Notice: Undefined index: HTTP_REFERER in /home/stparch/public_html/headmid_temp_main.php on line 4394
Newspaper Archive of
Shelton Mason County Journal
Shelton, Washington
December 25, 1975     Shelton Mason County Journal
PAGE 40     (40 of 46 available)        PREVIOUS     NEXT      Jumbo Image    Save To Scrapbook    Set Notifiers    PDF    JPG
 
PAGE 40     (40 of 46 available)        PREVIOUS     NEXT      Jumbo Image    Save To Scrapbook    Set Notifiers    PDF    JPG
December 25, 1975
 
Newspaper Archive of Shelton Mason County Journal produced by SmallTownPapers, Inc.
Website © 2025. All content copyrighted. Copyright Information
Terms Of Use | Privacy Policy | Request Content Removal | About / FAQ | Get Acrobat Reader




I • 0 O By THELMA FLOOR 898-2346 ore it's done it again! The magic of the season or could it be the Christ in Christmas - has got to us once more. What else could motivate a lethargic letter-writer to spend the wee hours penning messages of hope and cheer to old friends she has left unattended all year? Even the most confirmed skeptic will have to admit there is something or Someone that influences the heart and mind to turn outward in selflessness at this time of the year. Praise be! As the poet says, "Christmas is a Time of Wonders... A time when even little boys like little girls When splendor of bells at midnight tells the truth of miracles When faith soars high to new radiant peaks.. Time when the best within us speaks. Time to light the candles, trim the bough. Time to give. To love. To live the wonder of it now." But three wise men of the south shore community could not wait for the miracle of this Christmas on earth. The past week was a time of sadness for the families of Eb. Snell (of Holly Farm fame); Ed Hough (the long-time barber at Union); and Lester Bonnet (retired Christmas tree merchant). We were not well acquainted with Messrs. Snell and Hough but have been neighbors to the Bonners for the past 20 years. "Mr. Bonnet," (We always called him "Mr." even though we were good friends) had a certain innate dignity which seemed to preclude any other appelation. He was a pioneer in the Christmas tree industry in our area and had spent the past 35 years as a resident of Hood Canal. Since retirement the Bonnets' time was divided between their home on Mason Street and a home at Quartzite, Arizona. When the chill winds of October blew down the canal, Fern and Mr. Bonnet would join our feathered friends for a winter in the sunny South. He was an avid "rockbound" and seeking gem-quality rocks and fashioning them into beautiful jewelry or furniture was the love of his latter years. He was never too busy, however, to stop what he was doing to explain to a child, or an interested adult, the wonder and magic of God's handiwork in what sometimes appeared to be a oomInonphlce piece of stone, and many a child has gone away from a visit with Mr. Bonner with a small treasure trove of rocks for his own collection. We will miss this kindly neighbor. Many families, however, will spend happier Christmases with families and friends. Ed and Dorothy Metzler are anxiously awaiting their children who are coming all the way from Kansas and Colorado. What a reunion at Union that will be! Bill and Helen Timm traveled with the Roland Stillwells all the way to Montana over the past weekend to attend the Stillwell sons's wedding. Wedding bells and Christmas bells all in one happy ringing. Richard (Buck) and Maxine Bailey and son, Richard Jr., will spend their second Christmas on the south shore. Richard St. is the son of Lester Bailey, long-time summer resident of this area, and this is his second year of retirement from a career in the U.S. Navy. The young Baileys live an active "retirement" life with lots of golf, hiking, jogging and gleaning from the abundant life we have here on the canal. We welcome these folks as neighbors and friends. From Vera Zacny, president of the Ladies' Civic Club at Union, we learn that the Jan. 8 meeting will have something special for its members and visitors. Two firemen from the Belfair Department will visit the club and demonstrate mouth-to-mouth resuscitation. They will bring their own "victim" and will give a professional and interesting explanation of this important life-saving technique. Everyone is welcome to attend. The usual potluck luncheon will be held at noon at the Union Firehall. And from Ruth Hardcastle's Christmas card to us, we lift the following wish for you: May you have... The gladness of Christmas which is hope The spirit of Christmas which is peace and The heart of Christmas which is love. ANIMAL COMPLAINTS Pigs, rabbits, dogs and a pony made the report sheets at the local sheriff's office last week. Two lost dogs were reported Dec. 10; a female German shepherd, silver with black saddle, lost near Mason Lake and a Spitz with long brown hair and tail lost at Trail's End Lake. Tame rabbits which had gotten loose and the owner was unable to recapture were reported tearing things up in the Trail's End Lake area Dec. 8. SHORT FORESTRY COURSES Among coming events announced by the Cooperative Extension Service of Washington State University is a short course, "Tree Planting in Inland Northwest" to be held at WSU in Pullman February 17-19. Another shortcourse, "Forest Pesticides A pplication in the Pacific Northwest" will be held at Pacific Power and Light Auditorium in Portland March 16-18. Further information about both courses may be had by contacting David M. Baumgartner at WSU in Pullman, 509-335-2511. Join the Fun at Our • Uve Music • Food .It $i • Free Hats, Horns & Favors • Cocktails hristmas Eve, 8 p.m. | and | .... A!I day Christmas .... [ ......................... I. OPEN 275-6226 7 DAYS A WEEK Greeting drawn by Julie Lewis 4th grade, Grapeview School 0 P.U.D. @ Use Electricity Wisely Greeting drawn by Steve Halley 5th grade From the staff at Belfair Thriftway From Cliff's Cycle Center And Bremerton Suzuki Page b - Hucklebm,y Herald section of Shelton-Mason County Journal - Dec(,i,,iber 25, 19/b H~ ,UU/,~: We are giving away a Every Saturday. Drawing will be at 3 p.m. Come in and watch your dinner cook!! Everything you need to fix-up the home/ Phone: CI!5-2090 Belfair, Wash. I % ! Greeting drawn by Candy Fawcett 5th grade From the staff at the Belfair Branch Puget Sound I lalic Irik Greeting drawn by Shannon Jesfield '~%~ From John Johnson, AI Eddy, Chauncey Vaughn