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Goodwill TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY Continued from page A-1 "Jobs change are in increasingly high de- mand. lives, they give "We're a small office but the number of customers a sense of has been continuing to in- V - m"owermen*." crease," he said. This program focuses on training senior citizens to reenter the workforce, fo- tions in the area. cusing on basic computer "We have facilities in Ta- skills, coma that warehouse extra "I was volunteering here product," Clement said. at first," said Donna Duke, Erlich said that the store Worksource SCESP employ- would bring much-needed ee. "I help people with their jobs, services like SCESP, cover letters and resumesand tax dollars into the cam- and job searches and any- munity. thing' on the computer." "The store represents a Duke said that she has significant investment for seen firsthand the positive us in a community," Erlich effects of the program, and said. "The store also be- that it is in high demand, comes an opportunity to "It's a function of the provide more programming economy that this programopportunities." is in such high demand," Some of those opportu- Erlich said. nities happen in the store, He said that Tacoma among it's own employees, Goodwill served 60 percent he said, explaining that the more people in 2010 than in store makes an effort to hire 2009. people with "barriers to em- The new Goodwill store ployment," such as speak- in Shelton will compete with ing English as a second other local thrift stores, language, or having little or such as Nifty Thrifty, which no work experience, or even helps support the Mason having a physical or mental County Senior Activities disability. Center and Treasures, in "We have programs that downtown Shelton. help overcome that," he said The stores can't help but"The store has much compete, but Goodwill rep- more benefit for a communi- resentatives don't believe ty than people think," Erlich they will have a problem said. "Jobs change lives, with sales or supply, andthey give a sense of empow- may even increase dana- erment." Sales Continued from page A-1 supported countywide efforts to shop locally this year. Especially in response to the poor economy, businesses and shoppers alike realized this year that if they don't sup- port local businesses, their money, and their sales tax dol- lars, go to other communities rather than their own, Hunter said. "If you don't shop locally, those businesses aren't going to be there," she sai& "We need each 9ther." Terri Jeffreys, executive director of the Shelton-Mason Coun- ty Chamber of Commerce said that in her opinion, the drive to shop locally was a success. "At the least, it raised a lot of awareness," she said. 'There was a very positive response." Weather Continued from page A-1 Friday night Mason County residents in higher elevations could see snow showers, although no accu- mulation is expected. The weather service predicts that the snow level will drop to 900 feet above sea level. Saturday again has a chance of snow showers, but will likely have a high tem- perature near 43 degrees. Showers should continue through the weekend and the beginning of next week, although the sun may make a welcome reappearance next Tuesday. GUN AND Knife Show, Janu- ary 15 and 16, Centralia Fair- grounds. Saturday 9 a.m.-5 p.m Sunday 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Admission $6. 503-363-9564, www.wes- knodel/gunshows.com K1/6-13 Featured Brokers Food Continued from page A-3 non-profit that may occasionally provide food, but is not a 'contracted' food bank." The food brigade is at- tempting to be an additional resource to the community, Armstrong said, much like the Food for Kids back- pack program and the free Wednesday lunches spon- sored by the North Mason Coalition of Churches and Community. "The more people giving food the better," Armstrong said. "We want to really stress that we're not trying to fight with [the food bank], we're not trying to get rid of them, we want to work with them." The brigade is also look- ing for volunteers and do- nations. For more informa- tion on how to sign up for the brigade's food delivery service or learn where the upcoming locations will be, call North Mason County Resource at 360-275-3652. Andy Conklin and Jef Conklin Our family has been living and working in Mason County for over 125 years an, d we are proud of our local heritage. We enjoy the water and the mountains and the people we: have come to know as our clients and friends. 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