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Greater Hansville Community CenterLocated at Buck Lake Park

6778 Buck Lake RoadHansville, WA 98340

Visit us on the web at www.hansville.org

VOLUME XXVISSUE 3March 2016

A MESSAGE FROM THE GHCC PRESIDENT By Connie Gordon

Yesterday I got an email from one of our renters. Marcia was trying to send an ad change, a check for annual member-ship and didn’t know exactly who to send them to. Good

question! Maybe you’ve wondered too. Here was my response:

You can always send money, forms, requests, etc. to GHCC, P.O. Box 133, Hansville, WA 98340. As president this year, I pick up all mail, record it on a spreadsheet and then distribute to the appro-priate team member. DeeAnn handles billing for ads in The Log. Ramona is our Editor so she handles placement and assistance for everything that goes in the Log. Robin handles showing the Center, completing rental forms, scheduling rentals, takes care of any issues that may come up during a rental event, and keeps the rental calendar up to date on our hansville.org website.

March 22 | 7:00 pm | By Judy Tallman

NAVAL BASE KITSAP TODAY: “Security, Stewardship and Community”

The Greater Hansville Community Center is proud to welcome Captain Thomas Zwolfer, Command-ing Officer of Naval Base Kitsap to our Tuesday Talk

programming. We will have the opportunity to hear local naval history past, present and future. Topics covered will be (but not exclusive to):

• NBK Footprint overview. • Mission and strategic importance of NBK. • Landscape of coverage of NBK. • Economic impact of the base. • Quality of life for NBK. • Community engagement historically. • Emergency mutual aid.

Captain Zwolfer graduated from the United States Naval Academy in 1988 with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Naval Architecture. He subsequently earned a Master’s Degree in Business Administration. He served as Com-manding Officer of USS Bremerton in 2005. He assumed command of Naval Base Kitsap in August 2013. (See www.hansville.org for complete resume.)

This is an opportunity to give the Navy a warm welcome and ‘thank you’ for their long presence and positive role in our local communities. Questions? Contact Judy Tallman: [email protected].

March 4 | 6:30 pm | By Howie O’Brien

FRIDAY NIGHT FLICKS

So, what are you doing these wintery Friday nights? Staring at the walls waiting for sum-mer? Why not come and join the fun Friday Night Flicks at the GHCC. We will be run-ning a series of films on consecutive Friday nights starting on March 4. The first series

will be The Hobbit: • March 4 - An Unexpected Journey (169 min); • March 11 - The Desolation of Smaug (161 min) • March 18 - The Battle of the Five Armies (144 min)

Popcorn is free for GHCC members and $1 for non-members. If you have a current membership card bring it with you, if not we’ll check the membership list for your free popcorn. Chips and soda will also be available for purchase. Doors open at 6:30 pm with the movie starting at 7 pm. There will be a short intermission midway. We hope to see you there!

MORE UPCOMING GHCC EVENTS

March 26 | Easter Egg Hunt See Story on Page 3

March 28 | Free Chair YogaSee Story on Page 2

April 2 | BINGO NIGHT Returns to the GHCC!See Story on Page 3

March 19 | 6:30 pm | By Chuck Strahm

SAINT PATRICK’S IRISH DINNER

St. Patrick’s Irish Dinner is returning to the Greater Hansville Community Center on March 19, 2016. We’re offering the very traditional corned beef and cabbage dinner along with

carrots, onions and Irish soda bread. We’ll be serving the same deli-cious, award-winning ales as last year: Sound Brewing’s “O’Regan’s Revenge Irish Red” and “Bombshell Belgian-style Blonde.”

Our magical fiddler, Tyler Hagood, will be back to make the evening a foot-tapping gathering of friends, neighbors, and fellow countrymen.

Because prices of everything have gone up tickets will be $20.00 per person, there will only be 100 tickets available, so get them early at Hansville Grocery. Each ticket includes the dinner and all the fixin’s, dessert, and four 8 oz beer samplings. We’ll even have a surprise raffle just to make it a bit more fun. Tickets will be avail-able at Hansville Grocery starting March 1.

Reminder! The Tuesday Talk of March 1 at 7 pm will feature speaker Nancy Cooper of the NASA Solar Sys-tem Ambassador Program. Come and explore the mysteries of the Universe with us!

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March16 | Noon | By Rene Tucker

NEIGHBORS’ LUNCH

Once again it’s time to mark your calendars and prepare for a fabulous get-together with your Hansville neigh-bors. After a tasty and wholesome lunch we will have

the pleasure of sharing the knowledge and experience of Jim Nicolet. Jim has been active in amateur radio for many years and is involved with emergency communication services in Kitsap county. He will be pleased to entertain questions after his talk.

Lunch for $6.00 will be served at 12 noon, March 16, 2016. Please contact Judy Hutchinson at 638-2871 for reservations.

March 18 | 10 am | By Lois Lee

HANSVILLE HISTORICAL SOCIETY

Hansville Historical Society will hold its usual monthly meeting on Friday, March 18, at 10 am at the Greater Hansville Community Center. A short program on

the history of the area is planned. The Society is collecting military and civilian experiences that took place in the North Kitsap area during World War II so if you wish to submit a story or be interviewed about that - give us a call. We are also look-ing for any historical materials that might be interesting to be kept for posterity.

We reprinted the “People of North Kitsap Peninsula” book. It was so well received, it completely sold out last fall within one month. If you are interested in purchasing a copy, it sells for $35 plus mailing costs. Contact Red Denson or Gay Davis for a copy (360-638-1773).

Finally, the Society is looking for land or a building that can be used as a repository for our historical archives and serve as a display facility. We would be willing to update the building. Come and join us at the meeting if you are interested in the history of the area and its people.

March 9 | 9:00 am | By Carolyn Barry

FLOTSAM AND JETSAMGARDEN CLUB

PERENNIALS WITH PURPOSE

CASS TURNBULLS TIPS FOR TUNING YOUR PRUNING TECHNIQUES

Do you have the yard that has become just a little wild? Do you have plants that have grown just a little too tall for regulations? Or maybe your plants are sneak-

ing into their neighbor? The Flotsam and Jetsam Garden Club has your solution with Cass Turnbull, an entertain-ing & informative nation-wide speaker on proper prun-ing techniques & landscape renovation. Cass is an author, teacher, ISA-certified arborist, certified landscaper, veteran Master Gardener, and President/Founder of PlantAmnesty.

Cass Turnbull left the Seattle Parks department in 1986 after 11 years to start her own landscape renovation business in 1986. One year later she founded PlantAmnesty, a non-profit organization with over 1,000 members in 32 states and three countries. PlantAmnesty’s mission is to “end the senseless torture and mutilation of trees and shrubs”. The goal of the organization is to educate commercial and private sectors on responsible and appropriate pruning and landscape manage-ment practices, establishing a standard of quality care for the urban ecology.

Cass studied for a liberal arts degree at Fairhaven College of Western Washington State University in Bellingham, Washing-ton. She is certified to teach at Washington State Vocational Schools and is a Washington State Certified Landscaper, an ISA Certified Arborist and a veteran of the King County Mas-ter Gardener program. She has also studied and taught at the University of Washington’s Center for Urban Horticulture and Edmonds Community College.

Now Cass spends half her time in the field with hands-on maintenance and renovation projects. The other half is spent working through PlantAmnesty to promote better care of plants. She has won several awards including, Seattle’s Friend of Trees award, The National Arbor Day Education award, and three International Society of Arboriculture awards. This work includes not only teaching and lecturing, but the creation of slideshows, videos, instructional pamphlets, radio and televi-sion public service announcements, a newsletter, and instruc-tive pamphlets.

Armed with a sense of humor and a mission, Cass has gained considerable local and national press for the subject of prun-ing reform. She has published many articles and two books including “Cass Turnbull’s Guide to Pruning”. The Flotsam and Jetsam Garden Club begins at 9:00 am at Buck Lake Community Center with coffee and refreshments before the business meeting at 9:30 am. The featured program begins at 10:45 am. Guests are always welcome. Please join us to learn more about Cass Turnbull’s tips for Tuning your Prun-ing Techniques. For more information about our garden club, see our website at www.flotsamandjetsamgardenclub.com.

March 28 | Marcia Randall DeBard

FREE MONTHLY CHAIR YOGA AT GHCC

The Greater Hansville Community Center and Marcia Ran-dall DeBard are offering free monthly chair yoga. EVERY-ONE is welcome; it is for all levels. Even if you haven’t

done yoga before - in fact, ESPECIALLY if you haven’t done yoga before - please come try it out. We’ve gotten more orga-nized than we were when we first started last year, so if you haven’t come for awhile, come see the improvements we’ve made.

For example, now Manya O’Shea helps demonstrate the poses so that we can simultaneously demonstrate both a “totally in the chair” as well as an “up and down version”. Everyone faces us - so everyone can see and hear what we’re doing. If you would like to do the up and down version please bring a mat so your chair won’t slide. Blanket and a yoga strap would be welcome. Yoga blocks might be useful but not necessary.

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GHCC EASTER EGG HUNTMARCH 26 -10:30 am

GHCC ENDOWMENT FUNDBy Lois Lee

The following people have very generously donated to the Endowment Fund for the Greater Hansville Community Center. We

thank you very much for your gifts.

As you know, ”the community center is central to the concept of community, it is the cement that holds us together”, (quote from our com-munity survey). We are very happy that dona-tions to the Endowment Fund continue to grow and that you, as givers, continue to believe it is worthwhile. We have now entered the sec-ond stage of our fundraising efforts. We still very much welcome cash contributions and are attempting to get the word out that we welcome the idea of long term gifting to this fund. We have a new brochure on ways you can donate to the Center. It is available by writing to P.O. Box 133, Hansville, WA 98340. THANK YOU AGAIN for your confidence in the Center.

ENDOWMENT DONORS 2016(through February 7, 2016)

Howard/Marli BennettWayne/Mary BoothChristine/BrintonTerry Campbell/Martha PendergastJohn HarperDeitmar/Linda HellMichael/Robin JohnsonAnn JonesCharles/Margie MayJohn/Lee NeffEd/Joy Marie RameyBonnie SimsLeslie/Mary Williams

ENDOWMENT DONORS 2015Anonymous (1)Martin AdamsDon/Betty AlderHoward/Marlinda BennettChristine BrintonTerry Campbell/Martha PendergastMel/Kathleen CarrothersWendy/Matt CostelloLori Davis/Linda HendersonIdalice DickinsonFrank/Julie De LisLisa/Glenn EastepBartow FiteSteve/Celia Grether Steve Gunther/Annamarie LavieriGreater Hansville Community CenterWayne/Donna HaegeleJohn HarperDeitmar/Linda HellCharlie/Janice HelmingHorizon FoundationTom JonesChuck/Shirley KaltenbachEvelyn KehoeHolly KennellRonald/Tamara Kent

Craig/Shirley KvamNorman LarsenTom/Lois LeeJohn/Lynne McGinnMichael/Rebecca McGoodwinRick/Christy MackeyEdgar/Linda MarcuseJoyce MerriamJoe/Nancy MinahanPamela Nash-PlummerJohn/Lee NeffLoriellen NicholsClark/Beverly ParsonsGary/Suzanne Paulson

Bertha Perry/Kathy HettickEd/Joy RameyJohn/Judy RemingtonBill/Val SharpBonnie SimsPaul/Jan StibreDuke/Paula SniderSara Orr-SmithJanet SyreJudy TallmanRegina VasaitisAl/Sandy VovesCarol WesterJohn/Carol Wolf

ENDOWMENT DONORS 2015 (continued)

April 2 | 5:30 pm | Fred Nelson

BINGO NIGHT IS BACK AT GHCC

The Bingo event on New Years eve was so much fun that by popular demand it will return to the Greater Hansville Community Center on Saturday, April 2.

The doors will open at 5:30 pm so players can get their game packs in time for the “Early Bird” session that will start at 6:30 pm. The regular game session will begin at 7:00 pm. The Bingo games will go until approxi-mately 9:30 pm. There will be a refreshment bar with food, snacks, soft drinks and coffee available.

The amount of the winning payoffs will be determined by the number of game cards purchased so the more people that play, the

larger the cash prizes will be. Everyone is invited to attend and participate. Children under the age of 18 must be accompanied by an adult. Come and play and you could be the next big winner. For more information, contact: Fred or Jo Nelson at 360-638-0000.

March 26 | 10:30 am | By Bethany Jorgensen

2016 GHCC ANNUAL EASTER EGG HUNT

How much candy does it take to fill 2000+ colorful plastic eggs? Come to Buck Lake Park at 10:30 am on Saturday, March 26 to find out and start off your Easter weekend right. We will have eggs hidden in the

grass for 0-6 year olds and a straw pile full of candy and quarters for 7-10 year olds. There will also be special “golden tickets” hidden in lucky eggs that will win a gift basket of toys and fun suprises.

Come join us, rain or shine, with a basket to collect your eggs and a camera to take pictures of the fun or pose with the Easter Bunny.

GREATER HANSVILLE COMMUNITY CENTERP.O. Box 133, Hansville, WA 98340

Membership Dues: January - December 2016:

Name/Business or Org:________________________________

Email: ______________________________________________

Name #2: ___________________________________________

Email: ______________________________________________

Phone: _____________________________________________

Mailing Address: _____________________________________

___________________________________________________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.

DUES AND SPECIAL SUPPORT:New Member:_____ Renewal:______

Membership – Single ($10.00) $ ___________Membership – Family ($20.00) $ ___________Membership – Business/Org. ($40.00) $ ___________ GHCC Annual Campaign Fund $ ___________ GHCC Endowment Fund $___________ Hansville Log Production Expense Fund $ ___________ Education Scholarship Fund $ ___________ Hansville Neighbors Luncheon Fund $ ___________ Hansville Historical Project Fund $ ___________ Norwegian Point Park Fund $ ___________ Buck Lake Native Plant Garden Fund $ ___________ Hansville Greenway Fund $ ___________ Hansville Helping Hands/Cemetery Fund $ __________ Little Boston Library Support Fund $__________ TOTAL $ __________

We (I) would be interested in volunteering time to The Greater Hansville Community Center activities: YES _____ NO _____

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 14th of the month prior to publication. We reserve the right to accept, reject or edit any article submitted for publication.

News Editor & Graphic Designer: Ramona Rafferty [email protected] Advertising: DeeAnn Stiles [email protected] Distribution: Russ & Sherry Cordiner Production: Kitsap Printing 360-697-2286For information send your email inquiry to: [email protected] go to our website www.hansville.org Click on Hansville Log Newsletter for ad rates.

President 360-271-6166VP-Events 360-638-2961VP-Membership 360-881-0474

VP-Rummage Sale 360-638-0420VP-Fund Development 360-638-1973Secretary 360-638-2827Treasurer 360-638-2366 Art & Craft Guild 360-638-0420Director 360-638-1828 Flotsam & Jetsam Garden Club 360-638-2642Director 360-755-7560 Foulweather Bluff Conservancy 360-638-2950Director 360-638-2110 Hansville Cemetery 360-638-0000Director 360-710-9497 Hansville Greenway 360-881-0470Past President 360-638-2882 Hansville Neighbors Lunch 360-638-2871

Hansville Helping Hands/Cemetery 360-297-2160Book Sale Drop-off 360-638-0420 Helping Hands 360-638-1204Publicity 425-244-8932 Medical Equipment Lending 360-638-1204Signs 360-638-0000 No Sews 360-638-0420Greater Hansville Log 360-626-8335 Norwegian Point Park Volunteers 360-638-0000Rental Reservations 360-638-1828 House Number Signs 360-638-2372Allen OttoRobin Anderson

All Board Members [email protected] Calendar [email protected]

Webmasters [email protected]

Celia Grether

[email protected] Website www.hansville.orgGreater Hansville Log [email protected]

Angi Jensen

Pat DuVall

GHCC Email Contacts & Web Addresses

Pres. Lynn HixPres. Susan HarringtonHowie O'BrienJo Nelson

GHCC Rental

Committees

Lynn Hix

Lois LeeChris BrintonLindsey VallanceRobin Anderson

Marian Malonson

Mike Szerlog

Lynn Hix

Jo NelsonRamona Rafferty

GREATER HANSVILLE COMMUNITY CENTER | 6778 BUCK LAKE RD NE, HANSVILLE, WA 98340

Judy HutchinsonPres. Manya O'Shea

Marian MalonsonFred Nelson

Zander WalkerChuck Strahm

Lynn Hix

Organizations

Connie GordonJudy TallmanChristy Mackey

Board Members

LOG2016

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FREE MONTHLY CHAIR YOGA

We meet the last Monday of the month from 2 to 3 pm.Exceptions: October we will meet on the 24th instead of the 31st. May and July we will not meet at all.

DATES WE WILL MEET:

Reminders will be in the monthly Log and on the website at www.hansville.org. Regular attendees will also receive an email reminder from Marcia.

Wear comfortable clothes and please be a little early. Late-comers are asked to return next time (it is impossible to slip in unnoticed). Hope to see you on February 29 at 2 pm!

March 23 | 2 pm | By Angi Jensen

HANSVILLE HELPING HANDS“The mission of the Hansville Helping Hands, a Washington State Nonprofit cor-poration, is to assist in serving the needs of our community and neighbors, and to continue to manage the Hansville Cemetery in a manner that maintains the spirit

and heart of the community”

Mark your calendars folks!

ART FROM THE HEART, Spring Craft Fair on April 16, 10 am - 4 pm at the Driftwood Key Clubhouse.

This will be our first fundraiser of the year. We are doing a huge bake sale again just like the one back in November. We already have requests for repeat bakes, like the cranberry chocolate chip cookies or the chocolate covered pretzels our famous Driftwood Key Dottie Sunde made for us.

If you are interested in donating or would like to see some-thing specific, email Angi Jensen at [email protected] so she can pass the info on.

One thing I know for sure is that there will be more GLUTEN FREE cookies and such. Depending how Bueller’s Chocolate Espresso Dacquoise goes for the Valentine Dessert Dash it might show up at this event as well.

Our next meeting is March 23, 2016 at 2 pm at the Driftwood Key Club house. Come join us! Guests are always welcome.

Learn what projects we have going for 2016 up at the Cem-etery - (cool stuff, I promise).

April 30 | By Linda Marcuse

SCHOLARSHIP AND GRANTOPPORTUNITY

The Flotsam and Jetsam Garden Club (F&JGC) of Hans-ville is offering scholarships of $1,000 to $3,000 to indi-viduals pursuing a degree or certificate in an environ-

mental or horticultural related field. Scholarships will vary depending on the applicant’s needs and qualifications. High school seniors, current college students and/or continuing education students are encouraged to apply. The scholar-ships are awarded in May for the 2016-2017 academic year. All applicants must be permanent residents of North Kitsap County.

Applications are available at the advisors’ offices at North Kit-sap and Kingston High Schools and can also be downloaded from the garden club’s website at: www.flotsamandjetsam-gardenclub.com.

F&JGC is also offering grants for the beautification and con-servation of North Kitsap. All projects that aid in the protec-tion of native plants and birds, including civic plantings will be considered. Grants will be awarded in May for the June 2016 - May 2017 time period. Applications are also available at: www.flotsamandjetsamgardenclub.com.

The deadline for scholarship and grant applications is April 30, 2016. Applications can be mailed to:

Flotsam and Jetsam Garden ClubP.O. Box 14Hansville, WA 98340Attn: Scholarship and Grants Commitee

Or, they can be submitted electronically to: [email protected]. For more information, contact Linda Marcuse by emailing her at: [email protected].

February 29March 28April 25June 27

August 29September 26October 24November 28

May 1 | By Zander Walker

GHCC SCHOLARSHIPS FOR 2016

Each year the Greater Hansville Community Center awards several Post High School Education Scholar-ships to residents of our community. Scholarships are

awarded in May to high school seniors entering college in Fall 2016, to current college students who are continuing their undergraduate education, or to individuals who need finan-cial assistance for training in an accredited program to prepare themselves for improved employment opportunities. In order to be considered for a scholarship, applicants must reside in the Greater Hansville Area, which means they reside in the area bounded on the South by the Delaney/Little Boston Road. Of course, there are many other important criteria considered in evaluation of applications, but this one is a must.

Further information about the GHCC Scholarship Program is available online at www.hansville.org. Applications will be ac-cepted only if they are mailed to GHCC, P.O. Box 133, Hansville, WA. 98340 and post-marked by May 1, 2016. For more infor-mation, contact the GHCC Scholarship Committee by sending email to [email protected]

BINGO is coming back to GHCC on April 2!

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ABBREVIATIONS:CC - Greater Hansville Community Center LB - LIttle BostonDK - Driftwood Key Clubhouse NP - Native Plant Garden ES - Historic Eglon Schoolhouse at Buck Lake ParkHC - Hansville Church MB - Miller Bay Fire Station

COFFEES HELD at the HANSVILLE GROCERY (HG)Men’s Koffee Klatch - 8:00 am Mon. - Sat.Better Half’s Coffee - 10:00 am TuesdaysSolitarians Coffee - 10:00 am FridaysMarch 2016

9 am - Line Dancing - DK


2 pm - Free Chair Yoga - CC



1 pm - Need to Knit - DK

1 pm - Need to Knit - DK

2 pm - Memoir Grp -CC

10:30 - 11:00 am Family Storytime - LB


2:30 pm - Crafternoon - LB



7 pm - Board Meeting - CC


7 pm - Coon Bay Sailing Club Mtg - DK

5:30 pm - Bingo - CC


1 - 4 pm Mah-Jongg - LB

8:30 - Tai Chi - DK


8:30 - Tai Chi - DK

8:30 - Ta i Chi - DK

8:30 - Tai Chi - DK

For Greater Hansville Community Center rental information, event scheduling and Center usage coordination, please contact Robin Anderson 638-1828 or email [email protected]. This includes posting your event on the community and rental calendars.


6:30 pm - St. Patricks Dinner - CC

2 pm - Memoir Grp-CC


8:30 - Tai Chi - DK10:30 - 11:00 am Family Storytime - LB


UPCOMING APRIL EVENTS:

7 pm - Tuesday Talk - Captain Zwolfer - CC

10:30 am - Easter Egg Hunt - CC - and Buck Lake Park

10 am - Yoga - CC

10 am - Yoga - CC

10 am - Yoga - CC12 Noon - Neighbor’s Lunch - CC

9 am - F&JGC Garden Club Mtg - CC

6 pm - NKPSA - DK

10 am - Hansville Historical Society - CC

2 pm - Hansville Helping Hands Mtg - DK

10 am Rummage Sale Drop-Off - CC






10 am - Yoga - CC

10 am - Yoga - CC

10 am - Yoga - CC

10 am - Yoga - CC

10 am - Yoga - CC

10 am - Yoga - CC

10 am - Yoga - CC 10 am - Yoga - CC

7 pm - Tuesday Talk - NASA - CC

11:30 am - Why We Watch Birds - LB

2 pm - Free Chair Yoga - CC

1 pm - Book Group - LB

6:30 pm - Night Flick - CC

7:30 pm - Eglon Mtg - ES

6:30 pm - Spaghetti Dinner-CC

10 am - Yoga - CC

10 am - Yoga - CC 10:30 - 11:00 am Family Storytime - LB

10 am - Yoga - CC

10 am - Yoga - CC

9 am - 1pm CPR & AED Training - Miller Bay Fire Station

April 13 - F&JGC Meeting April 13 - NKPSA MeetingApril 14 - Coon Bay Sailing ClubApril 15 - Hansville Historical Society

April 20 - Neighbor’s LunchApril 25 - Chair Yoga April 27 - Hansville Helping Hands

April 2 - BINGOApril 6 - GHCC Board MeetingApril 7 - Greenway MeetingApril 9 - Rummage Sale Drop-Off



By Carol Gates

Join us on Sundays for worship and praise at 9:00 am and 11:00 am. Adult fellowship (with refreshments) is between the two services from 10:15-10:50 am.

Sunday School for ages 4-12 is from 10:15-10:50 am and Nurs-ery is provided for infants through 2 years old. Youth from 6th-12th grades meet on Fridays at 7:00 pm. Young Adults meet twice a month on Tuesdays at 7:00 pm. Call the Church for details at 638-2335. Hansville Community Church also has Men’s and Women’s Bible studies as well as home fellowships.

Be sure to check out our website at hansvillechurch.org and feel free to call the church for details on any of our programs at 638-2335. Our Office hours are: Tuesday - Friday, from 9:30 am - 2:30 pm .

NEEDED: DRY SPACE FOR THE RUMMAGE SALE STORAGE

Our storage area at the Norwegian Point Park Boathouse has sustained a lot of damage during the last few wind-storms. In order to have the quality of items at the Rum-

mage Sale we need a large DRY space to store them. Is there anyone out there who has some room in a storage area for the Greater Hansville Community Center to store our donations? Please Call Connie Gordon, GHCC President at 360-271-6166 if you can help us out with this issue.

OH WHAT A HOOT!By Chuck Strahm

The annual GHCC Pinewood Derby has come and gone, but what fun it was. With 29 cars entered, the competi-tion was fierce. Even with our digital seeing eyes at the

finish line there were a couple races that were ties. Of course there always has to be a glitch at any event and someone (Me) reversed two of the seeing eyes on lanes one and two. It took a while to figure it out, but in the end all was well.

The Bling class had an all marine theme this year with a whale racing a Washington State Ferry. Naturally the ferry won. The GHCC Pinewood derby is open to all ages and is great family fun! Don’t miss it next year.

Here is how the racers finished:

All in all a great time was had by all. A special thanks to all the volunteers who make this happen every year.

Class 1 Ages 3 - 8 Class 2Ages 9 - 12

Class 3Ages 13 - 16

Open ClassAll Ages

Bling ClassAll Ages

FIRST

Alec Hall

Ben Woltersdorf

Oliver Hall

Aaron Kallio

Amber Brust

SECOND

HannahWeaver

Oen Nealy

None

John Nealy

MJ Strahm

THIRD

Ryan Pavey

None

None

Da’Man Pavey

None

March 12 | 10 am | By Lynn Hix

47th ANNUAL RUMMAGE SALE AUGUST 13 & 14, 2016

You have read this all before! There will be a Rummage Sale Drop Off on Saturday March 12 from 10 am to 1 pm and I hope you have been filling boxes with wonderful

items for the sorters to put in our storage bins to be reopened in August. We are looking for a “co-department head” for the Garden and Pets Department, so if you are interested in get-ting involved here is your chance. It is a great way to spend a Saturday morning with lots of fun and friendly people.

I would like to remind you that we do not take tires or tire chains, or skis. With the bad weather in the rear view mirror, snow chains do not sell in August! We do accept books of all sizes. It seems to us that no one in Hansville cooks any lon-ger, since the size of our cookbook collection just seems to increase with each book sale. Keep them coming!

Connie Gordon, GHCC President is also the Co-Administrator of the Rummage Sale this year, so if you have questions re-garding pick-ups or dropping things off before the regular drop off please call her at 271-6166.

RUMMAGE SALE DROP-OFF DATES FOR 2016March 12 - April 9 – May 14 – June 11 – July 9

GHCC Annex -- 10:00 am to 1:00 pm

March 17 | 7:00 pm | By Jim Morrison

COON BAY SAILING CLUB

Our next meeting will be held at the Driftwood Key clubhouse on Thurs-day, March 17 at 7:00 pm. Everyone with an interest

in sailing or sailboats is welcome. We will be planning spring activities including club cruising events and small boat racing. If you are novice or pro, young or old, we invite you to join our informal organization. For more information contact Jim Mor-rison 360-638-2705 or Bruce Cosacchi at 360-638-2074

April 7 | 7:00 pm | By Fred Nelson

HANSVILLE GREENWAY UPDATE

Spring is just around the corner and hopefully with drier and sunnier weather. After a very wet January the Greenway trails are holding up well with just a

few wet places thanks to the installation of geoblocks on the famous “slippery slope” between trail markers 15 and 16 last Summer. Another 70’ of geoblocks was installed in February on the Bear Meadow trail. Some clogged cul-

verts were cleaned out helping to drain water from the trails. Thanks to all the stewards and volunteers for their time and effort.

We have noticed an increase in hikers taking along their dogs without a leash. Dogs must be kept on a leash in the Greenway as it is a mandatory Kitsap County Parks Dept. rule. Dogs can be harmful to the wildlife in the sanctuary just by barking and chasing after them as well as making other hik-ers nervous and kids scared. So please, keep your dogs controlled on a leash when hiking through the Hansville Greenway.We have also seen an increase of thrown away garbage such as bottles, cans, bags and even full mutt mitts left on the trails. Remember, if you bring it in, take it back out with you!

Work continues at Norwegian Point Park. The old creosote covered logs along the West property line have been removed and replaced with a new pole fence. A group of Navy personnel from the USS Nimitz helped cleanup the area by the new fence, spreading gravel and pulling out some unwanted and invasive plants by the beach near the gazebo. A few hours of their work helped a lot to improve the looks of the park. Plans are now under way to re-move the old rotten wooden deck against the boat house and the old build-ing addition that blew down during a winter wind storm.

If you would like to be a volunteer for the Hansville Greenway or Norwegian Point Park you can contract us at www.hansvillegreenway.org, or visit us on facebook. The next meeting will be 7:00 pm on April 7 at the Greater Hans-ville Community Center. Come and join in on the fun!

Photo Above: Sailors from the USS Nimitz help clean up Norwegian Point Park.

A MESSAGE FROM THE GHCC PRESIDENTChristy is our VP of Membership and she records membership form infor-mation from the forms, sends out reminders, and answers any member-ship questions. Lindsey, our treasurer handles all checks, statements, and of course all accounting details, etc. And that’s just one finger of the many hands that help keep the Community Center functioning.

It’s truly amazing to me how smoothly this organization works with the mul-tiple layers of volunteer people so dedicated to making this community the great place it is! Really - isn’t it amazing!

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March 30 | 7:30 pm | By Jackie Holbrook

EGLON NEWS

The Easter Bunny is coming to Eglon! Grab your Easter baskets and join us at the Schoolhouse on Saturday, March 26 at 10

am. We’ve got a wonderful morning planned with eggs to hunt, prizes, snacks and lots of time to enjoy the other children in our won-derful neighborhood. Remember to dress for the weather as the Easter Bunny always hides the eggs outside. If you have holiday snacks to share, we’d love to include them with the punch and coffee to round out the festivities.

Our next meeting will be held at 7:30 pm on Wednesday, March 30 at the Schoolhouse. This is an important meeting to attend as we will be electing our new Board of Officers and setting the yearly schedule. If you have ideas for new events, suggestions or concerns, this would be the perfect time to show up, speak up and get involved.

We hope that you already have your calendar marked for the Spring Sale coming up on Sat-urday, May 7 from 9 am to 2 pm. Contacts for this event are Bonnie Bryant Hedman (360-535-4583) and Jackie Holbrook (360-638-1949).

Person(s) of the Year 2015By Connie Gordon

Person of the Year this year is special. The Community Center Board felt we had two very deserving people, so we selected

two. They are Judy Davis and Susan Grey.

Judy has been a behind the scenes, right hand helper for many years. The Rummage Sale and Neighbors Lunch are just a couple places that have benefited from Judy’s quiet dedication to her community.

Susan was our immediate past editor of The Log. Using her professional talents, she made each edition shine. Assembling The Log is a big job and she did it for a number of years, all the while working her two regular jobs! A special thank you to two very deserving women!

Photo Above: Connie Gordon (Center) presenting awards to Susan Grey (left) and Judy Davis (right)

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THE UNSUNG INDIAN PLUM (Oemleira cersiformis)By Roland Malan, Buck Lake Native Plant Garden

Don’t faint, but signs of spring are already here. In addition to some of the bulb plants that are out of the ground, the Indian Plum (Oemleira cerasiformis) or (osoberry) is budding in a hurry. It is often the first deciduous native shrub to flower in the late winter. It sends a message that the Garden will soon be active. Which means that it’s time to alert the volunteers that

it will soon be time to gather around and keep the garden pristine. Here is the summer calendar:

Buck Lake Native Garden Work Party Schedule for 2016

Note: September 10 is the date scheduled for the Volunteer Appreciation Pot Luck Dinner

Now back to Indian Plum. Research says that this plant is a small, very low shrub, with flowers in very dense racemes with a few white flowers in each raceme. Our experience with Indian Plum is that it also can be grown as tree. Indian Plum is an important early season nectar source for hummingbirds, moths and butterflies, native bees and other pollinator species. Moreover, various small mammals, as well as foxes, coyotes, deer, bears and many bird species consume the “plums” and disperse the seed. It is also used by humans in restoration projects because of its ease of propagation, rapid growth and wide tolerances various for shade and moisture regimes and its roots resist erosion.

Pojar describes the plant as having a greenish-white flower with male and female flowers on separate plants. He also goes to the trouble of telling us that the flowers have an unusual fragrance – something between watermelon rind and cat urine, not some-thing we all need to know, but interesting. The plant’s berries are food for birds and in the past served as part of the diet of many of the Salish peoples; eaten fresh with lots of oolichan grease. Also, twigs were chewed and applied to sore places. The Saanich made bark teas as a purgative and tonic.Our display of Indian Plums is planted on the back ridge of the west side of the teaching circle. They should be in bloom in mid-March. (Please don’t take the berries or bark.)

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May 9 & 23June 13 & 27July 11, & 25

August 8 & 22September 12 & 26October 10 & 24

March 9 | 6 pm | By Don White

NOT JUST FOR ANGLERS!

While fishing in our our home waters has been inconsistent (Perhaps downright frustrating for some), salmon size and

numbers have been very strong on the Columbia River. Taking advantage of that opportunity will be the focus of the next meeting of the North Kit-sap Puget Sound Anglers.

On March 9 at 6 pm, we will enjoy another phenomenal meal concocted by Chef Rick and Crew. Somehow, they just keep getting better! We meet at the newly renovated Driftwood Key Clubhouse.

For more information, email [email protected].

Don White, PresidentNKPSA

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CHECK IT OUT AT THE LIBRARYby Tomi Whalen

Manager, Kitsap Regional Library, Little Boston and Kingston

Our lively Book Group Discussion will be held at a new time beginning in March. From the moment we open

at 1 pm until 2 pm participants can discuss the selected book on the first Wednesday of each month. For those who love observing nature, our program about watching birds will be of interest. We will have a special Audubon Society guest sharing stories and beautiful photographs of birds. Here is what you can find at the library this month:

Family Storytime: March 1, 8, 15, 22, and 29, 10:30-11 am. Early literacy learning fun! Lots of full body movement, songs, stories, and rhymes designed to build letter knowledge, vocabulary, and narrative skills.

Little Boston Book Group: March 2, 1-2 pm. “The Black Count: glory, revolution, betrayal, and the real Count of Monte Cristo” by Tom Reiss. Note new time.

Crafternoon: March 2, 9, 16, 23 and 30, 2:30 - 3:30 pm. Bring your craft projects or try one of ours. Discover our extensive craft book collection and find inspira-tion for your next project. All skill levels and interests are welcome.

Why We Watch Birds: March 12, 11:30 am-12:30 pm. One in five Americans is a bird watcher. What is it that attracts so many to this popular pastime? Gene Bullock of the Kitsap Audubon Society will share fabulous photos and fun facts and stories about birds that just might provide the answer.

For updated program information, check our website krl.org or call us at 360-297-2670. See you at the library!

LIBRARY HOURS

Monday........1 pm - 8 pmTuesday......10 am - 6 pmWednesday..1 pm - 8 pm Thursday......1 pm - 5 pm Friday............1 pm - 6 pm Saturday.......9 am - 1 pm Sunday..................Closed

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Phone: (360) 297-2670

FRIENDS OF POINT NO POINT LIGHTHOUSE

By Susan Fowler

Boat traffic traveling into Puget Sound from the Strait of Juan de Fuca first passes through Admiralty Inlet, a body

of water that came to be marked by three lightstations. First was Admiralty Head Light-station on Whidbey Island, then Point Wilson lightstation in Port Townsend and last, Point No Point lightstation marking the entrance into Puget Sound.

In the “List of Beacons, Buoys, Towers & other Day Marks in the 13th Lighthouse District” of1880 detailed navigational information was noted such as light flash sequences, compassbearings and “distances of prominent objects from the aid”. These distances were based onvessels entering from the Strait of Juan de Fuca and show Point No Point as 16 nautical miles from Admiralty Head lightstation, 4 nau-tical miles from Skatchet Head at the south-ern tip of Whidbey Island and 15 ½ miles from West Point lighthouse near Shilshole Bay. It noted Point No Point lighthouse using a fifth order Fresnel lense (changed to a larger fourth order lense by the early 1900’s, the same order as its sister lightstations).

Today Point No Point lighthouse, now fully au-tomated, continues to welcome watercraft of all sizes into Puget Sound and stands as the oldest lighthouse on Puget Sound, an histori-cal treasure and a welcoming sight to many returning mariners.

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We invite you check out the Greater Hansville Community Center website where there is a ton of information about the community and the many local organizations that are here. Simply go to hansville.org and then click on the “New Here?” tab on the top of the home page.

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MARCH at a GlanceMarch 18 - Night FlicksMarch 19 - Saint Patrick’s DinnerMarch 22 - Tuesday Talk - Capt. ZwolferMarch 23 - Hansville Helping HandsMarch 26 - Easter Egg HuntMarch 28 - Chair Yoga

March 11 - Night FlicksMarch 12 - CPR & AED TrainingMarch 12 - Rummage Drop OffMarch 16 - Neighbor’s LunchMarch 17 - Coon Bay Sailing Club MtgMarch 18 - Hansville Historical Society

March 1 - Tuesday Talk - NASAMarch 2 - GHCC Board MeetingMarch 4 - Night FlicksMarch 9 - F&JGC MeetingMarch 9 - NKPSA Meeting

GHCC MEMBERSHIP DRIVE 2016

If you have already renewed or joined your Greater Hansville Community Center, thank you so much. If not, it’s a great time to join or to renew your membership. Whether you are a full-time resident, a part-timer, a vacation home owner, a snowbird who is only here in the Summer or a renter, with your membership in our Community Center you help support our great

community and help keep it strong.

We welcome your fresh ideas and new ways to connect with our community. Your membership dues help us continue to offer these programs and events. Membership dues are very modest. To join or renew, please fill out the membership form found on page 4 in this issue. Make your check payable to GHCC. Please consider adding donations to benefit our special support groups. Mail your check and your completed form to:

Greater Hansville Community CenterPO Box 133

Hansville, WA 98340Thank you! Christy Mackey

RUMMAGE SALE DROP-OFF DATES FOR 2016March 12 - April 9 – May 14 - June 11 – July 9

GHCC Annex -- 10:00 am to 1:00 pm

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