Your account does not include highlighter on images.
Searches Highlighted on Image
| December 13, 1973 Shelton Mason County Journal |  |
|
©
Shelton Mason County Journal. All rights reserved. Upgrade to access Premium Tools
PAGE 29 (29 of 32 available) PREVIOUS NEXT Jumbo Image Save To Scrapbook Set Notifiers PDF JPG
December 13, 1973 |
|
|
Website © 2025. All content copyrighted. Copyright Information Terms Of Use | Privacy Policy | Request Content Removal | About / FAQ | Get Acrobat Reader 
|
IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII
By LOU DONNELL
lllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll'
18-year-old senorita from El Salvador, Gloria Marina
spent last Friday in several classrooms of North Mason schools.
exchange student in the International Students' Exchange
attending school for two months at Kennedy High School in
is staying with the Robert Runyan family in the Rainier
area of Seattle. The Runyans are friends of Carol Wentlandt, a
board member, who arranged to have the Central American
visit the local classes. She was accompanied to Belfair by
a 16-year-old junior at Kennedy.
purpose of the exchange program is to have the student
as much as possible in English and to show them life as a
of a typical American family. Showing points of interest or
them to receive new experiences is an added bonus of the
arrived in Seattle November 21 so one of her first new
was the traditional turkey feast the Runyans served the
asked last Friday what was the most interesting thing she had
arriving in this country, she didn't hesitate a moment.
was the answer. The Runyans had taken her to Snoqualmie
p.receding weekend to see for herself what snow was like, since
Something she had only heard about at home where the
stays around 85 degrees all year.
at the Wentlandts' she had an opportunity to sleep in a
B bag, another new experience, and on Friday Carol and I took
local Christmas tree lot to feel and smell "the real thing" since
trees in El Salvador are artificial. Santa Claus visits that
', too, for those who are wondering.
in Belfair Gloria and Roberta, who speaks quite good Spanish
as interpreter for Gloria when she didn't understand the
questions, visited two Spanish classes taught by Alice Kriegel,
observers in a U.S. history class taught by Bill Hawkins, and
social studies class, taught by Stan Kriegel, in the upper
school where students are studying South America. She
some articles made in El Salvador to show students. In the
classes she spoke partly in Spanish to give students a chance to
that language and partly in English to help her learn our
Roberta said Gloria's English has improved a great deal in the
she has been here.
lives in San Miguel, a city of about 400,000, but the family
farm outside the city which is managed by her mother and one
She has three brothers and three sisters and Gloria is
the youngest. The family has three servants in the home, one to
and do the washing, one to cook and one to shop. They
another three or four workers at the farm where they grow
as plums, papayas, bananas, mangoes and coconuts and raise
and pigs.
did the two girls find most interesting during their day at
schools? The pep assembly. Roberta was very impressed
school spirit exhibited. Gloria attends an all-girl school, so it
experience for her. Her school is now on vacation.
exchange program through which she came to Washington,
Visit other countries during regular school vacations, for about
Cost for an American is $450 to Mexico or $550 to
America. Canada also participates. Canadian, American and
students participate in July and August; Central Americans
r through January.
families who might be interested in having a student member
participate in the program may call Carol Wentlandt,
evenings, to request more information. Or if you would like
family for a foreign student, you may call.
is busy trying to earn her fare for a stay in Nicaragua next
tthrough the same exchange program.
By LENNIA CATES --CR 5-2245
think of the weather
:in last week's column -
:h? (Editor's note:
tried to ignore it.) Well,
the reins (not the rains,
Still coming) cuz it still
snow by this weekend.
a couple.of days there
SUnshine and that's not
it did, if you took it
give you a little of that
different" attitude,
:not lost. Besides that,
no dust on your snow
I heard that, quote, "a
ear-old Indian said it
snow 'til after
He could tell by the
of seagulls this time of
I don't know how
or react this time of
are (besides being
always hungry and
They were, I believe,
of the "hungry in
Did you ever try
and not have a bunch
up?
to admit they aren't
you ever heard of
deals in the stock
(and/or) revealing the
until his nest was
first? Not so the seagull
but one piece of bread
broadcasts in a high
one and all. Maybe we
the eagle with the
the national bird l
birds to birthdays -
was very surprised
surprise party in
Friday night. Many
also have places here
Lake came on out after
where they
Evelyn Alexander's
a dinner party at the
hat night.
Schaeffer had a
the 1 lth, and
do but bring me in a
famous "hot dills"
Kleenex) to wish
one come Monday.
Celebrating birthdays
lurns of Maggie Lake
gal, Janette, up
and hmmmmmmm,
have been erased
tape so will go
to pick them up for
next week's column.
If you have been saving up
coupons for silverware needed by
St. Nicholas to furnish their
facilities when the new church
opens, please try to get them in as
soon as possible as there is an
expiration date on most. Too,
don't forget the missions overseas,
with Christmas card time at hand
thousands of stamps could be
saved and turned in rather than
thrown in the fireplace. I know
fuel is short and wood at a
premium, but one inch off an
envelope? Any of the above can
be left here at the store, at the
Huck Herald office in Belfair or
anywhere you please, but please,
and thanks!
In speaking of reins and rain
above, seems old Santa Claus has
had the answer to the fuel
shortage all along, but how does
he light up .Rudolph's nose?
Gift boxes sent to
local servicemen
Thirty-five servicemen from
the Belfair area will receive an
extra Christmas package this year
from the community, thanks to
members of the Ladies' Auxiliary
of the Belfair Fire Department.
Last week the women met at the
fit, hall to pack 17 boxes for
stateside servicemen. Eighteen
had been mailed earlier to those
stationed overseas.
Included in each package were
homemade goodies, a book,
stationery, a box of Christmas
cards and several snack items.
Popcorn was used for padding in
the gift boxes.
The local women have been
sending Christmas boxes to local
servicemen whose names and
addresses have been turned in to
them by the mailing deadlines for
over 25 years, according to
President Nellie DeMiero.
PROWLER REPORT
An Allyn resident complained
to the sheriff's local office
December 9 of two men seen
running into the woods in back of
the house after the homeowner
went to the door to see what the
dog was barking at.
"TREAT THEM LIKE ONE OF THE FAMILY," read the
rules in the exchange program which brought Gloria Marina
Herrera to Washington from her hometown of San Miguel, El
Salvador. So when she spent the night at the South Shore
home of the Sanford Wentlandt family, she ended up on the
floor in a sleeping bag. It wasn't really that the Wentlandts
refused to offer a bed; Gloria had never slept in a sleeping bag
before and since North Mason guests, especially in the
summer, often spend the night in sleeping bags, it was an
opportunity to offer a new experience, which is the whole
idea of the student exchange program. Gloria's "sister" from
Seattle, Roberta Runyan, who accompanied her to Belfair, is
seen on the right. See Huckleberry Friend column.
Santa Claus, a world-famous
senior citizen from the North
Pole, has accepted an invitation
from Belfair Chamber of
Commerce to make a personal
appearance in Belfair the Friday
evening before Christmas.
While here he will meet with
local children in front of Ray's
Barber Shop at the Belfair
Shopping Center. Arrangements
are being made to have a
background of Christmas trees to
provide some privacy for those
who wish to sit on Santa's knee
during a brief private interview
with the white-bearded
gentleman.
Santa has promised to bring
his famous white sack on his local
visit and each child will receive a
candy cane from its depths.
How will Santa get here? Lack
of snow will not deter him since
local fire chief Bill DeMiero has
promised to bring him to the
shopping center, right on the dot
of 7 p.m., on a fire engine. When
the siren can be heard coming
down the Old Belfair Highway,
the children will know that Santa
is on his way.
Local Girl Scouts and
Campfire Girls will be at the
center shortly before Santa's
arrival to sing Christmas carols for
the entertainment of tiny tots and
their parents who are expected to
gather at the site to await Santa's
exciting arrival.
Because of his very busy
schedule at this time of year,
Santa will be in town extending
Christmas greetings and listening
'to whispered confidences of the
.younger generation for one hour
only.
"By bringing Santa to Bclfalr,
parents can save a trip to another
town to take their children to see
him," said a member of the
Chamber committee working on
the arrangements. Last year was
the first year Santa came to
Belfair and the idea proved so
successful that the group decided
it should be an annual project.
Committee members include
Buck Church, Mike Snyder, Clay
Cornell and Lou Donnell. Belfair
Fire Department provides the
main attraction, Santa Claus.
December 21 is the date to
mark on the calendar for those
who have young children looking
forward to seeing Santa in person.
PHOTO CORRECTION
A correction on the identity
of two of the buildings shown in
the old photo of Belfair published
last week has been called to the
attention of the editor of the
Herald. The building marked No.
13 in the photo is the telephone
building and the building marked
No. 14 is the building now
housing Belfair Hardware and
Belfair Cleaners. When the picture
was taken, the latter housed Jay's
Hardware and Belfair Cleaners.
Evidently the building now
housing Louisa's Antiques and the
S & R Small Engine Repair is
hidden behind the telephone
building and does not show in the
photo, although it was standing at
the time. Thanks to Ernie Aries,
co-owner of Belfair Hardware,
and Ere Juhola, original owner of
Belfair Cleaners, for the
correction. Juhola said his
establishment opened for business
in the fall of 1949 so the picture
was taken in late 1949 or early
1950.
Family film night scheduled
Two special Christmas films,
one an animated version of the
"Christmas Carol," will be a part
of the program during Family
Film Night on December 19, from
7 to 9 p.m. Sponsored by Christ
Lutheran Church, the program
will be held in the elementary
school gym in Belfair. Admission
is free but donations will be
accepted to help cover rental of
the films.
In addition to the Christmas
films and a couple of cartoons, a
movie by that well-known
producer who also has recreation
parks in California and Florida
(copyright laws forbid mention of
his name when movie is not
shown in a regular movie theater)
will be shown. It has to do with
"catching your cap on the
breeze."
Everyone is welcome.
PACKING CHRISTMAS PACKAGES for local servicemen,
an annual project of the Ladies' Auxiliary of the Belfair Fire
Department, are (left to right) Mary Marsh, Virginia Baldwin
and Irene Werdall. Home-made goodies, snack items, a book,
stationery and Christmas cards were among the articles
included in each gift box.
PINATAS may be a novelty to local residents, but to Gloria
they are as tamiliar as Santa is to local children. Here she and
Roberta watch two Spanish class students at North Mason
High School work on one of the pinatas they are making.
Made of papier-mache, they are usually filled with candies
and hung with a heavy string from the ceiling. Children are
blindfolded and given a stick with which they try to break it
op~en as it swings to get the goodies hidden inside. Roberta is
on the left in above picture and Gloria is third from the left.
"IT'S THE REAL THING" could be the caption for this
picture as Gloria was shown the kind of Christmas trees
Washingtonians are used to. In Et Salvador artificial
Christmas trees are the custom.
t
LARRY OVERLAND (left) of Tacoma, author of an
early-day history of Lake Cushman which will be published
by the Mason County Historical Society, attended last
Thursday's meeting of the local society to assist in final plans
for the publication. Above, he and Leo Livingston, president
of the historical society, study two of several pictures being
considered for inclusion in the publication. The history
covers the first settlers on the lake up to the time, in the
mid-1920's, when construction on the dam began which
resulted in enlarging the lake.
Christmas party set
for persons over 60
Senior citizens will be guests
of honor at a Christmas party to
be held from noon to 2 p.m. on
December 18 in the Fireside
Room of Belfair Community
Baptist Church. Hosting the
affair, to which all senior citizens
of the area are invited, is North
Mason Kiwanis:
Students from the local
school will furnish a musical
program for the affair and local
merchants have donated gift items
so that each guest will receive a
special Christmas present. Dessert,
tea and coffee will be served.
Any senior citizen who would
like to attend but does not have
transportation available is invited
to call Ken Anderson, CR5-2811,
weekdays. (He is principal of local
schools so when the hilda school
answers, don't hang up):
Transportation will be furnished
for any who need it.
SCHOOL BOARD
Due to the lateness of the
hour of the adjournment of the
Monday night meeting of North
Mason School Board, details of
the lengthy meeting will be given
in next week's paper. A larger
than usual crowd attended, most
to speak for or against a smoking
area for .students at the high
school. The board voted, three to
one, to retain the present
no-smoking policy, with an
amendment added that the
administration enforce it strictly.
February 12 was set as the date
for a special school levy election,
amount to be determined later.
School concerts set
A Christmas gift to the
community, the annual school
concert presented free of charge
to residents of North Mason
School District, will be held in the
high school gym at 7:30 p.m.
December 20. Participating will
be bands and choral groups from
grades 4 through 12. Everyone is
welcome.
Students in grades 1 through
3 will present their own concert,
also open to the public free of
charge, in the elementary gym at
7:30 p.m. December 18.
CAR STOLEN
A 1963 Buick belonging to
Harlan Olson was stolen from the
parking lot of North Mason High
School around 9 a.m. December
• 7, It was recovered in Pierce
County on December 9.
A 1967 Camero stolen from
Tacoma on November 28 was
found December 9, completely
stripped, in a wooded area above
Allyn. :
Two local men seriously
injured in truck accident
An indirect result of the
December 3 fire at Mission Creek
Youth Camp, two camp
counselors were seriously injured
in an accident last Thursday
afternoon while enroute to the
Spokane area to pick up furniture
to replace that burned in the fire.
AI Shirk was still in critical
condition Monday morning but
had been removed from the
intensive care unit to a room in
Valley General Hospital near
Auburn. He suffered a severe
concussion, a broken pelvis, a
broken vertebrae of the spine and
internal injuries. The Shirk family
lives on North Shore.
Les Dunwoodie, who was
reported by WSP to have received
head injuries, fractured pelvis and
internal injuries, was released
from the hospital on Sunday to
recuperate at his family's home in
Spokane. His residence is on
South Shore.
The accident occurred at 2:40
p.m. oh Highway 18 just east of
Auburn as they headed toward
the Spokane area to pick up some
dressers from two state
institutions, Lake Land Village
and Eastern State Hospital. The
furniture in two dormitories had
been destroyed by a fire the
preceding Monday night, the
cause of which is still under
investigation. Shirk, 45, was
driving a rented U-haul 1973 Ford
van, with Dunwoodie as a
passenger.
According to the WSP report,
the couple was headed east on
Highway 18 when a vehicle in
front of them came to a stop to
make a left turn onto 244tb S.E.
The van was unable to stop in
time and swerved into the
westbound lane, striking an
oncomirk~ 1968 Kenworth truck
with trailer head-on.
According to the WSP the
rented van was "totaled
completely" and the damage to
the bigger vehicle was estimated
at $2,000. No report of injury to
the other driver, Ernest Osterdahl
of Tacoma, was mentioned.
Shirk's wife, Ardis, a teacher
at North Mason Upper
Elementary School, has been
spending most of her time at her
husband's bedside. He and
Dunwoodie were taken to the
hospital by an aid car sent to the
scene of the accident.
GARDEN CLUB TO MEET
Evergreen Garden Club
members will have a busy day
when they meet December 17 at
10:30 a.m. in the home of Mrs.
Elmer Sandstrom. Members will
make swags for Resthaven
Nursing Home, they will have a
cookie swapping party (and some
for sampling, too) and a
Christmas gift exchange. Mrs.
Clarence Henningsen will be
co-hostess.
Members are reminded to
bring fresh greens and their
clippers for the work party.
Mrs. Ray Stites will be
welcomed as a new member.
CUSTOMERS at the Belfair branch of Puget Sound National Bank will note
an added touch of Christmas this year in the red dresses worn by the women
and matching tie worn by manager Clay Cornell. Each made her o~/n dress
with one woman making the matching tie for the "boss." Seen in their
matching apparel, fhe staff includes (left to right) Diane Soreson, Lynda
Nesham. Rosalie Byerly and Alice Archer, with Cornell in rear.