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ourna By NATALIE JOHNSON Mason County elementary students in grades 1 - 3 were given a rare treat this week - a live performance of "Peter and the Wolf' sponsored by Shelton Junior Programs. Area students took a field trip to the Shelton High School auditorium at 10 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. on Tuesday and watched the hour-long play, by the Pushcar Play- ers from Verona, New Jersey. Shelton Junior Programs has been bringing live theater to children in grades 1 - 6 since 1998, said volunteer Phyllis Ahlf. "We have done 'Charlotte's Web,' we've had plays with African tales ... we try to have a variety of types," she said. The play "Peter and the Wolf," written by Russian Composer Sergei Prokofiev in 1936, was designed to introduce children to orchestral instruments. In the play, Peter is represented by strings, his grandfather by a bassoon, the bird, Sasha, by a flute, the wolf, by a French horn, and the hunter, by drums. In "Peter and the Wolf," Peter decides to go on an adventure and runs into a wolf. Peter gets the adventure he hoped for, and spends the rest of the play trying to save his friend Clara the duck from the clutch- es of the evil wolf. Eventually, the wolf realizes that you get farther in life being friendly, than eat- ing your friends. With the help of Peter, and a friendly hunter, the wolf decides to pursue a new life. ;i See Changing on page B-5 Journal photo by Natalie Johnson Peter talks to his cat, in "Peter and the Wolf." Most of the animals were simple puppets in the play. ~4 I Annie Gajadhar took over ownership of Sue's Stitch in Time a year ago. Journa photo by Natalie Johnson By NATALIE JOHNSON Annie Gajadhar is a self-con- fessed fabric junkie and quilt nut. Almost exactly a year ago, Ga- jadhar took over ownership at Sue's Stitch in Time in Shelton and since then has made a defmite impression on her fellow quilt-crazy Sheltonites: "I think a lot of people were like wow, you're going to own a quilt shop? I'm a little older than I look, I'm actually 40," she said. "But still yes, quite a bit younger for the quilt shop industry." Gajadhar began quilting about eight years ago around the time she had her first child, she said. Her mother started quilting at about the same time, and soon the two of them were visiting Sue's Stitch in Time together to search for new fabrics and quilt ideas. "The shop has been here for 10 years and I have been quilting for about eight years ... and. love it," she said. "We said we should open a quilt shop, because we spent lots of money at quilt shops and were al- ways quilting." Gajadhar said that she had only one real concern. "I thought, 'I'd have to learn how to cut yardage, how do you do that?" she said. "I said, 'you'd have to show me how to do that mom.' That was my biggest concern." When Gajadhar found out the shop was for sale, she decided to go for it, and worked for months to be- come a small business owner for the first time. Although her background is in pharmacy, Gajadhar said that it wasn't a huge transition from her past to her new role as a quilt-shop entrepreneur. "I used to work a lot, I had a ca- reer. I have a bachelors degree in business administration and like to keep busy," she said. Gajadhar said that many other members of her family have busi- ness backgrounds too, and are able to help. "I have lots of advisors," she said. Today, the shop is runnir/g smoothly with Gajadhar's own per- sonal stamp on it. She said the com- munity's response to her, and to her mother, has been very positive. "I have a morn who loves to quilt and when she's here people call her Queen Esther,' Gajadhar said. "She very much is the matriarch of the shop, people come in the shop and they adore her." Gajadhar and her employees run several classes ranging from the ba- sics of quilting to more complicated projects like dying fabrics. The shop also sells kits for popular quilt de- signs. See Cookin' on page B-5 I've got to admit to you that it's a little tough to write this column on a Su- per Bowl Sunday night and it's made even a little more difficult when that same day is your birthday (me and Ronald Reagan) so we we'll see what happens. Tomorrow night, Friday, is the monthly Community Club meeting - I know that be- cause Judy and I aloI g with Dan and Brenda Stain- brook will be host- ing. So, gather up your plates and silverware, put together a potluck dish, grab some- thing to drink and head on down to the hall aro.u d 6 p,m, As winter turns' to spring, activities will begin to pick up here on the is- land. I know that in March there is going to be a garage sale at the community hall, a Kiwanis Crab and Dinner at Pioneer School and then there's the choir perfor- mances in May so get those calendars out and start planning your dates. If you didn't make it to the Senior Lunch yester- day, you missed a wonderful baked chicken dinner. But, fear not, there is another lunch planned for 23rd. They will be serving baked ham and scalloped potatoes along with a few other good- ies. Noon is the time the lunch bell rings, so make sure you get there a little early so you can get a good seat. The Women's Club met this past Thursday at the community hall. Kathy Byerk sent us a report. This month the hostesses were Allison Main and Diane My- ers. They had decorated the hall with decorations that complimented the theme MIKE CALLAGHAN of the program, which was "Kitten Rescue." Cute stuffed animals sat on all the tables as well as dog and cat treats for the attending members to take home to their pets. It was brown bag lunches with a dessert of cupcakes iced with cat faces and paw prints made by Sugar Cakes Bakery. In addition to the cupcakes Diane made sugar, cook- ies frosted with cat faces. Allison intro- duced the speaker, Norma from the Kit- ten Rescue of Mason County. Kitten l s- cue is a non-profit organization. All donations,are tax de- , ductible and are used for the support of rescued cats and kittens. Norma spoke about how she and her staff of 42 vol- unteers help to care for abandoned cats and kit- tens. Through their efforts, Norma said, they adopt ap- proximately 400 hundred cats a year and try to match potential owners to those special cats waiting for their forever home. Call Norma for details at, 360-584-0594. Our thanks to Haigh Vet- erinary Hospital, Paws and Claws Pet Store, Auntie Em's Pet Grooming, Maria- no's Fine Jewelry & Design, Thomas Printing, and Lily's Nails. The auction brought in just under $400 that was given to Norma to help with her efforts at Kitten Res- cue. We had fun voting for the cutest dog and cat from photos brought to the meet- ing by our members. Winner of cutest cat was "Bucket," owner, Bobbi Conley, and cutest dog was "Sir Dun- can," owner, Marlene Hol- man. See Harstine on page B-5 . . Thursday, Feb. 10, 2011 - Shelton-Mason County Journal - Page B-1 ti I I 't I I