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WHAT'SCOOKIN'
By NATALIE JOHNSON
Last Wednesday, Skookum Rotary's Oys-
terboard unanimously picked the festival's
30th anniversary poster out of 18 submissions.
Rotary member Paula Ferrara said it was
a no-brainer.
"A few members of Oysterboard took a look,
it was unanimous," she said. "It is so happy,
and fun -- this makes you smile... We all just
went, 'Oh that is so cute."
Maggie Harbaugh, the artist who created
this year's winning design, is carrying on a
family legacy with her win.
"We had a lakehouse out here since Iwas a
kid, so my dad used to enter every year ... He
won the 25th anniversary," she said. "It's awe-
some, we have pictures of him doing the sign-
ing, and he remembers how excited he was."
Harbaugh entered the contest several times
when she was younger, but this year her mom
convinced her to try again. ',
Harbaugh is a junior at the Evergreen
State College studying animation and works
at the Grove Street Brewhouse in Shelton.
"I've been wanting to be an animator since I
was in second grade," she said. "My uncle took
me on a tour of Warner Bros. Studios ... ever
since then I thought, 'That's what I want to do
with my life."
Harbaugh drew from her love of anima-
tion to create her poster, featuring an oyster-
digger, an orca whale, some smiling crabs and
several oysters looking suitably thrilled to be
a part of OysterFest.
"My art style is really cartoony like that,"
she said. "I was just trying to do something
that would stay true to my style but bring
something new to the Oysterfest."
Another animated work, "Alice in Wonder-
land," served as the inspiration for the poster,
Harbaugh said.
"I originally thought about doing the Car-
penter and the Walrus from "Alice in Wonder-
land" she said. "There's like a little fable in it
about the Walrus and the Carpenter. They go
and they kind of lure all these little oysters up
to the land and tell them they're going to be
doing all these wonderful things ... Then they
become dinner."
Ferrara said the poster fits in perfectly with
Skookum Rotary's motto and OysterFest.
"Our motto at Skookum Rotary is %Ve'll get
it done and we'll make it fun," she said. "This
is tim."
Every year Skookum Rotary prints 100
signed copies of the OysterFest poster. This
year, 42 have already been spoken for, but the
remaining posters are available for purchase.
Contact Paula Ferrara at Art Talks at 432-
1101 to buy a poster.
Courtesy photo
Maggie Harbaugh designed the
30th OysterFest poster.
HARST[NEISLANDNEWS
Bligh Hueske shows off her horse last
Benefit Show.
Jouma pnom oy Natalie Johnson
Sunday during the showmanship portion of the 4-H Lori Papini
By NATALIE JOHNSON
When 4-H leader Lori Papini was diag-
nosed with lymphoma in June, the kids
in her 4-H horse group, Run-n-wild, knew
they had to do something to help.
"They heard that Lori had lymphoma
and they were very upset and cried," said
Julie Chrisman, who helped organize the
event. "They wanted to know what they
could do for her."
The children from Run-n-wild, with a
little help from their parents, dressed up
in lime green this weekend -- the stan-
dard color for lymphoma events -- and set
up a two-day benefit show to help raise
money to help Papini.
"The kids wanted 'I run for life' on the
T-shirts," Chrisman said.
Last Saturday and Sunday, the group
gathered with their horses, which were do- her efforts as a 4-H leader, but her stu-
nated by owners Tom and Karen Randall dents certainly haven't forgotten her.
for the weekend, at the Arcadia Ranch, "When I found out she had cancer it hit
along with fellow 4-H group Rebel Riders me hard," said 4-H member Abby Chris-
and raised $2.000. man. "I wanted to do something for them."
Papini attended the event and gave sev- More than 25 sponsors from throughout
eral classes. She said the event came as a the community also donated money to help
total surprise, fund the event, Julie Chrisman said.
"It feels absolutely amazing, I was so About 27 4-H children came together to
shocked," she said. "I don't know if they compete in several horse events, she said,
thought I knew about it but I didn't know including showmanship on both days,
about it until [the] fair." trail, stockseat, huntseat and bareback
Papini was diagnosed with lymphoma, riding on Saturday, pole bending, Idaho
a cancer in the lymphatic cells of the im- figure 8 stake, two barrel flag, internation-
mune system, in June. She has been a 4-H al flag, pole key race and texas barrels on
leader in Washington for five years and Saturday and Western Games on Sunday.
previously was a leader in Oregon for 10 "We have people here from Olympia
years. Papini said her father was a 4-H that we've been gaming with for three or
leader for 25 years.
Since June. Papini has had to step back See 4-H on page 8-2
Shelton based non-profit rescues birds statewide
By NATALIE JOHNSON of her own. "We've gotten over 60
"I realized how many to date, we've adopted out
Most cities and countiesbirds out there need homes," nearly 30 and we've got
have public pounds for stray she said. "In February, my pending adoptions out on
dogs and cats. Mason Coun- best friend and I decided to about 6 birds and we've got
ty also has several private start up Shelton and Mascon new birds coming in as soon
3,
and non-profit dog and cat County Parrot Rescue. as we ve got space." she said.
rescue groups. While VanderWal initial-"The demand was so high
Journal 3noto By Natalie Johnson
But what about family ly planned on just serving and ... we quickly expanded Co-founder and Vice President
pets that have feathers, not Mason County, in no timeto serve all of Washington."
r? at all the non-profit started VanderWal said she fell of Shelton and Mason County
Last year Echo VanderW- taking in and adopting out Parrot Rescue Amber Lea re-
al asked that same question birds from all over Washing- cently adopted this rescued
while looking to adopt abird ton. See Birds on page B-2 Congo African Grey.
Thursday, August
25,
A beloved
friend of
the island is
gone
: John Cooper, a beloved friend of the
island, left us this past week. He was
98 years old. His many friends and
family gathered at the community hall
on Sunday to talk of his exploits, his
love for family and his joy of living. The
hall was filled and as usual the Wom-
en's Club provided food and beverage
for Doris and her family. John loved
nature and I'm sure he would have
been pleased to see the black and yel-
low bumblebees buzz from lavender
bloom to lily, which grow outside the
hall. And mixing with those bumble-
bees were small orangeish butterflies
bouncing and purring through the pur-
plish haze of bloom. Jays called from
the far side of the parking lot and a
pair of black crows landed on top of the
green metal back porch lured by the
smell of all the bountiful food on the
inside tables.
John wrote this column for some
10 years. He edu-
cated us with stories
about the island's
history and kept us
informed about the
wildlife. Harstine
Island is far from
where he was born in
Asbury Park, N.J. On
his long journey from
MIKE there to here, I think
CALLAGHAN he told me he retired
three times from
three different ca-
reers. John was married to Doris for 58
years. He had six children, 14 grand-
children and seven great-grandchil-
dren. His first wife Stephanie preceded
him in death.
Most of us also know John because
of his wonderful Harstine Island calen-
dars. He was a great artist and studied
at Parson's School of Design in New
York City. The majority of his life was
spent in education: he had a passion
for it. He started in the elementary
schools and his last job was as the
Dean of Graduate Studies at California
Lutheran University.
He relished his membership in the
Harstine Island Theater Club and
wrote many of the plays that were
performed there. John, thanks for the
memories.
Speaking of education, Pioneer
School has a new superintendent --
Marty Brewer. School will be start-
ing soon and Pioneer Kiwanis will be
putting on a barbeque for the school
staff on Aug. 31. This noontime wel-
come has been going on for as long as
See Harstine on page B-2
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