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Shelton-Mason County Journal
Hayden
Pyle, an
eighth grade
student at
Hood
Canal
helps
transfer
the school's
greenhouse
to an
outdoor
shelter.
Journal photo by
Kevin Spradlin
mmunl
spurs
Veggies to be donated to hind helping with the Hood Canal Ki- dedication at 11 a.m. on Friday at the
wanis Food Bank Community Garden. garden. The garden is located on the
Hood Canal Food Banks The garden soon will be sprouting property of Mike and Kay Petz at 2360
beans, peas, broccoli, cabbage, car- Skokomish Valley Road:
By KEVIN SPRADLIN rots and five different kinds of squash, The event is free and open to the
hevin@masoncounty.com Hood Canal Kiwanis Club member public. Food and drinks will be served.
TudiWhitright said Those who prefer seating arrange-
"The soil is awesome," Whitrightments are asked to bring their own
Hayden Pyle understands there are said. lawn chairs.
many benefits from helping to feed less Hayden is among a group of stu- The garden's first harvest could
fortunate people, dents with his school's Builders Club come as soon as July. Kiwanis Club
But for the Hood Canal School and Greenhouse Club assisting teach- member Art Day said he borrowed the
eighth-grader, life isn't always so com- ors Debbie Clymer and Jolean Gra- idea from a similar effort in Olympia.
plex. ham, along with the Hood Canal Ki- Everything grown in the garden
"I like not being in some boring wanis, with the project, will be donated to the Hood Canal
classroom all the time," Hayden ex- The students and staff--all project
plained as part of his motivation be: volunteers -- are planning a garden See community on page B-8
Journa photos by Natalie Johnson
Mason County Master Gardener Sherry Clemmens helps set up for the group's annual plant at Shelton's
Kneeland Park last Friday. The plant sale, along with a new two-year garden journal produced by the
group, is intended to raise money to support the program in Mason County.
Funds raised by master gardeners keep program alive
By NATALIE JOHNSON
nal a[ie@masoncounty.com
The Mason County Master Garden-
ers program provides many garden
related services in the area, including
running a community garden and of-
fering educational opportunities for
gardeners•
However, the program, offered
through Washington State University
(WSU) Extension offices throughout
the state, is struggling to overcome
challenges presented by county and
state budget cuts.
In order to maintain services and
programs in Mason County, and to
keep program coordinator Jeanne
Rehwaldt's position fully funded, lo-
cal master gardeners have produced
a two-year garden journal to sell as a
fundraiser, said Pat Edmondson, Ma-
son County Master Gardener director-
at-large.
The master gardeners' garden-
ing journal is on sale at Lynch Creek
Floral, Collins Chiropractic and Sage
Book Store in Shelton for $25.
"We got the idea -- we started off
in December (2011) -- that we wanted
to produce a cookbook," Edmondson
said.
While master gardeners and board
members liked the idea of a cookbook,
they heard that other master garden-
er groups had produced a garden jour-
nal, and decided to follow suit.
Last weekend the Mason
County Gardeners held its
annual plant sale at Kneeland
Park.
"The whole group found that an
educational too] ... was much stron-
ger in terms of what we are about and
wanted to share with the community,"
Edmondson said.
The group worked for months to
organize and compile information for
the journal. The journal covers two
years of gardening, includes informa-
tion about local plants, local weather
conditions and advises when and how
to plant certain types of plants.
"It's good for the novice and good
for the experienced gardener," Ed-
mondson said. "There's a whole sec-
tion on roses."
Each month in the journal also in-
cludes several pages dedicated to per-
sonal reflection, to allow gardeners to
chronicle° the decisions they make in
their garden.
"It's so that you can learn from your
experiences by documenting what
you're doing one year ... and build on
your experience," Edmondson said.
Edmondson said she has person-
ally benefitted from using a gardening
journal before.
"The best part is being able to look
back on what I did and not having to
make the same mistakes five years in
a row," she said. "It makes a huge dif-
ference especially over a two or three
Get a history
lesson at
historic school
"n recent years I can't remember a
more beautiful Mother's Day. To all
.island moms, we wish you a won-
derful and joyous belated mom's day.
The roar of lawn-
mowers has picked
up with the great
weather. Keeping those
field grasses short and
clipped has made for a
great grazing pasture
for the flock or two of
robins ~hat have found
their way to our yard.
There will be a By MIKE
CERT meeting at 6:30 CALLAGHAN
p.m. today, at the
..... North. Fire Hall. CERT is an emer-
gency response group that plans ahead
for any unexpected disaster. If you are
interested you are more than welcome
to attend.
Flowers are blooming in the pres-
ent yet the past beckons you. You have
a wonderful opportunity to visit the
history of Harstine Island and the old
Grant School coming up on Sunday from
noon to 2 p.m. In conjunction with the
Mason County Historical Preservation
Commission, historic Harstine Island
Community Hall, built in 1914, (3371
E. Harstine Island Road N.) and the
historic Grant School, now the Picker-
ing Community Club, also built in 1914
(151 Community Club Road), will be
holding open houses to share their past
with visitors. Please join them for tours,
conversations and refreshments at these
two Mason County Historic Sites. Fol-
lowing the open house on Harstine, the
Harstine Island community choir will
present their spring concert, so stay and
enjoy the music in this wonderful old
Community Hall. Looks like the Harst-
ine Island Garden Club has a new presi-
dent. Congratulations to Diane Edgin.
• Along with elections, the club mem-
bers revisited their planned opening
date of their annual Saturday market
season. This year it will open, as last
year, on May 26, that great Saturday
of Memorial Day weekend. Given
more good weather, expect to see many
of your favorite vendors, along with
the Women's Club market tables and
maybe some new surprises. Just a
note, keep in mind that the market
shares the space with the community
club's spaghetti dinner which is that
evening, so they will not be serving
up coffee and access to the hall rest-
rooms will be through the front doors
instead of through the kitchen area.
Coffee's up and hot come the next mar-
ket.
Every morning when you get up,
you begin a new story. Sometimes
those stories are shared, some-
times they are held close and dear
to the heart. Stories can be told with
just words or pictures. Lovers can
speak volumes with a mere glance. But
the most vibrant and touching stories
are often told with music. The Harst-
ine Island Community Choir invites
you to join them May 18.19 and 20
for a concert featuring a unique collec-
tion of musical stories. Opening with
the traditional yet intimate sounds of
praise interpreted by Joseph Haydn in
Missa Sancti Nicolai, the choir jumps
forward centuries in style but back
See Journal on page B-8 See Harstine on page B-8
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