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mpresses at
meeting
verybody seems to be talking
about it and the words are spo-
ken in unusual and pleasing
tones. A buzz of activity is sweep-
ing across the island because of it. I
think there are tons more smiles be-
cause of it. However, one of the draw-
backs has been the extra work it has
caused.
What is it?
It is this beautiful weather and my
garden plants are finally beginning to
shoot up and overtake the weeds.
Marry Brewer, Pioneer School su-
perintendent, spoke at last week's
Wednesday morning Pioneer Ki-
wanis Club meeting. He has held
the position for a year now. Marty
went over the goals he had estab-
lished when he first took the job.
He is a very enthusiastic and moti-
vated leader and wants the school to
provide the best education our kids
can get. If you haven't met Marry,
he pretty much has an open door
policy so he is available most of the
time. In fact. last year he set up
two special days,
one in the spring
and one in the fall,
which provided a
day for local area
residents to visit
the school and get
a tour of the cam-
pus while class
By MIKE was in session. He
CALLAGI-IAN will have the same
event planned for
this year and hopes
all local residents will take advan-
tage of the opportunity to visit.
Since the Garden Club's idea to
sponsor a Farmer's Market, the
market has been free to vendors and
visitors alike. Then it voted to charge
the vendors the $6 fee that has been
mentioned in the column a couple
of times. Well, I think that was just
too much for them and they have de-
cided -- at least for this year -- not
to charge the fee. I've been to many
a farmer's market and believe that
the Harstine Island market is One of
the better ones. The market is one of
the things that makes this island so
wonderful. It's a place where people
can meet and talk and share tal-
ents. One of the most inviting things
about the market has been that it is
free -- so it looks like the tradition
will live on.
August is shaping up to be very
busy. Let's start with the annual
Harstine Island Rummage Sale on
Saturday. The doors will open at 9
a.m. and close at 1 p.m. From past
experience, I've learned that there
will 6e a line to get in so you might
want to get there a little before 9
a.m. This event is sponsored by the
community club and all the proceeds
go right back into the maintenance of"
the hall.
This year as usual Barbara La-
June has volunteered her time to
organize this event along with Mary
Nichols. As I've men'~ioned before,
the hall will be 100 years old in the
year 2014 and at that age the build-
ing always needs a little extra care.
The rummage sale relies on your
generosity. So please, volunteer some
time and look through the closets,
garages and storage areas for items
you can get rid of that will make
your life simpler. The sale will have
books, clothing, tools, farm supplies,
toys, jewelry, CDs, furniture, linens,
dishes, Christmas stuff, fishing and
boating equipment and much more.
There are a few things they don't
want because they come with too
many problems. Those items include
electronics such as computers, mat-
tresses, your old shoes and exercise
equipment. For more information
contact Barbara at 426-0494.
One more note, as you look around
and gather your treasures, put them
in a corner and wait to take them to
the hall until today. That way the
volunteers will be able to have time
to sort through and organize the do-
nations.
WHAT'SCOOKIN'
See Harstine on page B.8
Woman survives and lacerations to her face that had hit
the steering wheel. The vehicle was de-
stroyed, but McKenzie escaped with her
accident life, and thankfully, no one else was in-
car
volved.
News of the accident came to Melanie
By JANE METZGER Eacrett, co-president and treasurer of
Special to the Journal GFSC the next morning, in a phone call
from McKenzie herself.
"She had just come out of major sur-
MeganMcKenzie'sdream ofopeninga gery and felt so bad about damaging
center for special needs children was al- the prizes and all our stuff in the acci-
most broken after a car accident on July dent," Eacrett said: "She seemed more
22 nearly cost her life. concerned about that than her own in-
She was driving alone on State Route juries."
3 back to Shelton from the Allyn Days Everything, including the money box,
Festival, her small pickup loaded with all was thrown from the vehicle on impact,
the materials from the information booth' and oddly, just about everything was re-
of A Gift For Special Children, a nonprof- covered except the box.
it that helps the families of special needs "It's sad to think someone would steal
children. Exhausted from the weekend's a box of money containing $235 that was
events, McKenzie fell asleep and her car marked for a children's charity," she said.
went off the road. hitting a tree. A Gift For Special Children was
She was taken to Mason General Hos- formed in 1991 to help the families of
pital with a severely fractured arm, mul-
tiple bruises to her body, a concussion,
See Dream on page B-8
Journa photo by Jane Metzger
Megan McKenzie, an organizer of
nonprofit A Gift for Special
Children, was recently in a car
accident that nearly cost her her life.
Daniel Oakes, 19, and Shelton Sea Scouts adviser Harvey Farrimond work the line
foot Catalina the Sea Scout Ship No. 453 sails on July 18 on Budd Bay in Olympia.
Journal photo by Emily Hanson
on the "Sea Dog" a 27-
Program returns to Shelton after 11 years
By EMILY HANSON Farrimond said. "I thought 'how fun The Shelton Sea Scouts have tem-
em, ily@m, asoncounty.com is learning about sailing out of a book porarily joined forces with the Olym-
in a classroom?'" pin Sea Scouts to form Ship No. 453..
When Farrimond approached the Together, the ship has six vessels:
"Prepare to come about!" Harvey American Legion with his idea to two dinghies, the 27-foot Catalina
Farrimond called out to the Shelton bring the Sea Scouts back, he said "Sea Dog," a 16-foot run about, the
Sea Scouts on July 18. they told him they would do whatever 32-foot "S.S.S.R.E. Gillespie" and a
Hearing this order, the Sea Scouts it took to keep the NJROTC program 40-foot motor launch.
collectively ducked under the boom of going in Shelton for another 30 years. "We have enough vessels at the
the main sail as it changed direction Farrimond, who began sailing 14 present time but the Sea Scouts and
and the boat angled to the starboard years ago, has a Certificate of Com- NJROTC can always use more mon-
side with the wind. pletion in Master/Mate 100 Ton with ey," Farrimond said.
July 18 was the second day the Sea sail and towing endorsements from Though Sea Scouting was brought
Scouts hit the water with Farrimond, Houston Marine Training Services in back to Shelton to help with recruit-
their adviser, on the "Sea Dog," one their Honolulu offices, ment and retention for the NJROTC,
of six vessels belonging to Sea Scout "That's a $4,000 value I give to Farrimond said it is not a require-
Ship No. 453. this program," he said. ment to be part of NJROTC to be a
"The Sea Scouts are part of the He said this certificate allows him Sea Scout and NJROTC does not re-
Boy Scouts," Farrimond said. "The to teach the Sea Scouts how to sail. quire its members to be Sea Scouts.
purpose is to promote patriotism and "We teach them how to have fun," NJROTC cadet Current Command
Americanism, etc. The Sea Scouts he said. "We teach them how to sail, Senior Chief John Olson, 17, said at
were in Shelton until 2001 and they general seamanship and the rules of last count, the program had 90 ca-
donated the 'Sea Dog' to the Olym- the road." dets, and would need 100 cadets in
pia Sea Scouts when they closed up When on the water, sailors use the order to stay at Shelton High School.
shop." collision regulations, or COLREG, "There are about 15 cadets I know
Farrimond, with the support ofwhich are the international regula- of who have joined simply because
the American Legion Post No. 31, re- tions that teach who has the right- they heard we sail now," Olson said.
cently brought the Sea Scouts back to of-way on the water in order to avoid "NJROTC is also starting field trips
Shelton in an effort to help with the collisions, up again. We're trying to get minors'
Naval Junior Reserves Officer Train- "Initially, I walked the Sea Scouts public opinions back."
ing Corp (NJROTC) recruitment,through the basic parts of a sailboat Olson stated NJROTC cadets have
"We decided to start it up when I because when we're out on the water, no requirements to join the military
learned NJROTC was having trouble it becomes very important that we be
with recruitment and retention," efficient," Farrimond said. See Scouts on page B-8
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