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Dugout resolve Trying hard to resist the wiles of teammate Tyler's kid brother Zach Speaks the other day in the Cal Ripken 10-year-old all-stars' dugout is resolute player Adam Cyganowski. Anglers awaitin surge of salmon! into local water00 Harstine Island: Salmon fishing kicks into high gear this month as the Washington coast, the Strait of Juan de Fuca and several areas of Puget Sound open for business. In addition, most of Puget Sound will open to recreational crabbing by July Fourth. For many anglers, a salmon- fishing trip off the Washington coast is a long-awaited rite of sum- mer. Starting July 1, Marine Area 1 (Ilwaco) will open for fishing on a daily basis and Marine Area 2 (Westport) Will open Sundays through Thursdays. Marine Areas 3 (La Push) and 4 (Neah Bay) will open July 3 Tuesdays through Sat- urdays. "OVERALL, WE'RE anticipat- ing a better ocean salmon fishery than last year," says Doug Milward, ocean salmon manager for the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW). "We're al- ready getting reports of some good- sized coho all along the coast." Although this year's ocean chi- nook quota is limited by conserva- Vaudevillians wave t00..e flag moved props in and out for the rest of Act I. Act II began on a serious note as the words of President Abra- ham Lincoln at Gettysburg and a letter written to him were read. The resounding strains and lyr- ics of "The Battle Hymn of the Republic" was the audio back- ground for the moving silent pantomime of a Confederate and a Union soldier played by Cole Phelan and Jon Ramsey. Then the cast was ready with more fun time antics, but the finale put a final patriotic touch on the pro- duction. THINGS WERE brought to a conclusion by escorting to the stage islanders who are veterans of military service to our coun- try and those who are veterans in the audience were asked to stand and receive an apprecia- tive round of applause. Amid much flag waving, small flags had been distributed to the au- dience so they could wave them and islander Brian Ireland sang "Proud To Be an American." It was moving. Besides those already men- tioned, cast members were Di- ane Myers, Barbara Hubbard, Ed Wood, John Strasburger, Gerri Lewis, Frank Lewis, Karla Lortz, Mike Plomski, Cole Phel- an, Jim Thomas, Carol Thomas, Bjorn Colefield, Deneen Phelan, Liesl Plomski, Hattie Wallace, Renee Baker, Nataliya Burgdorf and Bob Helm. Among the chil- dren performers were Morgan Leach, Keagan Leach, Molly Os- trom and Grace Phelan. Darryl Amsey, Betty Boggue, Carolyn Ebey, Garby Elmore, Eleanor Clark, John Cooper, Heather Sawyer and Monica Sawyer were on the technical and support crew, as were some cast members who did double duty. The show Happy Birthday America was dedicated to Shirl Conway-Larson. The beautiful program created by Karla Lortz was replete with photographs of Shirl and contained this mes- sage: "She was a patron and mentor of the Harstine Island Theatre Club. With her love and passion for community theatre, she gave our entire community a precious gift that has and will continue to enrich our lives." THE ANNUAL all-island rummage sale is a month away but time and tide wait for no man and the days will quickly pass, making thinking about the upcoming event a priority. Arlen Morris, chair of the yearly sum- mer rummage sale held at the Harstine Island Community Hall and sponsored by the community club, reports to us that a success- ful sale is more important than ever this year due to the expense of making repairs and improve- By JOHN COOPER . Fred Burgdorf, director of Happy Birthday America, the Harstine Island Theatre Club's 2007 summer vaudeville had several goals in mind. Attending the third performance, the mati- nee on last Sunday, we found that he had achieved all of them very nicely. A vaudeville show should be a performance that is entertaining and produces enjoyment evok- ing chuckles and eliciting belly laughs. Burgdorf saw his cast of young and older performers, with limited rehearsal time, achieving that goal with skits and specialty acts, which he appreciated. "For the patience and coop- eration of the new and veteran actors; for the boundless energy of the children; for the support and sacrifice of the mothers and fathers; to those who cheerfully suffered obtrusion and inconve- nience; for all who offered freely of their time to bring the produc- tion together in a wonderful way; I salute you and offer my humble gratitude," he said. Another goal was to bring back skits and performances from vaudeville shows previous- ly produced on Harstine Island. This was done. "Gus and Mavis," a skit written by islander Pat Dunlap, the Top Hat Belly Boys, the Nairobi Trio, originally pre- sented by Ernie Kovacs, and the "Mad Doctor" skit introduced years ago by islander John Dun- laps, did the trick. Other skits of more contemporary times and specialty numbers rounded out the fun time. THERE WAS another goal that director Burgdorf wanted to achieve. "At a time," he said, "when so much that we hear is negative about our land, tonight we hope to express the positive when we say happy birthday, America!" To do that he wrapped the bundle of fun making in patri- otic gift wrap quite skillfully. Judy Moore, the emcee and in- terlocutor, began Act I by read- ing the thoughtful and resound- ing words that Thomas Jefferson wrote when he penned the words of the Declaration of Indepen- dence. The strains of "Yankee Doodle" brought on two diminu- tive continental soldiers depicted by Carter Laes and Ryder Phel- an. As they exited the A Cap- peUa Belles entered and started things rolling with a great ren- dering of "God Bless America." Rita Armstrong, Betty Helm, Di- ane Hills, Rosalie Melnick, Patt Nutt, Mary Jane Rose, Mary Ryan, Pam Ward, Lynn Wilson and director Susan Zorn were re- splendent in their red, white and blue spangled attire. Clown set changers Whickey Conway Larson and Lorna Hinks ments to the hall. Traditionally, the sale takes place on the first Saturday of Au- gust which this year is August 4: That date being just about a month away, and Morris encour- ages our neighbors to set aside the useful things you no longer need or do not have the room to store and donate those items to the rummage sale. Those who are running the sale have access to storage of a limited number of donated items prior to the sale. Contact Barbara LaJune at 426-0494 for storage information and Morris at 432- 9712 for pickup assistance or to inquire about the suitability of items scheduled for donation. "Not only do we welcome do- nations, we also welcome volun- teer help for setting up the sale, conducting the sale and loading out purchases," Ms. Morris said. "There will be a sign-up list cir- culated at the next community club meeting on Friday, July 13, so mark your calendars, attend the meeting and sign up and do your part to make the rummage sale an over-the-top event this year." ANOTHER THING that will contribute to success of this fund-raiser is an abundance of customers. Whether you are do- nating merchandise or not, start a list of things you might hope to find and buy at the garage sale. Garage sales are intriguing and gratification comes from finding that treasure you just have to have. A noisy mystery insinuated its way into our hearing last Fri- day, about 10:20 p.m. We were just dozing when a tremendous volley of detonations assailed our ears as the racket drifted across Pickering Passage from the mainland. Every year, both before and after the Fourth of July, detona- tions intermittently are heard from the same area but this bar- rage of booms, bangs and rat-tat- tats had a different timbre. It went on without a pause for 15 to 20 minutes. The explosions and pyrotechnics of huge, medium and small charges overlapped and blended into a stream of sound. It seemed to suggest that someone's stash of fireworks had suddenly been ignited and was going out in a rumbling, pound- ing blaze of inglorious sound. We haven't found out the story be- hind the sounds. When the Mason County Men's Prostate Cancer and Support Group meets at 7 p.m. on Tues- day, July 31, in the Washington Room of Mason General Hospi- tal, Dr. Donald R. Miller will be guest speaker. His message will be of interest to men who want to know more about prostate cancer and effective treatments. ANYONE INTERESTED is invited to attend this evening meeting as they are also welcome to come to the regular noontime meeting of this group to be held on Tuesday, July 17, at the Olym- pic Bakery on Pickering Road. The daytime meeting always includes personal accounts of ex- periences with this health chal- lenge by those attending. Avail- able reading material is shared and latest news flashes are re- viewed. Members who have been attending are always ready and willing to provide helpful and en- couraging advice. Bob Clark is convinced that, despite predators that might be roaming our woodlands, the rab- bit population on Harstine Is- land is starting to build up. He reports sighting the furry little creatures in two more areas of our island. There are important things that will occur in July. "Pops at the Pointe," an enjoyable con- cert of music by the Backwoods Windjammers, will take place on Monday, July 9, at the North Beach Picnic Area at Hartstene Pointe. All Harstine Islanders are invited to this gala evening sponsored by the travel club. There is no admission charge. Refreshments will be available for purchase at 5 p.m. and the concert will follow at 6 o'clock. Donations for the band will be appreciated. Don't forget to bring a chair to sit in or a blanket for the ground. ON SUNDAY, July 15, at 1 p.m. a class in the use of the com- munity's emergency defibrillator device will be presented at the clubhouse at Hartstene Pointe. Having a substantial number of individuals trained to use this life-saving instrument is a step forward in preparedness. Later in the month on Sat- urday and Sunday, July 21-22, the annual Lavender Festival will be held at Arts and Flowers Nursery. This pleasurable and aromatic two-day festival always brings visitors to our island from other communities and from oth- er states as well. Page 26 - Shelton-Mason County Journal - Thursday, July 5, 2007 tion constraints, coastal an Will be able to catch 44,400 u hatchery coho salmon than year, says Milward. As in prevJ years, anglers must release I coho not marked as a hatchery | by a missing adipose fin. | "Hatchery coho really drive| ocean fishery anyway, so we're| ticipating a good season" says ] ward. "Plus, we're expecting a h run of pink salmon this year." OTHER SALMON fishe opening July I include: • The Strait of Juan de F (Marine Areas 5 and 6), where glers must release all wild chine coho and chum. • Hood Canal (Marine Area where anglers may catch up to t salmon per day but only two d nook. All chum must be release • The Skagit and Baker ri where sockeye are beginnin show. • The Columbia River a[ Wells Dam, where the focus i! summer chinook salmon. Anglers are strongly advise consult the WDFW's Fishing Washington rules pamphlet (ht wdfw.wa.govlflsh/regs/iishre htm) for additional regulati specific to each of these fisheriel READY TO CRACK some c The recreational fishery for Du ness crab will expand to eight ad tional areas of Puget Sound in " days ahead. Starting June 27, _ reational crabbing will open inl rine Area 6 (eastern Strait of J'Jd de Fuca) Wednesdays through : urdays only. I f Seven other marine areas open July Fourth on the sa l Wednesday-through-Saturd' schedule, including Marine A ( 7 South (San Juan Islands), ] (Deception Pass to East Point!,i 2 (East Point to Possession Po'  9 (Admiralty Inlet), 10 (Seat Bremerton), 11 (Tacoma/Vasha and 12 (Hood Canal). ir AS IN YEARS past, the limit in these areas is five Dungeness crab measuring at lo 6 inches, plus six red rock crab of ther sex measuring at least 5 i, es. For additional information crabbing, see the Fishing in Wav ( ington rules pamphlet or cht WDFW's crabbing website (h wdfw.wa.gov/iish/shelflstdcr{- index.htm). Saltwater anglers are gear] up for mark-selective chinook tt eries in Marine Areas 9 (Admirer Inlet) and 10 (Seattle/Breme But those fisheries don't start vi til July 16. Until then, anglers e find a number of other fishing portunities, out on the Sound. HI Business II group to go Bistro" The Economic Council of Mason ly luncheon will be held from to 1:30 p.m. on Friday, July The Lakeside Bistro in Allyn. luncheon features a by Richard Davis of the tion of Washington Businesses, The cost is $10 per person reservations are required to limited seating. The Bistro is located Village at 470 East Drive. To reserve a seat call EDC office at 426-2276 if you plan on attending. We will be CLOSED for summer vacation June 30th thru July 8th Open 6:30am Monday, July 9th By Russ Denney PANTORIUM CLEANERS & TAILORS Monday-Friday 6:30 a.m.-6:00 p.m, Saturday 9:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m. Serving Shelton and 215 South Second /dason Count), for 82 years 426-3371 Dugout resolve Trying hard to resist the wiles of teammate Tyler's kid brother Zach Speaks the other day in the Cal Ripken 10-year-old all-stars' dugout is resolute player Adam Cyganowski. Anglers awaitin surge of salmon! into local water00 Harstine Island: Salmon fishing kicks into high gear this month as the Washington coast, the Strait of Juan de Fuca and several areas of Puget Sound open for business. In addition, most of Puget Sound will open to recreational crabbing by July Fourth. For many anglers, a salmon- fishing trip off the Washington coast is a long-awaited rite of sum- mer. Starting July 1, Marine Area 1 (Ilwaco) will open for fishing on a daily basis and Marine Area 2 (Westport) Will open Sundays through Thursdays. Marine Areas 3 (La Push) and 4 (Neah Bay) will open July 3 Tuesdays through Sat- urdays. "OVERALL, WE'RE anticipat- ing a better ocean salmon fishery than last year," says Doug Milward, ocean salmon manager for the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW). "We're al- ready getting reports of some good- sized coho all along the coast." Although this year's ocean chi- nook quota is limited by conserva- Vaudevillians wave t00..e flag moved props in and out for the rest of Act I. Act II began on a serious note as the words of President Abra- ham Lincoln at Gettysburg and a letter written to him were read. The resounding strains and lyr- ics of "The Battle Hymn of the Republic" was the audio back- ground for the moving silent pantomime of a Confederate and a Union soldier played by Cole Phelan and Jon Ramsey. Then the cast was ready with more fun time antics, but the finale put a final patriotic touch on the pro- duction. THINGS WERE brought to a conclusion by escorting to the stage islanders who are veterans of military service to our coun- try and those who are veterans in the audience were asked to stand and receive an apprecia- tive round of applause. Amid much flag waving, small flags had been distributed to the au- dience so they could wave them and islander Brian Ireland sang "Proud To Be an American." It was moving. Besides those already men- tioned, cast members were Di- ane Myers, Barbara Hubbard, Ed Wood, John Strasburger, Gerri Lewis, Frank Lewis, Karla Lortz, Mike Plomski, Cole Phel- an, Jim Thomas, Carol Thomas, Bjorn Colefield, Deneen Phelan, Liesl Plomski, Hattie Wallace, Renee Baker, Nataliya Burgdorf and Bob Helm. Among the chil- dren performers were Morgan Leach, Keagan Leach, Molly Os- trom and Grace Phelan. Darryl Amsey, Betty Boggue, Carolyn Ebey, Garby Elmore, Eleanor Clark, John Cooper, Heather Sawyer and Monica Sawyer were on the technical and support crew, as were some cast members who did double duty. The show Happy Birthday America was dedicated to Shirl Conway-Larson. The beautiful program created by Karla Lortz was replete with photographs of Shirl and contained this mes- sage: "She was a patron and mentor of the Harstine Island Theatre Club. With her love and passion for community theatre, she gave our entire community a precious gift that has and will continue to enrich our lives." THE ANNUAL all-island rummage sale is a month away but time and tide wait for no man and the days will quickly pass, making thinking about the upcoming event a priority. Arlen Morris, chair of the yearly sum- mer rummage sale held at the Harstine Island Community Hall and sponsored by the community club, reports to us that a success- ful sale is more important than ever this year due to the expense of making repairs and improve- By JOHN COOPER . Fred Burgdorf, director of Happy Birthday America, the Harstine Island Theatre Club's 2007 summer vaudeville had several goals in mind. Attending the third performance, the mati- nee on last Sunday, we found that he had achieved all of them very nicely. A vaudeville show should be a performance that is entertaining and produces enjoyment evok- ing chuckles and eliciting belly laughs. Burgdorf saw his cast of young and older performers, with limited rehearsal time, achieving that goal with skits and specialty acts, which he appreciated. "For the patience and coop- eration of the new and veteran actors; for the boundless energy of the children; for the support and sacrifice of the mothers and fathers; to those who cheerfully suffered obtrusion and inconve- nience; for all who offered freely of their time to bring the produc- tion together in a wonderful way; I salute you and offer my humble gratitude," he said. Another goal was to bring back skits and performances from vaudeville shows previous- ly produced on Harstine Island. This was done. "Gus and Mavis," a skit written by islander Pat Dunlap, the Top Hat Belly Boys, the Nairobi Trio, originally pre- sented by Ernie Kovacs, and the "Mad Doctor" skit introduced years ago by islander John Dun- laps, did the trick. Other skits of more contemporary times and specialty numbers rounded out the fun time. THERE WAS another goal that director Burgdorf wanted to achieve. "At a time," he said, "when so much that we hear is negative about our land, tonight we hope to express the positive when we say happy birthday, America!" To do that he wrapped the bundle of fun making in patri- otic gift wrap quite skillfully. Judy Moore, the emcee and in- terlocutor, began Act I by read- ing the thoughtful and resound- ing words that Thomas Jefferson wrote when he penned the words of the Declaration of Indepen- dence. The strains of "Yankee Doodle" brought on two diminu- tive continental soldiers depicted by Carter Laes and Ryder Phel- an. As they exited the A Cap- peUa Belles entered and started things rolling with a great ren- dering of "God Bless America." Rita Armstrong, Betty Helm, Di- ane Hills, Rosalie Melnick, Patt Nutt, Mary Jane Rose, Mary Ryan, Pam Ward, Lynn Wilson and director Susan Zorn were re- splendent in their red, white and blue spangled attire. Clown set changers Whickey Conway Larson and Lorna Hinks ments to the hall. Traditionally, the sale takes place on the first Saturday of Au- gust which this year is August 4: That date being just about a month away, and Morris encour- ages our neighbors to set aside the useful things you no longer need or do not have the room to store and donate those items to the rummage sale. Those who are running the sale have access to storage of a limited number of donated items prior to the sale. Contact Barbara LaJune at 426-0494 for storage information and Morris at 432- 9712 for pickup assistance or to inquire about the suitability of items scheduled for donation. "Not only do we welcome do- nations, we also welcome volun- teer help for setting up the sale, conducting the sale and loading out purchases," Ms. Morris said. "There will be a sign-up list cir- culated at the next community club meeting on Friday, July 13, so mark your calendars, attend the meeting and sign up and do your part to make the rummage sale an over-the-top event this year." ANOTHER THING that will contribute to success of this fund-raiser is an abundance of customers. Whether you are do- nating merchandise or not, start a list of things you might hope to find and buy at the garage sale. Garage sales are intriguing and gratification comes from finding that treasure you just have to have. A noisy mystery insinuated its way into our hearing last Fri- day, about 10:20 p.m. We were just dozing when a tremendous volley of detonations assailed our ears as the racket drifted across Pickering Passage from the mainland. Every year, both before and after the Fourth of July, detona- tions intermittently are heard from the same area but this bar- rage of booms, bangs and rat-tat- tats had a different timbre. It went on without a pause for 15 to 20 minutes. The explosions and pyrotechnics of huge, medium and small charges overlapped and blended into a stream of sound. It seemed to suggest that someone's stash of fireworks had suddenly been ignited and was going out in a rumbling, pound- ing blaze of inglorious sound. We haven't found out the story be- hind the sounds. When the Mason County Men's Prostate Cancer and Support Group meets at 7 p.m. on Tues- day, July 31, in the Washington Room of Mason General Hospi- tal, Dr. Donald R. Miller will be guest speaker. His message will be of interest to men who want to know more about prostate cancer and effective treatments. ANYONE INTERESTED is invited to attend this evening meeting as they are also welcome to come to the regular noontime meeting of this group to be held on Tuesday, July 17, at the Olym- pic Bakery on Pickering Road. The daytime meeting always includes personal accounts of ex- periences with this health chal- lenge by those attending. Avail- able reading material is shared and latest news flashes are re- viewed. Members who have been attending are always ready and willing to provide helpful and en- couraging advice. Bob Clark is convinced that, despite predators that might be roaming our woodlands, the rab- bit population on Harstine Is- land is starting to build up. He reports sighting the furry little creatures in two more areas of our island. There are important things that will occur in July. "Pops at the Pointe," an enjoyable con- cert of music by the Backwoods Windjammers, will take place on Monday, July 9, at the North Beach Picnic Area at Hartstene Pointe. All Harstine Islanders are invited to this gala evening sponsored by the travel club. There is no admission charge. Refreshments will be available for purchase at 5 p.m. and the concert will follow at 6 o'clock. Donations for the band will be appreciated. Don't forget to bring a chair to sit in or a blanket for the ground. ON SUNDAY, July 15, at 1 p.m. a class in the use of the com- munity's emergency defibrillator device will be presented at the clubhouse at Hartstene Pointe. Having a substantial number of individuals trained to use this life-saving instrument is a step forward in preparedness. Later in the month on Sat- urday and Sunday, July 21-22, the annual Lavender Festival will be held at Arts and Flowers Nursery. This pleasurable and aromatic two-day festival always brings visitors to our island from other communities and from oth- er states as well. Page 26 - Shelton-Mason County Journal - Thursday, July 5, 2007 tion constraints, coastal an Will be able to catch 44,400 u hatchery coho salmon than year, says Milward. As in prevJ years, anglers must release I coho not marked as a hatchery | by a missing adipose fin. | "Hatchery coho really drive| ocean fishery anyway, so we're| ticipating a good season" says ] ward. "Plus, we're expecting a h run of pink salmon this year." OTHER SALMON fishe opening July I include: • The Strait of Juan de F (Marine Areas 5 and 6), where glers must release all wild chine coho and chum. • Hood Canal (Marine Area where anglers may catch up to t salmon per day but only two d nook. All chum must be release • The Skagit and Baker ri where sockeye are beginnin show. • The Columbia River a[ Wells Dam, where the focus i! summer chinook salmon. Anglers are strongly advise consult the WDFW's Fishing Washington rules pamphlet (ht wdfw.wa.govlflsh/regs/iishre htm) for additional regulati specific to each of these fisheriel READY TO CRACK some c The recreational fishery for Du ness crab will expand to eight ad tional areas of Puget Sound in " days ahead. Starting June 27, _ reational crabbing will open inl rine Area 6 (eastern Strait of J'Jd de Fuca) Wednesdays through : urdays only. I f Seven other marine areas open July Fourth on the sa l Wednesday-through-Saturd' schedule, including Marine A ( 7 South (San Juan Islands), ] (Deception Pass to East Point!,i 2 (East Point to Possession Po'  9 (Admiralty Inlet), 10 (Seat Bremerton), 11 (Tacoma/Vasha and 12 (Hood Canal). ir AS IN YEARS past, the limit in these areas is five Dungeness crab measuring at lo 6 inches, plus six red rock crab of ther sex measuring at least 5 i, es. For additional information crabbing, see the Fishing in Wav ( ington rules pamphlet or cht WDFW's crabbing website (h wdfw.wa.gov/iish/shelflstdcr{- index.htm). Saltwater anglers are gear] up for mark-selective chinook tt eries in Marine Areas 9 (Admirer Inlet) and 10 (Seattle/Breme But those fisheries don't start vi til July 16. Until then, anglers e find a number of other fishing portunities, out on the Sound. HI Business II group to go Bistro" The Economic Council of Mason ly luncheon will be held from to 1:30 p.m. on Friday, July The Lakeside Bistro in Allyn. luncheon features a by Richard Davis of the tion of Washington Businesses, The cost is $10 per person reservations are required to limited seating. The Bistro is located Village at 470 East Drive. To reserve a seat call EDC office at 426-2276 if you plan on attending. We will be CLOSED for summer vacation June 30th thru July 8th Open 6:30am Monday, July 9th By Russ Denney PANTORIUM CLEANERS & TAILORS Monday-Friday 6:30 a.m.-6:00 p.m, Saturday 9:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m. Serving Shelton and 215 South Second /dason Count), for 82 years 426-3371