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Thursday, Nov. 10, 2016 -Shelton-Mason County Journal - Page A-23 Fall colors splatter the landscape of the Mary E. Theler Wetlands last month. Temperatures are expected to dip into the mid-50s this weekend with a chance of rain. Herald photo by Gordon Weeks continued from page A-20 county is in Shelton. During the past two years, the warming center opened at 7:30 p.m. on cold nights. Din- ner.was served until 9:30 p.m. and doors were locked at 10 p.m. Volunteers ran the pro- gram, which provided guests with hygiene supplies, hand warmers and three meals -- dinner, breakfast and lunch to go the following morning. Local restaurants often do- nated food. The Theler center usually had about 18 volunteers, who would rotate throughout the year; four volunteers would work each nightlong shift. During 2015, the warming center was open 42 nights, Moore said. Campbell said volunteer- ing'at the center made him re- evaluate his outlook on life. "Your perspective is always changing when you're dealing with someone who needs to be there," he said. "If they're here tonight, when they may have barely made it in ... where will they be tomorrow?" Campbell, who also sits on the Mason Transit Author- ity and North Mason School boards, said he often empa- thized with those using the facility, adding that he knew with just a few changes in his own life, he could be the one needing the warming center. =It was always an opportu- nity to learn from fellows and these are your fellows," he said, adding that there were Herald file photo by Brianna Loper A homeless man shuffles through a pile of clothing in search Of something in his size during the homeless count Jan. 28 at North Mason Resources. A program that opened a warming center at the Mary E. Theler Community Center closed this year after the North Mason School District decided to repurpose the community center into an early childhood learning center.• usually only a couple people using the center each night it was open. Campbell said he did not know of any organization that plans to step up and take over the warming center program; however, he added that nearby churches may have enough space. Theresa Scott, executive director for North Mason Re- sources, said she'd heard of one church looking into taking over the program, but was not far along in the process. She did not name the church. =It takes a lot," Scott said. "There are different insurance requirements, (and) you have to have a generator that runs for so many hours." Scott said the closest warm- ing centers she knows of are shelters in Kitsap County and Shelton. Lydia Buchheit, community and family health manager for Mason County Public Health, said the North Mason School District applied for the state contract that would grant it funds to operate the warm- ing center earlier in March, but turned the contract down when it was awarded this fall. Buchheit said no organiza- tion has come forward yet to take over that contract, but the county housing coalition plans to start talking with North Mason-based partners about options in future meet- ings. "rm hoping someone will (step forward to take it over) because the north end deft- nitely needs these services," she said, adding that there are several similar services available in the south part of the county, but nothing in the north part. The Mary E. Theler Com- munity Center and Wetlands have long been an area of con- tention for the North Mason School District, which operates the land and community cen- ter. The property was willed to the school district in 1968 after the death of Sam Theler, Mar fs husband. The trust that was intended to perpetually pay for manage- ment of the property was sub- ject to large fees by the legal team and the bank managing the trust, which officials es- timate will run out of funds some time within the next 10 years. Instead, Superintendent Dana Rosenbach suggested im- plementing an early childhood learning center on the parcel of land on which the communi- ty center currently sits, which could include a type of pre- school for low-income families, training center for preschool teachers, and parenting and English as a second language classes through a partnership wi h Olympic College. "This is a good use of the facility," Campbell said. "It will be using the resources for good. Generations of kids will get a good start, and that's the legacy of (the Theler family)." Rosenbach said earlier this year she estimates that a learning center could serve about 100 kids up to 5 years old. There is no timeline set for the project. MEMOIRS cont. from pg. A-21 some other things and got home about twelve. Sam went duck hunting in the a ernoon but fell in the slough and got no ducks. Had his good pants on and I.told him if he had on his old ones he would not have fallen in. Charlie stopped at the Italian Villa on the way home and had us about half scared for he had considerable money on him i t wgul.d!v# Ordered one hundred Christmas been awful if t$ had 10st it: He " cards made like the ones of Sam should know better. Sam gave him a bawling out and then Char- lie gets just a little drunker. He seems never to learn. Mrs. Ander- son sent up some flowers while I was gone and wants to know when we can come down. Grace sent word that they are coming down on Thanksgiving and stay- ing until Sunday. 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