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Harstine'. MGH lauds two MaSon General Hospital has an- °:ced Jeanne Norris and Pam :,ILson as. its employees of the v,"m mr July and August. a,°anne Norris, a registered nurse ,uason General, began her nursing nut,Career there as a licensed practical ="_ (LPN)in 1968. She worked in _ eat at the local hospital until 1972 when she took three years off to Th er family. She returned as a .... h" 'rr m 1975 and attended South i:.:: .... rUget ...... , ea, Sound Community College to .;'.-her registered nurse degree, Wch she received in 1987. . I always wanted to be a nurse," .... :, mments. That determination k ortified when she was 13 and Jeanne Norris contracted menin-tis T sa s she=,-, . 6, • hen, she y, .q.L [my knew that I was going to be a nurse." A Shelton High l graduate, she has lived in the area since moving here as t0.C°nd'grader. Her mother, Helen Morrow, still lives in Shel- As a staff nurse, Jeanne Norris works where she is needed. "I UTSually assigned to emergency or intensive care," she says, ,ur--"   also fill. in for ,.ot-rartun  n m (obstetrics) or in the medical ery'Pedlatrics a " help anywhere sh rea, she explains. It was her willingness to pe_ . e can that led her nominator to put her per- . ual smile and williness to o out of her wav to hel a tients an  , ,, b  P P - .._ u staff before the board. 0f he delivers every part of her job with a smile and will go out hi= r.way to assist others in their job duties. She has done dou- b alts, comes in on her days off, stays late and comes in ear- s'v. ae will do anything to help," praises her nominator, who Oea°:kp[i°!: c:aId!p iongmt h ems to gt ° best  _ rris and her husband Randall, have two grown children, q h ug! ter Patty and son Dean. In her spare time she loves spend- clrne with her famil- es-eciallv her five randchildren She f sewing, volunteers at Fire District 13 as an aide and fire- ter, and is active at Shelton Christian Church. a Madison is described as "the of the office" by her nominator General's August Employee long-time Shelton resi- Madison graduated from Shel- School in 1988 and, as high- er Pare Meyer, was a High- ader. Her cheerful atti- dedication to hard work over Years have caught her nominator's tion. "She always makes us and is always willing to give hand no matter how busy she nominator said. "She is ex- knowledgeable in so many Madison's title is medical PamMadison clerk. That includes a variety Her main responsibilities include coordinating physi- materials and assembling and analyzing daily the records of discharge patients for completion and legal  docum.ent. She also provides copies of patient files re- Y phymcmns, other hospitals, insurance companies or "Whatever someone needs from their file, I help it," she adds. that her job is fun because of the flexibility it af- and the people she works with. "I love my job as it with my family's needs," she adds. "The people here too. We all get along so well -just like family." Madison isn't working she's busy with her two children, 10, and Katie, 6. "They are doing all sorts of activities follow them along," she says, citing football, basket- baseball for Trevor and T-ball for Katie. Pare married sweetheart, Scott Madison, a paramedic and for Kitsap County Fire District 7. "And when I have says, "I like to work on the family scrapbook." hurt in crash transported to Hospital Satur- two-car crash in the lane of State Route 3. OCCurred shortly August 28 in the a, according to the Patrol. D. Crawford, 52, of northbound in a when he collided ,Ound lane with a et driving by 56- L. Carter of Brem- both of the injured people were treated at the hospital and re- leased that same day. All three people were wearing seat belts at the time of the crash, the investigating trooper report- ed. Was taken to MGH collarbone. Carter es to his chest, arm laSr;Ot transport- A. Carter, a in Rubin as taken to MGH Llnal injuries, a and injuries to leg. spokesman said e or get a home equity loan FREE report that reveals with their comidering re- YOu're thinking about con- f tbe financml 24 hours s day )t your free copy of the report you to see. Pointe ready for Labor Day derby By JOHN COOPER Summertime, and the living is easier somewhere else, according to the seagulls who roost on the crossbars of the lamp posts on the Harstine Island Bridge. On at least six occasions lately, there was nary a gull in resi- dence. We assumed they were elsewhere searching for an unw- ary salmon who wasn't watching his dorsal fin or spotting an appe- tizer of smaller piscine creatures. The possibilty of a scarcity of fish in our island waters will not daunt those anglers who will be trying their luck in the Hartstene Pointe Labor Day Fishing Derby which will take place from 5 a.m. on Saturday, September 4, until 12 noon on Sunday, September 5. WHILE GULLS roam wherev- er their whims and wings take them, those who will be fishing in the derby will be limited to drop- ping their lines within the state's Area 13 fishing district. Also, they cannot hope to walk away with one of the prizes that will come from the total of the entry fees unless their catch is a legal- size salmon. Would-be Isaac Waltons under the age of 12 will have their own contest. Although any fish quali- fies as an entry the young peo- ple's fishing area is confined to the marina dock and their an- gling time is only three hours, from 9 a.m. to noon, on Sunday morning. Fishermen, to put it kindly, are prone to exaggerate just a little, so the weighing in of prizeworthy catches must be witnessed by the dockmaster, Donna DeCew, or a person from another boat. The weighing in will take some time so anxious anglers will have to wait until 4 p.m. when the award winners will be announced at a potluck to be held at North Point beach picnic area. Everyone is welcome to attend. Just bring a favorite dish or dessert. The Labor Day Fishing Derby has been held for many years and has become a tradition. The fun of competing runs high and even be- ing the one who catches the smallest fish has its own rewards. THE HARSTINE Island Women's Club meets today and will install the officers for 1999- 2000. Cindy Meyer, incoming president of the organization, shared with us some historical records of the women's club which shed light on how it all started. A handful of women meeting at the home of Marie Yeck on April 14, 1938, voted to establish the Harstine (spelled that way in the written record) Island Women's Club. Sixty-one years ago, and with less than a dozen women in- volved, two officers were elected to head up the club. Bessie Hitch- cock and Nancy F. Robinson were the first president and first secre- tary-treasurer. The spirit of activity which characterizes the club today was evident at its inception. A fancy work committee was established with Mrs. Glaser, Mrs. Yeck, Mrs. Mercer and Mrs. Wilson serving on it. Though today the women's club does not have such a commit- tee, the sewing group continues to be active, meeting regularly each month. A SECOND committee was formed to be overseers of bazaars BUCKLE UP, BUCKLE DOWN Parents have more to gain than the incomparable safety benefit when they buckle their children's seat belts. According to medical research- ers, children who are buckled into safety seats are not only safer, but they are better behaved. While children who are not buckled up tend to complain, fight, squirm, stand up, and grab at the steering wheel, chil- dren who are buckled into safety seats displayed 95% fewer incidents of this bad behavior. Moreover, being buckled up affords children a higher position from which to view the road. When buckled up, children also feel more secure, are less likely to get carsick, and are more likely to fall asleep. All these factors lead to a safer driving environment. The simple step of remembering to fasten seat belts has saved many a family from tragedy. At CARY'S TIRE & REPAIR, we're not new to this business -- that means we have a reputation of satisfying custom- ers because we have the experience to know what they want. Visit us at 202 South First Street in Shelton (426-9762). Whether you need brakes or shocks or a tune-up, or one of those pesky minor repairs, we're here to help. HINT: Parents: Never use a rear-facing child safety seat in a seating position that has an airbag. and carnival. Those named to this committee were Bessie Hitchcock, Nancy Robinson and Mabel Har- riman. The record attests that a month later the bazaar-carnival had already been held. Further- more it had been a financial suc- cess netting $70.74 which was de- posited promptly to open the first women's club bank account. Dues had been set at five cents a month payable at each meeting. To keep that amount of money in perspective it should be remem- bered that in 1938 a nickel would buy the largest candy bar on the market shelf or a single dip ice- cream cone at the corner store. In today's currency, that's 75 cents to $1 a month. By September 8, the fledgling club had collected $4.45 cents in dues. And what did they do? Just the sort of thing they still do. They voted to spend $63.97 out of their $70.74 bank account, as their fair share toward the purchase of 28,000 shingles for roofing the community hall. Remarkable? No, just characteristic of the Harstine Island Women's Club. IT ALL STARTED in the Andes Mountains in Peru, where the potato plant was originally found and subsequently intro- duced to the Western World in the 1500s by Spanish explorers. Since then it has become a basic food in the majority of temperate countries. The potato was one of the first crops grown on Harstine Island in earlier days. Today, Washington State is the second largest pro- ducer of these tubers, out of the seven states producing most of the country's supply, and is sur- passed only by Idaho. On Wednesday, September 8, the staff of the LaJune senior luncheons will raise the humble tater to new heights of culinary delight. Hot baked potatoes will be served with lots of intriguing topping possibilities: chili, green onions, black olives, hamburger gravy, sour cream, cheese sauce and more. Dessert is scheduled to be something called surprise cake. All the above can be consumed while listening to Eileen MacKen- zie Sullivan perform on the gui- tar. IN ADDITION to aesthetic ambiance there must be romance in the island air. Couples bent on tying the knot are choosing natu- ral settings on Harstine for their weddings. Richard Long, brother of Dick Eaton, and Amanda Ingersol, both of Texas, while visiting Dick and Mae Eaton, discovered Bea- ver Lake. They decided imme- diately that it would be the per- fect spot for their nuptials. The body of water was once called Beaver Pond. The beavers gave up on it, but Dick Eaton didn't. He dammed it and created a 21/2 acre lake on his Haskell Hill property and named it in rec- ognition of its original residents. Arrangements were quickly made and at 7:30 p.m. Sunday, August 22, Richard and Amanda were joined in wedlock, Gordon Emery, Jim Loftus, "Petie  Balls and Lenno Johnston joined the Eatons to make sure the minister tied the knot securely. Mosqui- toes also showed up although they weren't invited," Dick said. They nibbled on guests as guests enjoyed the wedding supper. THE WAITE family and their descendants have been part of the Washington scene for more than a century and part of the history of Harstine Island for a substan- tial portion of those years. George T. Waite Sr. arrived in Washing- ton State as an infant when his family moved west from Clarion, Iowa, in 1888. Geri Lewis, whose maiden name was Waite, and her hus- band Frank have been hosting family reunions for years. This year on the August 14 birthday of the elder George Waite, the lar- gest group to date, over 50 adults and children, gathered once again for the 13th reunion celebration. The family tree has grown to span the nation. Relatives from Florida, California, Colorado and Alaska renewed acquaintance- ships and made new ones. Shirley Waite Daling made a genealogical display that included a quilted family tree on which Geri's grand- parents were depicted as the trunk. Another chart traced the family ancestry back 15 genera- tions to the first child of Euro- pean descent born in New Netherlands (now New York) in 1633. Celebrants enjoyed a clambake concocted from local clams, oysters, mussels, corn and po- tatoes prepared in the way that Indians taught Geri's grandmoth- er. A pit was dug at Howard Cove in which a fire heated rocks upon which the ingredients were spread, covered with wet burlap sacks, topped with sand and baked for four hours. It was an historical meal for an historic oc- casion. The Waite family established permanent residency on Harstine Island 58 years ago. Descendants now living here are George Waite Jr., Geraldine Waite Lewis, Betty Ann Helm and their spouses. THE ARTS AND crafts fair at Hartstene Pointe September 4 should be a paradise for shoppers and browsers. All available ven- dor spaces have been reserved which means a large and varied display awaits visitors. Unique, unusual and original gifts will be found at the fair starting at 10 a.m. this Saturday in the clubhouse at the Pointe. For those who come at lunch time, hot dogs will be available. Sharon McLeod, co-chair with Cindy Meyer of the fair, informs us that the closing hour is 2 p.m. and not 3 p.m. as we had reported earlier. HOW BIG DO you make a landscape painting? Island artists Marian Cofield and Barbara Campbell have just completed one that measures 16 by 25 feet. They erected special supports to hold the giant canvas on which they created a scene reminiscent of the old country where heaths and heathers grow. The scene depicted will be the background for the garden featur- ing heather plants which Karla Lortz is designing for the Seattle Flower and Garden Show sched- uled for February 2000. More in- formation will be available about this project as the artists create additional three-dimensional fig- ures to be incorporated in the project. Farmers' market patrons Sat- urday watched as Terry Hogan and Don Nichols industriously scraped flaking paint from the siding of the community hall in preparation for the repainting of the 1914 structure. Terry report- ed that Rod Hammett had al- ready been at work on the job and that several others have volun- teered to wield paint brushes. However, he emphasized that ad- ditional hands will lighten the workload so he encourages any new volunteers to contact him. Additional cash donations to help defray costs of painting would be most welcome. Those wishing to help in this way, he advised, should give their contri- butions to either Bob Helm or Noni Neuerburg. VICKI SHANAHAN is moving into high gear with rehearsals for The Mystery of Jarrell's Cove, and in addition is providing experi- ence in scene-painting for young people. The backdrops for the under- water scene and the one depicting the land above the surface are nearing completion for the show, which will be presented Friday and Saturday, September 24 and 25. This is a week later than pre- viously announced dates. Addi- tional information will be forth- coming in next week's column. Events scheduled at the com- munity club include: September 2, women's club, 12 noon. September 4, pinochle, 7 p.m. September 7, pinochle, 12:30 p.m. September 8, LaJune's senior lunch, 11:30 a.m. September 9, garden club, 7 p.m. September 10, community club, 6:30 p.m. September 15, Crime Watch, 7 p.m. September 17, Grange, 6:30 p.m. September 18, pinochle, 7 p.m. September 21, pinochle, 12:30 p.m. September 22, LaJune's senior lunch, 11:30 a.m. September 24, Mystery of Jar- rell's Cove, 6 p.m. September 25, Mystery of Jar- rell's Cove, 6 p.m. September 27, theatre club, 6:30 p.m. cautzon. Asking driver " • D OE folks working from Skok bridges Just like road department workers, Washington State De- partment of Ecology staffers need drivers to give them a brake. The DOE has recently launched a total maximum daily load (TMDL) water-quality study to measure fecal coliform bacteria in the lower Skokomish River wa- tershed. The study is the first step in developing a Water Clean- up Plan for bacteria in the lower Skokomish River. As part of the study Depart- ment of Ecology technicians will be collecting water-quality sam- ples from locations at county bridges and setting up continu- ous-flow measurement devices within the streams at those loca- tions. AND THAT'S where the prob- lems sometimes arise. Local bridges are narrow and drivers sometimes fail to recognize the potential danger to personnel working from them. Warning signs and even lights are used to warn motorists of the presence of personnel on bridges, but DOE spokesperson Sandy Howard said sometimes drivers still don t slow down. "Even with safety lights and traffic cones in use, some drivers speed up and come dangerously close to our staff," Howard said. The Department of Ecology an- ticipates that water-quality sam- ple collection will occur monthly, on every second Monday, she said. To ensure accurate flow measurements, staffers will also be performing depth and velocity transects of the streams on a more irregular basis. Howard explained that that is a time-consuming process that in- volves samples at numerous dif- ferent depths and surface loca- tions at a single point on a stream. "WE WILL LIMIT our access to the streams to county road easements and intend to avoid ac- cess through private property," she said. Keith Seiders has taken over the bacteria sampling project, whose main purposes are to es- timate the capacity of the river and its tributaries to assimilate bacteria and meet state water- quality standards, and to more accurately identify bacteria sources so that local citizens can develop plans to control bacteria in the watershed. The study will also perform concurrent bacterial sampling with the Skokomish Tribe to com- pare sample results. IRHS '49ers set reunion The Irene S. Reed High School Class of 1949 will hold a reunion meeting at 8 p.m. Tuesday, Sep- tember 7, at the Shelton Athletic Club. For information about the ses- sion, alumni and others can con- tact Harley Wivell at 426-2532 or Rose Nye at 426-6574. KNOW WHAT YOUR BENEFITS ARE THROUGH L,CSOR & INDUSTRIES FoR ON-THE-JOS HEARING LOSS! If You Work or Worked Around Loud Noise Such As: • Driving Trucks • Engines • Etc. • SawMills • Jack Hammers (Even Retirees • Chain Saws • Construction can be eligible) Your Potential Benefits: • Possible Lump Sum Compensation " Hearing Aids & Batteries To discuss eligibility call this toll free number: 2 1999 15 Harstine'. MGH lauds two MaSon General Hospital has an- °:ced Jeanne Norris and Pam :,ILson as. its employees of the v,"m mr July and August. a,°anne Norris, a registered nurse ,uason General, began her nursing nut,Career there as a licensed practical ="_ (LPN)in 1968. She worked in _ eat at the local hospital until 1972 when she took three years off to Th er family. She returned as a .... h" 'rr m 1975 and attended South i:.:: .... rUget ...... , ea, Sound Community College to .;'.-her registered nurse degree, Wch she received in 1987. . I always wanted to be a nurse," .... :, mments. That determination k ortified when she was 13 and Jeanne Norris contracted menin-tis T sa s she=,-, . 6, • hen, she y, .q.L [my knew that I was going to be a nurse." A Shelton High l graduate, she has lived in the area since moving here as t0.C°nd'grader. Her mother, Helen Morrow, still lives in Shel- As a staff nurse, Jeanne Norris works where she is needed. "I UTSually assigned to emergency or intensive care," she says, ,ur--"   also fill. in for ,.ot-rartun  n m (obstetrics) or in the medical ery'Pedlatrics a " help anywhere sh rea, she explains. It was her willingness to pe_ . e can that led her nominator to put her per- . ual smile and williness to o out of her wav to hel a tients an  , ,, b  P P - .._ u staff before the board. 0f he delivers every part of her job with a smile and will go out hi= r.way to assist others in their job duties. She has done dou- b alts, comes in on her days off, stays late and comes in ear- s'v. ae will do anything to help," praises her nominator, who Oea°:kp[i°!: c:aId!p iongmt h ems to gt ° best  _ rris and her husband Randall, have two grown children, q h ug! ter Patty and son Dean. In her spare time she loves spend- clrne with her famil- es-eciallv her five randchildren She f sewing, volunteers at Fire District 13 as an aide and fire- ter, and is active at Shelton Christian Church. a Madison is described as "the of the office" by her nominator General's August Employee long-time Shelton resi- Madison graduated from Shel- School in 1988 and, as high- er Pare Meyer, was a High- ader. Her cheerful atti- dedication to hard work over Years have caught her nominator's tion. "She always makes us and is always willing to give hand no matter how busy she nominator said. "She is ex- knowledgeable in so many Madison's title is medical PamMadison clerk. That includes a variety Her main responsibilities include coordinating physi- materials and assembling and analyzing daily the records of discharge patients for completion and legal  docum.ent. She also provides copies of patient files re- Y phymcmns, other hospitals, insurance companies or "Whatever someone needs from their file, I help it," she adds. that her job is fun because of the flexibility it af- and the people she works with. "I love my job as it with my family's needs," she adds. "The people here too. We all get along so well -just like family." Madison isn't working she's busy with her two children, 10, and Katie, 6. "They are doing all sorts of activities follow them along," she says, citing football, basket- baseball for Trevor and T-ball for Katie. Pare married sweetheart, Scott Madison, a paramedic and for Kitsap County Fire District 7. "And when I have says, "I like to work on the family scrapbook." hurt in crash transported to Hospital Satur- two-car crash in the lane of State Route 3. OCCurred shortly August 28 in the a, according to the Patrol. D. Crawford, 52, of northbound in a when he collided ,Ound lane with a et driving by 56- L. Carter of Brem- both of the injured people were treated at the hospital and re- leased that same day. All three people were wearing seat belts at the time of the crash, the investigating trooper report- ed. Was taken to MGH collarbone. Carter es to his chest, arm laSr;Ot transport- A. Carter, a in Rubin as taken to MGH Llnal injuries, a and injuries to leg. spokesman said e or get a home equity loan FREE report that reveals with their comidering re- YOu're thinking about con- f tbe financml 24 hours s day )t your free copy of the report you to see. Pointe ready for Labor Day derby By JOHN COOPER Summertime, and the living is easier somewhere else, according to the seagulls who roost on the crossbars of the lamp posts on the Harstine Island Bridge. On at least six occasions lately, there was nary a gull in resi- dence. We assumed they were elsewhere searching for an unw- ary salmon who wasn't watching his dorsal fin or spotting an appe- tizer of smaller piscine creatures. The possibilty of a scarcity of fish in our island waters will not daunt those anglers who will be trying their luck in the Hartstene Pointe Labor Day Fishing Derby which will take place from 5 a.m. on Saturday, September 4, until 12 noon on Sunday, September 5. WHILE GULLS roam wherev- er their whims and wings take them, those who will be fishing in the derby will be limited to drop- ping their lines within the state's Area 13 fishing district. Also, they cannot hope to walk away with one of the prizes that will come from the total of the entry fees unless their catch is a legal- size salmon. Would-be Isaac Waltons under the age of 12 will have their own contest. Although any fish quali- fies as an entry the young peo- ple's fishing area is confined to the marina dock and their an- gling time is only three hours, from 9 a.m. to noon, on Sunday morning. Fishermen, to put it kindly, are prone to exaggerate just a little, so the weighing in of prizeworthy catches must be witnessed by the dockmaster, Donna DeCew, or a person from another boat. The weighing in will take some time so anxious anglers will have to wait until 4 p.m. when the award winners will be announced at a potluck to be held at North Point beach picnic area. Everyone is welcome to attend. Just bring a favorite dish or dessert. The Labor Day Fishing Derby has been held for many years and has become a tradition. The fun of competing runs high and even be- ing the one who catches the smallest fish has its own rewards. THE HARSTINE Island Women's Club meets today and will install the officers for 1999- 2000. Cindy Meyer, incoming president of the organization, shared with us some historical records of the women's club which shed light on how it all started. A handful of women meeting at the home of Marie Yeck on April 14, 1938, voted to establish the Harstine (spelled that way in the written record) Island Women's Club. Sixty-one years ago, and with less than a dozen women in- volved, two officers were elected to head up the club. Bessie Hitch- cock and Nancy F. Robinson were the first president and first secre- tary-treasurer. The spirit of activity which characterizes the club today was evident at its inception. A fancy work committee was established with Mrs. Glaser, Mrs. Yeck, Mrs. Mercer and Mrs. Wilson serving on it. Though today the women's club does not have such a commit- tee, the sewing group continues to be active, meeting regularly each month. A SECOND committee was formed to be overseers of bazaars BUCKLE UP, BUCKLE DOWN Parents have more to gain than the incomparable safety benefit when they buckle their children's seat belts. According to medical research- ers, children who are buckled into safety seats are not only safer, but they are better behaved. While children who are not buckled up tend to complain, fight, squirm, stand up, and grab at the steering wheel, chil- dren who are buckled into safety seats displayed 95% fewer incidents of this bad behavior. Moreover, being buckled up affords children a higher position from which to view the road. When buckled up, children also feel more secure, are less likely to get carsick, and are more likely to fall asleep. All these factors lead to a safer driving environment. The simple step of remembering to fasten seat belts has saved many a family from tragedy. At CARY'S TIRE & REPAIR, we're not new to this business -- that means we have a reputation of satisfying custom- ers because we have the experience to know what they want. Visit us at 202 South First Street in Shelton (426-9762). Whether you need brakes or shocks or a tune-up, or one of those pesky minor repairs, we're here to help. HINT: Parents: Never use a rear-facing child safety seat in a seating position that has an airbag. and carnival. Those named to this committee were Bessie Hitchcock, Nancy Robinson and Mabel Har- riman. The record attests that a month later the bazaar-carnival had already been held. Further- more it had been a financial suc- cess netting $70.74 which was de- posited promptly to open the first women's club bank account. Dues had been set at five cents a month payable at each meeting. To keep that amount of money in perspective it should be remem- bered that in 1938 a nickel would buy the largest candy bar on the market shelf or a single dip ice- cream cone at the corner store. In today's currency, that's 75 cents to $1 a month. By September 8, the fledgling club had collected $4.45 cents in dues. And what did they do? Just the sort of thing they still do. They voted to spend $63.97 out of their $70.74 bank account, as their fair share toward the purchase of 28,000 shingles for roofing the community hall. Remarkable? No, just characteristic of the Harstine Island Women's Club. IT ALL STARTED in the Andes Mountains in Peru, where the potato plant was originally found and subsequently intro- duced to the Western World in the 1500s by Spanish explorers. Since then it has become a basic food in the majority of temperate countries. The potato was one of the first crops grown on Harstine Island in earlier days. Today, Washington State is the second largest pro- ducer of these tubers, out of the seven states producing most of the country's supply, and is sur- passed only by Idaho. On Wednesday, September 8, the staff of the LaJune senior luncheons will raise the humble tater to new heights of culinary delight. Hot baked potatoes will be served with lots of intriguing topping possibilities: chili, green onions, black olives, hamburger gravy, sour cream, cheese sauce and more. Dessert is scheduled to be something called surprise cake. All the above can be consumed while listening to Eileen MacKen- zie Sullivan perform on the gui- tar. IN ADDITION to aesthetic ambiance there must be romance in the island air. Couples bent on tying the knot are choosing natu- ral settings on Harstine for their weddings. Richard Long, brother of Dick Eaton, and Amanda Ingersol, both of Texas, while visiting Dick and Mae Eaton, discovered Bea- ver Lake. They decided imme- diately that it would be the per- fect spot for their nuptials. The body of water was once called Beaver Pond. The beavers gave up on it, but Dick Eaton didn't. He dammed it and created a 21/2 acre lake on his Haskell Hill property and named it in rec- ognition of its original residents. Arrangements were quickly made and at 7:30 p.m. Sunday, August 22, Richard and Amanda were joined in wedlock, Gordon Emery, Jim Loftus, "Petie  Balls and Lenno Johnston joined the Eatons to make sure the minister tied the knot securely. Mosqui- toes also showed up although they weren't invited," Dick said. They nibbled on guests as guests enjoyed the wedding supper. THE WAITE family and their descendants have been part of the Washington scene for more than a century and part of the history of Harstine Island for a substan- tial portion of those years. George T. Waite Sr. arrived in Washing- ton State as an infant when his family moved west from Clarion, Iowa, in 1888. Geri Lewis, whose maiden name was Waite, and her hus- band Frank have been hosting family reunions for years. This year on the August 14 birthday of the elder George Waite, the lar- gest group to date, over 50 adults and children, gathered once again for the 13th reunion celebration. The family tree has grown to span the nation. Relatives from Florida, California, Colorado and Alaska renewed acquaintance- ships and made new ones. Shirley Waite Daling made a genealogical display that included a quilted family tree on which Geri's grand- parents were depicted as the trunk. Another chart traced the family ancestry back 15 genera- tions to the first child of Euro- pean descent born in New Netherlands (now New York) in 1633. Celebrants enjoyed a clambake concocted from local clams, oysters, mussels, corn and po- tatoes prepared in the way that Indians taught Geri's grandmoth- er. A pit was dug at Howard Cove in which a fire heated rocks upon which the ingredients were spread, covered with wet burlap sacks, topped with sand and baked for four hours. It was an historical meal for an historic oc- casion. The Waite family established permanent residency on Harstine Island 58 years ago. Descendants now living here are George Waite Jr., Geraldine Waite Lewis, Betty Ann Helm and their spouses. THE ARTS AND crafts fair at Hartstene Pointe September 4 should be a paradise for shoppers and browsers. All available ven- dor spaces have been reserved which means a large and varied display awaits visitors. Unique, unusual and original gifts will be found at the fair starting at 10 a.m. this Saturday in the clubhouse at the Pointe. For those who come at lunch time, hot dogs will be available. Sharon McLeod, co-chair with Cindy Meyer of the fair, informs us that the closing hour is 2 p.m. and not 3 p.m. as we had reported earlier. HOW BIG DO you make a landscape painting? Island artists Marian Cofield and Barbara Campbell have just completed one that measures 16 by 25 feet. They erected special supports to hold the giant canvas on which they created a scene reminiscent of the old country where heaths and heathers grow. The scene depicted will be the background for the garden featur- ing heather plants which Karla Lortz is designing for the Seattle Flower and Garden Show sched- uled for February 2000. More in- formation will be available about this project as the artists create additional three-dimensional fig- ures to be incorporated in the project. Farmers' market patrons Sat- urday watched as Terry Hogan and Don Nichols industriously scraped flaking paint from the siding of the community hall in preparation for the repainting of the 1914 structure. Terry report- ed that Rod Hammett had al- ready been at work on the job and that several others have volun- teered to wield paint brushes. However, he emphasized that ad- ditional hands will lighten the workload so he encourages any new volunteers to contact him. Additional cash donations to help defray costs of painting would be most welcome. Those wishing to help in this way, he advised, should give their contri- butions to either Bob Helm or Noni Neuerburg. VICKI SHANAHAN is moving into high gear with rehearsals for The Mystery of Jarrell's Cove, and in addition is providing experi- ence in scene-painting for young people. The backdrops for the under- water scene and the one depicting the land above the surface are nearing completion for the show, which will be presented Friday and Saturday, September 24 and 25. This is a week later than pre- viously announced dates. Addi- tional information will be forth- coming in next week's column. Events scheduled at the com- munity club include: September 2, women's club, 12 noon. September 4, pinochle, 7 p.m. September 7, pinochle, 12:30 p.m. September 8, LaJune's senior lunch, 11:30 a.m. September 9, garden club, 7 p.m. September 10, community club, 6:30 p.m. September 15, Crime Watch, 7 p.m. September 17, Grange, 6:30 p.m. September 18, pinochle, 7 p.m. September 21, pinochle, 12:30 p.m. September 22, LaJune's senior lunch, 11:30 a.m. September 24, Mystery of Jar- rell's Cove, 6 p.m. September 25, Mystery of Jar- rell's Cove, 6 p.m. September 27, theatre club, 6:30 p.m. cautzon. Asking driver " • D OE folks working from Skok bridges Just like road department workers, Washington State De- partment of Ecology staffers need drivers to give them a brake. The DOE has recently launched a total maximum daily load (TMDL) water-quality study to measure fecal coliform bacteria in the lower Skokomish River wa- tershed. The study is the first step in developing a Water Clean- up Plan for bacteria in the lower Skokomish River. As part of the study Depart- ment of Ecology technicians will be collecting water-quality sam- ples from locations at county bridges and setting up continu- ous-flow measurement devices within the streams at those loca- tions. AND THAT'S where the prob- lems sometimes arise. Local bridges are narrow and drivers sometimes fail to recognize the potential danger to personnel working from them. Warning signs and even lights are used to warn motorists of the presence of personnel on bridges, but DOE spokesperson Sandy Howard said sometimes drivers still don t slow down. "Even with safety lights and traffic cones in use, some drivers speed up and come dangerously close to our staff," Howard said. The Department of Ecology an- ticipates that water-quality sam- ple collection will occur monthly, on every second Monday, she said. To ensure accurate flow measurements, staffers will also be performing depth and velocity transects of the streams on a more irregular basis. Howard explained that that is a time-consuming process that in- volves samples at numerous dif- ferent depths and surface loca- tions at a single point on a stream. "WE WILL LIMIT our access to the streams to county road easements and intend to avoid ac- cess through private property," she said. Keith Seiders has taken over the bacteria sampling project, whose main purposes are to es- timate the capacity of the river and its tributaries to assimilate bacteria and meet state water- quality standards, and to more accurately identify bacteria sources so that local citizens can develop plans to control bacteria in the watershed. The study will also perform concurrent bacterial sampling with the Skokomish Tribe to com- pare sample results. IRHS '49ers set reunion The Irene S. Reed High School Class of 1949 will hold a reunion meeting at 8 p.m. Tuesday, Sep- tember 7, at the Shelton Athletic Club. For information about the ses- sion, alumni and others can con- tact Harley Wivell at 426-2532 or Rose Nye at 426-6574. KNOW WHAT YOUR BENEFITS ARE THROUGH L,CSOR & INDUSTRIES FoR ON-THE-JOS HEARING LOSS! If You Work or Worked Around Loud Noise Such As: • Driving Trucks • Engines • Etc. • SawMills • Jack Hammers (Even Retirees • Chain Saws • Construction can be eligible) Your Potential Benefits: • Possible Lump Sum Compensation " Hearing Aids & Batteries To discuss eligibility call this toll free number: 2 1999 15