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Janis Byrd
inception.
has been involved in Music in the Park in
Shelton, sponsored by
Journal photo by Natalie Johnson
Skookum Rotary since its
Music in the Park kicks off 17th year
By NATALIE JOHNSON er," she said.
natalie@rnasoncounty.com She now runs the event with Jill
Himlie. Music in the Park is spon-
sored by Skookum Rotary.
For 17 years, the Music in the Byrd said she became interested
Park program has brought local after attending several Music in the
bands and music lovers together in Park events in other towns with a
historic downtown Shelton. high school friend who had moved
The program has historically to Kirkland. Together, they went to
run every Thursday from mid-July a similar concert there. This music
through the end of August. in the park program featured mostly
This year, the concert series opens classical musicians.
at 7 p.m. today at Sheltoffs Post Of- Then Byrd visited another outdoor
rice Park with the Anna's Bay Cho- music program at Sylvester Park in
rale performing "Gleek Fest" includ- Olympia, which featured more con-
ing songs from the television show temporary music.
"Glee" with songs by Fleetwood Mac, "Olympia's always had a great
Queen, Coldplay and Journey. music scene," she said.
The Music in the Park concert se- After those experiences, she dec:d-
ries is free to the public, ed to bring the program to downtown
Janis Byrd has been involved with Shelton.
the event since its inception. At that time, Byrd was part of hn
"I actually wa~ the original found- effort in Shelton to create the Old
Town Shelton Association. The as-
sociation wanted to use events like
Music in the Park to encourage his-
toric preservation and the apprecia-
tion of historic buildings downtown.
"I brought (the idea) to our board
and they just thought it was a great
idea," Byrd said.
For the last two years, Skookum
Rotary has sponsored the 'event.
In the past, Byrd used her expe-
rience scheduling entertainment for
Oysterfest
The event is now so established
that most bands apply for the chance
to perform at Music in the Park.
"My goal for Music in the Park,
as well as Oysterfest, was to have a
good variety -- something for every-
one and nothing that would offend,"
Byrd said.
After this Thursday, seven more
groups are set to perform in the Mu-
sic in the Park concert series.
At 7 p.m. on July 19, Half-Hitched,
a band mixing old-time country and
rock will perform.
The next week, on July 26, Byrd
said music will likely be a bluegrass
band.
On Aug. 2, the Chrome Betty band
will make its first Music in the Park
appearance. The group is based in
Olympia and plays primarily rock
and blues music.
On Aug. 9, the ForEvergreen
String Band will play traditional
American folk music.
On Aug. 16, Dr. Fredrick Davis
will play folk tunes and ballads on
an acoustic guitar. Davis leads the
orthopedic department at Mason
General Hospital and Family of Clin-
ics.
On Aug. 23. PoleBaBa, or Paul
Barber and Ron Grinnell, will play
rock and folk on piano and fiddle.
Finally, the last concert in Music
in the Park is scheduled for Aug. 30
Pioneer School students receive scholarships
By KAREN EVERETT held on June 19 at the Pioneer
Special to the Journal Middle School Gymnasium. The
ceremony began with musical
selections under the direction
Pioneer School eighth-grad, of music teachers Susan Casey
ers are entering the ninth grade and Elizabeth Rusher.
this fall with scholarships that Intermediate/middle school
they have already earned to go Principal Tricia Van Marter
toward their post-high school welcomed the guests and intro- Court~ of Karen Everett
education. These were awarded duced the staff. Valedictorian A number of Pioneer School eighth-graders earned
at the annual Eighth Grade Pro- scholarships that will go toward their post-high
motion Ceremony, which was See Pioneer on page B-2 school education.
Thursday, July 12, 2012
'Life's a Beach'
the theme of
community
dub meeting
he Fourth of July is always
an exciting holiday. We
were very happy this year
to have had lots of family with us.
During the celebrations, which
started early on Tuesday, we were
gathered around the fire sharing
.family stories when a strange dog
came running through the yard.
The fireworks had got to him and
he had run away from home. We
were able to calm him down and
put him in the garage. Fritz, the
dog's name, reminded us how frag-
ile animals are and how scared
they can get -- so we made sure
to keep a close eye on our own
dogs. Well, the story ends well as
we were able to get a phone num-
ber off Fritz's collar and he made
it home safely.
"Life's A Beach" is the theme
of the upcoming monthly meet-
ing of the Harstine Island Com-
munity Club. Members and local
residents are invited to attend the
potluck beginning at 6:30 p.m. on
Friday. Happy hour begins at 6
p.m. Following
the potluck we'll
have Beach Blan-
ket Bingo -- priz-
es for the lucky
winners. Local
residents are en-
couraged to be-
come a member
By MIKE of the community
CALLAGHAN club for only $15
per adult per
year. The com-
munity club is involved in many
worthwhile projects -- not to men-
tion a lot of fun. Join in with your
neighbors.
Harstine Island Garden Club
will be meeting today at the com-
munity hall: In particular, there
will be discussion about an addi-
tional rule for participating ven-
dors at farmers market. There will
be a $6 per vendor fee charged to
cover the cost of the health permit
required by the health department
to sell homemade foods at the
market. This fee would be a one-
time charge covering the whole
season and will be charged to all
vendors. The garden club needs
participating members and ideas
for programs.
Pops at the Pointe will be held
again this year on'July 16 at
Hartstene Pointe, north beach pic-
nic area. Food including hot dogs,
polish dogs, chips, drinks and ice
cream, will be available begin-
ning at 5:30 p.m. The program
begins at 6:30 p.m. Stan Yantis
and the Backwoods Windjam-
mers will be providing the music
again this year. Yantis always
includes special entertainment for
the kids. All are invited to attend
and encouraged to bring beach
chairs. Judy and I have attended
this event many times and I can
tell you, it is just a lot of old fash-
ioned fun.
Plans are being made for this
years children's carnival. It will
be held Aug. 8 from 10 a.m.-
noon. This event traditionally pro-
vides great games and entertain-
ment for all the kids. If you would
like to help out you might want
to catch up with Jennifer Meyers,
this year's coordinator.
All who attended the senior
lunch had a great pulled pork
meal. Next they will have baked
chicken, mashed potatoes and
gravy with green beans, rolls and
butter along with "not yo mama's"
banana pudding. If that sounds
good to you make sure you are at
the community hall a little before
noon on July 25. All they ask is a
$3 donation and a good appetite.
Just wanted to say thanks to
everyone who sent in their infor-
mation this past Thursday. I'm
finally getting used to the new
deadline for the paper which is
now Thursday evening. If you
have something you would like to
see in this column please send it
to me at sobadog@msn.com.
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