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School News
By CYNDY CATRON
The elections for Student
Council were held last Friday
during the lunch periods. There
should normally be 15 members
elected, but there was a tie for the
fifteenth so there are 16 students
on the council for next year.
Those elected are as follows: Mike
VanBuskirk, Tom Johnson, Pat
Veach, Paul Wing, Mark Lincoln,
Tom Bixenmann, Tom Sanders,
Glenn Landram, ]oey Johnson,
Rick Anderson, lira Lane, Kanflis
Jesfield, Theresa LaBerge, Vicki
Johnson, Gina Proctor, and only
one of next year's freshmen, Jill
Slagle.
From these PeOPle, those who
wish to be an ASB officer will
campaign and be voted on in two
weeks.
Cheerleading tryouts were to
be held on May 2 and eight girls
were to be chosen out of those
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turning out, but since there were
only, eight turning out, they were
automatically appointed. These
girls are Barb Chambers, Barb
Davies, Theresa LaBerge, Susan
Motner, Karen Wolle, Vicki
Johnson, Cindy Moore, and
Kandis Jesfield. Congratulations,
girls, and have fun next year.
Junior varsJty tryouts are still
going to be held May 2.
The Honor Society is planning
a trip for May 1 5 and 16 with a
minimum of students signed up to
go. They are going to the WSU'
archaelogical diggings on the
beach near Ozette. There is about
a 3½ mile hike from the road to
the beach and they'll have to
sleep at a nearby campsite.
NO-INJURY ACCIDENT
Frank T. May, 51, of
Lakeland Village, escaped injury
April 24 when the vehicle he was
driving northbound on Highway 3
just south of Belfair crossed the
center line and the southbound
lane and went over a 30-foot
embankment, coming to rest on
its top. Trooper Van Dusen of
WSP investigated the accident,
assisted by a deputy of the
sheriff's local office. The accident
occurred at 8:30 p.m.
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By LOUISE EWART- 426-4925
Easter is now a pleasant
memory and spring, gardens and
baseball are in the news.
We have 14 boys from our
Grapeview School participating in
North Mason PeeWees. Home
games are played at North Mason
High School field. Every other
weekend our games are played at
home. Since we are a new
organization we need everyone's
support. We are planning a
rummage sale. Janice Marks will
gladly pick up any saleable
rummage and asks people to call
her at 426-2381 or CR5-2170.
The North Mason PeeWees
would like to thank the
Grapeview Fire Auxiliary for
making a donation to the boys.
D team consists of
-Grapeviewites Ronnie Dunham,
Kerry Beynon, Bobby Hill, Craig
Lauderback, ]eft Marks, ]amie
Petraitis and Mike Wood. C team:
Jan Knapp and Ray Surprenant. B
team: Derek Wood, Brian Hardie.
A team: Delbert Wood, Mike
Lauderback and Jim Marks.
A girls' softball team has also
been formed and Peggy Gatlin has
joined that.
Invitations have been sent to
parents to attend the induction of
the National Honor Society at
Shelton and Mr. and Mrs. Don
Welch will be proud to see their
daughter, Delores, installed.
The annual honors banquet
for graduating seniors who have
maintained a B or better
scholastic average through high
school will be held May 10 in the
Angle Building. Grapeview
students who are honor guests are
Barbara Bunch, Nancy Ewart and
Tim Sayan. Proud parents of
these students have been invited
to attend.
Saturday, April 18, was the
big day for the 4-H boys and girls
of Mason County. The
demonstrations contest was from
9-12 at the Angle Building. Mr.
and Mrs. Pettitt were so pleased
with the boys and girls they have
worked with all year.
The Psychedelic-Soda-Pops
demonstrated wood carving
technique and four boys who
demonstrated and won blue
ribbons are Jim Cochran, Roger
Ewart, Brian Hardie and Vincent
Pettitt.
The Sew-an so's had food as
their project this year, and Peri
Pettitt, Val VanHorn, Kelly
Harris, Becky Sayan, Cathy
Ruddell, Debbie Hardie, Terri
Hardie and Sandy Denny all won
blue ribbons. Stacie Petraitis won
a red ribbon.
While the girls were giving the
food demonstrations the boys sat
in the hall waiting for samples and
were rewarded with all kinds of
food from a delicious taco salad,
ham rollups, fresh bread, dump
cake, fruit salad and other
goodies. (I was in line too.)
Each year I am amazed at
what the children can do. An
1 l-year-old girl decorated a clown
cake that was really darling. It
was an interesting, educational
and delicious day.
"Bandit," a black and white
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• :'nge 8 - Huckleberry Herald section of Shelton-Mason County Journal - Thursday, May 3, 1973
Section of the Shelton-
Mason County Journal
Thursday, May 3, 1973
By LOU DONNELL
Tuesday night of last week was my annual Big Night Out when I
attended Matrix Table at the Olympic Hotel in Seattle sponsored by the
national professional honorary Women In Communications. (It was
called Theta Sigma Phi when I was initiated at the University of
Washington but the name was changed this past year.)
Speaker this year was Lisa Hobbs whose first book on China after a
visit in 1965 was a best seller and author of "China, A Second Look,"
written after a return visit in 1971.
I found her report of the changes in college education which she
observed during her second trip of interest. The faculty and student
body had been cut by more than half since her previous visit. The older
professors who had attended college in the United States or other
western countries were no longer on the faculty. Teaching classes were
young people with only a year or two of college. "We don't have time
to allow our students to sit four or six years in classrooms learning to
become doctors or professors," said a supporter of the new policy.
Evidently a student receives very extensive training in college for a year.
Then begins practising his profession, taking night courses on the side
to continue his training.
In China one does not enter college directly from high school. 1
didn't take notes during her speech, but 1 think Mrs. Hobbs said a
student is required to work as a laborer for three years before applying
for entrance to college so that he will understand more fully what is
involved in keeping people fed and clothed.
One big change in attitude towards the United States was evident
during her second visit, she said. During her first visit she had been
impressed with how healthy, happy and well-cared for the children
appeared. But they sang songs or automatically recited phrases
terminating a conversation which were directed against the United
States government. This was at a time when the United States was
becoming engaged more and more in the Vietnam War. During this last
trip, however, she noted very few signs that the United States was
regarded as THE enemy, an impression so prominent in 1965. The signs
were more subtle but Russia had become the country to be feared and
watched.
Her comment at the conclusion of her talk is worth thinking about
and some of my readers might find it of interest. She had told of how
she had expected the Chinese people to be downtrodden, unhappy,
starving masses when she first went there but had found them to be the
opposite. The healthy, well-cared for and obviously much-h)ved
children had impressed her the most. They still impressed her during
her second visit. She noted that of the 800 million people in China
today, 500 million are age 20 or under. She said there appears to be no
drug or alcohol problem among the youth, that they are strong, heahhy
and well-disciplined, that they love their country with an intense
loyalty.
She wondered if in the near future, a confrontation between China
and the United States should occur, how today's American youth
would fare against such strong, disciplined patriotic young inen. The
implication was there that today's young Americans, with so many
using alcohol or drugs, with so many showing noticeable lack of
old-fashioned patriotism, might come out second best.
Every year at Matrix Table 1 am awed overwhelmingly by the
accomplishments of some of the recipients of the special awards. All of
the guests are women of achievement but each year eight or nine are
singled out for special recognition. It is usually the one award presented
to the outstanding woman at either the University of Washington or
Seattle University who makes me wonder what 1 did with all the free
time I must have had when 1 went to the university.
She always seems to be president of three or four groups, spends
hours doing volunteer work for some worthwhile organization, holds
down a part-time job, has maintained at least a 3.8 grade point through
four years of college and has still found time to acquire a fiance.
This year there was no "Wheel of Wheels" award for a college
woman because the nomination from the college chapters of Women in
Communication was duplicated by nomination for the same young
woman by the alumni group. So she was honored as a "woman of
achievement" rather than as a "wheel of wheels."
When I watched the Olympic games on TV last summer, like many
Northwesterners, I was interested in particular in the Colellas, Rick and
Lynn, because they were local kids from the University of Washington.
I watched much of the TV coverage at my sister's summer place on
Mason Lake and she knew Mrs. Collella and had heard from her some of
the ordeals of training for Olympic competition so this made them of
special interest, too.
Knowing how much time must be spent on any sport to become
good enough to enter world competition, I was impressed that a local
girl had had enough determination and discipline to reach the
(Please turn to page two.)
JIM LANE, (left) representing the Boy Scouts at the special program
honoring the departing Wendell Harder family, thanked the pastor of Belfair
Community Baptist Church on behalf of local Boy Scouts. Also speaking at
last Sunday's farewell program held at the church were three boys from
Mission Creek Youth Camp. With Jim, left to right, in picture above are
Mark Poff of MCYC, the Reverend Harder, Kent Daniels, MCYC, and
Thomas Holmes MCYC.
Alcoholics Anonymous
starts Belfair group
Those who have a problem
with alcohol, or who may be
interested in seeking help for a
relative or friend, are invited to
join in the formation of a local
group of Alcoholics Anonymous
in the Belfair area. The group will
meet in the office of Christ
Lutheran Church in Bclfair, just
south of the tavern, at 8 p.m. on
Saturday evenings. Last Saturday
was the first meeting.
Alcoholics Anonymous is a
fellowship of men and women
who share their experience,
strenl~th and hope with each other
in order to solve their common
problem and to help others
recover from alcoholism.
The only requirement for
membership is a desire to stop
drinking. There are no dues or
fees and AA is not allied with any
other organization. The primary
purpose of its members is to stay
sober and to help other alcoholics
achieve sobriety.
Since the fellowship was
founded in 1935, membership has
grown to more than 426,000
persons in more than 15,000 local
groups throughout the world.
Until a Belfair phone number
is available for persons to call for
help or information, persons
wishing to contact AA may call
ES7-0051.
ART DEADLINE CORRECTION
The deadline for local artists
to turn in artwork for
consideration in the competition
to choose pictures for the 1974
North Mason Friends of the
Library art calendar is May 15,
not May 5 as reported in a
previous issue of the Herald•
Entries may be left at the
Huckleberry Herald office in
Belfair. Further information may
be had by calling CR5-2420.
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A RECEPTION WAS HELD at Belfair Community Baptist
Church last Sunday afternoon to offer the community a
chance to say farewell to the Reverend Wendell Harder and
his family. Above Wanda Meeks (left) and Grace Hunt (right)
chat with Faye Harder, wife of the pastor. The Harders will
be moving to American Falls, Idaho, where the pastor will
assume new duties.
Paul Conner to
guests at
meeting tonight
State Representative Paul H.
Conner, president of the Clallam
County Historical Society, will
bring a delegation of his members
to meet with the Mason County
Historical Society May 3 at
Belfair Community Baptist
Church. Time has been set
forward to 7 p.m. to allow the
visitors an early start home. The
public is invited to attend.
"Jimmy-Come-Lately," the
outstanding historical book on
pioneer days in Clallam County
will be described and reviewed by
the visiting delegation, announces
Mrs. Irene Davis, secretary of the
Mason County group.
The new book was recently
printed in Port Orchard. It is the-
first comprehensive history of
Clallam County. It was the result
of a successful group effort
patterned after the recent book
published by the Jefferson
County Historical Society, "With
Pride in Heritage."
This program was originally
scheduled for December 7 but
was snowed out.
Copies of the book will be
available.
