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What's Cook kn'?
Don Leaf returns to familiar
territory to share information
By MARY DUNCAN ly Foundation property. "There tenance are not extra expenses.
Don Leaf is something of a
circuit rider, spanning the coun-
ty from Shelton to Hoodsport and
Lilliwaup, Matlock to North Ma-
son and Cranberry Lake, deliv-
ering his message about "an
ounce of prevention."
As continuing education coor-
dinator for the University of
Washington Sea Grant program,
Don is conducting a series of
workshops and classes on septic
systems. The schedule for "Your
Septic System - An Ounce of
Prevention" runs though April
and the sessions are held
throughout the county and at
Cranberry Lake Research and
Education Center.
"They're fairly informal and
they're for owners of on-site sep-
tic ystems, he says of the class-
es. "The underlying reason is
that when people do know more ,,,
about their systems, then it's eas-
ier to know what to do when they
find or observe certain things. .!
They can make it work better. :
They can avoid things that make
them operate more poorly. And :
there's a general positive effect if
an owner is interested in his on-
site system."
THOSE WHO ATTEND will
learn about the various compo-
nents of the system and what they
look like when they're working.
"That might be pretty mysterious
to some people," he continues
with a smile. "The bottom line is
that when people know about their
systems adequately, then they
are in a much better position to
operate them sanely and monitor
them with real intelligence.
"People have it," Don empha-
sizes. "It's just that in some cases
they don't know what to look for."
He notes that pumping a septic
system is an example of an ac-
tion that could be done less fre-
quently if the system is moni-
tored and only pumped when its
ready. "Septic systems, the tanks
themselves, work better if there
is, in fact, some accumulated
material. It's the excess that
needs to be pumped out. Only
when excess solids are accumu-
lated should it be pumped," he ex-
AS EDUCATIONAL COORDINATOR for the Sea Grant
program, Don Leaf delivers workshops throughout the
county on preventing septic system problems.
plains.
Also knowing where the
drainfields and water lines are
located is important because,
Don says, a leaking water pipe
could cause problems for a
drainfield. "And where down-
spout drains go," he adds to the
list of things to know, "because
roof drainage and driveway
drainage can, in fact, cause
problems by saturating that
drainfield area." A sept!c-sys-
tem problem might not have any-
thing to do at all with what goes
on inside the house, he adds, but
have to do with how lot drainages
are arranged.
BESIDES THE class sessions,
Don conducts workshops at
Cranberry Lake, a Frank Fami-
Next Thursday evening:
Nelson, Snyder, Yake
will read their poetry
Three poets whose work is fea-
tured in the recent anthology
Least-Loved Beasts of the Really
Wild West will read in Shelton
next Thursday evening.
Jo Nelson, Laura Snyder and
Bill Yake will read at 7 p.m. Feb-
ruary 25 in Saint David's Hall as
part of the series sponsored by
Olympic Poets and Writers Work-
shop.
None of the three is a stranger
to local parts. Jo Nelson was
Writer in Residence in the Hood
Canal School District earlier in
the '90s, has been published in
numerous literary magazines and
anthologies, and teaches creative
writing at Tacoma Community
College, Gig Harbor. She last
read in the Shelton reading series
in 1996.
Laura Snyder, whose writing
career has been on the ascent
since she turned to poetry in 1994
and won Pacific Northwest
Writers Conference poetry hon-
ors, has studied with such lumi-
naries as Robert Michael Pyle
and Pattiann Rogers. Recently,
she was fatured on the air read-
ing hr poetry on KUOW Radio.
She also read here in 1996.
Bill Yake is a familiar face to
the local poetry audience. A fre-
quent reader in the OPWW
series, he has several chapbooks
to his credit, including Giving
Critters Short Shrift and a collec-
tion of poems written after visits
to New Zealand and Mexico. He
has had works published in mag-
azines including Fine Madness,
Wilderness and Convolvulus and
ITRACY
was a recent nominee for a Push-
cart Prize.
The reading will begin with an
open-podium opportunity for local
writers to share short samples of
their work. The host writers' cir-
cle will serve coffee and cookies.
saint David's Hall is handicap-
accessible.
xa' Davz ,
i! CaL,Ty
Hand CRaIZTeD GIFTS
13RmC in This a)
$ l OF]: ,.Ty l.,.d.se or $10m
rbus..,FL-Sar. l-S p.a.
........ 2_Z.j?:5 . 3 a w. ce,..
"You should see me O.q..!"
Happy
18 th
Page 8 - Shelton-Mason County Journal - Thursday, February 18, 1999
Love, from Mom, Steve
and Commander
is a demonstration septic system
there," he explains. "This sys-
tem is set up so it can be easily
observed. It's an optional, sug-
gested part of the class scenario."
Those lessons are set for Satur-
days, February 20, March 13,
April 3 and 17, mornings from
10:30 to noon or afternoons from
12:30 to 2 o'clock.
In addition to the scheduled
classes, Don notes, community
groups or homeowner associa-
tions can arrange for a presenta-
tion at their meeting places. He
says to arrange for a presenta-
tion or to find out about classes,
people can call him at the coop-
erative extension office, 427-9670
or 275-4467, Extension 396.
Don brings a wealth of experi-
ence to his mission with Sea
Grant, having worked for Thur-
ston-Mason Health District and
then Thurston County Health
Department in the environmen-
tal health division for years.
He started in public health in
1970; Don had a biology degree.
"Quite frankly, when I inter-
viewed for the job for the first
time, I didn't have a depth of ex-
perience," he concedes. "It was a
field, the combination of public
health and environmental pro-
tection, that clearly interested
me. There were a lot of problems
to solve. Indeed so.
"CLEARLY WE'VE made
turnarounds in water quality in
the last 30 years. There are
several water bodies and shell-
fish growing areas that have got-
ten better over the last 10 years
instead of getting worse," he pro-
claims. "That's real issue for us
here in the Northwest. Mason
County has an extremely valu-
able shellfish industry and it de-
pends on good, clean water.
"We have high standards in
water quality and all of us who
own septic systems are part of the
solution to that water quality
problem, and we don't want to be-
come the problem side of that,"
Don observes.
"In my experience, homeown-
ers are very cooperative. They
are not antagonistic toward wa-
ter quality or public health." He
pauses and continues,
"Sometimes the expenses of re-
pairs or the expense of the system
pinches, but the price of an on-
site system is almost always un-
der the price of an automobile."
Turning philosophical, Don
comments, "Most of the reasons
why people operate and maintain
their systems are not regulatory.
Just because the law says you
have to have your automobile in
good working order, the law isn't
the reason that you have good
brakes on your automobile.
"THE MORE THEY know,, the
easier it is for them to make rea-
soned, planned decisions about
their system and ultimately save
themselves some money," he
cntends. "Operation, manage-
ment, monitoring and main-
They're simply homeowner ob-
servations to make sure that the
maintenance gets done appro-
priately."
Don claims most people want
to do the right thing. "The 95 per-
cent rule holds in homeowners.
You know, most people are re-
sponsible and want to act respon-
sibly."
With a soft chuckle he adds,
"There is the occasional person
who is obstreperous or confronta-
tional. It's a tiny minority.
Those people probably won't come
to class anyway."
For him, the county is famil-
iar stomping ground. "This
project started in August but I've
liked working in Mason County
a long time because when it was
Thurston-Mason Health Dis-
trict, I was a sanitarian in Ma-
son County," he says with glee.
Don worked here from 1974
through 1977. "Mason County is
really a favorite area."
WITH EQUAL JOY, Don
shares one of his favorite
recipes. "Swedish pancakes are
an old family favorite. My
mother and father were both born
in Sweden, so Swedish pancakes
were sort of a staple for our fami-
ly when I was a kid," he ex-
plains.
"It's an easy recipe to do and
they're very flexible. You can
serve them either with syrups or
sweet things or sour cream or put
thin slices of Jarlsberg cheese on
after you've cooked the first side.
They're delicious in a whole
bunch of ways," Don declares.
"There are a lot of variations
on this theme. I certainly would
not want to say this is the only
way to make Swedish pancakes.
It'd be like saying there's only
one way to make bread," he says
with a laugh. "This is one that's
we've liked for a long time.
Clearly a lot of Swedish pan-
cakes are made off the 'hip, but
this blend is one that works."
Swedish pancakes
(Leaf Family recipe)
4 eggs
1/2 C. flour
1 1/2 C. milk
1/2 tsp. salt
2 Tbsp. sugar
2 Tbsp. cooking oil or melted but-
ter.
Beat eggs in a large mixing
bowl. Mix flour into eggs and
beat until smooth. Mix in milk
and other ingredients. The batter
will be quite thin, sort of like
crepes batter.
Pour or dip enough batter to
cover the bottom of a frying pan
or griddle. Cook over medium
heat until golden brown, turning
once. The second side is always
more spotty when done.
Serve with butter, syrup, fruit
syrups, jams, sour cream or any
favorite topping.
Serves two or three. The recipe
can easily be scaled up, two eggs
and proportional ingredients at a
time.
The Southside School Booster Club
would like to thank the following supporters who generously
contributed to the success of our annual dinner/auction/carnival:
Lake Limerick Country Club
Robert E's Carpet Cleaning
Les Schwab Tire Center
Gateway Rental
Evergreen Gun Club
Peninsula Community Credit
Union
J & I Power Equipment
Olympic Heating & Cooling
Bob &Vicki Owens
Dominos Pizza
Hillcrest Video
Harvey Hazen
Howard Johnson
Figaro's Pizza
Deer Creek Grocery
Redneck Store
Cary's Tire & Repair
Mell's Chevrolet
Brady's Nursery
Miles Sand and Gravel
Skipworth's
Lake Limerick Restaurant
Lake Limerick Country Club
J & J Shear Design
Bayshore Golf Club
Money Savers
Olsen Furniture
8ray's Home Center
Evergreen Coins
Grahams Hatrworks
Kaleidoscope Massage Therapy
Bill & Pam Boysen
Bob Kimbel Construction
Kennedy Creek Quarry
J & B Espresso
Shelton Twin Cinemas
Godfather's Pizza
Simpson Community Federal
Credit Union
H & R Block
Debbie & Paul Wing
B.Plus Doors, Cabinets &
More
Little Creek Casino
Randall Custom Lumber
Andy Wilbur
Oakland Bay Garden Center
Shelton Lock & Key
Fifth Street Espresso
Seattle Sounders
Alderbrook Gotf Club
Audrey's
Michael & Susan Barnard
Shekon High School Pool
Paws Perfect
Taylor United
Rick Oltman
Shelton Family Medicine
Northwest Trek Wildlife Park
Simpson Timber Company
Simpson-McCleary Door
Chez Beaujeas
Ruby Berg, LMP
Safari Tans
Cutters Edge
Todd & Stephanie Boysen
Barbara Whitener
Ferguson & Gardner Flowers
Gin & Mike McCarty
Franklin Covey
Seattle Seahawks
Kristian Kirkendoll
Linda Bailey
Pickering Marine
Carol Sande
Jody & Sharon Diaz
Mrs. Madison & Mrs. Knights
Classes
Jimini Inc.
American Cable Service
Thomas Printing
Shelton Janitorial Service
Perfect Reflections
Terri & Jim Oakes
Diane Whitesell
West Coast Bank
Mason County FPD #4
Mrs. Lusignan's Class
Hiawatha
Maxine Mell
Joanne Collins
Bridget Nygaard
Karma Cochran
Neils Pharmacy
Cut Rate Auto Parts
Cambridge Court Apts
Seattle Mariners
Verle's Sporting Goods
WaI-Mart
Lumbermen's
Sunrise Pest Control
Mary's Hallmark
Tozier Brothers
Ed Sheridan
GI Joes
Simons & Simons
Shelton Veterinary Hospital
Mel & Debbie Kirpes
Subway
Wembley Soccer Shop
Shelton Chiropractic Center
Warren's Jeweler
School Daze
Fred Meyer
Surplus Adventure
Mail Boxes Etc
Robert Keene
Little Creek Rock Quarry
Jim & JoAnn Mell
Patten Trucking
Motor Market Publishing
Shelton Travel
Colo's Corner
ET Photography
Quality Appliance
Haigh Veterinary
Safeway
Wendy and Sean Thompson
In August:
Demeree marries
Thompson h ,00re
Shelton residents Wendy De- Terry Connelly provided the
meree and Sean Thompson were music at the reception.
united in marriage at 1 p.m. Sat- The bride is the daughter of
urday, August 22, at New Hori- Karl and Faye Demeree of Shel-
zons Church of God in Shelton. ton. She graduated from Shelton
The Reverend Calvin J. Wins- High School in 1996 and attends
low performed the double-ring South Puget Sound Community
ceremony. College in Olympia. She works
Feather Wagner and Kelly at Garland Agency Farmers In-
Swope were the bridesmaids. The surance in Olympia.
flower girl was Jessica Kenne- The groom is the son of Sher-
dy. man and Luana Thompson of
The groom's best man was Cosmopolis. He is a 1992 gradu-
Sherman Thompson and Aarron ate of Mary M. Knight High
Thompson was the groomsman. School in Matlock and is em-
Virgil Demeree and Chris Nor- ployed by Skookum Lumber at its
wood served aS ushers. Justin mill.
Kennedy' was the ringbearer. The newlyweds spent a week-
A reception followed the cere- long honeymoon at Lake Che-
mony at the Shelton Moose Hall. lan. They reside in Shelton.
Haiku
At long last I know
that through long years I have
sung
someone else's song.
Haiku
In a dream meadow
horsesstand, heads high, to hear
a voice long silent.
Good Luck on Your Retirement
Harolyn Rauschert!
,,,: i.'i iii/ :i ¸
Harolyn laughs as two Fir Lane employees demonstrate "before" and "after"
hairstyles.
Harolyn, who started in 1984, has enjoyed her 15
years providing hair and beauty services for Fir Lane
residents. Her retirement party was attended by
about 200 residents, employees and guests.
"It's been great. I Iove the people here," she said.
"It (haircuts, etc.) makes my residents feel special,
and when they feel good, I feel good. They're al-
ways very appreciative, never critical."
In her retirement, Harolyn plans to travel with her
husband, work around the house, and "Do those
things retired people do," she said.
t. UC NH735
Shelton, WA 98584
FAX 3601426 2140
What's Cook kn'?
Don Leaf returns to familiar
territory to share information
By MARY DUNCAN ly Foundation property. "There tenance are not extra expenses.
Don Leaf is something of a
circuit rider, spanning the coun-
ty from Shelton to Hoodsport and
Lilliwaup, Matlock to North Ma-
son and Cranberry Lake, deliv-
ering his message about "an
ounce of prevention."
As continuing education coor-
dinator for the University of
Washington Sea Grant program,
Don is conducting a series of
workshops and classes on septic
systems. The schedule for "Your
Septic System - An Ounce of
Prevention" runs though April
and the sessions are held
throughout the county and at
Cranberry Lake Research and
Education Center.
"They're fairly informal and
they're for owners of on-site sep-
tic ystems, he says of the class-
es. "The underlying reason is
that when people do know more ,,,
about their systems, then it's eas-
ier to know what to do when they
find or observe certain things. .!
They can make it work better. :
They can avoid things that make
them operate more poorly. And :
there's a general positive effect if
an owner is interested in his on-
site system."
THOSE WHO ATTEND will
learn about the various compo-
nents of the system and what they
look like when they're working.
"That might be pretty mysterious
to some people," he continues
with a smile. "The bottom line is
that when people know about their
systems adequately, then they
are in a much better position to
operate them sanely and monitor
them with real intelligence.
"People have it," Don empha-
sizes. "It's just that in some cases
they don't know what to look for."
He notes that pumping a septic
system is an example of an ac-
tion that could be done less fre-
quently if the system is moni-
tored and only pumped when its
ready. "Septic systems, the tanks
themselves, work better if there
is, in fact, some accumulated
material. It's the excess that
needs to be pumped out. Only
when excess solids are accumu-
lated should it be pumped," he ex-
AS EDUCATIONAL COORDINATOR for the Sea Grant
program, Don Leaf delivers workshops throughout the
county on preventing septic system problems.
plains.
Also knowing where the
drainfields and water lines are
located is important because,
Don says, a leaking water pipe
could cause problems for a
drainfield. "And where down-
spout drains go," he adds to the
list of things to know, "because
roof drainage and driveway
drainage can, in fact, cause
problems by saturating that
drainfield area." A sept!c-sys-
tem problem might not have any-
thing to do at all with what goes
on inside the house, he adds, but
have to do with how lot drainages
are arranged.
BESIDES THE class sessions,
Don conducts workshops at
Cranberry Lake, a Frank Fami-
Next Thursday evening:
Nelson, Snyder, Yake
will read their poetry
Three poets whose work is fea-
tured in the recent anthology
Least-Loved Beasts of the Really
Wild West will read in Shelton
next Thursday evening.
Jo Nelson, Laura Snyder and
Bill Yake will read at 7 p.m. Feb-
ruary 25 in Saint David's Hall as
part of the series sponsored by
Olympic Poets and Writers Work-
shop.
None of the three is a stranger
to local parts. Jo Nelson was
Writer in Residence in the Hood
Canal School District earlier in
the '90s, has been published in
numerous literary magazines and
anthologies, and teaches creative
writing at Tacoma Community
College, Gig Harbor. She last
read in the Shelton reading series
in 1996.
Laura Snyder, whose writing
career has been on the ascent
since she turned to poetry in 1994
and won Pacific Northwest
Writers Conference poetry hon-
ors, has studied with such lumi-
naries as Robert Michael Pyle
and Pattiann Rogers. Recently,
she was fatured on the air read-
ing hr poetry on KUOW Radio.
She also read here in 1996.
Bill Yake is a familiar face to
the local poetry audience. A fre-
quent reader in the OPWW
series, he has several chapbooks
to his credit, including Giving
Critters Short Shrift and a collec-
tion of poems written after visits
to New Zealand and Mexico. He
has had works published in mag-
azines including Fine Madness,
Wilderness and Convolvulus and
ITRACY
was a recent nominee for a Push-
cart Prize.
The reading will begin with an
open-podium opportunity for local
writers to share short samples of
their work. The host writers' cir-
cle will serve coffee and cookies.
saint David's Hall is handicap-
accessible.
xa' Davz ,
i! CaL,Ty
Hand CRaIZTeD GIFTS
13RmC in This a)
$ l OF]: ,.Ty l.,.d.se or $10m
rbus..,FL-Sar. l-S p.a.
........ 2_Z.j?:5 . 3 a w. ce,..
"You should see me O.q..!"
Happy
18 th
Page 8 - Shelton-Mason County Journal - Thursday, February 18, 1999
Love, from Mom, Steve
and Commander
is a demonstration septic system
there," he explains. "This sys-
tem is set up so it can be easily
observed. It's an optional, sug-
gested part of the class scenario."
Those lessons are set for Satur-
days, February 20, March 13,
April 3 and 17, mornings from
10:30 to noon or afternoons from
12:30 to 2 o'clock.
In addition to the scheduled
classes, Don notes, community
groups or homeowner associa-
tions can arrange for a presenta-
tion at their meeting places. He
says to arrange for a presenta-
tion or to find out about classes,
people can call him at the coop-
erative extension office, 427-9670
or 275-4467, Extension 396.
Don brings a wealth of experi-
ence to his mission with Sea
Grant, having worked for Thur-
ston-Mason Health District and
then Thurston County Health
Department in the environmen-
tal health division for years.
He started in public health in
1970; Don had a biology degree.
"Quite frankly, when I inter-
viewed for the job for the first
time, I didn't have a depth of ex-
perience," he concedes. "It was a
field, the combination of public
health and environmental pro-
tection, that clearly interested
me. There were a lot of problems
to solve. Indeed so.
"CLEARLY WE'VE made
turnarounds in water quality in
the last 30 years. There are
several water bodies and shell-
fish growing areas that have got-
ten better over the last 10 years
instead of getting worse," he pro-
claims. "That's real issue for us
here in the Northwest. Mason
County has an extremely valu-
able shellfish industry and it de-
pends on good, clean water.
"We have high standards in
water quality and all of us who
own septic systems are part of the
solution to that water quality
problem, and we don't want to be-
come the problem side of that,"
Don observes.
"In my experience, homeown-
ers are very cooperative. They
are not antagonistic toward wa-
ter quality or public health." He
pauses and continues,
"Sometimes the expenses of re-
pairs or the expense of the system
pinches, but the price of an on-
site system is almost always un-
der the price of an automobile."
Turning philosophical, Don
comments, "Most of the reasons
why people operate and maintain
their systems are not regulatory.
Just because the law says you
have to have your automobile in
good working order, the law isn't
the reason that you have good
brakes on your automobile.
"THE MORE THEY know,, the
easier it is for them to make rea-
soned, planned decisions about
their system and ultimately save
themselves some money," he
cntends. "Operation, manage-
ment, monitoring and main-
They're simply homeowner ob-
servations to make sure that the
maintenance gets done appro-
priately."
Don claims most people want
to do the right thing. "The 95 per-
cent rule holds in homeowners.
You know, most people are re-
sponsible and want to act respon-
sibly."
With a soft chuckle he adds,
"There is the occasional person
who is obstreperous or confronta-
tional. It's a tiny minority.
Those people probably won't come
to class anyway."
For him, the county is famil-
iar stomping ground. "This
project started in August but I've
liked working in Mason County
a long time because when it was
Thurston-Mason Health Dis-
trict, I was a sanitarian in Ma-
son County," he says with glee.
Don worked here from 1974
through 1977. "Mason County is
really a favorite area."
WITH EQUAL JOY, Don
shares one of his favorite
recipes. "Swedish pancakes are
an old family favorite. My
mother and father were both born
in Sweden, so Swedish pancakes
were sort of a staple for our fami-
ly when I was a kid," he ex-
plains.
"It's an easy recipe to do and
they're very flexible. You can
serve them either with syrups or
sweet things or sour cream or put
thin slices of Jarlsberg cheese on
after you've cooked the first side.
They're delicious in a whole
bunch of ways," Don declares.
"There are a lot of variations
on this theme. I certainly would
not want to say this is the only
way to make Swedish pancakes.
It'd be like saying there's only
one way to make bread," he says
with a laugh. "This is one that's
we've liked for a long time.
Clearly a lot of Swedish pan-
cakes are made off the 'hip, but
this blend is one that works."
Swedish pancakes
(Leaf Family recipe)
4 eggs
1/2 C. flour
1 1/2 C. milk
1/2 tsp. salt
2 Tbsp. sugar
2 Tbsp. cooking oil or melted but-
ter.
Beat eggs in a large mixing
bowl. Mix flour into eggs and
beat until smooth. Mix in milk
and other ingredients. The batter
will be quite thin, sort of like
crepes batter.
Pour or dip enough batter to
cover the bottom of a frying pan
or griddle. Cook over medium
heat until golden brown, turning
once. The second side is always
more spotty when done.
Serve with butter, syrup, fruit
syrups, jams, sour cream or any
favorite topping.
Serves two or three. The recipe
can easily be scaled up, two eggs
and proportional ingredients at a
time.
The Southside School Booster Club
would like to thank the following supporters who generously
contributed to the success of our annual dinner/auction/carnival:
Lake Limerick Country Club
Robert E's Carpet Cleaning
Les Schwab Tire Center
Gateway Rental
Evergreen Gun Club
Peninsula Community Credit
Union
J & I Power Equipment
Olympic Heating & Cooling
Bob &Vicki Owens
Dominos Pizza
Hillcrest Video
Harvey Hazen
Howard Johnson
Figaro's Pizza
Deer Creek Grocery
Redneck Store
Cary's Tire & Repair
Mell's Chevrolet
Brady's Nursery
Miles Sand and Gravel
Skipworth's
Lake Limerick Restaurant
Lake Limerick Country Club
J & J Shear Design
Bayshore Golf Club
Money Savers
Olsen Furniture
8ray's Home Center
Evergreen Coins
Grahams Hatrworks
Kaleidoscope Massage Therapy
Bill & Pam Boysen
Bob Kimbel Construction
Kennedy Creek Quarry
J & B Espresso
Shelton Twin Cinemas
Godfather's Pizza
Simpson Community Federal
Credit Union
H & R Block
Debbie & Paul Wing
B.Plus Doors, Cabinets &
More
Little Creek Casino
Randall Custom Lumber
Andy Wilbur
Oakland Bay Garden Center
Shelton Lock & Key
Fifth Street Espresso
Seattle Sounders
Alderbrook Gotf Club
Audrey's
Michael & Susan Barnard
Shekon High School Pool
Paws Perfect
Taylor United
Rick Oltman
Shelton Family Medicine
Northwest Trek Wildlife Park
Simpson Timber Company
Simpson-McCleary Door
Chez Beaujeas
Ruby Berg, LMP
Safari Tans
Cutters Edge
Todd & Stephanie Boysen
Barbara Whitener
Ferguson & Gardner Flowers
Gin & Mike McCarty
Franklin Covey
Seattle Seahawks
Kristian Kirkendoll
Linda Bailey
Pickering Marine
Carol Sande
Jody & Sharon Diaz
Mrs. Madison & Mrs. Knights
Classes
Jimini Inc.
American Cable Service
Thomas Printing
Shelton Janitorial Service
Perfect Reflections
Terri & Jim Oakes
Diane Whitesell
West Coast Bank
Mason County FPD #4
Mrs. Lusignan's Class
Hiawatha
Maxine Mell
Joanne Collins
Bridget Nygaard
Karma Cochran
Neils Pharmacy
Cut Rate Auto Parts
Cambridge Court Apts
Seattle Mariners
Verle's Sporting Goods
WaI-Mart
Lumbermen's
Sunrise Pest Control
Mary's Hallmark
Tozier Brothers
Ed Sheridan
GI Joes
Simons & Simons
Shelton Veterinary Hospital
Mel & Debbie Kirpes
Subway
Wembley Soccer Shop
Shelton Chiropractic Center
Warren's Jeweler
School Daze
Fred Meyer
Surplus Adventure
Mail Boxes Etc
Robert Keene
Little Creek Rock Quarry
Jim & JoAnn Mell
Patten Trucking
Motor Market Publishing
Shelton Travel
Colo's Corner
ET Photography
Quality Appliance
Haigh Veterinary
Safeway
Wendy and Sean Thompson
In August:
Demeree marries
Thompson h ,00re
Shelton residents Wendy De- Terry Connelly provided the
meree and Sean Thompson were music at the reception.
united in marriage at 1 p.m. Sat- The bride is the daughter of
urday, August 22, at New Hori- Karl and Faye Demeree of Shel-
zons Church of God in Shelton. ton. She graduated from Shelton
The Reverend Calvin J. Wins- High School in 1996 and attends
low performed the double-ring South Puget Sound Community
ceremony. College in Olympia. She works
Feather Wagner and Kelly at Garland Agency Farmers In-
Swope were the bridesmaids. The surance in Olympia.
flower girl was Jessica Kenne- The groom is the son of Sher-
dy. man and Luana Thompson of
The groom's best man was Cosmopolis. He is a 1992 gradu-
Sherman Thompson and Aarron ate of Mary M. Knight High
Thompson was the groomsman. School in Matlock and is em-
Virgil Demeree and Chris Nor- ployed by Skookum Lumber at its
wood served aS ushers. Justin mill.
Kennedy' was the ringbearer. The newlyweds spent a week-
A reception followed the cere- long honeymoon at Lake Che-
mony at the Shelton Moose Hall. lan. They reside in Shelton.
Haiku
At long last I know
that through long years I have
sung
someone else's song.
Haiku
In a dream meadow
horsesstand, heads high, to hear
a voice long silent.
Good Luck on Your Retirement
Harolyn Rauschert!
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Harolyn laughs as two Fir Lane employees demonstrate "before" and "after"
hairstyles.
Harolyn, who started in 1984, has enjoyed her 15
years providing hair and beauty services for Fir Lane
residents. Her retirement party was attended by
about 200 residents, employees and guests.
"It's been great. I Iove the people here," she said.
"It (haircuts, etc.) makes my residents feel special,
and when they feel good, I feel good. They're al-
ways very appreciative, never critical."
In her retirement, Harolyn plans to travel with her
husband, work around the house, and "Do those
things retired people do," she said.
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