, 2011 - Shelton-Mason County Journal - Page B-1