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 2 FEBRUARY 2013
www.hansville.org
A Message From Your Board President
Spring Book Sale
By Lois Lee, 2013 Board President
By Lois Lee
he new Board of Directors had its first meeting January 9 at the Greater Hansville Community Center. This group brought energy and enthusiasm to the table promising that this year will be a fun and productive one. New Board members are: Carolyn Barry, Trustee; Jack Christofferson, Vice President for Community Affairs; and Joanie Hento, Secretary. Returning board members include: Mike Bryant, Treasurer; Connie Gordon, Vice President for Events; Don Lynch, Trustee; Chuck Strahm, Vice President Membership; Judy Tallman, Past President and Lois Lee, President. Please know that your board is open to contact and community suggestions. Congratulations to the board! continued on page 4
he Greater Hansville Community Center annex will be open from 10 AM until 2 PM on Saturday, February 9 to receive your gently used books, puzzles, games and CDs for re-sale at our upcoming Spring Book Sale scheduled for April 26 and 27. These donations help raise funds to keep the Greater Hansville Community Center operating and are tax-deductible (ask for a receipt). Thank you for your generosity.
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February 9 | 10:00 am - 2 :00pm | By Lois Lee
Book Drop-off February 9, 10am - 2pm
at the Greater Hansville Community Center Tuesdays | 10:00 am - 2:00 pm | By Lois Lee
Something New at the Greater Hansville Community Center
Pinewood Derby
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very exciting race is happening at the Greater Hansville Community Center. The annual Pinewood Derby is a great way to try your hand at building a little car using all your creativity. There are definitely rules and regulations, so check out the guidelines at our website. www.hansville.org February 23 | 5:30 pm | By Fred Nelson
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Bingo Night is Back!
he Greater Hansville Community Center sponsored Bingo night on New Years Eve was so popular, that it will return to Hansville on Saturday, February 23rd at the Greater Hansville Community Center at Buck Lake Park. The doors will open at 5:30 pm so players can get their game packs in time for the “Early Bird” session which starts at 6:30 pm. The regular session starts at 7:00 pm and will go until approximately 9:30 pm. There will be a small refreshment bar with pizza, soft drinks and coffee available to satisfy your game- time appetite. The amount of the payouts will be determined by the number of game cards sold. The more people that play, the larger the cash prizes will be. Everyone is invited to attend and participate but children under the age of 18 must be accompanied by an adult or guardian. For more information contact Fred Nelson, 360-638-0000.
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The Social Hour
s winter dragging along for you with dark, rainy days? We think so too! Here’s a chance to escape the confines of your home. Come join friends and neighbors at the Community Center. We’re opening the small room (formerly the pre-school area) on the last Tuesday of each month, for the next three months from 10 am to 2 pm. This room provides a warmer and more casual space for informal gatherings. ‘The Social Hour’ is a chance to visit, play one of the games on hand, work on a puzzle, or select a book off our bookshelf. The Community Center is for the enjoyment of all residents of the Greater Hansville Area. Come take advantage of a warm, friendly place to have a cup of coffee or tea, and visit with an old neighbor or meet a new one! A board member will be on hand to host each social hour to make it a fun experience. Drop by to see what’s going on. Make your stay a short one or as long as we’re open. Mark your calendar: January 29th, February 26th, and March 25th. The Social Hour time will remain the same each month, 10 am to 2 pm. If this is a welcome addition for you and others, and we have enough participants, we’ll keep going each month into the spring. Bring a family member or a friend – or just come alone to check out this chance to be with good people. See you there!
TABLE OF CONTENTS Neighborhood Happenings-----------2 Directory-----------------------------------4 Native Garden --------------------------- 5
Community | Library------------------6 Community News | Lighthouse ---7 Calendar--------------------------------_8
Community News | Tips ------------9 Advertisements---------------------10
NEIGHBORHOOD HAPPENINGS
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February 13 | 9:00 am | By Melanie Branchflower, Secretary
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February 20 | 12:00 noon | By Judith Gover
FLOTSAM AND JETSAM
HANSVILLE NEIGHBORS LUNCHEON
GARDEN CLUB
e are planning to have a local trio singing some favorite old love songs for the February 20th neighbors' luncheon. Although these women have been singing together for several years, and still can't agree on what to call themselves, they sing beautifully, and I know you'll enjoy their music! Lunch starts at 12:00 noon, and is $6.00, payable at the door. Everyone is welcome, but reservations are helpful, so please let Evie Nelson (638-2641) know if you plan to attend. If you forget, just come anyway - we always have extra food.
ebruary 13 is the date of the Flotsam and Jetsam Garden Club monthly meet-
ing at the Greater Hansville Community Center on Buck Lake Road. Coffee and great 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 and visiting. Guests are welcome!
After the short break, we will enjoy our speaker, Sue Goetz, who owns the Creative Gardener based in Gig Harbor. She will share her passion for gardening and for “inspiring gardeners to create” with the topic “Garden Borders from Dull to Dramatic”. Sue is an award winning garden designer, writer and speaker, and through her Creative Gardener business assists clients in personalizing their garden spaces, from garden coaching to the design of full landscapes. She is certified as a professional horticulturalist (CPH) with the WSNLA, a member of Association of Professional Landscape Designers, a board member of the Northwest Horticultural Society and a member of the Garden Writers of America. Sue has authored a series of booklets; the Creative Garden Guides: Herbs toSee, to Smell, to Taste; In Love with LAVENDER.
THE STILLROOM, AND FLORIBUNDA.
For more information about the Garden Club see our website at www.flotsamandjetsamgardenclub.com
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See you on the 20th. February 27 | 9:30 am | By Mette Moyer
HANSVILLE LADIES AID
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ith the arrival of 2013, we are making some plans for the coming year. We invite you to share your ideas.
If you would like to join our organization, have any questions or suggestions, or know anyone in our wonderful community who needs financial assistance, a ride to a doctor’s appointment, or some other help please contact us. You may call Pam McAllister at 638-0297 or Deb Anderson at 638-1956, or contact us by email at hansvillala@gmail.com; or by mail at Hansville Ladies Aid, PO Box 23, Hansville, WA 98340. Our meetings are on the fourth Wednesday of the month at the Driftwood Key Clubhouse starting at 9:30am for social time and 10am for the meeting.
February 13 | 6:00 pm | By Don White, President, NKPSA
NOT JUST FOR ANGLERS!
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ishermen are often misunderstood and sometimes even scorned for the amount of time perceived to be “wasted”; money spent; and even the beverages they may choose to enjoy while in their pursuit of happiness. I was, therefore, delighted to find that two fine U.S. Presidents saw fishermen as models of the ideal citizen! “In these sad and ominous days of mad fortune chasing, every patriotic, thoughtful citizen, whether he fishes or not, should lament that we have not among our countrymen more fishermen.” –Grover Cleveland
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t’s almost here. Time to break out of winter and welcome spring with a bit of the green! Come celebrate St. Paddy’s at the Community Center on Saturday, March 16, 2013 from 5pm to 8 pm. We’ll be serving traditional corned beef and cabbage and a sampling of regional beers from Sound Brewing of Poulsbo, along with non-alcoholic beverages. Your evening entertainment will be Irish-inspired. Tickets ($17.00 each) are available at The Hansville General Store. Get them soon as space is limited and only 100 tickets will be sold for this popular event.
“Lots of people committed crimes during the year who would not have done so if they had been fishing. The increase of crime is among those deprived of the regenerations that impregnate the mind and character of the fisherman.” –Herbert Hoover The next meeting of the North Kitsap Puget Sound Anglers will be February 13 at the Driftwood Key Clubhouse. Social hour and dinner starts at 6 pm. The entertaining and informative program will start at 7 pm. To become a model citizen or for more information, email NKPSA@Comcast.net.
TRADITIONAL IRISH DINNER & LIBATIONS (BEER!)
HANSVILLE COMMUNITY CHURCH By Carol Gates
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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.
NEIGHBORHOOD HAPPENINGS
Boot Scootin’ Grannies By Nancy Garing
Want to be a Boot Scootin’ Granny? We meet at the Driftwood Keys club house Monday and Friday. mornings, nine o’clock. Come and take a look. It seems a bit intimidating at first to see a couple of lines of women, all moving the same way (more or less), but we have a fix for that! Our dance teacher, Mary Simon, has a couple of introductory CD’s that can be checked out and experimented with in an unobserved area of your home if you’d like to try it. She has offered to do a newcomers lesson or two or three on a Wednesday morning for a small group of new dancers. We’ll help you get over the initial self-consciousness. We have two categories of participants: some just want to exercise but have no interest in performing. Though some change their mind when they witness the performers’ “high”. We have four non-performing members at the moment. There are 12 performing Grannies. They dance for community events, at adult living facilities, and private parties. There are generally about 8 performing events per year. We don’t accept a gig unless we have at least eight dancers available for any event. Come and try it!
Flag Disposal By Lois Lee
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id you know that the proper way to dispose of a damaged or old flag is to burn it? We are wondering if there are residents of our community who have flags that they have stashed to wait for a proper way to dispose of them. We are considering holding a ceremony to burn flags sponsored by the Greater Hansville Community Center. Please email or call Lois Lee (638-1973) or loeelee@ comcast.net to indicate interest in such participation. If we have sufficient response we will organize an event and announce the date and time in the Log.
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GHCC Board Meeting Greenway Meeting Pinewood Derby Book Sale Drop-off F & J Garden Club
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NKPSA meeting Neighbor’s Luncheon Bingo Social Hour Ladies Aid Meeting
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HANSVILLE GREENWAY UPDATE By Laurie Yamamura
Please join us February 7th at 7:00 pm at the Hansville Community Center, Buck Lake where we will have light refreshments prior to our first meeting of the year. The public is always welcome. Come and discover what opportunities that you can participate in concerning the Greenway which will include anything from planning an outing, to doing trail work with other stewards or just discovering what trails that might interest you. Or just to share your visit to the Greenway. Stories and photos of your visit are always of interest to us. February 18th is President’s Day and would be a good day to bring kids to the Greenway to run freely in their boots and burn some of that energy while they take in the quiet of the woods and have a chance to look for woodland mysteries. A walk in the woods is a great way to inspire children’s imaginations. Hint: there are signs of new beaver activity near the Quiet Place. Have them search for trees that are being chewed on and to search the surface of Upper Hawk’s Pond for a new beaver lodge being built. And if any of you are lucky or quiet enough to spot a beaver, we would love to hear about it! February 10th is the Chinese New Year and this being the Year of the Snake is supposed to be a year of prosperity and peace. There are many opportunities to find peace in the Greenway whether it is just enjoying the quiet sounds of wrens in the brush or by standing on the viewing platform overlooking Lower Hawk’s Pond and possibly sighting an osprey or eagle flying overhead. The prosperity might be felt when you feel enriched and nurtured by an hour in nature. One never knows. Valentine’s Day is a great day to take a romantic walk together in the Greenway and then head to your favorite restaurant for a romantic dinner. Maybe even propose to someone in the Greenway??? Each time you go into the Greenway you become a steward of sorts. As trail stewards do, you may report various trail conditions by contacting us at info@hansvillegreenway.org. These can include reporting any fallen trees or limbs, muddy places, washouts, vandalism or any situations with the trail system. Sometimes after a heavy rain period there have been puddles or new streams but they usually disappear within a couple of days. February may be the first opportunity to see this year’s new sprouts and of course, more of the mushrooms that have been proliferating since last fall. February averages 9.1 days of rain over 0.1 inch so that gives us 28 days or so of pretty good northwest days to enjoy the Greenway as a runner, as a family enjoying an outing in the woods, as a walker, as a non-motorized biker, and as explorers. A gentle reminder is to make a tax- deductible contribution to the Greenway through the Greater Hansville Community Center if you are able. And last but not least, keep motorized vehicles off the trails, keep your pets on leash and to use “doggie bags” provided near trail heads. Weather folklore: If a dog pulls his feet up high while walking, a change in the weather is coming.
We welcome you to come visit the Greenway come rain or shine, ‘cause wherever you go, ‘tis beauty to behold. There really is!
GHCC DIRECTORY | MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT
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A MESSAGE FROM YOUR BOARD PRESIDENT continued from page one
Here is what is happening at your Community Center: To save Log space, the minutes will be summarized in the President’s Message each month. Full minutes are available on our website: www.hansville.org. At the meeting, rental rates were set for the center, events for the year were scheduled, minutes and treasurer’s reports were given and plans for training for the new board were set. • Goals for 2013 included: engaging community members new to the area; recruiting persons willing to take ownership of specific events; implementing board development and governance work and implementing a sustainable funding plan. • As our presidents’ message in January’s Log noted, serious study of options to build a sustainable funding plan have begun. We have set a goal of raising seed money totaling $20,000 in pledges by April 30, 2013 and have already received pledges for $7,000 for 2013. We hope you will want to join in this successful effort. Please contact us for more information. • Our longer term goal is to establish a minimum endowment fund. The beginning phase plan is to raise $100,000 by the end of December, 2015. As mentioned before, the idea is to raise funds that will help sustain the community center in the long term. • If those figures sound daunting, help us recognize that if 320 people donated $250 (or 160 people donated $500), the total would be $80,000. Add the $20,000 seed money to that and we will have reached the 2015 goal! • Other positive steps have been taken. Already many community members have come forward to volunteer to take on chairmanship of some of our efforts such as doing publicity (Sandra Larsen), chairing the Wine Social, (Jon and Sharon Jordan); and Steering Committee for the Rummage Sale; (Howie O’Brien and Tony Atkinson, Debra Bean and Paula Hettler). There are quite a few others who have stepped up to the plate to get the job done at the center. • Marlene Bock and friends will cook corned beef and cabbage with all the trimmings for the Irish Dinner on March 16th, bringing back an old tradition. A new idea, using the Little Room for a “Social Hour” on some Tuesdays, has emerged with Connie Gordon heading this effort. You can help: Come to our events, Peruse the Log and website for volunteer opportunities, give us your ideas and suggestions, and above all join us in the fun of preserving the center. 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
Joanie Hento
621-1763
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
253-820-1484 Art & Craft Guild 638-2961
COMMITTEES:
Pres. Lynn Hix
638-0420
Flotsam & Jetsam Garden Club Pres. Celia Grether
881-0298
Foulweather Bluff Conservancy Howie O’Brien
638-2950
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
Pres. Kathie Jo Graves
638-2421
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:
M. Moyer | 638-1405
Post Office: 638-2666 | Hansville Fire Hall: 638-2263 | Burn Ban: 297-4888 | Transfer Station: 638-2710
COMMUNITY NEWS | PHOTOS
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ARE YOU SEEING RED? By Susan L. Harrington, Communications Chair, Buck Lake Native Plant Garden
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eeing red in the winter garden brings a bit of warmth to the heart and relief to the eyes during the dreary winter months. February is our month for red. Let’s take a stroll through the native garden and find options for a little visual heat.
SMALL ROOM AVAILABLE
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By Judy Tallman
he former preschool room, the small room, in the Center is available for rent or member organization’s meetings after the first of the year. The preschool will be reopening as a Nature Experience for children in the fall with a much smaller footprint in the Center building. We will enjoy developing creative uses for the room after the painting party and developing a rental fee structure . More information to come in the Log and www.hansville. org. Please direct you inquiries to rental@hansville. org or call Jo Nelson at 638-0000.
When you want red in the winter landscape think of plants such as red-flowering currant (Ribes sanguineum), red-twig dogwood (Cornus sericea), Nootka rose (Rosa nutkana) and the vine maple (Acer circinatum). These plants have all been highlighted in past issues of the Log. (www.hansville. org) Red-flowering currant will be one of the first blooms you’ll see after a long, grey winter. The redtwig dogwood is aptly named for its red branches bare of leaves. The purple- red hips of the Nootka rose can be found hanging on the shrub through much of the winter and provide a very important food source for birds. Finally we have the vine maple. Now we normally think of it for fall color but Buck Lake has three special acer circinatums at the south entrance to the Native Plant Garden. This cultivar, ‘Pacific Fire,’ has flaming red bark in the winter that dazzles in the landscape with color. The best part about this one is its year-round colorful show. The foliage emerges yellow with a rosy overlay in the spring. By summer, the leaves are light green or chartreuse. And by fall they intensify to bright yellow. So you do have choices for a little “heat” in the native plant landscape, even if it won’t melt the snow. Visit the Buck Lake Native Plant Garden in person or “virtually” at www.BuckLakeNativePlants.org
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COMMUNITY NEWS | LIBRARY
February 9 | 10:00 am -2 :00 pm | By Chuck Strahm
BABY! IT’S COLD OUTSIDE!
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ut it’s going to be nice and warm inside the Greater Hansville Community Center where kids of all ages will be competing for bragging rights, ribbons and honor in our third annual Pinewood Derby races. The fun starts at 2:00 pm on Saturday, February 9 (correct date for 2013) when the doors open for registration. After we get everybody checked in and registered we’ll start the racing around 2:30 with our younger racers first and working our way through all six classes, including the Bling entries. Remember you don’t have to be a racer to enjoy the fun. Everyone is welcome to come and watch the races. Join the fun.
CHECK IT OUT AT YOUR LITTLE BOSTON LIBRARY |
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n winter many of you enjoy reading mysteries, so Kitsap Regional Library has focused on mysteries for the month of February. Join us on Facebook as authors such as Ridley Pearson inspire us not only to read, but to write. Each week an author will write the first sentences in a mystery. Continue the story by creating your own lines based on previous entries. No one knows what will happen next except you as you type your words one dark and stormy night. Here’s what’s happening at your library this month: Little Boston Book Group: Wed., Feb. 6, at 11a.m. We will discuss Bright and Distant Shores by Dominic Smith.
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 February 18-Presidents’ Day 31980 Little Boston Road NE Kingston, WA 98346 Phone: 360-297-2670
By Tomi Whalen, Branch Manager
and Lego build-it challenges! For children. Preschool Storytime: Tuesdays at 10:30a.m. Enjoy a fun morning full of stories, rhymes, and songs with our youth services librarian! Children must be accompanied by a caregiver. Especially for children 3-5. Siblings and other family members welcome. Crafternoon: Wednesdays 2:303:30p.m. Bring your handwork projects and check out our newest crafting books.
All branches of Kitsap Regional Library will be closed Monday, February 18, for Presidents’ Day. Please check our websitewww.krl.org or call us to confirm program Chinese New Year: Sat., Feb. 9, 10a.m.-12p.m. Cel- information. ebrate the Chinese New Year at your library. 2013 is the year of the Snake! Join us for Chinese crafts and See you at your library! treats. For families. Legos @ the Library: Wed., Feb. 20, 3:30-5p.m. Love Legos? Drop in for a fun afternoon full of free play
COMMUNITY NEWS | LIGHTHOUSE February 27 | 7:30 pm | By Jacqueline Holbrook
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EGLON NEWS by Jacqueline Holbrook
All is quiet in Eglon! Our next Community Meeting will be held on Wednesday, February 27 at 7:30 pm. We’ll meet at the Schoolhouse for a brief hour meeting, followed by dessert and coffee. Hope to see you there.
Point No Point Light Station – Preservation Update
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here has been a lot of activity at the Point No Point Light Station over the past three years, and the time and energy given to this historic landmark, so tightly connected to the maritime history of Hansville, is second only to the passion, pride and sense of ownership local citizens have for the property. When the U.S. Lighthouse Society was welcomed to Hansville’s Point No Point Light Station in 2008, the nonprofit organization in cooperation with Kitsap Country Parks and the Friends of Point No Point, identified restoration projects for the three historic structures on the basis of priority. The successful restoration of the historic Keeper’s Workshop was first and the lighthouse itself was a close second. The amount raised for these projects exceeded $200,000, and came from generous state and federal grants. Additional monies have been raised from the income generated by the Point No Point Vacation Rental, and the rent the U.S. Lighthouse Society pays to occupy the premises. It is this money that has been put toward a number of Keeper’s House interior projects including the rehabilitation of the entire attic, new central heating, electrical, and a number of other important projects. We now find ourselves at an important crossroads. The third and final phase of restoration project addresses the exterior of the Keeper’s House, the last in order of priority, but the most expensive due to its size. The two story duplex has an exterior restoration budget of $125,000, and the good news is that $50,000 has been donated by the Birkenfeld Memorial Trust which is managed by the Seattle Foundation. However, there is a catch. In order to get the $50,000 promised, we must raise the same amount – a one to one match. The three entities
involved, the Society, Parks and Friends, are all motivated to raise the needed funds to complete the rehabilitation of the Keeper’s House. Some of the projects proposed are a new roof, historically accurate windows and doors, installation of a historic gutter system and the stripping and re-coating of the exterior surfaces. It’s big project for sure, and although we have not asked in the past, this time we’ll need your help! Won’t you, the local citizens of Hansville, rally together and consider making a tax deductible donation to assist in the completion of the Point No Point project? We’re looking for any amount, because every penny raised will help us to achieve our match. Donations will be memorialized by naming the donor within the Keeper’s House itself via a permanent perpetual plaque. You can also donate on behalf of, or in memory of a loved one. The U.S. Lighthouse Society is pleased to be able to accept donations for this project at their headquarters at Point No Point, or via U.S. Mail: 9005 Point No Point Rd., Hansville, WA 98340. Donations can also be made by credit card by calling Society headquarters at (415) 362-7255. All donations will be acknowledged formally with a Society letter and paperwork regarding the organization’s tax exempt status. 100% of the money raised will be used for the restoration of the historic Keeper’s House at Point No Point, a property which is intertwined with the rich history of Hansville and its community. Thank you in advance for your consideration and generosity.
CALENDAR
Page 8 ABBREVIATIONS: CC—Greater Hansville Community Center DK—Driftwood Key Clubhouse ES—Historic Eglon Schoolhouse
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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
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1-4 pm-Mah-Jongg Group-LB
10 :30 - 11:00 am– Preschool Storytime -LB
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11am - Book Group - LB Bright and Distant Shores
9:30 am–TOPS Weighin-HC
2:30-3:30 pm–Crafternoon-LB
7pm- Hansville Greenway Meeting-CC
9m-2pmPinewood Derby-CC 10am-2pmBook Sale Dropoff-CC
7 pm–GHCC Board Mtg-CC
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March 16 - St. Patricks Day Dinner March 20 - Neighbor’s Luncheon March 27 - 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.
COMMUNITY NEWS | TIPS
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GULLIBILITY By Art Ellison ABE Computer Consultants, LLC
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he success of nearly every scam that confronts us depends on one single factor -- gullibility, our willingness to believe something that’s untrue, and then to take action that involves giving away money or information, circulating untrue emails, or downloading malware onto our computers.
A gullibility survey by The Ponemon Institute, a well respected privacy and information security firm, identified the following characteristics: Among vulnerable categories, younger people are more likely to fall for a scam than seniors. Americans are more gullible than the British or Australians -- the three groups the survey covered. Bogus prizes and antivirus software are the most successful at fooling people. Supporters of the two main political parties are equally gullible when it comes to believing things that are untrue -- not just in politics but in all aspects of life. Most of us think we’re better at identifying scams than we really are. Quoted from Internet Scambusters. Read the entire article here: http://www.scambuster.org/gullibility.html As always, check our website at www.abeconsultants.com/reources.htm for all our Log articles.
FREE INCOME TAX PREPARATION IS AVAILABLE IN NORTH KITSAP COUNTY. AARP and Vita are offering income preparation at the the following two sites: The Martha and Mary site will be open from February first through April 15th, 2013 on Thursdays from 1 pm to 5 pm and on Fridays and Saturdays from 10 am to 2 pm on a first come, first served basis. The Little Boston Vita site is located in the Elder Center behind the Library and is open Mondays and Tuesdays from 1 pm to 5 pm and has been open since January 14, 2013. For either site, bring last year’s Income Tax Return, Photo ID, and Social Security cards for all persons on the return and all records of income and deductible expenses or credits. There are some types of returns that we cannot do (Rental income, depreciation, farm income, complex business returns and a limited number of credits). We can do the vast majority of returns for working or retired persons and students. If you have questions, please feel free to call Ed Ramey at 360-638-1525 and leave a message. He will return your call within 48 hours.
COYOTES - DID YOU KNOW? By Lois Lee
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ecent complaints about coyote activity have asked for publicity about this as a problem.
The Futures Study conducted in 2006 revealed that residents of Hansville value the natural environment including wildlife. The controversy comes in whether feeding the wildlife is advisable. Craig Bartlett of the WA State Dept. of Fish and Wildlife has issued this statement: “ Humans increase the likelihood of conflicts with coyotes by deliberately or inadvertently feeding the animals, whether by handouts or by providing access to food sources such as garbage, pet food or livestock carcasses. When people provide food, coyotes quickly lose their natural fear of humans and become increasingly aggressive. They also become dependent on the easy food source people provide. Once a coyote stops hunting on its own and loses its fear of people, it becomes dangerous and may attack without warning. Prevention is the best tool for minimizing conflicts with coyotes and other wildlife.” See http://wdfw. wa.gov/living/coyotes.pdf.
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) 638-1143 or (360) 638-0000 or email: rental@hansville.org for more information.
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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. $145/ night with a two night min. $175/night, 3 night min. for holidays. Christy Mackey - cdmackey@comcast.net or 360 881-0474
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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
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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 Debra Bean at 638-0142 or pntnopntbean@yahoo.com or Connie Gordon at 271-6166 or gordocon@hotmail.com.