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Shelton, Washington
December 18, 1975     Shelton Mason County Journal
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VERY PROUD of Mark Lester are his mother and stepfather, Carol and Bill Blucher. Mark has been named an honorary military policeman in appreciation of actions which led to the recovery of Air Force property. Dr. James R. Clifton of Wheaten, Maryland, son of Mrs. Cecilia Cornell of Sbelton and the late George Clifton, has been awarded a silver medal for meritorious service by the commerce department. The award was given in recognition of Dr. Clifton's work with epoxy coating which will Jayettes meet At the Shelton Jayettes Christmas party held last Thursday in the home of Terri Jonker, gifts were wrapped for the party held Monday evening for low income children of the area. Cookies were also given to this event. Secret pals exchanged gifts and revealed identities. Items were brought for donation to the food bank. The annual party for children of Jayettes will be held at 4:30 p.m. Sunday in the home of Jeanne Cassell. A potluck dinner will be followed by an hour of caroling and a visit from Santa Claus. A New Year's Eve social for members and guests is planned by Toni Ramsfield. Dance slated Parents Without Partners will hold a dance to begin at 9 p.m. Saturday in the fairgrounds hall. All single parents are welcome. A dance is held at the same hour and at the same location on the third Saturday of each month. cover steel reinforcing bars on bridges. With this special coating, Dr. James R. Clifton Rock Society to hold party Shelton Rock and Mineral Society will hold its annual Christmas party on December 26 in the home of Vi Height at 1224 Edgewood Drive. A potluck will be served with ham supplied by the club. Gifts will be exchanged. In a late September adventure Mark Lester, a 12-year-old Shelton boy scout, performed a service which earned for him the appreciation of McChord Air Force Base and the 62nd Military Airlift Wing. A November 14 tour of McChord included a ceremony from which Mark emerged as an honorary military policeman. Mark resides in Shelton with his mother, Carol Blucher, and his ~pfather, Bill Blucher. On alternatd~weekends he visits in the Tenino farm home of his father and stepmother, Mr. and Mrs. D. J. Lester. On this particular September day Mark, accompanied by his dad and his stepmother, was fishing in the Des Chutes River when they observed a fisherman on the opposite bank who dropped an object as he walked away. onors oca/ When Mark had negotiated the crossing of the river, he found a metal box which was at last opened with his father's help. Inside was a pack for transporting a radio on a person's back. Mark took it to his home. While Mark was receiving a haircut a few days later in Rainier, the barber spoke of radio equipment stolen from an Air Force jeep while personnel were eating in a restaurant. Mark relayed the informatl~rt to his stepmother with whose assistance more information was acquired and the FBI was notified. A sheriff accompanied Mark to retrieve the metal box, which was returned to the Air Force. Mark, a seventh-grader in Middle School, was born in Tacoma and moved to Shelton in 1968. He is active in Boy Scout Troop No. 112. He is a member of a school hobby club, and he builds model cars. He owns two horses, kept at the Tenino ranch. Motorcycles are his hobby and he maintains one at each of his homes, where parents and step-parents are very proud of Mark Lester. Shelton students among graduates at St, Martin's Fifty-five students, including three from Shelton, will be graduated from Saint Martin's College, Olympia, on Saturday. Commencement exercises will be held at 2 p.m. in the Abbey Church on the college campus. Shelton students to receive bachelor of arts degrees are James Oatmon Eaton, Jimmy Donald Ragsdale and Larry Allen Warren. All majored in psychology. Today, Thursday, December 18 Rotary Club luncheon, noon, Ming Tree Cafe. Toastmasters Club, 6:45 a.m., Timbers Restaurant. Tops Washington Chapter No. 313, 6:15 p.m., Baptist Church. Kiwanis Club of Mason County Seniors, noon, Senior Center. Overeaters Anonymous, 8:30 a.m., Timberland Library. Story-Time for preschoolers, 1 p.m., Timberland Library. Port commission meeting, 8 p.m., courthouse. Hood Canal Woman's Club, 11:30 a.m., Potlatch clubhouse. Mason County Democrat Club, 7:30 a.m., PUD. Shelton Park Board, 7 p.m., city hall. Hood Canal Lions Club, Hoodsport Cafe. LDS Relief Society, 10 a.m., church house. Friday, December 19 VFW Christmas party, 6:30 p.m., Memorial Hall. Saturday, December 20 Pinochle party, 8 p.m., Skokomish Grange Hall. Sunday, December 21 Shelton churches invite you to attend the church of your choice. Monday, December 22 PUD No. 3 commission meeting, I p.m., PUD conference room. County commission meeting, 10 a.m., courthouse. Shelton Bridge Club, 7:15 p.m., PUD. Olympia Association of Professional Mortgage Women, 6 p.m., Tyee. Tuesday, December 23 Kiwanis Club luncheon, noon, Heinie's. City commission meeting, 2 p.m., city hall. Overeaters Anonymous, 7:30 p.m., Timberland Library. Moose Lodge, 8 p.m., airport hall. Degree of Honor, 8 p.m., Memorial Hall. Mason County hospital district commission meeting, 8 a.m., hospital. Dirt Dobbers, 10 a.m., Fir Tree Park. North Shelton Community Auxiliary, 7 p.m., Island Lake firehall. THE 25TH WEDDING ANNIVERSARY of George and Lois Lemagie will be celebrated at an open house to be held between the hours of 2 p.m. and 5 p.m. on Sunday in their Island Lake home. Hosting the event will be their children, George and Debra Lemagie of Seattle, and Karen and Nancy of Shelton. II I III I I ARB & Books, Plants, Antiques Gifts For The Whole Family 20% off handcrafted rings .qouthshofe of Hood Canal in Robin Hood Village Open Tuesday thru Friday I! a.m -- 8 p.m. Saturday and Sunday 9:30 -- 8:00 December 5 thru 23 II GEORGE AND LOIS LEMAGIE were married on December 23, 1950. In August of 1965 they came to Shelton from Tacoma. Lois is receptionist for Dr. George Radich, and George is manager of Shelton's Safeway Store. They have four children. Wednesday, December 24 Elks, 8 p.m., at the lodge. Kristmas Town Kiwanis Club, 6:50 a.m., Hy-Lond Inn. Thursday, December 25 Christmas Day. HERE'S A NIFTY CHRISTMAS GIFT! Available al bridge surfaces will withstand corroding agents to be found in de-icing salts and seawater. Dr. Clifton, a National Board of Standards research chemist, has discovered that powder epoxies are preferable to liquid epoxies, and may best be applied with an electrostatic spray gun which produces a quick and even coating. Bridges constructed with epoxy coated bars should remain free of problems connected with corrosion of steel. The epoxy coating is considered for use in parking garages, concrete structures in salt-water environments, offshore drilling facilities and nuclear reactors. Dr. James Clifton, born and reared in Shelton, lives in Wheaten, Maryland with his wife, Eva, and six-year-old son, Michael. Christmas ships will cruise inlet Shelton Yacht Club's Christmas ships will again be cruising Hammersley Inlet. Fleet Captain John Martin has set up the schedule. On Sunday and Monday evenings boats will leave the port dock at 6 p.m. and will cruise to Church Point and return to the dock at approximately 9 p.m. on both nights. The Walker Park area is an excellent vantage point. Party held by card club On Monday Shelton Bridge Club met for a holiday party held in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Rust. North-South winners for the following games of bridge were Rex and Louise Umphenour, and Dr. Crosswell and Dick Crosswell with tied score; and Howard and Dorothy Holt. Winning for East-West were Ray and Ina Gustofson, Etta Rector and Vic King, Francis Sanderson and Gusti Goldschmid. All bridge players are welcome to attend club meetings held at 7:15 p.m. each Monday in the PUD auditorium. Lori Engebretson High School "After graduation," says Lori Engebretson, "I will work for a year. Then I'll probably attend Bates School in Tacoma to study photography; or maybe I'll study to be a medical receptionist in a hospital." Lori is the daughter of Margaret Engebretson. Her father, Clifford E. Engebretson, and her older brother, Gary, are deceased. Her sister is Shirley Murphy of Shelton. On July 26, 1958, Lori was born in Superior, Wisconsin. Four years later the family moved to Muscatine, Iowa and in 1963 to Shelton, where Lori started school. Lori, who has been a Pep Club member, plans a future move to either California or Texas. "I believe there to be job opportunities in those she explains. "I'm not much for states Lori, who listens to sews her own clothing and for a pet chipmunk named "I love horses, and ride I have a chance." She is a member of League and works in Public Library after weekends, and through summer months. As a Shelton High senior she studies accounting, advanced art, English and crafts, photography on her next semester. "I was a candy-striper sophomore year," she Adorable Charming little figurines add piness and life to your tree. Raggedy Ann e,, and Raggeoy Andy ~'~ Characters © 1974 The Bobbs-Merrill Co., Inc. Satin Ornaments: Deli- cately designed ornaments have the feel and shimmer of finest satin. Unbreakable! Nostalgia Ornaments:[ Sure to become family favorites. I Some are dated for coll Yarn Ornaments: Bright colors make them childrens' fa- Glass Ornaments: Wkte variety of designs and sizes. Many are dated. 01ag/tg 321 Railroad Ave. Shelton 426-4213 L¢) 1975 Hallmark Cards, In¢ r r'dge 6 - Shelton-Mason County Journal - Thursday, December 18, 1975