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Harstine Island:
Travel club will be hopping to it
By JOHN COOPER None of those are what the se- Hot Breakfast Month, Dental EVENTS scheduled for the 6 p.m.; February 27, pinO
11:30 a.m.; February 28, L
The Hartstene Pointe Travel
Club, whose membership includes
people from all over Harstine Is-
land and nearby communities on
the mainland, is planning to hold
its general meeting at the Pointe
clubhouse on Friday, February 2.
Meetings of the travel club are
never mundane get-togethers and
the one planned for February is no
exception. A 'Walentine Sock Hop"
will be held and the evening gets
under way at 5:30 p.m.
In keeping with the era when
sock hops were the rage, the
menu will be hamburgers, chips
and banana splits. For fun on the
dance floor attendees are advised
to dress casually. Jeans and bobby
socks, of course, would be most ap-
propriate. Just to listen to the pop-
ular songs of that bygone era and
recalling the good times of that
day should be most enjoyable.
On Thursday, February 8, the
travel club will have lunch at
Vern's restaurant in Shelton. A
club planner's meeting is sched-
uled for Wednesday, January 31,
and a second planner's meeting
for Wednesday, February 28. Both
sessions at the Pointe clubhouse
will start at 9 a.m.
WHAT IS A strata? We hu-
mans seem to be inclined to inces-
santly invent new meanings for
words. With a little digging we
determined that "strata" was the
title of a science fiction novel by
Terry Pratchett, a form of own-
ership for multi-level apartment
blocks, a Northern California
band, a comic-book superhero, a
1990 album by Steve Roach and
Robert Rich and a company that
sells 3-D software.
nior lunch staff have in mind for
lunch next Wednesday. Going
back to beginnings, the six letter
word strata was simply the plural
of stratum. It meant layers and
for ages cooks have been prepar-
ing dishes in layers ala lasagna
and chicken divan for instance. Of
late it has become popular to call
culinary concoctions in layers by
the name strata and on Wednes-
day, January 31, we will have an
opportunity to sample what the
senior lunch crew has prepared in
layered style. They will be serving
chicken strata, green salad with
dressing, succotash, rolls, butter,
cookies and Jell-O.
The LaJune Senior Lunches
continue to be very popular. Dur-
ing 2006 an average of 82 per-
sons attended each of the lunches,
which are generally held every
other Wednesday, thus continuing
the record set in 2005.
Arlen Morris returned recently
from Hawaii where she missed
some of our wintry weather. She
greeted us with a big aloha and
commented on the month of Feb-
ruary, the first day of which is just
a week away.
ALTHOUGH February is only
28 days long, Ms. Morris dis-
covered that a lot of people have
been prone to seize the individual
days and, in fact, the month itself
as desirable times to celebrate
somethirlg or other. In a periodi-
cal she read the following: "Along
with Groundhog Day, Valentine's
Day, Lincoln and Washington's
birthdays, February is also Can-
dy Month, Cherry Month, Great
American Pie Month, Grapefruit
Month, Potato Month, National
Month and Black History Month."
She found the extensive list a
veritable smorgasbord of ideas
and inspiration to use in plan-
ning for the Thursday, February
1, meeting of the Harstine Island
Women's Club.
"The new superintendent of the
Pioneer School District has been
invited to share with us Pioneer
School news and needs," she said.
"In keeping with that program,
our continuing support of educa-
tion and the awarding of scholar-
ships plus the fact that it is Black
History Month along with many
other things to celebrate, includ-
ing Chocolate Month, we are deco-
rating tables with a multitude of
school supplies, which will be do-
nated to Pioneer School and we
promise a luscious chocolate sur-
prise for dessert."
On Thursday, January 18, Ivan
Thorsos, an island resident of
many years, died at the age of 88.
A memorial service is planned for
noon this Saturday at the Harst-
ine Island Community Hall. The
service will be followed by a lun-
cheon provided by the Harstine
Island Women's Club.
WAN AND HIS wife, Gwen,
who survives him, loved to dance.
Islanders will remember them
doing solo dancing in vaudeville
shows presented by the Harstine
Island Theatre Club. They never
missed an opportunity to trip the
light fantastic at dances held at
the community hall until the end
of 2006. Illness prevented them
from attending the New Year's
Eve dance.
Ivan will be missed.
Reminders - We have not re-
ceived, as yet, what entertainment
treats the theatre club is planning
Conservation board to stage for their 2007 season, but
we feel certain that whatever they
choose to stage will delight audi-
needs new members
The Mason Conservation Dis-
trict is seeking two local residents
to fill elected and appointed vol-
unteer positions on its governing
board.
Candidates for both positions
will be expected to serve a three-
year term as a conservation dis-
trict supervisor. Persons sitting
on the board represent landown-
ers and the general public while
directing the eflbrts era paid staff
Trees, signs
for county's
roads, trails
on to-do list
County officials are moving
ahead with work on the highways
and byways.
Commissioners have autho-
rized John Keates, director of the
Mason County Parks and Trails
Department, to call for a request
for proposals for tree maintenance
management services for Walker
Park, Truman Glick Park and Ma-
son Lake Park.
They have also authorized the
following county road projects for
specific countywide road main-
tenance activities for 2007: sign
placement at an estimated cost of
$15,000; culvert installations at an
estimated cost of $20,000; wetland
mitigation at an estimated cost of
$6,000; and guardrail placement
at an estimated cost of $1,000.
to provide technical assistance on
natural-resource issues to Mason
County landowners.
Supervisors identify local con-
servation needs, set goals and
direct the efforts of the staff to
implement practices designed
to protect soil, water, wildlife
and other renewable natural re-
sources. To be eligible a candi-
date must occupy land within the
conservation district boundaries.
This would include all residents
of the county outside the incor-
porated boundaries of the City
of Shelton. Candidates may also
qualify through the possession
of land within the district as an
owner, lessee, renter or tenant.
A candidate must also be a regis-
tered voter in Mason County.
Conservation districts are sub-
divisions of state government di-
rected by volunteers. Three of the
supervisors are elected and two
are appointed.
Persons interested in the posi-
tion appointed by the Washington
State Conservation Commission
should submit a letter to the dis-
trict that includes name, address,
occupation, area of specialty, in-
terest in renewable natural re-
sources and community involve-
ment. The nomination deadline
for both positions is February 9.
Persons interested in the elect-
ed position can pick up nomina-
tion petitions at the district office
at 1051 SE State Route 3, Suite
G. Petitions can also be requested
by calling the district at 427-9436
or the Washington State Conser-
vation Commission at 360-407-
6202.
...... Charitable Cash
Contributions Changes
(Effective 1/1/07) Last week I mentioned the non-cash changes.
Well, here are some more changes. For cash contributions, taxpayers
MUST HAVE a statement from the charity showing the name of the
charity, the date of the contribution, and the amount given; alterna-
tively, a taxpayer can have a bank record of the contribution. There is
NO dollar threshold for this recordkeeping requirement.
For cash donations less than $250, a bank record (i.e., cancelled
check) or written communication from the charity is required. For
any contributions over $250 a written acknowledgement from char-
ity that meets specific requirements of IRe Sec. 170 (f) (8) (A). Note
cancelled check by itseff is not sufficient. Have a concern, call for an
appointment today!
1635 Olympic Hwy. N., #102A taxfx@hctc.com
360.462.1040
Page 28 - Shelton-Mason County Journal - Thursday, January 25, 2007
community hall: February 1,
women's club, 11:30 a.m., Harst-
ine Island Community Club ex-
ecutive board meeting, 7 p.m.;
February 3, pinochle, 7 p.m.; Feb-
ruary 4 and every Sunday, Harst-
ine Island Choir, 4 p.m.; February
5 and every Monday, Take Off
Pounds Sensibly, 9 a.m.; February
8, garden club, 7 p.m.; February 9,
community club, 6 p.m.; Febru-
ary 13, pinochle, 11:30 a.m.; Feb-
ruary 14, LaJune Senior Lunch,
noon; February 16, grange, 6:30
p.m.; February 17, pinochle, 7
p.m.; February 26, theatre club,
Two men shot
selves to death
The deaths of two Mason Coun-
ty men last week have been ruled
suicides, according to Mason
County Coroner Wes Stockwell.
W. Steven Gilbert, 54, of 5461
Elfendahl Pass Road, was found
on the morning of January 18. He
died of a penetrating contact gun-
shot wound to the head.
On Friday morning, January
19, Lawrence O..Faw, 84, of 90
North Rebecca Lane, was found
dead. He died of a perforating
contact gunshot wound to the ab-
domen.
Stockwell said his office and
the Mason County Sheriffs Office
conducted joint investigations
into the deaths of the two men.
Senior Lunch, noon.
:!
Hood Canal
S :HeeL
January 29-February 2
MONDAY: Breakfast: Waffles
syrup, fruit, juice, milk. Lunch:
chips with cheese, corn,
roll-up, milk.
TUESDAY: Breakfast: Breakfast
rito, fruit, juice, milk. Lunch:
cr CheeSt
pizza, apple ]sp, apple, orange, I d,| !':'
namon bun snacks, milk. . _ai
WEDNESDAY: Breakfast: Soft p re, ,i::
with cheese cup, fruit, iuice, mi,
Lunch: Chicken burger, baked be t]!;i
peaches, corn chips, milk. _:i
THURSDAY: Breakfast: Cherry i
over, fruit, juice, milk. Lunch:
salad sandwich, tomato soup wi
crackers, baby carrots, dip, appl
sauce, fruit gushers, milk. - _J /
FRIDAY: Breakfast: Pancake, sa
on a stick, fruit, juice, milk. Lunch: l
rito with sauce, buttered corn
chocolate chip cookie, milk.
Sponsored by:
WEST COAST BANK
Hoodsport
• N. 24341 Hwy. 101 •
ences. Persons who would like to
have a part in what they will do
are reminded that the club meets
on Monday, January 29, at the
community hall with a potluck at
6 p.m. and the meeting to follow.
Is there a "dark horse" out there
who has the knack and the recipe
for making prize-winning chili? If
there is you will have an opportu-
nity to prove your prowess at the
Friday, February 9, meeting of the
Harstine Island Community Club.
Just show up with your pot full of
tantalizing, taste-tingling chili at
6 p.m. to see if you will be the win-
ner of top honors in the annual
chili cook-off.
HERE ARE A few reminders
of events in the past. Sixty-eight
years ago the first election was
held in Israel and David Ben Gu-
rion became prime minister. Just
46 years in the past John F. Ken-
nedy held the first live presidential
televised news conference. Where
were you when these events oc-
curred? Your corresppndent re-
members and recalls that in 1949
the Soviets detonated their first
nuclear bomb, and the apartheid
policy was adopted in South Af-
rica. In 1961 Yuri Gagarin of the
Soviet Union became the first hu-
man in space and Alan Shephard
made the first American manned
space flight.
Last reminder: We may not be
out of the woods yet as far as win-
ter weather is concerned so keep
your fingers crossed.
Call today for a
FREE ESTIMATE
on a new Trane system!
K" O....lyapic Heating & CoDlin
• Sales • Service * Installations
ItHard ToStopA Tane: * Repairs • Heating * Air
Conditioning • Refrigeration
• 426-9945 • 754-1235 • 1-800-400-9945
OI,YMPHC96BBA
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most sizes
CRUSHED
ROCK --
delivered into Shelton
.1 Callfordetails t
f::t +IDD antdhPeTaC::agsl° fa]
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ta
re:
,2/28 for
$30/halfh
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#MA00023577
Amanda Kayla Tammy Marlena Diva Lisa
Tanning, Haircuts, Colors, Foils, Perms, Waxing, Manicures/Pedicures, Massage,
Bath & Body Supplies, Haircare Products & Jewelry
Mon-Fri 9-7:30, Sat 9-5, Sun 12-6 * Appointments recommended • (360) 432-9950
Behind McDonald's * 2505 Olympic Hwy. N., Suite 470
Harstine Island:
Travel club will be hopping to it
By JOHN COOPER None of those are what the se- Hot Breakfast Month, Dental EVENTS scheduled for the 6 p.m.; February 27, pinO
11:30 a.m.; February 28, L
The Hartstene Pointe Travel
Club, whose membership includes
people from all over Harstine Is-
land and nearby communities on
the mainland, is planning to hold
its general meeting at the Pointe
clubhouse on Friday, February 2.
Meetings of the travel club are
never mundane get-togethers and
the one planned for February is no
exception. A 'Walentine Sock Hop"
will be held and the evening gets
under way at 5:30 p.m.
In keeping with the era when
sock hops were the rage, the
menu will be hamburgers, chips
and banana splits. For fun on the
dance floor attendees are advised
to dress casually. Jeans and bobby
socks, of course, would be most ap-
propriate. Just to listen to the pop-
ular songs of that bygone era and
recalling the good times of that
day should be most enjoyable.
On Thursday, February 8, the
travel club will have lunch at
Vern's restaurant in Shelton. A
club planner's meeting is sched-
uled for Wednesday, January 31,
and a second planner's meeting
for Wednesday, February 28. Both
sessions at the Pointe clubhouse
will start at 9 a.m.
WHAT IS A strata? We hu-
mans seem to be inclined to inces-
santly invent new meanings for
words. With a little digging we
determined that "strata" was the
title of a science fiction novel by
Terry Pratchett, a form of own-
ership for multi-level apartment
blocks, a Northern California
band, a comic-book superhero, a
1990 album by Steve Roach and
Robert Rich and a company that
sells 3-D software.
nior lunch staff have in mind for
lunch next Wednesday. Going
back to beginnings, the six letter
word strata was simply the plural
of stratum. It meant layers and
for ages cooks have been prepar-
ing dishes in layers ala lasagna
and chicken divan for instance. Of
late it has become popular to call
culinary concoctions in layers by
the name strata and on Wednes-
day, January 31, we will have an
opportunity to sample what the
senior lunch crew has prepared in
layered style. They will be serving
chicken strata, green salad with
dressing, succotash, rolls, butter,
cookies and Jell-O.
The LaJune Senior Lunches
continue to be very popular. Dur-
ing 2006 an average of 82 per-
sons attended each of the lunches,
which are generally held every
other Wednesday, thus continuing
the record set in 2005.
Arlen Morris returned recently
from Hawaii where she missed
some of our wintry weather. She
greeted us with a big aloha and
commented on the month of Feb-
ruary, the first day of which is just
a week away.
ALTHOUGH February is only
28 days long, Ms. Morris dis-
covered that a lot of people have
been prone to seize the individual
days and, in fact, the month itself
as desirable times to celebrate
somethirlg or other. In a periodi-
cal she read the following: "Along
with Groundhog Day, Valentine's
Day, Lincoln and Washington's
birthdays, February is also Can-
dy Month, Cherry Month, Great
American Pie Month, Grapefruit
Month, Potato Month, National
Month and Black History Month."
She found the extensive list a
veritable smorgasbord of ideas
and inspiration to use in plan-
ning for the Thursday, February
1, meeting of the Harstine Island
Women's Club.
"The new superintendent of the
Pioneer School District has been
invited to share with us Pioneer
School news and needs," she said.
"In keeping with that program,
our continuing support of educa-
tion and the awarding of scholar-
ships plus the fact that it is Black
History Month along with many
other things to celebrate, includ-
ing Chocolate Month, we are deco-
rating tables with a multitude of
school supplies, which will be do-
nated to Pioneer School and we
promise a luscious chocolate sur-
prise for dessert."
On Thursday, January 18, Ivan
Thorsos, an island resident of
many years, died at the age of 88.
A memorial service is planned for
noon this Saturday at the Harst-
ine Island Community Hall. The
service will be followed by a lun-
cheon provided by the Harstine
Island Women's Club.
WAN AND HIS wife, Gwen,
who survives him, loved to dance.
Islanders will remember them
doing solo dancing in vaudeville
shows presented by the Harstine
Island Theatre Club. They never
missed an opportunity to trip the
light fantastic at dances held at
the community hall until the end
of 2006. Illness prevented them
from attending the New Year's
Eve dance.
Ivan will be missed.
Reminders - We have not re-
ceived, as yet, what entertainment
treats the theatre club is planning
Conservation board to stage for their 2007 season, but
we feel certain that whatever they
choose to stage will delight audi-
needs new members
The Mason Conservation Dis-
trict is seeking two local residents
to fill elected and appointed vol-
unteer positions on its governing
board.
Candidates for both positions
will be expected to serve a three-
year term as a conservation dis-
trict supervisor. Persons sitting
on the board represent landown-
ers and the general public while
directing the eflbrts era paid staff
Trees, signs
for county's
roads, trails
on to-do list
County officials are moving
ahead with work on the highways
and byways.
Commissioners have autho-
rized John Keates, director of the
Mason County Parks and Trails
Department, to call for a request
for proposals for tree maintenance
management services for Walker
Park, Truman Glick Park and Ma-
son Lake Park.
They have also authorized the
following county road projects for
specific countywide road main-
tenance activities for 2007: sign
placement at an estimated cost of
$15,000; culvert installations at an
estimated cost of $20,000; wetland
mitigation at an estimated cost of
$6,000; and guardrail placement
at an estimated cost of $1,000.
to provide technical assistance on
natural-resource issues to Mason
County landowners.
Supervisors identify local con-
servation needs, set goals and
direct the efforts of the staff to
implement practices designed
to protect soil, water, wildlife
and other renewable natural re-
sources. To be eligible a candi-
date must occupy land within the
conservation district boundaries.
This would include all residents
of the county outside the incor-
porated boundaries of the City
of Shelton. Candidates may also
qualify through the possession
of land within the district as an
owner, lessee, renter or tenant.
A candidate must also be a regis-
tered voter in Mason County.
Conservation districts are sub-
divisions of state government di-
rected by volunteers. Three of the
supervisors are elected and two
are appointed.
Persons interested in the posi-
tion appointed by the Washington
State Conservation Commission
should submit a letter to the dis-
trict that includes name, address,
occupation, area of specialty, in-
terest in renewable natural re-
sources and community involve-
ment. The nomination deadline
for both positions is February 9.
Persons interested in the elect-
ed position can pick up nomina-
tion petitions at the district office
at 1051 SE State Route 3, Suite
G. Petitions can also be requested
by calling the district at 427-9436
or the Washington State Conser-
vation Commission at 360-407-
6202.
...... Charitable Cash
Contributions Changes
(Effective 1/1/07) Last week I mentioned the non-cash changes.
Well, here are some more changes. For cash contributions, taxpayers
MUST HAVE a statement from the charity showing the name of the
charity, the date of the contribution, and the amount given; alterna-
tively, a taxpayer can have a bank record of the contribution. There is
NO dollar threshold for this recordkeeping requirement.
For cash donations less than $250, a bank record (i.e., cancelled
check) or written communication from the charity is required. For
any contributions over $250 a written acknowledgement from char-
ity that meets specific requirements of IRe Sec. 170 (f) (8) (A). Note
cancelled check by itseff is not sufficient. Have a concern, call for an
appointment today!
1635 Olympic Hwy. N., #102A taxfx@hctc.com
360.462.1040
Page 28 - Shelton-Mason County Journal - Thursday, January 25, 2007
community hall: February 1,
women's club, 11:30 a.m., Harst-
ine Island Community Club ex-
ecutive board meeting, 7 p.m.;
February 3, pinochle, 7 p.m.; Feb-
ruary 4 and every Sunday, Harst-
ine Island Choir, 4 p.m.; February
5 and every Monday, Take Off
Pounds Sensibly, 9 a.m.; February
8, garden club, 7 p.m.; February 9,
community club, 6 p.m.; Febru-
ary 13, pinochle, 11:30 a.m.; Feb-
ruary 14, LaJune Senior Lunch,
noon; February 16, grange, 6:30
p.m.; February 17, pinochle, 7
p.m.; February 26, theatre club,
Two men shot
selves to death
The deaths of two Mason Coun-
ty men last week have been ruled
suicides, according to Mason
County Coroner Wes Stockwell.
W. Steven Gilbert, 54, of 5461
Elfendahl Pass Road, was found
on the morning of January 18. He
died of a penetrating contact gun-
shot wound to the head.
On Friday morning, January
19, Lawrence O..Faw, 84, of 90
North Rebecca Lane, was found
dead. He died of a perforating
contact gunshot wound to the ab-
domen.
Stockwell said his office and
the Mason County Sheriffs Office
conducted joint investigations
into the deaths of the two men.
Senior Lunch, noon.
:!
Hood Canal
S :HeeL
January 29-February 2
MONDAY: Breakfast: Waffles
syrup, fruit, juice, milk. Lunch:
chips with cheese, corn,
roll-up, milk.
TUESDAY: Breakfast: Breakfast
rito, fruit, juice, milk. Lunch:
cr CheeSt
pizza, apple ]sp, apple, orange, I d,| !':'
namon bun snacks, milk. . _ai
WEDNESDAY: Breakfast: Soft p re, ,i::
with cheese cup, fruit, iuice, mi,
Lunch: Chicken burger, baked be t]!;i
peaches, corn chips, milk. _:i
THURSDAY: Breakfast: Cherry i
over, fruit, juice, milk. Lunch:
salad sandwich, tomato soup wi
crackers, baby carrots, dip, appl
sauce, fruit gushers, milk. - _J /
FRIDAY: Breakfast: Pancake, sa
on a stick, fruit, juice, milk. Lunch: l
rito with sauce, buttered corn
chocolate chip cookie, milk.
Sponsored by:
WEST COAST BANK
Hoodsport
• N. 24341 Hwy. 101 •
ences. Persons who would like to
have a part in what they will do
are reminded that the club meets
on Monday, January 29, at the
community hall with a potluck at
6 p.m. and the meeting to follow.
Is there a "dark horse" out there
who has the knack and the recipe
for making prize-winning chili? If
there is you will have an opportu-
nity to prove your prowess at the
Friday, February 9, meeting of the
Harstine Island Community Club.
Just show up with your pot full of
tantalizing, taste-tingling chili at
6 p.m. to see if you will be the win-
ner of top honors in the annual
chili cook-off.
HERE ARE A few reminders
of events in the past. Sixty-eight
years ago the first election was
held in Israel and David Ben Gu-
rion became prime minister. Just
46 years in the past John F. Ken-
nedy held the first live presidential
televised news conference. Where
were you when these events oc-
curred? Your corresppndent re-
members and recalls that in 1949
the Soviets detonated their first
nuclear bomb, and the apartheid
policy was adopted in South Af-
rica. In 1961 Yuri Gagarin of the
Soviet Union became the first hu-
man in space and Alan Shephard
made the first American manned
space flight.
Last reminder: We may not be
out of the woods yet as far as win-
ter weather is concerned so keep
your fingers crossed.
Call today for a
FREE ESTIMATE
on a new Trane system!
K" O....lyapic Heating & CoDlin
• Sales • Service * Installations
ItHard ToStopA Tane: * Repairs • Heating * Air
Conditioning • Refrigeration
• 426-9945 • 754-1235 • 1-800-400-9945
OI,YMPHC96BBA
10-Yard Truck
most sizes
CRUSHED
ROCK --
delivered into Shelton
.1 Callfordetails t
f::t +IDD antdhPeTaC::agsl° fa]
Plus tax. Price effective 9/1/05, Prices subject to change without notice. ?S,
IK0000n00dy'00ii0000:
CONSTRUCTION GRADE [Cree k ,11
CRUSHED ROCKsz[9 5 In,,r " I°,
3" Minus --Jl:yroN J.=.=r 1
EO.B. i[i I
Located on Highway 101 Call for detailsl
between Shelton and Olympia 472
Year-round delivery (360) 426-
ta
re:
,2/28 for
$30/halfh
LMP
#MA00023577
Amanda Kayla Tammy Marlena Diva Lisa
Tanning, Haircuts, Colors, Foils, Perms, Waxing, Manicures/Pedicures, Massage,
Bath & Body Supplies, Haircare Products & Jewelry
Mon-Fri 9-7:30, Sat 9-5, Sun 12-6 * Appointments recommended • (360) 432-9950
Behind McDonald's * 2505 Olympic Hwy. N., Suite 470