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Harstine:
Island's bear is back
By JOHN COOPER
Tom Cardoza called your is-
land correspondent last Thurs-
day about 8 p.m. to report seeing
a black bear. Tom, who lives on
the mainland at Concord Beach,
spotted the bear an hour earlier
between houses nearby. A while
later he saw the creature swim
across Pickering Passage and walk
ashore on Squaxin Island.
Jules Michel, who lives in Port-
hind, Oregon, was spending a tbw
days at the same location. He and
his son verified the sighting.
"My family has owned vacation
property on Hungertbrd Point,
west of Squaxin Island near Ham-
mersley Inlet, since 1950," Michel
told us.
He and his sons Norwood and
Casey have seen many things, he
said, including "A five-point buck
trying to lose the trail of some-
thing and passing, at five tbet, by
us in the water; a fawn trapped
in a cave by the rising tide; squid
chasing needle fish near the shore
and changing color to match the
l)ackground in the process; and
all types of birds, including pile-
ated woodpeckers, bald eagles and
many others. In all those years I
thought I had seen everything un-
til Thursday when our Lab, Zorro,
went on full alert staring into the
woods."
AS MICHEL pondered the pos-
sibilities, he said, his son suddenly
exclaimed, "There's a bear over
there!"
"Sure enough, wandering by
with seemingly nothing on his
mind was a black bear, about four
{bet at shoulder height. After I
snapped a picture of him he wan-
dercd off into the woods, and my
son and I wandered back to the
porch," Michel said.
He paused briefly in his account
and then resumed, "An hour or
so later, as we were enjoying the
silence, my son turned to me and
said casually, 'Dad, the bear is
swimming over to Squaxin.' There
in the middle of Pickering Passage
was our newly discovered friend
paddling over to Squaxin Island
with a seal looking on in disbe-
lief."
Jules Michel cogitated about
why the bear, after it made an ap-
pearance at Hungerford Point, de-
cided to depart so quickly. "Why he
left I don't know," he said. "Maybe
he was upset that the wetlands
on Hammersley Inlet had been
cle.ared by our new neighbor. May-
bc he caught the scent of some-
thing more interesting than we
had to ottbr. Whatever it was, the
t)(ar's visit was one of those expe-
riences that a father and son have
which we will be able to share tbr
the rest of our lives, and he with
iris children, the fifth generation."
WAS IT JUST a bear or was it
the bear that likes to roam around
. ttarstine Island?
The morning after Bruno bear-
paddled across Pickering Pass at 8
p.m., a big black dog named Kika,
which resides with the Gills on
Point Wilson Road on Harstine,
began to bristle and make funny
sounds at about 9:30 a.m.
Sherrie Gill, who called to tell
us about Kika's agitation, ex-
plained that it was caused by the
arrival of a big black bear in their
yard. Was it our ok] familiar bear
chum returning after a spree of
exploration? Crossing Squaxin,
swimming the passage to Harstine
a tstival centering around the ar-
omatic bit of flora at Sequim, but
one does not have to travel that far
to revel in the pleasures lavender
provides. The Harstine Island Lav-
ender Festival, by now a tradition-
al celebration attracting not only
islanders but folks from places far
afield, is on tap that weekend.
In addition U-cut opportunities
involving nearly 50 varieties of
lavender, visitors can enjoy music,
sample the foods and sip lavender
lemonade and iced tea at the lav-
ender festival on the grounds of
the Arts and Flowers Nursery, 97
Wilson Road on Harstine Island,
from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday
and Sunday. Signs will point the
way. Further information is avail-
able at 426-0797.
The Hartstene Pointe Travel
Club has two events scheduled for
August. The first is "Our Pacific
Northwest Feast," at the home of
Mike and Judy Callaghan on Pas-
sage View Drive. That is the club's
general meeting Friday, August 3,
so only members and their house
guests will be able to enjoy the
fare.
On Thursday, August 16, the
travelers will take a day trip, first
motoring to Montesano to visit the
Estrella family Creamery Farm-
stead Cheese Factory. The factory
is famous for the cheese it makes
not only from the milk of cows, but
the milk of goats as well. As visi-
tors tour the factory there will be
opportunities for them to nibble
on cheese and crackers along with
wine.
Following that the travelers will
trek on to Elma for a 4:30 dinner
at Saginaw's restaurant, known
for its seasonal gourmet menu and
homemade desserts.
THE IMPORTANCE of re-
cycling and the management of
garbage and solid waste was the
message brought to the monthly
meeting of the Harstine Island
Community Club last Friday by
David Baker of waste manage-
ment facilities for Mason County.
Baker explained the process for
the management of regular waste
at the transfer station in Mason
County.
Harstine Island's own recycling
champ, Bud Glaser, is still on the
job. A $100 check was presented
to the community club. The funds
were a portion of the money ob-
tained on the recent delivery to
the aluminum recycling facility.
Taking a cue from Baker's talk,
Arlen Morris, chair of the commu-
nity club's annual all-island rum-
mage sale to be held Saturday,
August 4, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at
the community hall, commented
that donations to the sale of use-
able goods is a perfect example of
positive recycling.
ANNOUNCEMENTS OF the
merchandise move-in schedule
will appear in next week's column.
Call Arlen Morris at 432-9712 for
pickup arrangements and Barbara
LaJune at 426-0494 for early stor-
age.
The sale raises funds for the
maintenance and upkeep of Harst-
ine Island's community hall.
Lieutenant Nick Neuerburg
urged those at the meeting to
strictly adhere to the burn ban. He
encouraged people living in gated
communities to contact the fire
department for information on ac-
cess to the property in case of fire
emergency.
Island and rambling across our is- Neuerburg announced that the
hind would be an easy trek for a Fire Fighters Association is seek-
healthy black bear with 12 hours ing funds for the development of
of cool evening and night hours to the training center at the Spencer
make the journey. Lake Station 7. A drawing to be
Keep your eye peeled for a akfast
of Bruno Who know done at the Labor Day bre
glimpse • at Station 7 has been set up for
where he will" ,show up next. several cords of firewood to raise
THE WEEKEND of July 21-22 money for the project. Nick will
is lawmder-oriented, there will be be ready with raffle tickets at the
Ul./.%
water n00auo00 LLC
Page 28 - Shelton-Mason County Journal - Thursday, July 19, 2007
farmers' market this Saturday.
THE COMMUNITY club ap-
proved a request from the Harstine
Island Garden Club for support to
clean up the area across from the
parking lot at the hall to make it
more like a park and to maintain
the gravel path.
A miscellany of reports brought
forth the following information:
The LaJune Senior Lunch con-
tinues to serve 70 to 80 plus din-
ers every other Wednesday. The
Harstine Island Community Cho-
rus will resume practicing in Sep-
tember. Four more members were
added to the membership roll of
the community club, making a to-
tal of 288. The electrical update of
the hall is proceeding well with all
work done to date inspected and
approved.
Jim Irish reported that CERT is
looking for more volunteers to join
the disaster preparedness group.
Training will be provided at its
meetings on the second Tuesday of
every month.
PROOF POSITIVE that a bear roams the area was
tured last Thursday by photographer Jules Michel.
to rent br bb,/, novel, t/ and/overs' packages
to add some heat back into your relationip.
Open 7 Days A Week
Mon-Sat 8am-2am * Sun 10am-lOpm
P Serving. Elmo's Aou." Boo,
uget b29
since i oy 338 N. Callow * Bremer
Monday-Friday 9 a.m.-4 p.m.
(25 + Years Experience)
General Dentistry
full service practice
Restorative care (Crowns, Bridges, Fillings)
Extractions * Full & Partial Dentures
Repairs * Relines
Most Insurances Accepted
S. Peters, DPD C. Ngo, DDS
Ewe Ain't Seen Notbin" Yet... the Celebration of Summer is just over the Horizon!
//'(
k.,.J
BULL-O-RAHA 0a, no,.
FRIDAY @ 7PM
NPRA DODGE RODEO 8 m
SUN @ 1PM
PETTING ZOO EXOTICS.REPTILES
& LOTS OF ANIMALS!
July
Shelton
JuSt
KIDS ZONE GREAT ACTIVITIES -.,,,,,,,,,,,,
..,s.m., Sunday
ENTERTAINMENT!"""""
m w. F0. scmual KIDS DAY AT THE RODEO!
• Ig
zm , MUImlMHIEmglll
AIRPL ANE RIDES :
i STICK HORSE RACES
___L a4e ., _.,- .... / • KIDS 10 & UNDER
"" .,- " HILg IS SHIllS HI IDS I
,4/u,o.u/o¢ -- JUST $1.00 ADMISSION TO 111E Hi
: ? ez VJ.: z|lnuilliU. ADULT$S,001RODEO$15.(
• //e / IlUlII IIWno, 131
• SENIOR $ 3.001 RODEO $ .
FRIDAY- SATURDAY: 10 A,M.- 10 P.M
4 ' SUNDAY'10AM 6PM YOUTH (6-17) $ 3,001 RODEO $8.(
..- . ,, _ ' ''" ' , UNDERSFREE
LJ IeCK on,,ne for updates and detailed schedule!
L ' WWW.MASONCOUNTYFAIR.
Harstine:
Island's bear is back
By JOHN COOPER
Tom Cardoza called your is-
land correspondent last Thurs-
day about 8 p.m. to report seeing
a black bear. Tom, who lives on
the mainland at Concord Beach,
spotted the bear an hour earlier
between houses nearby. A while
later he saw the creature swim
across Pickering Passage and walk
ashore on Squaxin Island.
Jules Michel, who lives in Port-
hind, Oregon, was spending a tbw
days at the same location. He and
his son verified the sighting.
"My family has owned vacation
property on Hungertbrd Point,
west of Squaxin Island near Ham-
mersley Inlet, since 1950," Michel
told us.
He and his sons Norwood and
Casey have seen many things, he
said, including "A five-point buck
trying to lose the trail of some-
thing and passing, at five tbet, by
us in the water; a fawn trapped
in a cave by the rising tide; squid
chasing needle fish near the shore
and changing color to match the
l)ackground in the process; and
all types of birds, including pile-
ated woodpeckers, bald eagles and
many others. In all those years I
thought I had seen everything un-
til Thursday when our Lab, Zorro,
went on full alert staring into the
woods."
AS MICHEL pondered the pos-
sibilities, he said, his son suddenly
exclaimed, "There's a bear over
there!"
"Sure enough, wandering by
with seemingly nothing on his
mind was a black bear, about four
{bet at shoulder height. After I
snapped a picture of him he wan-
dercd off into the woods, and my
son and I wandered back to the
porch," Michel said.
He paused briefly in his account
and then resumed, "An hour or
so later, as we were enjoying the
silence, my son turned to me and
said casually, 'Dad, the bear is
swimming over to Squaxin.' There
in the middle of Pickering Passage
was our newly discovered friend
paddling over to Squaxin Island
with a seal looking on in disbe-
lief."
Jules Michel cogitated about
why the bear, after it made an ap-
pearance at Hungerford Point, de-
cided to depart so quickly. "Why he
left I don't know," he said. "Maybe
he was upset that the wetlands
on Hammersley Inlet had been
cle.ared by our new neighbor. May-
bc he caught the scent of some-
thing more interesting than we
had to ottbr. Whatever it was, the
t)(ar's visit was one of those expe-
riences that a father and son have
which we will be able to share tbr
the rest of our lives, and he with
iris children, the fifth generation."
WAS IT JUST a bear or was it
the bear that likes to roam around
. ttarstine Island?
The morning after Bruno bear-
paddled across Pickering Pass at 8
p.m., a big black dog named Kika,
which resides with the Gills on
Point Wilson Road on Harstine,
began to bristle and make funny
sounds at about 9:30 a.m.
Sherrie Gill, who called to tell
us about Kika's agitation, ex-
plained that it was caused by the
arrival of a big black bear in their
yard. Was it our ok] familiar bear
chum returning after a spree of
exploration? Crossing Squaxin,
swimming the passage to Harstine
a tstival centering around the ar-
omatic bit of flora at Sequim, but
one does not have to travel that far
to revel in the pleasures lavender
provides. The Harstine Island Lav-
ender Festival, by now a tradition-
al celebration attracting not only
islanders but folks from places far
afield, is on tap that weekend.
In addition U-cut opportunities
involving nearly 50 varieties of
lavender, visitors can enjoy music,
sample the foods and sip lavender
lemonade and iced tea at the lav-
ender festival on the grounds of
the Arts and Flowers Nursery, 97
Wilson Road on Harstine Island,
from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday
and Sunday. Signs will point the
way. Further information is avail-
able at 426-0797.
The Hartstene Pointe Travel
Club has two events scheduled for
August. The first is "Our Pacific
Northwest Feast," at the home of
Mike and Judy Callaghan on Pas-
sage View Drive. That is the club's
general meeting Friday, August 3,
so only members and their house
guests will be able to enjoy the
fare.
On Thursday, August 16, the
travelers will take a day trip, first
motoring to Montesano to visit the
Estrella family Creamery Farm-
stead Cheese Factory. The factory
is famous for the cheese it makes
not only from the milk of cows, but
the milk of goats as well. As visi-
tors tour the factory there will be
opportunities for them to nibble
on cheese and crackers along with
wine.
Following that the travelers will
trek on to Elma for a 4:30 dinner
at Saginaw's restaurant, known
for its seasonal gourmet menu and
homemade desserts.
THE IMPORTANCE of re-
cycling and the management of
garbage and solid waste was the
message brought to the monthly
meeting of the Harstine Island
Community Club last Friday by
David Baker of waste manage-
ment facilities for Mason County.
Baker explained the process for
the management of regular waste
at the transfer station in Mason
County.
Harstine Island's own recycling
champ, Bud Glaser, is still on the
job. A $100 check was presented
to the community club. The funds
were a portion of the money ob-
tained on the recent delivery to
the aluminum recycling facility.
Taking a cue from Baker's talk,
Arlen Morris, chair of the commu-
nity club's annual all-island rum-
mage sale to be held Saturday,
August 4, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at
the community hall, commented
that donations to the sale of use-
able goods is a perfect example of
positive recycling.
ANNOUNCEMENTS OF the
merchandise move-in schedule
will appear in next week's column.
Call Arlen Morris at 432-9712 for
pickup arrangements and Barbara
LaJune at 426-0494 for early stor-
age.
The sale raises funds for the
maintenance and upkeep of Harst-
ine Island's community hall.
Lieutenant Nick Neuerburg
urged those at the meeting to
strictly adhere to the burn ban. He
encouraged people living in gated
communities to contact the fire
department for information on ac-
cess to the property in case of fire
emergency.
Island and rambling across our is- Neuerburg announced that the
hind would be an easy trek for a Fire Fighters Association is seek-
healthy black bear with 12 hours ing funds for the development of
of cool evening and night hours to the training center at the Spencer
make the journey. Lake Station 7. A drawing to be
Keep your eye peeled for a akfast
of Bruno Who know done at the Labor Day bre
glimpse • at Station 7 has been set up for
where he will" ,show up next. several cords of firewood to raise
THE WEEKEND of July 21-22 money for the project. Nick will
is lawmder-oriented, there will be be ready with raffle tickets at the
Ul./.%
water n00auo00 LLC
Page 28 - Shelton-Mason County Journal - Thursday, July 19, 2007
farmers' market this Saturday.
THE COMMUNITY club ap-
proved a request from the Harstine
Island Garden Club for support to
clean up the area across from the
parking lot at the hall to make it
more like a park and to maintain
the gravel path.
A miscellany of reports brought
forth the following information:
The LaJune Senior Lunch con-
tinues to serve 70 to 80 plus din-
ers every other Wednesday. The
Harstine Island Community Cho-
rus will resume practicing in Sep-
tember. Four more members were
added to the membership roll of
the community club, making a to-
tal of 288. The electrical update of
the hall is proceeding well with all
work done to date inspected and
approved.
Jim Irish reported that CERT is
looking for more volunteers to join
the disaster preparedness group.
Training will be provided at its
meetings on the second Tuesday of
every month.
PROOF POSITIVE that a bear roams the area was
tured last Thursday by photographer Jules Michel.
to rent br bb,/, novel, t/ and/overs' packages
to add some heat back into your relationip.
Open 7 Days A Week
Mon-Sat 8am-2am * Sun 10am-lOpm
P Serving. Elmo's Aou." Boo,
uget b29
since i oy 338 N. Callow * Bremer
Monday-Friday 9 a.m.-4 p.m.
(25 + Years Experience)
General Dentistry
full service practice
Restorative care (Crowns, Bridges, Fillings)
Extractions * Full & Partial Dentures
Repairs * Relines
Most Insurances Accepted
S. Peters, DPD C. Ngo, DDS
Ewe Ain't Seen Notbin" Yet... the Celebration of Summer is just over the Horizon!
//'(
k.,.J
BULL-O-RAHA 0a, no,.
FRIDAY @ 7PM
NPRA DODGE RODEO 8 m
SUN @ 1PM
PETTING ZOO EXOTICS.REPTILES
& LOTS OF ANIMALS!
July
Shelton
JuSt
KIDS ZONE GREAT ACTIVITIES -.,,,,,,,,,,,,
..,s.m., Sunday
ENTERTAINMENT!"""""
m w. F0. scmual KIDS DAY AT THE RODEO!
• Ig
zm , MUImlMHIEmglll
AIRPL ANE RIDES :
i STICK HORSE RACES
___L a4e ., _.,- .... / • KIDS 10 & UNDER
"" .,- " HILg IS SHIllS HI IDS I
,4/u,o.u/o¢ -- JUST $1.00 ADMISSION TO 111E Hi
: ? ez VJ.: z|lnuilliU. ADULT$S,001RODEO$15.(
• //e / IlUlII IIWno, 131
• SENIOR $ 3.001 RODEO $ .
FRIDAY- SATURDAY: 10 A,M.- 10 P.M
4 ' SUNDAY'10AM 6PM YOUTH (6-17) $ 3,001 RODEO $8.(
..- . ,, _ ' ''" ' , UNDERSFREE
LJ IeCK on,,ne for updates and detailed schedule!
L ' WWW.MASONCOUNTYFAIR.