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Shelton Mason County Journal
Shelton, Washington
December 24, 1970     Shelton Mason County Journal
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Greeting Drawn by Jim Skaggs 5th Grade, Evergreen School DRILLING Greeting Drawn by Barbara Lyon 6th Grade Evergreen School 4th & Cota alms By JAN DANFORD ''There seems to be considerable controversy," states Dottle Hurley, "as to just who has the largest Christmas tree; but as yet unchallenged is my claim to the smallest." Her perfectly-proportioned little Douglas Fir, grown Bonsai fashion in a concrete block, measures a mere eight and a half inches from base to tip. The diminutive evergreen was given to her as a bare root seedling about three and a half years ago. For approximately two years it was grown in the open ground before its establishment in the concrete block, which has now been brought indoors for the first time. The block, covered with cotton and silver foil to simulate ice and snow, rests on a table which is decorated with miniature figures to create a winter scene. A tiny creche is approached by a shepherd and a lamb, and little pine cone people dot the downy hillside. In the foreground Santa rides in a candy-filled sleigh and reindeer run riot. The midget Christmas tree itself is like a jewel, each accessory in perfect scale. The 22 very small lights are encircled by reflectors made of the tips of plastic straws, and the 25 brilliantly colored glass balls are approximatly one fourth inch in diameter. A wee angel tops the tip, and the entirety is swathed in a delicate film of spun glass. The winter wonderland created by Mrs. Hurley will be loves animals. She collects taken to a lacoma nursing home antiques, and she is a clever as a gift for her mother, h a ndicrafter, preferring to Dottle Hurley is an execute her handmades with enthusiastic gardener, and she nature's materials or to fashion / .4 s¢' A TINY LIVING Christmas tree was decorated by Dottle Hurley. ree. them from what she terms "other people's junk." "I can always figure out a way to make something out of things other people think are worthless," she says. Unusual containers hold her many plants, and she makes tiny tree ornaments from little shells gathered on the beach - oyster, clam, mussell and barnacle. They are spray painted in many colors and glued to them are beads or brilliants. In addition to her many other talents, Mrs. Hurley is quite a saleslady. A real estate broker by profession, she listed a piece of property near Potlatch and succeeded in selling it to herself. She and her husband, Tom, are owners and operators of the Marc I Drive-In and Trailer Court, named for their son Marc, serving in the U.S. Navy. Nursing Course Olympia Vocational Technical Institute is offering a new nurse aide course to begin Jan. 5. Class hours will be Tuesday, 6 to 10 p.m. and Saturday, 1 to 5 p.m. The course will last approximately three and one half months, including clinical experience. The teacher is Mrs. Ethel Clements, and the course is being offered at the new OVTI Campus on the Mottman Road, two miles southwest of Olympia. t ,alp | o Greeting Drawn by Dan Brown, 6th Grade, Bordeaux Open Christmas and New Year's -- 9 a.m. - 7 p.m. Florence Felix Greeting Drawn by Joe Lovato 6th Grade, Mt. View School dr LUMBERMEN'S SHELTON Greeting Drawn by Debbie Frost 6th Grade, Bordeaux School ,SEATTLE'FIRsT NATIoNAL BANtf SHELTON BRANCH HARRY JAMES, Manager L. K. HENDERSON, Assistant Manager \ Greeting Drawn by Eileen Clark Sth Grade, Mt. View School W m SHELTON PRINTING COMPANY Ellen and Russ Stuck Greeting Drawn by Kathy Turner 4th Grade, Mr. View School DRU Thursday, December 24, 1970 - Shelton-Mason County Journal - Page 17