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By GORDON WEEKS beat more than a dozen oth-
gordon@masoncoztnty.com ers to place first at the com-
petition.
"We're ecstatic," said Dan
The kids in Pioneer School's Beaudoin, the team's coach.
robotic club have dubbed their "The kids are bouncing off the
team "Nerdy and Proud," and walls."
both monikers certainly fit The winning trio is three of
after their performance Sat- Beaudoin's children: 14-year-
urday at the Youth Robotics old Guy, 13-year-old Grace
Space Elevator Competition and 8-year-old Audrey. They
at the Museum of Flight in won $150 for their effort. The
Seattle. club's second team- Alex
The students are nerdy in Narranze, Josie Beaudoin and
the best sense of the word, Charles Sell - placed second
brainy enough to construct an in the "Anything Goes" cat-
autonomous robot made from egory of climbing robots.
Legos that transported four For the Space Elevator con-
pounds of "satellites" up a test, the kids created Lego ro-
20-foot-tall "elevator ribbon." bots to climb a 20-foot caution
And they certainly should be
proud, because their team See Robotic on page B-3
Courtesy photo
Showing their ribbon-climbing robots are members
of the Pioneer School's robotic club, from left, Josie
Beaudoin, Charles Sell, Alexia Sell, Alex Narranze,
Audrey Beaudoin, Guy Beaudoin and Grace
Beaudoin.
Bob Clark, past Washington State Grange master, presents
more than 65 years in the Twanoh Grange on Aug. 22.
Courtesy pnom
Dorothy Harper with a pin recognizing her for
Grange member looks back on life in Belfair thefirst drug storeinBelfair
"I was not yet 25 years old," she
said. I didn't know it was amazing."
By NATALIE JOHNSON allup Fairs. She sold the pharmacy in 1958
nata/ie@rnasoncounty.com In the 1960s, while a very ac-after she injured her back in a car
tive member of the grange, Harper accident. She didn't work as a phar-
helped the organization build two macist again for 10 years but spent
Dorothy Harper says she doesn't grange halls, the first between 1965 many more years with her family in
like to toot her own horn, but in her and 1966. Belfair watching the area grow and
more than 80 years living in Mason "Our first grange hall was blown change.
County, most of it in Belfair, she has up by a charge of dynamite mali- "I've had a wonderful life," she
seen and done a lot worth tooting ciously," she said. said. "I've had some bad things hap-
about. Harper's family, her brothers and pen but you have to have some bad
On Aug. 18, the Twanoh Grange sisters and parents Marion and Vio- things so you can appreciate the good
recognized Harper for continuously la Newkirk, came to Mason County things."
serving as a grange member for more in November 1931 from Bremerton Between 1931, when Harper, ar-
than 65 years, when she was 6. rived in Belfair with her family, and
She joined the Twanoh Grange the She flew through school and today, she said the area has become
year it formed, in 1946, while tak- graduated as Valedictorian at South far more populated than it once was.
ing a year off from her studies at the Kitsap High School when she was "Belfair used to be far different
University of Washington School of 15. She graduated the University of than it is now before we had the in-
Pharmacy. Washington as a licensed pharmacist flux of people that thought Belfair
Harper said she did "everything," in 1947 when she was 21. was a beautiful place to live," she
while in the grange. For many years "I worked my way through col- said. "There was a time that we had
she served as secretary or treasurer lege. I never blew my own horn," she creeks and rivers that teemed with
of the grange, and helped with dis- said.
plays at the Maso~a County and Puy- Only a few years later, she opened
Learn how to.
make hard
apple cider
Twas leaving the island last Thursday
and as I approached the triangle area
lI Saw a white dog. I recognized him
as a neighborhood dog that lives about
a block from the island entrance on
North Island Drive. Last week, he was
hanging out in the triangle area and I've
never seen him standing there before. I
slowed, he turned and looked at me with
~s tongue hanging out, panting. As I
got closer he pulled
.' ' ' his tongue in and
moved his lips and
seemed to say "hey"
-kind of like a store
greeter. I nodded my
head when I passed
and his eyes followed
me as I headed for the
bridge. It was nice to
By MIKE have someone there
CALLAGHAN welcoming or saying
"thanks, come back
to the island soon., I
looked for him on my way home, but he
wasn't there -- I guess his work shift
was over.
Diane Edgin sent in a report about
last week's farmers market. "With apple
squeeze not that far away, the Harstine
Garden Club will host Bill Thornton
at its September meeting. He will be
discussing the steps necessary to make
hard cider and wine. The garden club
will meet at 7 p.m. on Sept 13 at the
Community Hall. All are welcome, in-
chiding off-islanders. On Aug. 18, the
market hosted 23 vendors and a steady
stream of visitors taking advantage"
of the cooler temperatures. We had a
young girl who was visiting from Seattle
play her violin at the market. Marina
Sanchez is 9 years old and has played
for four years. She learned the Suzuki
method starting with classical and
has since branched out into different
styles. She played a variety of styles. It
was a busy morning."
The menu is out for September's se-
nior lunch. As you all know, lunch at the
community hall is served at noon, but it
is advisable to be a little early because
it does fill up fast. On Sep. 5, they will
serve up baked ham, scalloped potatoes,
green salad and fruit cups with whipped
cream. Then, on Sept. 19, they will have a
season dish of salmon loaf with dill sauce
along with some wild rice, green beans
and lemon cake. I don't think they will
be out catching the salmon themselves,
but you can never tell about that bunch
in the kitchen -- they are dedicated vol-
unteers. So, if you are over 50 and hungry
on those two Wednesdays, pack along a
$3 donation and fill up your tummy.
Last year at Pioneer School there
was a very active group that worked on
the food bank. Already this year over
at Heath and Heathers they have had
a fundraiser. Karla Lortz sponsored an
event, High Tea in the Heather Garden,
and wants us to know that they sold 62
tickets and raised $935 for the Pioneer
Food Bank. They were hoping to sell 50
tickets, so it was a great success for their
first time out. They wanted to thank
Wendy and Monty Cobb for jumping in
and helping Karla plan and execute the
fundraiser. Tom and Mary Ryan helped
by loaning them chairs and Scott McDou-
gall loaned tl=em his canopy. The Picker-
ing Business District really helped to
make this event a success and she would
like to thank Lady of the Lake, Fresh
Start Market & Dell and Spencer Lake
Bar & Grill for the gift certificates and
door prizes. She would also like to espe-
cially thank Olympic Bakery and Dee's
Tea Co. for their generous donations of
pastries and tea for the event. And most
of all a big shout out goes to the members
of the community for coming out and sup-
porting the food bank. And just before
sending in the article I received another
email from Karla as a few more donations
came in to bring the total money raised
to $1,000. You have to just love how the
volunteer spirit works in our little com-
munity out here -- makes you want to
call and volunteer yourself.
I can't believe I've been writing this
column for five years now without a
break. So, I'm going to take a two-week
break starting on Sept. 5. Daniel Frish-
man has accepted the job as my replace-
ment. So for the articles due on Sept. 5
and Sept. 12,.you carLsend your informa-
See Grange on page 8-3 • ti0n to Daniel@windermere.com. Thanks.
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