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Mason Benson (:lub announces
winners of 2o12 ;holarships
The Mason Benson Club
has awarded $1,000 schol-
arships to two graduating
seniors at North Mason
High School (NMHS). The
MBC is a community orga-
nization whose members
reside on Mason and Ben-
son lakes.
The 2012 scholarships
went to David R. Thomas
who intends to enter The
Evergreen State College in
Olympia and Alexander T.
Griffin whose first choice is
the University of Southern
California in Los Angeles.
Both young men dem-
onstrated strong interest
in the arts during their ca-
reers at NMHS. Alex Grif-
fin is a musician whose
prowess on the drums was
first shown in grade school.
"I picked up my first
drumstick in the elemen-
tary school band," said
Griffin who is active in the
NMHS band. Armed with a
3.64 grade point average,
Griffin has earned accep-
tance at two universities,
but it is USC that holds his
primary interest for music
education.
It is the field of his-
tory education that David
Thomas wants to enter,
hopefully at The Evergreen
State College, but it was
the dramatic arts that got
his attention at NMHS. He
excelled in Stagecraft and
musical theater classes.
"I have never been the
greatest of students." ad-
mits Thomas. So he said
he feels he would be best
suited for the untraditional
high education program of-
fered at Evergreen.
The MBC Scholarship
Committee members who
made the award selections
were John Komen, June
Otwell and Bill Vander-
Wal.
MBC scholarships honor
high school seniors for aca-
demic achievements and
activities both in school
and off-campus.
Students who live in the
Mason and Benson lakes
area are eligible for MBC
scholarships.
Medications, bloo, sugar May topics
of Mason General F]ospital meeting
The topic at the next Mason General
Hospital Diabetes Support Group meeting
is "Impact of Medications on Blood Sugar"
from 1 to 2 p.m. on May 17 in the Ellinor
Room at the hospital.
The guest speaker is MGH & FC's new
staff pharmacist Craig Tavis, RPh., whose
extensive knowledge includes a family his-
tory in pharmacology and tenure at Provi-
dence St. Peter Hospital, Olympia, among
other pharmacies that span his 22-year
career.
Tavis will discuss medications that af-
fect blood sugar, awareness of how certain
medications interact, and concerns about
side effects. He will also set aside time for
questions and answers.
The Shelton Diabetes Support Group,
affiliated with the American Diabetes
Association, meets at the Hospital every
third Thursday of the month from Septem-
ber to June. It is free and open to people
with type 1 and 2 diabetes, their friends
and family.
For more information call Sue Barwick,
R.N., C.D.E. at 427-7332. from Allyn 275-
8614. and ask for the Diabetes Wellness
Center.
Journal DnOtO Dy Natalie Jonnsolq
Sammy Dutton, 2, from Shoreline, digs for
Shellfish on Saturday at the second annual
Hamma Hamma Oyster Rama.
-00:00n'ster have fun doing it," James
said.
Continued from page B-1
the Oyster Rama looking for
new delicacies to pull out of
the mud.
"-We've done razor clams
before, never other clams
and oysters," Thompkins
said. "I love it already."
The Oyster Rama started
at 11 a.m. Saturday when
low tide was at.its lowest and
continued into the afternoon.
Hamma Hamma retail
manager Lissa James said
the event is designed to
teach people about preserv-
ing Hood Canal in a fun and
lighthearted way.
"The goal of it is to cel-
ebrate what we have and to
make people care about the
canal in a way that doesn't
scare them," James said.
"When groups are trying to
raise awareness for an envi-
ronmental cause, it gets kind
of scary. We could do that ...
but we chose to not be so de-
pressing."
Visitors were invited to
pick their own clams and
oysters, or just go on a tide
flat tour hosted by the Wash-
ington Sea Grant on the
Hamma Hamma Oyster
Company's tide flats outside
of Lilliwaup.
Adventurous shellfish lov-
ers had a chance Saturday
to participate in the "Shuck-
athalon," a shellfish themed
sporting event inspired by
timber sports competitions.
"We didn't know if there
was anyone doing shellfish
sports so we decided to do
that," James said.
The event had four parts,
each focusing on an impor-
tant element of shellfish har-
vesting.
These parts were cluster
picking, or grabbing large
groups of oysters stuck to-
gether, single picking, or
The event also included
seminars on oyster cultiva-
tion and Hood Canal history,
oyster and wine tastings, a
cooking demonstration and
a raffle, which benefited the
McReavy House restoration
in Union. Prizes included
four tickets for geoduck
hunting.
Those who showed up
also enjoyed food cooked by
Smokin' Mo's and the Robin
Hood Restaurant, and beer
and wine was provided by
the Grove Street Brewhouse.
Finnriver Cider and Whid-
bey Island Wine.
Some Rama-goers visited
Hood Canal for the first time
on Saturday.
"It's my first time harvest-
ing oysters - it's pretty fun,"
said Massimiliano Minni.
who was visiting from Se-
attle.
The event was positively
crawling with kids, in many
cases getting their first taste
of shellfish harvesting.
"Lots of things in the tide
flats are miniature and l
think kids really like that.
They relate to being little in
a big world," James said.
Jamie Dutton traveled
to Lilliwaup from Shoreline
with his two young sons
Sammy, 2, and Bobby, 4, for
a day of fun on the tide flats.
"I don't even like seafood.
I thought it would be a fun
time," he said.
All proceeds from the
event went to the Hood Ca-
nal Education Foundation.
James said it's too early
to tell exactly how much
money the event raised, but
proceeds will help the foun-
dation pay for a new sound
system in the Hood Canal
School's gym.
"My brothers and [ and
my cousins and friends
we all went to the hood canal
grabbing single oysters, clam school,' she said. "It's a way
digging and oyster shucking, to give back to the commu-
"It's pretty silly but we nity."
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