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Shelton-Mason County Journal
Holiday-themed
events jamming
the horizon
Well, I thought I had a bad
day last week, but I am now
among the ranks of those who
were going over the 35 mph speed
limit there by Spencer Lake. I've
seen several cars pulled over in that
area and made a mental note to my-
self about slowing down. The note
didn't stick to my brain. So, all fellow
islanders, I'm warning you to slow
down to 35 when passing the Spencer
Lake businesses.
The monthly Harstine Island Com-
munity Club pot-
luck and meeting
is at 6 p.m. tomor-
row. There should be
lots of festive foods
to share. Members
and friends attend-
ing will also be craft-
ing colorful holiday
By MIKE decorations to take
CALLAGHAN home. Hope to see
you there.
The garden club
will meet at 6:30 p.m. today at Donna
and Charlie Strandberg's home for a
holiday potluck. Bring your seed cata-
logs because they are planning on do-
ing a bulk seed order. At future meet-
ings they will make worm bins to di-
gest kitchen waste. They'll also learn
about container gardening. They are
putting more focus on food production
and companion planting with flowers.
The garden club welcomes mainland-
ers to join them. For directions, call
Donna and Charlie at 528-715-7710 or
Diane Edgin at 427-0422.
Harstine Island Community Club
Volunteers are again putting together
a New Year's buffet and dance. It will
be Dec. 31 in the community hall.
The buffet will run from 8 to 11 p.m.
and there will be music from 8 p.m.
to 12:30 a.m. Music will be played by
Swing Fever, which features a big
band sound. If you haven't danced
in the new year with this group, you
have missed out -- it's are terrific.
Advance tickets are $20 per person
and $25 at the door. This is a BYOB
event. Tickets can be purchased from
Bill Shoaf at 670-9645 or at the Fresh
Start Dell at 2810 E. Spencer Lake
Road.
Interested in making an all-
island quilt for the centennial auc-
tion? The community club is looking
for volunteers to help by making
blocks for this quilt. It will be an
oversized lap quilt in a simple pat-
tern. The club will also need donations
of quilting fabric in small prints and
soft colors similar to the Thimbleberry
fabric collection. Fabrics should be
fat quarter size or larger. Those who
wish to help, including fabric dona-
tions or sewing blocks, do not need to
be members of women's or community
clubs. There will be more information
at the January women's club meet-
ing. If you have quilting fabric to do-
nate, Carol Bush will be at Thursday's
Christmas lunch. She'll be willing to
take that fabric to our helpers. For
questions, or if you are interested,
please email Bush at weca3@msn.com
or call 427-8358.
Harstine Island sewing group will
meet at Judy Callaghan's at 10 a.m.
on Dec. 18. Everyone is welcome to
bring a sack lunch and a project to
work on. Desserts, coffee and tea will
be provided. Just email Judy at soba-
dog@msn.com for directions and more
information.
Join friends and neighbors in hear-
ing the traditional Christmas concerts
presented for free by the Harstine Is-
land Community Choir. The choir has
been preparing since early September
to share with you songs of joy and
peace with music from the 1700s to
contemporary and popular songs. The
choir is augmented by an ensemble of
talented musicians on violin, flute, ban-
jo, guitar, mandolin and piano. These
concerts are presented as a gill to the
community by your musical neighbors
from Mason County and Olympia. It
is conducted by Elizabeth Berndt of
Harstine Island. Donations are ac-
cepted to defray expenses. Experience
the beauty and joy of Christmas with
an afternoon or evening of celebratory
carols and hymns at 7 p.m. Friday at
See Harstine on page B-4
Skokomish craft bazaar showcases traditions
By NATALIE JOHNSON and jewelry.
natalie@m(~soncou~ty.com All proceeds from the ba-
zaar's vendor fees go to the up-
keep of the Skokomish Tribal
For more than 20 years, Center museum.
the Skokomish Tribe's annual Denise Emerson, a Skokom-
Winter Bazaar has brought ish tribal member, sold beaded
together artists working to earrings and c.ther pieces of art
preserve traditions and bring at the bazaar.
them to new generations. Emerson said she has been
The event, which ran from 9 doing beadwork for 45 years,
a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday at since she was 10 years old.
the Skokomish Tribal Center, "I think part of it was my
is put on by the tribe's Culture mother -- (she) and I learned
and Arts Committee, said Kris together how to do beadwork,"
Miller, cultural resources di- she said. "It was a way to keep
rector for the tribe, in touch with my heritage."
"I think that the bazaar is Emerson continued her
a good way to help people pro- study of art at the Institute of
mote their talents (and) the American Indian Arts and lat-
work that they do, whether it's er with a graphic design degree
food or crafts," shesaid, from the University of Wash-
The event was open to art- ington.
ists and visitors. Vendors sold Her graphic design degree
everything frombakedgoodsor taught her to use what she
smoked fish to crochet hats and
scarves to beaded necklaces See Bazaar on page 8-4
Courtney Butler
participated in
the Skokomish
Tribe's Winter
Bazaar, selling
painted
leather
boots and
showcasing
her prints,
including this
butterfly print,
which was
featured as
background art
in a "Twilight
Saga" movie.
Journal photo by Natalie Johnson
Evergreen Elementary teacher Karen Berg demonstrates how to use her interactive
am I? Que Frute Soy Yo?" The book is designed to teach students phrases in English
Journal photo by Natalie Johnson
e-book "What Fruit
and Spanish.
iPad app helps bilingual students learnherhelpededitor.With the book, acting as
The process of developing the
By NATALIE JOHNSON fled as a reading specialist, app became a family experience,
natalie@masoncounty.com Because Evergreen is a bilingual Berg said.
school, Berg teaches both English "It was kind of a bonding experi-
and Spanish speaking students. At ence with my son," she said.
When Evergreen Elementary the school, students learn subjects The book presents a series of rid-
teacher Karen Berg can't find the in both languages, dles, with the answer to each being
right book to help her students Berg wrote her first book at age a different fruit. It teaches students
learn, she writes her own. 5 with the help of her mother. The what color and texture fruits have,
"If there's some special area they book was titled "Karen Can Read." and where they might grow. It high-
need work on, I'll just do a book for Since then, she said that writing, lights important vocabulary words,
them," she said. particularly for children, has be- and translates them directly into
Last month, Berg launched hercome a passion for her. another language.
first iPad application, or app, which "It's kind of in my blood," she In the virtual book app, students
contains her virtual bilingual book, said. touch the words or phrases, and
"What Fruit Am I? Que Frute Soy When her son was 5, she wrote a the app, using Berg's voice, reads
Yo?" book for him, to help teach him ba- them.
"This was just something theysic words and phrases in Spanish. "This not only teaches the lan-
needed," she said. "There were no Berg began developing "What guage ... this teaches everything
books out to do basic concepts with Fruit Am I?" about five years ago. about an apple, from the seed to the
kids." During the past several months, tree," she said.
Berg, 62, has worked at Ever-she had worked with her son, Berg chose fruit to begin with
green for six years. She's a special Jeff Axup, and his friends Chris because it is a familiar subject for
education teacher for fifth-grade Kirkman and Scott Buchanan, all most students. She plans to write
students and has previously taught graphic and production design- more electronic books and create a
kindergarteners and ~vorked as the ers, to turn the book into an iPad
school librarian. She is also certi- app. Berg's husband, Larry, also See App on page 8-4
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