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nd students are among high school graduates
latter innings the smallfry really
"got their act together" and
came from behind several runs to
tie the score and even led by
two or three runs. But that lead
was short-lived and when the last
out was called, the score stood
at Adults 23 and the combined
North-South Teams 21.
After the game was over,
most everyone headed for the
state park for a well-deserved
and very enjoyable potluck
picnic. Four or five picnic tables
were placed end to end and were
soon almost sagging under the
weight of all the good food,
enough to overwhelm several
colonies of ants. All in all, a very
fun day and the thought that
this should be an annual event
was echoed many times by both
the big and little kids.
Last Thursday the Harstine
Women's Club held the last
neighbors, and may the coming
years be good to all of you as
you start your journeys down
"life's road." May it be a long
and happy one for each of you.
June 4 was the date set for
the baseball game in which the
younger generation challenged all
of us ancient and decrepit adults
to a game. The game got off to a
roaring start at the Goetsch Field
(the site was changed when it
was learned that the state park
would be hampered by even
rougher terrain and also trees),
with the adults charging into the
lead right off the bat (if you'll
excuse the pun).
The two teams, which the
rest of the time are arch rivals,
combined to outnumber the
adult players by almost two to
one, and trailed in the score
almost all the way through the
game. However, in one of the
YATES
big day has, at long,
for three island
one of those three
this first story partly
all three I'm sure that
Years at times seemed
0re like 24 than just half
amount. Those three
young men are
Alan Walker and
n Son, Rusty Yates.
Y's graduation also
end of yet another
era. For Rusty is the last
Student to graduate who
attended the little
school here on the
very first two years
education had its
t In that structure which
! Pdvate home.
boys, from
! island friends and
HARSTINE ISLAND was the scene of a recent baseball game between the
young people and the adults.
plans for state
vention activities
State VFW p.m. The cruise will be Thursday
will hold its for all who have reservations;
from June 14 loading will be at 6 p.m. Those
17. Headquarters going must have reservations for
Tyee Motor Inn in both of these events. The
will begin District No. 5 banquet will be
held Friday at 5 p.m. at the
wishing to make Tyee. Lucille Chapman has
for any of the tickets for the District No. 5
do so at once. banquet.
aet will be held Joint memorial services will
Tyee starting at 7
be held June 15 at 3 p.m.
All past auxiliary presidents
are invited to attend a luncheon
Friday at noon. Election of state
officers will be held June 16.
The next regular meeting of
the Mason County VFW Post
No. 1694 and auxiliary will not
be until July 7.
Hope to see you all at the
convention.
meeting prior to the summer
recess of two months. The gals
had previously decided to hold a
barbecue and swim party for the
June meeting. The only subject
discussed was the book,
"Harstine History." Beulah
Hitchcock and Helen Wingert
reported the editing of the book
has begun and a title has been
selected, "The Island
Remembered." The cover will be
a map of the island with its
numerous (some rather
controversial) spellings written
across the map.
Twenty to 30 gals were on
hand for the picnic lunch. Salads
and baked beans were donated
by a few of the gals, with the
club treasury "springing" for the
wieners to barbecue and other
trimmings. The swimmers were
in for a disappointment as there
was a work crew still in the
process of installing new tile to
the pool, which naturally
eliminated any chances for a
refreshing dip.
If memory serves me
correctly, this month's
Community Club (scheduled for
this Friday evening) will be a
potluck dinner. This club, too,
will be taking a two-month
recess following this Friday
evening supper and meeting.
Last month Gilbert Sims
spent two weeks in Athens,
Texas, at the Curtis-Mathes
television headquarters, taking a
couple of training courses. His
trip down was via bus; however,
the owners of the local store, Vi
and Roger Conley, were anxious
to have Gil take over for them
so they could get away, and
arranged for him to fly back
home. Upon his return to
Shelton he barely had time to
say "hi" to wife Justine and the
family before starting his new
job for the Conleys.
This same TV company also
recently held a convention Down
South at Acupulco, Mexico.
Regional Sales Manager Keith
Hodson and his wife Sandy were
among the many hundreds of
employes and spouses who
attended for a combination
business and pleasure vacation in
the sun. Sandy described the
accommodations as "divinely
plush" and just a fantastic spot
"to get away from it all." Keith
even indulged in a day of
deep-sea fishing and had the
tremendous thrill of landing a
huge sailfish. The temptation to
try and have it shipped home for
a trophy was overcome by the
reality of plain everyday
economics.., which was sadly
unfortunate. Sandy reported
another experience, that of
seeing so many, many teenage
"mothers" with many, many
children, begging everywhere
they went. But the cabbies
discouraged the visitors from
falling prey by offering the
information that Mexico has
"rent a kid" whereby these
young girls obtain their
"families" just tor the purpose
of making American tourists feel
sorry for them!
The latter part of May Jack
and Beth Miner arrived home
after touring the United States
for about eight and a half
months. Leaving the island
August 22, 1977 in their
beautiful No. 2 motorhome
(larger and much more
comfortably arranged than No.
1) they turned over their house
keys to Glen and Candy Hayertz
and their two youngsters for the
nine-month school term. Glen
was a third-grade teacher at
Pioneer this past school year. En
route down they were
accompanied by their grandson,
Curt, who still had a few more
days before he had to return to
school in New York City. Their
destination was El Paso, Texas,
but they went by way of
Phoenix to put Curt on a plane
to return home.
After two or three days in El
Paso they came to the
conclusion that their plans were
about to be completely revised.
The original plans called for Jack
to be employed as a consultant
the major portion of the nine
months at Dupont's sister plant
at Torreon, Mexico. But
Dupont's failure to get Jack's
passport and other necessary
papers, plus a jillion tons of
other red tape, squelched Plan A
and they quickly made up Plan
B as they went along.
From El Paso they headed
north for the coolness of the
mountains and high country in
Colorado. Beth described this
part of their journey as the
most scenic of all their travels on
this trip.
Continuing on west they met
friends from Lacey at Death
Valley, Betty and Ed Merkle.
Then it was on to San Diego to
see son Line at the United States
International University. They
spent five days camped on the
campus of the college.
From there they headed east
once again to the Hot Mineral
Spa on the Salton Sea. Beth and
Jack spent two long, leisurely
months "living the life of Riley,"
swimming and lying in the sun
day after day. With the Imperial
Valley .practically in the
backyard of their trailer camp,
they were able to just help
themselves to the excess produce
that was left over after the crops
were commercially harvested.
During the Christmas season
Jack's brother Wally and his wife
Dorothy from Lakewood
stopped by for about a week's
visit. The couple in the trailer
next door, whom Beth and Jack
had just met about three weeks
before and who were leaving to
go home for Christmas
themselves, turned the trailer
over to Wally and Dorothy, lock,
stock and barrel, for their week's
stay.
January 19 they decided to
continue their trip around the
U.S. Their travels once again
took them through El Paso.
When they went to bed the
temperature was a bit nippy. The
next morning'they awoke to
four inches of snow! Continuing
on, they next headed for Big
Bend National Park on the Rio
Grande. They spent almost two
weeks taking in the many sights
that in some cases took nearly
an entire day of traveling to see.
They came to the conclusion
that one could never see enough
to appreciate this park's beauty
without spending several days.
One especially appealing sight
was watching the small Mexican
children swim their ponies across
the river to buy candy and
sweets in the many park stores.
Heading on east they left the
park in time' to get to New
Orleans for the Mardi Gras. They
spent one week with friends
Walter and Wyn Llewellyn at
Hammond, Louisiana. And
although they saw several
parades, including one boat
parade, they didn't venture into
New Orleans for the main
celebration due to the tense
situation of the city created by a
shooting incident just prior to
the famous celebration.
From there they took in
Grand Isle Park on the very
southernmost tip of Louisiana.
But their stay there was shorter
than they had intended due to a
tornado headed for that very
spot. They beat a fast retreat
inland to spend the remainder of
the night and later learned that
very close to where they had
been camping, roofs were tom
off buildings and campers
overturned. Things just pretty
generally flattened in the whole
area.
From there they followed
the coast along the gulf to
Alabama, and then headed north
to Florence near the Tennessee
border to see an old friend, who
was once a resident of Olympia.
Teresa Carlson now makes her
home with her daughter, Nancy
Bugg and husband Bob, on a
35-acre farm near Lexington. A
quiet, serene creek wanders
quietly through the farm. Jack
spent a good portion of their
three-week stay hunting for
arrowheads. The Buggs even got
one of their fields plowed
somewhat earlier than usual by
Jack so that he could improve
his chances of locating the
elusive arrowheads.
To be continued next week.
(They still have three months of
traveling to cover!)
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