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Elaine
Holland, the
executive
director of
Harmony Hill
Retreat
Center in
Union, is
collecting
donations .for
cancer
treatment
center
beginning in
the Seattle
Marathon
Nov. 25
, Courtesy photo
th n Holland's best time in the 26.2-mile
Mara 0 marathon is 3 hours, 48 minutes, but
Continued from page B-1 she's hoping to complete Sunday's race
in five and a half hours.
year on her behalf," Holland said. "The older I get, the slower I get,"
Holland was hired as Harmony she said.
Hill's executive director in January, Holland turned 60 last month, which
and moved next to the Union site in Au- means she's competing in another cat-
gust. She replaced Gretchen Schodde, egory.
who founded the organization 25 years "In my new age group, I'm the young-
ago. est," she said.
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Stephen Spring brings to life his five-acre "Christmas Wonderland,"
which opens tonight in the Arcadia area outside Shelton.
d rl d trails on his property. He
Won e an buys many of his decora-
Continued from page B-1 At a glance tions at such local shops as
Treasures Thrift Store and
You can immerse yourself Whal: (hnslmas W0ndedandthe Nifty Thrifty in Shelton,
in Spring's "Christmas Won- Wl~n 4:3(~]0:30 p.m. pre0pening auctions and garage sales.
derland" at a pre-opening tonight, ~n Nov. 30-1}ec. 28 He estimated he's spent
tonight at 11 S.E. Channel Where: 11 S.E. Channel Point Road, $1OO,000 on his display.
Point Road, just off Arcadia Shell0n Spring started assem-
Road. The" display is then Cost: $3-$5; pe/~hat~0~on do~0ns bling his holiday world
open from 4:30 to 10:30 p,m. als00ccepted about six weeks ago. Among
Nov. 30 through Dec. 28. Inf0rmti0n: 4634522 his new creations is a work-
Admission is $5 for adults, ~ shop for Santa's elves.
$3 for children, with dis- ~ Spring said he hopes
counts available for groups, religions, including a Nativ- to get local businesses in-
If you can't afford the ticket ity scene. "I want to focus volved in the display by par-
price, Spring said he will more on the true meaning of ticipating in the building
accept a pay-what-you-can Christmas," Spring said.of structures representing
donation. Patrons can also Unlike a past year, them.
buy Christmas trees at the Spring won't be renting Last year's display,
site, and a vendor will sell reindeer. They were smelly, viewed by about 1,500 peo-
food on weekends, and it cost a fortune to feed ple, created an electricity
"Christmas Wonderland" them, he said. bill of $1,000, Spring said.
includes 40 inflatable char- Growing up in Tacoma, He said he hopes to trim
acters, including Santa Spring pestered his parents that down to $400 by only
Claus flying an airplane and to see all the Christmas dis- having the lights turned
Eskimos in igloos; quarter- plays. His vision is modeled on between 4:30 and 10:30
sized buildings; window on Never Never Land in Ta- p.m.
displays; and even a flying coma's Point Defiance Park. Spring's display has nev-
saucer. Spring, a rental property er experienced snow. Wind
A 34-foot bridge allows owner and tour boat skip- "is not a good thing," he
revelers a prime view of a per, started decorating his said.
musical light show that Tea- driveway after moving toWith 22 acres, the Won-
tures 10,000 bulbs. "It's my Shelton. His display became derland has plenty of room
pride and joy," Spring said. more elaborate each year, to grow. Spring said his
Patrons can warm them- and a friend encouraged newest vision is only phase
selves around the fire pit to him to expand his vision, two of a five-phase plan.
sing Christmas songs. He opened his WonderlandTo get to "Christmas
"I hope to get more to the public in 2003 and Wonderland," turn east
church.groups out here, so 2004 before accepting a job from Olympic Highway
hopefully we'll get some car- in Westport. South onto Arcadia Road,
oling," Spring said. Last year, Spring re- drive 4.2 miles, and turn left
The Wonderland also Tea- opened his Wonderland and onto Channel Point Road.
tures a section devoted to expanded the illuminatedYou can't miss the lights.
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