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Shelton-Mason County Journal By NATALIE JOHNSON students in Mason County are participating in the SWIM program, testing creeks, streams and Water quality is a huge issue for everyone in even Hood Canal for dissolved oxygen levels, ni- Mason County and through the Mason Conser- trates, pH and turbidity, which measures how vation District's Student Watershed Investiga- clear the water is. tion and Monitoring (SWIM) program, middle "All this data that they're collecting is going to school students get to learn about those issues in the conservation district," said Southside School their own backyard, teacher Stella Feeley, who led a group of 14 stu- "They're going all to different streams and dents in water quality monitoring at a creek in monitoring for a variety of parameters ... They Walker Park last Friday morning. are looking at streams that are right outside Last Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, stu- their doors," said Stephanie Bishop of the con- dents at Evergreen Elementary and Southside servation district. "The Hood Canal School is and Hood Canal schools set out to test water also doing the canal at Potlatch." Twenty-six classes of fifth- to ninth-grade See Conservation on page B-6 Southside students Jayson Johnson, left, and Rachel Hall work with teacher Stella Feeley to test water quality samples from Walker Creek for the Mason Conservation District's SWIM program. Journa DnoIos O, Natahe Johnson ,wq HARST NEISLANDNEW$ WHAT%COOKIN' Grange ponsors Spooktober Journal Photo by Natalie Johnson Shannon Klasell, adult program coordinator for basic skills at Mason County Literacy, said the organization is celebrating its 20th anniversary this month, and changing its name to Sound Learning. Mason County Literacy celebrates 20 years Nonprofit will soon change name to Sound Learning By NATALIE JOHNSON Mason County Literacy is celebrating its 20th birthday Oct. 27 with a party a~ the historic Colonial House in downtown Shelton from 6 - 8:30 p.m. "It's a big deal to hit 20 years and be a small nonprofit and still be a small non- profit ... especially in the economic climate for the last 10 years." said Shannon Kla- sell, adult program coordinator for basic skills. After 20 years of serving Mason Coun- ty, the non-profit literacy program has ex- panded to also serve Thurston County and will soon change its name to Sound Learn- ing to celebrate the milestone, Klasell said. "It was time to grow up and have a new name," she said. Mason County Literacy grew out of a project first started by Simpson Timber 20 years ago to help employees improve their reading skills, Klasell said. "When this program was first started it was very targeted ... It was strictly a read- ing improvement program," she said. Over the years, the program has grown and changed to meet the needs of the com- munity. The nonprofit now subscribes to the idea of "21st Century Literacy," which Klasell said includes more than just read- ing skills, but also computer literacy, prob- lem solving and critical thinking. "It's a different world and a different county. People need to have different skills to be successful," she said. "It's a broader view of what literacy is~ .:.,you don't just " sarily ~0rking t0ward a OED. learn to read in a vacuum[" LaSt year, the non-profit and volunteer- Many students who attend the literacy based organization served 300 students in center are now working to attain their Mason and Thurston counties. It is funded GEDs. entirely through grants, donations from "I'm personally impressed by [Masonthe community and local corporations and County Literacy] ... it's different than I programs such as the annual Spell-e-bra- was expecting," said GED student Susan tion. Crabtree. "It's been a while since I was in "It's gotten harder to get funding," Kla- school ... they make it comfortable to ease sell said. your way back to a school setting."The literacy program prides itself on The literacy center also offers English having a good tutor-to-student ratio and as a second language courses and basic gives students clot of individual attention. education classes for people looking to im- prove their literacy skills without neces- . See Cookingon page B-6 :, :i ~ ::~" :?~. ~ ..... :~:: Thursday, October 27, 2011 I have to comment again on the yel- low, pumpkin-orange maples that so beautifully dot our roadways. I'm hoping that if you have the means and opportunity to plant such a tree along an island roadway that you take it. I can imagine driving on the island some fall year in the future and being embraced with the overwhelm- ing inspiration that these vibrant col- ors command. Take time and drive the Island Drive North just before Jarrell's Cove and feel tl~at-einbi~ade. O~imdg:iiae the island roads lined with and looking like the red maples at Dudley's boat shop and connect those to the yellow- red maples a~ Community Hall road connected to Chuck's garden at the bottom of Jones hill with all those red- orange sumacs connected to the big leaf maples just past Deer Creek it would be overwhelming if island road- ways looked that. The Women's Club will meet next at 11:30 a.m. on Thursday, Nov. 3. at the community hall. This month it's a brown bag lunch with dessert and coffee provided. The group meets with time for socializing prior to lunch, a program and business meeting. This month's program will feature Shannon Klaselt from Mason County Literacy, who will describe what the group does and plans for future educational efforts. Should be interest- ing. They welcome participation by cur- rent members and newcomers alike. Wow, there are three LaJune Se- nior Lunches in the MIKE month of Novem- CALLAGHAN ber. On Nov. 2 they will be servang spa- ghetti, green salad, garlic bread and sherbet. Then on Nov. 16, they will have some sausage with sauerkraut and potatoes along with some mixed raw veggies and for des- sert. brownies. And on Nov. 30, they will serve up a warm stew with beer bread, pickled beets and assorted fruit crisps. If that sounds good to you arrive at the com- munity hall a little before noon to find a seat. They serve up some wonderful food and all that is asked is a donation of $3. The three recipients for Citizens of the Year were Lynn Fish. Sandy Mur- phy and Sam Edgin. Bill Burrows was chosen for the Honored Citizen of the Year award. Last week I used Arlen's notes on Lynn Fish. This week I'm us- ing Billie Fish's notes on Sandy. "This person proposed and accom- plished one of the most challenging tasks ever at our community club. Of course I refer to the brick pavilion around the flagpole. She pursued this endeavor relentlessly devoting an enor- mous amount of time and management to sell what was set at her goal. We owe her a great debt of gratitude for this and how beautiful it is. She See Harstine on page B-6 - Shelton:Mason County Journal - Page B-1 !