Greater Hansville Community Center Located at Buck Lake Park 6778 Buck Lake Road, Hansville, WA 98340 Visit us on the web at
VOLUME XXII ISSUE 1 January 2014
www.hansville.org A MESSAGE FROM THE NEW PRESIDENT By Chuck Strahm
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opefully you’ve all had wonderful holidays and are as excited about the New Year as I am. When I first met with the Greater Hansville Community Center Board, I never expected to get this involved; I just wanted to start a new event that would be fun for kids of all ages, the Hansville Coaster Games. But I quickly found out that the Community Center is a great place to have fun and make new friends. The Community Center started a few new projects in 2013 that are really good. One of those is the new Endowment fund that should help secure the Community Center’s future for years and years to come. Your support is greatly appreciated; we have met our initial goal and will continue to build on that success. Also, our reformatted St. Patrick’s Day dinner, and the Halloween party were both a stitch, and a good time was had by all the kids that attended no matter if they were 4 years old or 80. We also adopted a new Mission Statement that simply states what all of us involved at GHCC feel; we are “Dedicated to Enriching Life in The Greater Hansville Area Communities”. It’s just a simple concept that took forever to boil down to what we on the Board really feel our mission is. I don’t think that 2014 will bring many big changes, we will continue to host events that should be fun for all ages, we will continue to try and provide opportunities that enrich our lives, and we will most of all continue to be a place for all of our friends and neighbors to gather and have a little fun. On the evening of January 27, 2014 there will be an opportunity to come meet your new Board members. GHCC will host a “Soup Night” at 6:30 pm where we can all meet and get to know each other, share our ideas and enjoy a little supper. It’s completely informal and there’s no charge, it’s just the Board of the Greater Hansville Community Center’s way of saying thank you for your support, and a way to invite you to come join us!
Happy New Year!
A NEW YEARS EVE BINGO PARTY AT GHCC DECEMBER 31 – 6:30 PM
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By Fred Nelson
ast year’s New Years Eve bingo party was to a sell out crowd so get there early to avoid any line up. The doors will open at 5:30 pm to allow ample time to get your bingo cards and ink daubers, or a snack before the games begin. Warm up games will begin at 6:30 and the main games will start at 7:00pm. There will be a refreshment bar with food, soft drinks and coffee available to satisfy your game time appetite. Everyone is welcome and children under 18 can play if accompanied by a parent or an adult guardian. For more information contact: Fred or Jo Nelson at 638-0000.
January16 | 11am - 3pm | By Connie Gordon
SOCIAL HOUR / LENDING LIBRARY The monthly Social Hour / Lending Library at the Greater Hansville Community Center is scheduled for Thursday, January 16, 2014. Hosting each month will be at least one member of the Board. Here’s your chance to have a conversation with them about anything happening at the Center. We always have sweet snacks provided by our many volunteers for visitors to enjoy with a cup of coffee or tea. Bring your laptop and check out our new addition. We have WI-FI at the Community Center! We’d like to hear from you. Would a computer class be of interest? How about a speaker on the third Thursday? Would a demonstration of a craft or gardening be of interest? The options are endless! Let us know what appeals to you. This is a time set aside at the Center each month. The Lending Library is full of books for the taking. Enjoy them for a month and return them the following month. No limit. No check out. No check in. It’s easy and yours to enjoy. Pop in for a few minutes or spend the day with us! We look forward to your company. January 27 | 6:30pm | By Chuck Strahm
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Got Soup?
ey! It’s a New Year and the Board at the Greater Hansville Community Center wants to share a little supper with the people we serve, you. On Monday January 27, 2014 at 6:30 pm there will be a Community Soup Night at GHCC. We’ll provide the soup, the salad, and the coffee too. If you’d like to bring some kind of bread or other goody we’ll make the event a good old fashioned pot luck for everyone. We might even have a little cake to share too. We’ll be introducing the 2014 GHCC Board of Directors, talking about the 2014 events calendar, and answering questions if there are any.
So please come get out of the cold and join
us for a good ol’ community soup social and get to know us and what we’re doing this year. If you have a favorite supper time beverage please feel free to bring it. Hope we see you there!
NEIGHBORHOOD HAPPENINGS
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January 8 | 6:00 pm | By Don White, President
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NOT JUST FOR ANGLERS!
January 22 | 9:30 am | By Deb Anderson
HANSVILLE LADIES AID
HE next North Kitsap Puget Sound Anglers meeting is January 8.at 7pm. Social hour starts at 6:00 pm.
January 8 | 9:00 am | By Dennis Johnson
FLOTSAM & JETSAM
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GARDEN CLUB
he Flotsam and Jetsam Garden Club monthly meeting is on Jan 8 at the Greater Hansville Community Center on Buck Lake Road. Coffee and refreshments provided by our hostesses will be available starting at 9 am. The business meeting will begin at 9:30 and will be followed by more refreshments at 10:30. Guests are welcome! After the break at 10:30, we will enjoy our speakers, Dianna and Bob Gibson of B&D Lilies. Their topic will be Lilies – Easy Fragrance in the Garden. B&D Lilies has been a family owned and operated farm in Northwest Washington State for more than 30 years specializing in garden-tested Oriental, Trumpet, and Asiatic bulbs selected for soil and weather conditions across the country. Their children, plus a host of neighbors, have planted, weeded, harvested, packed and shipped lily bulbs all across North America since 1978. All of our bulbs are grown here in the Pacific Northwest, where hybridizing of the modern garden lily began. In this program, Dianna and Bob will share their love and knowledge of lilies and provide tips on how to successfully grow them in our Northwest home gardens. For more information about the Garden Club see our website at www.flotsamandjetsamgardenclub.com
HANSVILLE COMMUNITY CHURCH
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By Carol Gates
ansville Community church now offers two opportunities to worship on Sunday mornings. We look forward to you joining us at 9 a.m. for 1st service followed by Sunday school for ages 3-12, and adult fellowship from 10:15-10:50 a.m. Second service begins at 11 a.m. Nursery is available for both services. College/Career young people meet on Tuesdays at 7 p.m. Youth from 6-12th grades meet on Fridays at 7 p.m. Hansville Community church also offers many other opportunities for fellowship. Please do not hesitate to contact the church office for more information, 638-2335.
Ladies Aid Home Tour A Community Success
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hanks to the folks who helped make the 2013 Home Tour a success. We appreciate and need you. Community members offered their homes; their friends helped decorate and host; Ladies Aid Members hosted and made food for the pretour and were docents at the homes on Tour day; the Lighthouse joined the Tour once again. We thank Connie Gordon, Jo & Fred Nelson, Bill & Val Sharp, Carole & Brad Christoferson, Cathy & Scott Thompson, Diane Hancock, Jenny& Harry Householder, Jeanne Shea, Judy Tallman, Pat McMaster, Pam McAllister, Metta Moyer, Suzanne Perry, Deb Anderson, Ruby Anderson, Methia Gordon, Nancy Kubicek, Robin Stempien, Tamra Gronsethin , Mary Duncan, Martha Goldingay, Nancy White, Carolyn Barry, Pam Williams, Sheri Kiley, Sharon Jordan, Judy Foritano, Suzanne Paulson, Jack Tallman, Mary Miller, Susan Katsoros, June Bissell, Ruth Thomas, Nadine Evinger, Cheryl Sachs, Angi Jensen, Laureen Davis, Lee Ann Mueller, Sharron & Bob Ham, John Golden, Danny Ross, Shelley Douglas, Hal & Helen Hoover. It was such fun and a benefit to an important organization in our community. Thank you all for buying the tickets to make this all worthwhile . A big thank you to all who donated money to the family who lost their home in Hansville. It is so wonderful to live in a community where people really care about their neighbors even ones they have never met. If you live in our community and need help contact Marion Malonson at 638-1204 If you would like to come to our meeting and check us out., stop by on January 22, 2014 at the Driftwood Key clubhouse at 9:30 am for social time, meeting starts at 10am. Hope to see you there!!!
January 15 | 12 noon | By Rene Tucker
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NEIGHBORS LUNCHEON
haring our Hobbies is the theme for this month’s program. To start us off, Bob Turner will tell a little about his involvement in amateur radio and the many interesting and practical aspects of pursuing this hobby. Everyone is encouraged to bring pictures, models and other examples of favorite hobbies to share with a neighbor who may just be looking for a new interest. And.... the search is on again for the “mystery neighbor”. Might you know who it is this month? Come and join in the fun and food Wednesday, January 15 at 12 noon. Remember, if you would like to have us set a place for you and you didn’t receive a reminder call- please call Evie Nelson at 638-2641 by Sunday night, January 12th at the latest.
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GREENWAY | NEIGHBORHOOD HAPPENINGS| HANSVILLE GREENWAY UPDATE
January 17 | 10 am | By Red Denson
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By Laurie Yamamura
HANSVILLE HISTORICAL SOCIETY
he Hansville Historical Society meets the third Friday of the month at the Greater Hansville Community Center. We are always looking for more information on how Hansville became the wonderful community it is today. Several of our members are from families who settled here early but some of us are simply interested in the history. We would love for you to join us (for one day or become a member). If you would like to be interviewed about your family’s part in making history of Hansville, please contact Tom Lee 638-1973. Our newly elected officers are: Red Denson, president; Lois Lee, Group Leader; Sara Smith and Judy Roupe, Co-Secretaries, Patty Endresen, Treasurer, Duane Sabin, Hospitality Chair.
Early December’s chilly temperatures in the 20’s with bright sunny days may be a distant memory right now but I can remember the crunchy leaves I walked on and the stillness of vegetation in the Greenway. I was shivering so much even when I was bundled up and never thought about what was happening inside of the shrubs and bushes. The stems and leaves changed color or shriveled up. When the temperatures started to warm up I took a couple of long walks to notice what I notice. It was delightful to see small clumps of ice in the center of ferns and large areas of ice on Buck Lake and both Upper and Lower Hawk’s pond. Do take a quiet walk in winter and notice what you notice… it can be an invigorating experience.
January 27 | 10:00 am - noon | By Chuck Strahm
The December meeting has set projects for 2014 and of course the invitation to become a steward is still a top priority. Make it a resolution that you can join others in walking in the Greenway at least twice a month and e-mail a simple report of your walk. Go to http://hansvillegreenway.org for information
GHCC Pinewood Derby
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& Workshop
t’s that time of year to move our events indoors where it’s nice and warm and dry. We’re already planning our annual Pinewood Derby and workshop. The workshop is scheduled for January 27, 2014 from 10:00 am to Noon. The Pinewood Derby is scheduled for February 8, 2014 at 2:00 pm. We have PWD car kits available for $5.00 per kit. The kits include the wood blocks, axles, and wheels. Contact Chuck “Captain Coaster” Strahm to get a kit at 638-2882 or at hansvillecoasters@gmail.com This year’s derby will not have an entry fee for children up to age 16. Racers age 17 and above will be asked for a $5.00 entry fee for their first entry, and then $1.00 for each additional entry. The pinewood derby is great fun for all ages and we will have the same age bracket classes so the young beginners are not racing against the more experienced older racers. And the ever popular “Bling” class will be back for those racers with a penchant for decorating. Hope we see you there.
January 29 | 7:30 pm | By Jackie Holbrook
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Feliz ano Nuevo! Godt NyAr! Bonne Annee! Hauoli makahiki hou! Greetings for the new year in Spanish, Danish, French and Hawaiian. I read on the internet that some state and national parks celebrate New Year’s Day with a ranger led walk in the park. On one of these walks the ranger encouraged everyone to hug a tree and then to walk a trail every day for a week. I encourage you to think of a new ‘green walk’ tradition that suits you and see if the quality of your life changes. There is a comic strip called ‘Rose is Rose’ done by Don Wimmer and formerly done by another cartoonist, Pat Brady. Rose has a ‘leaning’ tree that she leans against and calls it her ‘let it be’ tree. When Rose has a heavy burden, she goes to her tree. I found my tree on December 10th near the shore of Buck Lake but I must confess that I have communicated with a lot of other trees in the past. And rocks, too. Celebrate the new year ahead and celebrate your life and your loves. Notice what you notice on a winter’s walk in the Greenway. Dress warmly and hold hands with someone dear to you.
Eglon News
n December we had two amazing holiday events in Eglon and I am so thankful for living in a community where so many residents jump right in to help out with whatever needs to be done. Our traditional holiday sale was a huge success and there are some key people we’d like to thank. Each year Bonnie Bryant Hedman takes charge in organizing the vendors and proceeds to decorate the Schoolhouse with great holiday style. She is assisted by Dana Dukes who heads up the Bake Sale and keeps the coffee hot. Her helpers this year were Sherry Cordiner and her sister and they sold every last baked good item we had! For sure we always want our unnamed bakers to know how much their contributions are appreciated. Diana Allen must be thanked for all the cinnamon rolls that were ready that morning to be baked hot in the Schoolhouse. Cathy Gomes did a wonderful job putting together the two raffle baskets and providing the hot chili with fixings. Without all of the vendors our holiday sale would certainly be lacking, so we thank each of them for continuing to come each year. All of these wonderful people are true Eglon Gems and it is precious to watch them as they share their happy holiday spirit, which becomes quite infectious. The Eglon Christmas Program was extremely touching this year. The children of Eglon performed an endearing play, “The Elves and the Eglon Shoemaker”to a packed Schoolhouse. Individual young residents also stepped up with instrumental numbers and we had one dad who even got us laughing over Christmas jokes. Five of our residents collaborated with saxophones, a guitar and accordians to lead us in traditional Christmas Carols. Santa rounded out our evening with a surprise visit and presents for all the little ones. With both of these events my pride in the Eglon community is uncontainable and I do so appreciate that my home is here in Eglon. The next Eglon Community Meeting will be on Wednesday, January 29th at 7:30 pm. We meet in the Schoolhouse and our one hour meeting is followed by a time to visit with neighbors over coffee, tea and desserts.
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ENDOWMENT FUND By Lois Lee
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he Greater Hansville Community Center wishes to sincerely thank the following people who have contributed to the Endowment Fund in 2013. The total funds raised for this year (as of December 12, 2013) totals $54,674. We are more than halfway toward our goal of reaching $100,000 by the end of 2015. Our community has confirmed with dollars what our survey in the spring found: “The community center is central to the concept of community; it is the cement that holds us together”. We thank you so very much for your support. Each of you has helped to leave a legacy for future community fun and fellowship. If you have questions, please contact Lois Lee 638-1973. Anonymous Donors (multiple) Donna/Harold Anderson Peggy/Lawrence Barnett Steve Bauer/Ann Terry Debra/Tom Bean Robin Benn/Bruce Callen Marlinda/Howard Bennett Chris Brinton Marilyn/Jack Christofferson Sally Church Wendy/Matt Costello Red Denson Dee Dickinson Jane/Bill Fite Carolee/Terry Flaten Russell Gibson Diana/Bill Graves Pat/Mike Green Celia/Steve Grether Richard Grout Donna/Wayne Haegele Hansville Partners Bridge Club John Harper Linda/Dietmar Hell Ann Jones
Tom Jones Dale Kelly Holly Kennell Jane Koenig Alex Kosin/Howie O’Brien Susanna/James Lane Norman Larsen Sandra/Roger Larsen Annamarie Lavieri/Al Gunther Gretchen Lee Lois/Tom Lee Lenore/Don Lynch Linda/Dan McClelland Jane/Ed McCrohan Mike/Becky McGoodwin Christy/Rick Mackey Joyce Merriam Barbara Meyers Lee/John Neff Evie/Wayne Nelson Lori Ellen Nichols Beverly/Clark Parsons Suzanne/Gary Paulson Martha Pendergast/Terry Campbell Bertha Perry
Adele Phillipsen Erica/Justin Peach Joy/Ed Ramey Rebecca/Lanse Richardson Joanne Roberts Val/Bill Sharp Tanya/Ken Shawcroft Robert Smith Sara Orr-Smith Barbara Snapp Jan/Paul Stibre MJ/Chuck Strahm Ruth Strahm Janet Syre Judy/Jack Tallman Rene/Tracy Tucker Delores Van Wyck Regina Vasaitis Shelly/Peter Vosshill Pam/Don Williams Jeff Wiggins/memory of Phil Lynch Mike Wolf Jiri Zapletal/Margaret Adams Greater Hansville Community Center
GREATER GREATER HANSVILLE HANSVILLE COMMUNITY COMMUNITY CENTER CENTER || 6778 6778 BUCK BUCK LAKE LAKE ROAD, ROAD, HANSVILLE, HANSVILLE, WA WA 98340 98340 BOARD MEMBERS:
WEB ADDRESS: WWW.HANSVILLE.ORG Chuck Strahm
VP-Events
Connie Gordon
VP-Membership
Carolyn Barry
VP-Communications
Don Lynch
638-2961 GHCC Rental
rental@hansville.org
VP-Rummage Sale VP-Fund Developement
Lynn Hix Judy Tallman
638-0420 Greater Hansville Log 638-2961 Webmasters
log@hansville.org
Secretary
Jane Smith
638-2315 ORGANIZATIONS:
Treasurer Director
Mike Bryant F. Branchflower
Pres. Lynn Hix 638-0120 Art & Craft Guild 638-2025 Flotsam & Jetsam Garden Club Pres. Laureen Davis
638-0420
Director
Lindsey Valance
638-2366 Foulweather Bluff Conservancy Howie O’Brien
638-2950
Past President
Lois Lee
638-1973
COMMITTEES: Book Sale Drop-Off
638-2882 All Board Members 271-6166
ghcc@hansville.org
President
253 820-1484 GHCC Calendar
webmaster@hansville.org
Hansville Cemetery (Pres.|VP) Dagmar Brauer | 638-2163 Hansville Greenway
Mike Bryant
calendar@hansville.org
638-2886. M. Moyer | 638-1405
Van Bergen
710-7678
Mary Pitroff
860-1341
Hansville Neighbors Luncheon Evie Nelson
638-2641
638-0120 Hansville Nature Adventures
Publicity
Anji Jenson
Facilities | Maintenance
Fred Nelson
638-0000 Helping Hands
Marion Malonson
638-1204
Greater Hansville Log
Susan Dunning
362-9815 Ladies Aid
Pres. Pam McAllister
638-0297
Marian Malonson
638-1204
Newcomer Welcome Packets Carolyn Barry
253 638-2025 Medical Equipment Lending
Rental | Reservations
Jo Nelson
638-0000 No Sews
Barbara Sims
638-1476
Scholarship Committee
Jo Nelson
638-0000 Signs for House Numbers
Allen Otto
638-2372
PHONE NUMBERS:
Post Office: 638-2666 | Hansville Fire Hall: 638-2263 | Burn Ban: 297-4888 | Transfer Station: 638-2710
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| COMMUNITY NEWS
Citizens Of The Year
Buck Lake Native Plant Garden By Susan Harrington
Book Review: Plants of the Pacific Northwest Coast Compiled / edited by Jim Pojar and Andy MacKinnon
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ake a walk on the wild side; carry a camera and make room (5.5" x 8.5") for a good reference book to learn about those beautiful native plants along the trail. As the title suggests this covers your walks from the Cook Inlet in Alaska, down the Canadian coast, around the Queen Charlotte Islands, Vancouver Island, western Washington and western Oregon to Eugene. Are your feet sore yet? This textbook--assigned for the Kitsap County Extension Native Plant Advisor course--became my favorite nature walk reference book in spite of my early whining about not being able to find plants easily. I was new to this whole plant ID thing and my Latin was lacking. The more I explore the book though, the more I rely on the photos for native plant identification and the NOTES section for interesting history and uses. In class you'd often hear "according to Pojar…" (pronounced poe-har). Now, as a reference for my monthly columns, Pojar has provided valuable insight on the ecology and uses of native plants. Color coded sections of this 528-page guide are divided into major sections including trees, shrubs, wildflowers, aquatics, oddballs, graminoids, ferns & allies, mosses & liverworts and lichens. Won't you impress your friends with your new knowledge? You'll confidently advise them that the grass, sedge and rush families are all graminoids. Or wow them with information from the "oddballs" section on the Drosera rotundifolia, an INSECT-EATING PERENNIAL! Now that I'm more familiar with the territory, I don't whine much about finding an unfamiliar plant in the book. The Latin, however, is still daunting. Carpe bookum!
By Lois Lee
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red and Jo Nelson moved to Hansville in 2001 after building their new home overlooking Skunk Bay. Fred retired in 2005 from a career in marketing, advertising and television/film production. Jo retired in 2008 after 42 years with Avis in sales management.
Fred first volunteered with the Hansville Greenway group helping with the production of a presentation video and later served as vice president. He joined the Greater Hansville Community Center board in 2006 and served for 2 years as VP for Community Affairs, 2 terms as President and 2 terms as Past President. He volunteered for the Futures Project and served as a representative and committee chairman of the Greater Hansville Area Advisory Council until it disbanded. Fred currently serves as maintenance coordinator for the community center. Jo organized the Norwegian Point Park volunteers committee and was the leading force in getting the boathouse and cabins painted. She currently serves as rental coordinator for the Community Center. Both Fred and Jo have been active volunteers for nearly all of the community center events. They also are stewards for the Nature Conservancy’s Foulweather Bluff Preserve. Thanks for your service, Nelsons!
Friends of Point No Point Lighthouse | By Robert J. Ham, board member
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s part of our community outreach proPoulsbo. I expected a quote, and perhaps a sketch of what he had in mind. He gave gram, which we call ‘friend raising’, our me a tour of his shop in the basement and group has had an information/educatold me he and his wife Janis were retired tion booth at the Saturday Poulsbo Farmers farmers from Kansas, who had moved here Market this summer. We hand out brochures, to be closer to their family. He then showed chat with people and invite them to join our me a handsome wooden box, about 1.5’ x group. One Saturday last October I noticed 2.5’, and inside was the most beautifully that, except for brochures and books, our made scale model of ‘our’ lighthouse, comtable was kind of bare and needed sprucing plete with a small battery operated light in up. After discussing this with my fellow shift the lantern room. When I asked him the cost workers we decided that it would be great if we had a model of (I was really afraid to ask), John said: “Oh, nothing, I like to do things for people, and I like what you are doing at the lightthe lighthouse on display. house.” My protests were ignored, and the only thing he would Not far from us I spotted a custom woodworking booth with all accept was an honorary membership in our group for his wife kinds of beautifully made articles on display, so I walked over and him, and some recognition for his work. He gave me a stack for a chat. That’s how I met John Lewis. I introduced myself and of his business cards which we will of course be most happy to asked him if he would be interested in building a scale model hand out. The card reads: John’s Custom Woodworking, 5095 of the Point No Point lighthouse, and if so, what would it cost? NE Lincoln Rd, Poulsbo, WA 98370, tel. (360) 697-7235. He was familiar with the place, and after some more discussion, he said he ‘would put something together and get back to me’. So yes, Hansville, there is a Santa Claus. Happy New Year to all of you and your families from the Friends of Point No Point lightShortly thereafter I went on vacation, and when I got back in house. And thank you, John Lewis. mid-November there was a call on my answering service from See you at the lighthouse! John, inviting me to his workshop in his house on Lincoln Rd in
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GREATER HANSVILLE COMMUNITY CENTER
Rummage Sale August 9 & 10, 2014
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his is a reminder that the annual sale is eight months away, plenty of time to organize those shelves, closets and garages and donate the extra items to GHCC for the biggest income producer of the year.
December 7th was our first Drop Off at the Norwegian Point Park, (NPP), Boat House. Although it was cold outside the heaters and the activity inside was just the same as using the GHCC Annex. Our skillful department heads were able to fill their bins and have their tables cleaned off by the end of the day so there was no need for the “Monday Sort”, or the need to transfer the bins on Monday to the boat house for storage. Thank you to The Hansville Grocery for providing the coffee which went well with the other goodies brought by helpers. We are giving you a chance to amass your donations for the next Drop Off that will be on March 8th, 2014 again at NPP Boat House from 10 am to 2 pm, and hopefully a little warmer outside. If you have questions regarding items accepted or need to have something picked up at your house please call Lynn Hix at 638 0420 or Howie O’Brien at 638 2950. The following are the Drop Off dates for 2014:
March, 8; April 12; May 17; June 14; July 12
JANUARY AT A GLANCE January 8 - F & J Garden Club January 8- GHCC Board Meeting January 8- NKPSA January 15- Neighbors Luncheon January 17- Social Hour/Lending Library
January 18 - Warming Station Open House January 22- Ladies AidJanuary 24- Historical Society January 25 - Pinewood Derby Workshop January 27 - Got Soup? Social
CHECK IT OUT AT YOUR LITTLE BOSTON LIBRARY |
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appy New Year from all of us at Little Boston Branch! Did you know Kitsap Regional Library has a Facebook page? Did you know we now offer at www.krl. org free online training from home for Word, Excel, Access, Windows, Exchange, SharePoint, Virtualization, Systems Center, and SQL Server? From the menu at our Research and Learn link, go to the Microsoft IT Academy link to register. Did you know you can now download back issues of selected magazines using Zinio and you can download music videos using Freegal? In our Download link there is a menu for all download services where those are explained in addition to news on our new APP for Kitsap Regional Library. Call or come in for more information. Programs at our library this month include the following:
LIBRARY HOURS
Mon................... 1 pm - 8 pm Tues. ................10 am - 6 pm Wed. ................. 1 pm - 8 pm Thurs ................ 1 pm - 5 pm Friday................ 1 pm - 6 pm Sat. ................... 9 am - 1 pm Sun. ..........................Closed
By Tomi Whalen, Branch Manager enjoy Early Literacy fun with books, songs, and rhymes with your preschooler.
Closed January 1 for New Years Day & January 20 for MLK Jr. Day
Stuffed Animal Storytime & Sleepover: Jan.22, 7-7:30 p.m. Do you wonder what happens in the library at night? Children can come with their families to enjoy a special storytime and then tuck their stuffed animal in for a fun night at the library! When they pick up their toy the next day, they’ll also receive photographs showing all the fun that happened during the sleepover! (Please bring a distant-favorite stuffed animal that a child can live without for a night.)
31980 Little Boston Road NE Kingston, WA 98346 Phone: 360-297-2670
Legos @ the Library: Jan. 22, 3:30-5 p.m. Love Legos? Bring your friends and come enjoy special Lego build-it challenges and free-play.
Little Boston Book Group: Jan. 8, 11 a.m.-12 p.m. Discussion Adult Crafternoon: Wednesdays Jan. 8, 15, 22, and 29, 2:30-3:30 will be on The Good Earth by Pearl Buck. p.m. Bring your handwork projects and see our newest craft books. Dining at Downton: Trial by Fork: Jan. 25, 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Food historian Tames Alan demystifies the manners, menu, and All Kitsap Regional Library branches will be closed Wednesday, accoutrements of a formal 12-course dinner as would have January 1, for New Year’s Day and Monday, January 20, for Marbeen eaten upstairs at Downton Abbey before the outbreak of tin Luther King, Jr. Day. Please check our website www.krl.org World War One. or call us at 360-297-2670 for updated program information. Preschool Storytime: Jan. 14, 21, and 28, 10:30 a.m. Come
SEE YOU AT THE LIBRARY!
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The Greater Hansville Community Center wants YOU! We help support you! Many years ago our community members joined together to provide land and raise funds to build our extraordinary Com-
munity Center building. It is a wonderful place where we gather and cultivate our sense of community. The maintenance and expenses require us to raise money to keep this vital facility available for our community. EVERY YEAR WE HAVE A BLAST (AND RAISE MONEY) PRESENTING: •
COMMUNITY-WIDE RUMMAGE SALE
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OKTOBERFEST
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RED WHITE AND BLUE BREAKFAST
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PICNIC IN THE PARK/SHOW ‘N SHINE
• WINE SOCIAL In 2014 we added a monthly Social Hour, and due to popular demand the St. Patrick’s Day Celebration returned! We always welcome fresh ideas and ways to connect with the community while also raising funds necessary to continue with these activities. On a monthly basis the Community Center publishes “The Greater Hansville Log” as a free service to the Greater Hansville Area households. “The Log” keeps us all connected by providing a way for organizations to advertise their activities and to stay aware of local businesses. Your dues and donations help provide for an “Emergency Warming Station” in the event of a natural disaster resulting in power failure. This station is supported by a group of volunteers who make sure that the center will be open should the need arise. The Community Center building is available to all residents to rent for private parties, meetings and activities. Members receive a substantial discount for these rentals. The Community Center helps support many other community projects and organizations such as: • HANSVILLE LADIES AID • HANSVILLE GREENWAY AND WILDLIFE CORRIDOR • BUCK LAKE NATIVE PLANT GARDEN • LITTLE BOSTON LIBRARY • ANNUAL SCHOLARSHIPS TO DESERVING STUDENTS WE NEED YOUR SUPPORT! If you are currently a Community Center member, PLEASE renew your membership now and share with others why they should join. For those who are not currently members and would like to be, please fill out the form on the back cover of “The Log.” Be sure to include your dues for the year and also consider adding a donation to even further support our special projects. PLEASE MAIL TO: GREATER HANSVILLE COMMUNITY CENTER PO BOX 133 HANSVILLE, WA 98340 OUR WEBSITE AT WWW.HANSVILLE.ORG PROVIDES MORE INFORMATION AND WAYS TO CONNECT WITH OTHERS. PLEASE CHECK IT OUT!!
2013 GHCC Board Members and Guests
CALENDAR
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ABBREVIATIONS: CC—Greater Hansville Community Center DK—Driftwood Key Clubhouse ES—Historic Eglon Schoolhouse
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10:30-11am Preschool Storytime -LB 1
10:30-11am Preschool Storytime -LB
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10:30-11am Preschool Storytime -LB
6:30-Soup SocialCC
Upcoming Events:
Saturday
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Friday
11am-book group-LB 2:30 - 3:30 Crafternoon-LB
1-4 pm–Mah-Jongg Group-LB
13 1-4 pm–Mah-Jongg
Thursday
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1 pm–Need to Knit-DK
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Wednesday
COFFEES HELD at the HANSVILLE GROCERY (HG): Men’s Koffee Klatch – 8:00 am Mon.-Sat. Better Half’s Coffee – 10:00 am Tuesdays Solitarians Coffee – 10:00 am Fridays
February 5-GHCC Board Meeting February 8-Pinewood Derby February 12- NKPSA Meeting
9am - F&J Garden Club-cc 11am-noon-Book Group-LB 2:30 - 3:30Crafternoon-LB NKPSA-6pm-DK 7 pm–GHCC Board Mtg-CC
9:30 am–TOPS Weighin-HC
9:30 am–TOPS Weighin-HC
12 Noon9:30 am–TOPS Weigh- 10am-Hansville Historical Society Neighbor’s Lunch in-HC meeting-CC -CC
9:30am-Ladies Aid-DK 2:30 - 3:30Crafternoon-LB 3:30-5pm-Legos At The Library-LB 7-7:30-Stuffed Animal Storytime & SleepoverLB
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2:30 - 3:30Crafternoon-LB 7:30 pm- Eglon Meeting-ES
9:30 am–TOPS Weighin-HC
Noon -2pmWarming Station Open House_CC
10am-Noon Pinewood Derby Workshop-CC 11:30-12:30 Dining at Downton-LB
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9:30 am–TOPS Weigh-in-HC
February 12- F & J Garden Club Meeting February 13- Social Hour/ Lending Library February 21- Historical Society Meeting
For Greater Hansville Community Center rental information, event scheduling and Center usage coordination, please contact Jo Nelson at 638-0000 or email rental@hansville.org. This includes posting your event on the community and rental calendars.
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COMMUNITY NEWS | TIPS
WARMING STATION - OPEN HOUSE
SOFTWARE PIRATES SPREADING MALWARE
JANUARY 18, 12 NOON - 2 PM
ABE Computer Consultants, LLC
January 18 | 12noon - 2 pm. | By Connie Gorden
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ByArt Ellison
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id you know that the Greater Hansville Community Center is a designated Warming Station in the event of a natural disaster that causes extended power outage in our area? Well, it is and you now have an opportunity to learn more about this resource before there is such an emergency.
e all like a bargain. But being the bargain hunters we are, we keep looking for a better price. Heck, I’m not afraid to tell you that I do that! Beware: If the price you find is way below retail, you could be downloading pirated software. Here are some of the things to look for:
An OPEN HOUSE will occur on January 18, 2014 from 12 Noon until 2 pm at the Greater Hansville Community Center. Visit the Warming Station as it would be set up if needed in the event of an emergency. You are invited to come, ask questions and view the site. The following description gives information about the GHCC Warming Station and how it will function in the case of an extended power outage:
Poor quality or missing packaging (getting the software in a plain envelope). The disk may have a label that is paper--not a spiffylooking factory burned disk. The recorded side of the disk may have shading differences, such as happens when you burn your own CDs or DVDs. A legitimate factory created disk will usually be only one color on the bottom. The site given to download it may be really strange address--not what you would expect. Installing the software may be very difficult and asking for tech support may be a waste of time. Any user manuals may look like they are written by a 3rd grader--with bad grammar and spelling (well, I realize that this is a common problem, but these would be particularly bad).
The GHCC Warming Station will be open 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM the first day following the first 12 hours of an extended power outage due to heavy winds, rain, snow, ice storms or a combination thereof and no estimate for a repair on that day has been provided. The GHCC Warming Station will provide warmth and warm nutrition during the day while assisting individuals in trying to locate friends, neighbors or relatives that can provide continuing comfort for people displaced by the outage. The GHCC Warming Station will continue to be open from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM on subsequent days until the power is restored. The GHCC Warming Station is not able to provide overnight ( Shelter ) accommodations during this type of emergency. In the event of a major natural disaster emergency like a Tsunami, Earthquake, Flood, or Tornado the GHCC Warming Station will provide overnight coverage and evacuation as necessary with aid of King/Kitsap County American Red Cross Emergency Response Team personnel, vehicles and supplies. For information regarding the GHCC Warming Station please contact George Briese, gbriese@centurytel.net or 360-638-1499. Purpose of the Open House: To familiarize the Greater Hansville Community with the set-up, operation, and capabilities / limitations of the GHCC Warming Station. Format: Tour of the facility, demonstration of the capabilities to be provided, presentation of Warming Station objectives / schedule, time for question and answers. Cookies and tea will be provided.
So--what might happen? At best, you will have spent your money on an inferior product that won’t have all the features of the real thing. Tech support may be nonexistent. The worst thing that could happen--well, there are several bad things, come to think of it. First, the bad guys will have your credit card info and you’ll be subject to identity theft. Second, the cut-rate program may have more than you bargained for--infecting your computer with all sorts of malware. My suggestion? Sure, shop around but you’ll probably know when you find an unbelievable “bargain.” It will be a fraction of the normal retail cost. Bite the bullet and spend a few dollars more and get the real thing. As always, all my tips are found on my website at http:// www.abeconsultants.com/resources.htm.
WANTED: ARTISTS AND CRAFTERS
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he Hansville Arts andf Crafts Guild is seeking artists and crafters for our first Spring Fling Fair scheduled to be held May 2nd and 3rd at the Greater Hansville Community Center (at Buck Lake County Park). Reserve your table now for this juried event sponsored by the Hansville Arts and Crafts Guild. Contact either Gale at 360-440-4184 / gale@giftsbygaleandcompany.com or Lynn at 360-638-0420 for more information.
Vinyl Signs
Richard Heussy
Susan Gray Dunning
Richard Heussy
Susan Gray Dunning
boat names & numbers mail boxes signs & banners for events
Rich Heussy (360) 638-2884
Susan Dunning (360)362-9815
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AT THE GREATER HANSVILLE COMMUNITY CENTER Providing Foot Assessments, Nail Trimmings, Callous Removal
Serving Kitsap & Jefferson Counties for Over 20 years
If you’re diabetic. on blood thinners, have peripheral vascular disease or just need foot & nail care, please give me a call for an appointment and enjoy my LOW INTRODUCTORY RATE
THERESA IKARD, LPN
360-881-0229
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MILKY WAY FARM GUEST HOUSE
Fully-Furnished Farmhouse for your Reunion, Retreat, Honeymoon, Meeting, or Vacation Getaway. Invite your Family and Friends! Sleeps 12+. 20 Acres of relaxation in Hansville.
Cinda & Erv Bakken (360) 638-1811
www.milkywayfarmguesthouse.com
Residential Commercial Interior Exterior Painting Pressure Washing
OFFICE (360)779-5205 CELL (360)509-4949
Vacation Rental
Family coming? Need more space?
Classic 1940s fully furnished 2 bedroom, 2 bath Point No Point vacation cabin just a 5 minute walk to the lighthouse park and miles of sandy beach. Nightly, weekly and monthly rates available. Two night minimum. Christy Mackey - cdmackey@comcast.net or 360 881-0474
Rob Welsch
Owner
P 360.297.8168 C 360.981.8814
Windjammer Construction Jeff Eddy, General Contractor
(360) 638-2050
Remodels sherrig@windermere.com www.HansvilleHomes4Sale.com
Custom Spas Decks and Patios Marine Carpentry Furniture & Cabinetry Garden Accessories
Serving Hansville since 1980 windjammerconst@hotmail.com
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KITSAP PROPANE SPECIALIZING IN UNDERGROUND PROPANE TANK INSTALLATION
Need your own tank filled? Call for current propane prices Phone (360) 286-5502 or (360) 638-1313
GREATER HANSVILLE COMMUNITY CENTER P.O. Box 133 Hansville, WA 98340 Dues: January - December 2014 Name #1: ___________________________________________ Email:______________________________________________ Name #2:___________________________________________ Email:______________________________________________ Phone:_____________________________________________ Address: ____________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ IF BUSINESS/ORGANIZATION MEMBERSHIP: Name of Bus./Org.____________________________________ Address:____________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ Email: ______________________________________________ Phone:_____________________________________________ Donations are tax deductible. Please make checks payable to the Greater Hansville Community Center, mail this form along with your check to GHCC, PO Box 133, Hansville, WA 98340. The Greater Hansville Log is published monthly by The Greater Hansville Community Center, PO Box 133, Hansville, WA 98340, and is issued as a service to residents of the Greater Hansville Area. The deadline for all submissions is the 15th of the month prior to publication. We reserve the right to accept, reject or edit any article submitted for publication.
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Newcomer Welcome Packets Newcomer welcome packets are available to new neighbors in the Hansville/Eglon/ Little Boston areas. If you are new to the area or if you know of a new family in your neighborhood, please contact Carolyn Barry at 253 820-1484 or carolynbarry@hotmail.com