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Shelton-Mason County Journal
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Iourna DnOIO CI Natalie Johnson
Fourth-grade students at the 19th annual
OysterFest Kid's Day learn about Hood Canal sea
life at the Hood Canal Aquanuts Touch Tanks.
By NATALIE JOHNSON This year, the event had 11 activ- ing touch tanks for educational purpos-
ity stations, which students rotated es, said Aquanut Ron Jensen.
Before the partiers arrive, the bands through. Those stations were highlight- "Last night we went on a dive," he
play and the oysters shucked, hundreds edby demonstrations on how to recycle said. 'Tee try and get a lot of different
of fourth-grade students have gathered and deal with pet waste and organiza- crabs and sun stars for the kids."
for the last 19 years to get back to what tions such as the Mason Conservation Jensen said the children also learn fun
many consider to be the heart of Oyster- District, Mason County PUD 3, Mason facts about those common sea creatures.
Fest - education. County Medic One and the Washington "They learn also, like for the starfish,
"It's the best par~ of OysterFest be- State Department of Health. their eyes are on the end of the tenta-
cause it's about education," said Howard Janis McNeal of Washington Sea cles." he said.
Leggett, who has volunteered on Kids Grant said all of the stations fit into a But each year it gets more difficult to
Day for more than 11 years. "I used to common theme, findthesealifetheAquanutsputintheir
be in Skookum Rotary - it's all about "It's to teach children about water touch tanks. While it makes it harder to
education and kids." quality and the importance of water fill the tanks, Jensen said it serves as
Last Friday, Sept. 30, 465 students quality. It's a Am way for kids to learn a way to educate the kids about water
from Mason and Thurston County these things," she said. conditions in the Hood Canal, including
school districts, along with dozens of Each year the most popular station bacteria and oxygen content.
homeschooled children, came to the includes touch tanks filled with sea life "They learn that right now we don't
fairground to participate in OysterFest from the Hood Canal, sponsored by the have as much as we did last year and
Kids Day, organized by Washington Sea Hood Canal Aquanuts. they're diminishing," he said. "They
Grant. Since 1984, the group has been creat- learn to be gentle with these."
Summer, farmers
market come to end
Andi Uffelman, right, Colleen Clark, Trini Schute and Renae Henson
Net Pregnancy Center.
Journal photo 13t Natalie Johnson
staff the Shelton Care
nancy center caring for mothers
Care Netfundraiser rian Church. Tickets cost $7.50 for new mothers, including the
each, or $45 for a table of six or Earn While You Learn program.
scheduled for Oct. 15 $60 for a table of eight. The program lets new parents
Uffelman said proceeds from earn credits through taking classes
the event help pay for services the that they can exchange for any-
By NATALIE JOHNSON Christian-based non-profit cen- thing from baby clothes to strollers.
ter offers, such as free pregnancy "You don't want to just hand
Andi Uffelman said she grew up tests and ultrasounds, things out - it gives them an at-
around Care Net Pregnancy Cen- "This is such a life-saving min- tainable way of being account-
ters and watched her mother vol- istry," Uffelman said of the ultra- able," Uffelman said.
unteer with the organization fo$ sound. "Girls get a chance to see The center has a nurse on staff
more than 20 years, the life." and also provides counseling, and
Uffelman herself volunteere~ In the first six months of 2011 hopes to debut the PACE, or post-
for seven years and is now the di- Care Net saw 625 total clients and abortion counseling education pro-
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rector of the Care Net Pregnancy performed 73 pregnancy tests. The gram, by January 2012..~hile the
Center in Shelton. majority of clients ranged from center does not encourage or per-
"Our focus is the sanctity df ages 20 to 25, ~vith 143 clients, form abortions, it provides coun-
life," she said. and 25 to 29, with 113. Sixty-six seling and support after the fact.
Uffelman is enthusiastic abot~t clients were aged 30 to 34, and 44 "There's women across the na-
her work at the center and is alsp were 15 to 19 years old. tion ... that have suffered through
excited about an upcoming fund- "We work on a shoestring bud- that and maybe not received any
raising event- the Sweet Celebra- get and we have definite needscounseling," she said. "This is a
tion for Life Silent Auction and for the women of our community," great way to get counseling."
Dessert. Uffelman said. The center is also looking for-
The event will take place fromCare Net is not only there forward to putting on its annual A1-
6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. on Saturday, the first stages of pregnancy, she ternative Giving Fair at the Shel-
Oct. 15, at the Shelton Presbyte- said. The center also has programs ton Civic Center on Dec. 3.
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I think I felt the effects of the slow change to fall this
weekend. As low soft drizzle of the day passed over, I
just wanted to sit back in a chair and watch some foot-
ball. That's a little different from the long summer days
when we were outside working in the yard until 10 p.m.
October 8 is going to be a sad day in some respects
as the last farmers market of the year will be held. It will
go on a little longer than usual, running from 10 a.m. to 2
p.m.- vendor choice. So, remember, if there was some-
thing you've been meaning to buy from one of those won-
derful Vendors. Saturday will be your last chance.
On the same day, Saturday, the Garden Club will be
sponsoring its annual Apple Squeeze. They will have those
' ' ' big boxes of apples there early, so if you
want to get into the mush of things dress
in some clothes that can get wet and
dirty. Cider pressing tasks are many and
they ~vill have a job for every age. Any-
one can jump in for five minutes orfive
hours. It is a great family event, so bring
all the kids. grandkids, family members
and neighbors to come be a part of this
MIKE wonderful community event.
CALLAGHAN You can bring any of your own excess
, apples from home and make your own
jmce as there is usually a manual press
available for individual use. They will start selling cider or
taking orders about 10 a.m.
Inside the hall the club has arranged for music by The
Old Time Fiddler and Blue Grass Band.
There will also be crafts displays and craft demonstra-
tions by some local traditional artists. These demonstra-
tions will go on from 10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Again, these
are activities for all ages and will include opportunities to
work with spinners of wool, knitting, weaving, rug-hook-
ing, all crafts using spun wool and cotton, embroidery,
quilting and leather-crafting.
For the kids in particular, they will have a hands-on op-
portunity to create rustic rag dolls that require no sewing,
no glueing -- you just stuff and tie them together.
You will find food and drink in what has traditionally
been called, the "Witches Kitchen." They will feature ap-
ples, apples and more apples m pies, ciders, cakes, cookies,
crisps, alamodes and maybe a few other surprises.
Outside in front of the hall you might find sausage dogs
with all the fixings, including apple raisin curry chut-
ney relish. And you can't have an apple fest without cara-
mel apple nachos. So, it looks like you should come to this
event both hungry and thirsty.
The Garden Club is going to stay busy as on Satur-
day, Oct. 15, as they are going to sponsor a Can-A-Thon
-- that is an all-day event where you learn how to can
fresh foods for the winter. The class will start at 10 a.m.
at the hall and run for as long as it takes, maybe 2 or 3
p.m. This is going to be limited hands-on workshop with
as many people as possible getting involved. If there
are too many people there, they will schedule a second
session. They want you to bring some jars with lids and
rings as the gardeners are bringing vegetables to can as
part of the demonstration. Since it will go on for so long,
you might want to bring a lunch. The person conducting
the workshop is Patti Kempton. She took a master food
preserver course and has kept up on the latest approved
techniques. There is limited space in the kitchen, but
room for several more to observe and ask questions.
Patti will be bringing her own equipment, and the
club will furnish the produce. Participants will go home
with fruits of their labors. Call Diane Edgin at 427-0422
for more information and to sign up. Again. if there's
enough interest, a second class could be arranged.
You'd better also mark Oct. 14 on your calendar. That
is the annual Community Club Octoberfest meeting. All
members are invited and are reminded to bring some eat-
ing utensils, a potluck dish and an appetite for bratwurst
sausages with sauerkraut. The regular starting time is
6 p.m., but you might want to arrive a little earlier. The
other big event of that evening is the announcement of the
year's honored citizens. If you remember from last year's
meeting, Mike Plomski, Arlen Morris and Charley
See Harstine on page B-2
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