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Shelton-Mason County Journal fiddle fundraiser boasts increased attendance in 2Oll Betty Palmer sings with her UkeIele Saturday afternoon at Journal photo by Natalie Johnson the Shelton Old Time Fiddlers Fest. By NATALIE JOHNSON Old-time musicians, fiddlers included, came from far and wide to show off their skills in Shelton last weekend for the 26th An- nual Shelton Old Time Fiddlers Fest. Last weekend marked the 14th year that SOCK (Save Our County's Kids) has sponsored the event as its primary fundraiser. "It will probably raise about $7,000 this year," Sue Sheldon, executive director of SOCK said. "We used to make quite a bit more - we used to have about 12,000 people in attendance." Fiddlers, gui~rists, mandolin players and many others - all members of the Washington Old Time Fiddlers Association (WOTFA), all volunteered their time at the event. Over the years, the combination of a poorly timed event and in- terest in fiddle music, or at least interest in attending the festival, waning has led to smaller attendance, Sheldon said. See Fiddlers on page B-5 COOKIN' ISLAND Dry enough to mow? Well, I found out my lawnmow- er still works. Yeah, this week- end I was able to drag it out of the shed, put gas in it and mow. That tells me the weather is finally get- ting better. I was also able to get up to Matt B's and get some com- post for the garden. I'm hoping this year's garden will do better than last. years - the tomatoes wouldn't ripen and my broccoli and zucchi- ni's didn't fair much better. Checking the calendar I see that April 8 is the second Friday of the month and that means there is going to be a Community Club meeting at the hall starting at 6 p.m. The door to the potluck tables will open at 6:30 p.m. and the meeting will begin at 7 p.m. For those who have been practicing their chili recipes, this is the night to take a pot of your best chili to the meeting and enter the contest. For those who just want to eat some great chili, that is great because all the people who attend get to eat and vote on their • favorite chili. It's also that time of year to re- new your community club mem- bership. You probably received a newsletter in the mail thanks to Shelleen. In there was a member- ship application• All the monies raised go to maintaining the hall - and after all the years it's been there, I think it was built in 1912 or 1914 - it sure needs mainte- nance. Also, the community club organization itself started in 1941 and ifrm not mistaken that means the club has been meeting for 70 years. Wow. Seventy years for any organization to stay together is great. Patsy Gibson also tells us about another old island orga- nization. The Harstine Grange 568 will meet at the community hall Friday, April 15. Potluck is served at'6:30 p.m. with the regu- lar meeting starts at 7:30 p.m. All are welcome to attend. The grange meets at the community hall here on the island every third Friday of the month with a potluck and meeting. To learn more about the grange you may contact the master Mike Burdick at 427-1559 or sec- retary Patsy Glaser Gibson, 432- 0795. They hope to see you there and if you are new to the island, this is a great place to meet people who know a lot of island history. A newer island club is the Hart- stene Pointe Travel Club. They meet at the Pointe clubhouse and they are all about traveling and eating. They have just voted on a new slate of officers for next year. Co-presidents will be Nancy Nelson and Jan McMullen. Co-Vice Presidents will be last yeads presidents, Woody and Betty Holt. Co-secre- taries will be Mary Rogers and Carol Lettich. Trea- surer will be Mary Alice MIKE Cary. This years travel CALLAGHAN coordinator has been Mc- Mullen and she organized the last trip to the Gig Harbor Museum. Twenty people attended and then moved on to the Tides Tavern for lunch. They are planning a mystery trip June 28. It will be a bus trip planned by Carol Letch and Mary Alice Cary, if you want to get involved, give one of the officers a call. The club is always looking for new ac- tive members. It is that time of year when on any of those vometimes infrequent sunny days we rush out to the gar- den to get ready for the coming sea- son. If you get a day to rush to gar- den, keep in mind that the Harst- ine Island Garden Club's Annual Plant sale is just a month away, coming as it almost always does on the first Saturday of May. The Garden Club welcomes all kinds of plant donations. In some cases members will even come to you to dig healthy shrubs, small trees, which need a new home. Dig, di- vide and donate is the thought for April. For donation assistance, contact Jim Anderson, 432-9712 or Barbara LaJune, 426-0494. Journal photo by Natalie Johnson La McLin, owner of La's Therapeutic Thai and Swedish Massage in Shelton, came to America in 2005 and will travel back to Thailand this month to help at an orphange she runs there. Remembering ur didn't speak a word of English• "I went to church and they said 'Hi' to me and I said "hi' but I knew very limited words," she said. "they talked q)lah blah blah blah,' and I couldn't understand anything." After a few months of struggling without speak- ing more than a few simple words of English, McLin first went to the local library to try to learn the language. "I went to talk to the lady ... I said I cannot speak English, but it was like 'English, not speak good," she said. McLin said •that everyday things that most people take for granted, like answering the phone, were terrifying for her before she was comfortable speaking English. By NATALIE JOHNSON La McLin is all smiles, and if you walk into her business, La's Therapeutic Thai and Swedish Mas- sage in Shelton, she will greet you with a bow and the phrase, "Sa Wat Dee Kha," which means hello in Thai. But behind McLin's hospitality and friendly at- titude, she has quite a story to tell. "I have a long story of my life. When I was young I grew up in a poor country," she said. McLin grew up in Thailand. There she taught at a university and worked with her government's public welfare department, educating the public about drugs and HIV. McLin also worked for the welfare ot~ children in Thailand. "I have my own orphanage over there too," she-- "I went to the store to find some food, but I didn't said know how to read... I knew the number, but ~ don't Her story in America started in September 2005 know how to use the money," she said. "It is good - when she immigrated to Washington from her na- learning by doing made me learn a lot." tive Thailand. When McLin arrived in Shelton, she See Cookin' on page B-5 Thursday, April 7,2011 - Shelton-Mason County Journal - Page B-1