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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. i 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