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Mary M. Knight music program revived after 14 years
By NATALIE JOHNSON
nataZie@masoncounty.com
It's not quite "High School Musical,"
but Mary M. Knight students are feel-
ing like singing.
For the first time in 14 years, Mary
M. Knight has a music program, head-
ed by teacher Maria Joyner.
"They love it. When the school year
Joyner said having a music pro-
gram in a rural community is impor-
tant so Matlock students can have the
first started kids were coming in and same opportunities as those in a big-
saying how excited they were," she ger school.
said. "The big thing is to give them the
In only a few months, Joyner said same opportunity," she said. "If they
the high school band, made up of stu- want to take private lessons they
dents from sixth- through twelfth- would have to ~ravel 30 minutes to go
grade, all first year players, has made to a teacher,"
great strides. Joyner said the Mary M. Knight
"It's really amazing. They got their School board managed to scrape up
instruments at the end of September,"
she said. "They rehearse every day.,' See Music on page B-6
Journal photos by Natalie Johnson
Maria Joyner, music teacher at Mary M. Knight
School in Matlock, leads the high school band
in a practice last Friday.
WHAT%COOKIN"
Mason Transit
names newest
member of
advisory group
By NATALIE JOHNSON
mztalie@masoncou~ty.com,
Christina McClatchey
works hard to advocate for
her peers whenever she can.
On March 13 during a joint
meeting between the Ma-
son Transit Authority (MTA)
board and the Mason Coun-
ty Transit Advisory Board
(MCTAB), McClatchey, 22,
became the newest, and
youngest, member of the
board.
McClatchey started spend-
ing time with her friends in
the MTA's Transit Communi-
ty Center, formerly the Shel-
ton Armory, a year and a half
ago.
"I'm really glad I'm on the
board. A lot of the youth that
come in here feel they aren't
heard. I want to keep a safe
place for them," she said.
"Now I know who I need to go
talk to."
McClatchey volunteers
regularly at the community
center, where she spends
time with local youth who
play basketball, use the com-
puter lab or play music at the
center.
Some of those teens and
young adults live in abusive
or dangerous situations, she
said.
"This is the safest place
they know," she said. "I like
to help people."
McClatchey is also in-
volved in Youth N' Action, a
statewide youth advocacy or-
ganization that serves people
age 14-24.
"I started out to help save
the skate park," she said: "I
was with some friends hang-
ing out in town - some of
my friends liked to go to the
skate park and they heard
they (Mason County) wanted
to shut it down."
In summer 2010, Mc-
Clatchey was part of an ef-
fort by Youth N' Action to
keep the Mason County Skate
Park open.
Today, volunteers from
the youth group regularly in-
spect and maintain the facil-
ity, which is operated by Ma-
son County with help from a
$4,000 grant from the Squax-
in Island Tribe.
McClatchey also has un-
dergone training from the
Department of Social and
Health Services (DSHS),
which allows her to do peer
counseling.
"I've had kids come up
and ask me for anything to
do. They're trying to stay off
drugs," she said. "I'm running
Journal photos by Natalie Johnson
Christina McClatchey, 22, was voted in as a member of the Mason County
Transit Advisory Board (MCTAB) on Tuesday, March 13. She said she hopes to
represent the youth population of Shelton, especially those who use the Mason
Transit Authority's Transit Community Center.
"Ill can he)p people, that's
what i want to do."
out of ideas. Now that I'm on sues.
the (MCTAB) board I have "We don't know exactly
more people I can ask." what I have. The nearest I've
McClatchey hopes to earn been told is Albright Syn-
a psychology degree from drome,'she said.
Olympic College, but those McClatchey said she lives
dreams are on hold while with a chromosomal abnor-
she deals with medical is- mality.
ul
Her disability has affect-
ed her hearing, eyesight,
bones, and at 4'4", her size.
A car accident in December
has also left her with a neck
injury that doctors fear could
paralyze her if not properly
treated.
However, her disability
does not affect her drive and
motivation to speak for oth-
ers.
"If I can help people, that's
what I want to do," she said.
Thursday, March 22,
A hhh, I'm beginning to believe
pring is getting close. We had
unspots this past weekend
and that was nice. I have to confess
~ that I just spent some time down in
Arizona where we had 80 degree sun
everyday. I used to live there and get
back every so often. People will ask
why I moved up here and there are a
number of reasons, but one is the blue
sky. Here, people complain about the
gray, gray that turns dark gray and to
light gray and to light, light gray. As
you can see, there is variation. In the
desert, the sky is the same blue day in
and day out and that gets asold if not
older than the various shades of dirty-
white.
Tonight, March 22, there is going to
be a CERT meeting at the community
hall. With all the natural catastrophes
going on around the country it never
hurts to be prepared. You can call Di-
ane Edgin at 427-0422 to check and
see what they will be talking about.
This Saturday is going to be a busy
day. First, The Wild
Cat Boutique -- a
benefit for Wash-
ington state's only
sanctuary for wild
cats -- will be going
on from 10 a.m. to 4
p.m. at the Harstine
Island Community
Club. The Boutique
By MIKE features many new
CALLAGHAN handcrafted items,
antiques, kitchen
delicacies, gently used items, gift and
holiday items. They will have some-
thing for the whole family and their
pets too. So, get wild and support the
wild cats. For more information call
Shelleen Mathews, director of Wild Fe-
lid Advocacy Center of Washington at
427-4466.
Now, after the boutique work-
" out, when you are really hungry,
you can go over to Pioneer School to
eat. The Pioneer Kiwanis Club's annu-
al Crab, Clam and Spaghetti Dinner is
from 4:30 to 7:00 p.m. If you haven't
gotten your tickets yet, it's not too
late, as they will be sold at the doorl
This event takes place in the cafeteria/
gym at Pioneer Elementary School.
Tickets are $25 for adults and $12
for children. What do you get? You
get fresh crab from Nelson Seafood
down in Tokeland, steamer clams
that melt in your mouth, great spa-
ghetti, garlic bread, dessert and soft
drinks. Also you will find tables upon
tables of great silent auction items
and another bunch of great things will
be auctioned off live. This is the big-
gest fundraiser Kiwanis does and the
proceeds go right into the school by
supporting scholarships, field trips,
cub scouts and much more. In today's
economy the school needs all the help
it can get -- so this is your chance to
have fun, get good eats, and support
the next generation.
Sandra Herndon and Judy Cal-
laghan gave the Women's Club some
up-to-date information about Turning
Pointe Domestic Violence Services. Af-
ter their presentation a motion was
made and passed to help the shelter
See Harstine on page B-6
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