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Resource Fair in Hoodsport Jan. 18 A Rural Community Resource Fair is hosted from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Jan. 18 at 331 N. Finch Creek Road, Hoodsport. General support services are available regarding mental health, physical and oral health, vaccinations, rental and utility assistance, veterans’ assistance, food benefits and meals, transportation assistance, insurance navigation, housing assistance, educational support, financial fitness, free civil law aid, and more. Participating agencies include Behavioral Health Resources, Big Brothers Big S...
Mason County high school juniors and seniors who are interested in being a member of Mason County Forest Festival Royalty Court, and their parents and guardians, are invited to attend an informational meeting at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Shelton YMCA. Positions are open for Queen of the Forest and Paul Bunyan — who both must be seniors — Timber the Axe Man, Princess of Hemlock and Princess of Douglas Fir. Scholarships of between $1,000 and $2,000 will be awarded. The coronation ceremony will be Feb. 11, following coronation practices from 6:3...
Friends of the Shelton Library seeks members The Friends of the Shelton Library — a group of community volunteers that encourages public use and support of the library — is seeking members to assist with fundraising efforts, community advocacy and assistance with its book sale kiosk outside the library. The support services and programs for all ages are not covered by the Timberland Library budget. Gently used books can be purchased at the library, and donations are welcome. Meetings are at 1 p.m. the fourth Tuesday of each month in the lib...
Community Resource Fair in Hoodsport Jan. 18 A Rural Community Resource Fair will be from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Jan. 18 at 331 N. Finch Creek Road, Hoodsport. General support services are available, including health, vaccinations, rental and utility assistance, veterans’ assistance, food benefits and meals, transportation assistance, insurance navigation, housing assistance, educational support, financial fitness and free civil law aid. Trio of bluegrass bands at Shelton High The SteelHead Bluegrass Band, Borrowed Time and the local Runaway T...
Holiday open house Friday at the HUB The HUB Center for Seniors hosts a holiday open house from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Friday. Attendees can enjoy live entertainment and appetizers and play Mingle Jingle Bingo. The first 100 seniors will receive Blanket a Senior gift bags. Arrangements also can be made for a caregiver to pick up a bag for a homebound senior. Beavers Firewood will give free firewood to seniors in the parking lot. The HUB Shop will be open, and the prices of all items will be marked half off. Community Resource Fair in Hoodsport Jan....
The Shelton School District next month will accept applications to replace Marty Best, who represent District 2 on the Shelton School Board. Best, the board’s vice chairman, died Nov. 20. He was 67. Best was appointed to the five-member board in September 2021 to replace Lynn Eaton, who resigned that June after moving out of the director district. Best won a new term in the November 2021 general election, garnering 93.55% of the vote as the only candidate on the ballot. The district will accept applications during January. The candidates m...
Free dinner for Veterans Active duty and combat veterans, and their spouses, are invited to a free combat veterans’ dinner hosted by the Veterans of Foreign Wars at 5 p.m. Dec. 17 at Veterans Memorial Hall, 210 W. Franklin Ave., downtown Shelton. For more information, contact Mike Brown at 360-490-1350 or [email protected]. Choirs, quintet perform Christmas concert Women of Note, the Harstine Island Community Choir perform a “Sounds of Christmas” concert at 3 p.m. Sunday at the Harstine Island Community Hall, 3371 E. Harstine Island Road N....
Love INC hosts workshops The Shelton-based nonprofit Love INC (In the Name of Christ) and its partner churches host free community workshops this month. Belfair resident Dilma Demartino teaches a tamale-making class from 3 to 4:30 p.m. Sunday and Dec. 11 at Shelton First Baptist Church. Demartino owned a restaurant in Honduras, and will teach Mexican tamale cooking Sunday, and Central American tamales Dec. 11. A free tamale dinner will follow a Spanish-language worship service at 5 p.m. both Sundays at the church. A Christmas wreath-making...
Choirs, quintet perform Christmas concerts Women of Note, the Harstine Island Community Choir and the Evergreen Brass Quintet perform a "Sounds of Christmas" concert at 4 p.m. Sunday at Faith Lutheran Church, 1212 Connection St., Shelton. The two choirs will team again for a concert at 3 p.m. Dec. 11 at Harstine Island Community Hall, 3371 E. Harstine Island Road N. Both choirs welcome new members of all ability levels. For more information, contact Elizabeth Berndt at [email protected] an...
Donate blood in Belfair today, Friday Bloodworks Northwest is accepting donations of blood today and Friday at Prince of Peace Catholic Church, 1171 N.E. Sand Hill Road, Belfair. To schedule an appointment, call 1-800-398-7888 or go to www.Schedule.BloodworksNW.org. Churches accept gift donations for children Calvary Fellowship of Shelton and The Bridge Church in Belfair are accepting donations of gifts packed in shoe boxes for the annual international Operation Christmas Child drive. Calvary Fellowship of Shelton is at 50 E. Island Lake Road....
Shelton High students star in two shows Shelton High School stages its annual “Night of Musical Theater” production at 7 p.m. Nov. 17 and 18, and 2 and 7 p.m. Nov. 19 in the school’s Performing Arts Center. Admission is the suggested donation of $15. The choirs and bands perform a holiday concert at 7 p.m. Dec. 15 in the PAC. Donations are accepted....
Choirs, quintet perform concerts Women of Note, the Harstine Island Community Choir and the Evergreen Brass Quintet perform a "Sounds of Christmas" concert at 4 p.m. Nov. 27 at Faith Lutheran Church, 1212 Connection St., Shelton. The two choirs will team again for a concert at 3 p.m. Dec. 11 at the Harstine Island Community Hall, 3371 E. Harstine Island Road N. Both choirs welcome new members of all ability levels. For more information, contact Elizabeth Berndt at [email protected] and...
Churches accept donations of gifts for children Calvary Fellowship of Shelton and The Bridge Church in Belfair are accepting donations of gifts packed in shoe boxes for the annual international Operation Christmas Child drive. Calvary Fellowship of Shelton is at 50 E. Island Lake Road. Donation times are 2 to 4 p.m. Nov. 14, 3 to 5 p.m. Nov. 15, 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Nov. 16 and 17, noon to 3 p.m. Nov. 18, 10 a.m. to noon Nov. 19, noon to 3 p.m. Nov. 20, and 10 a.m. to noon Nov. 21. The Bridge Church is at 23001 NE state Route 3 in Belfair....
Churches accept donations of gifts for children Calvary Fellowship of Shelton and The Bridge Church in Belfair are accepting donations of gifts packed in shoe boxes for the annual international Operation Christmas Child drive. Calvary Fellowship of Shelton is at 50 E. Island Lake Road. Donation times are 2 to 4 p.m. Nov. 14, 3 to 5 p.m. Nov. 15, 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Nov. 16 and 17, noon to 3 p.m. Nov. 18, 10 a.m. to noon Nov. 19, noon to 3 p.m. Nov. 20, and 10 a.m. to noon Nov. 21. The Bridge Churc...
Pioneer schools host dinner, science fair The Pioneer School District hosts a Community Dinner and Science and Engineering Fair Nov. 9 in the middle school commons. Dinner is served beginning at 5 p.m. Attendees can meet the student scientists from 6 to 6:30 p.m. The awards ceremony is staged at 6:30 p.m. The winning students at each grade level will advance to compete at both the regional and state science fairs. For more information, call Brenda Roth or Jeff Davis at 360-42...
Volunteers needed for downtown warming center The Mason County Warming Center in downtown Shelton is seeking volunteers to help people come in from the cold and the rain. Crazy Love Ministries operates the center. Volunteer shifts are available from 8 a.m. to noon daily. Duties include hospitality, food serving, closing and cleanup. Training will be provided. Volunteers must be at least 18 years old and be able to pass a drug/alcohol urinalyses test, which the nonprofit group will pay for. They must also “be ready to demonstrate consistent c...
Get help finding college education funding Find out how to apply for financial aid to attend college at an event from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Nov. 2 in Building S-2 at Olympic College Shelton. Experts will explain state and federal financial aid Shelton native earns degree from North Dakota college Christinia Roberton of Shelton earned an Associate in Applied Science degree in electric power technology from Bismarck State College in Bismarck, North Dakota. Three Shelton students making grade in...
Female biker group helps Mason General The Warrior Angel Riders, a Tacoma-based women's motorcycle group, donated $2,000 to the Mason General Hospital Foundation through the Foundation's annual Bikers for Babies fundraiser. The group presented a check Oct. 8 at the hospital. This is the first year the Warrior Angel Riders have hosted the Bikers for Babies fundraiser, with a poker run Aug. 24 in Pierce and Thurston counties. "We are just so happy to be supporting Mason General Hospital...
League hosts ‘speed dating’ with candidates The League of Women Voters of Mason County host a “Speed Dating with the Candidates” public event from 6:30 to 8:30 tonight at the Shelton Civic Center, 225 W. Cota St. Attendees will sit at tables as candidates rotate through the room answering questions at each table. Invited are all the candidates for 35th Legislative District Ppositions 1 and 2; Mason County Auditor, assessor and clerk; Mason PUD 3 Commission; and Mason County Commission. Also invited are the candidates running unopposed, includi...
City homeless forum on Tuesday The City of Shelton hosts a “Spotlight Shelton” community forum on homelessness from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday in the Shelton Civic Center. Some of the nonprofit groups that partner with the city will give presentations, and residents can share their thoughts. The city’s homeless task forces’ last scheduled meeting is set for Oct. 11, before the community forum, where it will produce two short-term goals, two intermediate goals and two long-term goals. Those goals will be presented to the city council. City gives O...
League hosts ‘speed dating’ with candidates The League of Women Voters of Mason County host a “Speed Dating with the Candidates” public event from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Oct. 13 at the Shelton Civic Center, 225 W. Cota St. Attendees will sit at tables as candidates rotate through the room answering questions at each table. Invited are all the candidates for 35th Legislative District 35 positions 1 and 2; Mason County Auditor, assessor and clerk; Mason PUD 3 Commission; and Mason County Commission. Also invited are the candidates running unoppos...
City downtown homeless forum Oct. 11 The City of Shelton hosts a “Spotlight Shelton” community forum on homelessness from 6 to 8 p.m. Oct. 11 in the Shelton Civic Center. Some of the nonprofit groups that partner with the city will give presentations, and residents can share their thoughts. The city’s new task force on homelessness, which includes members of the council, business owners, Mason County Commissioner Sharon Trask and others, met on Tuesday to hear from a Jefferson County commissioner to talk about what’s worked for the county....
City downtown homeless forum scheduled for Oct. 11 The City of Shelton has scheduled a community forum on homelessness from 6 to 8 p.m. Oct. 11 in the Shelton Civic Center. Some of the nonprofit groups that partner with the city will give presentations, and residents can share their thoughts. The city's new task force on homelessness, which includes members of the council, business owners, Mason County Commissioner Sharon Trask and others, met Tuesday to hear from a Jefferson County commissioner...
United Way workplace campaigns to begin United Way of Mason County on Oct. 1 will launch its workplace fundraising campaigns for 2022-2023. Since 1966, Mason County businesses, nonprofits, school districts, county and state employees have participated in workplace campaigns to help improve education, financial stability and health for county residents. United Way of Mason County has supported food banks and Mason County Public Health to secure lodging and food to families quarantined with COVID. The agency also worked with Mason County...
Reception for photographer Friday The Mason County Historical Society Museum hosts an artist’s reception for photographer John Tylczak from 5 to 7 p.m. Friday at the museum at 427 West Railroad Ave., downtown Shelton. The photographer’s show is called “Loggers Laments and Other Tales from the Dark Woods.” Shelton YMCA hosts Welcome Week The Shelton YMCA welcomes visitors during Welcome Week activities Friday through Sept. 18. The free events include a resource fair and donation drive to collect school supplies for Oakland Bay Junior High Sc...
