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Island theatre club hosts
BY JOH1N COOPER
Pool of talent which can con-
to keep the Harstine Island
Club active well into the
.ntury was affirmed by the
at last Saturday's
Drama Workshop.
0Ung thespians from South
High School, under the
of instructor Debbie
*resented the session at
Community Hall for
people, ranging in age
18. That was a larger
than that which partici-
in the workshop last year.
day started with a one-act
Performed by. Andrea Van-
Josh Johnson, John Lid-
Christina Ludescher,
Dan McLean, Scott
Lindsay Welliver, Lisa
Hilari Mayfield and Devlin
ill, South Kitsap High
students, to an au-
watched with rapt at-
class for kids
GATHERED INTO circles,
the young people in attendance
went through four warm-up activ-
ities aimed at loosening up their
responses. Next, three routines
dealing with voice and speech in-
volved participants in some basics
as well as some hilarious mo-
ments with tongue twisters.
Mike Plomski and Rosalie Mel-
nick, co-manager of the theatre
club, and Gene Nelson and Bob
Helm set up tables and barbecued
lunch. Several club members con-
tributed food items for the occa-
sion.
The workshop continued with
four exercises in character devel-
opment followed by five aspects of
improvisation.
Young people taking part in-
cluded Harstine Islanders Lief
Cofield, John and Terry Ramsey,
Shyler Campbell, Liesl and Kel-
len Plomski, Lindsay and Cory
Owen, Jason Merritt, Sam Wollis-
croft, Michelle and Kalina Jazuk,
Cole Phelan, Elisabeth and Becky
Cooper, and off-islanders Desiree
Patty, Johnny and Danielle Yar-
rington, Christin Niemeyer, Mi-
chelle and Matt Kasperski, Simon
Rogers, Ashley Harris, Alex Davis
Brazill, Alyssa Coker, Marisha
Cardosa, Sarah Patten and Eva
Munday.
JOHN CRUSE'S illustrated
talk on China has been resched-
uled by the Harstine Grange as
its before-meeting program from
7 to 7:30 p.m. Friday, May 21, at
the community hall. Once again
the grange extends an invitation
to anyone in the community to
come and enjoy this presentation.
Cruse's observations and in-
sights on China have special sig-
nificance in light of recent diplo-
matic exchanges in the realm of
global politics.
On Friday, May 14, the Har-
stine Island Community Club
heard Kim Wegner, representing
the Mason County Department of
1 Reandeau set for
Survivors' Walk
REANDEAU
and a half ago, I started
)art time at the Oncolo-
Care Facility at Ma-
Hospital. Little did I
that the part-time job was
the stage for the most tir-
of my life.
nursing practitioner
the phrase, "look for the
Was taught to us. Its
is similar to the Bibli-
to the splinter ver-
log in the eye. It's not hi-
simple, common prob-
face in life but the rare
mllenging ones.
Year, our daughter Carol,
had a near miss. A lump
neck turned out to be pre-
rous cells in her thyroid
Half her thyroid was re-
and all was well in our
again.
the incident provoked an
in cancer, so our family
in the Thurston-Ma-
of American Cancer
annual Relay for Life,
weekend event in the
of June. My husband and
Part and met a lot of coura-
SUrvivors as well as sup-
Community volunteers.
I was grateful that my
er had been spared can-
did I know that five
later our world would be
down.
CALL came late on No-
14 _ at 11 p.m.
I'm in the hospital. My
and they think it's up-
Will you come to
!to be with me?"
m and groans aside, I
out of my nice warm
Caring about the time, or
that I had to see in the
Off I went, trying to
8raall hospital behind the
at 1 a.m., and
to get very lost.
the doctors told
that she did not
That's when
"What is it? Because
something is wrong."
have an answer, but he
headed an ultrasound
The ultrasound de-
large tumor, about five
LCross, on her right ov-
was scheduled a
Inter, and finally, at 6
came out of recovery.
DOCTOR told me, "Good
Your daughter came
But the bad news is
a rare form of cancer."
turned in slow too-
the time, I didn't really
know what a low-risk-malig-
nancy cancer meant, but after
many hours on the Internet and
talking to Dr. Robertson, it be-
came clear that my daughter was
very lucky. Not only was the
tumor one that one in a million
people has a chance of getting, but
it seldom spreads to other parts of
the body.
However, to be on the safe side,
Carol had to go through chemo-
therapy, just in case any micro-
scopic cancers had been missed,
not seen on the CAT
(computerized axial tomogra-
phy) scan.
AS A WOMAN'S health nurse
practitioner and a part-time on-
cology nurse, I knew that noth-
ing was confirmed until the fi-
nal pathology report came back,
but I also knew that thousands of
women die from ovarian cancer
every year. A lot of praying had
been done in the last eight hours,
and many more prayers were to
be said in the months to come.
Our family is grateful to peo-
ple from Shelton to Virginia who
prayed for Carol.
Now, Carol has gone through
six months of chemotherapy-
and I have gone through six
months of poor sleep and the
frustrated feeling of not being
able to "fix it." Carol is good
about asking questions, but she
hides her fear and feelings of
heartbreak. She is a very strong-
willed child, and it has been
hard to watch her go through the
weeks of constantly feeling sick,
of having muscle pains, and of
trying to work full time.
I tell her all the time to slow
down and to rest, but she is al-
ways on the go, and between her
friends, family and chemother-
apy, I don't know when she gets
any sleep, much less the extra
sleep her situation calls for.
HER FINAL treatment was to
come two days before her 19th
birthday today. Instead, she had
a transfusion; her blood count
had gone too low for the treat-
ment.
But this year, even with no
hair, severe anemia and a low
immune system, Carol will have
an unforgettable celebration of
life at her birthday party. With
most of her chemotherapy behind
her, getting back to a normal life
like everyone else may be the
best birthday gift of all. And we
will remember to thank God for
the love and support given Carol
- and her family.
Carol and I plan to take a long
vacation this summer. Disney-
land may not be on the agenda,
but Las Vegas is.
CAR COMPLICATIONS?
C " t
an fix them.
"'ups . Major Engine Repair ..51,,,
e md Cluuql Repair . ..
and General na,ntenauce
Plus 1022 East Johns Prairie Road
Shelton, WA 98584
)tive, Truck, RV t cl 1
lepair 426-0403 U ll
We don't recommend chemo-
therapy as a method of spending
quality time with your child.
Camping or hiking would be
time better spent. But it was qual-
ity time; we both feel we are
closer to each other, and that's
nice.
PERHAPS THIS June 18 and
19 you and your family can walk
a few miles for all the cancer
survivors and their families at
Mason County's first Relay for
Life event at the North Mason
High School track facility.
We look forward to seeing you
there.
NOTE: Carol Reandeau is a
1998 graduate of Shelton High
School. She will celebrate her
19th birthday with family and
friends this weekend.
Pe, West Coast Bank Lead Teller
Emergency Management, speak
on the need for individual and
group preparedness for disasters
like earthquakes or the confusion
that may arise because of the
Y2K bug.
She reminded the audience
that an earthquake fault line
runs down through the middle of
Lake Cushman. Members of the
community club's executive board
will explore the feasibility of hav-
ing one of the department's
courses for islanders.
NICK NEUERBURG, after
reporting on Fire District 5's ac-
tivities, encouraged all to attend
the last fund-raising activity to
help Rick and Paula Wood rebuild
their house destroyed by fire on
February 22. A dinner and auc-
tion will be held at Little Creek
Casino on Saturday, May 22. For
information call 426-3896.
Rural crime in Mason County
is down, contrary to trends in the
opposite direction elsewhere, re-
ported John Strasburger. He said
Sheriff Steve Whybark attributes
this drop to the diligence of neigh-
borhood watch groups and sends
more kudos to the island Crime
Watch for continuing good work.
Chairman of the annual
spaghetti dinner, Allison Bowen,
made an urgent plea for more vol-
unteers to help in all phases of
this enterprise. The big feed will
take place on Saturday, May 29,
so there is still time to sign up
and help out by calling Allison at
426-9059.
BUILDING PERMITS are
secured to allow work to proceed
on the renovating of the front
porch on the Harstine Island
Community Hall. This project will
be started on the third weekend
in July, after the presentation of
Oklahoma on the first and second
weekends, according to Terry Ho-
gan reporting on the maintenance
program. Signs will be purchased
to designate the spaces by the
front of the hall as reserved for
the handicapped.
President Bob Helm an-
nounced that a replay of bingo
night or game activity is in the
ALL RAPT IN THE MYSTERY of acting, participants in the Harstine
Island Theatre Club's Children's Drama Workshop concentrate on
presentations by visiting thespians from South Kitsap High School.
for Pioneer Middle School's eighth
grade class, according to the an-
nouncement that was made earli-
er this month by Principal Peg
Stock.
Their achievement of superior
grades will be honored on Mon-
day, May 24, at the University of
Puget Sound when Skookum Ro-
tary Club will hold its academic
excellence program recognizing
high student performance.
This is the last call for volun-
teers to help at the cemetery
clean-up on May 22. The only
qualifications needed are willing
hands and the determination to
get the job done. Bringing your
own gardening tools will be help-
ful.
ISLANDERS MOURN the
+:ii!ii:
death of Damon LaJune, long-
time resident and honored citizen
of Harstine, who died at 1 p.m.
Monday, May 17, at Saint Peter
Hospital in Olympia after a short
illness.
Damon, who instituted so
many things including the Farm-
ers' Market, pinochle sessions,
Thanksgiving and Christmas
"Dinners with Damon," and the
Over-50s Wednesday luncheons,
will be sorely missed. His counsel
and advice were sought by many
and he kept the best records of
rainfall and weather available for
our island community.
A funeral luncheon in honor of
Damon is being arranged by the
women's club for Saturday, May
22, at the community hall.
works for the August meeting. He
also said, "Times have changed!"
when minutes of the May 3, 1949
meeting revealed the cost of in-
surance on the hall was $21.38.
The Hartstene Pointe Travel
Club Third Annual Seafood Boil
will be held from 4 to 7 p.m. Fri-
day, June 4, at the North Point
picnic area. Dinner will begin at
5:30 p.m. after a brief business
meeting and election of officers.
Tickets must be purchased in ad-
vance and before June 1 at $6 per
person. Only 120 are available.
They may be reserved from any
officer or by mailing a check to
700 Promontory Road, Shelton,
98584.
THE TRAVEL CLUB also
announced that it is time for the
payment of annual dues which
are $9 for an individual and $16
for a couple. They suggest that
this is an excellent time to join
the travel club for those who have
not done so and the time to con-
tinue membership in order to en-
joy the travel plans that the club
has in store for the next 12
months.
Two Harstine Island students,
Liesl Plomski and Lisa Roberge, /
were included in this • ' ] ':
year s aca- ....
demic top ten percent achievers :::::::: :::: :: ...... ......... ::: :::::::: :: :::::::: :::::::::::: :::::::+::::
A small oasis of friendliness
in a big, bad, please-continue-to-hold kind of world.
+A
Please enter your account number. If you would like to hear your last five transactions, please press 2. If
you would like to speak with a live person, please hang up and go to West Coast Bank. No, it's not that
we don't have telephone banking. After all, we certainly don't have anything against convenience and tech-
nolog And banking via an 1-800 number is just one of the many options West Coast Bank offers its cus-
tomer. But the main switchboard is answered by a real live person who you've probably spoken to before.
Why? Because we actually want to get to know you. As a matter of fact, long-term relationships are how
we've built our business. And as a community bank, we wouldn't want it any other way. So, if that's the
kind of bank you'd like, stop by for a visit ..................................................... By the way, this is not a reconting.
Shdton Hoodsport
(360) 426-5581 (360) 877-5272
WEST COAST BANK
S'n,,icc is our Signature.
Plus 39 additional branches across Washington and Oregon to serve you.
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Ah,mbrr FI)R ,'
Thursday, MaY 20, 1999 ' Shelton[Mason County Journal- Page 15
Island theatre club hosts
BY JOH1N COOPER
Pool of talent which can con-
to keep the Harstine Island
Club active well into the
.ntury was affirmed by the
at last Saturday's
Drama Workshop.
0Ung thespians from South
High School, under the
of instructor Debbie
*resented the session at
Community Hall for
people, ranging in age
18. That was a larger
than that which partici-
in the workshop last year.
day started with a one-act
Performed by. Andrea Van-
Josh Johnson, John Lid-
Christina Ludescher,
Dan McLean, Scott
Lindsay Welliver, Lisa
Hilari Mayfield and Devlin
ill, South Kitsap High
students, to an au-
watched with rapt at-
class for kids
GATHERED INTO circles,
the young people in attendance
went through four warm-up activ-
ities aimed at loosening up their
responses. Next, three routines
dealing with voice and speech in-
volved participants in some basics
as well as some hilarious mo-
ments with tongue twisters.
Mike Plomski and Rosalie Mel-
nick, co-manager of the theatre
club, and Gene Nelson and Bob
Helm set up tables and barbecued
lunch. Several club members con-
tributed food items for the occa-
sion.
The workshop continued with
four exercises in character devel-
opment followed by five aspects of
improvisation.
Young people taking part in-
cluded Harstine Islanders Lief
Cofield, John and Terry Ramsey,
Shyler Campbell, Liesl and Kel-
len Plomski, Lindsay and Cory
Owen, Jason Merritt, Sam Wollis-
croft, Michelle and Kalina Jazuk,
Cole Phelan, Elisabeth and Becky
Cooper, and off-islanders Desiree
Patty, Johnny and Danielle Yar-
rington, Christin Niemeyer, Mi-
chelle and Matt Kasperski, Simon
Rogers, Ashley Harris, Alex Davis
Brazill, Alyssa Coker, Marisha
Cardosa, Sarah Patten and Eva
Munday.
JOHN CRUSE'S illustrated
talk on China has been resched-
uled by the Harstine Grange as
its before-meeting program from
7 to 7:30 p.m. Friday, May 21, at
the community hall. Once again
the grange extends an invitation
to anyone in the community to
come and enjoy this presentation.
Cruse's observations and in-
sights on China have special sig-
nificance in light of recent diplo-
matic exchanges in the realm of
global politics.
On Friday, May 14, the Har-
stine Island Community Club
heard Kim Wegner, representing
the Mason County Department of
1 Reandeau set for
Survivors' Walk
REANDEAU
and a half ago, I started
)art time at the Oncolo-
Care Facility at Ma-
Hospital. Little did I
that the part-time job was
the stage for the most tir-
of my life.
nursing practitioner
the phrase, "look for the
Was taught to us. Its
is similar to the Bibli-
to the splinter ver-
log in the eye. It's not hi-
simple, common prob-
face in life but the rare
mllenging ones.
Year, our daughter Carol,
had a near miss. A lump
neck turned out to be pre-
rous cells in her thyroid
Half her thyroid was re-
and all was well in our
again.
the incident provoked an
in cancer, so our family
in the Thurston-Ma-
of American Cancer
annual Relay for Life,
weekend event in the
of June. My husband and
Part and met a lot of coura-
SUrvivors as well as sup-
Community volunteers.
I was grateful that my
er had been spared can-
did I know that five
later our world would be
down.
CALL came late on No-
14 _ at 11 p.m.
I'm in the hospital. My
and they think it's up-
Will you come to
!to be with me?"
m and groans aside, I
out of my nice warm
Caring about the time, or
that I had to see in the
Off I went, trying to
8raall hospital behind the
at 1 a.m., and
to get very lost.
the doctors told
that she did not
That's when
"What is it? Because
something is wrong."
have an answer, but he
headed an ultrasound
The ultrasound de-
large tumor, about five
LCross, on her right ov-
was scheduled a
Inter, and finally, at 6
came out of recovery.
DOCTOR told me, "Good
Your daughter came
But the bad news is
a rare form of cancer."
turned in slow too-
the time, I didn't really
know what a low-risk-malig-
nancy cancer meant, but after
many hours on the Internet and
talking to Dr. Robertson, it be-
came clear that my daughter was
very lucky. Not only was the
tumor one that one in a million
people has a chance of getting, but
it seldom spreads to other parts of
the body.
However, to be on the safe side,
Carol had to go through chemo-
therapy, just in case any micro-
scopic cancers had been missed,
not seen on the CAT
(computerized axial tomogra-
phy) scan.
AS A WOMAN'S health nurse
practitioner and a part-time on-
cology nurse, I knew that noth-
ing was confirmed until the fi-
nal pathology report came back,
but I also knew that thousands of
women die from ovarian cancer
every year. A lot of praying had
been done in the last eight hours,
and many more prayers were to
be said in the months to come.
Our family is grateful to peo-
ple from Shelton to Virginia who
prayed for Carol.
Now, Carol has gone through
six months of chemotherapy-
and I have gone through six
months of poor sleep and the
frustrated feeling of not being
able to "fix it." Carol is good
about asking questions, but she
hides her fear and feelings of
heartbreak. She is a very strong-
willed child, and it has been
hard to watch her go through the
weeks of constantly feeling sick,
of having muscle pains, and of
trying to work full time.
I tell her all the time to slow
down and to rest, but she is al-
ways on the go, and between her
friends, family and chemother-
apy, I don't know when she gets
any sleep, much less the extra
sleep her situation calls for.
HER FINAL treatment was to
come two days before her 19th
birthday today. Instead, she had
a transfusion; her blood count
had gone too low for the treat-
ment.
But this year, even with no
hair, severe anemia and a low
immune system, Carol will have
an unforgettable celebration of
life at her birthday party. With
most of her chemotherapy behind
her, getting back to a normal life
like everyone else may be the
best birthday gift of all. And we
will remember to thank God for
the love and support given Carol
- and her family.
Carol and I plan to take a long
vacation this summer. Disney-
land may not be on the agenda,
but Las Vegas is.
CAR COMPLICATIONS?
C " t
an fix them.
"'ups . Major Engine Repair ..51,,,
e md Cluuql Repair . ..
and General na,ntenauce
Plus 1022 East Johns Prairie Road
Shelton, WA 98584
)tive, Truck, RV t cl 1
lepair 426-0403 U ll
We don't recommend chemo-
therapy as a method of spending
quality time with your child.
Camping or hiking would be
time better spent. But it was qual-
ity time; we both feel we are
closer to each other, and that's
nice.
PERHAPS THIS June 18 and
19 you and your family can walk
a few miles for all the cancer
survivors and their families at
Mason County's first Relay for
Life event at the North Mason
High School track facility.
We look forward to seeing you
there.
NOTE: Carol Reandeau is a
1998 graduate of Shelton High
School. She will celebrate her
19th birthday with family and
friends this weekend.
Pe, West Coast Bank Lead Teller
Emergency Management, speak
on the need for individual and
group preparedness for disasters
like earthquakes or the confusion
that may arise because of the
Y2K bug.
She reminded the audience
that an earthquake fault line
runs down through the middle of
Lake Cushman. Members of the
community club's executive board
will explore the feasibility of hav-
ing one of the department's
courses for islanders.
NICK NEUERBURG, after
reporting on Fire District 5's ac-
tivities, encouraged all to attend
the last fund-raising activity to
help Rick and Paula Wood rebuild
their house destroyed by fire on
February 22. A dinner and auc-
tion will be held at Little Creek
Casino on Saturday, May 22. For
information call 426-3896.
Rural crime in Mason County
is down, contrary to trends in the
opposite direction elsewhere, re-
ported John Strasburger. He said
Sheriff Steve Whybark attributes
this drop to the diligence of neigh-
borhood watch groups and sends
more kudos to the island Crime
Watch for continuing good work.
Chairman of the annual
spaghetti dinner, Allison Bowen,
made an urgent plea for more vol-
unteers to help in all phases of
this enterprise. The big feed will
take place on Saturday, May 29,
so there is still time to sign up
and help out by calling Allison at
426-9059.
BUILDING PERMITS are
secured to allow work to proceed
on the renovating of the front
porch on the Harstine Island
Community Hall. This project will
be started on the third weekend
in July, after the presentation of
Oklahoma on the first and second
weekends, according to Terry Ho-
gan reporting on the maintenance
program. Signs will be purchased
to designate the spaces by the
front of the hall as reserved for
the handicapped.
President Bob Helm an-
nounced that a replay of bingo
night or game activity is in the
ALL RAPT IN THE MYSTERY of acting, participants in the Harstine
Island Theatre Club's Children's Drama Workshop concentrate on
presentations by visiting thespians from South Kitsap High School.
for Pioneer Middle School's eighth
grade class, according to the an-
nouncement that was made earli-
er this month by Principal Peg
Stock.
Their achievement of superior
grades will be honored on Mon-
day, May 24, at the University of
Puget Sound when Skookum Ro-
tary Club will hold its academic
excellence program recognizing
high student performance.
This is the last call for volun-
teers to help at the cemetery
clean-up on May 22. The only
qualifications needed are willing
hands and the determination to
get the job done. Bringing your
own gardening tools will be help-
ful.
ISLANDERS MOURN the
+:ii!ii:
death of Damon LaJune, long-
time resident and honored citizen
of Harstine, who died at 1 p.m.
Monday, May 17, at Saint Peter
Hospital in Olympia after a short
illness.
Damon, who instituted so
many things including the Farm-
ers' Market, pinochle sessions,
Thanksgiving and Christmas
"Dinners with Damon," and the
Over-50s Wednesday luncheons,
will be sorely missed. His counsel
and advice were sought by many
and he kept the best records of
rainfall and weather available for
our island community.
A funeral luncheon in honor of
Damon is being arranged by the
women's club for Saturday, May
22, at the community hall.
works for the August meeting. He
also said, "Times have changed!"
when minutes of the May 3, 1949
meeting revealed the cost of in-
surance on the hall was $21.38.
The Hartstene Pointe Travel
Club Third Annual Seafood Boil
will be held from 4 to 7 p.m. Fri-
day, June 4, at the North Point
picnic area. Dinner will begin at
5:30 p.m. after a brief business
meeting and election of officers.
Tickets must be purchased in ad-
vance and before June 1 at $6 per
person. Only 120 are available.
They may be reserved from any
officer or by mailing a check to
700 Promontory Road, Shelton,
98584.
THE TRAVEL CLUB also
announced that it is time for the
payment of annual dues which
are $9 for an individual and $16
for a couple. They suggest that
this is an excellent time to join
the travel club for those who have
not done so and the time to con-
tinue membership in order to en-
joy the travel plans that the club
has in store for the next 12
months.
Two Harstine Island students,
Liesl Plomski and Lisa Roberge, /
were included in this • ' ] ':
year s aca- ....
demic top ten percent achievers :::::::: :::: :: ...... ......... ::: :::::::: :: :::::::: :::::::::::: :::::::+::::
A small oasis of friendliness
in a big, bad, please-continue-to-hold kind of world.
+A
Please enter your account number. If you would like to hear your last five transactions, please press 2. If
you would like to speak with a live person, please hang up and go to West Coast Bank. No, it's not that
we don't have telephone banking. After all, we certainly don't have anything against convenience and tech-
nolog And banking via an 1-800 number is just one of the many options West Coast Bank offers its cus-
tomer. But the main switchboard is answered by a real live person who you've probably spoken to before.
Why? Because we actually want to get to know you. As a matter of fact, long-term relationships are how
we've built our business. And as a community bank, we wouldn't want it any other way. So, if that's the
kind of bank you'd like, stop by for a visit ..................................................... By the way, this is not a reconting.
Shdton Hoodsport
(360) 426-5581 (360) 877-5272
WEST COAST BANK
S'n,,icc is our Signature.
Plus 39 additional branches across Washington and Oregon to serve you.
i
Ah,mbrr FI)R ,'
Thursday, MaY 20, 1999 ' Shelton[Mason County Journal- Page 15