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Take a glimpse into Northwest history 'Immigration Then & Now' she felt lonely at first. "I was fortunate to have found friends within the commu- scheduled for today at library nity who took the time to not only teach me English, but to also invite me to oth- Witness the Northwest of a century ago er community events to meet people. I through the eyes of an immigrant with found that Americans are kind, helpful, "Northwest Passages," a live multimedia and genuinely care for one another," she performance created by the Living Voices said. theater company. Cheryl Heywood from Montreal came to Then hear about the contemporary im-the United States 16 years ago, gaining cit- migration experiences of local residents, izenship in 2007. Heywood decided to leave The event "Immigration Then and Now"Canada shortly after the October 1995 will be held from 7-8:30 p.m. today at the Quebec referendum, when the motion to de- Shelton Performing Arts Center, 3737 N. cide whether Quebec should separate from Shelton Springs Road. Canada was defeated by a narrow margin. The presentation, led by staff from Shel- "The year after the referendum, 30,000 ton Timberland Library, is free and open to educated and bilingual people left the prov- the public, ince of Quebec. I applied to several library "Northwest Passages" shows a dynami-positions in the United States, and I was cally changing Northwest at the turn of the hired by Timberland Regional Library in 20th century with the expansion of the rail- May 1996," Heywood said. road, the discovery of gold, labor struggles Octavio Sanchez came to the United and world war told from the perspective of States from Mexico 34 years ago at the age Julia Berg from Sweden. of 14. The eldest boy in a large family, he When Berg's father sees the futility of went to work with his father in plant nurs- farm life in Sweden, he moves the family eries in Oregon to support the family. San- to begin a new life in Preston, Wash. The chez lived in a migrant camp and experi- story follows the family as they celebrate enced the hardships of being an immigrant both Swedish and American holidays, build youth in a small town in the Pacific North- a new life and struggle against prejudice, west. He now serves as the volunteer presi- When Berg becomes a nurse with Seat-dent of the non-profit organization United tle's Swedish Hospital, she travels through- Immigrants of Shelton in order to support out the Northwest interacting with African people facing the current difficulties of im- American coal miners, Chinese immigrants migration. in Tacoma and Native Americans on an In- Stella Heard left Kenya nine years ago dian reservation. When World War I breaks for a better life in America. To escape pov- out, Berg's oldest brother disappears in the erty, an abusive husband and the specter war, her father is killed in an accident and of AIDS, she also had to leave behind two her mother becomes ill during the flu pan- daughters. She settled in Shelton, went to demic of 1918. Berg discovers her unique college and got married. She also met a cou- staths as a woman with two homes, two ple that was going on a mission to Kenya; cultures and two families, they brought the girls back to their mother. Living Voices is an educational theater Heard and her daughters, now 13 and 14, company that combines a solo dramatic became citizens in 2009. Heard, who con- performance with a multimedia production tinues to think of the hardships of the chil- combining theater, video and sound. Per- dren in her village in Kenya, is studying formances invite audiences to view history International Relations at The Evergreen from the perspective of a character who ex- State College. perienced significant historical events. The Gunnel Svensson, originally from Swe- company's website is www.livingvoices.org, den, completes the circle of "Immigration Then and Now." Svensson has lived in the Local Panel: United States for the past 55 years. She Debbie Yuan, originally from China, has immigrated when she became engaged to a been in the United States for 24 years, serviceman and later married him. Because "I came to the United States in hopes she believed that it was the right thing to of obtaining the American Dream," said do, she became a citizen in 1969. Yuan in an email to the library. Immi- For more information on this community grating to a new country with a differ- event, contact the Shelton Timberland Li- ent culture and language, and no friends, brary at 426-1362. Shelton Community Cinema presents 'Final Friday' Shelton Community Cinema will screen its monthly "Final Friday" movie at 7 p.m. Friday at the new PUD No. 3 audi- torium, located at 2621 E. Johns Prairie Road, Shel- ton. The upcoming showing is the "Koch Brothers," a documentary about the in- fluence wielded by two of our nation's wealthiest in- dividuals. There is no charge for admission, but donations are welcome with pro- ceeds going to pay the license fee for the films shown, and to SOCK's (Save Our County's Kids) work to bring a YMCA to Shelton. For more information, call 432-3229 or email bob@sock.org. Shelton Community Cinema is not associated with any political or reli- gious group. Organizers will no lon- gerbe showing our films at the previous PUD building on Cota Street. Kiwanis clubs take part in community service events The volunteer members of Kiwanis Clubs of Mason and Thurston counties will participate in Kiwanis One Day community service projects during April and early May. Kiwanis One Day is an international day of community service by Kiwanis clubs around the world. Washington state has more than 400 Ki- wanis clubs. The local kiwanis organizations are: Mason County Kiwanis clubs: Kristmas town and Shelton Kiwanis on April 7 cleaned Highway 3 from the Shelton city limits to Highway 101. Additionally, Kiwanis members will be in- volved in United Way Day of Caring on June 21 and are helping on the Matlock Days "Old Tim- ers" events on Tuesday and Wednesday. Members also work at the Catalyst Park Food Bank Garden on Eighth and Harvard streets planting potatoes, onions and prepar- ing the garden beds for crops to be donated to the area food bank. The project is in conjunc- tion with other service organizations, and adds hundreds of pounds of fresh vegetables for those in need. Kiwanis members also just finished hosting the Missoula Children's Theater. Pioneer Kiwanis: The group helped clean up the State Route 3 intersection along Harstine Island Road and has hosted a crab feed to raise funds for Pioneer School students. Hood Canal Kiwanis: The group cleaned up trash on Highway 101 from Hoodsport south. Members will also be col- lecting firewood for families in need and orga- nizing a fundraiser at Hood Canal School to sup- port student projects and scholarships. "Spring Fling" was held at Hood Canal School on April 21. The dental team of Richard Downing, DDS proudly welcomes the addition of rgilI, DMD Dr. Cargill, a Shelton native, graduated from dental school at Boston University. He is a licensed general dentist. He graduated from Shelton High School in 2002, then earned his Bachelor of Science in Biology from the University of Washington in 2006. Prior to attending de ntal school, Zach worked for a year in construction with his dad's company. He and his wife Margie (who is also from here) are the proud parents of Leif, who was born on January the tenth this year. Zachary Cargill, DMD General Dentistry r FREE Whitening r New Patient Special 7 I forLIFE* II SOID Cleaning, Exam & X-rays for Active & New Patients ~'rO~'%l I ....... ~,,,~, ............................ ) ~ii'~/~ 11626 Olympic Hwy. N. T ........................................ ' b 11626 Olympic Hwy N ~ahsh'ffl~ee~f)[¢lf~W~Pci;l:'~c~lYilx~Des$'5!~'/20o2n Richard C. Downing, DDS 1626 Olympic Highway N. She lion CareCredi{. C'&;.rd4e57t~>ta'~,,zm:,.< (360) 426-4712 * www.ShelmnDental.com Wednesday, May 9, 2012 ---4:30 - 7 PM Olympic College Shelton 937 West Alpine Way, Shelton 360-432-5400 LcU~IpC~NTS OIL DIST. 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