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• Thursday, Nov. 3, 2016 - Mason County Journal - Page B-25 i; A common garter snake coils itself on a leaf pile last month in Grapeview. Journal photo by Will Adams HARSTINE ISLAND NEWS The rain has found our island. Wet sloshes up through the soles of my shoes, wrinkles my toes and chills my knees to shak- ing. As a kid growing up in Parkland, this was a winter expecta- tion. I still remember the backyard football games played on a field of mud. We tackled, chased, and laughed for hours. If we were cold, I don't really By MIKIE know, I just remember CALLAGHAN laughing when tack- led and my face was smashed into the crispy-cool soft mud. These days, Judy and I have the fire going, the drinks hot and the thought of splashing through mud pud- dles - well, I still kind of enjoy it - Judy, not so much. A legal bulletin recently came through our office in regards to wells. Since so many of us have our own pri- vate wells here on the island I thought this would be of interest. The State Supreme Court's decision doesn't affect wells that are already in use, but it could affect wells that are new and not in operation yet, or wells that haven't been used for a period of time. All new single private wells will have to be evalu- ated to see if they impact ground water and instream flow levels. This new law went into effect Nov. 1. So, if you own acreage and you are planning on build- ing, this is something you need to look at now. And if you are planning to buy va- cant land for a future project, make sure it has legal and abundant water rights grant- ed to the property. INQUIRING MINDS WANT YOUR HELP Inquiring Minds, Harstine Island Community Club's pop- ular winter speaker program, is making plans for the 2017 series. Your help is needed. This means we want you to go to Humanities.org and click on "Speakers Bureau," and select three picks you think would be most interesting. You can then email or call Arlen, (arlt'nn2@q.com or 43,2-9712) with your choices. Invite your friends and neighbors to do the same. While Inquiring Minds brings visitors from all over the area, the speakersare only chosen by vote of commu- nity club members. This vote will take place at the Nov. 11 meeting. The absolute dead- line for nominations is Nov. 5. Speakers are sponsored by Humanities Washington, free to any nonprofit in the state. The new roster has more challenging and interesting choices than ever before. This yea s Inquiring Minds nomi- nation process will be a little more stressful as the roster came out late and with Octo- berfest in the mix, we need to get picks in and booked quickly. Mary Jane (MJ) Rob- bins will be stepping in to be chairperson. We are so lucky. She already has a fine com- mittee ready to produce the series as well. BRING YOUR WREATH- MAKING SKILLS As mentioned last week, the Harstine Island Farm- ers Market will be indoors from 10 a.m. until noon on Nov. 5. Also, the garden club will not have a meeting in November. It will be sponsor- ing a wreath-making class on Nov. 19 at the hall. This class will run from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. The cost will be $20. That will include lunch and materials for the wreaths. If you have special boughs or decorations you want to put on, please bring them. ARE YOU READY FOR LUNCH? The LaJune Senior Lunch will open its doors Nov. 9. It will be serving roast beef, mashed potatoes and gravy, green beans, with pickled beets and cook's choice cake. This will be the only lunch served this month. Those doors at the community club open a little before noon and the chow bell rings right at noon. All that is asked is a $5 donation. All who live in the Pioneer School dis- trict who are age 50 and older and their guests are invited. OCTOBERFEST A LITTLE LATE Let's remember the Nov. 11 community club meeting- it's a big one. Because of the power outage, the Octoberfest celebration had to be canceled and the whole event will take place at the November meet- ing. The food will be the same, the awards will be the same, just a month later. Also, the club will be voting on the new slate of officers for next year. If you have any desire at all to jump into the action, nominations from the floor will still be open at voting time. • Mike Callaghan can be reached at sobadog@msn.com