Community Briefs

Prevention Summit event targets Latinx people

A Prevention Summit highlights health and prevention strategies in support of the Latinx community from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. today at Shelton Faith Lutheran Church, 1212 Connection St., Shelton.

The topics will include substance prevention, resources and how to be involved in community environmental and policy change; opioid overdose and Narcan training; and mental health and substance use addictions information data and resources. Lunch will be provided.

Participating agencies include Mason County Public Health and Human Resources, Mi Chiantia, Family Education & Support Systems, and Prevention Education Partners Substance Abuse Prevention Coalition.

Marmo Cafe & Gallery hosts poet reading

Poet Nina Burokas reads her work from 5 to 6:30 p.m. Nov. 23 at the Marmo Cafe & Gallery, 217 W. Cota St., downtown Shelton.

Burokas is a writer and educator who lives on Quimper Peninsula, the ancestral home of the Chemakum people in Washington.

"My interest is the human condition, with particular attention to our interaction with/impact on other living elements in a complex system," Burokas wrote in her artist statement. "I'm interested in our perception of self - or being and becoming - on an intimate and broader societal, national, human impact scale. I'm particularly curious about nature as a teacher: what can we learn about living (and dying) from individual species such as salmon or trees and the dynamics of systems such as forests and bioregions. Can we learn/evolve fast enough to prevent extinction?"

Along with her published poetry, Burokas also writes book reviews for Raven Chronicles, with a focus on poetry of place and presence. She is an adjunct business instructor at Mendocino College in Mendocino College in California.

Fill a shoe box for Operation Christmas Child

Operation Christmas Child, a project of the nonprofit Samaritan's Purse, seeks the donation of a shoeboxes filled with gifts for children.

In 2023, almost 11.3 million shoebox gifts were collected worldwide, more than 10 million from the United States.

The shoebox gifts can be dropped off at Calvary Fellowship of Shelton at 50 E. Island Lake Road between 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. Nov. 19, 1-4 p.m. Nov. 19, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Nov. 20, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Nov. 21, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Nov. 22, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Nov. 23, noon to 5 p.m. Nov. 24, and 9 a.m. to noon Nov. 25.

Shelton rock club hosts meeting, bazaar

Due to the Thanksgiving holiday, the Shelton Rock and Mineral Society will host its monthly meeting at 7 p.m. Nov. 25 at Shelton Christian Church, 115 Arcadia Ave.

The program will feature a mini bazaar of rocks, jewelry and lapidary products produced by club members. Everyone is welcome to attend.