Jefferson County Herald

GARDINER NEWS 

72 Members and Leaders Attend 4-H Camp at Deception Pass Park

1955 or 1956

by Mrs. Peter Jorgensen

(article submitted by Diane Movius-Martin )

 A total of 72 Jefferson County 4-H Club members and leaders returned last Thursday from Deception Pass Park after spending four days at 4-H Club Camp there.

            The event was the annual camp held jointly by 4-H’ers from Jefferson and Island Counties, and was sponsored by the Leaders’ Council and Extension Services of the two counties and by the Dean Motor Company of Coupeville.

            Activities in which 4-H members participated during the four days included swimming and other sports, outdoor cooking, folk games, craft work, picnics, group singing and others.

            Leaders attending from this county included County Extension Agent Oliver O. Orr:  Mrs. Hallie Ellis of Brinnon, “Arts from Nature” activity leaders; Hugh Swearingten, photography instructor and assistant art instructor; Hulda Cohn of Gardiner, camp assistant; Louise Movius, Mae McGregor and Georgia Knapp, Gardiner; Louis Hansen bus driver and camp assistant.

            Transportation for the Jefferson County group to and from the camp was provided through courtesy of John Lafferty and Gael Stuart.

            County 4-H Club members attending included the following.

            Quilcene – Suzanne Bader, Diana Johnson, Beverly Mahone, Walter Beck, Mari Martin, Tommy Johnson, Joan Yarr, Caren Belander, Andrew Bolander, Margie Ward, Bill Benskers, Gary Johnson, Rosemary Warfield, Frances Huntingford, Ann Marie Dahman, Kerry Farrell, Lorna Wolfe and Janice Bailey.

            Leland – Ray Kawamoto and Carol Enloe.

            Chimacum – Beverly Guthrie, Lee Short, Gary Short, Roger Short, Jerry Short, Howard Bill, Jr., Janice Lopeman and Pat McConaghy.

            Port Townsend – Helen Northup, Betty Gizinski, James Dodd, Kenneth Dodd, James Westall, Jerry Lindsey, Tommy LaVera, Gloria Eads, Thelma Murray, Sharon Lindsey, Donette Johnson, Arletta Johnson and Jenetta Lopeman.

            Port Ludlow – Richard Werner, Mike Toepper, John Toepper, Gary Tolle, Morris Hurd and James Ellard.

            Gardiner – Colleen Huckins, Rosemary Huckins, Eileen Knapp, Joann Knapp, Esther Murray, Joan Murray, Joan Tucker, Albert Dignum, Forrest Johnson, Larry Cohn, Diane Bishop, Kenny Henshaw, Janet Knapp, Janet Norton and Jean Norton.

            Hadlock – Jerry Putas, Gary Putas and Dianne Klemann. 

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 A few days later another clipping appeared in the newspaper:

4-H’ERS RETURN

            The Gardiner 4’H’ers returned from camp tired but utterly happy.  They all had such a wonderful time, with the weather co-operating 100 percent.  The highlight of the camping trip was the puppet show, which was put on by Mrs. Harry Johnson for the group.  Although this is an extremely busy time at Rondelay Acres, Mrs. Johnson put all things aside and she and Mrs. Al Major journeyed over to the camp on Wednesday evening, the night of the show, returning on Thursday.  Some of the young folks had never before seen a puppet show.

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