Notice: Undefined index: HTTP_REFERER in /home/stparch/public_html/headmid_temp_main.php on line 4394
Newspaper Archive of
Shelton Mason County Journal
Shelton, Washington
March 10, 2011     Shelton Mason County Journal
PAGE 10     (10 of 22 available)        PREVIOUS     NEXT      Jumbo Image    Save To Scrapbook    Set Notifiers    PDF    JPG
 
PAGE 10     (10 of 22 available)        PREVIOUS     NEXT      Jumbo Image    Save To Scrapbook    Set Notifiers    PDF    JPG
March 10, 2011
 
Newspaper Archive of Shelton Mason County Journal produced by SmallTownPapers, Inc.
Website © 2025. All content copyrighted. Copyright Information
Terms Of Use | Privacy Policy | Request Content Removal | About / FAQ | Get Acrobat Reader




owing the seeds of health Habitat and Mason Matters partner on MGH HOPE garden projects By NATALIE JOHNSON Habitat for Humanity, Mason Matters and Mason General Hospital are partner- ing this week to sow the seeds of health in Mason County, by making improvements to the HOPE community garden on Govey Lane in Shelton. The HOPE Garden, which stands for Hands-On Personal Empowerment was ini- tiated to help encourage healthy eating and community involvement, and was created by Mason Matters, with donated land from Mason General Hospital. Last Friday, Habitat volunteers came together to build raised beds for the HOPE garden and plan to also build a tool shed for the garden in the next few weeks. "For our raised beds we got all of the lumber donated from Simpson, so it's really important to emphasize that the communi- ty has helped build up the project and we're really grateful for all the donations," said AmeriCorps Community Health Promoter Delphina Liles said. Twelve of the raised beds can be rented on an ann al basis, Liles said, giving com- munity members who otherwise would not have a place to raise a garden, an opportu- nity to grow their own healthy food. "In 2009, the Community Health Task Force decided that they wanted to focus on projects that would reduce chronic illness obesity and diabetes in the community," she said. "And so they wanted this garden to serve as an educational outreach piece." Although the garden originally started as a small pea patch, this year it will be ex- panding, starting with the new raised beds. Liles, who works with Mason Matters to promote community health, said that the other half of the garden will host sev- eral educational groups, including Choice High School's horticulture class, which also helped build the garden' raised beds on Fri- day. In addition to the raised beds, Habitat will also build a tool shed for the garden within the next few weeks, Liles said. "We have a United Way Tool Bank Grant and we started purchasing tools but we didn't have any place to put them so we ap- proached habitat and asked if they would help by building a shed," Liles said. "So the shed is also going to serve as an outdoor classroom, so we're lucky in that it's actu- ally been designed and it's beautiful and it's going to have space for all our activities." Habitat construction manager Henry Biernacki said that Habitat is happy to help with the sheds as a way to further support Journal photo by Natalie Johnson Habitat for Humanity and Mason Matters volunteers (back row, left) Bret Barrish, David Lowrey, Joe Coffey, Henry Biernacki, (front row, left) Delphina Liles, Pamala Dierker and Steven Dierker built raised beds in the HOPE Garden near Mason General Hospital on Friday. the community. The garden received a $4,000 School's "I'm providing some volunteers to do the Out Washington grant to pay for the shed, building and probably to supply some lum- Liles said. ber if there isn't enough there," he said. Habitat for Humanity will also build Normally at our house builds we always a similar shed soon at Shelton's Catalyst build a shed for the homeowner, it's one of Park, a similar garden run by the WSU Ex- the things we do, so it's a no brainer as far tension Office's Master Gardeners, Tammey as our volunteers are concerned." Newton, Habitat e ecutive director said. .raising Courtesy photo Models for fashion show and early garden club members: Hulda Bailey, left, Hazel Razor, Erma Orr, Viola Newkirk, Alma Sandstrom, Alma Bard, Evelyn Bard, Maude Paxton, Marjorie Johnsen, Margaret Crossen, Erma Roselle, Flor- ence Cady. The Evergreen Garden Club is planning a 70-dendron Garden Club to become co-sponsors. They year anniversary luncheon and tea on Thursday, all maintained victory gardens and the fresh and March 17 at the North Mason Bible Church, 82 E. preserved items along with floral arrangements, Campus Drive, Belfair. Kay Thykeson will pres- corsages were exhibited in the fair along with stu- ent a fashion show of vintage designs. She has col- dents and community participating. lected vintage clothes, hats and jewelry (for many In 1943, the garden club started a roadside park years), from 1870 to 1970 and her collection has in Belfair, with a 20 square foot area. The members grown to more than 200. Floral arrangements for planted and maintained the area until the high- each decade from 1940 will be displayed." way was moved and the park became 6,000 square The club was formed March 18, 1941 and Erma feet. A community Christmas tree was planted in Orr was elected President. Other members includ- 1947. The members gtill maintain the park. ed Irene Hill, Agnes White, Fanny Eaton, Flor- Public plant sales, starting in the back of Gor- ence Cady, Evelyn Beck, Viola Newkirk, Nellie don McKnight's Radio Repair shop had been a Johnson, Pauline Kittack, Mary Theler and Jane source of funding form many projects including the Marsh. They joined the Washington State Federa- scholarship given each year to a North Mason High tion of Garden Clubs and national garden club or- School graduate. For many years, the sale.w_a held ganizations on November 4, 1941 and Cross Sound in front of Ray's Barber Shop. But due to much con- District in 1953 when it was formed. The goal of gestion moved in 1990 to Pope Center in the area of this club was to promote civic beautification, edu- Olympia Federal Saving Bank Building. The funds cate members and the public on horticulture, floral raised from the two plant sales held in the spring arts and conservation and participate in commu- and fall supports a'scholarship to a North Mason nity and national garden club projects. High School graduate, civic improvement, Adopt-a- In the early years, there were many projects Family, World Gardening, Teachers Conservation including plant exchanges, tree decorating and and the Children's gardening program. gift-giving to the Naval Hospital, corsage making The members published a cookbook to raise for North Mason graduates and weddings, school funds to purchase and install a Blue Star marker plantings and sponsoring the Belfair Community in the park in 2006. Fair. The fair was sponsored for five years and For more information call Marie Ennaro 275- grew so large they invited Tahuya and the Rhodo- 5763. * Mt. Olive Lutheran Church Missouri Synod 206 East Wyandotte Avenue *Contemporary Service .......... 8:30 am. Christian Education ................. 9:45 am. Traditional Worship ............... 11:00 am. Office 426-6353 Christ Lutheran Churchit[ 3701 NE Northshore Road, Belfair, WA 98528-9434 (360) 275-3354 Worship Service: 10:00 a,m.I[I Childcare: 360-275-0499 website: clcbelfiar@mac.com Dz wd Cflu .c J A Progressive Episcopal Church 324 W Cedar St., Shelton Services 7:30 & 10:30 a.m. Office phone: 426-8472 New Community Church of Union ~ Sunday Gatherings ~,. (All are welcome!) WORSHIP SERVICES 8:30 and 10:30 at the Union Fire Hall 50 E. Seattle St., Union 98592 ....lDay2a=ee 4dbT-:125onnect.n. ~ - 360-898-7855 I ISHELTONFI.RSTBAPTI5T www.stdavidofwales.org ~ web site: .wvyw.thenccu.org • 1212 00aneet~ St, I www.sheltonfbc.org 360 426-8461 " t S~ett011 WA I ... for the faith ofthegospel eo Box lOeS, Shelton, Wa 9SS84 I A Chris -centered Church ~ Shelt , WA I Ph0ne:(360)462-1611 I I in RJtiersorGrace I ........ .... / Times of Servkes: I I " Sunday Morning Worship 9 + 10:30 am • ............................ ............................... , ~)42&8611 l | Sunday School ........................ lOa.m ...... gb¢~hato..o~ iS,,.dr/Mem;.g'Wersl11~ i ...... / / Sunday Morning Worship ...... 11a.m. I I Sunday Night Worship 6 p.m, I I ° DomingoLalglesiaBautista6pm a~ll I --i : .'~.~ ~-~ \ • ¥00:.g~eS ~1 / Sunday Evening Worship ........ 6p.m. ---- I i rraa~aonal-~:*5 am. i II~ ~ \ ........ ~l / Wednesday Prayer Meetmg ..... 7 p.m.~ List•non 4 I Worship for allages I I 8ervicioenEspafiol 1llit~ I licorterapora"e-~±:~an~- i ~%=J~--\ .............. ~i KM~O30~t -~1 I~niorCenter.826WRailroadAvel I ° Wednesdaya6pm i~I --:, ........................... : ..................................... i ,~-C/'~I ~F.~.~_C_'f~_l--fl,~.~ 1 Pastor Steve Olson "-- ~ -'~ Cllil~age CJ~ntef "M4:~ I , l~sumi~servicesinthene~l,r~vated S'O"'':ao'IO'OO"mll 43~8531 -~ l . aueves, pm Et~ae,~ L~t,~.0.... ~! & Brian Weinberger ~t~eee/F[~ '~ . ~'[ " [ Agate Grange Bldg, on Agate Loop Rd. Yo.lh Church, AWANA K-6 Adult C' .... "~ w~cw'river~°fgrace'org .~:~ ~----~ CrossPoint Service Traditional Service. ...... I,/ Amorecontemporaryservk'e AmoRqraditionalservice ' ~ ~: l i . !!~):. " -, mat bo#,,s a, 9:00 AM that begins at~ " \ / , , ~lllO "~'~ "'" : i[-" ' I raise Band • 1 raise'lbanl 10:45 AM .... - Contemporary Message Choir " .... I Children and Adult Sunday School 9 AM. Childcare both services : ~ ~i~ • . " ...... ' " ..~ .................... I~~::l s,~,~.,! G,o~,~ o ..... [i Sunday Services /'. Wednesday Ni.ht Service | ~~.~-.~ ,~-~... ,~i-- ...~..~...~ . - : , !E Ag.lt Choi, li:: ~ "~ " ..... ) Service ~ J 700 ,~ ] Mid-Week Service i ........... , ........... - .... ' Call 426-4412 i::}: 10:30 ..., I Celebratiorl Service ~ Ch.dreD 's ..... ~i ~l s.., o,oo., Attended N~rser~ J 12~ [::!! Children's Classes ~ !i!] i~ " 'v%~tn~s, Warfare, and Work for His Kingaom. !.i ~i~i!~i~{Ei~i~i~:~ ~i~;i;i!::~::~::i.~``~:.~?~.~:{~i!~!~i~i~:~>:.~::~i~i~iE~::;~i;i;::~::ii;~::~Ei~iE~N~;::!~i I Opeu bza~ C~ mmcb, Open daor~, AooRess [ 4(,S S 7t ~ St., S ~elton PHONE I 3OO-426-275~ WEBSlTE www.gatewoy~f¢om [ ghc P¢opk q/'Sbehon Umtcd Me,q~ad.;sI (.7,u~,'h Please Join Us! Sunday Worship Page B-2 - Shelton-Mason County Journal - Thursday, March 3, 2011 1 !i