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Habitat for Humanity builds Ft( )F E MASONCOUNTYGARDEN ERS As the days get longer and sun- nier, thoughts are drifting to gar- dening and fresh vegetables from the back yard. This season; fresh vegetables can be found growing around the community as well, with the help of Mason General Hospital and Habitat for Human- ity of Mason County. These groups have come together to support a school and community garden project called HOPE, located at Mountain View Drive, off of Govey Lane. HOPE stands for "hands-on personal empowerment," the goal of the garden&apos;s outreach plan that serves neighboring schools, com- munity groups, and families. In 2010, Mason General Hospi- tal donated property grounds for the garden project, and this year marks the program's pilot. Help from Habitat comes in the form of 16 raised bed frames and an out- door classroom that their volun- teer crew teams, together with the CHOICE Horticulture Club, will build together. Work will kick-off this month on February 25 from 9 "This is a terrific community project that starts from the bare ground, producing both a garden and vital community learning opportunity." a.m. to 5 p.m. "We are excited to partner with HOPE," says Tammey Newton, Executive Director of Habitat for Humanity of Mason County. "This is a terrific community project that starts from the bare ground, producing both a garden and vital community learning opportunity." Joe Coffey, Habitat for Humanity's crew leader for the project, added that Habitat "allows people to get a hand-up, a helping hand, to get them where they couldn't get oth- erwise." Thus Habitat's mission reflects that of HOPE, to offer help that promotes self-reliance and community building. In HOPE's case help is offered through green space and seeds. John Johnson, horticulture teacher at CHOICE High School, wants his students to be involved in order to "lend them an under- standing of the cyclical process of food security. We plant starts ev- ery year in our greenhouse that we later donate and sell but it's help- ful for students to connect to other projects in the community. From the building to the planting we'd like to help at HOPE". This garden serves students of Shelton Head Start, Olympic Mid- dle School, CHOICE High School, and Youth 'N Action. HOPE also has community plots available and those interested can pick up an application at the Department of Public Health, 415 N. Sixth St. HOPE Garden and its partner- ships with Mason General Hospi- tal and Habitat for Humanity re- instate Coffey's belief that "It's not strictly building houses, its build- ing community." Mason County volunE0000er opportunities There are many op- portunities to volunteer in Mason County. For more information on any of these, or to learn about other opportunities, contact The Volunteer Center of Lewis, Mason and Thurston Counties at 360-426-3405 or visit www.volunteer.ws. 1. Kindness in the 001177 kitchen: Ensure everyone receives a healthy meal by volunteering as a nutri- tion assistant at a senior center. Greet diners and help with meal prepara- tion. Senior Services, Ann Munro, 360-586-6181. 2. Good golf: Volunteer to coordinate a charity's upcoming golf tourna- I'm your agent for that. Having me as your agent mfans having a real person there to help you when you need it. So when accidents happen, you have someone you can trust to get the job done right, and right away, Like a good neighbor, State Farm is there? CALL FOR A QUOTE 24/7. Melanie Bakala, Agent 821 West Rai#0ad Avenue Shelton, WA 98584 Bus: 360.426-2428 wvw.ba kalainsurance.com NMLS # 314927 00StateFarm Stat ar Mttgal AtltemobilB }nstlranca Compan,/ S ate Fa "m ndemni 9pac,' • Bl0nn0. it merit. Help create flyers and make connections in the community that will contribute to this fun event. United Way, Jean- nie Gruber, 360-426-4999. 3. Speak my language: Persons fluid in the Span- ish language are needed to teach computer skills to non-English speak- ing students in a literacy program. Learn more about the immigrant com- munity while teach- ing e-mail and word processing basics. Mason County Lit- eracy, Amy Hitch- cock, 360-426-9733. 4. Internet ingenuity: People knowledgeable in the ways of web design are needed to create a web site and brochures for a nonprofit organiza- tion that provides support services. North Mason County Resource, Thomas Armstrong, 360-275-3652. 5. It's garden time: Celebrate the upcoming spring season by helping to create a garden. Join your neighbors on a day next month constructing 12 flowerbeds that will eventually become a com- munity garden. Mason County WSU Extension, Katie, 360-426-9670 ext. 668. More Mason County volunteer opportunities next week ... Why Not Visit the Hymn Sing Tomorrow? Friday. February 18o 5-6pm Missionary Alliance Church on Mountain View at Washin( ton & East "J" Street. Bring your voice, a thankful heart, and a couple o f friends By R. Jeanne Rehwaldt, Program Coordinator Welcome to the first bi- monthly column provided by the Mason County WSU Master Gardeners. We want this col- umn to be a place where read- ers can find gardening tips and information that applies to our local Mason County climate. The Master Gardener Pro- gram is a volunteer organiza- tion that provides research based gardening information to members of the public. Vol- unteers complete more than 60 hours of training during classes that meet as a group, as well as complete on-line training modules for core gardening top- ics through Washington State University. This basic training is given yearly from September through December. Plant and insect clinics are staffed by trained volunteers who can help you with your plant and insect questions. They are held on Mondays from noon to 3 p.m. at the WSU Extension office, county building number four, at 303 N. Fourth Street in Shelton. We are currently con- ducting Country Living work- shops on vegetable gardening monthly through June. Please contact WSU Mason County Extension at gardener.master@ gmail.com, 360-427-9670 ext. 680 or www.mason.wsu.edu for more information and to regis- ter for these classes. It is our vision to use this space to answer your ques- tions about your home garden. You can email your questions directly to the Master Garden- ers at or call the plant clinic at 360-427-9670 ext. 687 and talk with a Master Gardener. Many plant problems are predictable and cyclic. Knowing what is happening in your gar- den each month can be a clue to what your problem may be. Question: The weather has seemed quite mild this winter. Is it okay to prune my roses now? Answer: February often brings deep cold. Don't uncov- er roses, prune, or plant when temperatures drop below freez- ing. Remember there is still an- other month of winter. On mild days it is okay to plant bare- root roses and fruit trees. Question: My bulbs are be- ginning to emerge. Is there any- thing I should do for them now? Answer: Mid-month, pull mulch partly away from emerg- ing bulbs and perennials; hunt hidden slugs. Bring pots of har- dy bulbs into warmth and light for early bloom. Question: I am interested in growing vegetables and have heard we can get started earlier using a cloche or hoop house. What exactly are these things? Answer: A cloche is simple to make and protects your young seedlings from rain, wind, and light frost. For a garden bed of five foot in width, you will need 10 foot lengths of half inch PVC pipe. Bend the pipe and simply push the ends into the ground as far as they will go. (Cut the ends at an angle first to make them easier to push into the ground.) Place these hoops over your bed, about ev- ery three feet. Cover them with three mm plastic (available in the paint section of hardware stores). For a nine-foot bed, you will need a piece that is ten feet wide and 17 feet long. You want to add about eight feet of length to allow cover for the ends. You can hold down the plastic edg- es with water filled milk jugs, rocks, or plastic "cloche clips" available from some nurser- ies and catalogs. During warm days, open the cloche up to al- low the plants ventilation, close up. For a larger version of a cloche, you many want to con- sider building a hoop house. Please visit http://clark.wsu. edu/volunteer/mg/gmtips/hoop- houses.html for more informa- tion. 'Ihank You "From the bottom of our hearts" We wish to thank all of our wonderful friends, families and community for the outpouring of love, support and generosity you have shown us. We will be forever grateful for all you have done. "May God bless you all" -- Kailyn, Lynette, Barley and Michael Mclrvin Bob and Gall Brewer The caring for Kailyn benefit committee would like to thank the many Shelton businesses who gave auction donations and to those who have given personally, anonymously and to the many terrific volunteers who gave of themselves so freely, you helped make "The Caring for Kailyn Benefit" the great success it was. Our sincere appreciation, The caring for Kailyn UCDF Association I.I |0 Shell,,t %111'i1|) ,, I(oo(I '-,ht'llol, %'A ')ll;,II.l ww u,,hcl I q)ll I1'(',01  Pa( Mt. Olive •  .,.& o h Contact us: Grace Bapnst Churc ' ,,. for the6a "th ofthe .,oa svd ,a< p0 ox. 10' ..... 5 Sitt'h0n WA 1854 ",  .  .'  " Phone:(360}462-1611 Times st Services:   ..... l'-nl,lil: p.lstur@gl)cshdtolL.Olg Sunday School ........................ I0 a.m. I [*Itl. ,,.w,,..0,,.,hlto,,,, Sunday Moating Worship ...... 11 a.m. "  Sunday Evening Worship 6 p m i /*i . - . Wednesday Prayer Meeting..... 7 p.m. I i:i ' KMASIO3OAM  Rrsuminq sm,iccs in the ne lll renovated  t Raminu .O..O IO Oflarn Agate Grange Bide, on Agate Loop Rd. " ......... ° .... " ......... Lutheran Church Ml;4otlrl Nyllod 206 Edst Wydndotte Avenue *Contenlporary Service .......... 8:]0 a.m Christian Education ................. 9:45 am Traditional Worship .............. : 11:00 a.m Office 426-6353 Daycare 42'I 3165 Www.nlol c.ctslnenlbel'onlte ct .tier  CroaaPolnt Service Traditional Service t A tilt )rl, ( Ol 1 ( t,ltll)Ol'tt i'y t,l'%,l( t, A IIIOI'P t I',ltlit IOIhll t't'vl( t' ( lhdl I,,,m,. 9:00 AM IIhH hcghln dl X .:[ :[. [, .[ . .n',,.,,..,md.  ' ] 1, ,  ,{, , ,., } , , } 10:45 AM ' ( I)IHt'llll)t)rdry Mt'.s(lt' Choir Children nnd Adult Sunday School 9 AM • Chikh,we both services  tet]Qg NEED WEEKDAY (',11 tqs CHI LDCARE? I o,,=, .... o,.,, futday Serv.ice /': (.itdned.JNJL$.rJ¢ 9:OO .M I ('t'hq)o'dt loll Strvlct" 1 7:(IO I'M I MIll Wtt'k Nel'vi('€, NIII*('I'V 1o 2 Y(,,ll's. 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Seattle St., Union 98592 360-898-7855 web site: www.thenccu.org Faith Luthera. Church .... ,4 Chri,t-centered Church  , WA ....................................................................  , (60) 42(-)8611 SunllayMoml.llWml  1 ,,Let,  Tm0¢donal-lB 4*5 an', lX' ¥otth ,tll,.'es ; Conten',porsr4t CD a n • = ................................................................... dl " __w • FaithC0mmuniy " Pastor Steve Okon   Childeare Center (MS) & Brian Weinberger w:FLC:WA.0% {36062v.37 O.,Iw, r 9 Chapel ol:00helton SUNDAY, 9:30 a.m. at the Civic Center 525 Cota St. WEDNESDAY, 7:00 p.m. at Hope Chapel (2 blocks behind A&W) Please join us for worship and chapter-bB-chapter Bible teaching For more information call 866-0996 • Youth classes at both services - Shehon United Methodist Church www, sheltonumc.com Youth Goup Child,en's Activities Spiritual Growth Cla=ses Adult Cho, Small Goup 8€11 Choir Itere¢r,=tioel Minitde* {')yn,mc Worship Experience Flu Pa;p& ,¢f'S/,l;e. 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