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The Mason County Senior Activities
Association (MCSAA) is celebrating 30
years as a private 501(c)3 non-profit or-
ganization. It was founded by concerned
Mason County seniors and their sup-
porters on April 21, 1981 to enhance
the quality of life of senior adults in
our community through recreation, in-
formation, education and nutritional
services, including health and wellness
programs.
The organization oversees the Ma-
son County Senior Activities Center
(MCSAA), the Friendly Center for 50
and Better, located at 826 W. Railroad
Avenue in downtown Shelton and its
major funding source, Nifty Thrifty,
Your Hometown Thrift Store located in
Shelton at 2505 Olympic Hwy N. in the
Gateway Center behind McDonalds.
A variety of activities are planned
at the center from Wednesday, April 6
through Friday, May 6 to commemorate
this milestone including a month long
open house. Mature adults 50 and older
are invited to participate in center ac-
tivities without membership; some ex-
ceptions do apply, so contact the center
for more details prior. Adults under 50
may stop in for a brief tour of the center.
Contact the center at 426-7374 or visit
our web site at www.mcsac.net for more
information about the open house.
The center will showcase MCSAA's 30
year history with presentation boards
filled with news clippings and photos of
major organizational milestones and the
many public service projects the organi-
zation has been involved with. Some of
our past center directors, staff, board
members and key volunteers will join us
for the festivities. Our valued and much
appreciated center and Nifty Thrifty
volunteers .will be honored on Friday,
March 29. Speakers on issues of interest
to mature adults and seniors are sched-
uled, as well, as musical entertainment.
See the center's monthly page for April
activities listings.
Businesses and individuals are in-
vited to support our month-long cel-
ebration with sponsorship donations
and door prize gifts. Contact Executive
Director Terri Shaw or MCSAA Board
Member Ruth Coots at 426-7374 or by
e-mail at terri@mcsac.net.
Be sure to
look for the
MCSAA April
newsletter
inside next
week's issue.
Lawns are looking for attention
By R. Jeanne Rehwaldt,
Program Coordinator
The desk at the Master Gardener Clinic
in the WSU Extension office is beginning to
get a lot more activity. Now that we have
had a few sunny days, people are getting
out in their gardens and discovering in-
sects and plant problems that they haven't
noticed before. I have seen several garden-
ers mowing their lawns and weeding beds.
Spring is officially here, and I am sure many
gardeners are ready to get growing.
The Master Gardener program was es-
tablished in 1973 to help Extension Agents
answer questions from home gardeners.
The first training class was conducted in
King County. The WSU Extension Master
Gardener Program is supported at the state
and local levels and trains volunteers to be
effective community educators in garden-
ing and environmental stewardship. WSU
Master Gardener Volunteers use garden-
ing classes to teach children environmental
stewardship and proper nutrition. Many
WSU Master Gardener volunteers give pub-
lic lectures, seminars or workshops, while
others write horticultural articles or even
host a local radio program. We enhance our
community through demonstration gar-
dens at Catalyst Park and donate produce
to Saints' Pantry food bank and teach low-
income citizens how to grow their own food
and become more self-sufficient.
We are accepting applications for the
Mason County training, which will begin
September 16 and continue every other Fri-
day through December 16. The cost is $175,
and a volunteer commitment of 60 hours
during the year following training. The core
curriculum is delivered via online modules
with hands-on practice with in-person ses-
sions. Field trips and interaction with your
classmates and Master Gardeners are an
integral part of the training. For more infor-
mation on how to become a Mason County
WSU Master Gardener, contact R. Jeanne
Rehwaldt at rehwaldt@wsu.edu, or 427-
9670 Ext. 688.
Question: What should I use to fertilize
my lawn, and when should I apply it?
Answer: A good nutritional program can
reduce weeds, mos~ and certain diseases.
The current recommendation from WSU is
to apply a 3-1-2-ratio fertilizer at the rate of
1 pound of actual nitrogen per 1000 square
feet during the last two weeks of April.
Something like 21-7-14 works really well.
If you choose to use natural organic fertil-
izers, the best time to apply them is in June
and/or September. Most natural organics
are applied at a rate of two pounds of nitro-
gen per 1000 square feet.
The Master Gardeners wotild like to take
this opportunity to thank the Mason Coun-
ty Facilities and Maintenance department
and Barnyard Gardens Farm and Garden
Center for their support of our Country Liv-
ing workshops. We would also like to thank
everyone who attended the movie showing
of"The General" at Choice High School au-
ditorium on March 25. We had a wonder-
ful time and laughed until our sides ached.
The proceeds from this movie will go to help
support the community garden at Catalyst
Park.
54th Annual
or Ham Dinner
SATURDAY Ad u Its s1200
April 2nd, 2011 Children under 12
4:00pro to 8:00pro$600 at the door
Tickets available from any Yacht Club member. D&L
Automotive, Windermere Real Estate or at the door.
Come have fun with us and enjoy a delicious dinner.
Chamber Beautification
Committee contributions
The Chamber's Beautifications il,b~itY for. most:0f the 'cpsts asso- "
committee is asking everyone ciated with the installation and
to contribute to this very visible upkeep of the 105 flower baskets
source of communitypride, and 65 Christmas decorations.
Every year the Shelton Mason Like home ownership, there is a
County Chamber of Commerce tremendous cost associated with
is the not-for profit organization beautifying our community and
that is responsible for the beau- because this is such a large and
tiful flowers and Christmas deco- important community wide proj-
rations that hang proudly in our ect, the chamber is asking for ev-
community. We are proud of our eryone's help.
community and this is a way to Contributions can be made
help improve how it looks to our at the Shelton Mason County
citizens and visitor. Chamber office located at 215
In the past, the business cam- West Railroad Avenue or call
munity has taken the responsi- 426-2021.
Kiwanis club to
clean Highway 3
....... ~e Volunteer members of Kiwanis
"dubs of Mason will participate in Ki-'
wanis One Day, community service proj-
ects during April. The Shelton Kiwanis
will use Highway 3 clean up as a joint
project with Kristmas Town Kiwan-
is. They will also work at the Catalyst
Park Food Bank Garden, 8th and Har-
vard Street, planting potatoes, onions
and preparing the garden beds for crops
to be donated to the Food Bank. The
project is in conjunction with other ser-
vice Organizations, adding hundreds of
pounds of fresh vegetables for those in
need. For more information call Even
Masteller at 426-1015.
Grace Baptist Church
... for the faith of the ~ospel
'times of Services:
Sunday School ........................ 10 a.m.
Sunday Morning Worship ...,.. ii am.
Stuiday Evening Wo~hip ........ 6 p.m.
Wednesday Prayer Meeting ..... 7 p.m.
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206 East Wyandotte Avenue
*Contemporary Service ....... 8:30 a.m
Christian Education ................ 9:45 a.m
Traditional Worship ............. 11:00 d.m
Office 426-6353
Daycare 427-3165
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