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Shelton-Mason County Journal
Bob Bottman, SOCK fund development
working to bring a YMCA to Shelton.
and facilities manager,
Journal photo by Natalie Johnson
said the organization is
SOCK works to bring national organization to Mason County
By NATALIE JOHNSON
natal~@tTasoncounty.com
When Save Our County's Kids
(SOCK) was created by Sue Sheldon
in 1997, the group had nothing but a
few board games and basketballs.
Since then, SOCK has seen its
share of highs and lows and has
worked to provide safe places for kids
to be kids in Shelton.
Now, SOCK is working to bring a
YMCA to Shelton, said Bob Bottman,
SOCK fund development and facili-
ties manager.
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we've submitted our application to
the national Y," he said. '~¢¢e're think,- Bottman hopes SOCK can start to find a piece of land near those who
ing that we'll get a positive response." working with the YMCA by late sum- need it most.
Next, SOCK hopes the national mer to bring another branch to Shelton. 'Tee want it to be near schools," he
YMCA association will ask other '~£s" However, he said bringing a YMCA said. "There's such a need in Mason
in the area, like those in Olympia and to Shelton won't be cheap, The orga- County for a Y and the programs a Y
Hoquiam, to help start one in Shelton. nization, like SOCK, is a nonprofit, offers," he said.
"By nurturing the potential of ev- and requires fundraising from the YMCA's offer afLer school pro-
cry child and teen, improving the na- community to support a local branch, grams that would help kids in Mason
tion's health and well-being, and sup- "The big thing is fundraising," he said. County, Bottman said.
porting and serving our neighbors, "It's a bunch of money right up front to "They offer facilities that you can't
the Y ensures that everyone has the show that the community is serious." really find anywhere else," he said. "I
opportunity to become healthier, more SOCK has worked since December learned to swim at a Y."
confident, connected and secure," the 2011 to raise community awareness In the short term, SOCK is looking
national YMCA website states, about the project, for a new location while the Mason
Bottman said the YMCA mission '~e're doing kind of low-keymarket- Transit Authority (MTA) works to
fits perfectly with what SOCK has been ing at each of our events," Bottman said. remodel its Transit ~ommunity Can-
trying to do in Shelton for 15 years. SOCK told the community about ter, or the old Shelton Armory, into a
"A Y provides sucha broad spec-the project at events like Shelton's modern downtown transit center.
trum of support for families and their Alternative Giving Fair, SOCICsWhen the transit center is com-
kids," he said. "The kids in Shelton Christmas Bazaar in December, and pleted, the MTA plans to lease space
don't have any place to go." hopes to raise even more awareness to community groups like SOCK, but
Bottman said he hopes that in at its annual Shelton Old Time Fid- for the time being, SOCK plans to
time the YMCA would take over the dlers Fest. lease storage space and downsize its
functions of SOCK in Mason County. Bottman said the YMCA will needequipment, Bottman said.
Best pie could mean
$100 for winner
Wemwent to the com-
unity club meet-
g last Friday
night and I have to tell you,
that meeting continues to re-
affirm the reasons why Judy
and I moved to the island.
Where else in today's fast-
paced world can you bring
a dish of food, a beverage
and sit down with 30 or 40
friends and just plain enjoy
a stress-free evening? All the
days' politicians refer to the
good old days. Well, I have
to think those good old days
-- just like Mom's apple pm
-- still exist right here on
Harstine.
Did I
say apple
pie? At
the meet-
ing Bill
Shoaf (our
local bee
guy and
thespian)
By MIKE is offering
CALLAGHAN a $100.
prize for
the best
pie baked on the island. The
contest will take place on
the second-to-last farmers
market.
Bill will be the judge and
he gets to keep the winning
pie. He made the offer and I
think he is very excited about
it. I also think this new event
might grow in size.
On Friday, Feb. 17, Turn-
ing Pointe will sponsor the
Honest Abe Brewhouse Bash
at the Grove Street Brew-
house in Shelton. This event
is for Shelton's domestic
violence shelter. There will
be live music, a silent auc-
tion with so many nice items,
raffle prizes and a live auc-
tion with Kenny Latimer as
auctioneer.
The raffle is for a wheel-
barrow full of bottled wine.
The Grove Street Brewery
is on the corner of First and
Grove streets. The Turning
Pointe shelter is one-of-a-
kind and has already helped
hundreds of individuals and
their children. They need our
monetary support, so if you
have the time, please try to
stop by. The fundraiser is
from 5-9 p.m.
The guest speaker for last
Friday's community club
meeting was Neil Freitas,
owner of Olympic Bakery
and Deli. He brought a
couple of his staff members
and they talked about how
they got started in the bak-
ery business and some of
the things that go on at the
bakery.
The Garden Club is
sponsoring its annual tree-
plxming demonstration. It
will take place from 9 a.m.-
1 p.m. on Saturday, Feb.
25. The club will meet at
the community hall and
drive out to a couple of
orchards to trim trees. I
understand one of the sites
where they will be demon-
strating is at Jim Thomas'
home.
If you want to learn how
or practice this technique,
this is a great chance to
see how the experts prune
trees. After the demonstra-
tion the club will provide and
host a barbecue for all par-
ticipants.
Speaking of food, there
is one thing that seems to
be constant around this
island -- good eats. One of
the places to find great and
delicious fried oysters will
be at the community hall on'
March 10. The Grange will
be sponsoring its annual
oyster and ham dinner from
3:30-7 p.m.
Grange members tradi-
tionally cook fresh oysters
to perfection. They also offer
ham, ;¢egetables, rolls; bev-
erages and some very deli-
cious desserts. My favorite
part of the dinner is when
one of the Grange members
walks around with a plate of~
oysters and asks if you want
seconds or thirds.
Mason County Fire
District 5 had a busy year
last year. During 2011, it
responded to four fires, one
explosion, 108 medical emer-
gencies, one hazardous con-
dition, 10 service calls, seven
good intent calls, six false
alarms, one severe weather
emergency and one special
incident type for a total of
139 calls.
Like a lot of organizations(
they need volunteers to
help. Fortunately, two people
have stepped forward, Rich-
ard Vinciguerra and Michael
See Harstine on page B-2
Intensive ga
ening
7 getable
gardening
as enjoyed renewed
V interest in recent
years. Not only do home-
grown vegetables taste
much better than store-
bought vegetables, as the
grower,
you con-
trol how
the veg-
etables
are grown
and what,
if any,
chemicals
you use
By JEANNE on them.
Rewards
REHWALDT
are many,
including
increased physical activ-
ity, fresh herbs a few steps
away from your kitchen,
and a beautiful edible gar-
den display in your yard.
You need not have a large
space to grow vegetables.
munity horticulture agent
for WSU Extension pro-
vides us with some inten-
sive gardening techniques
you may war/t to try.
Divide the space where
you want to plant the veg-
etables into beds about 4
feet wide bounded by paths
about 2 feet wide. Then
plant the beds as a block,
not in rows. If the vegetable
needs 10 inches between
plants in a row, plant it 10
inches from any other plant
in the bed. Think of it like
putting cookie dough on a
cookie-baking sheet; get as
many into the space as you
can without crowding them.
Intercropping: Inter-
crops are fast-growing crops
(such as leaf lettuce, green
onions, spinach, mustard or
radishes) that can grow be-
tween large, slower plants
(like squash, tomatoes or
Thursda~
Holly Kennell, former com- See Master on page B-2
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