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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
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