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Building in Harmony using cordwood masonry Harmony Hill Retreat Center is offering a work- shop on building with cord- wood masonry through their Living in Harmony sustain- ability workshops. On Saturday, July 11, Harmony Hill will be offer- ing a workshop called Build- ing in Harmony: Building Projects Using Sustainable Materials. This one-day workshop at Harmony Hill will teach you how to create a building project using cordwood ma- sonry, a building technique that has been around for many years. Walls are con- structed of log ends cut from rounds of wood, using a spe- cial mortar mix. "This method creates beautiful, rustic and well- insulated structures with the warmth and charm of stone masonry, and is also low cost," says Michele Ra- ven, facilities manager and building project assistant for Harmony Hill. At this workshop you'll receive hands-on training in using this unique build- ing method, and take home plans for building your own cordwood structure. A whole-foods lunch is includ- ed in this workshop. The Living in Harmony series will continue on Sat- urday, September 5, with Food in Harmony: Celebrat- ing the Harvest. This work- shop will show how to light- en the load on our environ- ment by growing your own food and buying seasonal produce from local growers. For information about Harmony Hill's sustainabil- ity workshops, including dates and registration de- tails visit www.harmony- hill.org or call 360-898- 2363. Recently Les Schwab teamed with the Rubber Manufacturers Association to check the tire air pressure on vehicles that came into some of our steres. Approximately 1,100 vehicles were in. spected, and this is what we found: Only 5% of vehicles had four properly inflated tires. 58% of vehicles had at least one under inflated tire. @ 26% of vehicles had at least one tire under inflated by 8 psi. 34% of vehicles had at least one tire under inflated by 6 psi. 6 47% of vehicles had at least one tire under inflated by 4 pi. ..... Tires may lose up to 1 psLpur month. Many vehicles equipped with tire pales- sure monitoring systems would not issue a warning even after a drop in tire pressure of 8 psi. These systems issue a low pressure warning only after tire pressure drops 25%. Properly inflated tires can improve fuel efficiency by 3.3% and save $.06 a galtnn at the pump. Approximately 1,2 billion gallons of fuel are wasted each year by U.S, motorists driving on under inflated tires. Page D-2 - Shelton-Mason County Journal - Thursday, July 2, 2009 Hood Canal Education Association President Pat Carpenter presents.a scholarship to Austin Linder, a Shelton High School and former Hood Canal School graduate. HC Education Association Scholarship is awarded The Hood Canal Educa- tion Association (HCEA) awarded its first ever schol- arship to a Shelton High School graduate who at- tended Hood Canal School. A certificate along with a check for $500 went to Aus- tin Linder of Union, who at- tended Hood Canal School from kindergarten to eighth grade. He plans to attend Central Washington Uni- versity and major in indus- trial technology. Linder has been active in Boy Scouts and has helped out in the sixth-grade outdoor educa- tion program at Hood Canal. Pat Carpenter, the HCEA president, announced the award at the Hood Canal School eighth-grade promo- tion ceremony on June 18. Ms. Carpenter said that the scholarship will become an annual tradition and that in four years time one of this year's eighth-graders will be the scholarship recipient. Skok Grange Hall Members of the Skokom- ish Grange invite you to help restore the historic schoolhouse and community hall. A BBQ is planned for Friday, July 10, at 6 p.m. Feel free to camp or park a camper and then join with people on Saturday morn- cleanup is set ing, July 11, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. for the work party. Don't forget to bring your sack lunch, work clothes and gloves. For more infor- mation, contact Jayni Ka- min at (360) 426-0002 or email jaynikamin@yahoo. com. Celebrate Hoodsport 2009 Schedule Friday, July 3 9 a.m,:3 p:m. Daily Tours and Sailings Aboard the Merrie Ellen Port of Hoodsport Dock 10 a.m.-7 p.m. Street Fair Event Area 9 a.m.-7 p.m. Wine Tasting Hoodsport Winery 11 a.m.-ll p.m. Live Entertainment: Blue Soul, Peeled Linoleum and DJ with M & W Entertainment. Event Area 6:30 p.m.-7:30 p.m. Wine Tasting Aboard the Merrie Ellen Saturday, July 4 7-11 a.m. Pancake Breakfast West Coast Bank Parking Lot 9 a.m.-7 p.m. Wine Tasting Hoodsport Winery 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Daily Tours and Sailings Aboard the Merrie Ellen Port of Hoodsport Docks 10 a.m.-10 p.m. Street Fair Event Area 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Book Sale Hoodsport Library 2-5 p.m. Live Auction (Bryan Pittman of the Seattle Seahawks will be at the auction!) Model T Pub & Eatery 2:30-11 p.m. Live Entertainment: Lost Arrow Band and DJ with M & W Entertainment Event Area 9 p.m. Shelton Rotary Raffle Drawing Downtown Hoodsport 10 p.m. Fireworks Show Port of Hoodsport Dock (No private fireworks allowed in downtown Hoodsport) Sunday, July 5 9 a.m.-7 p.m. Wine Tasting Hoodsport Winery 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Street Fair (tentatively) Event Area 12 p.m. Raffle Drawing Event Area Shuttle Locations: Mason County Transit will operate shuttle buses from 2:30 p.m. to 11 p.m. on July Fourth from the following loca- tions: Shelton Civic Center, Shelton Kneeland Plaza/Taco Bell, Twin Totems, Minerva Beach RV Park, Glen Ayr Resort, The Tides Restaurant and Lake Cushman Maintenance Company. Zach Johnson of Hood Canal School created the winning design for this year's Hoodsport Fourth of July celebration logo.