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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
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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.
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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
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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.
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Greeting drawn by
Todd Worms
5th grade
Belle
From all of us at the
Faire Boutique
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Greeting drawn by
Wendy Duncan
5th grade
Belfair
Greeting drawn by
Trina Morgan
5th grade
From all of us at
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BELFAIR
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Greeting drawn by
Kathleen Russ•l!
4th grade, Grapeview
Ray's Barber
BELFAIR
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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
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Kathy Johnson
5th grade
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Roy & JoAnne Rodman
Sunset Beach
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5th grade
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