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Shelton-Mason County Journal .1 Donations sought for ment center by using her run in efforts by donating anything from Holland said she first used her the Seattle Marathon on Sunday $1 per mile, to $100 per mile or marathons as fundraisers while Holland's 13th run as a fundraiser, more. One-hundred percent of living in London for three years. This is the 13th year Hollandthe tax deductible donation goes "There, everyone runs for char- By GORDON WEEKS has raised money during the mar- directly to the cancer retreats ity," she said. gordon@masoncounty.com athon for the non-profit organiza- the center offers free of charge Holland and her friend, Har- tion, a wellness and retreat center to people affected by the disease, mony Hill cancer retreat alum- that specializes in programs for The website to make donations is nus Barbara Riefle, decided to Elaine Holland, the executivepeople living withcancer. Holland http://www.youcaringcom/other/ raise funds for Harmony Hill director of the Harmony Hill Re- ran her first marathon for Harmo- harmonyhil12012marathon/32821, through the annual marathon in treat Center in Union, is collect- ny Hill in 2000. For more information, call the cen- 2000. They collected $10,000 the ing donations for the cancer treat- Anyone can support Holland's ter at 898-2363. first year, $23,000 the second and $35,000 the third. "That's when (Riefle) said, 'Get on the board and make sure they're spending our money right," Hol- land said. Holland joined Harmo- ny Hill's board of directors eight years ago. Riefle died of cancer two days after the third Seattle Marathon fundraiser. "I keep running every See Marathon on page 8-6 The creature Bumbles from the Christmas TV perennial "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer' characters who inspired Stephen Spring to create his Christmas world. Journal photo by Gordon Weeks is one of the holiday 'Christmas Wonderland' opens tonight in the Arcadia area By GORDON WEEKS gordon(~masoncoun~v.com Shelton resident Stephen Spring was so enamored by Christmas displays, ritu- als and television shows as a child that he has transformed 5 acres of his property into a spectacular holiday world teeming with characters and illuminated by about 100,000 lights. "I love the outside decorating," said Spring. "It makes me happy. I might be a little crazy and it costs a lot, but it makes me happy." See Wonderland on page B-6 About 100,000 lights illuminate Spring's Courtesy photo 66 99 Christmas Wonderland. ,,n has in music The leaves have almost all fallen, the weather is a little cooler and the island certainly moves slower. One of the reasons the island moves slower is that most of the snow- birds have flown south. Having lived in the south for so long, I'm happy to be here sitting by the fire listening to the crackle of burning wood tell stories. I like watching the fog hug to the trees as if they were long lost friends. And I like watching the seagulls cling to the bridge lights and then jump and sail on the winds blow- ing north up the passage. Last week we talked about Honored Citizen Bil- lie Fish. This week we con- tinue with By MIKE notes from Bill CALLAGHAN Burrows. These notes include the introduc- tion speeches, which I am putting in the column. "This Honored Citizen has lived on our island for nine years. She is a member of theater club, performing since 2005 and has been a helpful pres- ence backstage as well. (She) has served as vice president of women's club and takes on duties without fanfare just because ... if something needs doing, she does it. Instrumental in organizing the children's Halloween parties at the hall; she's been a guiding force behind the children's carni- val for many years; and has got to be queen of and most prolific procurer of donations in the his- tory of the carnival. When she accepts an assignment you can be sure it will be carried out effi- ciently and with the best of taste. She has been honored as Harst- ine Pointe's Volunteer of the Year ... And she's also a darn good pinochle player. It is my pleasure to present this award to my good friend, Judy Moore." About the time you have the chance to read this article, it will almost be too late to go to the island's community club potluck See Harstine on page B-4 Thursday, Nov. 22, 2012 - Volunteer finds chemistry in soup By NATALIE JOHNSON natalie@masoncounty.com Max Folsom's deep love of chemistry, and a 37-year career at Rayonier in Shel- ton, has inspired another love - cooking soup for the Shelton United Methodist Church's annual Soup and Sound program, '~rou put things togeth- er and make something ... whether you're making nylon or polypropylene or soup," he said. "The chem- istry part of it is in watch- ing it come 'together. What happens -- the process -- is beautiful." Each December since 1983, the church has invited members of the community to come in at lunch on Fri- days, enjoy a hot bowl of soup and a piece of bread, and listen to a free concert. Folsom, who has attend- ed the church for more than 50 years, helps cook that soup for up to 200 people each week of the program. "That's how many bowls of soup go through the dish- washer," he said. "We used to make three different kinds of soup, but people liked the vegetable-based soup that we made so we worked on it, perfected it. Hot soup and hot bread is a good combination on a cold winter noon." Each year, the Shelton United Methodist Church puts on the program over the course of three Fridays in December, leading up to Christmas. Each per- formance is located at the church. Lunch is served at 11:30 a.m., and the music begins by 12:15 p.m. The first Soup and Sound lunch is scheduled for Dec. 7 with a performance by or- ganist Andy Crow. Crow, based in Olympia, has a bachelor's degree in music from the University of Redlands and a master's degree in music educa- tion from the University of Southern California. In his career as a musician, he has performed for radio, TV, churches, banquets, skating rinks, orchestras, bands and stage shows. Throughout its history, Soup and Sound has had a reputation for great organ- ists, who are drawn to the location by the church's or- gan. "We are blessed with a very good pipe organ," Fol- som said. Soup and Sound doesn't only bring organists to Shelton, Folsom said. Each year the event has a wide See Soup on page B-4 Shelton-Mason County Journal - Page B-1 , I II I