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Thursday, Nov. 22, 2012
Week 47-- The Voice of Mason County since 1886 -- Published for Mason County and Judy Graft of Shelton ~- $1
Commissioners could vote on budget on Dec. 3
By NATALIE JOHNSON
natalie@masoneounty.com
The Mason County Board of Com-
missioners managed to avoid large,
across-the-board cuts to county de-
partments to plug a $1.9 million short-
fall in its $25.7 million 2013 budget.
The board plans to vote on the bud-
get, after a two week public comment
period, on Dec. 3.
While earlier budget discussions
hinted at 4 percent to 8 percent cuts
across all departments, the Mason
County Board of Commissioners opted
Thursday to cut more than $855,000
from a handful of departments, and
take about $1 million from funds left
See Budget on page A-6
The
Holiday
Gift Guide
Rain s
Journal photo by Gordon Weeks
An unusually high tide Monday afternoon combined with torrential rains to turn Shelton's First Street in front of
the Dairy Queen into a temporary lake. City crews placed some sandbags and cleared street drains of dead leaves.
"All in all, we did pretty well," Steve Goins, the city's interim public works director, told the Shelton City
Commission Monday night.
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eners
Wreath-making
class offers early
start for decorators
By NATALIE JOHNSON
natalie(~'masoncounty,com
Thanksgiving is Thurs-
day, and you all know what
that means -- it's officially
OK to decorate for Christ-
mas.
The ladies in the Harst-
ine Island Garden Club
celebrated the season last
weekend with a holiday
wreath-making workshop.
"We're starting to plan
activities now and be more
active," club secretary Kar-
la Lortz said. "We're just
pleased to have as good a
turnout as we do."
About 20 people showed
up Saturday at the Harst-
ine Island Community Hall
to make their own custom
wreaths, with boughs cut
from noble fir and cedar
trees, heather from Lortz's
nursery, Heaths and
Heathers, huckleberry and
more.
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Journal photo by Natalie )ohnson
From left, Karla Lortz, Linda Gruer, Elizabeth Berndt and Francine
Shaw participate in the Harstine Island Garden Club's wreathmaking
class on Saturday at the Harstine Island Community Hall.
Cindy Knight, of Cin-
dy's Plant Stand in Elma,
gave the tutorial on
wreath-making.
The wreath-makers
started with hoops of
12-gauge wire wrapped
in floral tape. Using a bundles ofvariousgreens,
lighter guage wire, they and wired them to the
wrapped boughs of noble frame, filling out the body
fir around the frame to of the wreath.
create a thicker base for Next, wreath-makers
the wreath, decorated their work, us-
Then, they clipped ing natural items like
pine cones, as well as
store-bought ribbons,
bows and Christmas tree
ornaments.
Everyone who came
left with a unique, per-
sonalized gift, or decora-
tion for their own home.
Lortz said garden club
members are planning
more activities in the fu-
ture, in addition to their
main activities of a May
plant sale and October
Apple Squeeze.
In future classes, the
garden club plans to
learn methods to start
seeds, create worm bins
and more.
Garden club President
Diane Edgin said she
hopes planning more ac-
tivities for the 'club will
attract more members.
"I think'we need it to
keep the interest up and
hopefully we'll have stuff
that interests everybody,"
she said. "We're open to
everyone who wants to
come and join us."
The garden club, which
has been in operation for
more than 25 years, is
open to both island resi-
dents and non-residents.
To get involved with
the Harstine Island Gar-
den Club, call Edgin at
427-0422.
Journal,
40 et 8 fund
reaches
$11,211
STAFF REPORT
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The 66th annual 40 et
8/Shelton-Mason County
Journal Christmas basket
program has raised $11,211
as of Monday.
Toys for Kids Plus has
donated the largest" single
amount, at $8,000.
Faith Lutheran Church
women donated $200. Three
groups donated in memory
of Woody from the 40 et 8
including an anonymously
donated $235, another $20
from Dr. Jerry, and $85
from Donald Forbis and
• family, Beverly Polly and
family and Ron Thitton and
family.
Bill Bailey donated $10,
Kristmastown Kiwanis
gave a total of $600, Robert
and Leona Graham gave
$50, A1 and Pat Tupper gave
another $50 and Rosalee
and Fred Anderson gave
$25.
The Hamilton fam-
ily gave $100 in memory of
Marv Anstey.
JoAnne G. Shanahan also
gave $100, as did Ferdinand
Schmitz.
There was also an anony-
mous donation of $416 cash.
Rollie Hammond donated
$30 in memory of Shirley
and Marianne Hammond.
An anonymous donation
of $100 was made in mem-
ory of Bob Zehrung, Mental
Health Professionals donat-
ed another $100, and Sons
of the American Legion gave
$300.
The Shelton Kiwanis
club gave $500, David and
Barbara Hamlin gave $100,
$50 was donated in memory
of Ted Hawk, another $100
was given in memory of Ar-
dith Brown.
An anonymous donor
gave $175 in memory of
"Allen and Mabel, Earl and
Thelma, John and Mar-
ian, Ruby, Alice, Eileen and
Maria, who showed us by
example how to give and
passed too early."
Last year, the program
gave out 905 baskets, worth
$30,813. Due to high food
and toy prices, this year's
fundraising goal is set at
$40,000.
People who would like to
receive a basket of toys and
food can sign up at the 40 et
8 at 113 W. Cota Street from
9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday
and Wednesday, and Dec. 1,
5 and 8. People who would
only like a basket of food can
sign up on Dec. 12 and 15.
Those signing up for bas-
kets need to have a legal
identification for both them-
selves and children receiv-
ing baskets.
Acceptable identification
See Fund on page A-2
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