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Shelton-Mason County Journal
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WHAT'SCOOKIN'
Wow, get the suntan lotion
out. For a •minute there last
weekend I thought we were in
Hawaii and as the rhododendrons come
into full bloom it will look even more
like the hibiscus from the Garden Isle.
This is the weekend for the fishing
tournament that is held annually at
Spencer Lake. The state has stocked
the lake with some nice trout and
one nice trout in particular is worth
$250. The tourna-
ment will be Sat- '
urday. If you want
to fish and have a
good time, just go to
the lake. However,
if you want to have
a chance to win the
prize money you
have to buy a tick-
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CALLAGHAN them at the Spencer
Lake Bar and Grill
-- the people who
sponsor the tournament.
I think you can be out on the lake at
daybreak. In the early afternoon there
will be a gathering at the bar and win-
ners will be announced. Not only can
you win by catching the big fish, but
there are also other prizes and events
taking place. Larry and Kim, the own-
ers of Spencer Lake Bar and Grill, will
have all the details for you if you stop
by their place.
This event is co-sponsored by the
Pioneer Kiwanis Club with much of the
earned funds going to the club. This is
a great event, which is fun for the fam-
ily. It offers exciting prizes and a cause
that gives back to the community.
Dig, divide and donate is the re-
quest of the Harstine Island Garden
Club. This is a big fundraiser for
the club and if you have any extra
plants they are hoping you might do-
nate them to the club. They will be
holding their annual plant sale on May
4.
Members are still looking for dona-
tions of plants, garden books, tools,
bird or hummingbird feeders, unwant-
ed bird houses, unusual pots or plant
containers, indoor plants, shrubs,
small trees and native plants.
See Harstine on page B-3
Union couple
guides students
Dave and Valerie Wagner are work-
ing with the Hood Canal School to bring
a new program that will help guide stu-
dents to higher education.
The Wagners are professional guides
whose business, guiding tourists, is a
natural starter for the program.
"We are starting a new project (called)
Future Crossroads," Valerie Wagner said.
She said that it works similar to a ca-
reer day but rather than bringing rep-
resentatives of business into the school,
they make a game of sending students
out to find the businesses.
"There are so many kids in this dis-
trict that are not finishing school or go-
ing on to college. There's just no wow
factor for them. We take kids on a field
trip to Seattle, but instead of going to
the zoo they get to see behind the zoo.
They meet the veterinarian and see
how the animals are taken care of. We
try to get the kids to think bigger as far
as their future," she explained.
The Wagners got the idea while on
a similar adventure with friends in Se-
attle. Their guide business in Union,
which is run out of Alderbrook Resort,
often uses geocaching in treasure hunts.
Those treasure hunts use Global Po-
sitioning System (GPS) devices to hide
and seek containers, known as caches.
The treasure, in their new program,
is knowledge.
See GPS on page B-3
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Igraphed the wildebeest mi-
gration in East Africa, polar
bears, leopard seals and penguins
in the arctic and more.
You may know him better as an
emergency room doctor at Mason
General Hospital, as well as the
hospital's medical director and
emergency department director.
"I have always had an interest
in photography," he said.
In November, Gushee spent
time with National Geographic
photographers in Cape Washing-
ton, Antarctica, for an article that
should appear in the magazine in
November 2012.
In 2001, Gushee took his first
trip with Lindblad Expeditions,
which he called a "high-end eco-
tourism company" which partners
with National Geographic.
Gushee said the trip gave him
the unique opportunity to "rub
elbows" with national geographic
photographers.
"That's really where it took off,"
he said.
Since then, Gushee has traveled
with the group once or twice a year
to various exotic locations includ-
ing the Galapagos, East Africa and
Europe,
"I have not been to Australia or
Asia,,' he said. "I was in New Zea-
land last year."
Gushee said he has traveled
for photography so many times in
recent years he had to get a new
passport.
"For me, the wilder the better,"
he said. "I really enjoy the wild
places."
Gushee said he particularly en-
joys the North and South poles.
"It's not like anywhere else on
Courtesy photo
Dean Gushee, Mason General Hospital medical director and
emergency department director, loves to take photos in wild
locations. Among his favorite subjects are penguins.
"For me, the wi der the better.
really enioy the wi d places."
earth," he said. "You see animals Gushee said wildlife photog-
who have never seen a human." raphers need to be careful that
In the future, Gushee hopes to a flash or shutter sound doesn't
photograph a sardine migration in startle animals.
South Africa. "I shoot a lot with natural light,"
"It's an enormous event," he he said. "Everybody I know puts
said. filters on their strobes (flashes)."
The event draws in predators Last November, Gushee took a
and other species that Gushee trip to Cape Washington with two
wants to photograph, other photographers, which turned
Gushee said he uses Canon cam- into a memorable experience.
eras, and often works with short "The danger we thought was
lenses and no flash, going to be in the water," Gushee
"If you go to Antarctica, you said.
don't need a wide lens," he said. Instead of sharks, the most
"Whereas for polar bears you don't
want to get that close." See Wildlife on page B-3
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