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X-country team Bulldogs drop opener 35-26 [
at hom e today
The North Mason High Cross
Country team opened the 1999
season with great performances
at the annual Montesano Invite
last Thursday, September 9. To-
day, the Bulldogs entertain Fife
and Washington in the Pierce
County League opener for all
three schools.
This will be North Mason's
only home meet of the year. The
first race today begins at 3:45
p.m, with all races starting and
finishing on the high school base-
ball field.
This Saturday, September 18,
the Bulldogs depart Belfair at 6
a.m. ibr the Salt Creek Invite,
held just north of Joyce. The
course overlooks the Strait of
Juan De Fuca and is run on the
grounds of a turn-of-the-century
fort. The following week, North
Mason returns to PCL action
when they travel to Fort Steila-
coom Park to take on Lakes and
Yelm. The first race will begin at
3:45 p.m.
Last week at Lake Sylvia State
Park, the venue for the Montesa-
no Invite, Hawkins Middle
Schooler Emma Yantis opened
the junior high cross-country sea-
son with a seventh place finish.
Emma ran 11:01 for the 1.5 mile
COLIrSC,
The varsity girls of NMHS
took third place out of 20 teams
in the three-mile course. That
third-place finish ties NM's best-
ever finish at Montesano. The
1.994 team, led by NMHS cross-
country legend Stephanie Van-
Buskirk, also took home third-
place honors.
Earning a third-place individu-
al medal was senior Tessa Huson
with a time of 19:59. Tessa is the
first NM girl to break 20 minutes
at Montsano and now holds the
top three times ever set by Bull-
dog runners at this invite.
Hilma Yantis took home a rib-
bon by placing 20th in 21:55, a
two minute improvement from
her 1998 time and sixth all time.
Amber Whitcher was 32nd in
23:02 eighth all time. German for-
eign exchange student Bianca
Josten was 36th in 23:10, which
earned Bianca the tenth fastest
time ever by a Bulldog runner.
Emily Forseth placed 37th in
23:11, Amy Rathke was 38th in
23:12, and Devon McDaniel was
81st in 29:38. All seven runners
set new personal records for the
demanding Lake Sylvia course.
The varsity boys placed fifth
out of 20 teams, just one point be-
hind the fourth-place team. That
fifth-place finish ties NM's third
best-ever team placement at Mon-
tesano. Top Bulldog boy was se-
nior captain Rory McDaniel in
16th with a time of 17:18. Rory
ties Trevor O'Friel for the fifth-
best, all-time performance at
Montesano. Sam Maupin placed
22nd in 17:43 which is seventh-
best all time. Tom Johnson placed
24th in 17:53, eighth-best all
time. Bill Holden placed 35th in
18:24, Tyler Huson 43rd in 18:54,
Matt Crain 50th in 19:20, and
Chris Arnold 65th in 19:49 to
complete the Bulldog varsity.
Earning ribbons for the boys'
junior varsity team were Mark
Knickerbocker in 12th place with
a 20:23 and Adam Gilbert 16th in
21:13. Completing the junior
varsity boys' squad was Adam
Baertschiger in 32nd place with a
22:30.
By RICK STEDMAN
The Bulldog football team had
high hopes going into last week's
season opener against White Riv-
er, a game they'd been anticipat-
ing since fall practice opened last
month. But early mistakes, which
resulted in a 21-point Hornet lead
in the second quarter, could not
be overcome. Though North Ma-
son rallied, the team effort fell
short in the 35-26 defeat.
"We had a slow start, and they
capitalized on our miscues," said
a disappointed North Mason
coach Russ Vincent. Part of those
miscues were the result of the
elusive running of White River's
Andy Hahto, who scrambled for
117 yards on 22 caries.
The other offensive threat for
White River was quarterback
Jesse Gran, who threw for 252
yards on 19 of 30 passes.
THE BULLDOGS, who last
year gave up a stingy 9.4 points
per game, allowed 28 points in
the first half alone. But half time
cordialities from the Bulldog
coaching staff resulted in a differ-
ent North Mason team showing
up for the second half.
After yielding nearly 300 yards
of offense in the first half, North
Mason held the Hornets to less
than 100 total yards in the final
half, while allowing only a touch-
down.
Defensively, the Bulldogs were
led by James Martin, who was in
on a dozen tackles, Don Neyhart
(eight tackles), and Scott Reyn-
olds (six).
Bob Bellomy punted three
times for North Mason, averaging
39 yards a kick; his longest was
48 yards.
Tom Winslow was the lone
kickoff returner for the Bulldogs.
He returned five kicks for 131
yards, the longest a 55 yard
jaunt.
THE BULLDOGS HAD a difficult time last Friday trying
to corral White River's Andy Hahto (#21), who rushed 22
times for 117 yards en route to the Hornets' 35-26 win.
WINSLOW ALSO caught four
passes from quarterback Phil
Flatau for 110 yards and a touch-
down. Greg Huffman caught
three balls for 54 yards, and Ney-
hart gathered in two passes for 41
yards.
Scoring for North Mason were
Winslow, Huffman, (two TDs) and
Janson Byers.
"It's been a long time since any
quarterback at North Mason
passed for more than 200 yards,"
said Vincent. The coach was very
impressed with Flatau, a senior
co-captain, who was 10 of 18 pass-
ing for 203 yards.
Flatau, who is also the team's
extra point kicker, was a little off
his game in the season opener.
According to Vincent, he didn't
miss a single extra point last
year. But he was a modest two for
four against White River.
"Phil was obviously not concen-
trating and the game films show
that," said Vincent.
Here are a few more post-game
observations by the head coach.
RUSS-ASSESSMENTS:
Offense: "Our running game
never got uncorked (rushing for
69 yards on 23 carries). The pass-
ing game was terrific. In fact, we
used the passing game to open up
the running game, which is nor-
mally the other way around."
Defense: "We're working on a
lot of things this week. We're
making some adjustments; our
players need to cover specific
areas and learn to stay home. We
were hurt a lot by being out of po-
sition."
Special Teams: "Our punting
was good, our kick off returns
were fine, and our extra points
need improvement."
Next up for the Bulldogs: Fri-
day, September 17, a 7 p.m. home
game against Sequim.
Four- Oh!
011 019 It
North Mason soccer team began the seas ,x..tlng.
winning note last Friday with a 4-0 win over ,,]d'-o
Brianna Barton scored three goals for the Bullaeg
and Caitlyn Withers added one more First'Y,z.
head coach Scott McDonald reverted "that go.,:
..... -- e S p"
Corlnthla W11hams had slx saves to record th
out.
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PeeWees debut Saturday
Items of Note
By RICK WATERS
This years' group of North Ma-
son Pee Wee teams is long ell
heart, but short on experience.
North Mason will have three
teams competing in football this
year, two "D" teams and one "B"
team.
"In two years we are going to
have a pretty tough D team," said
Coach Tom Newman. "Ten of the
18 kids we have are eight-years-
old."
Newman's North Mason Bull-
dogs may be one-third the size of
the high school team, but they
have several talented veteran
munchkins who will be counted
on to lead a bunch of inexperi-
enced but talented group of eight-
year-olds.
"DILLON WILLIAMS is a
real good quarterback with speed
and a knack for hitting, and
Courtney Newman is our leader
on both sides of the ball," said
Newman. 'rhough the eight-year-
olds lack football experience, they
are all good athletes and are eag-
er to play."
Newman's goal for the team is
an attainable one: to make the
playoffs. Last year his team,won
two games -- the last two of the
year.
The key to a playoff berth will
be the ability of the players to
pick up the complicated offense.
"The strength of the team is the
backfield. The offense we will run
employs stunts. Right now we are
just trying to keep it simple for
the offensive line to grasp the
stunts and gap plays," said New-
man.
THE VICE PRESIDENT of
the North Mason Pee Wees,
Randy Neatherlin, has a real
positive outlook for his D team.
The coach notes that there isn't
much experience or size on the
team, but the kids are hyped and
happy to be playing football. The
team motto is "We can do every-
thing and anything."
"I like football and I like the
sportsmanship of it," said Kyle
Broussard, a second-year player
from Sunny Slope Elementary.
The 10-year-old will play in the
backfield on offense.
1:]
"I like to play on offense," said
10-year-old Jesse Remington. "I
play in the backfield and get to
carry the ball a lot," added the
Sandhill Elementary student.
"I GET to tackle people," said
eight-year-old James Schughard.
The first-year player from Sand
Hill Elementary will be the
team's tight end.
"We are not going to stand
around and let the other team hit
us, we are going to take it to
them," sad Thomas Rogers of
Belfair Elementary. The 10-year-
old will be a busy playing quar-
terback and running back.
The team will be known as the
North Mason Animals; the name
befitting the aggressive play of
his team. "I want to teach these
kids how to play with assurance,
said Neatherlin. "Its important
that the kids have confidence out
on the field, with it they can be-
lieve anything is possible."
THE TEAM looks to be most
solid on the defense, where the
team will use a 4-5 alignment.
The coach used the unusual for-
mation last season on the "C"
team with some success. "I am
using the alignment again this
year, because it fits the team we
have," said Neatherlin.
The challenge will be teaching
these young players about the of-
fense. "We need the most work on
offense, I am teaching the kids
everyday and they will pick it
up," said Neatherlin.
The B Team, coached by Mark
Younkin, is using its practice
time to get to know one another.
Younkin was a last minute re-
placement as coach of the B team.
"Right now I am working on get-
ting the kids acquainted to the
new offense which, requires a lot
of passing," said Younkin.
THE COACH hopes to get a
good 50/50 ra,tio of pass and run
in his offense. The B team has
some good players to use on of-
lense, including Philip Broussard.
"He is a good player, he likes to
hit people and he is quick," said
Younkin.
The older brother of Kyle is en-
tering his fifth year of competing
in the Pee Wees and is the vocal
leader on the team. "I love to play
football, I just like to compete,"
said Broussard.
Younkin expects his team to
win, but that will depend on a few
things happening: the offensive
line becoming familiar with the
variety of plays, and the skill
players being irr shape to run all
those passing patterns.
THE COACHING scheme for
all the teams this season is simi-
lar. Each has installed aggressive
offensive patterns in hoping to
compete with the bigger programs
like Bremerton and Port Orchard.
The enthusiasm of the coaches
and the heart of the undersized
teams will determine how far the
kids go this year. The bright spot
for the North Mason Pee vVee pro-
gram is the increased number of
players, which in a year or two
could mean gold for the local pro-
gram.
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Postage stamp
raises awareness
The U.S. Postal Service has
been selling a special first class
postage stamp that has doubled
as a fund-raiser for breast cancer
research. After one year of' selling
the first class stamps at 40-cents
each, $7.8 million has been raised
for research. The stamps are also
used to raise awareness of this
health issue. Simply by voluntari-
ly paying an extra 7 cents per
first class stamp, all that accumu-
lated money is going into this
worthy cause.
Buses won't
go into Seattle
Kitsap Transit's Executive Di-
rector Dick Hayes has indicated
that they do not plan to take bus-
es on the Seattle ferry as they do
on some Southworth and Vashon
boats. In Seattle, they are work-
ing to have a separate bus fleet to
pick up ferry patrons, or coor-
dinate that effort with Seattle's
Metro bus service. Of special con-
cern, said Hayes, are those people
heading up toward "Pill Hill,"
where several hospitals and clin-
ics are located.
"We'll continue working with
the city of Seattle," he said.
Attend the Autumn
Craft Fair
Prince of Peace Catholic
Church will hold its annual Au-
tumn Craft Fair on Saturday, \\;
September 25, from 9 a.m. to 4
p.m. Included in the fund-raising "
event will be a bake sale, book
sale, plant sale and soup lunch.
The church is located at 1171
Sand Hill Road in Belfair. For
further information, contact Pat
Schmitt at (360) 275-2769.
Whitish earns
UW degree
Kimberly D. Whitish, daughter
of Mike and Ginnie Nelson of Bel-
fair, has recently earned a
bachelor's degree in psychology
from the University of Washing-
ton. She plans to continue her
studies toward a master's in the
same field. Whitish is a 1995
graduate of North Mason High
School.
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X-country team Bulldogs drop opener 35-26 [
at hom e today
The North Mason High Cross
Country team opened the 1999
season with great performances
at the annual Montesano Invite
last Thursday, September 9. To-
day, the Bulldogs entertain Fife
and Washington in the Pierce
County League opener for all
three schools.
This will be North Mason's
only home meet of the year. The
first race today begins at 3:45
p.m, with all races starting and
finishing on the high school base-
ball field.
This Saturday, September 18,
the Bulldogs depart Belfair at 6
a.m. ibr the Salt Creek Invite,
held just north of Joyce. The
course overlooks the Strait of
Juan De Fuca and is run on the
grounds of a turn-of-the-century
fort. The following week, North
Mason returns to PCL action
when they travel to Fort Steila-
coom Park to take on Lakes and
Yelm. The first race will begin at
3:45 p.m.
Last week at Lake Sylvia State
Park, the venue for the Montesa-
no Invite, Hawkins Middle
Schooler Emma Yantis opened
the junior high cross-country sea-
son with a seventh place finish.
Emma ran 11:01 for the 1.5 mile
COLIrSC,
The varsity girls of NMHS
took third place out of 20 teams
in the three-mile course. That
third-place finish ties NM's best-
ever finish at Montesano. The
1.994 team, led by NMHS cross-
country legend Stephanie Van-
Buskirk, also took home third-
place honors.
Earning a third-place individu-
al medal was senior Tessa Huson
with a time of 19:59. Tessa is the
first NM girl to break 20 minutes
at Montsano and now holds the
top three times ever set by Bull-
dog runners at this invite.
Hilma Yantis took home a rib-
bon by placing 20th in 21:55, a
two minute improvement from
her 1998 time and sixth all time.
Amber Whitcher was 32nd in
23:02 eighth all time. German for-
eign exchange student Bianca
Josten was 36th in 23:10, which
earned Bianca the tenth fastest
time ever by a Bulldog runner.
Emily Forseth placed 37th in
23:11, Amy Rathke was 38th in
23:12, and Devon McDaniel was
81st in 29:38. All seven runners
set new personal records for the
demanding Lake Sylvia course.
The varsity boys placed fifth
out of 20 teams, just one point be-
hind the fourth-place team. That
fifth-place finish ties NM's third
best-ever team placement at Mon-
tesano. Top Bulldog boy was se-
nior captain Rory McDaniel in
16th with a time of 17:18. Rory
ties Trevor O'Friel for the fifth-
best, all-time performance at
Montesano. Sam Maupin placed
22nd in 17:43 which is seventh-
best all time. Tom Johnson placed
24th in 17:53, eighth-best all
time. Bill Holden placed 35th in
18:24, Tyler Huson 43rd in 18:54,
Matt Crain 50th in 19:20, and
Chris Arnold 65th in 19:49 to
complete the Bulldog varsity.
Earning ribbons for the boys'
junior varsity team were Mark
Knickerbocker in 12th place with
a 20:23 and Adam Gilbert 16th in
21:13. Completing the junior
varsity boys' squad was Adam
Baertschiger in 32nd place with a
22:30.
By RICK STEDMAN
The Bulldog football team had
high hopes going into last week's
season opener against White Riv-
er, a game they'd been anticipat-
ing since fall practice opened last
month. But early mistakes, which
resulted in a 21-point Hornet lead
in the second quarter, could not
be overcome. Though North Ma-
son rallied, the team effort fell
short in the 35-26 defeat.
"We had a slow start, and they
capitalized on our miscues," said
a disappointed North Mason
coach Russ Vincent. Part of those
miscues were the result of the
elusive running of White River's
Andy Hahto, who scrambled for
117 yards on 22 caries.
The other offensive threat for
White River was quarterback
Jesse Gran, who threw for 252
yards on 19 of 30 passes.
THE BULLDOGS, who last
year gave up a stingy 9.4 points
per game, allowed 28 points in
the first half alone. But half time
cordialities from the Bulldog
coaching staff resulted in a differ-
ent North Mason team showing
up for the second half.
After yielding nearly 300 yards
of offense in the first half, North
Mason held the Hornets to less
than 100 total yards in the final
half, while allowing only a touch-
down.
Defensively, the Bulldogs were
led by James Martin, who was in
on a dozen tackles, Don Neyhart
(eight tackles), and Scott Reyn-
olds (six).
Bob Bellomy punted three
times for North Mason, averaging
39 yards a kick; his longest was
48 yards.
Tom Winslow was the lone
kickoff returner for the Bulldogs.
He returned five kicks for 131
yards, the longest a 55 yard
jaunt.
THE BULLDOGS HAD a difficult time last Friday trying
to corral White River's Andy Hahto (#21), who rushed 22
times for 117 yards en route to the Hornets' 35-26 win.
WINSLOW ALSO caught four
passes from quarterback Phil
Flatau for 110 yards and a touch-
down. Greg Huffman caught
three balls for 54 yards, and Ney-
hart gathered in two passes for 41
yards.
Scoring for North Mason were
Winslow, Huffman, (two TDs) and
Janson Byers.
"It's been a long time since any
quarterback at North Mason
passed for more than 200 yards,"
said Vincent. The coach was very
impressed with Flatau, a senior
co-captain, who was 10 of 18 pass-
ing for 203 yards.
Flatau, who is also the team's
extra point kicker, was a little off
his game in the season opener.
According to Vincent, he didn't
miss a single extra point last
year. But he was a modest two for
four against White River.
"Phil was obviously not concen-
trating and the game films show
that," said Vincent.
Here are a few more post-game
observations by the head coach.
RUSS-ASSESSMENTS:
Offense: "Our running game
never got uncorked (rushing for
69 yards on 23 carries). The pass-
ing game was terrific. In fact, we
used the passing game to open up
the running game, which is nor-
mally the other way around."
Defense: "We're working on a
lot of things this week. We're
making some adjustments; our
players need to cover specific
areas and learn to stay home. We
were hurt a lot by being out of po-
sition."
Special Teams: "Our punting
was good, our kick off returns
were fine, and our extra points
need improvement."
Next up for the Bulldogs: Fri-
day, September 17, a 7 p.m. home
game against Sequim.
Four- Oh!
011 019 It
North Mason soccer team began the seas ,x..tlng.
winning note last Friday with a 4-0 win over ,,]d'-o
Brianna Barton scored three goals for the Bullaeg
and Caitlyn Withers added one more First'Y,z.
head coach Scott McDonald reverted "that go.,:
..... -- e S p"
Corlnthla W11hams had slx saves to record th
out.
& LANDSCAPE SUPPLY, INC.
TOPSOIL . coraU
Bark Crushed Rock Washed Rock Rockery Rock De vsl
Sand Pltrun Land Clearing Road Building Stump Remo
Free Estimates: 275-3465 7.s
Corner of Highway 3 and Log Yard Road, Belfair
PeeWees debut Saturday
Items of Note
By RICK WATERS
This years' group of North Ma-
son Pee Wee teams is long ell
heart, but short on experience.
North Mason will have three
teams competing in football this
year, two "D" teams and one "B"
team.
"In two years we are going to
have a pretty tough D team," said
Coach Tom Newman. "Ten of the
18 kids we have are eight-years-
old."
Newman's North Mason Bull-
dogs may be one-third the size of
the high school team, but they
have several talented veteran
munchkins who will be counted
on to lead a bunch of inexperi-
enced but talented group of eight-
year-olds.
"DILLON WILLIAMS is a
real good quarterback with speed
and a knack for hitting, and
Courtney Newman is our leader
on both sides of the ball," said
Newman. 'rhough the eight-year-
olds lack football experience, they
are all good athletes and are eag-
er to play."
Newman's goal for the team is
an attainable one: to make the
playoffs. Last year his team,won
two games -- the last two of the
year.
The key to a playoff berth will
be the ability of the players to
pick up the complicated offense.
"The strength of the team is the
backfield. The offense we will run
employs stunts. Right now we are
just trying to keep it simple for
the offensive line to grasp the
stunts and gap plays," said New-
man.
THE VICE PRESIDENT of
the North Mason Pee Wees,
Randy Neatherlin, has a real
positive outlook for his D team.
The coach notes that there isn't
much experience or size on the
team, but the kids are hyped and
happy to be playing football. The
team motto is "We can do every-
thing and anything."
"I like football and I like the
sportsmanship of it," said Kyle
Broussard, a second-year player
from Sunny Slope Elementary.
The 10-year-old will play in the
backfield on offense.
1:]
"I like to play on offense," said
10-year-old Jesse Remington. "I
play in the backfield and get to
carry the ball a lot," added the
Sandhill Elementary student.
"I GET to tackle people," said
eight-year-old James Schughard.
The first-year player from Sand
Hill Elementary will be the
team's tight end.
"We are not going to stand
around and let the other team hit
us, we are going to take it to
them," sad Thomas Rogers of
Belfair Elementary. The 10-year-
old will be a busy playing quar-
terback and running back.
The team will be known as the
North Mason Animals; the name
befitting the aggressive play of
his team. "I want to teach these
kids how to play with assurance,
said Neatherlin. "Its important
that the kids have confidence out
on the field, with it they can be-
lieve anything is possible."
THE TEAM looks to be most
solid on the defense, where the
team will use a 4-5 alignment.
The coach used the unusual for-
mation last season on the "C"
team with some success. "I am
using the alignment again this
year, because it fits the team we
have," said Neatherlin.
The challenge will be teaching
these young players about the of-
fense. "We need the most work on
offense, I am teaching the kids
everyday and they will pick it
up," said Neatherlin.
The B Team, coached by Mark
Younkin, is using its practice
time to get to know one another.
Younkin was a last minute re-
placement as coach of the B team.
"Right now I am working on get-
ting the kids acquainted to the
new offense which, requires a lot
of passing," said Younkin.
THE COACH hopes to get a
good 50/50 ra,tio of pass and run
in his offense. The B team has
some good players to use on of-
lense, including Philip Broussard.
"He is a good player, he likes to
hit people and he is quick," said
Younkin.
The older brother of Kyle is en-
tering his fifth year of competing
in the Pee Wees and is the vocal
leader on the team. "I love to play
football, I just like to compete,"
said Broussard.
Younkin expects his team to
win, but that will depend on a few
things happening: the offensive
line becoming familiar with the
variety of plays, and the skill
players being irr shape to run all
those passing patterns.
THE COACHING scheme for
all the teams this season is simi-
lar. Each has installed aggressive
offensive patterns in hoping to
compete with the bigger programs
like Bremerton and Port Orchard.
The enthusiasm of the coaches
and the heart of the undersized
teams will determine how far the
kids go this year. The bright spot
for the North Mason Pee vVee pro-
gram is the increased number of
players, which in a year or two
could mean gold for the local pro-
gram.
I Call us toll-free
1-800-633-4848
4263317
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Postage stamp
raises awareness
The U.S. Postal Service has
been selling a special first class
postage stamp that has doubled
as a fund-raiser for breast cancer
research. After one year of' selling
the first class stamps at 40-cents
each, $7.8 million has been raised
for research. The stamps are also
used to raise awareness of this
health issue. Simply by voluntari-
ly paying an extra 7 cents per
first class stamp, all that accumu-
lated money is going into this
worthy cause.
Buses won't
go into Seattle
Kitsap Transit's Executive Di-
rector Dick Hayes has indicated
that they do not plan to take bus-
es on the Seattle ferry as they do
on some Southworth and Vashon
boats. In Seattle, they are work-
ing to have a separate bus fleet to
pick up ferry patrons, or coor-
dinate that effort with Seattle's
Metro bus service. Of special con-
cern, said Hayes, are those people
heading up toward "Pill Hill,"
where several hospitals and clin-
ics are located.
"We'll continue working with
the city of Seattle," he said.
Attend the Autumn
Craft Fair
Prince of Peace Catholic
Church will hold its annual Au-
tumn Craft Fair on Saturday, \\;
September 25, from 9 a.m. to 4
p.m. Included in the fund-raising "
event will be a bake sale, book
sale, plant sale and soup lunch.
The church is located at 1171
Sand Hill Road in Belfair. For
further information, contact Pat
Schmitt at (360) 275-2769.
Whitish earns
UW degree
Kimberly D. Whitish, daughter
of Mike and Ginnie Nelson of Bel-
fair, has recently earned a
bachelor's degree in psychology
from the University of Washing-
ton. She plans to continue her
studies toward a master's in the
same field. Whitish is a 1995
graduate of North Mason High
School.
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* Friendly Vendors
Sweet-tasting Honey
Homemade Soap
Crafts and Birdhouses
, Baked Goods and Fresh Egg s
Wooden Furniture
, Flower and Veggie Plants
Master Gardeners
Every Saturday from 9 a.m. to 3 P.'
at the Belfair Elementary Play Sheo
NEW VENDORS WELCOMED.
For more information call 275-061
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