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00ingers bring songs with bells JOHN COOPER asked to bring a potluck side dish Colony organized three military the Christmas luncheon for many on but two door prizes were given P W • ' " hi, program cover said, A r '  ' .mJpastme Chmr Celebration of !ristmas" but that was a soft- V]ial statement On Saturday and Jday 42 voices, well-tuned and tell-trained, presented a concert lat was truly a glorious celebra- i)a of Christmas, singing musi- fi numbers that truly told of the ry of Christmas. Elizabeth Berndt, director of le Harstine Island Community heir, selected songs that were tried and a cross-section of the )ay Christmas has been celebrat- t by different peoples over the tUrse el" many years. The concert lended the thmiliar with the not • I familiar to please receptive au- :ences and provide them with an hriching experience. Stan Yantis, Hilma Yantis and the Valley on trombone and first hd second trumpets supplied a • tass sound that blended with and ghlighted the music produced by le singers. Percussionists San- a Herndon and David Mackey ovided stimulating rhythms for set consisting of a West Indian trol, a carol set to a Zulu folk lelody and two American spiri- lals. They also rang sleigh bells ad silver bells as the choir sang a ledley of" songs. Accompanists for the choir were ary Beth Morris and Dodi Von )fi Patty Nutt composed a spe- al arrangement of "Scarlet Rib- )as" which was sung a cappella Elizabeth Berndt, Patty Nutt, ry Jean Rose and Mary Ryan. ying one of Fred Ebey's organs, t accompanied the community cert, topping off the concert th 'Silent Night and Gloria in ¢celsis Dee! IN ALPHABETICAL order the iends and neighbors who sang 'e Mike Benson, Daniel Berndt, )b Bennett, Karen Brandt, Bob [ark, Monty Cobb, Wendy Cobb, da Colebank, Fred Ebey, Diane gin, Glenna Hagadorn, Lorna iak, Eiiya Hogan, Bill Holman, arlene Holman, Richelle Hoo- r, Elaine Ireland, Jim Irish, elsea ,Jonas, Harley Long- cker, Merri Lund, Lori Madsen, teven Meacham, Diane Myers, ilma Neal, Patty Nutt, Ryder lelan, Jeri Robinson, Mary Jean Use, Mary and Tom Ryan, Floyd aWyer, Heather Sawyer, Monica Wyer, Nancy Schmidt, Virginia ehnabel, Larry Seaward, Kebby tiider, Willa Smith, Carol Thorn- and Lena Tober. If you missed hearing the choir l concert on Harstine Island you hear them this Sunday, De- rnl)er 16 at 3 p.m. at the Shelton ": ghSchool. 'The welcome mat is out! Hosts d hostesses Fred and Carolyn |%y along with Dudley and Anne ianchot will be happy to have you [in them tbr Christmas dinner December 25 at 2 p.m. at the [arstine Island Community Hall. |Veryone is invited. The tradi- ' of offering this festive meal 'as started several years ago by late Damon LaJune as a way making sure that no one had eat Christmas dinner alone. er the years-it has become an lCreasingly popular way to enjoy lis special occasion in congenial !rapanionship. Once again, Lance Ebey, son Fred and Carolyn, will be jour- Ying down from his home near ellingham to cook and carve the trkeys and hams, which the com- anity club will supply. In addl- es, the club will provide stuff- , mashed potatoes, gravy, rolls ld butter. Those who attend are or dessert to make a great buffet table. PLEASE RESPOND if you plan to attend the Christmas day feast. There will be a sign-up sheet at the meeting of the community club on Friday, December 14. Res- ervations can also be made by call- ing the Panchots at 432-1750 or the Ebeys at 426-8432. Callers should let them know how many will be in a particular party and the type of potluck dish they will be bringing. Anyone whose plans change at the last minute is welcome. The devastating pre-winter storm hit, but it hit harder in oth- er places than it did on Harstine Island. An island couple who had left to move to a home near Hood- sport had their new dwelling split in two by surging mud. They may be moving back to Harstine. A 30- foot sailboat beached itself at Pat- ty Glaser's place in relatively good shape and with its motor intact after a windy trip over the waters of Case Inlet. The craft was towing a section of a dock to which it had been moored. Suzy Felton is providing food, shelter and tender loving care for an orphan of the storm. It is a mixed-breed little white dog with black spots. Unlike a Dalmatian, the well-behaved, housebroken pup has a coat that is not sharply contrasted. Suzy said it looks more like the spotted harbor seal and has taken to calling her "Sealia" or "Celia" whichever is preferred. The young, friendly creature had no collar with tags, but had a portion of a choke chain around her neck. Another distinguishing feature is that the puppy has one brown and one blue eye. If that describes your dog, give Suzy a ring at 427-2744. Mrs. Felton knows just how much harder other people in oth- er communities were hit by the storm than were those living on Harstine. The power never went out here and the wind just bobbled the contact with the TV satellites as we watched the flooding and wind damage elsewhere. Mean- while, she made a back roads trek through McCleary and Elma to Hoquiam and Aberdeen to assist her children and grandchildren. "THE DESTRUCTION was incredible," she said. "At one point the road on which we trav- eled seemed to be a surface bridge crossing a huge lake. The fields on either side were totally under wa- ter." She spoke of a home that stood intact while a rush of mud pushed and toppled an unattached garage onto a neighboring property. An- other large metal building had its roof lifted and rolled back by the wind like the top of a tin can being rolled back with a key can opener. Knowing of the need, Felton had packed plywood, nails and ham- mers to install cover over windows that had been blown in. The Washington National Guard has been busy bailing out Centralia, another hard-hit area. We have seen videos of them res- cuing people and expediting get- ting supplies to those in need. The Guard is doing its part in the war on terrorists just as it has played an important role in other conflicts. Today is December 13. In 1917, December 13 was a mo- mentous day for the Washington National Guard. On that day, 90 years ago, units of our state Guard sailed for France to take part in World War I. Many years ago, in 1636, the first National Guard was found- ed when the Massachusetts Bay WESTERN WASHINGTON'S PARK MODEL HEAD[ UARTERS Iargest Selection of Affordable Vacation Homes tinder One Roof Starting at $29,995 ,  -%,€€ Many floorplans and models available from Skyline, Athens, Woodland Park, Kropf and Vacation Structures. Delive$ setup and on.site service available. >. ,., SE RV|£,k.. 360-692-1098 866-718-9990 11572 Clear Creek Road Silverdale, WA (Next To Cklar Creek Nurser]) www.clearcreekrvcenter.com regiments to protect the colonists from the Pequot Indians, but the Washington Guard came into exis- tence much later. In the late 1870s the Walla Walla Guards and the Columbia Mounted Infantry were formed. The Dayton Grays and Grant Guards were added to the ranks and these units became the first regiment of the National Guard of Washington. AN OFFICIAL statement says: "Since the beginning, the Washington National Guard has provided services and manpower to Washington state communities in order to provide a better qual- ity of life for all its citizens. As an example, guard assistance was rendered to communities who suf- fered natural disasters such as the eruption of Mount St. Helens in May 1980, springtime river flood- ing at various locations across the state, and the Central Washington forest fires in the summer of 1994. Soldiers of the Washington Na- tional Guard brought in commu- nications, airlifted food and sup- plies, evacuated the sick and in- jured, furnished trucks and other equipment, and provided security against looting." Glaedelig Jul! There are several ways of saying Merry Christmas in Scandinavian tongues but any and all of them would have been appropriate to say as a greeting at the Harstine Island Women's Club meeting last Thursday. Club members and their guests were met with a beautiful Scandinavian decor as they entered the commu- nity hall. Under the chairmanship of Ar- len Morris, committee members Sandy Murphy, Judy Moore, Diane Dawley, Carolyn Allinson, Brenda Stainbrook, Janell Lyskoski, Betty Bogle, Marlene Echaniz and Linda Vanlandingham selected one of the Scandinavian countries and decorated their tables with arti- cles used in each of the countries. Among these decorations were straw horses, wooden candlehold- ers and small wooden trees hung with red apples. A Christmas tree was set up on the stage and in front of it a table was filled with items that a typical Scandinavian family would have brought with them when immi: grating to the United States. "As each person was allowed only one trunk, they had to select among their most valuable and cherished possessions to make the journey," Jan Ewart remarked. JUDY MOORE played Christ- mas music on the piano as club members and their guests entered and mingled. A wonderful Scan- dinavian menu was served by Judy Graft, Carol Bush, Carleen Houghton, Sharon McLeod, Phyllis Fleming and Jacy Daggett. Gerri Lewis and Whickey Conway Lar- son served a delicious punch that has been traditionally served at years. "The recipe for this tasty drink will be in the upcoming new cookbook," Ms. Ewart said. On the menu were Swedish meatballs, open-face sandwiches, a cranberry relish salad, pickled herring and assorted pickled vege- tables. Dessert was ice cream bars and Scandinavian Christmas cook- ies. After lunch, Marlene Echaniz, Gwen Thorsos and Bey Knudsen modeled typical Norwegian cos- tumes. Gwen wore a typical house dress and Marlene and Bev wore elaborate dresses, called bunads, worn only on special occasions. It was explained that each county in Norway had its own special dress featuring special embroidery like the stitchery on Bev's garb, which was a copy of a pattern taken from a sleigh cushion dating back to the 1700s which is now a registered pattern. Each of the three outfits was decorated with sterling silver fastenings. Arlen Morris wore a blue and white costume typical of a Finnish grandmother. She also told stories of early Scandinavian immigrants to Canada and the U.S., recalling many of Harstine Island's early settlers who were of Scandinavian origin and speaking abou the articles displayed on the table in front of the stage. There was no formal meeting, with one won by Kathy Doherty and the second, a Christmas cac- tus in bloon donated by Gwen Thorosos, winding up in the lucky hands of Barbara LaJune. Pam Wood gave out "thank you" gifts to volunteers who helped with Holi- day House. MANY DONATIONS of food and clothing were received and will be turned over to Pioneer School for distribution. At the January 3 meeting of the women's club a pre-sale of the new all-island cook- book will take place. "Thanks go (Please turn to page 20.) i i i SHS Dance Team Presents: Jr. Dance Camp Saturday, December 15th 8:30am-3pm At SHS SUB Cost: $30 Participants will receive a T-shirt, lunch, a snack and entrance to the basketball game for their half-time performance Mer00 Christmas a very Happy Holiday Season from all the girls at Holiday Hours: Dec 24 6am-5pm Dec 25 7:50am-3pm Top - Lia, Vanessa • Center -Jenny, Caitlin, Stephanie Bottom - Erin, Kristy • Not in picture - Shannon, Kayla Join Us For Some Holiday Warmth On First Street (Hwy 3) next to Bob's Tavern NovS/orc/ in Lacey use the "B" entrance at the Fred Meyer parking lot. PFAFF Serge00 PFAFF Hobby PFAFF • High 10reslum fast • lOT cleare * Needle • Slim free arm positions • Drop in bobbtn • Widtll torero{ • Sewlt buttons FREE $70 Value .0,,,.,s399..,.,. -" 00199 Price -'s599.,..,.,. Thursday, December 13, 2007 -Shelton-Mason County Journal - Page 19 O ¸ .... ' ..... 3 ...... 438-2076 ,SEWING MACHINE TUNE-UP II 00lIEil00i , I . Check and adjust inspection of £heckHook/ __ ,,_11--,, ridllkaEl,JLJ t- I • tensions mechanical& needle bar timing ]-}[[al " t,' n I • tubrlcate machine wiring assemblies • till woik iS : . 1.;nl  dU 1 .General • Oean machine warranted p{l* •  I ANY MAKE SEWING MACHINES I =With coupon • Basic maintenance only. Expires 12/22/07 t((illSg mh ,ol .dudeclt ,. lie l I l l I 'l l I l l l l i l I l l 1 1 l 1 I 1 l i p i i 1 i i i I i i i m i iii i i i i i i i i i i i 00ingers bring songs with bells JOHN COOPER asked to bring a potluck side dish Colony organized three military the Christmas luncheon for many on but two door prizes were given P W • ' " hi, program cover said, A r '  ' .mJpastme Chmr Celebration of !ristmas" but that was a soft- V]ial statement On Saturday and Jday 42 voices, well-tuned and tell-trained, presented a concert lat was truly a glorious celebra- i)a of Christmas, singing musi- fi numbers that truly told of the ry of Christmas. Elizabeth Berndt, director of le Harstine Island Community heir, selected songs that were tried and a cross-section of the )ay Christmas has been celebrat- t by different peoples over the tUrse el" many years. The concert lended the thmiliar with the not • I familiar to please receptive au- :ences and provide them with an hriching experience. Stan Yantis, Hilma Yantis and the Valley on trombone and first hd second trumpets supplied a • tass sound that blended with and ghlighted the music produced by le singers. Percussionists San- a Herndon and David Mackey ovided stimulating rhythms for set consisting of a West Indian trol, a carol set to a Zulu folk lelody and two American spiri- lals. They also rang sleigh bells ad silver bells as the choir sang a ledley of" songs. Accompanists for the choir were ary Beth Morris and Dodi Von )fi Patty Nutt composed a spe- al arrangement of "Scarlet Rib- )as" which was sung a cappella Elizabeth Berndt, Patty Nutt, ry Jean Rose and Mary Ryan. ying one of Fred Ebey's organs, t accompanied the community cert, topping off the concert th 'Silent Night and Gloria in ¢celsis Dee! IN ALPHABETICAL order the iends and neighbors who sang 'e Mike Benson, Daniel Berndt, )b Bennett, Karen Brandt, Bob [ark, Monty Cobb, Wendy Cobb, da Colebank, Fred Ebey, Diane gin, Glenna Hagadorn, Lorna iak, Eiiya Hogan, Bill Holman, arlene Holman, Richelle Hoo- r, Elaine Ireland, Jim Irish, elsea ,Jonas, Harley Long- cker, Merri Lund, Lori Madsen, teven Meacham, Diane Myers, ilma Neal, Patty Nutt, Ryder lelan, Jeri Robinson, Mary Jean Use, Mary and Tom Ryan, Floyd aWyer, Heather Sawyer, Monica Wyer, Nancy Schmidt, Virginia ehnabel, Larry Seaward, Kebby tiider, Willa Smith, Carol Thorn- and Lena Tober. If you missed hearing the choir l concert on Harstine Island you hear them this Sunday, De- rnl)er 16 at 3 p.m. at the Shelton ": ghSchool. 'The welcome mat is out! Hosts d hostesses Fred and Carolyn |%y along with Dudley and Anne ianchot will be happy to have you [in them tbr Christmas dinner December 25 at 2 p.m. at the [arstine Island Community Hall. |Veryone is invited. The tradi- ' of offering this festive meal 'as started several years ago by late Damon LaJune as a way making sure that no one had eat Christmas dinner alone. er the years-it has become an lCreasingly popular way to enjoy lis special occasion in congenial !rapanionship. Once again, Lance Ebey, son Fred and Carolyn, will be jour- Ying down from his home near ellingham to cook and carve the trkeys and hams, which the com- anity club will supply. In addl- es, the club will provide stuff- , mashed potatoes, gravy, rolls ld butter. Those who attend are or dessert to make a great buffet table. PLEASE RESPOND if you plan to attend the Christmas day feast. There will be a sign-up sheet at the meeting of the community club on Friday, December 14. Res- ervations can also be made by call- ing the Panchots at 432-1750 or the Ebeys at 426-8432. Callers should let them know how many will be in a particular party and the type of potluck dish they will be bringing. Anyone whose plans change at the last minute is welcome. The devastating pre-winter storm hit, but it hit harder in oth- er places than it did on Harstine Island. An island couple who had left to move to a home near Hood- sport had their new dwelling split in two by surging mud. They may be moving back to Harstine. A 30- foot sailboat beached itself at Pat- ty Glaser's place in relatively good shape and with its motor intact after a windy trip over the waters of Case Inlet. The craft was towing a section of a dock to which it had been moored. Suzy Felton is providing food, shelter and tender loving care for an orphan of the storm. It is a mixed-breed little white dog with black spots. Unlike a Dalmatian, the well-behaved, housebroken pup has a coat that is not sharply contrasted. Suzy said it looks more like the spotted harbor seal and has taken to calling her "Sealia" or "Celia" whichever is preferred. The young, friendly creature had no collar with tags, but had a portion of a choke chain around her neck. Another distinguishing feature is that the puppy has one brown and one blue eye. If that describes your dog, give Suzy a ring at 427-2744. Mrs. Felton knows just how much harder other people in oth- er communities were hit by the storm than were those living on Harstine. The power never went out here and the wind just bobbled the contact with the TV satellites as we watched the flooding and wind damage elsewhere. Mean- while, she made a back roads trek through McCleary and Elma to Hoquiam and Aberdeen to assist her children and grandchildren. "THE DESTRUCTION was incredible," she said. "At one point the road on which we trav- eled seemed to be a surface bridge crossing a huge lake. The fields on either side were totally under wa- ter." She spoke of a home that stood intact while a rush of mud pushed and toppled an unattached garage onto a neighboring property. An- other large metal building had its roof lifted and rolled back by the wind like the top of a tin can being rolled back with a key can opener. Knowing of the need, Felton had packed plywood, nails and ham- mers to install cover over windows that had been blown in. The Washington National Guard has been busy bailing out Centralia, another hard-hit area. We have seen videos of them res- cuing people and expediting get- ting supplies to those in need. The Guard is doing its part in the war on terrorists just as it has played an important role in other conflicts. Today is December 13. In 1917, December 13 was a mo- mentous day for the Washington National Guard. On that day, 90 years ago, units of our state Guard sailed for France to take part in World War I. Many years ago, in 1636, the first National Guard was found- ed when the Massachusetts Bay WESTERN WASHINGTON'S PARK MODEL HEAD[ UARTERS Iargest Selection of Affordable Vacation Homes tinder One Roof Starting at $29,995 ,  -%,€€ Many floorplans and models available from Skyline, Athens, Woodland Park, Kropf and Vacation Structures. Delive$ setup and on.site service available. >. ,., SE RV|£,k.. 360-692-1098 866-718-9990 11572 Clear Creek Road Silverdale, WA (Next To Cklar Creek Nurser]) www.clearcreekrvcenter.com regiments to protect the colonists from the Pequot Indians, but the Washington Guard came into exis- tence much later. In the late 1870s the Walla Walla Guards and the Columbia Mounted Infantry were formed. The Dayton Grays and Grant Guards were added to the ranks and these units became the first regiment of the National Guard of Washington. AN OFFICIAL statement says: "Since the beginning, the Washington National Guard has provided services and manpower to Washington state communities in order to provide a better qual- ity of life for all its citizens. As an example, guard assistance was rendered to communities who suf- fered natural disasters such as the eruption of Mount St. Helens in May 1980, springtime river flood- ing at various locations across the state, and the Central Washington forest fires in the summer of 1994. Soldiers of the Washington Na- tional Guard brought in commu- nications, airlifted food and sup- plies, evacuated the sick and in- jured, furnished trucks and other equipment, and provided security against looting." Glaedelig Jul! There are several ways of saying Merry Christmas in Scandinavian tongues but any and all of them would have been appropriate to say as a greeting at the Harstine Island Women's Club meeting last Thursday. Club members and their guests were met with a beautiful Scandinavian decor as they entered the commu- nity hall. Under the chairmanship of Ar- len Morris, committee members Sandy Murphy, Judy Moore, Diane Dawley, Carolyn Allinson, Brenda Stainbrook, Janell Lyskoski, Betty Bogle, Marlene Echaniz and Linda Vanlandingham selected one of the Scandinavian countries and decorated their tables with arti- cles used in each of the countries. Among these decorations were straw horses, wooden candlehold- ers and small wooden trees hung with red apples. A Christmas tree was set up on the stage and in front of it a table was filled with items that a typical Scandinavian family would have brought with them when immi: grating to the United States. "As each person was allowed only one trunk, they had to select among their most valuable and cherished possessions to make the journey," Jan Ewart remarked. JUDY MOORE played Christ- mas music on the piano as club members and their guests entered and mingled. A wonderful Scan- dinavian menu was served by Judy Graft, Carol Bush, Carleen Houghton, Sharon McLeod, Phyllis Fleming and Jacy Daggett. Gerri Lewis and Whickey Conway Lar- son served a delicious punch that has been traditionally served at years. "The recipe for this tasty drink will be in the upcoming new cookbook," Ms. Ewart said. On the menu were Swedish meatballs, open-face sandwiches, a cranberry relish salad, pickled herring and assorted pickled vege- tables. Dessert was ice cream bars and Scandinavian Christmas cook- ies. After lunch, Marlene Echaniz, Gwen Thorsos and Bey Knudsen modeled typical Norwegian cos- tumes. Gwen wore a typical house dress and Marlene and Bev wore elaborate dresses, called bunads, worn only on special occasions. It was explained that each county in Norway had its own special dress featuring special embroidery like the stitchery on Bev's garb, which was a copy of a pattern taken from a sleigh cushion dating back to the 1700s which is now a registered pattern. Each of the three outfits was decorated with sterling silver fastenings. Arlen Morris wore a blue and white costume typical of a Finnish grandmother. She also told stories of early Scandinavian immigrants to Canada and the U.S., recalling many of Harstine Island's early settlers who were of Scandinavian origin and speaking abou the articles displayed on the table in front of the stage. There was no formal meeting, with one won by Kathy Doherty and the second, a Christmas cac- tus in bloon donated by Gwen Thorosos, winding up in the lucky hands of Barbara LaJune. Pam Wood gave out "thank you" gifts to volunteers who helped with Holi- day House. MANY DONATIONS of food and clothing were received and will be turned over to Pioneer School for distribution. At the January 3 meeting of the women's club a pre-sale of the new all-island cook- book will take place. "Thanks go (Please turn to page 20.) i i i SHS Dance Team Presents: Jr. Dance Camp Saturday, December 15th 8:30am-3pm At SHS SUB Cost: $30 Participants will receive a T-shirt, lunch, a snack and entrance to the basketball game for their half-time performance Mer00 Christmas a very Happy Holiday Season from all the girls at Holiday Hours: Dec 24 6am-5pm Dec 25 7:50am-3pm Top - Lia, Vanessa • Center -Jenny, Caitlin, Stephanie Bottom - Erin, Kristy • Not in picture - Shannon, Kayla Join Us For Some Holiday Warmth On First Street (Hwy 3) next to Bob's Tavern NovS/orc/ in Lacey use the "B" entrance at the Fred Meyer parking lot. PFAFF Serge00 PFAFF Hobby PFAFF • High 10reslum fast • lOT cleare * Needle • Slim free arm positions • Drop in bobbtn • Widtll torero{ • Sewlt buttons FREE $70 Value .0,,,.,s399..,.,. -" 00199 Price -'s599.,..,.,. Thursday, December 13, 2007 -Shelton-Mason County Journal - Page 19 O ¸ .... ' ..... 3 ...... 438-2076 ,SEWING MACHINE TUNE-UP II 00lIEil00i , I . Check and adjust inspection of £heckHook/ __ ,,_11--,, ridllkaEl,JLJ t- I • tensions mechanical& needle bar timing ]-}[[al " t,' n I • tubrlcate machine wiring assemblies • till woik iS : . 1.;nl  dU 1 .General • Oean machine warranted p{l* •  I ANY MAKE SEWING MACHINES I =With coupon • Basic maintenance only. Expires 12/22/07 t((illSg mh ,ol .dudeclt ,. lie l I l l I 'l l I l l l l i l I l l 1 1 l 1 I 1 l i p i i 1 i i i I i i i m i iii i i i i i i i i i i i