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Shelton-Mason County Journal Volunteers from ProBuild in Shelton, above and below, join the 22nd Habitat for Humanity of Mason County house on Dec. 16. Courtesy photos Gonzalez family to raise the wall on the Foundation laid for nonprofit's 22nd home in county By GORDON WEEKS gorden@masoncounty.con~ Volunteers for Habitat for Human- ity of Mason County built and raised the walls Sunday for the 22nd house the organization has constructed for families in need. The three-bedroom, one-bathroom house at 210 E. Lakeshore Drive in the Timberlakes community will be home. to Erica Gonzalez and her two chil- dren, 3-year-old Isabella and 12-year- old Matthew. On Sunday, six employees from Pro Build donated their time and exper- tise to place sheeting and help lift the heavy walls, said Christine Roha, af- filiate manager of Habitat for Human- ity of Mason County. Simpson Lumber donated lumber for the house, while Bank of America donated $2,500, which will be used for the heating system, Roha said. The organization is accepting appli- cations for partner families for homes being built in 2013. Homes are sold to partner families at no profit, and are Pictured are (back row) John Green, Todd McPhee, Alena Wilson, Tim Merritt, Harold Swearingen, Isabella Gonzalez and Erica Gonzalez, and (front row) Mike Gill and Miguel Luengo. financed through low-interest oi, no- 400 hours of"sweat equity" as a down interest loans, payment toward the house. To qualify, the family must have To apply for home ownership through lived in Mason County for at least one Habitat for Ht~manity of Mason County, year; are in need of a safe living en- call 426-8134 or visit the organization's vironment; be willing to partner with website at habitatmasonwa.org. Habitat for Humanity; have a steady The organization is also seeking do- gross income of 30 percent to 60 pet;- nations of money, materials and time. cent of the current median income for Volunteers can work on a daily sched- Mason County; and be willing to work ule, or help when time is available. By NATALIE JOHNSON natalie@masoncounty.com The bluegrass music scene is alive and well in Mason County. Musicians and bluegrass enthusi- asts bring the style to Shelton each year at the Bluegrass from the Forest festival, now in its eighth year. To kick off 2013, local bluegrass afi- cionado Sally Burtscher has helped bring a nationally acclaimed bluegrass act -- The Clair Lynch Band -- for a one-night show Jan. 17 at the Grove Street Brewhouse in downtown Shel- ton. Burtscher said she began playing, bluegrass music after moving to Mason County in 2005 "I had an autoharp just lying around. When we moved out here I started playing," she said. "IfI was made to lis- ten to anything it would be bluegrass. I love the interplay of the instruments." As she became more firmly en- trenched in the bluegrass scene, Burtscher began helping with Blue- grass from the Forest. As a woman, Burtscher said she is most interested in female bluegrass musicians, particularly Hazel Dickens. "I love bluegrass and we really sup- port women in bluegrass," she said. "In See Bluegrass on page B-4 Courtesy photo National bluegrass act The Claire Lynch Band is scheduled to perform Jan. 17 at the Grove Street Brewhouse in Shelton. commun nner are getting closer to that exciting morning when our grandchildren break out into screams of joy as they find the presents left by Santa. Because the happy day is on a Tuesday this year, this is my last column before Christmas, so Judy and I want to take this opportunity to wish all islanders a happy and merry Christmas. Although I truly love Christ- mas, my favorite day is the shortest day of the year. De- pending on how the calendar falls, the winter solstice occurs annually on a day between Dec. 20 and 23. This year, the solstice will occur at 3:30 a.m. on Dec. 22. The reason this day is so popular with me is that I know the days will start getting lon- ger and that somehow raises my spirit. There will be a Christmas dinner will be served at the community hall and sponsored by volunteers from the Harstine Island Community Club. They will provide roasted turkey, potatoes and stuffing, as well as a ham. Like the Thanks- giving dinner, the club asks all those who plan to attend to By MIKE bring a potluck CALLAGHAN dish, maybe a dessert, or rolls, or your favorite side dish. They will start serving about 2 p.m. on Dec. 25. Some festive decorations will keep you in the holiday spirit. All island- ers and their families are in- vited. If you are interested, call Barbara LaJune at 426-0494. Continuing with that idea of joy, remember that the Harstine Island Community Club will again put together a New Year's buffet and dance. It will be Dec. 31 and it will be in the community hall. The buf- fet will run from 8 to 11 p.m. and music will be played from 8 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. Music will be played by Swing Fever and their big band sound. If you haven't danced in the new year with this group, you have missed out -- they are terrific. Advance tickets are $20 per person, and if you wait to buy at the door, they will be $25. This is a BYOB event. Tickets can be bought from Bill Shoaf at 670-9645 or at the Fresh Start Deli. Interested in making an all-island quilt for the centen- nial auction? The community club is looking for quilters to help make some block, for this quilt. The size will be an over- size lap quilt in a simple pat- tern. They will also need dona- tions of fabric that are small prints in soft colors similar to the Thimbleberry fabric collec- tion. Fabrics should be fat quar- ter size or larger. Those who wish to help with fabric donations, sewing blocks, and other materials do not need to be a member of the wom- en's or community clubs. More information will be offered at the January women's club meet- ing. If you have quilting fabric to donate, Carol Bush will be at Thursday's Christmas lunch to take fabric to our helpers. For questions, email Carol Bush at weca3@msn.com or call 427- 8358. Here is a reminder that on Feb. 12, Pioneer School voters will be asked to decide on a bal- lot proposition to issue $25.02 million in bonds to construct a new Pioneer Middle School and expand the Pioneer Primary School. The district anticipates a bond tax rate of $1.24 per $1,000 Thursday, of current assessed value for the 20-year life of the bonds. This means that a homeowner with an assessed value of $100,000 would pay an extra $124 annu- ally (or $10.33 per month) over the existing maintenance and operations tax levy rate. Just one more note about that Christmas play put on by the theater club. I could tell that both the audience and the cast were having a great time. There just aren't a lot of places in the country where you can enjoy a small community theater perfor- mance. The club is planning to put on another play in the near fu- ture. On July 5, 6 and 7, they will pull up the curtain on "Bad Year for Tomatoes" by John Pat- rick. In the play, an actress tries to go into seclusion in a nice, quiet town. The colorful, See Harstine on page B-4 Dec. 20, 2012 - Shelton-Mason County Journal - Page B-I