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Shelton-Mason County Journal il Commission will select 40 pieces to hang at MGH By NATALIE JOHNSON natalie@masoncounty.com Mason County's youngest art- ists will once again be celebrated in the halls of Mason General Hos- pital in 2012. Each year just after the start of school in September, the Mason General Hospital Arts Commis- sion distributes one piece of ll- inch by 14-inch paper to every stu- dent from first through 12th grade in the county. The commission then collects the art and picks the top 40 exam- ples, which will hang for the next year throughout" Mason General Hospital. The Mason General Hospital Arts Commission has wrapped up its third annual art contest, and plans to have a reception for the kids on Tuesday, Feb. 7, at the hospital. "It's for the children and their families," said Paula Ferrara of Art Talks, a member of the art Journal photo by Natalie Johnson Paula Ferrara of Art Talks displays one of her favorite drawings, called "Bird and Cat are Friends," by first grade student Emma Grijaiva, created by kids in the Mason General Hospital Arts Commission's annual children's art competition. commission for two years, canceled due to heavy snow last the art in mid-fall, the drawings The reception was originallyweek. and paintings, drawn in mediums scheduled for Jan. 19, but was After the commission selects from crayon to pencil to water- color, go to Art Talks in Shelton, where Ferrara frames each one. Then they are available for dis- play through January at the shop. Ferrara said the art commis- sion began the program three years ago after one of its members witnessed a similar program in Anchorage, Ala. "Children's art cheers you up," Ferrara said. "Somebody in the hospital can look across the room and see the art." After the art hangs for a year, art commission members take it down to make room for the next year's batch of artists. Most of the time, the art goes back to the child who created it, but occasionally the hospital will choose to pur- chase the art. In one instance, Ferrara said, the Mason General Hospital ma- ternity ward purchased an origi- nal piece of art. Ferrara said the childrens' art never fails to make her smile. "It's the best thing I've seen. I love children's art," she said. "When looking through that you can't help but laugh at some of the titles and the creativity of the children." One of Ferrara's favorite pieces of art, she said, is a crayon draw- ing by first grade student Emma See Art on page B-4 Shelton Community Kitchen sees success after extended hours ..... By NATALIE JOHNSON natalie@masoncounty.com For 14 years, Ken Benja- min, along with other volun- teers at the Shelton Commu- nity Kitchen, has worked to feed the hungry in Shelton. However, until six months ago, they could only do so at certain times of the day when they were open. But six months ago, the kitchen began staying open from 6 a.m. to 5 p.m., which Benjamin says has been very successful. "Anybody who comes in here gets a meal," said Benjamin, who founded the kitchen. "By the end of the month we're serving 200 meals a day." Before, when the kitch- en was only open at meal times, Benjamin said doz- ens of people would gather on the street and sidewalk, waiting to get their dinner at 6 p.m. "It got to the point for a :: nighttime meal we'd have 100 people outside," he said. Now, the stream of clients is steadier, eliminating the problem of overcrowding in the street and in the build- ing, Benjamin said. "They trickle in and trickle out," he said. The kitchen serves an early dinner to work around bus schedules, Benjamin said. In the last month, the kitchen has also added an informal food bank. On days when other food banks in the county are closed, the kitchen's can supply hungry locals with supplies to get them through until the ma- jor food banks are open. "Whatever foods we're getting we let people come in and get them -- it's all re- ally high quality," Benjamin said. While many organiza- tions were closed through Shelton Community Kitchen volunteer Harlan Tormanen See Kitchen on page B-4 patrons of the kitchen in downtown Shelton. dishes Journal photo by Natalie Johnson up breakfast for Thursday, January 26, Weather complicates life on the island The snow, that was okay. But the ice -- that sure caused some trouble. Judy and I were snowed in for a day, then the ice came and falling trees and limbs locked us in. I guess I should have paid more attention to some of that CERT training. I took the snowstorm for granted and really didn't plan for the prob- lems. So, when I went to get my chain saw going, I didn't have enough gas and my chain was dull. Hopefully I've learned a valuable lesson -- next time things could be worse. After two days cutting, we did finally escaped. In this regard -- if you have any stories or lessons that you think is- landers could learn from please pass them along to me at sobadog@msn.com. And, I don't know about the rest of you, but I was impressed By MIKE with the response CALLAGHAN time of our Mason County PUD 3 -- they had us back up and running after only four hours of power outage. On a personal note, a couple friends of mine have had to deal with prostate cancer. They both battled and beat the cancer. They remind me all the time to keep track of my Prostate Specific Anti- gen Test (PSA) and I say I will, but only follow through once a year. There is an organization called Us TOO and it is a prostate cancer education and support group. They have an open invitation for all who might be interested in learning more about the disease. They meet at 10 a.m. every second Tuesday at the Olym- pic Bakery on Pickering road. They also have a night meeting at 7 p.m. on the last Monday of the month. This meet- ing is held in the Skokomish Room at Mason General Hospital. So, if you don't know what your P.S.A. is or what it stands for, you can get more information at www.ustoo.org. On Feb. 14 the Us TOO group will meet at the bakery and celebrate Valen- tine's Day with their sweethearts. This will be a special meeting because they are going to have a guest speaker, Tri- cia Sinekis. Sinekis is the manager of the Community Cancer Program for Franciscan Health Systems. She is a nutrition and health life style coach See Harstine on page B-4 2012 - Shelton-Mason County Journal - Page B-1