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Shelton Mason County Journal
Shelton, Washington
July 3, 1969     Shelton Mason County Journal
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CAMP GUESTS ........ Glenn E. Correa, Shelton attorney and a replesentative of the group that helped finance the camp, received a special identification badge made for him by the youngsters. Mrs. Lester Spilseth, a key figure in promoting the camp, makes sure it is spelled right. Mrs. Frank Wolf, camp supervisor, and County Extension Agent Harold Van De Riet, who assisted and made special arrangements for the 4-H camp, look on. i / PLAY TIME .... Gentry Coleman, only boy Monitor at camp, had many special chores to perform since the ratio of handicapped youngsters was about equal. Gentry helps a couple of lads here as they turn used TV dinner trays into pretty pictures with a little glue, colored corn, beads and a vat,ely of other simple ingredients. SONG LEADERS --Debbie Deibert, 16, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ben Deibert, 2;3 W. "D" in Shelton, front, who also pla'yed the guitar for some of the song sessions, joined a couple of her Monitor friends to lead the camp guests in a bit of singing. Debbie will be a junior at St. Placid's High School i Olyml)ia next year. Page 14- Shelton-Mason County Journal Thursday, July 3, )69 Lots Of Tender, Loving Care At La Mason County's 4-H camp on Roy Rogers school for the Panhandle Lake, scene of many handicapped enjoyed the facilities heartwarming events, reached a June 16-21. peak of love and good will when A number of things dovetailed ten youngsters from Shelton's to make the camp possible and all of them reflected the spirit of the A second factor to the success d e c i s i v e ness 0: community, according to those of the camp-and it was this, in closest to the project, spite of some moments of tears needed. A First of all, $550 was donated and fears-was another group of case dried a t¢ to the Retarded Children's Camp youngsters who acted as personal reprimand o f M a s on County by counselors for the special guests, youngster who POSSCA-Patrons of South Sound Nine girls and a boy made up much of a Cultural Activities. This group of the roster of Monitors, as they the attention Thurston, Mason, and Lewis have come to be known. Trained Camp life was County citizens formed last year to sit with these handicapped for the special in order to raise funds for worthy youngsters on a regular basis, the week, and there civic efforts. The President of Monitors already knew what was tested the POSSCA is Fred Goldberg of expected of them and how to leaders alike. The: Olympia and Sherman ttuffine, handle situations ranging from a a lovely chairman of its beneficiary guest's sudden urge to run into forbidden committee. An auction in the woods, to the more mundane adequate conjunction with a formal dinner routines of brushing teeth and declaared in Olympia last September derived washing faces. "You could $35,000 with which to work. Some other very important settle down Glenn E. Correa, Shelton people present were ladies of the themselves after attorney and Mason County board community who, in most cases, so," noted of director of POSSCA, noted had handicapped youngsters of one of the that support of the camp for the their own and had pushed for the had been instl handicapped was th group's camp because they knew how out the idea. initial expenditure in the county, important it could be to children a very "1 was impressed with what I like their own. of the saw during a visit to the camp and Another key figure on the An open 1 feel sure future and further scene was Mrs. Frank Wolf. a week of assistance can be anticipated," Sheltonteacher, who could handle further evidence Correa said at the end of the an emergency situation with the camp for sessions, grace of an angel or the wouldbej Picturesby EARL OTIS ROLL UP THOSE SLEEVES .... A chance to mix some bread dough in Mrs. Brown's kitchen was one of the camp highlights for the youngsters. A Monitor, Sandy Mell, 16, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Art Mell, Rt. 3, Shelton, looks on from the rear of the group. r ' / NATURE STUDY -- County Agent Harold Van De Riet was a great guide when it came time for nature hikes in the woods around the Panhandle camp. In this case Van spotted a spittle bug that had built itself a home on a plant, WHAT'S COOKING. - Mrs. Brown, cook dul camp for the handicapped youngsters, w the event, and particularly at meal-time. amounts quieted appetites that were singing and playing. qPW: !i