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Harstine
Island girl is winner in Be Kind to Animals local essay contest
By CARMEN YATES island during the subscription childhood days. They did try sure enought it was, indeed, the Margaret managed to catch up Jack and Beth arrived back as they were, and when he got islanders returned
from
Toward the end of the
school year the MCCFA (Mason
County Citizens For Animals)
sponsored an essay contest for
"Be Kind to Animals Week," for
grades one through four at all
Mason County grade schools.
First-place winners were awarded
blue ribbons and a box of
candy as well as a one-year
honorary membership in
MCCFA's Humane Society
Junior Organization.
Natausha Gunnerud, who
makes her home with her
grandparents, Dean and Elanore
Pranger here on the island, was a
first-place winner for Pioneer
School. Natausha was a
third-grader at the time she
wrote her winning letter and will
be a fourth.grader at Pioneer
next year.
Natausha's winning letter was
entitled, "Why I Love My Pet,"
and is as follows: "My dog's
name is Tulla and I love my pet
although she jumps on people,
sheds hair all over the house,
eats too much food, licks my
face, barks at everybody, chases
imaginary dogs, and won't mind
us. But I love her anyway.
Natausha Gunnerud."
The MCCFA's essay contest
proved to be double fun. First it
was a lot of fun for all the
youngsters who entered, and
second it was delightful for all
the judges who got to read all
the many, many entries! A
number of them were printed in
tile June monthly newsletter.
More will be printed in future
issues.
The holiday dance sponsored
by the Harstine Grange last
Saturday evening turned out to
be a successful event. A
somewhat smaller crowd made
for a bit more room on the
dance floor, which made it great
for the dancers. The three.piece
band was "imported" from Roy,
a small town east of Olympia.
And, from the favorable
comments by the dancers, the
music was well received.
This next item isn't exactly
an " u p-to.the-minute"
happening. Earlier this apflng
when Lisa and I were touring the
campaign, we talked to Evelyn
Holt, who mentioned an
upcoming family reunion of all
four of their children, an event
that hadn't taken place for more
than 17 years. Tucking the item
in the back of my memory and
then, you guessed it, I forgot it.
Seeing Karen (Holt) Potwin at
the dance tickled my bad
memory and I asked her about
it. Well, would you believe it was
back around Mother's Day? But
better late than never.
Mark and Evelyn's oldest son
Dave makes his home with his
family back on the East Coast in
Richmond, Virginia. He had to
be on the West Coast for about
two weeks on business, so
managed to spend a few days
with his folks on two different
occasions. During one of those
times the rest of the family came
to the island for a big reunion.
The Halts' next oldest is a
daughter, Jan Stevens. She and
her husband Steve have two
children and live in Puyallup,
having moved back to this area
from Kansas just two or three
years ago. Next in line is
daughter Karen Potwin and her
husband Dan (also property
owners on the island) and their
three children, a teenage
daughter, Kathy, and twin
rod-headed sons of Tacoma. The
youngest of the four is a son,
Larry, and his wife Kiane and
two small children from
Raymond.
Since Dave was last home his
folks had built a lovely new
home down near the water,
below the cabin they used for so
many years when they were
coming out to the island for
weekends and vacations. No
doubt if the walls of that cabin
could talk they could recall
many a happy memory and they
are no doubt continuing since
Karen and Dan and their family
now use the cabin when they
come out to the island.
However, the family had a
real challenge on their hands
during Dave's visit, trying their
very best to fill his insatiable
appetite for seafood, the kind of
seafood he remembers from his
Local Republicans
attend convention
Eight delegates and two
alternates represented Mason
County at the 1978 Republican
State Convention in Vancouver
July 1.
Accompanying County
Chairman Bernie Carlson were
delegates Helen Barkman, Ruby
Hopper, Nicholas Bell, Frank
Travis, Charles Swenson, Cal
Hopper and Evelyn Rushton, and
alternates Richard Jenner and
Ray Prouty, Cal Hopper served
on the platform committee,
Helen Barkman on the rules
committee, Ruby Hopper on the
credentials committee, Richard
Jenner served as sergeant.at.arms,
and Andy Swenson, 15-year-old
son of Charles and Joan
Swenson, sewed as page.
Keynote speaker was Senator
Malcom Wallop from Wyoming.
The morning session included his
speech and introductions and
speeches by Republican elected
Church sets
sp00lal spiker
Reverend Willie Vaughn will
be at the Shelton Church of God
for special services at 7 p.m.,
Thursday, Friday and Saturday.
He is state director of ethnic
affairs and is a member of the.
State Evangelism Board of the
Church of God.
The services are open to the
public, says Reverend O,W.
Eason, pastor of the church.
officials and candidates.
Debate in the afternoon
session hammered out a platform
reflecting the philosophy of the
Republican Party including these
basic concepts: reduction in
taxation with the endorsement of
Initiative Measure 62 as the f'trst
step; balanced budget with stable
currency; balance of trade; fiscal
decentralization urging a rebirth
of the 10th Amendment;
reduction of unemployment by
expanded private sector
providing real jobs; to reduce
dependence on energy imports
and development of alternate
energy sources; voluntary busing
as opposed to forced busing;
support of law-abiding citizens'
constitutional guarantee of the
right to keep and bear arms;
opposition to any extension of
time to ratify the Federal Equal
Rights Amendment; strong
national defense; full state
funding of basic education; and
determination to prevent political
gerrymandering and manipulation
of the redistricting process.
Delegates are convinced that
this platform is compatible with
the mood of the people of
Mason County and will serve 'the
candidates of the county, and
24th District candidate Andy
Nesbit, toward an election
victory in November.
Delegates will present their
report to the Mason County
Central Committee at the
County Courthouse July 11 at 7
p.m. All Republicans are
welcome to attend.
¢g j Register
I- The deadltne is August 19.
• • • • | Register at the city hall .
: • • • • I or the county courthouse.
,1 B i i Commlttee to elect
Annette McGee
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R.S. P;.,tse4,tretotr," .. Rt. 3, .
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their darndest, but none would
go so far as to say that they
succeeded.
Helen Lammer's birthday last
week might be called "well
celebrated." First of all, the
Saturday night pinochle bunch
heard about it and started off
the series of celebrations. Next,
Hilda Williams and Thora Seward
took her out to lunch on the
birthday date. Then last
Saturday Thora Seward, Dot
Smith and Hilda Williams
accompanied Helen over to
Olympia to Thora's
granddaughter's, Sally Pearson's,
home for yet another celebration
with more family and friends.
Now, as promised a few
weeks ago, maybe I can at last
manage to get Jack and Beth
Miner home. Needless to say, I
got slightly sidetracked between
then and now, so I'll have to go
back and look up my notes to
see where the heck I left them
stranded.
Oh well, when we left off,
Jack had just plowed a field a
month or six weeks eady so he
could have a better chance in his
search for arrowheads. I'm sure
he didn't mind the extra time
I've allotted him by this delay.
Pushing on to Atlanta,
Georgia they spent about a week
at Stone Mountain State Park.
Jack's daughter, Mary Schier,
and her husband Mike live in this
vicinity. It was about Easter at
this time, so they enjoyed
spending the holiday with
family.
Although they both really
hated the idea of traveling
through Florida during the
height of the tourist season, they
really felt they couldn't get that
close without seeing Beth's
uncle, Herve Foreman, who is
87, at North Miami Beach in
Florida. With trailer parks full
and their prices more than
outrageous, they parked their big
motorhome in the Foreman
front yard. While there they
helped celebrate the couple's
57th wedding anniversary.
Driving on up the coast their
next major stop was to visit old
friends Bill and Kathy Cooner at
Martinsburg, West Virginia.
In Maryland they stopped to
visit former Dupont friends. The
couple was anxiously trying to
get ready to have a hardwood
floor laid. For Jack it was a
chance "to take a vacation from
a vacation" and use his hands
and some tools. However, the
distaff side of the couple had
appointments for the entire
weekend, leaving Beth at loose
ends. So she took a bus to New
York City to visit daughter Patty
and grandchildren Rena and
Kurt. Since it was a weekend
Patty didn't have to work, so
they were able to have a good
visit.
Beth retumed by bus. They
visited a bit more. From there
they went to New York City so
Jack could visit Patty and the
children and Beth could have a
bit more time with her family.
Continuing on after their
visit, they stopped just on the
outskirts of New York City at a
trailer park. They had just
parked and gotten settled down
when they noticed another
motorhome coming into the
park. Jack watched for a
moment, then exclaimed, "That's
our former motorhome!" And
Winnebago that the Miners had
traded in on their present larger
motorhome in Tacoma. Talk
about a small world, or
coincidence or whatever, the two
couples had quite a time getting
better acquainted.
Leaving New York, the
travelers headed north to the
Canada border, crossing the
northern border of New York
and on across the St. Lawrence
River. Near Ottawa they stayed
for about three weeks at a
250-acre farm belonging to
Beth's sister, Eulah Reid, and her
husband Buddy. Before leaving
home, Jack and Beth had
received an aerial photograph of
the large farm from Beulah and
Buddy. The photo instructed,
"Pick your own spot!" However,
Mother Nature managed to get
the last word in, as usual.
Thanks to her, their campsite
was predetermined long before
their arrival by many a
snowstorm. They picked the best
spot they could find under the
circumstances, the driveway in
front of the Raids' farmhouse.
Leaving the motorhome at
the farm, they drove their little
fliwer into Ottawa to visit a
group of Beth's relatives over
one weekend.
After a long visit the
travelers at long last pointed
their home on wheels on a
westward heading. Their next
stop was at North Bay, Ontario,
to visit Beth's sister-in-law, Marg
Stieh, who was widowed some
years ago.
At Sault St. Marie, Beth and
Jack had intended to reenter the
United States and drive town to
Grand Rapids, Michigan, to visit
Ethel Rigney. However, shortly
before this they had checked
with their housesitters, the Glen
Heyertzes, who had requested
that if possible they return home
a bit earlier than they had
planned. So they "blew Ethel a
kiss" as they continued on west.
Their next stop was at
Thunder Bay, Ontario, located at
the northwestern shore of Lake
Superior. Thunder Bay is
"home" to Beth. It was here
that she was born and raised.
They visited a "ton" of cousins
and relatives!
At International Falls,
Minnesota they once again were
back in the "States." Traveling
across Minnesota and North
Dakota on State Highway 2,
they stopped at Libby, Montana
near the Idaho border to say
"hi" to Jack's brother Dick and
his family.
Continuing on across Idaho
back into Washington they made
their last stop before reaching
Harstine and home. They
stopped at Wenatchee where
Jack's mother was visiting her
daughter (and Jack's sister)
Margaret May. When the
homeward-bound travelers began
the last lap of their long, long
journey, Mrs. Miner joined them
to return home to Lakewood. ,
As they drove across
Wenatchee the threesome were
unaware that Margaret was in
"hot pursuit."
But, as Dick Martin would
explain it, 'the Fickle Finger of
Fate' interceded in the story.
But every traffic light Jack
made, Margaret missed. Like
something out of a James Bond
movie, the pursuit went on for
five miles. When at long last
iiiii i I I i i
HOLLYWOOD
is the glamor capitol, but if you want
fine service and quality in Shelton, the
place to go is Himlie Realty. You won't
find us
MOVING
around from place to place trying to
dodge dissatisfied customers. (We don't
have any.) We have a service of the
highest type to gwe, and at the lowest
possible cost. Our only aim )s
have customers 100 satisfied. Yes, you
can travel the world over, but you wont
find better real estate serwce than right
here in
SHELTON!
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1978
with them and into a lane
alongside, Jack pulled the
motorhome off the road. Beth's
instant reaction Was, "I forgot
my purse." Margaret shook her
head, "Not your purse.., your
dog, Pepper." In over nine
months of travel and several
thousand miles the little poodle
had never even had so much as a
close call, until the very last
stop!
on the island just nine months
and one day after leaving here
on August 22, 1977.
In looking back on the trip,
Beth said it was great, but for
her part she said she never knew
nine months could be so-o-o
long. Once back it didn't take
the couple long to come over to
the Yates farm to retrieve the
dog, Ping-Pong. They reported he
seemed as glad to be back home
out of the pickup he jumped up
in his old favorite chair on the
patio just as though he'd never
left home. It was a long nine
months for him, too, since our
own three dogs never let him
forget that he was an outsider.
(There now, doesn't it feel good
to be back home, folks? Sorry it
took me so long to get you
back!)
This past week some other
two-month st ate-hoppil
journey. Andy and Charlie
left the island the first part
May. we hear via the
that they had a few
experiences, to say the least.
Give, a
hoot!
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