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Shelton-Mason County Journal : cache event attracts out-of-county vi itors Journa! photo by Aria Shephard Bremerton's Beth Wallace finds a geocache clue outside of the Grove Street Brewhouse in Shelton at Hood Canal Adventures' Geocache Bash last Saturday, Oct. 8. Approximately 100 participants take part in Geocache Bash By ARLA SHEPHARD Scavengers hunted far and wide in Mason County last weekend for clues that would translate into prizes from local businesses during the sec- ond annual Geocache Bash hosted by Hood Canal Adventures. Twenty teams with about 100 par- ticipants total ventured from places like Bremerton, Fife and Seattle, and as far as California and Arkansas, to take part in the GPS-fueled scaven- ger-like hunt. "We had much more businesses that were on board this year, at least nates logged in, the teams then scat-. 50 percent more," said David Wag- tered and found each location. Once her, co-owner of Hood Canal Adven- at the various locations -- from Ta- tures, which hosted the event last huya to Taylor Towne to Hoodsport summer with about 200 people. "I -- the teams then scoured the area, think we're going to change the date with riddles and a picture clue to find around, the feedback we're getting the object they were looking for. was that School and football season The more objects a team found, was in the way." the more entries they received into a The participants started the day raffle for major prizes. This year, the at 8 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 8, at the prize donations included a two night's Alderbrook Resort & Spa, where stay at the Alderbrook Resort, canoe Jack Peters, author of "The Complete trips, skydiving vouchers and apparel Idiot's Guide to Geocaching," ex- from the Lucky Dog Casino. plained the rules of geocaching and The target date for the event next introduced new aspects to the event year is the last full weekend in June, this year -- for example, teams had the 23rd and 24th. the option of using an iPhone or An- "We've learned a lot and are talk- droid app to log their progress, take ing about what we would do differ- pictures and compare their rankings ently," Wagner said. "We don't want with each other, to sit still with this, we want to keep Using a GPS device with coordi- moving." HARSTiNEISLANDNEWS WHAT SCOOKIN' Elks help one of their own By NATALIE JOHNSON When Karen Kimmel's fel- low Elks Club members found out she needed a new kidney, they rushed into action to help her. "It's wonderful. I don't know what we would do without them," she said. Kimmel has severe diabe- tes and two years ago lost her right leg to the disease. A year later she lost her left leg. Now the disease is claiming her kidneys. Kimmel's children either have diabetes them- selves or are not a match for a kidney transplant, so doctors put her on the national trans- plant list. Once Kimmel has the sur- gery~ she'll need to stay close to Virginia Mason Hospital in Se- attle for some time afterwards. She can stay in a nearby apart- ment, but needs to pay for all this extra time away from home. "My insurance doesn't cover any of that ... my husband and I are on social security and we don't have that kind of funds," she said. "There's a lot of medi- cine my insurance won't cover - some of it's really expensive." Kimmel said the Elks motto is "Elks care, Elks share," and her fellow Elks have certainly lived up to that motto in their reaction to her situation. Kimmel said she's been an Elks member for eight years and her husband has been in the club for more than 30. A few years ago when the Elks secretary retired, Kimmel vol- unteered to do the work. She said volunteering has always been a large part of her life. "It's not something that a lot of the young kids think about - it's what we were brought up to do," she said. "You feel that they've given to you -- the least you can do is give back to them." While Kimmel is grateful for the work her friends have done to put on the benefit in her honor, she acknowledged how hard it is to give up some independence. "It's real hard to ask for help when I'm always the one volun- teering for help," she said. "I've always been the caregiver and now I have to be the receiver." All of the money raised at the benefit will go into a Na- tional Transplant Fund in her Journal photo by Natalie Johnson Karen Kimmel needs a new kidney, and her fellow Elks Club members are helping her raise money to pay for expenses not covered by her insurance. name. "The fact that they're having it is just fantastic," she said. The benefit for Karen Kim- mel is scheduled for 6 p.m. Oc- tober 15 at the Shelton Elks Lodge. A silent auction will take place from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Dinner will be served at 6:30, including brats and old- fashioned hot dogs, sauer- kraut, German potato salad, rot kohl (red cabbage) and ap- ple strudel. Local band The Country Four will perform and there will be dancing from 9 p.m. to midnight, with dance lessons ~al~A~ ~N Mi~ ~!!~ B~ ~vingfr~ S!~d for kids from 8 p.m. to 9 p.m. ~::e~d~dd~ irii~ : ~vcit~ Ticket s co st $15 per per s0n. : : : Thursday, October 13,2011 Can-A-Thon on the radar Wow, what a great day and a great Apple Squeeze. Last Saturday was one of those perfect fall days and islanders took ad- vantage. There was a lot going on what with the squeeze, the crafters, the workers, the food and the music. Judy and I were able to listen to the Down Home Fiddle and Bluegrass Band. The audience was clapping their hands and tapping their feet as the band played the lively country-blue- grass music. One of my highlights was seeing Rod and Jenny Hammet. They moved away from the island a few years ago and it was nice to see them. Rod and Jenny will celebrate 68 years of mar- riage this coming Saturday. How does Rod remember his anniversary -- they got married on his MIKE birthday and this CALLAGHAN Saturday Rod will be 92. Also had a chance to talk with Nick Neuerburg after he spent the morning collecting money at the triangle for Northwest Burn Foun- dation. If you didn't have a chance to donate, I'm sure you can stop by one of the fire stations and give. The money goes to kids who have been burned in fires and one of the big events spon- sored by the foundation is a summer camp. Nick said people were gener- ous. One of his other comments was about the fresh flowers that Jim and Carol Thomas keep on their post by their driveway --they just make for a nice welcome onto the island. Now, don't forget the Can-A-Thon this Saturday. The Garden Club will sponsor it. The day will be spent learn- ing how to can fresh foods for the win- ter. 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 a limited, hands-on workshop, with as many people as possible getting involved. The person conducting the workshop is Patti Kempton. She took the 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. Partici- pants 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 sec- ond class could be arranged. Linda Ben'son wants us'to start thinking about Thanksgiving. She knows it is still a ways away, but these things have a way of sneaking up on us. The community club will be pro- viding the usual -- turkey, dressing, gravy, mashed potatoes, coffee and tea. The rest of the dinner will come from potluck donations. Arrival time is 2 p.m. and they plan to eat at 2:30 p.m, if the turkeys cooperate. Reservations are strongly recommended and can be See Harstine on page B-7 - Shelton-Mason County Journal - Page B-1