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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 Thursday, Dec. 13, 2012 - Shelton-Mason County Journal- Page B-1