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CALENDAR
Friday
9 a.m.-8 p.m., the Down-
town Merchant's Associa-
tion hosts its annual First
Friday event, encouraging
merchants to stay open un-
til 8 p.m. for holiday shop-
ping. In-store prizes and art
walk will be featured in this
event, lighting up the down-
town core for the Christmas
Tree Lighting and other fes-
tivities.
11:30 a.m.-1 p,m., Busi-
ness Builder workshop at
Grove St. Brewhouse, 233
S. First St., Shelton. This
month's free workshop is a
Microsoft Community Con-
come to attend. We will dis-
cuss the current week of ac-
tion in Olympia.
6 p.m., Tree lighting and
Christmas festivities in
downtown Shelton hosted
by the Kristmas Town Ki-
wani at Post Office Park.
Railroad will be ablaze with
holiday spirit and bonfires.
Saturday
9 a.m., holiday bazaar
sponsored by the New Com-
munity Church in Union at
the Union fire hall, 50 East
Seattle Street, Union. Gifts,
treats and more to benefit
the church.
ble lessons, skits and small
groups to help your kids get
the most out of every week-
end. For more information
contact Melody at 427-9092
Monday
9 a.m., TOPS #1402
meets every Monday at the
Harstine Island Commu-
nity Hall, 3371 E Harstine
Island Road N. If you are
looking for a support group
to Take Off Pounds Sensi-
bly, come and join us. More
• information please contact
Marlene at 427-3873.
Tuesday
a friend. For more informa-
tion call 426-1362.
3-5 p.m., Shelton Tim-
berland Library presents
Teen Gaming Lounge, for
teens. Play Xbox Kinect,
Wii and other games, watch
movies and have refresh-
ments with friends. Snacks
wMP3"s
nections program. Todd
Whitley from Brightwire
networks will present
tips and tricks to help you
though Windows 7 and new
MS Office.
11:30 a.m.-1 p.m.,
Fiercely Independent El-
ders meets in the Washing-
ton Room. Contact Ray at
898-2316 for more informa-
tion.
11:30 a.m., Annual Soup
and Sound event, which is
in its 29th year, is spon-
sored by the Shelton Unit-
ed Methodist Church, free
homemade soup and rolls,
followed at 12:15 p.m. by
the music program pre-
sented by Bronn Journey
9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Kitten
Rescue of Mason County
will hold their annual Holi-
day Bazaar and Bake Sale
in Shelton at 420 SE State
Route 3
11 a.m.-4 p.m., Christ-
mas Bazaar and Bake Sale,
hot soup and bread, coffee
and tea, as you shop for
Holiday gifts and yummy
baked goods inside St. Da-
vid's Episcopal Church. 324
W. Cedar St., downtown
Shelton. All purchases sup-
port outreach ministries.
1--3 p.m., Cancer sup-
port group meets at Mason
General Hospital. For more
information call 456-8266
(meet 1st Saturday of each
7:30 a.m., The Govern-
ment Affairs Committee
meets the 1st Tuesday of
the every month at Roost-
ers Restaurant 3001 Olym-
pic Hwy N, Shelton
6:30 p.m., Equestri-
enne's of Mason County
regular meeting at Denny's
Restaurant, 301 E. Wallace
Kneeland Blvd.
Wednesday
9:30 a.m., monthly meet-
ing of the Lewis-Mason-
Thurston Area Agency on
Aging at 4419 Harrison Ave
NW, Olympia WA 98502
Noon, Mason County
Pioneers will meet for lunch
at the Shelton Elks Lodge,
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5:00 pm for SANTA'S arrival and other
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on the Harp. This is being
held at the Shelton United
Methodist Church at 1900
King Street. Everyone is
welcome to attend. There is
free childcare provided. For
more information, call the
Church at 426-4174.
3--4:30 p.m., Shelton
Timberland Library pres-
ents Japan Culture Club
for Teens. Enjoy the sights,
sounds and crafts of Japa-
nese pop culture: rock mu-
sic, anime, manga and
Kanji calligraphy. Japa-
nese snacks provided by the
Friends of the Shelton Tim-
berland Library. For more
information call 426-1362.
month)
4-7 p.m., Toys for Tots
741 S.E. Craig Rd. Norman
and Marian Eveleth will
vided
7 p.m., The Mason Coun-
ty Sportsman's Association
general meeting is held the
first Wednesday of each
month at the indoor range
located at 521 W Business
Park Rd (at the Shelton Air-
port).
drive -join Fournier Insur-
ance Solutions and Service
Master of Tacoma in this
year's Toys for Tots drive.
All donations will go to the
local Toys for Tots Foun-
dation for local children in
need. Fournier Insurance
solutions is located at 625
W Railroad Ave, Shelton
5 p.m., Christmas Town
USA Christmas Parade in
downtown Shelton spon-
sored by Peninsula Credit
Union. The route winds
through downtown and
Railroad Ave
present a program on their
road scholar trip to Hawaii
and describe their adven-
tures on the USS Missouri
stationed at Pearl Harbor.
Noon-l:30 p.m., Shel-
ton Timberland Library
presents Reading Not Re-
quired, a Book Group for
Busy People, for adults.
Join in a lunchtime book
group celebrating the art of
the short story. No prepara-
tion is necessary - listen as
librarians read well-crafted
short stories aloud, followed
by a group discussion of
the stories and ~nforma-
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Thursday, Dec. 8
10-11 a.m., TOPS meets
at the Shelton Christian
Church every Thursday.
For more information call
Ruth at 432-0870.
6:30-7:45 p.m., Shelton
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Timberland Library pres-
ents Holiday Music, for all :
ages. Enjoy seasonal mu-
sic performed by the Shel-
ton
High School Chamber : The Hoodsport Community Events Association thanks you for joining us!
Singers and the Oakland
4-5 p.m., Occupy Shel-
ton will hold a meeting at
the Shelton Public Safety
Building. All who support
the Occupy effort are Tel-
Sunday
10 a.m.-noon, Kidztown
at Olympic Middle School
kids K-6th grades crafts,
games, breakfast, music, bi-
tion about the authors. Two
stories by separate authors
will be read each session.
Arrive and leave as you
please. Bring a lunch and
Bay Junior High School
Honor Choir. Director Paul
Nakhla will lead the two
advanced choirs in carols
to usher in the holidays.
The Friends of the Shelton
Timberland Library will
serve light refreshments.
The library closes at 7 p.m.
and will only be open for
the presentation after that
time. For more information
call 426-1362.
6:30 p.m., Hood Canal
Lions club meetings at the
Union fire Hall, 4th St. in
Union (!st and 3rd Thurs-
WREATHS
your handsaw
days) or share ours'
7-10 p.m, John Lu-
cas and Randy Linder will ~~~
perform at Taylor Station,
Restaurant and Lounge on
Thursdays ~ Friendly Critters a t Cocoa & Cider ~i~~[]]
OPEN
Fri - Sat - Sun 9 -/4
Pony Rides & Santa)
Mason County Literacy shares spotlight with Saturday & Sunday. NOON
December 3 & 4th • Dec 10th & llth
Anna's Bay Chorale during third annual event
Anna's Bay Chorale and
the South Shore Chamber
Orchestra will Donate the
Difference to Mason Coun-
ty Literacy at their Decem-
ber 10 performance of Han-
del's Messiah.
This year marks the
third annual performance
of the beloved holiday mas-
terpiece. Tickets are $12
in advance or $15 at the
door. ;Patrons who pur-
chase tickets at the door
on December 10 will have
the option of donating $3
to Mason County Literacy
and admission to the con-
cert for $12. Donate the
Difference encourages the
sound learning provided
by both organizations.
Funds raised from this
performance will be used
to underwrite Anna's Bay's
work to supplement in-
school music education and
MCL's classroom instruc-
tion for adults.
The concert begins at 7
p.m., preceded by a brief
presentation by Mason
County Literacy represen-
tatives.
Mason County Litera-
cy's mission is to educate
adults to be equipped to
succeed and contribute in
our society. The non-profit
organizatibn is changing
its name to Sound Learn-
ing in 2012.
Come See Our 1st-Run
M OVl ES!
www.SH ELTONClNEMAS.com
Corner of 5th & Franklin
Breaking Dawn
Daily 4:20, 6:45pm
Additional Shows
Fri-Sat 9:05pro
Sat-Sun 2:00pm
I
Kick Off FIRST FRIDAY with i
The Santa Clause[-~
t
Friday Only - 3:45 p.m!
Admission: 1 N~~m
Servlnfi all orfianlc, fair trade espresso firings
* AI~VAYS FEWER THAN 8 MIN. OF PREVIEWS * "
New Year
Celebration
Doors open 5 pm New Year's Eve
Dinner at 6 pm
Prime Rib or Salmon
Dancing starts at 9 pm
to the music of Casanova
TWO CHAMPAGNE TOASTS
East Coast Toast at 9pm
-plus-
Traditional Toast at Midnight
Includes party hats and favors
$40 / person,
advance reservations only
Contact
Shelton Elks Lodge
426-2322
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