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Harstine
Clubs schedule meetings, bookmobile to make stops on island
By CARMEN YATES
Today the Harstine Wotnen's
Club is holding its first meeting
of 1978. The February meeting
will feature a potluck salad
luncheon, with gals fi'om A
through L furnishing a
smorgasbord of salads. The event
will be repeated sometime later
in tile year and the gals at the
other end of tile alphabet will do
tile Ilonors.
Also, another "happening"
today is the regularly scheduled
arrival of the bookmobile here
on tile island. The mobile library
will be at the ltartstene Pointe
gate from 1 to 1:30 p.m. and
then at the community hall from
1:35 to 2 p.m.
This Saturday the Harstine
and Pickering pinochle players
will invade the ttarstine
Community Hall for their
bi-monthly evening of card
playing. Anyone enjoying this
particular variety of the card
game is welcome to join the fun.
Coming up next week will
also be the first meeting of the
Conununity Club for 1978. The
January meeting was cancelled in
respect to the Baunsgard family
due to Sid Baunsgard's death oil
the Wednesday prior to the
scheduled meeting.
Sid apparently died quietly
in his sleep of a heart attack, tie
had suffered several attacks in
the past year or so. His wife,
Mary, summoned close friends,
as well as the members of her
immediate family and the Fire
District Five aid car.
Sid was a very active member
of the Harstine community since
lie and his wife moved to tile
island in 1961 following his
retirement from the Mobil Oil
Company. He was a member of
the school board at the time
Harstine consolidated with
Pioneer. And he had served as
president of the Community
Club.
Saturday following his death,
members of the family held a
private interment service at the
Harstine Cemetery just prior to a
memorial service held at the
Batstone Funeral Home in
Shelton. In lieu of flowers the
p!ol was deorated with native
,rerts anda large collection
of his hand-carved owls nestled
ill Ihe greenery. Due to this
fawn-ite hobby of hand carving
owls of all sizes, Sid was known
foudly to friends and neighbors
as "The Owl Mall." Many an
island honle (as well as others
off the ishind) will treasure
"Sid's owl" more than ever now.
And those owls will bring back
fond nleulories of this quiet,
tranquil man who pondered
ulany a problem with the aid of
a favorite "friend," his
ever-present pipe. Sid and his
best pipe were inseparable
buddies!
And in case your memories
need a bit of refreshing, way
back last October tile members
decided that tile month of
February seemed like a neat time
tbr good food, to go with good
friends. So next week everyone
is invited to gather at the hall
along about 6:30 p.m. for a
potluck supper. Bring something
good to eat along with a table
setting for each person that will
be dining.
Arlo Wingert was transferred
to the Fir Lane Terrace
Convalescent Center about two
weeks ago following a short
hospital stay. Speedy get-well
wishes are being sent along so
that his stay will be a short one.
A week ago this past
weekend a good-sized crew of
District Five firemen gathered at
Hartstene Pointe for an all-day
work party to speed up the
completion of tile Station Nine
garage. The volunteer workers
calne armed with staple guns and
staples for installing insulation
and hammers and nails to work
on the siding on the exterior of
the building. While the guys were
busy "making hay" on the
building, the gals were busy in
numerous kitchens preparing a
potluck dinner to rejuvenate
their industrious mates. Good
food, coupled with good
friendship, brought the
productive day to an enjoyable
ending.
Doris Jacobson has been an
"island absentee" a good deal
tile past few weeks, for good
reason. She and husband Wil
recently became granparents for
tile third time. But i1 has been
inore than a decade and a half
since there's been a new
(Olyr00pic
College Corner
I I II II II
A tour from Bremerton to Shelton was enjoyed by 24 senior
citizens under the sponsorship of Olympic College last Thursday.
Escorted in a college van, they visited the Washington Corrections
Center, Mason County Senior Center, had lunch in Shelton and, in
the afternoon, toured the College Extension Center in Shelton.
This excursion was part of the planned Community Service
Activities offered through the Bremerton Campus and included in the
Senior Adults ttiking and Excursion Club for the winter quarter of
1978.
Particular interest was shown in the colored fihns and sound tapes
pertaining to the courses available at present for" American history
students. These make more vivid the incidents and attitudes that
shaped the destiny of our country during its formative years. It was
agreed this is a very superior mode of teaching to that used when
these seniors were learning their history a few years back.
A month's planning toward this trip can't account for the
beautiful weather on that day. The reaction of the group was very
positive. Shelton's tour will be remembered by all involved as a very
pleasant part of Olympic College's activities.
PHARMACISTS
MUST BE SURE
No prescription can be dispensed until every
precaution has been taken to be certain it is exactly
as the physician specified. An error is unthinkable.
We must be careful. If there is the slightest
doubt, we contact the physician for additional
information. For, you have placed your life in our
care and we realize our responsibility to protect it.
YOU OR YOUR DOCTOR CAN PIIONE US
when you need a delivery. We will deliver
promptly without extra charge. A great many
people rely on us for their health needs. We
welcome requests for delivery service and charge
accounts.
Nell's Pharmacy
I Fifth & Franklin St.--426.3327
Open Daily 9:30 to 7:30
Saturdays -- 9:30 to 6:00
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grandbaby to spoil. And this
time it was a "first" for their
number-two daughter, Eileen
Mehyers and her husband Geoff
of Puyallup. The new arrival, a
boy named Erick, weighed in at
seven pounds, five ounces.
Jim and Edith Bowers arrived
back home about the middle of
January from a trip to Florida.
The beginning of that trip got
off to a shaky start, to say the
least. Since the couple planned
to drive a car home from Florida
and didn't want to have to store
another one at Sea-Tac, yours
truly and friendly husband
volunteered to drive the travelers
up to the airport last December
13. Although their plane wasn't
due to depart until almost
midnight we left the island
shortly after 6 p.m. with plans
to stop in Tacoma for dinner
enroute. However, we took the
"back way," via Purdy and the
Narrows Bridge. Before the
evening was over we were all
most thankful that we had left
the island early. For when we
were about two miles from
Purdy the headlights on our car
suddenly went out. A good deal
of probing under the hood didn't
solve the problem. Fortunately, a
good Samaritan (with more nerve
than yours truly would have had,
under the circumstances, based
on a one-to-tour ratio)stopped
and offered assistance. He was a
volunteer fireman en route to
fire meeting. He had a CB radio
and called a tow truck from
Purdy and then stayed until it
arrived. The tow truck "charged"
our battery and we drove into
his station under our own power.
The consensus of opinion was
that it might be a faulty
alternator, which the operator of
the tow truck drove down to a
nearby station to obtain said
piece of equipment that would
fit our flivver. After installing
the alternator we were on our
way again.., but not for long!
Once out in the thick of traffic
we only got about two blocks
from the station and "Bang,"
out went the lights again. Once
again I picked nay way off the
side of the road and we returned
to the same station. This time
everyone diagnosed the problem
as the regulator and the station
owner made a second trip to the
other station. After installing this
part we once again headed down
the road with the comforting
thought that the station owner
would be headed for Tacoma as
soon as he closed up shop and
would keep an eye out for us, in
case we had more problems.
Needless to say, we all were
on pins and needles lest we miss
tile Bowers' flight from Sea-Tac.
Long before tile second setback
we had all "scratched" plans for
dinner at Johnnie's Dock.
But the best part of all of
our car problems was the service
station owner, who was enough
to restore complete faith in even
the most cynical of tile Imman
race. The first time, after
spending over an hour installing
an alternator, after driving two
or more miles to help us, he
refused any payment! tte said to
come back tile following week
and he would check out our
alternator to see if it was the
problem, in tile meantime. And
even after we returned and he
installed a brand-new part, he
still wouldn't accept any money
from us.
The new regulator seemed to
have solved our problems and we
made it to Sea-Tac without any
further problems. Upon our
arrival we learned that the
Bowers' flight had been delayed
one hour. We waited and saw
them off. We drove back to the
island without any further
mechanical problems.
About a week later we
received a letter from Jim and
Edith, indicating that our trip to
the airport had, apparently, set
the tone for the whole trip to
Florida. Upon leaving Sea-Tac,
the pilot assured all the
passengers that he would be able
to make up the lost time so that
everyone would be able to make
connections with other flights.
But fate was to intervene once
again. Near Tulsa, Oklahoma,
which Jim described as similar to
"Shelton International" the
plane had to turn back due to
weather conditions. The flight
schedule called for taking on
supplies, both food and fuel, at
St. Louis but that, too, was out.
When the travelers finally arrived
at Atlanta, Georgia, they were
about four or five hours behind
schedule for their connecting
flight to their destination of
Gainesville. But, eventually, they
did arrive in Gainesville and were
met by their son, John.
But the grand finale was yet
to colne, as they were soon to
discover. A short ways from the
airport a police motorcade halted
traffic at an intersection, as
umpteen farm tractors
participating in the December
"tractorcade" participated in the
united "farm strike." In spite of
all the delays en route to
Florida, Jim and Edith arrived in
plenty of time for the big
occasion for which they had
made tle trip, son John's
graduation from the University
of Florida with a degree in law.
Thanks To You, It's Working
Shelton-Mason County
United Good Neighbors
ANNUAL REPORT
1978 AGENCY ALLOCATIONS
Campfire Girls ..................................... $4,700.00
Crii Cli i " $50000
ss nc .......................................
Exceptional Foresters ................................. $1,500.00
Boy Scouts ......................................... $6,300.00
Senior Center .................. . ................... $2,500,00
Children's Home Society ................. .............. $850.00
Mason Youth Services ............................... $1,900.00
TAMARC ........................................ $1,600.00
Salvation Army .................................... $2,750.00
Girl Scouts ............................. , .......... $4,200.00
Faith Home ......................................... $200.00
Red Cross ......................................... $3,000.00
Community Mental Health ............................ $2,000.00
Kidney Foundation ................... requested no funds this year
Total Allocations, 1978 ........................... $32,000.00
1977 CAMPAIGN REPORT 1977/1978
Cash & Pledge Total
Corporate Gifts
Employee Solicitation
Business -- Shelton
Business -- Outlying Areas
Professional
Mailing & Miscellaneous
Totals
$11,058.00
$16,709.72
$667.00
$1,297.50
$1,090.00
$1,518.00
$32,340.22
1976/1977
Campaign Total
$9,725.00
$16,815.10
$1,045.00
$351.00
$933.00
$1,827.50
$30,696.60
1977 FINANCIAL REPORT
Income Statement
Cash on hand 1/1/77
Income for 1977
Total Funds Available, 1977
$11,010.05
$32,723.92
$43,733.97
$43,733.97
Expense Statement
Bookkeeper's Salary 02 Mos. at $25)
Postage
State Fees & Licenses
Office Supplies and Expense
Campaign Supplies & Expense
Miscellaneous
Allocations to Member Agencies
Total Expenditures, 1977
Cash on Hand 12/31/77
$300.00
$65.00
$41.00
$67.90
$916.60
$404.40
$30,750.00
$32,544.90
$32,544.90
$11,189.07
Bud Lyon
1977 President
Torger Lee
1978 President
This space courtesy ITT-Rayonier anti Simpson Timber Company
After taking the bar exam later
this month, John Bowers, his
wife and two small daughters
will be headed for Camp Le
Jeune, North Carolina, where he
will be putting his training to
work with the U.S. Marines.
One of the other highlights
of the islanders' trip was going
to Disneyworld, behind the
scenes, thanks to a relative who
is employed at the famous
playland. However, Jim and
Edith did take one ride which
had "unnerved" them a bit
previously.., that being a ride
on Space Mountain. They
described it as very similar to a
roller coaster ride, but in total
darkness and the modes of
transportation are similar to
snowmobiles. They reported it
was every bit as hairy as the one
they took last time they were
back there.
A recent visitor at the Dot
Smith home was her
Vivian Meyer
Indiana. Highlighl
two-week stay
trip into Olympia
Dorothy Mac,"
daughter, Maxine
husband George.
arrival in Olympia
a Sunday brunch at
House. On another
and Vivian were
daughter, Pauline
her daughter, Kathy
lunch at the Falls
the Olympia Brewery.
yet another highlight
Maxine invited her
day of brush
woods.
A stormy sea
Timid men prefer
despotism to the
of liberty.
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