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Shelton-Mason County Journal
Being a retired teacher, I greatly
appreciated my eight-year-old grand-
daughter telling me that she enjoyed
counting the seagulls on the light poles
as she crossed the bridge. Now, just
counting seagulls is not a math assign-
ment, but what she has started doing is
counting the gulls as she goes to school
in the morning and counting the gulls as
she returns and adding the two numbers
together- now that is education at work.
Let's keep that education theme go-
ing. The Harstine Island Women's Club
annually offers a
scholarship to an is-
lander and they are
doing it again this
year. They are offer-
ing scholarships for
highe education to
residents of Harstine
Island. Applications
MIKE may be obtained at
CALLAGHAN Shelton High School,
Olympic College
(Shelton), North Ma-
son High School, and Choice Schools
Office in Shelton, South Puget Sound
Community College in Olympia. You
may also contact Kayce Benson through
e-mail at sharonkayce@gmail.com.
I was just talking to Judy about the
Annual Grange Ham and Oyster Din-
ner and then we started seeing the
advertising signs. A couple days later
I received a notice from Patsy Glaser
Gibson so come one, come all to the An-
num Grange Ham and Oyster Dinner
scheduled for this Saturday, March 12
at the Harstine Island Community Hall.
See Harstine on page B-5
and Clam and
,hetti
Photo by Marge McKibbin
This years annual Pioneer Kiwanis Crab and Clam and Spaghetti Dinner will be from 4 to 6:30 p.m. on Satur-
day, March 19 at Pioneer School. Tickets can be purchased at the door, $20 for adult, $10 for children under
12. There will be a live and silent auction. Pictured above are Dick Knutzen, left, Bob McKibbin, Mike Cal-
laghan, Tom River and Bob Helm.
Turnin
in
Courtesy photo
Jessica Schreiber, left, Mikala Vander Wal, Cheryl, Jacob Schreiber, Keane Kopp-Davis,
Hayley Kopp-Davis, Allison Stills, Kaitlyn Davis, Melissa Kopp-Davis, Kelsey Twidwell,
not pictured Kaylee Nelson
Sh It g The group wanted to find a dog- people gave a few dollars, some
e on 4H roup related fundraiser that they could gave five and some gave even more.
do, and at r hearing about Turn- 'Tee got a twenty once," Jessica
raises 1,000 for ing Pointe's dog shelter project from Schreibersaid.
Tu r n in g PGin te Buck, who also participatedBy the beginning of February,
in the fundraiser, they decided to the group had raised $1,000 for the
dog shelter help out. dog shelter.
'Tee thought that was a great "We didn't have a goal, it was
project for our kids to take on," Mi- just as much as the kids could earn,
By NATALIE JOHNSON chelle Schreiber said. 'Tee decided said group leader Ripp Campbell.
Since last summer, Turning to make homemade dog treats." ' rou don't want to set a goal that
Pointe Domestic Violence Services Sthrting at the group's first may be unattainable - you want to
in Shelton has been trying to raise meeting in November, when group make sure that the kids can suc-
money to build an outdoor dog shel- members including Jacob Sch- ceed."
ter to allow some of its residents to reiber, Jessica Schreiber, Kelsey Regardless of how much money
bring their large dogs with them. Twidwell, Allison Stills, Mikela they made, the kids involved do feel
Shelton's Phoenix Rising 4H Vander Wal, Kaylee Nelson, Hay- that they have succeeded in help-
group, which primarily focuses ley Kopp-Davis, Kaitlyn Davis,ing the women at Turning Pointe.
on dog related activities, recently Keane Kopp-Davis, Melissa Kopp- "I really liked doing it because
worked together to raise $1,000Davis made 200 packages of dogit's really heartbreaking when you
towards the project, which they do- treats, Phoenix rising started their think of these abuse victims having
nated last month, mission to raise money for the dog to leave their best friend which is
"4H is huge in community ser- shelter, probably their dog," Jessica Sch-
vice. Each year we're supposed to At three different events, thereiber said.
do two community service proj- kids in the group set up booths and Residents at Turning Pointe are
ects," said group leader Michelle asked for in-kind donations in re- allowed to keep small dogs in their
Schreiber. turn for a bag of dog treats. Some See fiookin' on page B-5
Journal file photo Forest Festival 2005
Forest Fest enthusiast is on
the hunt for Bunyan's buddy
By NATALIE JOHNSON Festival.
Long time Mason County "For about $11,000 we can
resident Lloyd Prouty has al- have this thing delivered here
ways felt a nostalgic affection and we'd put him on a trailer
for Shelton's historic Paul Bun- and tow him around the pa-
yan statue, rade," he said.
Prouty's Paul Bunyan statue
For about 15 years, Prouty has a long and difficult history
has been toting the Bunyan
statue around to various festi- in the area, he said.
vals, including the Mason Coun- "I grew up here as a kid and
ty Forest Festival, on a trailer Paul Bunyan used to be down by
fitted with a hydraulic lift to get Goldsborough Creek, near flow-
Bunyan on his feet. ers in the park, it used to stand
While the rolling statue is a up right there on the sidewalk,"
draw at these festivals, Prouty he said.
said, Bunyan is missing Babe After several years, the city
the Blue Ox. took over ownership of the stat-
After a long search for the ue, Prouty said, ther it stood at
famed lumberjack's blue ox, the Shelton High School, where
Prouty said that he found a corn- Bunyan met a pitiable end.
pany in Wisconsin that could A windstorm knocked him
create a fiberglass Babe. Prouty over ...
recently set up a bank account "His head was off, his arms
for the project and is asking for were off and his feet were bro-
ken. It was just a mess," he said.
donations from the community
to help bring Babe to Shelton in The statue may also have
time for the 2012 Mason County See Babe on page B-5
Thursday, March 10, 2011 - Shelton-Mason County Journal - Page B-1