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Evergreen Elementary School P.E. teacher Kenn Clark, dressed
in the school's turkey trot, which has been run each Wednesday
years.
Journal photo by Natalie Johnson
as a turkey, leads second-grade students
before Thanksgiving for more than 30
m
Annual Turkey Trot
gets children moving
By NATALIE JOHNSON
natalie@masoncounty.com
Evergreen Elementary students
are running across the country, one
lap around Loop Field at a time.
Led by Evergreen P.E. teacher
Kenn Clark, the Evergreen Lap Club
meets on Tuesdays and Thursdays
during a 15-minute recess after lunch
to run laps around Loop Field.
"The big thing is trying to get our
kids a little more exercise," Clark
said.
So far this school year, Evergreen
students have run more than 6,000
laps around Loop Field, or more than
1,600 miles.
The students have amassed so
many miles that Clark is now track-
ing their progress on a map of the
United States, teaching them math
See Turkey on page B-2
Journal photo by Gordon Weeks
Daniel Alvarez leaps over the finish line at Evergreen
Elementary's annual Turkey Trot on Nov. 21. Alvarez took home
a turkey after being the first boy in the first grade to finish.
SHS presents"
By NATALIE JOHNSON
natalie@masoncounty.com
After treating audiences with last year's
"Seussification of Romeo and Juliet," the
Shelton High School Drama Department
has jumped headlong into Shakespeare
with "The Taming of the Shrew."
The play is scheduled to be performed
at 7 p.m. today, Friday and Saturday at
the Shelton Performing Arts Center at the
school.
"I've been wanting to do Shakespeare,"
said SHS drama teacher Chris Fawcett.
"It's very physical comedy. At least on the
surface it's pretty straightforward."
When the students perform the play at
the end of this week, Fawcett said it will
be the culmination of about six months of
effort for many of them.
The play was cast at the end of the last
school year, and many students took it
upon themselves to practice over the sum-
mer, he said.
Students in the play include both expe-
Journal photo by Natalie Johnson
Senior Bobby Prater as Hortencio,
left, junior Randy Graham as
Luciento and sophomore Amber
Darland as Bianca practice a
scene for the Shelton High School
production of "The Taming of the
Shrew" on Monday.
rienced students and those brand new to
the drama department.
SHS senior Hailee Keeffe plays the
character Kate, and directed the play with
fellow senior Jordan Hanson for their se-
nior projects.
"My whole high school career has been
... in drama," she said. "It's all fun."
Senior Jacob Johnston, who plays the
character Baptista, Kate's father, will act
in his first SHS play.
"I thought it would be fun to join some
of my friends in the drama area," he said.
Johnston said he has enjoyed his time
working on the play.
"It's a lot of hard work that pays off in
the end," he said.
In order to prepare for opening night,
the students ran completely through the
play three times each on Tuesday and
Wednesday, Fawcett said.
While the complete play runs about two
and a half hours, Fawcett has cut the play
down to about an hour and a half, a more
manageable time, given the already busy
schedules of high school students, he said.
Community
Thanksgiving
dinner a success
"t is one of the great things about
Harstine Island that wonderful
• volunteers put on a Thanksgiv-
ing dinner for all those who want to
be together with friends and neigh-
bors. The community hall provides
such a warm and inviting place that
one feels like they are home when
they are inside those old doors. And
from the size of the crowd, I doubt
that there are any turkeys left run-
ning around the island. I know Judy
and I did our share to decrease the
bird population. We were able to get
together with my brother and his
family to share time and, of course,
food.
Speaking of the hall, it is clos-
ing in on 100 years of age. I saw on
the reader board that we have more
than 400 members
and that is great. I
don't know if we
can get all those
members in the hall
at one time, but we
could try for that on
the Dec. 14 meet-
ing. The doors will
open at 6 p.m. and
By MIKE the potluck dinner
CALLAGHAN will start at 7. On
the program this
month will be a holiday craft project.
If anyone has unwanted shank but-
tons or jingle bells they can donate,
please contact Shelleen Mathews at
427-4466.
Last week, we talked about Hon-
ored Citizen Judy Moore. This week
we continue with the notes from
..... Bill Burrows minutes, These notes
include the introduction speeches,
which I am putting in the column:
"Some people work so quietly that
their contributions often go unseen.
This year's honored citizen falls into
this category. This year's citizen is a
workhorse within the women's club.
She works diligently in the back-
ground making things easy for others.
You turn around and there she is in
the kitchen helping out. As one per-
son observed, 'she can sure wash a lot
of dishes.' It is my pleasure to present
a 2012 Harstine Island Honored Citi-
zen award to Joye Robinson."
I have to add that Joye is also the
secretary of the women's club and,
is kind enough to send me copies of
minutes from those meetings.
Join friends and neighbors in
hearing the annual Christmas con-
certs presented without admission
fee by the Harstine Island Com-
munity Choir. The choir has been
preparing since early September
to share with you songs of joy and
peace from early music of the 1700s
to current contemporary and popular
songs. The choir is augmented by an
ensemble of talented musicians on
violin, flute, banjo, guitar, mandolin
and piano. These concerts are pre-
sented as a gift to the community by
your musical neighbors from Mason
County and Olympia and conducted
by Elizabeth Berndt of Harstine Is-
land. Donations are accepted to de-
fray expenses.
Experience the beauty and joy
of Christmas with an afternoon or
evening of celebratory carols and
hymns at 7 p.m. on Dec. 14 at Shel-
ton United Methodist Church, 1900
King St., Shelton; 3 p.m. on Dec. 15
at St. Hugh Episcopal Church, 280
E. Wheelwright, Allyn; and 3 p.m.
on Dec. 16 at Harstine Island Com-
munity Hall, 3371 E. Harstine Island
Road, Shelton.
The Kennedy Creek Salmon Trail
is located between Olympia and Shel-
ton.
I looked back at past columns and
thought I fiad included information
about Bill Shoals big Pie Contest,
but I haven't done that. He offered
a prize of $100 to the best pie baker.
Thanks to Bill and all his helpers for
the event which raised $430 that will
be used to help support the traffic cir-
cle landscaping. The winning pie was
entered by Jill Meek. The theater
club is actively working on its annual
Christmas show and rehearsals are
underway. The show is a gift to the
See Play on page B-6 See Harstine on page B-6
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