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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
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