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Shelton-Mason County Journal Journal photo by Natalie Johnson Cheryl Cathcart, executive director of Turning Pointe Domestic Violence Services, is working to raise funds for the struggling shelter. By NATALIE JOHNSON ally prepping us for the worst." Cathcart said, speaking of state budget cuts. As the well of grant funds dries up due Several Turning Pointe fundraisers to state and federal budget cuts, agencies are coming up, including the Girls Night such as Turning Point Domestic Violence Out tonight, from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m., Dec. Services, which often help the most vul- 1, at the Harmony Hill Retreat Center. nerable, are struggling to find alternate There will be live music, food. massages funding sources, and shopping. The cost is $25 per ticket Turning Pointe has increasingly turned and 100 percent of proceeds go to Turning to fundraisers and donations to keep its Pointe. doors open, said Executive Director Cher- Also, on Feb. 17, there will be a fund- yl Cathcart. In the past few years, the raiser for the shelter at the Grove Street shelter has faced one financial blow after Brewhouse in Shelton called "Honest another. Abe's Brewhouse Bash." Cathcart said. "It's very dire." she said. "We are al- This event includes a silent auction. ready one of the largest shelters in Wash- Turning Pointe also has ongoing fund- ington with the smallest staff." raisers, Cathcart said. Anyone interested Since the shelter opened five years ago, can purchase a personalized brick to be it has housed 1,400 women trying to es- placed in a park at Turning Pointe. cape abusive homes and counseled anoth- Turning Pointe's budget has been er 800 in the community, slashed to $595,000 per year and the staff This year, the shelter expects a 50 per- is down to 10 workers. In 2011, the shel- cent cut to a $95,000 grant from the De- ter has had to turn away 99 women seek- partment of Social and Health Services ing rooms in the shelter, due to decreased (DSHS) and a 20 percent cut to a domestic funding and staffing levels. violence legal advocacy grant, which only "When we get the calls, you can hear pays for the salary of one employee. "It's never been like this - they are re- See Cooking on page 8-5 HARST[NEISLANDNEWS A newly installed stained glass window sits above the altar at St. Edward's For more information about the window, see page B-8. Journal photo by Natalie Johnson Catholic Church in Shelton. Thursday, December 1 Plenty to do on Island this holiday season Judy and her friend Michelle had a booth at the Holiday House and I have to say, it was just churning with activ- ity. It is one of those wonderful island things; crafters spend the year getting ready and then on the day, they have supplies for an instant store. We tend to keep our hands busy making crafts from raw and recy- cled material. It just doesn't get any more Ameri- can-made. And as I watched the prod- ucts go on display, it was mostly people with a little age on them that were setting up booths. I imagined my grand- kids and the time spent on video games thinking, yes they keep busy, but they don't produce anything. Maybe craft fairs like this will dis- appear -- then I MIKE CALLAGHAN thought, no, there will always be artis- tic, crafty, busy peo- ple. Then it occurred to me that those vendors need buyers and the ones playing games are a perfect potential client. After all, who wouldn't want a knitted-crochet-embroidered sweater that said "Road Warrior 15, the Aveng- er?" Nick Neuerburg, our Mason County Fire District 5 source, sent in this re- port. "With the threat of winter storms and possible power outages I would like to pass on the following facts re- garding candles. On average, a candle fire in the home is reported to a U.S. fire department every 30 minutes. More than half of all candle fires start when things that can burn are too close to the candle. Roughly two-fifths of home candle fires started in the bed- room. Candles may be pretty to look at but it is an open flame and is a source of home fires and deaths. Never leave a candle unattended and keep minimum 12 inches from any combustibles. Have plenty of flashlights and batteries to use in power outage rather than rely on candles." Nick also reported on their recycling work. It's not enough that they do all the work collecting, but they help the community by donating the funds from their work back to the community. They collected a total of $1,100. This is a breakdown of their generous dona- tion: $200 HICC (for new refrigera- See Harstine on page B-5 ,2011 - Shelton-Mason County Journal - Page B-1