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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
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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
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