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Editorial opinion By DOROTHY TOBEY and ANN WESTBERG Today's editorial was written by guest editorialist, Pastor Leo W. Hamar of Belfair Assembly of God Church. CHRISTMAS REFLECTIONS "The Shepherds said one to another, 'Let us go now even unto Bethlehem and see this thing which is come to pass which the Lord hath made known to us'." St. Luke: Chapter 2, verse 15 - King James Bible. The excitement of that first Christmas was contagious to the extent that today some 2~00 years later the season brings with it an excitement, a mystery, and a thrill exceeding any other time of the year. The feel of the crowds, the spicy tinge of mystery reflects to our hearts the ever-expanding joy that indeed "a Savior is born who is Christ the Lord.'" An unknown author wrote the following expose on A SOLITARY LIFE He was born in an obscure village He worked in a carpenter shop until he was thirty He then became an itinerant preacher Nineteen centuries have come and gone and today he is the central figure of the human race All of the armies that ever marched All the navies that ever sailed All the parliaments that ever sat All the kings that ever reigned Have not affected the Life of man on this earth as much as that "One SoLitary Life." To this we would add that more books and editorials, technical, historical, worshipful and critical, have been written of Jesus of Bethlehem than any other person or group of persons in the history of the human race. Indeed, the mystery, excitement and the spirit of Christmas reflect the spirit of the One born that long.ago night. RefLection on that first night would or should cause us also to have the eagerness of the shepherds to even yet come see and investigate "that which the Lord hath made known to us." Perhaps during this busy time we also should set aside our schedules and plans and join with the multitudes and sing, "'O come, let us adore Him, Christ the Lord." By LENNIA CATES -- CR 5-2245 it is never a pleasant task to write of the passing of friends or acquaintances and it is especially difficult at this time of the year. This past week three persons associated with our area were laid to rest. Roberta (Bobbi) Frink passed away in Bellevue where memorial services were held last Friday. Bobbi had sold her place here and moved to the Seattle area after the passing of her husband Jim a year and a half ago. Both had been very active in community activities while here and were o members of St. Nicholas Church. Lila had been frequent guests to the area. To the families of all the above, our sincere sympathy. Up from California are Terry Sills and wife Merci who are spending the holidays with his folks, Bob and Gladys. Due to the airlines strike morn and dad had to zip over to Sea-Tac at 4 o'clock the other AM, their arrival hour. Tent has reenllated in the Naw and is being assigned to duty in the Philippines for the next two and a half years. He leaves the f'n'st part of January, with Merci to follow at a later date. i*Emily Sprague, who retired Happy birthday wishes to ~.Gi-~att Northwest Federal Josephine (Jo) Nash who Setings and Loan last May after celebrated hers last Saturday. 45 years of continuous service, passed away in a Seattle hospital Incidentally, Jo also has new The Grapeview School Christmas program was held last Thursday evening with a full house, as usual. The first, second and third graders were in a play called "The Littlest Tree;" fourth grade did a skit called "Xmas Train;" while fifth and sixth grades did readings and songs. The evening ended with Santa Claus arriving with toys for all children, and refreshments were served by the Parents Club. Students will have a long Christmas vacation until Jan. 5. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Laraux and son Jesse have just returned from a vacation in Kona, Hawaii. They spent five days there, making their headquarters at the Hilton Hotel. They rented a car and went sightseeing, swimming and just relaxing on the beaches. They came home via Reno, taking in some of the night life and visiting relatives and friends there• The lovely double-wide mobile home of the George Smiths who live on Lombard Road was the setting for the wedding of their daughter, Roberta (Bobble) Dec. 13 at 1 p.m. to Harvey Clark of Bremerton. The Reverend Bart of the Unity Church in Bremerton performed the ceremony• Cheryl Ann Smith acted as maid of honor and Donald Chaffee, a cousin to the bride, was best man. The bride's niece, Melinda Smith, carried the rings on a white satin pillow. Her sister, Renee, was the organist. Friends attending the wedding besides the immediate family were Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Boone of Belfair and Mr. and Mrs. Jack Marnca of Victor. Bobble works at Keyport and her husband is employed by the park department in Bremerton. They are making their first home in Bremerton. Donald Chaffee and friend of Sandpoint, where Donald is stationed in the Seabees, spent the weekend visiting with Mr. and Mrs. George Smith and attended the wedding of Bobble Smith. Donald was in familiar territory while here as his grandparents used to live on Harstine Island. On Dec. 4 Debbie Maruca hosted a pre-nuptial shower in honor of Bobble Smith at the Maruca residence. A bit of nostalgia was in the air as the Sarah Eckert Orthopedic group gathered for their Christmas party at the home of Bonnie Hansen, which was formerly the home of Sarah Eckert. This gathering started in the thirties after Sarah Eckert had her first stroke which kept her confined to her home on Stretch Island. The ladies of the community would gather to have "tea" with "Grandma" Eckert periodically, especially on her birthday. Your correspondent, Ann, attended her first "tea" with her while visiting here from Minnesota during the summer of 1937. We attended the "tea" as guests of Mrs. Bill Sund, who was Dorothy Tobey's mother. After the death of Sarah Eckert the group continued to meet at each other's homes for their afternoon "teas." The mainstays of this group were Mrs. Henry Peterson, Mrs. Edgar Wright, Mrs. Arthur Stratford and Mrs. Walter Eckert, all residents of Stretch Island• After a few years of social meetings such as this they decided to join with the Orthopedic Group of Seattle. Thus the orthopedic group was formed and named after one of our pioneer ladies of the island. They now help support the Mary Bridge Hospital of Tacoma. Twenty-four ladies attended the event and hosting the affair were Mary Branch, Betty Bell and Ann Westberg. ~Ann being unable to attend due to illness). All reports from those who attended are that it was a very lovely party. A joint installation of officers was held at the Twanoh Grange Hall for the Twanoh and Fair Harbor Granges on Dec. 1 9. Six of our members were installed. Others were out of town or illness prevented them from being able to attend. A social hour followed the installation. Worth of a state The worth of a State in the long run is the worth of the individuals composing it. John Stuart Mill Li[ eral reward for any information leading 1;o the conviction of person or persons responsible for the last Wednesday. Burial was held permanent next-door neighbors,summer home and mobile home fires at Beard's Cove. last Saturday in Bremerton. Ralph and Doty Vea have finally Write Fire Information, P.O. Box 587, Belfair, WA Although she had lived in got moved in and are looking Bremerton she still maintained forward to their first Christmas 98528. the old family summer home here on the canal. Formerly of Yacolt, on the North Shore so was Washzngton, and frequent ~ 1 / I / I well-lmownin this area. weekend visitors, we welcome Iris Oisen lost her father due them to Tahuya. ~ ---" "~-- ------" ~--"--- -- to a fatal heart attack last week in To all our faithful readers, L% ) O Seattle. A retired Boeingmay I wish you and yoursa Very employee, he and Iris mother Merry Christmas. ) ~ O O ~ O North Mason High School 0 OoOo OO ...,.,,_...,...__. B. V S H EILA C OBEN .... 00 On Dec. 11 and 12 two high was to be held Dec• 12 at O school girls, along with some LakeLand Village was cancelled. teachers and junior high students, attended a workshop at LakeLand Village. It was taught by Dr. Fred Rhode from Minnesota. He is a national expert on "Needs Assessment," which is a statistical process for surveying community attitudes on educational needs. It is very useful to use in everyday life whenever you have a certain type of goal to achieve. The general procedure for surveying public reactions to your basic ideas is as follows: 1. Make out a one-sentence statement saying something positive about the goal you want to achieve. 2. Circulate it to the public and have them rate it as opposed to other goals. 3. Get the results and evaluate the importance of your goal. The two high school students who attended the workshop were Kafla Heath and Shelly Duncan. They thought that it was very helpful to learn this procedure and interesting. Well, to the dismay of cheerleaders and interested students, the Christmas tolo that By an unlucky stroke of Mother Nature, the snow stopped everyone from going to the dance. The main problem, it seems, was trying to make it up the hill from Allyn, which proved to be too steep for most people in the snow. Let's hope the next dance will be successful for all. The Girls Club had another meeting on Dec• 18. The main purpose was to have certain committees report on their doings these last few weeks. The main way to make money for Girls Club was decided, to have bake sales periodically. Recreation night has been set for some time this coming spring. It was decided to sell Girls Club pins and the next dance will be held sometime in March. Another event took place Dec. 18. The music department held a high school Christmas concert. The band and choir performed in the high school gym and sang many nice songs such as "Sleigh Ride" and "Three Songs For Christmas." Both the band and choir were under the direction of Gordon Lent. ~IIHHliNIIHIgHIIHUlIfliHIHfllIliHIfllilIIHIHIHHHHHIHiHIHliHI Post Office Box 587, Belfair, Washington 98528 Telephone C R5-6680 Betfair office open 9-5 - Wed., Thurs., Fri. LOU DONNELL ..................................... Editor CAROL WENTLANOT .............. Advortising Manager, Phone: Office Telephone CR5-6680 Eves. CR5-6259 Published by Shelton Publishing, Inc., Post Office Box 430, Shelton, Washington 98584; telephone 426-44 ]2. Bay Oxbow Custom JOHN C. DALBERG The Finest In Oak Cabinets 275-3109 ALLYN. WA. ' CARPENTER W()RK : .... [ I . Carpenter . Genera construc.on Call Kay Thompson 275-6395 or P.O. Box 18, Belfair I Bear Creek Mini Mart OLD BELFAIR HIWAY 275-6222 II OPEN CHRISTMAS DAY 1 2 noon to 6 p.m. =, Greeting drawn by I ~b. ~ Patty G ifford 5th grade a Alpine L ndscaplng ALLYN O Greeting drawn by Tim Buffon 5th grade Greeting drawn by Ronnie Dunham Age I0, Grapevlew From Selfair Cleaners Greeting drawn by Pat Eigner 5th grade & .... Ore ALLYN Kathy Johnson 5th grade Greeting drawn by ,~ Wendy Duncan ~1/ 5th grade Greeting drawn by ~ Todd Worms ~]] 5th grade [ From all of us at the Roy & JoAnne Rodman Belle Faire Boutique Sunset Beat -, Greeting drawn by |[ .,. , ,...: _ : . • , 5thgrad.. " " . . "|l (o Greeting drawn by From all of us at BELFAIR A section of the Shogton-Mason County Journal. ~IIlUlUmgH~IIIH~HmIIHIMMIK-]T:--]- .......... ~. .... Page 2 - Huckleberry Herald section of Shelton-Mason County Journal -, December 25, 197b • 41~ • • P_ b(I Greeting drawn by Kathleen Russell 4th grade, Grapeview Or • • Ray's Barber BELFAI R 0 0 O • Tahuya Grocery