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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.
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