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Shelton-Mason County Journal
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By NATALIE JOHNSON
For 22 years now on the first
full weekend of May, the Mary M.
Knight Historical Society has put
on it's Old Timers' Fair, or as it
is known in the community, the
"Miracle of Matlock."
The Old Timers' Fair is not
onlyfor old timers, as some might
imagine, but is instead a celebra-
tion of all things historic in Mat-
lock, and a modest fundraiser for
the Mary M. Knight Museum, said
historical society treasurer Noni
Howard, who has helped organize
the fair every year of it's existence.
Historical society members
dedicated this year's fair to How-
ard, in recognition of her 25 years
of service to the organization.
"When the fair started out ...
we just worked on the museum,
and then one of our members sug-
gested .,. we could have the trac-
tor club and have a few booths and
raise some money," she said.
From then on, the historical
society set out to organize their
"miracle" - the Old Timers' Fair,
which Howard says consistently
draws tourists from as far away
as Centralia, Chehalis and Aber-
deen.
The success of this year's fair
was somewhat of a surprise how-
ever, Howard said, because of.the
rotten weather the area faced over
the weekend.
"[Saturday] was something else
- my husband was out there park-
ing cars and he said it was just full
A tractor and farm implement
up in spite of the cold rain which
was horrible," she said.
This year ~endors at the fair
sold everything from knitted cre-
ations, to used books, to art and
custom furniture. One food vendor
sold delectable treats like deep
fried Twinkies and candy bars.
display sits in the rain Sunday at
The fair also included its annu-
al display of antique tractors and
farm equipment. One tractor and
trailer functioned as a shuttle to
bring small groups to the museum
for tours.
In keeping with the old-timey
vibe, bluegrass and acoustic mu-
the Matlock Old Timers Fair.
sicians from around the county,
who all donated their time, kept
the music flowing during the two-
day event.
While this year the fair had 60
vendors, numerous musicians and
several food stands, the historical
society makes only a few hundred
Journal photo by Natalie Johnson
dollars each year from the event.
This is because the historical soci-
ety•has vo'wed to not charge for en-
try Or parking, to encourage more
people to learn about the history
of the area, Howard said.
See Cookin' on page B-5
ISLAND
Journal photo by Natalie Johnson
Evergreen students, Mari Jeronimo Ramirez, left, Selena
Montano, Victor Alvarez Contreras, Kevin Major, Ever-
green Librarian Courtney Morgan and Piper Schauer
admire each others work at the Evergreen art show.
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By NATALIE JOHNSON
Students r0m EvdV l'ddfi Elementary
School gathered Friday to share their fa-
vorite work from this school year with their
friends and the community.
"This is the culmination of their whole
year," said Joyce Jaime, Evergreen's art
teacher. "They need to see what a gallery
feels like - it's part of their standards for
the year that they need to do a public ex-
position."
Over the year, all Evergreen students
spend time learning about everything from
watercolor, to collage, to sewing in their art
room, and get a chance to exhibit their fa-
vorite pieces at the Civic Center in May.
In their art room, the students are free to
create what they learned about in class, or
whatever they feel that day, Jaime said.
"I have all 500 kids come through my
classroom every eight days," she said. "The
art room is set up instead of a teacher giv-
ing one whole lesson at a time, it's set up in
miniature studios - every child picks their
own medium, every child picks their own
materials, they're responsible for their set
up and they're responsible for cleaning up
when they're through• They come up with
amazing things."
See Art show on page B-5
Middle Schoolers win national prize for book fair
By NATALIE JOHNSON
In tight times, when school bud-
gets are held together with chewing
gum and duct tape, teachers need
to be creative to get new books into
their students' hands.
Last fall, about 15 students from
Olympic Middle School gathered
twice a week to put on a book fair.
While book fairs themselves are not
new, these kids were working hard to
win a competition for the best Scho-
lastic book fair.
ARer hours upon hours of work to
create the event, themed "The Night
of the Living Books," the school won
second prize, and $1,000 to purchase
books for the library, said school li-
brarian Cindy Roaf.
"We don't have much of a budget
to buy books," she said. "All the books
that we have purchased in the last
two years, the majority of it has come
from Scholastic Book Fairs."
See Book fair on page B-5
Courtesy photo
Olympic Middle School students and staff Sidney Lowry, top
left, Dann Gagnon, Cristian Fair, April Yantis, Jose Avila,
Danielle Salinas, Matt Parnell, Alyvia Owen, bottom left,
Jaci Roaf and Eric Barkman performed Michael Jackson's
"Thriller" in celebration of a Scholastic Book Fair award.
I wish you a happy belat-
ed Mother's Day to all the
wonderful women of Harst-
ine Island. Judy enjoyed
the day as three daughters,
sons-in-law and five grand-
kids showed up and made
a great frogmore stew din-
ner for her. They cooked it
all in two pots and threw it
onto the table so we could
all eat it with our fingers -~
easy clean up and fun, es-
pecially for the grandkids.
Judy and I are
still getting use to
being home and
getting back to a
normal routine.
The Hartstene
Pointe Travel Club
is gearing up for a
busy summer. To-
day, May 12, they
will be meeting at
Massimo's for a
great Italian din-
ner. This is what they call
a dine out. Those members
who want to show up at the
selected restaurant at the
appointed time and join to-
gether for a festive dinner.
Oops, Friday the 13th is
quickly approaching - but
don't let that stop you from
attending May's monthly
Harstine Island Communi-
ty Club meeting. The doors
will open at 6 p.m. with the
potluck starting at 6:30..
This month's guest speak-
er will be Lorna Hink from
Jarrelrs Cove Marina.
The next Senior
Lunch will be held May
18 at the community hall.
They will be serving pot
roast with potatoes, car-
rots and onions, along with
knotted biscuits and a des-
sert that will be the cook's
choice. This is a great
service to the island and a
great bunch of people who
put it on. So, for a taste
of this wonderful food, be
there a little before noon.
The room is often packed, so
you might want to be early.
Elizabeth Berndt asks
if we recognize these songs
Some Enchanted Eve-
ning, If Ever I Would Leave
You, Black Is the Color of
My True Love's Hair and
Danny Boy. They are just
a few of the entertaining
love songs the Harstine
Island Community Choir
will present during their
Heart Beats concerts.
• These concerts will
be held at 7 p.m.
on Friday, May
20, at the United
Methodist Church
in Shelton, 3 p.m.
Saturday, May 21,
at St. Hugh Epis-
MIKE
CAIJ GHAN
copalian in Al-
lyn" and at" 3 p.m.
Sunday, May 22,
here at Harstine's
,community hall.
As usual, they are perform-
ing three places, and for
free, although donations
are greatly appreciated, so
people all over the county
have an easy opportunity to
hear a choral concert. This
time it's love songs through
the ages, from madrigals to
PDQ Bach to Disney. There
is something for everyone to
enjoy in this family friendly
concert.
This . month's Women's
Club luncheon was April
Showers Bring May Flow-
ers. The hall was decorated
with different colored table-
cloths to form a rainbow in
the hall. The hall was full
of many colorful umbrel-
las and rubber boots; the
tables were topped with
flowers. They were served
a delightful trio of salads
along with bread and a light
dessert. They enjoyed visit-
ing and complaining about
the weather hoping that the
theme of the lunch would
soon come true,
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