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Shelton, Oakland Bay students sing in holidays
Music Director Paul 8, at the Shelton Timber- formed for the UW Opera including Governor Chris
Nakhla will lead two ad-land Library. and theOlympiaSymphony. Gregoire's own Christmas
vanced student choirs inThe library closes at 7 He has been the choir di- celebration at the Gover-
seasonal carols to usher in p.m. and will only be open rector for the Shelton High nor's Mansion.
the holidays. Join the Shel- for the presentation follow- School and the Oakland Bay The Shelton Timberland
ton High School Chamber ing that time. Junior High School choirs Library is located at 710
Singers and the Oakland Nakhla received amas- since 2005. W Alder Street. For more
Bay Junior High School ter's degree in vocal perfor- Under his direction, theinformation, contact the li-
Honor Choir from 6:30 tomance from the University choirs have performed bybrary at 426-1362 or go to
7:45 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. of Washington and has per- invitation at special events www.TRL.org
Southside refinances bonds
Southside School District has refinanced a por-
tion of its outstanding bonds in order to take advan-
tage of lower interest rates. The recent refinancing
will save the district's taxpayers a total of $159,874
during the next 10 years. These savings flow direct-
ly to taxpayers through reduced tax levies and are
not available for district expenses.
The Southside School District has been monitor-
ing bond market conditions over the past year. Re-
cent low interest rates allowed the district to actu-
ally exceed its savings target.
Cooking
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they need a place to stay," Cathcart said.
The state cuts directly affect the nonprof-
it's budget but also greatly affect the women
who need its services, she said.
"It affects the women and children who
have already had health care cuts and food-
stamp cuts," she said. "It's a vicious cycle."
Turning Pointe staff members counsel
women that the shelter can no longer admit
as residents. Such counseling often includes
strategies that can keep them safe and help
them build a support system with friends
and relatives.
"With domestic violence there is a lot of
isolation," Cathcart said.
Staff members tell victims to organize
their personal belongings and keep wallets,
car keys and important papers such as birth
certificates and bank account information
readily available in case they need to leave.
"We try to think of every possible scenario
so they and their children can be safe," Cath-
cart said.
Of course, due to the cuts, Turning Pointe
may not be able to provide a temporary resi-
dence anymore.
Turning Pointe's board is looking into
its options, Cathcart said. Among those are
year-round fundraisers and a professional
grant writer.
If things get much worse, the nonprofit
may consider changing the way it operates,
she said. One option would be to add transi-
tional housing and charge a small rent.
Cathcart said she is grateful for the sup-
port already bestowed on Turning Pointe by
the community.
"This community has been extremely gen-
erous," she said. "We have to stay open. That
community supported this building."
However, she said even donations of a few
dollars make a difference. The shelter costs
$2,500 per day to operate.
As long as they can, Turning Pointe staff
members are committed to keeping the shel-
ter running.
One staff member recently laid off after
budget cuts, Lori Beierle, still volunteers at
the shelter, Cathcart said.
"What a beautiful gift, but when you're
working because you need a paycheck they're
going to have to make some hard decisions,"
she said. "We're trying to do a lot more with
a lot less - nobody here complains about it."
Harstine
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$200 Mason County Fire
District 5 firefighters' as-
sociation (for Christmas
baskets); $100 Harstine
Women's Club (for carni-
val); $100 Harstine Grange
(Bud Glaser Scholarship);
$100 Pioneer Kiwanis; $100
Harstine Theatre Club;
$100 Harstine Choir; $50
Senior Lunch; $50 Neigh-
borhood Watch; $50 Habitat
for Humanity; $50 40 et 8
(Nurses' Program).
Helping Nick load and
deliver the cans are Clyer
Portschy, Bud Glaser's (the
one who started this pro-
gram) great-great-grandson
and son of Billy Portschy.
Nick also wants to give a
big island thanks for all
who put money in the boot.
They raised approximately
$950. Island volunteers col-
lected this during our an-
nual Give Burns the Boot
collection at the bridge T.
Our thanks to those who
generously gave towards
this worthy cause -- the
monies going to Northwest
Burn association.
I'm beginning to hear
the sounds of jingle bells.
Santa's first appearance on
the island will be this week-
end. The Theatre Club will
be putting on its annual free
Christmas play. They will
be presented at the Harst-
ine Community Hall at 8
p.m. on Dec. 2 and 3 and at
3 p.m. on Dec. 4. They hope
that you will make a note
of the time and dates for
the show, "Santa Visits The
States" and come and sup-
port the actors in this free
Harstine Theatre Club pre-
sentation, which is their gift
to the community.
The Harstine Island
Choir will be making its
own jingle bell sounds.
It will present "Christmas
with the Neighbors - Navi-
dad con los Vecinos."
Everyone is welcome.
Here are the concert dates:
7 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 9,
at St. Edward's Catholic
Church, 601 W C Street,
Shelton; 3 p.m. on Saturday,
Dec. 10, at St Hugh Episco-
pal Church, 280 E Wheel-
wright, Allyn and 3 p.m.
Sunday, Dec. 11, at Harst-
ine Island Community Hall,
3371 E Harstine Island Rd
N. All of Harstine Island
Community Choir concerts
are a great way to hear clas-
sical choral literature and
are fun family events.
Elizabeth Berndt, choir
director, sent us this quick
note about the concert.
"The Spanish songs are
a lot of fun to sing (and to
listen to), as they are filled
with rhythm, fine melodies,
lush six-part harmonies
in many places ...and are
accompanied by marimba,
guitar and harp. That is
really special. Also, each in-
strumentalist, including our
fine accompanist Bekkah
Weinberger, is performing
a solo number on their re-
spective instruments. This
is wonderful for the audi-
ence as they will be able to
better appreciate the skills
involved in solo marimba,
guitar and harp as our ven-
ues cozy proximity of artists
and guests allows for more
close-up views of the instru-
ments and the players. And
there is a nice mix of U.S.
and Spanish traditional
songs. Hopefully a lot of our
Spanish-speaking neighbors
will attend. After all, they
are our neighbors and this
concert, "Christmas with
the Neighbors - Navidad
con los Vecinos,, is meant
to meld two cultures Christ-
mas music. It is our goal
to encourage community
within our community and
music has a way of bring-
ing people together. Having
concerts in three locations
makes access to this beauti-
ful music easier for every-
one, and as Harstine Island
Community Choir Concerts
are for donations only, it is
not hard on the pocketbook.
In fact, it is the perfect gift
of music to take friends and
family members to one of
the three concerts the sec-
ond weekend of December.
All of Harstine Island Com-
munity Choir concerts are a
great way to hear classical
choral literature and are
fun family events."
The Harstine Island
Community Club will
be hosting a New Year's Eve
dinner and dance. The band
Swing Fever will again take
the stage and play from 8
p.m. to 12:30 a.m. A buffet
dinner will be served at 8
p.m. and the doors will open
at 7 p.m. Mixers will be
provided but BYOB. Tickets
will go on sale after Thanks-
giving -- $20 per adult in
advance and $25 at the
door, so get your tickets ear-
ly. Tickets can be purchased
from Jim h~ring 432-9231,
Gary Benz 427-3180 or Jim
Irish.
There will be a dell-
cious LaJune Senior
Lunch served on Wednes-
day, Dec.14. They will have
chicken tetrazzini, green
salad and chocolate pudding
with whipped cream. Serv-
ing starts at noon, but
come early and visit with
friends. All over 50 and
guests are welcome. They
do ask for a $3 donation
to help with the basic cost
of the food. Because of the
holidays there will not be a
second Senior Lunch in the
month of December.
However, the senior
lunch crew will stay busy
because as stated in the
paragraph above, they will
be the ones preparing the
buffet dinner for the New
Year's Eve dance.
Energy efficient appliance rebates can save you money
this holiday season!
• Energy Star Washing
Machines - up to $70 billing
credit
• Energy Star Refrigerators and
Freezers - $15 billing credit
• Energy Efficient Water Heaters
- up to $45 billing credit
• Energy Star Heat Pump Water
Heaters - $250 billing credit
Decommission and recycle your old, working refrigerator.
PUD 3 will pick it up for free and you'll get a check in the
mail for $30! To schedule a pickup,
call 1-877-577-0510.
For more information or to confirm
rebate and financial incentive
conditions before making a
purchase, contact the Conservation
department at 360-426-0777.
Shelton:
Nsso County PUB Ho. 3
¢18811, Rellewab|e E11ergy |v11 y Dsy
www.masonpud3.org
360-426.8255 • Be fair 360,275-6518 ' E ma: 360-861-4247
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