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i Editorial opinion Today's editorial was written by guest editorialist, Pastor Leo W. Hamar of Beifair 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 2,000 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 C222ZS~22Z-Z25-2Z-22-2_,,_ ~~- -SS~-~---_-S- 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 members of St. Nicholas Church. Emfl]( Sprague, who retired fam, m G~qmt Northwest Federal Savings and Loan last May after 45 years of continuous service, passed away in a Seattle hospital last Wednesday. Burial was held last Saturday in Bremerton. Although she had lived in Bremerton she still maintained the old family summer home here on the North Shore so was well-known in this area. Iris Olsen lost her father due to a fatal heart attack last week in Seattle. A retired Boeing employee, he and Iris' mother 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-Tat at 4 o'clock the other AM, their arrival hour. TerrY has reenlisted in the Navy and is being assigned to duty in the Philippines for the next two and a half years. He leaves the first part of January, with Merci to follow at a later date. Happy birthday wishes to Josephine (Jo) Nash who celebrated hers last Saturday. Incidentally, Jo also has new permanent next-door neighbors. Ralph and Dory Vea have finally got moved in and are looking forward to their first Christmas on the canal. Formerly of Yacolt, Washington, and frequent weekend visitors, we welcome them to Tabuya. To all our faithful readers, may ! wish you and yours a Very Merry Christmas. rth Mason High School By SHEILA COBEN On Dec. 11 and 12 two high school girls, along with some 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 Karla 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 was to be held Dec. 12 at LakeLand Village was cancelled. 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. IlilillliiHI ~UmilHHflIIIIHliIHHliBHHIIIHHIlIHIfllIIIIIfllHIHHIHflfllfllM Post Office Box 587. Belfair, Washington 98528 Telephone CR5-6680 Belfair office open 9-5 - Wed., Thurs., Fri. LOU DONNELL ..................................... Editor CAROL WENTLANDT .............. Advertising Manager, Phone: Office Telephone C R 5-6680 Eves. CR5-6259 Published by Shelton Publishing, Inc., Post Office Box 430, Shelton, Washington 98584; telephone 426-4412. A section of the Shelton-Mason County Journal. ~HflfllHIHflflfllllHmlflHIHIHHl[: ;;_-_-_-_-;_-_~- _- ;_-]] ;_-; ]~ ~ ?]~ ~] ] • Doin's By DOROTHY TOBEY and ANN WESTBERG North Bay Oxbow Custom JOHN c. DALBERG The Finest In Oak Cabinets 275-3109 ALLYN. WA. The Grapeview School honor of Bobble Smith at the Christmas program was held last Maruca residence. I C WORK 7 Thursday evening with a full A bit of nostalgia was in the ARPENTER I house, as usual. The first, second air as the Sarah Eckert I • Carpenter • General construction ~~~-I and third graders were in, a play Orthopedic group gathered for I • Finish work • Paneling • Formica work ~e~x~~~| called "The Littlest Tree; ' fourth their Christmas party at the home I Time and material ~l grade did a skit called "Xmas of Bonnie Hansen, which was Train;" while fifth and sixth formerly the home of Sarah Call KayThompson275-6395orP.O. Box 18, Belfair grades did readings and songs. The Eckert. This gathering started in 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 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 Bear Creek Mini Mart OLD BELFAIR HIWAY 275-6222 OPEN CHRISTMAS DAY 12 noon to 6 p.m. and went sightseeing, swimming guests of Mrs. Bill Sund, who was and just relaxing on the beaches. Dorothy Tobey's mother. After ~ They came home via Reno, taking the death of Sarah Eckert the in some of the night life and group continued to meet at each visiting relatives and friends there, other's homes for their afternoon The lovely double-wide "teas." The mainstays of this mobile home of the George group were Mrs. Henry Peters•n, Smiths who live on Lombard Mrs. Edgar Wright, Mrs. Arthur Road was the setting for the Stratford and Mrs. Walter Eckert, wedding of their daughter, all residents of Stretch Island. Roberta (Bobble) Dec. 13 at 1 After a few years of social p.m. t o Harvey Clark of meetings such as this they decided Bremerton. The Reverend Bartof to join with the Orthopedic the Unity Church in Bremerton Group of Seattle. Thus the performed the ceremony. Cheryl orthopedic group was formed and Ann Smith acted as maid of named after one of our pioneer honor and Donald Chaffee, a ladies of the island. They now cousin to the bride, was best man. laelp support the Mary Bridge The bride's niece, Melinda Smith, Hospital of Tacoma. Twenty-four carried the rings on a white satin ladies attended the event and pillow. Her sister, Renee, was the hosting the affair were Mary organist. Friends attending the Branch, Betty Bell and Ann wedding besides the immediate Westberg. (Ann being unable to family were Mr. and Mrs. Melvin attend due to illness). All reports Boone of Belfair and Mr. and Mrs. from those who attended are that Jack Maruca of Victor. Bobble it was avery lovely party. --" "AlpUne tanascaping works at Keyport and her A joint installation of officers husband is employed by the park was held at the Twanoh Grange department in Bremerton. They Hall for the Twanoh and Fair Harbor Granges on Dec. 19. 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. 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 Dabble Maruca hosted a pre-nuptial shower in Worth of a state The worth of a State in the long run is the worth of the individuals composing it. John Stuart Mill e Greeting drawn by Tim Buffon 5th grade Belfair Telephone Answering Service Liberal reward for any information leading to the conviction of person or persons responsible for the summer home and mobile home fires at Beard's Cove. Write Fire Information, P.O. Box 587, Belfair, WA 98528. 0 Greeting drawn by Todd Worms 5th grade Belle From all of us at the Faire Boutique • ItB cFee oe Greeting drawn by Wendy Duncan 5th grade Belfair Greeting drawn by Trina Morgan 5th grade From all of us at B& BELFAIR • • Greeting drawn by Kathleen Russ•l! 4th grade, Grapeview Ray's Barber BELFAIR Page 2 - Huckleberry Herald section of Shelton-Mason County Journal -. December 25, 197b North Shore Nursery & Gift Shop 275-2558 6 miles up N. Shore Belfair Greeting drawn by Ronnie Dunham Age I 0, Grapevlew From Belfair Cleaners Greeting drawn by Pat Eigner 5th grade Pump & Dri ALLYN Greeting drawn by Kathy Johnson 5th grade .mm~mmmm~'- Roy & JoAnne Rodman Sunset Beach 0 Greeting drawn by Julie Horn 5th grade r • 4 f' Te Pf' -- .w Tahuya Grocery