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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