Fantasy turns reality

To the delight of Shelton's Kippy (Goodwin) Dalton (near) and a couple hundred other luncheon-goers, the Mason General Hospital Foundation kicks off its 12th annual Fantasy Forest yuletide fund-raiser Wednesday morning in The Pavilion at Sentry Park. A fashion-show affair, the opening event gave way to a series of attractions there running through Saturday.

A record of service

Veteran Marv Anstey of Shelton is escorted from Memorial Hall by his son Tim. Following them are others who attended this year's 11/11 Breakfast on Veterans' Day. There's more on page 12.

CHLORINE CLIMBERVILLE'S LONG-AWAITED return to state plays out in Federal Way's one-time Pan-Am Games venue, the Weyerhaeuser/King County Aquatic Center, during Friday afternoon's prelims. Striking a hasty pose between events are (from left) Kathryn Myers, Hayley Barnard, Brittany Janda, Sydney Gaa and Kelsey Frazer. Exuberant in the wake of their finals-qualifying performance in the 4x50 in thenearmost shot are sophomore Sydney (left) and ninth-grader Brittany. Close, are they? The Climbers' historic state competitors? "Oh! Yeah," intones Kelsey, just a sophomore. "We always get along. We're just like a family..."

Wascher is state champion

North Mason High School sophomore Kimberly Wascher, center, is all smiles after winning the state Class 2A title in the 100-yard backstroke. Wascher, who finished 12th last year, was the top seed heading into the finals on Saturday at the King County Aquatic Center and won convincingly with a finishing time of 1:02.35. The win marks North Mason's first-ever state title in swimming. Wascher also finished in fifth place in the 50-yard freestyle finals with a time of 26.10 seconds.

New sign honoring vets unveiled in Allyn

Several folks turned out in Allyn this past Saturday for the unveiling of a new sign honoring veterans. Members of the crowd can be seen here next to the new sign which sits next to the Allyn Historic Church along State Route 3. The idea for the sign came from Vietnam veteran Michael O'Sullivan of Allyn. It is hoped that the three-foot by six-foot sign will serve as the site of memorials to veterans. The sign itself was donated by Jesfield Construction and the Allyn Community Association has promised to maintain it.

BELFAIR RESIDENT Billie Lee Scott, a familiar face around North Mason, especially when she was riding her metallic purple trike through town, died Thursday, November 8, in Bremerton.