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February 2, 1978     Shelton Mason County Journal
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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 .Page 24 - Shelton-Mason County Journal - Thursday, February 2, 1978 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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