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Harstine Island:
March making way for,
many weather wonders
By JOHN COOPER
Welcome to the month of March!
If we were living in ancient Rome
we would be greeting friends and
neighbors with "Happy New Year!"
Indeed March was the first month
in the early Roman calendar as
January and February were added
later when revisions took place.
Traditionally the weather is
unsettled during these first three
weeks of March. It takes no stretch
of the imagination to understand
why our forbears were apt to say,
"March comes in like a lion and
goes out like a lamb." One can al-
most picture the spring equinox
looking like the proverbial "line
drawn in the sand," with spring
standing firm on the farther side
ready to contest winter's right to
cross the line while the hoary,
snowy and windy season steps up
to the mark with a final one-two
punch.
We have had some moderate
days in February in between the
arctic blasts that have assailed us.
It was enough to make islanders
think, "Spring is on the way." It
prompted the moving of the pot-
ted plants on our deck from their
sheltered place to their usual more
exposed spots. On Saturday morn-
ing we awoke to find them covered
with a dusting of snow. Looking
hardy they will probably survive
the cold shower.
OTHER EAGER gardeners,
anticipating warmer days ahead,
begin activities with their green,
growing things. One Harstine Is-
lander wrote a note to us that seems
to describe well what happens. She
said, "A little warm spell seems
to come along mid-February each
year. We dash out and start work-
ing our gardens, rake away the
season's debris, find all the young
shoots coming up, believe that
winter is done and whammo, snow
or frost comes along to remind us
it is indeed still winter. With great
chagrin we have just exposed all
the tender plants that still needed
the covering of decomposing leaves
and lichens. Yep, do it every year.
Such short memories we ,have."
Memory also tells us, however,
that despite how unsettled the
weather may be now, the Harstine
Island Garden Club will have a
great display of plants once again
at their plant sale on the first Sat-
urday in May and a month later
home-grown fruits, vegetables and
flowers at the farmers' market.
On the wildlife front, another
phrase, associated with the month
before us is: "Mad as a March
hare." We have not seen any rab-
bits around our northern tip of
Harstine Island, but islanders from
other neighborhoods, from time to
time, have mentioned seeing a gew.
If there are any such creatures in
your area, you might want to ob-
serve their antics to see if they are
frenetic enough to be termed mad.
The breeding season for these
may result in frantic antics that
border on what one might call
madness. Having once lived in
an area abundantly populated by
rabbits we can verify that the phe-
nomenon occurs.
THERE ARE two special events
that will take place in March that
may be marked on your calendar.
First, on Saturday, March 10, the
annual ham and oyster dinner of
the grange will be served at the
community hall.
You may have noticed a sign ad-
vertising this year's event which
indicates that the dinner is spon-
sored by the Pomona Grange. That
simply means the county grange
wherein subordinate granges are
grouped together on a county or
regional basis. This amalgamation
provides two benefits. First of all,
the Pomona Grange offers the fifth
degree of the order and this ex-
tends lessons and opportunities to
members of subordinate granges.
Secondly, the inclusive unit pro-
vides leadership for educational,
legislative and business interests
of all the granges that Pomona
Grange represents.
Though not specifically stated,
the system of orgarazation makes
available additional willing hands
to help in providing the ham and
oyster dinner. It is with this in
mind that the Harstine Island
Grange welcomes folks from the
Mason County Pomona Grange to
assist them.
A second ffotable event in
March is the indoor garage sale to
be held on Saturday, March 24, at
the Harstine Island Community
Hall. We have been informed that
spaces are going fast. Those who
are still thinking about participat-
ing should call 432-9712 as soon as
possible to reserve a spot. When
indoor spaces are all taken, those
in charge of the sale may allot out-
door spaces, weather permitting.
No reservations are needed for
these spaces, but a fiat fee will be
charged, payable on the day of the
event.
WE RECEIVED our ballots
on last Wednesday for the March
13 election to decide the fate of
the Pioneer School bond issue.
Within moments, because we had
been well informed on the matter,
the ballots had been marked and
placed in the secrecy envelope, the
covering envelope signed, sealed
and stamped, ready to go out with
Friday's mail. It was so easy.
Many of us miss the down-home
pleasure of casting our ballots at
the community hall as we used to
do but we have to admit that the
mail-in procedure makes it very
easy to vote.
Harstine Islanders have been
reliable voters for years, with a
high percentage of registered vot-
ers casting ballots in every elec-
tion. The ease of mail-in voting
could improve that record. Voters
can quickly and easily exercise
It was inevitable. Harstine Is-
land was bound to become a pres-
ence on the Internet along with
countless people, places and things.
Check it out. A click or two of the
mouse brought to light 72 referenc-
es. There were some duplications
and quite a number of notices from
Realtors describing the beauties
of available homes and proper-
ties on Harstine Island appeared.
THE FIRST ITEM on the menu
from the Spencer Lake restaurant
that popped up was Harstine Is-
land steamer clams in a succulent
butter sauce with garlic bread.
You will discover that there is
an individual by the name of Al-
len Harstine who has his own fam-
ily forum Web site. There are, of
course, familiar things like the
Island Rest Ministries, the Bridge
Community Church and the Harst-
ine Oyster Company at Web sites
on the Internet. The same might
be said of Heaths and Heathers
and Ireland Farms.
Among other things, one book
distributor advertises The Island
Remembers at $12.90 a copy. In
addition, detailed directions of
how to drive to Harstine Island
are available with maps for down-
loading. This means our treasured
refuge is better known to the world
than we might have thought. For-
ty years ago, before the bridge was
constructed, this was not the case.
Even a dozen years ago when we
told folks where we lived they would
look at us quizzically and ask:
"Harstine Island? Where is that?"
Reminders: A training session
for using the life-saving defibril-
lator located at the clubhouse at
Hartstene Pointe is scheduled for
Saint Patrick's Day, Saturday,
March 17. The more people who
know how to operate this device,
the more likely someone will be at
hand and skilled in its use when
an emergency occurs. The class
will start at 1 p.m.
DON'T FORGET to set your
clock ahead one hour on the night
of Saturday, March 10. The first
day of Daylight Saving Time will
be the next day, Sunday, March
11. It's earlier than it used to be,
based on projections that the addi-
tional hours will result in the sav-
ing of energy.
This is a reminder for those
readers who do not file the usual
tax returns but would like to re-
ceive the refund of a portion of the
excise tax on long-distance calls
that they paid via phone bills. The
1040 EZ-T Form is required. Ruth
Irish will answer questions so call
her at 426-0266.
The Harstine Island Garden
Club meets on Thursday, March 8,
at 7 p.m. at the community hall
and the community club meets
at the same location on Friday,
March 9, at 6 p.m. for a potluck
supper with a meeting to follow.
100 Years Ago
From the March 1, 1907, Mason
County Journal:
A number of the leading farmers of
Mason County met in Shelton and or-
ganized a company to purchase a first-
class Belgian draught stallion and
subscribed the necessary funds, about
$3,500. The farmers are now days tak-
ing much interest in improving their
stock and it is the intention of the
company to secure blooded sires of all
kinds for the use of those associated.
An unknown and evidently crazy
man was reported seen stripped in the
ball park Tuesday afternoon and al-
though diligent search has been made
by Michael Burke the man has not
been located and arrested.
35 Years Ago
From the March 2, 1972, Shelton-
Mason County Journal:
Elgin E. Sharpe, 57, Lacey, died
early Sunday morning when his car
left Highway 101 about .8 mile north
of Shelton and went over an embank-
ment and into about 10 feet of water
in Goose Lake. The car and Sharpe's
body were recovered by members of
the Mason County Law Enforcement
Diving Team.
A charge of first-degree murder will
be filed this week against Mrs. Shir-
ley Ann Beals, 35, Star Route 1, Box
31A, Lilliwaup, in connection with the
shooting death of William McKinley
Ellis, 43, Prosecuting Attorney Byron
McClanahan said Wednesday.
10 Years Ago
From the February 27, 1997, Shel-
ton-Mason County Journal:
Skokomish tribal member Chris-
tine Cultee has filed suit against the
city of Tacoma citing wrongful death in
the drowning of her 5-year-old daugh-
ter, Reabekah Cultee, who drowned
in a tidepool at the edge of the former
Nalley Farm on June 23, 1995. In his
filing Cultee's Seattle attorney, ,
A. Nold, says the city repaired
roads on the old farm site ?
posting warnings that other !
were severely eroded and unsafe
A building under constructi- '
a landscape hazard zone along
mersley Inlet was damaged by s
in the emh earlier this week.
Hood Canal
S ZHOOL
March 5-9
MONDAY: Breakfast:
over, fruit, juice, milk.
yaki dippers, bread sticks,
peaches, cauliflower, broccoli,
TUESDAY: Breakfast:
burrito, fruit, juice, milk.
Spaghetti with meat sauce,
wheat roll, coleslaw, pears,
roll-up, milk.
WEDNESDAY: Breakfast: Cold
real, toast, fruit, juice, milk.
Wiener roll-up with mustard,
tots, fresh fruit, pretzel
THURSDAY: Breakfast: BreakJ h,
pastries, fruit, juice, milk. Lug=
Chicken pot pie, aloha roll, p,.e
pineapple tidbits, fortune coO'
milk.
FR1DAY: Breakfast: Bagel with
cheese, fruit, juice, milk.
Joe, potato wedges, apple,
Sponsored l,y:
WEST COAST BANK
Hoodsport
• N. 24341 Hwy. 101 •
NOW AVAILABL
Adjacent to Belfair State Park
LONG TERM LEASES
I City:
I
0 $31 in County
I 0 $45 in Washington State
I Mailwith check m: 'FheJourp, al
PO Box 430
I Shelton, WA 98584
E1 IIIll ill i in i i l i III
State: Zip:
0 $45 Elma or Bremerton address
) $55 out of state
I I I I
Questions? Call 360.4264tjl
O
Remote Control
1/2 Ton ol00f l00llot$
, www J edtngefi mptaceshol¢om /
Page 20 - Shelton-Mason County Journal - Thursday, March 1, 2007
\\;
the local governments with a way
of protecting environmental qual-
ity while distributing benefits and
burdens in an equitable way.
This process would be super-
vised at joint meetings of a four-
member board consisting of two
each from the city and county.
"Hopefully we can continue to keep
this in the cross hairs of public con-
cern," Mayor John Tarrant said.
/
come and speak," he said.
Curt Cousins of Olympic Air
noted that complaints about air-
port noise from people living in the
Hidden Haven development near
the airport have decreased in re-
cent years. "Traffic patterns have
changed and people don't overfly
them anymore," he said.
Also proposed in a package with
the airport zoning and regulations
Address:
I'd like a one year subscription mailed to the following address:
Name:
I
I An in-county subscription
I brings you the news for
I only 59 cents per week.
I
, I n 000000y.00ournal
long-eared furry creatures began their privilege and duty as citizens
in February and is in full swing in of our democracy. Wouldn't it be |
March. Excited behavior by amo- nice to read that Harstine Island
rous males and reluctant females ranks higher than ever? |
de " i
Airport zoning un r revaew i
(Continued from page l3., is an agreement with Mason Coun- f o r mall chang
the authority of the commission ty to "coordinate the identification |
to proceed with the proposal. "Our' and siting of essential public fa-
group didn't understand what was cilities of regional and statewide
happening until it was too late to importance." This would provide |
p i i i i me i i i i mm l I I I I am I
(360) 275-5274
277-9497
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Harstine Island:
March making way for,
many weather wonders
By JOHN COOPER
Welcome to the month of March!
If we were living in ancient Rome
we would be greeting friends and
neighbors with "Happy New Year!"
Indeed March was the first month
in the early Roman calendar as
January and February were added
later when revisions took place.
Traditionally the weather is
unsettled during these first three
weeks of March. It takes no stretch
of the imagination to understand
why our forbears were apt to say,
"March comes in like a lion and
goes out like a lamb." One can al-
most picture the spring equinox
looking like the proverbial "line
drawn in the sand," with spring
standing firm on the farther side
ready to contest winter's right to
cross the line while the hoary,
snowy and windy season steps up
to the mark with a final one-two
punch.
We have had some moderate
days in February in between the
arctic blasts that have assailed us.
It was enough to make islanders
think, "Spring is on the way." It
prompted the moving of the pot-
ted plants on our deck from their
sheltered place to their usual more
exposed spots. On Saturday morn-
ing we awoke to find them covered
with a dusting of snow. Looking
hardy they will probably survive
the cold shower.
OTHER EAGER gardeners,
anticipating warmer days ahead,
begin activities with their green,
growing things. One Harstine Is-
lander wrote a note to us that seems
to describe well what happens. She
said, "A little warm spell seems
to come along mid-February each
year. We dash out and start work-
ing our gardens, rake away the
season's debris, find all the young
shoots coming up, believe that
winter is done and whammo, snow
or frost comes along to remind us
it is indeed still winter. With great
chagrin we have just exposed all
the tender plants that still needed
the covering of decomposing leaves
and lichens. Yep, do it every year.
Such short memories we ,have."
Memory also tells us, however,
that despite how unsettled the
weather may be now, the Harstine
Island Garden Club will have a
great display of plants once again
at their plant sale on the first Sat-
urday in May and a month later
home-grown fruits, vegetables and
flowers at the farmers' market.
On the wildlife front, another
phrase, associated with the month
before us is: "Mad as a March
hare." We have not seen any rab-
bits around our northern tip of
Harstine Island, but islanders from
other neighborhoods, from time to
time, have mentioned seeing a gew.
If there are any such creatures in
your area, you might want to ob-
serve their antics to see if they are
frenetic enough to be termed mad.
The breeding season for these
may result in frantic antics that
border on what one might call
madness. Having once lived in
an area abundantly populated by
rabbits we can verify that the phe-
nomenon occurs.
THERE ARE two special events
that will take place in March that
may be marked on your calendar.
First, on Saturday, March 10, the
annual ham and oyster dinner of
the grange will be served at the
community hall.
You may have noticed a sign ad-
vertising this year's event which
indicates that the dinner is spon-
sored by the Pomona Grange. That
simply means the county grange
wherein subordinate granges are
grouped together on a county or
regional basis. This amalgamation
provides two benefits. First of all,
the Pomona Grange offers the fifth
degree of the order and this ex-
tends lessons and opportunities to
members of subordinate granges.
Secondly, the inclusive unit pro-
vides leadership for educational,
legislative and business interests
of all the granges that Pomona
Grange represents.
Though not specifically stated,
the system of orgarazation makes
available additional willing hands
to help in providing the ham and
oyster dinner. It is with this in
mind that the Harstine Island
Grange welcomes folks from the
Mason County Pomona Grange to
assist them.
A second ffotable event in
March is the indoor garage sale to
be held on Saturday, March 24, at
the Harstine Island Community
Hall. We have been informed that
spaces are going fast. Those who
are still thinking about participat-
ing should call 432-9712 as soon as
possible to reserve a spot. When
indoor spaces are all taken, those
in charge of the sale may allot out-
door spaces, weather permitting.
No reservations are needed for
these spaces, but a fiat fee will be
charged, payable on the day of the
event.
WE RECEIVED our ballots
on last Wednesday for the March
13 election to decide the fate of
the Pioneer School bond issue.
Within moments, because we had
been well informed on the matter,
the ballots had been marked and
placed in the secrecy envelope, the
covering envelope signed, sealed
and stamped, ready to go out with
Friday's mail. It was so easy.
Many of us miss the down-home
pleasure of casting our ballots at
the community hall as we used to
do but we have to admit that the
mail-in procedure makes it very
easy to vote.
Harstine Islanders have been
reliable voters for years, with a
high percentage of registered vot-
ers casting ballots in every elec-
tion. The ease of mail-in voting
could improve that record. Voters
can quickly and easily exercise
It was inevitable. Harstine Is-
land was bound to become a pres-
ence on the Internet along with
countless people, places and things.
Check it out. A click or two of the
mouse brought to light 72 referenc-
es. There were some duplications
and quite a number of notices from
Realtors describing the beauties
of available homes and proper-
ties on Harstine Island appeared.
THE FIRST ITEM on the menu
from the Spencer Lake restaurant
that popped up was Harstine Is-
land steamer clams in a succulent
butter sauce with garlic bread.
You will discover that there is
an individual by the name of Al-
len Harstine who has his own fam-
ily forum Web site. There are, of
course, familiar things like the
Island Rest Ministries, the Bridge
Community Church and the Harst-
ine Oyster Company at Web sites
on the Internet. The same might
be said of Heaths and Heathers
and Ireland Farms.
Among other things, one book
distributor advertises The Island
Remembers at $12.90 a copy. In
addition, detailed directions of
how to drive to Harstine Island
are available with maps for down-
loading. This means our treasured
refuge is better known to the world
than we might have thought. For-
ty years ago, before the bridge was
constructed, this was not the case.
Even a dozen years ago when we
told folks where we lived they would
look at us quizzically and ask:
"Harstine Island? Where is that?"
Reminders: A training session
for using the life-saving defibril-
lator located at the clubhouse at
Hartstene Pointe is scheduled for
Saint Patrick's Day, Saturday,
March 17. The more people who
know how to operate this device,
the more likely someone will be at
hand and skilled in its use when
an emergency occurs. The class
will start at 1 p.m.
DON'T FORGET to set your
clock ahead one hour on the night
of Saturday, March 10. The first
day of Daylight Saving Time will
be the next day, Sunday, March
11. It's earlier than it used to be,
based on projections that the addi-
tional hours will result in the sav-
ing of energy.
This is a reminder for those
readers who do not file the usual
tax returns but would like to re-
ceive the refund of a portion of the
excise tax on long-distance calls
that they paid via phone bills. The
1040 EZ-T Form is required. Ruth
Irish will answer questions so call
her at 426-0266.
The Harstine Island Garden
Club meets on Thursday, March 8,
at 7 p.m. at the community hall
and the community club meets
at the same location on Friday,
March 9, at 6 p.m. for a potluck
supper with a meeting to follow.
100 Years Ago
From the March 1, 1907, Mason
County Journal:
A number of the leading farmers of
Mason County met in Shelton and or-
ganized a company to purchase a first-
class Belgian draught stallion and
subscribed the necessary funds, about
$3,500. The farmers are now days tak-
ing much interest in improving their
stock and it is the intention of the
company to secure blooded sires of all
kinds for the use of those associated.
An unknown and evidently crazy
man was reported seen stripped in the
ball park Tuesday afternoon and al-
though diligent search has been made
by Michael Burke the man has not
been located and arrested.
35 Years Ago
From the March 2, 1972, Shelton-
Mason County Journal:
Elgin E. Sharpe, 57, Lacey, died
early Sunday morning when his car
left Highway 101 about .8 mile north
of Shelton and went over an embank-
ment and into about 10 feet of water
in Goose Lake. The car and Sharpe's
body were recovered by members of
the Mason County Law Enforcement
Diving Team.
A charge of first-degree murder will
be filed this week against Mrs. Shir-
ley Ann Beals, 35, Star Route 1, Box
31A, Lilliwaup, in connection with the
shooting death of William McKinley
Ellis, 43, Prosecuting Attorney Byron
McClanahan said Wednesday.
10 Years Ago
From the February 27, 1997, Shel-
ton-Mason County Journal:
Skokomish tribal member Chris-
tine Cultee has filed suit against the
city of Tacoma citing wrongful death in
the drowning of her 5-year-old daugh-
ter, Reabekah Cultee, who drowned
in a tidepool at the edge of the former
Nalley Farm on June 23, 1995. In his
filing Cultee's Seattle attorney, ,
A. Nold, says the city repaired
roads on the old farm site ?
posting warnings that other !
were severely eroded and unsafe
A building under constructi- '
a landscape hazard zone along
mersley Inlet was damaged by s
in the emh earlier this week.
Hood Canal
S ZHOOL
March 5-9
MONDAY: Breakfast:
over, fruit, juice, milk.
yaki dippers, bread sticks,
peaches, cauliflower, broccoli,
TUESDAY: Breakfast:
burrito, fruit, juice, milk.
Spaghetti with meat sauce,
wheat roll, coleslaw, pears,
roll-up, milk.
WEDNESDAY: Breakfast: Cold
real, toast, fruit, juice, milk.
Wiener roll-up with mustard,
tots, fresh fruit, pretzel
THURSDAY: Breakfast: BreakJ h,
pastries, fruit, juice, milk. Lug=
Chicken pot pie, aloha roll, p,.e
pineapple tidbits, fortune coO'
milk.
FR1DAY: Breakfast: Bagel with
cheese, fruit, juice, milk.
Joe, potato wedges, apple,
Sponsored l,y:
WEST COAST BANK
Hoodsport
• N. 24341 Hwy. 101 •
NOW AVAILABL
Adjacent to Belfair State Park
LONG TERM LEASES
I City:
I
0 $31 in County
I 0 $45 in Washington State
I Mailwith check m: 'FheJourp, al
PO Box 430
I Shelton, WA 98584
E1 IIIll ill i in i i l i III
State: Zip:
0 $45 Elma or Bremerton address
) $55 out of state
I I I I
Questions? Call 360.4264tjl
O
Remote Control
1/2 Ton ol00f l00llot$
, www J edtngefi mptaceshol¢om /
Page 20 - Shelton-Mason County Journal - Thursday, March 1, 2007
\\;
the local governments with a way
of protecting environmental qual-
ity while distributing benefits and
burdens in an equitable way.
This process would be super-
vised at joint meetings of a four-
member board consisting of two
each from the city and county.
"Hopefully we can continue to keep
this in the cross hairs of public con-
cern," Mayor John Tarrant said.
/
come and speak," he said.
Curt Cousins of Olympic Air
noted that complaints about air-
port noise from people living in the
Hidden Haven development near
the airport have decreased in re-
cent years. "Traffic patterns have
changed and people don't overfly
them anymore," he said.
Also proposed in a package with
the airport zoning and regulations
Address:
I'd like a one year subscription mailed to the following address:
Name:
I
I An in-county subscription
I brings you the news for
I only 59 cents per week.
I
, I n 000000y.00ournal
long-eared furry creatures began their privilege and duty as citizens
in February and is in full swing in of our democracy. Wouldn't it be |
March. Excited behavior by amo- nice to read that Harstine Island
rous males and reluctant females ranks higher than ever? |
de " i
Airport zoning un r revaew i
(Continued from page l3., is an agreement with Mason Coun- f o r mall chang
the authority of the commission ty to "coordinate the identification |
to proceed with the proposal. "Our' and siting of essential public fa-
group didn't understand what was cilities of regional and statewide
happening until it was too late to importance." This would provide |
p i i i i me i i i i mm l I I I I am I
(360) 275-5274
277-9497
We recommend homes from:
Washington Home C