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Students at Mountain View Elementary School celebrated Dr. Seuss' birthday and Read Across America Day this past Wednesday, March 2. The Cat in the Hat and Things One, Two and Three also known as first grade teachers, gleefully started the celebration at the school, causing a stir in the primary classrooms as only Seuss char- actors can. They darted from class to class amid giggling pajama-clad students, before settling down for some serious reading. Interim principal Carol Lake initiated the excitement by bringing in the pajama day theme, which launched the roller coaster of reading tim. Staff decided to make the day even more special by incorporating extra Seussian activities. Students listened closely to the Dr. Seuss quote of the day and participated in activities ranging from The Sneetches math lessons to running laps in the gym every time the word "go" was read in the book "Marvin K. Mooney, Would You Please Go Now!" A fourth-grade class also cooked some fabulous green eggs and spam to enjoy with their books. Guest readers from the community came in and shared their favorite books and talked about reading in their work and lives. It was an opportunity for the students to interact with the adults, who shared their favorite books and some time with Mountain View students. The fifth-grade students met their future OMS admin- istrators, as Eric Barkman and Fran Stevens visited and read a very appropriate book called "Oh, the Places You'll Go!" Officials said that this story is a perfect send-off for children, no matter how young or old, that are ready to enter a new phase in their .lives. Middle school is the next chapter that the fifth graders will be starting in a few short months and they received a very positive start with their future principal and vice-principal. "Once we started asking folks to come in, we were amazed at the positive re- sponse," said librarian Candy Ranney. "They were so gra- cious and enthusiastic and the students were thrilled. Thekids expect their teach- ers to like reading, but to hear the mayor, a fireman or any one of our many guests read is quite a treat." Read Across America and Dr. Seuss' birthday are cel- ebrated nationwide in many communities. It is a time t.o raise awareness about the im- portance of reading and get Courtesy photo Mountain View Elementary School teachers Trish Johnson, left, Jeri DeMiero, Cindy Hall and Lori Goodale stir up some interest in learning for Read Across America. Habitat for Humanity receives grant Habitat for Humanity of Mason County received a $5,600 grant from the Marco J. Heidner Fund through the Community Foundation of South Puget Sound. The grant will provide funds to recruit, train and deploy the volunteers needed to meet the increased low-income needs of the community. "One of our greatest challenges is that we are volunteer limited," said Tam- mey Newton, executive director. Habitat homes are built with volunteer construc- tion crews and volunteers run the Habitat Stores, serve on committees, and give a helping hand at special events and at the office. Last year, 107 volunteers donated 4,883 hours supporting their local com- munity through Habitat for Humanity. Habitat notes that this year they need to increase their volunteer base significantly to keep pace with incoming requests. Recognizing volunteers for their many contributions is important. "Happy vol- unteers who are having fun keep coming back," stated Michele Palomino, volunteer coordinator. "We are excited to be able to use a portion of the funds to recognize our wonderful volunteers for their hard work and dedication to our mission." "Without these hometown heroes, Habi- tat for Humanity would not be cost effec- tive." Newtonsaid. "If we had to budget for a construction crew, the homes would not be affordable to our partner homeowners." In addition, the lower the costs the greater the number of families Habitat can serve each year. The total cost for a Habitat Home is around $90,000, which includes land, infrastructure and completed con- struction. "Our volunteers not only create a posi- tive impact with the families and hom- eowners they work with, but the commu- nity overall with improvements that are felt throughout the entire neighborhood," said NewtorL "Simply put, none of this would be possible without the support of community partners like The Community Foundation of South Puget Sound and the Marco J. Heidner Fund." Whether you want to swing a hammer or paint, take in-store donations or help stuff envelopes, Habitat has many ways to volunteer. For L-fformation on how you can volunteer or support Habitat for Human- ity of Mason County call the office at 426- 8134 in Shelten, or 205-3250 in Belfair. Olympic National Forest solicits proposals for Title II projects Olympic National forest is looking for ideas for Title II projects. Funding will be provided through the Secure Rural Schools and Commu- nity Self-Determination Act of 2000, which was reau- , thorized in 2008 as part of Public Law 110-343. This act provides payments to coun- ties as compensation for the loss of tax income associated with federal land within their boundaries. Title II projects are de- signed to enhance forest eco- systems, restore land health and water quality, or im- prove existing facilities. By law, they must provide a direct or indirect benefit to resources on National For- est lands. Past projects have included watershed restora- tion, stream stabilization, invasive plant treatments and road and infrastructure maintenance. A citizen Resource Ad- visory Committee (RAC) will review the proposals and recommend projects for funding. The RAC repre- sents a wide variety of citi- zen interests and members are residents of each of the peninsula counties. RAC du- ties have been expanded to include monitoring projects and making recommenda- tions for appropriate chang- es. Margaret Petersen, Act- ing Forest Supervisor, will provide final approval for project implementation. Specific provisions of the legislation and the require- ments for qualifying projects along with project submis- sion forms are available on Olympic National Forest's website at fs.fed.us/r6/olym- pic. Please follow the link for Secure Rural Schools Advi- sory Committees. Hard copy forms are available at the supervisors office in Olym- pia. Please submit completed forms electronically to both Donna Nemeth dnemeth@ fs.fed.us and Bill Shelmer- dine bshelmerdine@fs.fed. us. Hard copies can be mailed to Olympic National Forest, 1835 Black Lake Blvd SW, Olympia, WA 98512, attention: Donna Ne- meth. All applications must be submitted by April 1, 2011. For additional information, please Contact Donna Ne- meth at 956-2274, or Bill Shelmerdine at 956-2282. HEALTH AND REHABILITATION CENTER X;FENDICAR-E ... helping people live better Page B-8 - Shelton-Mason County Journal - Thursday, March 10, 2011