Greater Hansville Community Center Located at Buck Lake Park 6778 Buck Lake Road, Hansville, WA 98340 Visit us on the web at
VOLUME XXXI ISSUE 5 May 2013
www.hansville.org
A Message From Your Board President By Lois Lee, 2013 Board President
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lot is happening in Hansville. Survey phone calls by center volunteers are being made seeking opinions on the center’s operations. Informational talks about the Endowment Drive have been held; your president would welcome invitations from local groups to let you know how it works. We are nearing our first step goal of pledges for the endowment kick off. The Endowment Fund Advisory Committee met to begin writing policies for the fund. If you are not already a member of the community center, please support the center by joining (see form on the back page of the Log). We’d like to attract younger people and working families. Let us know your ideas about how to do that. We hope some of the parents of the cherubs who found Easter Eggs March 30th will join up. News from the Board: Jane Smith has joined the board as secretary replacing Joanie Hento, who had to resign due to knee surgery. Good luck to both of these volunteers. A new sign will be going up at Norwegian Point Park. New mutt mitts have been placed for use at the park. Scholarship applications are coming in for awarding soon. Rentals are helping to keep the center financially afloat thanks to Jo Nelson. cont. on page 4
Rummage Sale Drop-off
May 18, 10am - 2pm At the Greater Hansville Community Center
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e, at the Greater Hansville Community Center, really appreciate the community digging through your garages, spare rooms and attics to pull out some treasures you no longer use to sell at the Rummage Sale. As you know, our rummage sale is the largest in North Kitsap County and bring in 70% of the events budget for the community center. So it is important to us for you to donate those items which someone will adopt into their homes and treasure. We are amazed at the wonderful items we receive. So please know we are grateful for those donations. Thank you very much. Don’t forget to tell your neighbors and friends to donate too.
Neighbors Luncheon
Burgers on the Grill!
Wednesday May 15 12:00 noon $6.00 Greater Hansville Community Center Presented by our North Kitsap Fire Department
May 28 |10 am - 2 pm
SOCIAL HOUR / LENDING LIBRARY
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he Social Hour/Lending Library will again be open on Tuesday, May 28 from 10 AM until 2 PM. If you want to just come long enough to grab a book to read and bring back when you’ve enjoyed it next month, we welcome you. But, if you want to stay, sit and play cards, talk with friends and enjoy a cookie with coffee or tea, do come and visit with us. Those who have attended are asking that we expand this idea into another day or evening. We are considering doing that but need more input from you, so come and give us your opinion. See you there!
FLOTSAM & JETSAM GARDEN CLUB
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MAY 11TH 9:00 AM - NOON
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he best garden sale in the Pacific Northwest is Flotsam Jetsam Garden Club Sale, May 11th, 9:00 a.m. to noon at Greater Hansville Community Center next to Buck Lake. The prices are low and the quality is high. We will have annuals, including vegetables, herbs, flowers, perrenials, trees and shrubs, indoor house plants, cut flower arrangements, baked goods, garden art, and Master Gardeners to answer your questions. We will also be giving away tomato plants to children attending. Coffee and cookies are for sale inside the Community Center.
VOLUNTEER FOR NATURE By Barbara French The Nature Conservancy is looking for volunteer stewards to help monitor Foulweather Bluff Preserve near Hansville, one of our most popular preserves. Volunteers visit the preserve once per week during the summer to greet visitors, remind them about preserve rules and report any issues. What a great way to get outdoors! A training meeting is scheduled for Sat, May 4, at 1:00 pm.. Contact Howie O’Brien athowieandalix@centurytel.net or (360) 638-2950.
NEIGHBORHOOD HAPPENINGS
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May 8 | 9:00 am | By Melanie Branchflower, Secretary
FLOTSAM AND JETSAM The Flotsam and Jetsam Garden Club will hold its next meeting on Wednesday, May 8, at the Greater Hansville Community Center on Buck Lake Road starting at 9 am. Coffee and the great refreshments provided by our hostesses will be available. Guests are welcome! The business meeting will begin at 9:30 and will include finalizing of plans for the annual plant sale. The sale will take place on May 11 and members are looking forward to sharing their gardening efforts with the public and at the same time raise money to provide some scholarships for students interested in horticulture. After a short break for refreshments, we will welcome our speaker, Olaf K. Ribeiro who will speak about “the murky side of mulch” OR: “The importance of having the right microbes in the soil for good plant growth”. Dr. Ribeiro has a B.S. degree in Agriculture, M.S. in Plant Pathology, and Ph.D. (Plant Pathology and Genetics) and Diploma in Tropical Agriculture. He has over 30 years of experience in diagnosing plant health problems in both the U.S. and overseas. He published a “Sourcebook of the genus Phytophthora” in 1978 and we look forward to learning what that is! Dr. Ribeiro now owns Ribeiro Consultants on Bainbridge Island. For more information about this Garden Club see our website at www.flotsamandjetsamgardenclub.com
May 8 | 6:00pm | By Don White, President
NOT JUST FOR ANGLERS!
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May 15 | 12:00 noon | By Lois Lee
NEIGHBORS LUNCH
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he North Kitsap Fire Department will be cooking hamburgers on the grill for Neighbor’s Lunch on Wednesday, May 15 at noon. They will also present the program. This will be the last Neighbor’s Lunch for now as we do a break in the summer. We hope you will all come and have a burger and enjoy a visit with your friends. Cost is $6.00. Thanks to Judy Gover for arranging this program as usual. May 22 | 9:30 am | By Deb Anderson
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ay is here and it is time for our annual Memorial Day Service at the Hansville Cemetery on May 26, 2013 at noon, to honor our deceased veterans. Active duty military and veterans thank you for your service. Planning continues for our “Garden Party Dinner Dance” scheduled for Saturday June 1, 2013. Come join us for dinner and dancing. Mark your calendar June 1st for a great time. Tickets can be purchased from Hansville Ladies Aid members or at the Hansville Store. Our “Garden Tour” is scheduled for July 27, 2013. We are still looking for gardens to showcase. If you are interested in having your garden on our tour, please contact Jean Connolly at 638-1782. The gardens are always beautiful and completely different. It is always amazing to see what people can create from soil, rock and some well placed plants. If you know anyone in our community who needs assistance of any kind, please contact us. You may call Pam McAllister 638-0297 or Deb Anderson 638-1836, or contact us by email at hansvillela@gmail.com, or by mail at Hansville Ladies Aid P.O. Box 23 Hansville, WA 98340. We meet at Driftwood Key Clubhouse on the fourth WEdnesday of the month at 9:30am.
pril 15th was looked at by many with much trepidation...the end of Blackmouth season in Area 9! The North Kitsap Puget Sound Anglers finished with a bang, completely dominating the All Puget Sound Anglers Derby with 1st, 2nd, 4th, and 9th places! Fortunately we have shrimp, halibut, and lingcod to look forward to in May. Please join us May 8 at 6 pm for a fun and informative meeting. Remember that we have dinner and refreshments
HANSVILLE COMMUNITY CHURCH
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By Carol Gates
oin us at Hansville Community Church on Sundays for Worship service which starts at 10:00 am. Nursery is provided for infants and toddlers. Preschoolers and children’s Church for ages 5-11 year olds. College/young adults (post high-school) meet on Tuesdays at 7:00 pm. Youth (6th12th grade) meet on Fridays at 7:00 pm.
HANSVILLE LADIES AID
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BAKE SALE & FLEA MARKET SAT. JUNE 1 9:30 A.M.-4:00 P.M.
he Women’s Ministry of Hansville Church is sponsoring a Bake sale and Flea Market as an annual fundraiser for outreach and retreat scholarships.
Interested in selling your own treasures in your own space??? Call Shirlee at 638-1083 for more information. Mark your calendars, stop by to browse, enjoy a free cup of coffee, and purchase reasonably priced baked goods.
RUMMAGE SALE | NEIGHBORHOOD HAPPENINGS
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August 10 & 11 | By Lois Lee, Administrator
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RUMMAGE SALE
he next rummage sale will take place the third Saturday of the month in May which is May 18 from 10 AM to 2 PM at the Greater Hansville Community Center in the annex behind the Center. We welcome your treasures and are eager to make this year’s rummage sale at least as successful as was last year’s. So please continue to donate your gently used items. Please note that books can be dropped off at the regular drop-offs and are always welcome. Guidelines for Rummage Sale Donations for 2013 WE DO ACCEPT CLOTHES IN GOOD CONDITION IN ALL SIZES Items that do not sell well for us include: underwear, socks or shoes; incomplete beds or bed frames, roll-a-way beds, hide-abeds, box springs or mattresses, carpet, padding; homemade furniture, furniture made of particle board; windows or doors; encyclopedias, Readers Digest condensed books, magazines or periodicals; tires, wheels, tire chains, auto and marine batteries; charcoal, and “old” hookup propane barbeques # exercise equipment; non-durable medical goods; luggage (unless antique) ; ironing boards, computers and computer related hardware more than 5 years old, fax, typewriter, multi-function printer/scanner equipment, pianos, vacuum cleaners. WE WILLL NO LONGER ACCEPT CRT-TYPE TVS OF ANY SIZE.. ENTERTAINMENT CENTERS designed for CRT type TVs must be inspected prior to delivery or pick-up and may not be accepted. WOOD STOVES: Wood stoves are no longer accepted PRE-APPROVAL REQUIRED FOR THE FOLLOWING ITEMS: Computer and peripherals less than five years old. It is recommended that large items be inspected by a GHCC representative prior to drop off at the GHCC. This will prevent a needless trip if it is determined during inspection that the item is not suitable for the Rummage Sale. LARGE APPLIANCES: Must be inspected prior to delivery or pickup. Large working appliances can be taken with a non-refundable fee of $16.50 to cover cost of disposal if the item does not sell. Please note that this is the same fee you will pay if you take items to a disposal center. They will be accepted on an “approval” basis since often they are one of our few leftover dept. items. Please call before you bring any large appliance to the Center. ITEMS THAT REQUIRE STATE ISSUED TITLES: Cars, trucks, trailers, boats, etc. must have a signed and confirmed title prior to GHCC accepting these types of items. These items must also be inspected by a GHCC representative before GHCC can take possession. If you have questions regarding any of the above, please contact: Lois Lee @ 638-1973, Howie O’Brien @ 638-2950 or Tony Atkinson @ 638-0247
Rummage Sale Drop-off Dates
May 18, June 8, & July 13 10:00 am - 2:00 pm at the Greater Hansville Community Center
GHCC DIRECTORY | MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT
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A MESSAGE FROM YOUR BOARD PRESIDENT CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1
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n April, we enjoyed seeing you at the Spring Concert of Navy Bands, the Social Hour, Lending Library and at the Spring Book Sale. Thanks for your support and interest in the Community Center. Thanks too to those who gave us your treasures at the Rummage Sale Drop Off.
In May, the Garden Club’s huge plant sale on the 11th will find lots of customers at the center. The Rummage sale Drop Off will therefore take place the third Saturday (May 18 from 10 to 2). Please join us Tuesday, May 28 between 10 and 2 for some games, conversation and/or to grab a book or two from our Lending Library. As always, coffee, tea and cookies will be served. Appointments to discuss the Greater Hansville Community Center Endowment Fund are lining up. The center is eagerly pursuing our April 30th pledges deadline for raising $20,000 to be paid in 2013, and we are about 75% on our way. This leaves us six more weeks to meet our first step toward our goal. We would really appreciate a call at 638-1973 if you are interested in having a couple of representatives come to visit with you to further explain the process. Pledge forms will be provided if you are interested in helping in this early stage or longer term options can be discussed. Our presentation takes less than an hour and we will gladly come to your home where you may be the most comfortable. Of course a private meeting can be arranged at the center. The community center is firmly committed to getting our messages out to those of you who have the power to help reach these goals for your community center. The idea is getting more and more support from the community. As always, if you have input for our board, please send us a message at loeelee@comcast.net or 638-1973. There is also a Contact the President link on our website: http://www.hansville.org/index.php;contact/email-us/9-contact-the-president .
GREATER HANSVILLE COMMUNITY CENTER | 6778 BUCK LAKE ROAD, HANSVILLE, WA 98340 BOARD MEMBERS:
WEB ADDRESS: WWW.HANSVILLE.ORG
President
Lois Lee
638-1973 All Board Members
ghcc@hansville.org
VP-Events
Connie Gordon
271-6166 Advisory Council
ghaadvisorycouncil@hansville.org
VP-Membership
Chuck Strahm
638-2882 GHCC Calendar
calendar@hansville.org
VP-Community Affairs
Jack Christofferson
638-2646 GHCC Rental
rental@hansville.org
Secretary
Jane Smith
638-2315 Greater Hansville Log
log@hansville.org
Treasurer
Mike Bryant
638-0120 Webmasters
webmaster@hansville.org
Trustee
Don Lynch
638-0707 ORGANIZATIONS:
Trustee
Carolyn Barry
Past President
Judy Tallman
638-2961 Flotsam & Jetsam Garden Club Pres. Celia Grether
Book Sale Drop-Off
Mike Bryant
638-0120 Hansville Cemetery (Pres.|VP) Dagmar Brauer | 638-2163
Publicity
Sandra Larsen
638-1064 Hansville Greenway
Van Bergen
710-7678
Events Advisor
Debra Bean
638-0142 Hansville Nature Adventures
Mary Pitroff
860-1341
Facilities | Maintenance
Fred Nelson
638-0000 Hansville Neighbors Luncheon Evie Nelson
638-2641
Greater Hansville Log
Susan Dunning
362-9815 Helping Hands
638-2421
COMMITTEES:
253-820-1484 Art & Craft Guild
Pres. Lynn Hix
Foulweather Bluff Conservancy Howie O’Brien
Pres. Kathie Jo Graves
638-0420 881-0298 638-2950 M. Moyer | 638-1405
Newcomer Welcome Packets Debra Bean
638-0142 Ladies Aid
Pres. Pam McAllister
638-0297
Rental | Reservations
Jo Nelson
638-0000 Medical Equipment Lending
Marian Malonson
638-1204
Rummage Sale
Lois Lee
638-1973 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
GHCC IS READY FOR YOUR NEXT EVENT Your Community Center is an event facility perfect for all kinds of occasions, such as meetings, weddings, receptions, reunions, parties, luncheons, dinners and dances. Look on the website at Hansville.org for details. Call (360) 6381143 or (360) 638-0000 or email: rental@hansville.org for more information.
GREENWAY | PHOTOS
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May 4 | 10:00 am | By Laurie Yamamura
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HANSVILLE GREENWAY UPDATE
o climb a rock” was printed on a t-shirt that I bought in Yosemite many years ago. Then there was “Go climb a mountain!” Then there was the one that coined a phrase that little kids would hear from their moms, “Go outside and play!” . So what do slogans do for us? Sometimes they depict the spirit of a group who are bonded in a common belief. Sometimes slogans are promoting a cause, or presenting a reminder to the general public “Have you hugged your child today?’ Spring typically signifies new beginnings. Throughout the Greenway new beginnings and blooms of the trillium, fringe cup, false lily of the valley, salmon berry are everywhere. This time of the year is when one can walk the trails, look carefully at what is growing at the edges of the trail, what is starting to grow tall in the meadows and what is sprouting at the ends of the branches of the tall trees. Look at a native maple tree in May and look again what you see in September of that same maple branch. Speaking of new beginnings, I would like to announce our new website hansvillegreenway.org is up and running. You’ll find the usual stuff like information about the Greenway Association, maps of the Greenway and general information for visitors. Check out the “Galleries” that show beautiful and helpful pictures of the flora that you’ll see in this time frame; fun picture of snow in the Greenway, yes we are open 365 days a year; and for the guys, there is a set of photos that show the building and the teamwork that it took to build an awesome bridge a few years back over Lower Hawk’s Creek. There is even a way for you to share photos of your visit or explorations in the Greenway under ‘Contact us’. Share this website with friends and family and be thinking of planning a picnic, a family photo shoot, an exploration day in the woods or just a quiet walk by yourself or with loved ones. Another NEW beginning will be an opportunity for a steward lead walk or hike each month. For the month of May, everyone is invited to an introduction to the Greenway trail system on Saturday, May 4th at 10AM meeting in the parking lot of the Buck Lake Park. Individual stewards will be on hand to take walkers and hikers into the Greenway for suitable length of time or for particular purpose. One particular purpose might be a walk to take nature photos. Recently I met an enthusiastic youth named Connor who was geo-caching during his spring break. His excitement about being in the Greenway spoke positively to the benefits he incurs while walking through the woods. His eyes were open to what was growing here and what has been here for many years. He has come to enjoy walking the trails in search of his ‘treasure’ but he was also keenly aware of his surroundings. He could identify little nuances of the trails, the trees, what was lying on the ground, compass directions, and small critters of which garden snakes was one of his favorites. After he found the cache which was indeed a happy event for both of us, I took mental note of some of the positive things he has learned out in the woods. He learns to follow directions, he learns to scan his environment and he learns how to approach the different landscapes and he learns how to be in the present as well as how to trust his instincts. In this case, his instincts were what helped him locate the cache. This learning is so different from the classroom environment and I think is exactly one of the major points that Richard Louv points out in his book “Last Child in the Woods’. It is a good read and explains a common disconnect named ‘nature deficit disorder’. This young man was definitely connected and was a pleasure to spend a better part of an hour with. I will leave you with two weather related quotes this month since I did not include one last month. “Sunshine is delicious, rain is refreshing, wind braces us up, snow is exhilarating; there is really no such thing as bad weather; only different kinds of good weather”. John Ruskin 1819-1900 “ When the goose honks high, fair weather; when the goose honks low, foul weather.” WE WELCOME YOU TO COME VISIT THE GREENWAY COME RAIN OR SHINE ‘CAUSE NO MATTER WHERE YOU GO BEAUTY TO BEHOLD.
Hansville residents gathered at the Greater Hansville Community Center April 14 to enjoy some wonder woodwind and brass music performed by the Navy Band. Photos by Gary Dion.
COMMUNITY EVENTS | LIBRARY
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HAPPY EASTER BUNNY!
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By Lynn Hix
would like to thank all of the Bunny Elves who made the “hunt” a success. The hardest part was filling the 2,500 eggs with the candy and finding the right amount of straw for the “Quarter Hunt”! The weather was terrific and the grass was long enough to make the eggs kind of disappear. As was expected the young and old of the community brought their little ones to hunt for the eggs, candy and quarters. A special thanks goes to Bear McAuley who again became the Easter Bunny and has promised to play the part again next year.
CHECK IT OUT AT YOUR LITTLE BOSTON LIBRARY |
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pring has arrived, which means it’s time for our annual Plant Sale at the Library! On Saturday, May 18, from 9:00 a.m. to 12 noon we will sell plants from $1 to $5 and books for 25 cents and up. This year we’ll also have a PreSale 1-5p.m. on Friday, May 17. Other programs for May are: Little Boston Book Group: Wed., May 1, at 11a.m. Discussion will be on A Fierce Radiance by Lauren Belfer. From this New York Times bestselling author comes a compelling, richly detailed tale of passion and intrigue set in New York City during the tumultuous early days of World War II. Make It: Duct Tape Wallets. Wed., May 1, 3:305p.m. Make a unique wallet to store your stuff in style! All materials provided. Snacks too! Especially for tweens and teens.
Legos @ the Library: Wed., May 22, 3:30-5p.m. Love Legos? Drop in for a fun afternoon full of free play and build-it challenges!
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 Closed May 27 for Memorial Day 31980 Little Boston Road NE Kingston, WA 98346 Phone: 360-297-2670
A Writers How-To: Taking Steps to Get Published. Wed., May 29, 6:30- 7:30p.m. Donna Lee Anderson is a local author, teacher and columnist. She will share her experiences and suggestions on how to get your book in print.
By Tomi Whalen, Branch Manager
Preschool Storytimes. Tuesdays, 10:3011:00a.m. Come enjoy a morning full of stories, songs, rhymes, and fun with our children’s librarian! Children must be accompanied by a caregiver. Siblings and other family members welcome. Crafternoon. Wednesdays from 2:30-3:30p.m. Bring your handwork projects and discover a new craft. All branches of Kitsap Regional Library will be closed on Monday, May 27, for Memorial Day. Please check our website www.krl.org or call us at 360-297-2670 to confirm program information.
See you at your library!
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2013 GHCC Hansville Coaster Games
t’s time to start thinking about Coaster Cars because we plan to be racing again in August. This year all of the funds we raise that are not allocated to the event itself will go to support the GHCC scholarship program. In the past, non-allocated funds were applied to the GHCC general fund that supports building maintenance and other events. The Coaster rules remain pretty much the same, but we have included weight limits for each class. The limits are “Maximum” weights, not target weights. Don’t forget that while weight can be helpful, it can also hurt how fast your car comes off the starting line and has a big impact on how much rolling resistance your tires may experience. The new rules can be reviewed at the Hansville.org website. There are stories and rumors that the Sterling Highlands development where we race has been sold and that things are changing. Those rumors are facts; indeed the development has been sold. I have spoken to one of the new owners and for the moment they support our event. So we should be good to go for at least another year. After that who knows, maybe we’ll have to race pedal cars in the Buck Lake Park parking lot. Or maybe make an amphibious car and race into, out of, and around the lake. If anybody has any good ideas for the future please let us know. As always, the event is open to kids of all ages from young to extra mature. And this year all your efforts go to support our outstanding scholarship program. If you don’t know where to get started give Captain Coaster a call at 638-2882 and he’ll help you with some tips, and may even have some parts laying around to get you going. There are even a couple of old cars that could be used as a place to start. The big race day is August 24, 2013 and the race is held on Benchmark Rd near the Hansville fire station.
Friends Of Point No Point Lighthouse | By Shelley Douglas, Docent
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he Point No Point Lighthouse opened its 2013 season the first week of April, and docents are on duty Saturdays and Sundays, noon to 4:00 PM, to greet visitors and share the history of the lighthouse along with information on aids to navigation, the U.S. Lighthouse Service and the U.S. Coast Guard. Most all visitors are impressed by and appreciative of the level of knowledge of our docents. The following is some of the information they offer to interested guests.
light, and flashing. Speaking of fog signals, longtime residents of the Hansville area may or may not miss the lighthouse’s fog signal that was deactivated in 2007. The high-pitched sound produced by that electronic fog signal did not come close to the Cunningham diaphone it replaced in 1977. The original fog signal was a hanging, 120 pound bronze bell with a clockwork mechanism that frequently failed, resulting in the light keeper having to strike the bell once every ten seconds for the duration of the fog.
The most frequently asked questions are about the lens in the lantern room atop the lighthouse. The Point No Point lens is a fourth order (size) Fresnel (pronounced fru-nel). Of the six orders of Fresnels, the first order being the huge ones in the tall, coastal lighthouses, it is in the middle of the orders in size. When in service, it sent a beam of light approximately 18 miles. The original lens installed in 1880 was a smaller fifth order and was replaced with the present lens in 1898 as a longer beam of light up and down Puget Sound was deemed necessary. In 2006, the U.S. Coast Guard extinguished the Point No Point Fresnel lens, replacing it with the VRB 25 Lens that is attached to the gallery rail outside the lantern room. VRBs are less costly to operate and easier to repair. Point No Point Lighthouse is still an active aid to navigation; “on station and watching properly” is the terminology. Each lighthouse, in large regions of the US, shows a unique combination of flash pattern, light color and fixed or flashing. This is the lighthouse’s characteristic, and these are cited on all navigation charts, along with fog signal patterns. Point No Point’s characteristic is three quick flashes every ten seconds, white
Another frequent question is how did Point No Point come by its name. Lt. Charles Wilkes, leader of the Exploring Expedition (Ex. Ex.)of 1838-1842, one of the Western world’s largest voyages of discovery, named Point No Point along with other points of land and bodies of water in Puget Sound. The goal of the Ex. Ex. was to explore the entire Pacific Ocean in the name of the USA, and that included San Francisco Bay and the Columbia River. Upon reaching a very stormy Cape Disappointment, Wilkes decided to go against orders and sailed north to the Strait of Juan de Fuca and into Puget Sound, which he surveyed. An addition to the lighthouse this year is a copy of Wilkes’ chart of Puget Sound. The Point No Point Lighthouse docents are a very knowledgeable group and are always willing to answer questions and conduct on-site research. In the June issue of “The Hansville Log”, Bob Ferguson, docent and board member of The Friends of Point No Point Light Station, will extol the joys of being a docent at Point No Point Lighthouse. See you at the lighthouse!
CALENDAR
Page 8 ABBREVIATIONS: CC—Greater Hansville Community Center DK—Driftwood Key Clubhouse ES—Historic Eglon Schoolhouse
Sunday
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HC—Hansville Church LB—Little Boston Library NP—Native Plant Garden at Buck Lake Park
Monday
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1-4 pm-Mah-Jongg Group-LB
Tuesday
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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
May 2013 Wednesday
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11am- book group- LB 2:30-3:30 pm–Crafternoon-LB
Thursday
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9:30 am–TOPS Weighin-HC
Friday
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Saturday
410am-Greenway
Trail Walk- meet in the parking lot at CC 1pm-Nature Conservancy 11am-
3:30-5pm-Duct tape wallet -LB 7 pm–GHCC Board Mtg-CC
Fashion ShowCC
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9am-Native Plant Work Party-NP
7Preschool 10 :30 - 11:00 am– 8 Storytime -LB
9 am- F & J Garden Club Meeting -CC
1 pm–Need to Knit-DK
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9am-Native Plant Work Party-NP 1 pm–Need to Knit-DK
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12 noon- Memorial Day Service Hansville Cemetery
Upcoming Events:
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6:30pm- GHAAC-CC
2:30-3:30 pm–Crafternoon-LB
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10 :30 - 11:00 am– noon - Neighbor’s Luncheon Preschool Storytime -LB - CC
10 :30 - 11:00 am– 9:30 am - Ladies Aid -DK Preschool Storytime -LB 2:30-3:30 pm–Crafternoon-LB
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9:00 - noon
Flotsam & Jetsam Garden Club SaleCC
6 pm - NKPSA Meeting - DK
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1 -5pm-Book & Plant Pre-sale - LB
9 am-noon-Book & Plant Sale - LB
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1 JUNE
9:30 am–TOPS Weighin-HC
9:30 am–TOPS Weighin-HC
10-2 Rummage Sale Drop- Off
3:30 - 5 pm -Legos At The Library - LB
1-4 pm–Mah-Jongg Group-LB
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9:30 am–TOPS Weighin-HC
2:30-3:30 pm–Crafternoon-LB
1-4 pm-Mah-Jongg Group-LB
12 13 - 4 pm Mah- Jongg Mother’s 1Group - LB Day
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10-2pm- Social Hour- CC
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2:30-3:30 pm–Crafternoon-LB
9:30 am–TOPS Weighin-HC
6:30 - 7:30- Writers How-to-LB
Dinner Dance
10 :30 - 11:00 am– Preschool Storytime -LB
Jun1- Hansville Church Bake Sale/ Flea Market Jun 1- HLA Dinner Dance Jun 5- GHCC Board Meeting Jun 8-Rummage Sale Drop-off
9:30am-Bake sale-HC
Jun 12- NKPSA Meeting Jun 25 - Social Hour Jun 26 - Ladies Aid 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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VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL IN EGLON Plan ahead for your child/grandchild’s summer! Vacation Bible School, June 24-28, for children 4 years through next year’s 6th graders, 9:00-12:30 Mon-Fri. Eglon Community Church, Eglon Rd. For information, call 360-638-1848.
CELEBRITY NAME SCAMS By Art Ellison
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ABE Computer Consultants, LLC
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MAY AT A GLANCE 1 GHCC Board Meeting
4 Fashion Show 8 F & J Garden Club 8 NKPSA Meeting 11 Garden Club Sale
14 GHAAC Meeting 15 Neighbor’s Luncheon 18 Rummage sale drop off 22 Ladies Aid Meeting 28 Social Hour
When Patience and Attentiveness Pay Off:
Growing Wildflowers In a Native Garden
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by Mary Booth and Susan Harrington
lmost as important as site and soil, patience and attentiveness are important attributes to successfully grow native wildflowers.
Patience because some small plants take several years to settle in before they bloom and thrive. Cornus canadensis, known more commonly as creeping dogwood or bunchberry, and Erythronium elegans, known as Coast Range fawn lily, are examples of these slow starters. But, in spite of their neediness and the extra effort it will take to establish these natives, they will reward you with their delicate beauty. Attentiveness is reserved for those plants with the opposite trait: the fast starters and quick spreaders. Pacific bleeding heart (Dicentra formosa) and red columbine (Aquilegia formosa) are in this category. These attributes are also useful in helping a small colony of wildflowers to expand over time. Noticing that the first year seedling of fawn lily looks like a single blade of grass helps avoid pulling them out when weeding. Also, applying a thin rather than thick layer of compost and mulch each year keeps from smothering the tiny little starts. These small bits of attention can make the difference between frustration and eventual success. Wouldn’t you love a few drifts of wildflowers in a special area of your garden? Come join the volunteers on the first and third Mondays in the garden. Every work-party includes fun and informative educational breaks. Bring your coffee cup! BuckLakeNativePlants.org
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