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Shelton-Mason County Journal
ISLAND
Island
Art Show
almost up
It was a beautiful week-
end and it was filled with
island events like the play,
"Who's On First" and farm-
ers market. The play was a
great success and the market
had a big turnout of vendors
- wonderful times here on the
island.
July is here tomorrow, I
can't believe it. Usually the
Women's Club would meet on
this first Thursday, but they
don't meet in the month of
July. I understand they are
still looking for a president,
so if you are
interested
in becom-
ing next
years Wom-
en's Club
president,
give Judy
Callaghan a
MIKE call.
CALLAGHAN The Com-
munity Club
meets ev-
ery second Friday of every
month. This month they will
get together at 6 p.m. on July
8. The doors open at 6 p.m.
and the potluck dinner starts
at 6:30. It is always a fun
event and~a~Ln'eat way to meet
your island neighbors.
Also remember club dues
are due.
Harstine Pointe will host
an art show from 10 a.m. to
3 p.m. on July 9. The artists
will gather at the Harstine
Pointe Club House to show off
their talents.
The gates will be open for
your easy entrance. Featured
artists will include potters
John Dunlap, John Beam
and Jim Anderson; wood turn-
ers and wood art will include
Jim Anderson, Bob Bennett
and Ken Heuman; water col-
or artists will be represent-
ed by Nancy Van Blaricom
and Sharon McLeod; stained
glass artists Aubrey Ernst
and Bruce Walden; ceram-
ics artist will be Laura Koe-
bet; calligraphy will be rep-
resented by Yuji Uchiyamal;
fiber art by Janet Thomas;
Susan Kipp and Nancy Van
Blaricom will show paintings
and cards; jewelry will be
represented by Paula Ferra-
ra and Katrina Martin; Tim
Keyzers will have art glass
and Clint Ferrara will show
his photography. Wow, that is
a great lineup and variety of
artists.
The cost of admission and
parking is free. Vendors will
accept cash or checks.
We have two reminders,
one that the Pioneer Kiwanis
Club meets on Wednesday
mornings at Spencer Lake
Bar and Grill. If you have
some spare time and want to
contribute some of that time
to the comzhunity, the Kiwan-
is Club is always looking for
new members.
Also, on July 16 at Lake
Limerick there is going to
be a benefit golf tournament
for Turning Pointe. Turn-
ing Pointe is a domestic vio-
lence shelter in Shelton. The
golf tournament will cost you
around $80 and it will be a lot
of fun. If you or you and some
friends would like to play in
the best ball scramble, give
Judy Callaghan at 427-9516
a call.
By NATALIE JOHNSON
As Mason County's annual Re-
lay for Life was wrapping up Sat-
urday morning, a different kind
of walk was just getting started
across the street.
However, many of the relay-
ers in this walk were of the fuzzy,
four legged variety.
"This is the second year we've
done it in conjunction with Relay
for Life," said Adopt-A-Pet ken-
nel manager Rena Warrick. "It's
mainly just to get our name out
there."
Adopt-A-Pet held its annual 4
Paws Dog Walk Saturday at Shel-
tons Huff n' Puff park to raise
money for the non-profit, no-kill
dog shelter. The walk was very
informal, Warrick said. Walkers
were asked to contribute what-
ever ~lonation they could for an
entr~fee.
"Mostly we're just raising
funds,~ Warrick said. "We just ask
that people register to let us know
they're here."
Many of the dogs at Saturday's
walk had been adopted from the
Shelter in the last few years, she
said.
At least 30 people signed up for
this year's walk and the shelter
raised abou~$900, Warrick said,
less than in past years.
In recent years, Warrick said
that the walk has had as many as
28 dogs registered for the event
and has raised between $2,000
and $3,000, a small amount com-
pared to the $85,000 it takes to
run the non-profit shelter every
years.
........ "Last" were
$85,000 ... of course we never
know how much is coming in,~
Warrick said.
Those expenses cover the day-
to-day care, flea control, vaccina-
tions and some veterinary care
for every dog that comes through
Adopt-A-Pet's doors, Warrick
said. In 2010 alone, the Shelter
adopted out 260 dogs and took in
a total of 2003.
Many of the dogs Adopt-A-Pet
takes in are strays, but many
more are dogs from already lov-
in_g homes, with owners who can't
take care of them anymore.
%Ve don't turn away any one
... Otherwise the pound can only
handle so many dogs - they would
starve," Warrick. "We're there to
take the poor things off the street
... we try to make them as ready
for a home as possibly."
Adopt-A-Pet also takes dog-
food donations, and will donate
food back to owners having trou-
ble feeding their dogs.
The shelter has several other
Journ~ photo by Natalie J~
Above, Adopt-A-Pet
volunteer Catkerine
Henson brought her dog
Sophie, who was adopted
from the shelter, to the
organization's fundraising
walk on Saturday. At right,
Sophie sniffs the camera.
fundraisers, including a Mother's
Day plant sale, spaghetti feeds
and an upcoming golf tournament
at the Lake Cushman Golf Course
on July 17.
For more information, or to vol-
unteer at Adopt-A-Pet, call 432-
3091.
C()OKIN'
'Fair Affair' will raise funds tonight for fair
By NATALIE JOHNSON
Last year, when the Port of Shelten took
over control of the fairground from the county,
organizers scrambled to put together a county
fair in only a month and a half.
"We had six weeks to pull it off," said Rachel
Hansen, of/~0~d~west Event Organizers.
With so little time to put together the fair,
organizers, including the Mason County Fair
Association, had to take on the task of raising
money to fund the $85,000 fair.
After successfully pulling off the fair last
year, and making a profit of a few thousand
dollars, this year the fair board and Northwest
Event Organizers are teaming up to put on to-
night's "Fair Affair,~ to raise money the more
than 20 fair departments.
The Fair Affair will take place tonight at 6
p.m. at the Shelton Memorial Hall. The cost
per ticket is $15 for adults and $5 for kids un-
der. five years old.
There will be live jazz music, a buffet with
Rachel Hansen
seafood, pas~.~nd some potluck items, Also,
there will'be a~ auction to benefit all of the fair
departmen~.
While money raised through sponsorships
and vendor fees, helps put on the bare bones of
Thursday, June
the fair, Hansen said that money raised from
the Fair Affair will go towards individual de-
partments,
Hansen said that the money will go toward
contests, prize money and supplies for each
department.
~For example for photography what they
need is supplies, so we're going to have an auc-
tion item that is for photography," she said.
=Fro going to have an art contest for kids, first
prize $100, then we can get some entries in ...
So what I'm doing is making a big basket of art
supplies as an auction item."
Hansen also suggested having a children's
poetry contest in the future.
Other auction items will include flower bas-
kets from Toziers Ace Hardware anda queen-
size quilt.
Hansen said that keeping a fair alive in M
son County is about more than a rodeo, v,
dors and a carnival. Kids, for example fi
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