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Island:
nth of memories leads to fall
is just about over so
to welcome a brand-new
September. It's a transi-
because when its
days roll by it is time to
to autumn, while the
in Australia and
are saying hello to
take a look at just one day
month, September
date in 1752 the Lib-
arrived in Philadelphia,
Eighty-four years
1, 1836, Nar-
came to Walla
became one of the first
!0f European extraction to
of the Rockies. The first
landed on the site of Seat-
of 1851 and two
in September of 1853,
was ere-
is a transitional
the season, but it also
a transitional month for
of the state in which
was happening right
live in Septembers past?
it was written in The Jour-
t"E.H. Haskell was in town
from Harstine Island
8 first lot of Italian prunes.
)lendid large fruit and
for canning pur-
has a crop of about three
1901 the paper had this
t, "Mr. Lott has the Model
on Harstine Island.
in two boxes of his
strawberries as well as
of his fine apples,
of Baldwins, Ben Da-
His samples
:an idea of what this sec-
Produce. Good apples will
a box." Then in 1904 it
"The Harstine Is-
Punchers came up
and knocked the Allyn
out to the tune of 28 to
Sunday in 1904 was Sep-
how certain dates
in a person's memory.
recalled to your
memory: Wheii
10 old going on 11,
1, 1923, the Great
Kanto Earthquake devastated'
Tokyo and Yokohama, killing ap-
proximately 100,000 people. We
did not hear the news as rapidly as
we do today but when word of that
catastrophe reached these shores
it made a telling impact.
WELL, NOW THAT Septem-
ber is just hours away it means
that oysters "R" back on the eat-
able list, which is good news for
those who relish them. On the
other hand, the ninth month of the
year is traditionally characterized
as ushering in the cold season. By
this we don't mean the weather
but the common cold that plagues
most of us at o.ne time or another.
Oh well, sit back and enjoy what
September 2007 will have in store
for us.
Thora Seward, a long-time
Harstine Island resident, almost
made it to celebrate her 103rd
birthday. She was less than three
weeks away from that milestone
when she died on Sunday, Au-
gust 19, at the Mother Joseph
Care Center in Olympia. She has
not been residing at her home on
the old Ferry Loop Road for sev-
eral years and her 101st birthday
was celebrated at Garden Court in
Olympia where she was living.
The Seward family moved into
their new home on Harstine Island
in the later years of the Fifties.
The bridge was yet to be built so
attached to the house they opened
a modest store named Pumpkin
Center which served islanders for
a few years, Thora was treasurer
for the store, as she was for all her
husband's enterprises. She loved
to talk and made friends quickly,
becoming active in the Harstine
Island Women's Club. Her name
is listed in the club's 2006-2007
directory as one of its honorary
members.
Thora enjoyed participating in
productions of the Harstine Island
Theatre Club. Your correspondent
remembers being with her in the
chorus of the musical comedy ver-
sion of Ten Nights in a Barroom.
She sang with gusto and with equal
st0_splayed one of the temper-
ance signs which stated, "Whiskey
is risky and rum is a bummer." Her
son, Richard, shared with me that
Thora had a passion for pinochle
and never missed an opportunity
to take a hand in the game.
FRIENDS AND FAMILY bid
farewell to one of the island's tbw
centenarians at a memorial ser-
vice held at 1 p.m. on Saturday,
August 25, in the ttarstine Island
Community Hall. Thora was bur-
ied at Jarrell's Cove Cemetery and
it is suggested that those who wish
to make donations in her memory
send them to the Jarrell's Cove
Cemetery Association.
Congratulations are in order for
John and Marilyn Laubach who
earlier this month celebrated their
50th wedding anniversary with
their sons and families at South
Lake Tahoe, California. Residents
of Harstine Island for a number
of years, they are well known to
residents of the island, the county
and the state. Transplants from
other places, as are many of us
now dwelling on Harstine Island,
the Laubachs hail originally from
Southern California. May they en-
joy many more years together.
The Harstine Prostate Cancer
Awareness and Support Group
will meet at noon on Tuesday, Sep-
tember 11, at the Olympic Bakery
on Pickering Road. As is their cus-
tom, members issue an invitation
to join them to anyone in the area
who wants to know more about a
condition which confronts many
men. Meetings provide intbrma-
tion about treatment and care as
well as accounts of personal expe-
riences and words of support and
encouragement.
Birds are adaptable. Where the
situation requires it, especially
when securing some desirable
food, these creatures will pertbrm
in ways that are not their usual
inclination to do. Hummingbirds,
who are beginning to show up less
and less at the feeder and are thin-
ning out as some of them travel to
winter feeding areas, are expert
hoverers. Recently we observed
goldfinch and even a black-headed
grosbeak trying to emulate the
hummers, if only fbr a short pe-
riod of time. They beat their wings
flmously and actually hovered to
peck at a dangling'peanut butter
treat because thdre was no perch
on which they cmlld plant their
tbet.
ON ONE OF OUR warmer
days a goldiinch landed on the
rim of the bird feeder and h)oked
hmgingly at the water. It sipped at
bit but the water, though inviting,
was to() deep tbr the tiny bird to
immerse itself in and take a bath
and so it; waited. Soon a house wren
showed up. This somewhat big;er
bird happily bopped into the wa-
(Please turn to page 20.)
FRIDAY, AUG. 31 from 8 a.m.-6 p.m.
• Enter drawing for a II::€]E]E lVIkSlSIG "!-
Yota,"
877-BACK (877-2225)
60 N. Lake Cushman Road * Suite 107 * Hoodsport
(next to the Hoodsport Post Office)
trols put heat
drunk drivers
from page 18.)
a cell phone when be-
wheel themselves.
ent agencies
to drive home these
points with "Drive
Get Nailed." That's
call extra patrols on a
L to beef up enforcement
that prohibits people
Under the influence of
r drugs. The latest such
through the La-
weekend and involve
of the Mason County
as well as officers
Shelton Police Depart-
the Squaxin Island
according to Julie Fur-
Washington Traffic
"August is
one of the deadliest months for
traffic fatalities, and Labor Day
weekend is one of Washington's
deadliest holidays, averaging
more than eight deaths each
year," she said.
Last year there were 3,350
crashes statewide that involved
a drinking driver, and 229 of
those were fatal crashes result-
ing in 252 deaths. That's down
from the 268 such fatalities re-
ported in 2005, which was the
deadliest year since 2002.
A new law went into effect on
July 1 that makes driving under
the influence a felony crime if
the offender had four prior DUI
arrests within a 10-year period.
Conviction of felony DUI carries
a maximum penalty of five years
in prison and a $10,000 fine.
Our Physical Therapy
has over 82 years
experience/
Let our team of highly skilled
professionals assist you
in your recovery.
*Your facility of choice for all your
rehabilitation & nursing needs*
Shelton Health & Rehabilitation Center
153 Johns Court
(360) 427-2575
We are your bridge from
hospital to home.
%
"A vision for the family."
Wallace
Kneeland Blvd.
Kati
Mason
County
Eye Clinic
• EYE SURGERY :
2300 Kati Cou00
: : :
Suite C
i
Shelton, WA
Thursday, August 30, 2007 - Shelton-Mason County Journal - Page 19
Island:
nth of memories leads to fall
is just about over so
to welcome a brand-new
September. It's a transi-
because when its
days roll by it is time to
to autumn, while the
in Australia and
are saying hello to
take a look at just one day
month, September
date in 1752 the Lib-
arrived in Philadelphia,
Eighty-four years
1, 1836, Nar-
came to Walla
became one of the first
!0f European extraction to
of the Rockies. The first
landed on the site of Seat-
of 1851 and two
in September of 1853,
was ere-
is a transitional
the season, but it also
a transitional month for
of the state in which
was happening right
live in Septembers past?
it was written in The Jour-
t"E.H. Haskell was in town
from Harstine Island
8 first lot of Italian prunes.
)lendid large fruit and
for canning pur-
has a crop of about three
1901 the paper had this
t, "Mr. Lott has the Model
on Harstine Island.
in two boxes of his
strawberries as well as
of his fine apples,
of Baldwins, Ben Da-
His samples
:an idea of what this sec-
Produce. Good apples will
a box." Then in 1904 it
"The Harstine Is-
Punchers came up
and knocked the Allyn
out to the tune of 28 to
Sunday in 1904 was Sep-
how certain dates
in a person's memory.
recalled to your
memory: Wheii
10 old going on 11,
1, 1923, the Great
Kanto Earthquake devastated'
Tokyo and Yokohama, killing ap-
proximately 100,000 people. We
did not hear the news as rapidly as
we do today but when word of that
catastrophe reached these shores
it made a telling impact.
WELL, NOW THAT Septem-
ber is just hours away it means
that oysters "R" back on the eat-
able list, which is good news for
those who relish them. On the
other hand, the ninth month of the
year is traditionally characterized
as ushering in the cold season. By
this we don't mean the weather
but the common cold that plagues
most of us at o.ne time or another.
Oh well, sit back and enjoy what
September 2007 will have in store
for us.
Thora Seward, a long-time
Harstine Island resident, almost
made it to celebrate her 103rd
birthday. She was less than three
weeks away from that milestone
when she died on Sunday, Au-
gust 19, at the Mother Joseph
Care Center in Olympia. She has
not been residing at her home on
the old Ferry Loop Road for sev-
eral years and her 101st birthday
was celebrated at Garden Court in
Olympia where she was living.
The Seward family moved into
their new home on Harstine Island
in the later years of the Fifties.
The bridge was yet to be built so
attached to the house they opened
a modest store named Pumpkin
Center which served islanders for
a few years, Thora was treasurer
for the store, as she was for all her
husband's enterprises. She loved
to talk and made friends quickly,
becoming active in the Harstine
Island Women's Club. Her name
is listed in the club's 2006-2007
directory as one of its honorary
members.
Thora enjoyed participating in
productions of the Harstine Island
Theatre Club. Your correspondent
remembers being with her in the
chorus of the musical comedy ver-
sion of Ten Nights in a Barroom.
She sang with gusto and with equal
st0_splayed one of the temper-
ance signs which stated, "Whiskey
is risky and rum is a bummer." Her
son, Richard, shared with me that
Thora had a passion for pinochle
and never missed an opportunity
to take a hand in the game.
FRIENDS AND FAMILY bid
farewell to one of the island's tbw
centenarians at a memorial ser-
vice held at 1 p.m. on Saturday,
August 25, in the ttarstine Island
Community Hall. Thora was bur-
ied at Jarrell's Cove Cemetery and
it is suggested that those who wish
to make donations in her memory
send them to the Jarrell's Cove
Cemetery Association.
Congratulations are in order for
John and Marilyn Laubach who
earlier this month celebrated their
50th wedding anniversary with
their sons and families at South
Lake Tahoe, California. Residents
of Harstine Island for a number
of years, they are well known to
residents of the island, the county
and the state. Transplants from
other places, as are many of us
now dwelling on Harstine Island,
the Laubachs hail originally from
Southern California. May they en-
joy many more years together.
The Harstine Prostate Cancer
Awareness and Support Group
will meet at noon on Tuesday, Sep-
tember 11, at the Olympic Bakery
on Pickering Road. As is their cus-
tom, members issue an invitation
to join them to anyone in the area
who wants to know more about a
condition which confronts many
men. Meetings provide intbrma-
tion about treatment and care as
well as accounts of personal expe-
riences and words of support and
encouragement.
Birds are adaptable. Where the
situation requires it, especially
when securing some desirable
food, these creatures will pertbrm
in ways that are not their usual
inclination to do. Hummingbirds,
who are beginning to show up less
and less at the feeder and are thin-
ning out as some of them travel to
winter feeding areas, are expert
hoverers. Recently we observed
goldfinch and even a black-headed
grosbeak trying to emulate the
hummers, if only fbr a short pe-
riod of time. They beat their wings
flmously and actually hovered to
peck at a dangling'peanut butter
treat because thdre was no perch
on which they cmlld plant their
tbet.
ON ONE OF OUR warmer
days a goldiinch landed on the
rim of the bird feeder and h)oked
hmgingly at the water. It sipped at
bit but the water, though inviting,
was to() deep tbr the tiny bird to
immerse itself in and take a bath
and so it; waited. Soon a house wren
showed up. This somewhat big;er
bird happily bopped into the wa-
(Please turn to page 20.)
FRIDAY, AUG. 31 from 8 a.m.-6 p.m.
• Enter drawing for a II::€]E]E lVIkSlSIG "!-
Yota,"
877-BACK (877-2225)
60 N. Lake Cushman Road * Suite 107 * Hoodsport
(next to the Hoodsport Post Office)
trols put heat
drunk drivers
from page 18.)
a cell phone when be-
wheel themselves.
ent agencies
to drive home these
points with "Drive
Get Nailed." That's
call extra patrols on a
L to beef up enforcement
that prohibits people
Under the influence of
r drugs. The latest such
through the La-
weekend and involve
of the Mason County
as well as officers
Shelton Police Depart-
the Squaxin Island
according to Julie Fur-
Washington Traffic
"August is
one of the deadliest months for
traffic fatalities, and Labor Day
weekend is one of Washington's
deadliest holidays, averaging
more than eight deaths each
year," she said.
Last year there were 3,350
crashes statewide that involved
a drinking driver, and 229 of
those were fatal crashes result-
ing in 252 deaths. That's down
from the 268 such fatalities re-
ported in 2005, which was the
deadliest year since 2002.
A new law went into effect on
July 1 that makes driving under
the influence a felony crime if
the offender had four prior DUI
arrests within a 10-year period.
Conviction of felony DUI carries
a maximum penalty of five years
in prison and a $10,000 fine.
Our Physical Therapy
has over 82 years
experience/
Let our team of highly skilled
professionals assist you
in your recovery.
*Your facility of choice for all your
rehabilitation & nursing needs*
Shelton Health & Rehabilitation Center
153 Johns Court
(360) 427-2575
We are your bridge from
hospital to home.
%
"A vision for the family."
Wallace
Kneeland Blvd.
Kati
Mason
County
Eye Clinic
• EYE SURGERY :
2300 Kati Cou00
: : :
Suite C
i
Shelton, WA
Thursday, August 30, 2007 - Shelton-Mason County Journal - Page 19