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FIESTA FUN FOR kids ages 3 through the sixth grade will be offered by the Methodist church. Methodists to offer 'Fiesta' for children Shelton United Methodist Church invites children ages 3 years through those entering sixth grade to "Fiesta." This is a free kids' camp to be held August 6-10, with partici- pants meeting at 1990 King Street. Children will be served dinner at 5:30 p.m. followed by "Fiesta" fun from 6 to 8 o'clock. Those who sign up before July 16 will qualiip for a drawing to determine who will receive some musical recordings. More information on "Fiesta" is available on-line at www.shel- tonumc.com or by calling 426-4174. Baptists invite kids to summer program "KidsAlive!" is a faith-based program of organized kids' games, crafts and snacks to be held at Loop Field July 16-20. Children entering first grade up to those exiting fifth grade are invited to participate. Registration forms are available in the office of the First Baptist Church of Shelton, 428 West Cota Street. The first 100 kids to sign up will get a free T-shirt. For more information, call 426-8461. Church on Harstine has a Web site now Bridge Community Church has its own Web site now. It includes a statement of faith, personal testimonies and information about the time and place of church activities. The church ministers to the people of Harstine Island in coop- eration with American Missionary Fellowship. The Web site is lo- cated on-line at bccharstine.org and was produced for the church by Bob Thiessen. Bible school called a 'wild ride' for kids Three churches in Mason County are rounding up youngsters for "Avalanche Ranch," which is billed as "a wild ride through God's world" next week at Olympic Middle School, 800 East K Street in Shelton. Activities planned for 9 a.m. to noon July 16-20 for children ages 3 to 12 include games, music and crafts. Food will be provided at what organizers are calling "a free week of awesome Bible adven- ture." The congregations hosting the program are those of Moriah Christian Center, Shelton Nazarene Church and Mountain View Alliance Church. For registration information, call 432-0785 or 427-9092. Lutherans continue to pray for peace Faith Lutheran Church will once again have a prayer vigil for peace at noon on Wednesday, July 18. The primary focus will be on Iraq, Israel and the Palestinian areas. All are welcome. The 18th of every month has been designated by the Evangeli- cal Lutheran Church in America as Washington's day for such spe- cial prayers. Church members plan to continue the monthly vigils until peace is reached. The church is located at 1212 Connection Street in Shelton. 3ateway Fellowship worship in park Gateway Christian Fellowship will host an evening of worship at Kneeland Park in downtown Shelton next week. All are invited to gather there at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, July 18. Musicians, vocalists and the congregation as a whole will present a night of song and festivity. Those who attend are invited to bring lawn chairs. Harstine Island: Safe and sound Fourth find, l folks tailing parade marsh , By JOHN COOPER The celebration of the Fourth of July has for many years been asso- ciated with pyrotechnics and Hart- stene Pointe has saluted Ameri- can independence with a safe and sound fireworks display. Under- lying the success of these yearly events are the facts that a number of resident families supply the fire- crackers, pinwheels and aerial dis- plays and set them off under prop- erly controlled conditions. Pointe manager Bob Rahourn reports that the arrangement worked well, once again. All those who lined up all along the spit at the northern tip of the island to discharge fireworks and those spectators who gathered to enjoy the display suffered no injuries. The area was well supervised and patrolled by Pointe staff and two sheriffs deputies. Jan Avery, the Pointe's security officer, reiterated the good news that the celebration was a safe and sound happening for all. She did re- port a momentary occurrence that required action. The large root ball on one of the many driftwood trees that are on the beach at the spit became ignited but the fire was quickly and easily extinguished. For your correspondent, the holiday began at 10:45 a.m. on the morning of the Fourth when a fire- cracker red 1957 Porsche convert- ible with the top down arrived at my doorstep. Seated at the wheel of the beautifully restored vehicle was its owner, Hy Visse, an island resident and grand chauffer-in- chief for the annual Fourth of July parade. IN BACK, BEHIND the front bucket seats, were Hy's grandchil- dren, Harry and Hannah, standing on either side of a sign garnished with small U.S. flags which they held aloft. The words on the sign announced "John Cooper, Grand Marshall." I put on my grandfa- ther's high silk hat and eased my- self into the low-slung seat beside the others. The staging area for the pa- rade was at the Pointe clubhouse. Leading off was the prize-winning decorated golf cart, followed by the flag bearers. Our conveyance was next in line, and its speed was controlled by the marching pace of the bearers of the red, white and blue and the state flag. That kept Hy busy manipulating the gears, for the Porsche seemed too long for greater speed. The decorated bicy- cles behind us finally broke ranks and were quickly all around us, presenting another challenge to Hy Visse's driving skill. Fortunately no darting, two-wheel targets were hit, keeping this phase of the holi- day celebration safe if not as sound as might have been desired. Spectators lined the roadways on both sides of the line of march to greet us and we them. Harry and Hannah emptied two big bags of wrapped candies by tossing the contents to surprised watchers, an innovation introduced this year. Yours truly had a great time pretending to be some kind of a ce- lebrity. I thank those who selected me for this honor and extend ap- preciation to Hy Visse for keeping us all safe and sound. THE WHOLE OF Harstine Island seems to have celebrated the historic day safely and sanely. Lieutenant Nick Neuerburg of Ma- son County Fire District 5 said: "It was quiet on the Fourth. In fact, nothing occurred over the weekend prior to the holiday nor the week- end following it. It did seem pret- ty loud and noisy on the Fourth, but everyone was careful and we weren't called out to any fireworks- related fires or injuries." Always eager to remind island- ers continually to be vigilant, Neuerburg emphasized that hot days lie ahead. The danger of fire in the woodlands will be height- ened so extreme care is essential in outdoor burning. Perhaps, you have noticed the growing piles of nicely split fire- wood at Station 7 on Pickering Road. The firefighters association Special needs children can camp for free A Gii for Special Children will be working in conjunction with Camp Prime Time this year to offer a free camping experience August 10-12 for Mason County children with special needs. Campje Time is located on Clear'Lake on White Pass and i i i iii=i iiiii ii ii I i ,, is complete with cabins, bath- rooms, showers and a lodge that also serves as a mess hall and game room. The camping experi- ence will include a cabin and free meals. There are lots of activities at Camp Prime Time including hiking, fishing, swimming and a Page 26 - Shelton-Mason County Journal - Thursday, July 12, 2007 boat ride. There are cabins available this year for children with spe- cial needs who live in Mason County and can provide a $20 refundable check for reserving space. For more information, call 427-7058. A BAND OF BIKERS follows the parade marshal on down the roads of Harstine Island. will be raffling off four separate cords of that wood and a $1 dona- tion buys a chance to win in the drawing for each cord. Raffle tick- ets will be available at the Har- stine Island Farmers' Market and Jarrell's Cove Marina. Tickets also will be available at Allyn Days and the Labor Day breakfast at the Spencer Lake Fire Station. Pro- ceeds will go to the Station 7 train- ing facility. District 5's new tender, which when needed would be used to fight fires on Harstine Island, is now stationed close by at Spencer Lake and is fully operational. Dave Rolfs, secretary of the Harstine Island Grange, informed us that the organization recently bestowed a community leadership award and the Grange Member of the Year award on Hugo "Bud" Glaser. At the same time Grace Latimer was honored for her 50 years of service as a grange mem- ber and leader. MR. GLASER recently donated more than $1,000 to the Harstine Island Grange, revenue gener- ated by his sale of the recycled aluminum he has c511ected. His donation will be shared by the grange with numerous other orga- nizations: Fire District 5, Cub and Boy scouts, Harstine Island Com- munity Club, Pickering Kiwanis, Pioneer School, Island Firefighters and the Harstine Island Women's Club Children's Carnival. Besides thanking Glaser for his generosity, the grange extended thanks to Charles Isaacson for the use of his truck to transport the aluminum and Neuerburg for loading and driving the vehicle. Glaser continues .to collect alu- minum cans and aluminum scrap and would appreciate a call from anyone who has such available for donation. He is also willing and ready to talk to anyone interested in grange activities and member- ship. Is my Old Farmer's Almanac on the mark or way off somewhere in left field? Two weeks ago I wrote that the publication predicted for our area that the average tempera- ture for July would be 63 degrees, slightly below our usual average for the month, and that precipi- tation would be a degree slightly above the average. Well, guess we will have to wait until the month is over before we can find out what the average temperature for July will be. In the meantime have you noticed that we have had a few hot days recently? THANKFULLY, THE tem- perature has dropped significantly at night for cool slumber. Those cooler nighttime hours figure in computing an average. Your corre- spondent hopes that those island- ers who habitually keep records of the weather will let us know what the score turns out to be when the days of July have passed. Let me know so I can share your findings with those who read this column. July is a month that usually comes up with some weather sur- prises. It was 94 years ago this month that the hottest tempera- ture recorded in the U.S. was 134 degrees in Death Valley, Califor- nia. A few years later, on July 6, 1928, a heavy hailstorm hit Potter, Nebraska, during which the larg- est icy sphere to fall was weighed at one and a half pounds and mea- sured 17 inches in circumference. The only surprise that we can report for Harstine Island in July is that the sewing group is not meeting this month but will re- sume activities in August. When someone says, "Pulled pork!" to a person born and bred in North Carolina that would mean, "It's barbecue time!" Such a person hailing from below the Masol on Line might tell you that "p pork is the oldest type of Ame barbecue." THERE IS A differen¢ opinion, however, as to just i part of the hog is best to barl North Carolinians from the l ern part of the state would sal whole pig should be cooked o spit. On the other hand, peopl ing in the central or western of the state recommend bark ing pork shoulder, also knoV Boston butt. Traditionalists believe the cret to making pork so tender it can be torn apart with tb gers is slow cooking of up to 16 hours as it is smoked o hickory fire. Eastern residen joy a thin, piquant, vinegar-b barbecue sauce, and those farther inland like to add tom to the sauce. ! I wager that the LaJune I nior Lunch crew did not go hog when they chose pulled for the menu on Wednesday, 18. Also, I would bet they fou quicker way than 12 to 16 hou cooking to render the pork te and pullable. Thirdly, it's a bet to say that, if you come "Alabam' or Tennessee or line" or anywhere else in t] great United States that you'll joy "pigging" down on a pulled I sandwich with a spinach made with avocado, bananas strawberries along with ws melon for dessert next Wednef at the Harstine Island CommU Hall. Once in a while a free copy magazine will be found on oV the tables in the Hartstene P0 Library. I picked one up a few ago, perused the contents, 1 found them interesting, inforl tive and inspiring. The mag$ was the July 2007 issue of d Star Family Matters with the! phasis on family matters. The l of the publication, stated just der its name, is To Inspire ( scious Parenting and EmpoW Kids." THE 3S-PAGE glossy magal lists 12 contributing writers, parenting consultants and unil ly, 12 empowered young co tants ages 5 to 20. What mi this publication of local intel becomes clear when the addl for North Star Family Mattel discovered. It emanates from Promontory Road, Shelton. the address of a residence Harstine Island. Three island residents heaC the team that publishes this ml zine each month. They are enat by the sophisticated techno} currently available today to l the actual production of their vl done elsewhere and to knit tog era staff from around the U.S. 1 beyond. It is truly a family affair. W dy Garrido, wife and mothe editor-in-chief and creative dil tot. Her mother, Sue Woodw is managing editor. Husband father, Prem Carnot, is the o tions manager. Their Web si www.northstarfamilymat com. Reminders: The community meets tomorrow, Friday, July at 6 p.m. at the hall. Neighborl Crime Watch meets at the s$ location on Wednesday, July 1 7 p.m. The Men's Prostate Ca Awareness and Support Group hold its noontime meeting on day, July 17, at the Olympic ery on Pickering Road. The H$ ine Island Community Club's nual all-island rummage sale! take place on Saturday, Augt at the commtmityhall. : FIESTA FUN FOR kids ages 3 through the sixth grade will be offered by the Methodist church. Methodists to offer 'Fiesta' for children Shelton United Methodist Church invites children ages 3 years through those entering sixth grade to "Fiesta." This is a free kids' camp to be held August 6-10, with partici- pants meeting at 1990 King Street. Children will be served dinner at 5:30 p.m. followed by "Fiesta" fun from 6 to 8 o'clock. Those who sign up before July 16 will qualiip for a drawing to determine who will receive some musical recordings. More information on "Fiesta" is available on-line at www.shel- tonumc.com or by calling 426-4174. Baptists invite kids to summer program "KidsAlive!" is a faith-based program of organized kids' games, crafts and snacks to be held at Loop Field July 16-20. Children entering first grade up to those exiting fifth grade are invited to participate. Registration forms are available in the office of the First Baptist Church of Shelton, 428 West Cota Street. The first 100 kids to sign up will get a free T-shirt. For more information, call 426-8461. Church on Harstine has a Web site now Bridge Community Church has its own Web site now. It includes a statement of faith, personal testimonies and information about the time and place of church activities. The church ministers to the people of Harstine Island in coop- eration with American Missionary Fellowship. The Web site is lo- cated on-line at bccharstine.org and was produced for the church by Bob Thiessen. Bible school called a 'wild ride' for kids Three churches in Mason County are rounding up youngsters for "Avalanche Ranch," which is billed as "a wild ride through God's world" next week at Olympic Middle School, 800 East K Street in Shelton. Activities planned for 9 a.m. to noon July 16-20 for children ages 3 to 12 include games, music and crafts. Food will be provided at what organizers are calling "a free week of awesome Bible adven- ture." The congregations hosting the program are those of Moriah Christian Center, Shelton Nazarene Church and Mountain View Alliance Church. For registration information, call 432-0785 or 427-9092. Lutherans continue to pray for peace Faith Lutheran Church will once again have a prayer vigil for peace at noon on Wednesday, July 18. The primary focus will be on Iraq, Israel and the Palestinian areas. All are welcome. The 18th of every month has been designated by the Evangeli- cal Lutheran Church in America as Washington's day for such spe- cial prayers. Church members plan to continue the monthly vigils until peace is reached. The church is located at 1212 Connection Street in Shelton. 3ateway Fellowship worship in park Gateway Christian Fellowship will host an evening of worship at Kneeland Park in downtown Shelton next week. All are invited to gather there at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, July 18. Musicians, vocalists and the congregation as a whole will present a night of song and festivity. Those who attend are invited to bring lawn chairs. Harstine Island: Safe and sound Fourth find, l folks tailing parade marsh , By JOHN COOPER The celebration of the Fourth of July has for many years been asso- ciated with pyrotechnics and Hart- stene Pointe has saluted Ameri- can independence with a safe and sound fireworks display. Under- lying the success of these yearly events are the facts that a number of resident families supply the fire- crackers, pinwheels and aerial dis- plays and set them off under prop- erly controlled conditions. Pointe manager Bob Rahourn reports that the arrangement worked well, once again. All those who lined up all along the spit at the northern tip of the island to discharge fireworks and those spectators who gathered to enjoy the display suffered no injuries. The area was well supervised and patrolled by Pointe staff and two sheriffs deputies. Jan Avery, the Pointe's security officer, reiterated the good news that the celebration was a safe and sound happening for all. She did re- port a momentary occurrence that required action. The large root ball on one of the many driftwood trees that are on the beach at the spit became ignited but the fire was quickly and easily extinguished. For your correspondent, the holiday began at 10:45 a.m. on the morning of the Fourth when a fire- cracker red 1957 Porsche convert- ible with the top down arrived at my doorstep. Seated at the wheel of the beautifully restored vehicle was its owner, Hy Visse, an island resident and grand chauffer-in- chief for the annual Fourth of July parade. IN BACK, BEHIND the front bucket seats, were Hy's grandchil- dren, Harry and Hannah, standing on either side of a sign garnished with small U.S. flags which they held aloft. The words on the sign announced "John Cooper, Grand Marshall." I put on my grandfa- ther's high silk hat and eased my- self into the low-slung seat beside the others. The staging area for the pa- rade was at the Pointe clubhouse. Leading off was the prize-winning decorated golf cart, followed by the flag bearers. Our conveyance was next in line, and its speed was controlled by the marching pace of the bearers of the red, white and blue and the state flag. That kept Hy busy manipulating the gears, for the Porsche seemed too long for greater speed. The decorated bicy- cles behind us finally broke ranks and were quickly all around us, presenting another challenge to Hy Visse's driving skill. Fortunately no darting, two-wheel targets were hit, keeping this phase of the holi- day celebration safe if not as sound as might have been desired. Spectators lined the roadways on both sides of the line of march to greet us and we them. Harry and Hannah emptied two big bags of wrapped candies by tossing the contents to surprised watchers, an innovation introduced this year. Yours truly had a great time pretending to be some kind of a ce- lebrity. I thank those who selected me for this honor and extend ap- preciation to Hy Visse for keeping us all safe and sound. THE WHOLE OF Harstine Island seems to have celebrated the historic day safely and sanely. Lieutenant Nick Neuerburg of Ma- son County Fire District 5 said: "It was quiet on the Fourth. In fact, nothing occurred over the weekend prior to the holiday nor the week- end following it. It did seem pret- ty loud and noisy on the Fourth, but everyone was careful and we weren't called out to any fireworks- related fires or injuries." Always eager to remind island- ers continually to be vigilant, Neuerburg emphasized that hot days lie ahead. The danger of fire in the woodlands will be height- ened so extreme care is essential in outdoor burning. Perhaps, you have noticed the growing piles of nicely split fire- wood at Station 7 on Pickering Road. The firefighters association Special needs children can camp for free A Gii for Special Children will be working in conjunction with Camp Prime Time this year to offer a free camping experience August 10-12 for Mason County children with special needs. Campje Time is located on Clear'Lake on White Pass and i i i iii=i iiiii ii ii I i ,, is complete with cabins, bath- rooms, showers and a lodge that also serves as a mess hall and game room. The camping experi- ence will include a cabin and free meals. There are lots of activities at Camp Prime Time including hiking, fishing, swimming and a Page 26 - Shelton-Mason County Journal - Thursday, July 12, 2007 boat ride. There are cabins available this year for children with spe- cial needs who live in Mason County and can provide a $20 refundable check for reserving space. For more information, call 427-7058. A BAND OF BIKERS follows the parade marshal on down the roads of Harstine Island. will be raffling off four separate cords of that wood and a $1 dona- tion buys a chance to win in the drawing for each cord. Raffle tick- ets will be available at the Har- stine Island Farmers' Market and Jarrell's Cove Marina. Tickets also will be available at Allyn Days and the Labor Day breakfast at the Spencer Lake Fire Station. Pro- ceeds will go to the Station 7 train- ing facility. District 5's new tender, which when needed would be used to fight fires on Harstine Island, is now stationed close by at Spencer Lake and is fully operational. Dave Rolfs, secretary of the Harstine Island Grange, informed us that the organization recently bestowed a community leadership award and the Grange Member of the Year award on Hugo "Bud" Glaser. At the same time Grace Latimer was honored for her 50 years of service as a grange mem- ber and leader. MR. GLASER recently donated more than $1,000 to the Harstine Island Grange, revenue gener- ated by his sale of the recycled aluminum he has c511ected. His donation will be shared by the grange with numerous other orga- nizations: Fire District 5, Cub and Boy scouts, Harstine Island Com- munity Club, Pickering Kiwanis, Pioneer School, Island Firefighters and the Harstine Island Women's Club Children's Carnival. Besides thanking Glaser for his generosity, the grange extended thanks to Charles Isaacson for the use of his truck to transport the aluminum and Neuerburg for loading and driving the vehicle. Glaser continues .to collect alu- minum cans and aluminum scrap and would appreciate a call from anyone who has such available for donation. He is also willing and ready to talk to anyone interested in grange activities and member- ship. Is my Old Farmer's Almanac on the mark or way off somewhere in left field? Two weeks ago I wrote that the publication predicted for our area that the average tempera- ture for July would be 63 degrees, slightly below our usual average for the month, and that precipi- tation would be a degree slightly above the average. Well, guess we will have to wait until the month is over before we can find out what the average temperature for July will be. In the meantime have you noticed that we have had a few hot days recently? THANKFULLY, THE tem- perature has dropped significantly at night for cool slumber. Those cooler nighttime hours figure in computing an average. Your corre- spondent hopes that those island- ers who habitually keep records of the weather will let us know what the score turns out to be when the days of July have passed. Let me know so I can share your findings with those who read this column. July is a month that usually comes up with some weather sur- prises. It was 94 years ago this month that the hottest tempera- ture recorded in the U.S. was 134 degrees in Death Valley, Califor- nia. A few years later, on July 6, 1928, a heavy hailstorm hit Potter, Nebraska, during which the larg- est icy sphere to fall was weighed at one and a half pounds and mea- sured 17 inches in circumference. The only surprise that we can report for Harstine Island in July is that the sewing group is not meeting this month but will re- sume activities in August. When someone says, "Pulled pork!" to a person born and bred in North Carolina that would mean, "It's barbecue time!" Such a person hailing from below the Masol on Line might tell you that "p pork is the oldest type of Ame barbecue." THERE IS A differen¢ opinion, however, as to just i part of the hog is best to barl North Carolinians from the l ern part of the state would sal whole pig should be cooked o spit. On the other hand, peopl ing in the central or western of the state recommend bark ing pork shoulder, also knoV Boston butt. Traditionalists believe the cret to making pork so tender it can be torn apart with tb gers is slow cooking of up to 16 hours as it is smoked o hickory fire. Eastern residen joy a thin, piquant, vinegar-b barbecue sauce, and those farther inland like to add tom to the sauce. ! I wager that the LaJune I nior Lunch crew did not go hog when they chose pulled for the menu on Wednesday, 18. Also, I would bet they fou quicker way than 12 to 16 hou cooking to render the pork te and pullable. Thirdly, it's a bet to say that, if you come "Alabam' or Tennessee or line" or anywhere else in t] great United States that you'll joy "pigging" down on a pulled I sandwich with a spinach made with avocado, bananas strawberries along with ws melon for dessert next Wednef at the Harstine Island CommU Hall. Once in a while a free copy magazine will be found on oV the tables in the Hartstene P0 Library. I picked one up a few ago, perused the contents, 1 found them interesting, inforl tive and inspiring. The mag$ was the July 2007 issue of d Star Family Matters with the! phasis on family matters. The l of the publication, stated just der its name, is To Inspire ( scious Parenting and EmpoW Kids." THE 3S-PAGE glossy magal lists 12 contributing writers, parenting consultants and unil ly, 12 empowered young co tants ages 5 to 20. What mi this publication of local intel becomes clear when the addl for North Star Family Mattel discovered. It emanates from Promontory Road, Shelton. the address of a residence Harstine Island. Three island residents heaC the team that publishes this ml zine each month. They are enat by the sophisticated techno} currently available today to l the actual production of their vl done elsewhere and to knit tog er a staff from around the U.S. 1 beyond. It is truly a family affair. W dy Garrido, wife and mothe editor-in-chief and creative dil tot. Her mother, Sue Woodw is managing editor. Husband father, Prem Carnot, is the o tions manager. Their Web si www.northstarfamilymat com. Reminders: The community meets tomorrow, Friday, July at 6 p.m. at the hall. Neighborl Crime Watch meets at the s$ location on Wednesday, July 1 7 p.m. The Men's Prostate Ca Awareness and Support Group hold its noontime meeting on day, July 17, at the Olympic ery on Pickering Road. The H$ ine Island Community Club's nual all-island rummage sale! take place on Saturday, Augt at the commtmityhall. :