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I By NATALIE JOHNSON natalie@masoncounly,con~ The St. David of Wales Episcopal Church's parish hall in downtown Shelton is getting a facelift this month. Crews specializing in antique masonry repair started on Aug. 13 on a four-week long project to repair bricks and mortar on the historic building. .Panasonic .Energizer .Duracell The project is projected to cost $102,000, $50,000 of which was provided as a grant from The Simpson Family Fund; said Patti Case, Green Diamond Re- source Company public af- fairs manager. Green Diamond is a subsidiary of the Simpson Timber Company. "I actuallyfacilitated that," she said. Case said she knew The Simpson Family Fund was interested in helping pre- serve historic buildings. She was also a parishioner as a child, and began at- tending the church again after working to secure the grant. The fund gave. St. Da- vid's the grant in 2010. Since then, parishioners have worked to raise the rest of the money for the project. "This little church just stepped up to the challenge up water, and finished the fundrais- This allows mold and ing in June," Case said. moss to form in the cracks "We met and exceeded the of the bricks, and weakens match so we were able to the structural integrity of start right away." the building, Case said. The building, located at "What happens over 218 N. Third Street, was time is that it softens," she built in 1926 as the Mt. said. "If they waited much Moriah Masonic Lodge. longer it could be a serious The building was con- problem." structed with brick frames, Crews from VanWell rather than wood framesMasonry from Snohom- with brick facades as is ish, which specializes in common today, the restoration of old brick Many of Shelton's his- buildings, are adding new toric buildings constructed mortar to the building in the early 1900s wereto restore strength to its made of brick in response walls. to fears about fires. Two They are also removing large fires in the first 20 a chimney and using those years of the century de- bricks to replace damaged strayed many wood build- bricks elsewhere and to ings in the city. cover a doorway which has Today the building is on been blocked from the in- Shelton's historic building side for years. register. Case said there are St. David's' purchased plans to further repair the building in 1991 tothe parish hall in the fu- use as its parish hall. The ture. building also plays host to "The next step of course several programs for the is the roof and the cornice homeless, and caps along the edges," !t provides showers four she said. days a week, a cold weath- Work to repair the roof er shelter and dinner seven and cornices is expected nights a week. to cost about $37,000. Do- During the past 80-plusnations for the project can years, the hot lime mix, be sent to Save the Parish which makes up the mortar Hall, P.O. Box 339, Shel- at the building, has soaked ton, WA, 98584. Journal photo by Natalie Johnson Crews are working to repair bricks and mortar at the St. David of Wales Episcopal Church's parish hall in Shelton. The mortar has deteriorated and softened over time. J THmFT STORE • BOOK STORE 305 & 317 W. Railroad Ave, Downtown Shelton To Donate Quality Items, Call the Treasures Truck at (360) 427-3858 "Help Save A Life" [[ ......... We will be closed Labor Day ........ ~i st rd iweekend, September 1 -3 . 1/ /September 4th at 6:30 A.M. Russ Denney, owner CLEANERS & TAILORS Mon-Fri 6:30 a.m.-6:00 o.m . Sat 9:00 a,m.-2:00 o.m, ~?~i~?!i~ ch~m~er 215 South Second • 426-3371.:.:~~ Serving She~ton and Mason County for 86 years ::~!!i~ Locker Packs Available, Locally Owned, Family-Run Meat Shop Now Accepting EBT PRICES EFFECTIVE 8-29 to 9-4 Porterhouse Steak 5P Fresh Chicken 1729 OLYMPIC rHWY. N.SHELTON ° (360) 426-165c www.micfiaelsmeMs.net Mort-Sat 9-7, Sun 9-E Page A-2 - Sheiton-Mason County Journal -Thursday, Aug. 30, Shelton church team treks to Costa Rica By GORDON WEEKS gordon@masonc, ounty.com outside the country, mothers as young as 12 were being The church selected Costa Rica be- educated. cause no other local churches are con- Garcia noted that human traffick- ducting missions there, said Marcus ing and prostitution is so visible in Constructing a home for a needy Clifton, the church's children, youth San Jose. family in San Jose, Costa Rica was and family director. The church col- "It's important to spread aware- an enlightening experience for 11 lected funds for a year to pay for the ness of some of these problems," ihe members of Shelton Presbyterian trip. said. I Church. All the youths who expressed anBut along with witnessing pov- "I don't think most Americans re- interest in going to Costa Rica were erty, the church members found j0y, ally understand how hard things are welcomed aboard, Clifton said. One camaraderie and friendship. They in most other countries ... We have it goal was for the kids "to see that hosted a block party that featured really good," said 18-year-old congre- there are needs out there and try to food, face painting and balloon cre- gation member Denver Garcia. seek solutions to those needs," he ations. "It opened my eyes to what othersaid. "The people were very friendly," countries are like," said 15-year-old For three days, the group painted, Garcia said. "Everyone we worked Nick Hughes, who ventured outside hammered and framed the home. for had a good heart ... They were ! the United States for the first time, : "Some of the kids who had never very open." "They just dump their gray water in even painted a house built a house," Trenton Hughes, 15, played his the street." Clifton said. guitar for physically challenged chil' During their mission trip from The design and materials were indren at an orphanage. Shelby Greer, June 25 to July 5, three adults and place, and the foundation already 14, sang at a local church service, the eight youths ages 13 to 18 built a pored by the time the Shelton group first time she has ever helped lead a 16-by-20-foot house for a couple who arrived. They worked alongside five worship service. needed a clean environment for their missionaries, who were not from Clifton said he told members of 7-month'old baby, who suffers from a the United States, but Costa Rica or the congregation, "Us being there heart condition. Honduras. was as if you were there. Our hands Shelton Presbyterian Church coor- "We were working with people whowere your hands; our work was be- dinated the mission with the group grew up in that culture and knewcause of you." Homes of Hope, Youth With a Mis-that culture," Clifton said. The church also helps needy peo- sion. That organization partnersAfter building the house, the team ple in the region. Congregation mem- with churches to meet the needs of a spent five days helping others. They bers each Christmas season work:at family with a new baby with health repaired the plumbing at a church, homeless shelters and Boys and Girls problems, and painted buildings that sheltered Clubs in Seattle, and hand out hot This is the first time Shelton Pres- victims of abuse. They visited the chocolate and socks to people living byterian has sent a mission teamPosada de Belen center, where teen on the streets. What's a Corndoggle? Journal onoto Dy Jeannine Bramstedt, at right, a Cosmopolis resident who owns a cabin at Lake Cushman, serves a hot dog to Lake Cushman resident Barb Kratzer Saturday at Hoodsport's annual Corndoggle celebration at St. Germain's Church on Lake Cushman Road. The event raises funds to support local families, students and human resource agencies, and featured live music, face painting, a yard sale and food. 2012