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PRESS FRUIT into service at the recent Apple
at the Harstine Island Community Hall.
00a00tine Island:
00oon sheds light
bn hunter's night
YJOHN COOPER and simply remark: "Did you see
t [riave noticed how and
you
big
ght the moon was during the
st days of October? Fo!ks have
a calling it the Hunter s Moon.
During the days of last month
aVes have fallen from the trees,
acl garden produce, to a large
tterlt, has been harvested. With
high-powered searchlight of a
ooa, hunters can more easily
foxes and other mammals that
*e out to glean a meal.
ro. e appellation, Hunter's Moon,
t of recent coining. It is writ-
E that during the 17th Century
e Were Native Americans who
,le.brated with a feast the great
1u, la our sky that reflects the light
lh sun so effectively. The name
at celebratory event as trans-
from their- native tongue is
t of the hunter's moon."
E,_that was significant about the
11, in this year of 2007, was
:t on Friday, October 26, the
n was
closest to the Earth and
.ed overhead as a particularly
aescent Hunter's Moon. Dur-
bar that night the lunar orb was
221,688 miles away from us,
[ther than its usual approximate-
'40,000 miles. In the vast reach-
of the universe such a distance
ay be just a hop, skip and jump,
to the mortal sphere which is
CUrrent habitat 18,312 miles,
difference between the dis-
e the moon is away from us
he distance it was a week ago
SOmething to pause and think
llt.
kT A MOMENTOUS dif-
a day or two makes! We
aot be aware that the moon
a few days edged up so close
that beautiful Hunter's Moon last
night?"
October was National Fire
Prevention Month. Ironically for
many of the days of last month
firefighters were battling horren-
dous blazes in California which
consumed combustibles on areas
of land many times the relatively
modest square acreage of Harst-
ine Island. Steve Meachem of
Harstine was with three others
on a four-man engine crew that
left Washington on October 24 to
help fight the fires in California.
He is retired from the Washington
Department of Natural Resources
and has much experience in wood-
land firefighting to draw upon.
Lieutenant Nick Neuerburg of
Fire District 5 reminds us that rift •
prevention §l'U']'d not be comfort :
ably compartmentalized in any
single month. Even on our island,
where conditions differ from those
in California, a wildfire could be
catastrophic. With all the holiday
meals that will be prepared in the
coming weeks, this is a good time
to keep in mind that one in three
home fires start in the kitchen.
Leaving cooking untended and
other unsafe kitchen practices are
recipes for disaster. Post a note
on your refrigerator door which
reads "Prevent home cooking fires
- watch what you heat!"
Harstine Island firefighters
have completed their annual ef-
forts to "fill the boot" for the North-
west Burn Foundation and due to
the generosity of those leaving and
coming onto the island received
$1,200 in donations in just a few
hours. The money will be used to
(Please turn to page 44.)
Prizes
ticket
Dinner and a dance:
Fantasy
tickets fc
Tickets are still available for
some of the events planned for
Fantasy Forest, a fund-raisei" to
be staged November 14-17 by the
Mason General Hospital Foun-
dation at The Pavilion at Sentry
Park in Shelton.
A spokesman for the founda-
tion said Monday that there are
also a number of tables available
for the Apple Cup celebration
from 5:30 to 10 p.m. on Novem-
ber 14 and the Teddy Bear Party
from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. on No-
L ] las some
• ma: "quee events
vember 17. A few tickets are still
available for the fashion show
and luncheon to be held from 11
a.m. until 1:30 p.m. on November
14.
Also available as of Monday
were tables for: the Father-Daugh-
ter Night Out from 6 to 9 p.m. on
November 15; the dance with mu-
sic by Swing Fever from 8 to 11
p.m. on November 16; and the gala
and auction set for 6 to 10 p.m. on
November 17.
The Tidbits & Trinkets Gif-
tique" will again offer a buffet
lunch consisting of soups, salad,
bread, beverages and dessert
fl'om 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Fri-
day, November 16. New this year
will be live chamber music that
will be played during the lunch
hours. Giftique admission is free
to extended hours from 9 a.m. to
4 p.m., but lunch costs $10 and
tickets may be purchased on the
day of the event.
For ticket information about the
reservation events, call 427-3623.
Thursday, November 1,2007 - Shelton-Mason County Journal - Page 33
PRESS FRUIT into service at the recent Apple
at the Harstine Island Community Hall.
00a00tine Island:
00oon sheds light
bn hunter's night
YJOHN COOPER and simply remark: "Did you see
t [riave noticed how and
you
big
ght the moon was during the
st days of October? Fo!ks have
a calling it the Hunter s Moon.
During the days of last month
aVes have fallen from the trees,
acl garden produce, to a large
tterlt, has been harvested. With
high-powered searchlight of a
ooa, hunters can more easily
foxes and other mammals that
*e out to glean a meal.
ro. e appellation, Hunter's Moon,
t of recent coining. It is writ-
E that during the 17th Century
e Were Native Americans who
,le.brated with a feast the great
1u, la our sky that reflects the light
lh sun so effectively. The name
at celebratory event as trans-
from their- native tongue is
t of the hunter's moon."
E,_that was significant about the
11, in this year of 2007, was
:t on Friday, October 26, the
n was
closest to the Earth and
.ed overhead as a particularly
aescent Hunter's Moon. Dur-
bar that night the lunar orb was
221,688 miles away from us,
[ther than its usual approximate-
'40,000 miles. In the vast reach-
of the universe such a distance
ay be just a hop, skip and jump,
to the mortal sphere which is
CUrrent habitat 18,312 miles,
difference between the dis-
e the moon is away from us
he distance it was a week ago
SOmething to pause and think
llt.
kT A MOMENTOUS dif-
a day or two makes! We
aot be aware that the moon
a few days edged up so close
that beautiful Hunter's Moon last
night?"
October was National Fire
Prevention Month. Ironically for
many of the days of last month
firefighters were battling horren-
dous blazes in California which
consumed combustibles on areas
of land many times the relatively
modest square acreage of Harst-
ine Island. Steve Meachem of
Harstine was with three others
on a four-man engine crew that
left Washington on October 24 to
help fight the fires in California.
He is retired from the Washington
Department of Natural Resources
and has much experience in wood-
land firefighting to draw upon.
Lieutenant Nick Neuerburg of
Fire District 5 reminds us that rift •
prevention §l'U']'d not be comfort :
ably compartmentalized in any
single month. Even on our island,
where conditions differ from those
in California, a wildfire could be
catastrophic. With all the holiday
meals that will be prepared in the
coming weeks, this is a good time
to keep in mind that one in three
home fires start in the kitchen.
Leaving cooking untended and
other unsafe kitchen practices are
recipes for disaster. Post a note
on your refrigerator door which
reads "Prevent home cooking fires
- watch what you heat!"
Harstine Island firefighters
have completed their annual ef-
forts to "fill the boot" for the North-
west Burn Foundation and due to
the generosity of those leaving and
coming onto the island received
$1,200 in donations in just a few
hours. The money will be used to
(Please turn to page 44.)
Prizes
ticket
Dinner and a dance:
Fantasy
tickets fc
Tickets are still available for
some of the events planned for
Fantasy Forest, a fund-raisei" to
be staged November 14-17 by the
Mason General Hospital Foun-
dation at The Pavilion at Sentry
Park in Shelton.
A spokesman for the founda-
tion said Monday that there are
also a number of tables available
for the Apple Cup celebration
from 5:30 to 10 p.m. on Novem-
ber 14 and the Teddy Bear Party
from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. on No-
L ] las some
• ma: "quee events
vember 17. A few tickets are still
available for the fashion show
and luncheon to be held from 11
a.m. until 1:30 p.m. on November
14.
Also available as of Monday
were tables for: the Father-Daugh-
ter Night Out from 6 to 9 p.m. on
November 15; the dance with mu-
sic by Swing Fever from 8 to 11
p.m. on November 16; and the gala
and auction set for 6 to 10 p.m. on
November 17.
The Tidbits & Trinkets Gif-
tique" will again offer a buffet
lunch consisting of soups, salad,
bread, beverages and dessert
fl'om 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Fri-
day, November 16. New this year
will be live chamber music that
will be played during the lunch
hours. Giftique admission is free
to extended hours from 9 a.m. to
4 p.m., but lunch costs $10 and
tickets may be purchased on the
day of the event.
For ticket information about the
reservation events, call 427-3623.
Thursday, November 1,2007 - Shelton-Mason County Journal - Page 33