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Participants weigh in at the start of the "Weight loss meltdown"
challenge in 2008.
SENiOR( ALENDAR
By NATALIE JOHNSON
If one of your New Year's resolutions
is to drop a few pounds in the coming
year, the Mason County Department of
Public Health may be able to help.
Now in it's sixth year, the Mason
County Health Challenge, sponsored by
the public health department, provides
an opportunity to compete against teams
from local businesses in a "Biggest Los-
er" style weight loss competition.
"It's really focused on worksites be-
cause people spend 40-50 hours of their
waking workweek there," said Heidi
Iyall the program's organizer at Mason
County Public Health. "So we're really
trying to have an opportunity for work-
sites to be able to support employees
health and wellness."
Iyall said that typically, local busi-
ness put together teams, and compete
against other local teams for the per-
centage of weight lost, and the accom-
plishment of workout goals, like exercis-
ing consistently.
Public health is working with local
athletic clubs to offer discounts to par-
ticipants and is also offering extensive
support to teams in the competition.
"We're offering classes on different
health topics ranging from stress man-
agement physical activity, how to get
started if you're not used to exercising,
basic exercises and stretching you can
do at work, exercise basics and then nu-
trition classes," she said.
There are actually two competitions,
Iyall said, that individual team mem-
bers can do one or both of.
The first is the "Fitness Challenge,"
which simply asks participants to at-
tend a few informational classes, and
change their diet and exercise. Prizes
are given to participants who meet the
goal of exercising 30 minutes a day, five
days a week for six of the eight weeks in
the competition.
"We have an online tracking system
for the fitness challenge which is logging
your exercise for eight weeks and trying
to meet the goals," Iyall said.
The weight loss meltdown pits indi-
viduals against each other, Iyall said,
and is set up similar to the NBC show
the "Biggest Loser."
"We're going to ask participants to
have a starting weight and then come
back and do an ending weight and the
top three participants with the highest
percentage of weight loss will split the
pool of money," she said.
While timed to coincide with health
themed New Year's resolutions. Iyall
said that weight loss and healthy liv-
ing are themes that need to be promoted
year-round in Mason County, as well as
the rest of the country, especially as obe-
sity rates continue to skyrocket.
"We started doing this because we're
trying to address the things that cause
chronic disease," Iyall said. "One third of
youth and nearly two thirds of adults are
overweight or obese in Mason County."
While the adult obesity rate in Ma-
son County is only four points above the
state average, the youth obesity rate is
10 points higher.
Obesity is the number two cause of
preventable disease in the country, Iyall
said, second only to smoking.
IyalI said that public health sponsored
programs like the health challenge seek
to give people the skills to combat obe-
sity.
"It provides accountability, it helps
with motivation and inspiration, and it's
also a fun way to get involved," she said.
For more information, and to set up
a team for the health challenge, contact
Heidi Iyall at 427-9670, ext 410. The
registration deadline is January 26.
Thursday
11 a.m., January 13 the
Retired Public Employees
Chapter 24 will meet a Tay-
lor Station on Highway 101.
7 p.m., The interview
for Shelton School District
superintendent candidate
Linda Martin will take place
at Oakland Bay Jr. High
School. Community mem-
bers are invited to attend the
forum.
Friday
1:30 p.m. Retired Scien-
tists will meet on Friday,
January 14 at 1:30 p.m. at
Shelton Timberland Library.
The program will be by
Bryan Phillips of Amphibi-
ous Marine. His company
designs and manufactures
hovercrafts at their facility
on Kamilche Point Road.
7 p.m., The interview
for Shelton School District
superintendent candidate
Paul Apostle will take place
at Oakland Bay Jr. High
School. Community mem-
bers are invited to attend the
forum.
Monday
9 a.m.- 3 p.m., There will
be a garden work party at
the Master Gardeners' Cata-
lyst Garden in Shelton. Com-
munity members are invited
to attend. Call Katie Wolt at
the WSU Extension office at
427 - 9670, ext. 686 for more
information.
Tuesday
6 to 7 p.m., Jan. 18, 2010
the Relay for life of Shel-
ton will have a kickoff cel-
ebration at Olympic Middle
School located at 800 East K
Street in Shelton.
For more information con-
tact Dave and Toni Hauge
at 360-490-940, Judy Foster
426-1601 ext. 3150 or Vickie
Gonzales 426-1601 ext. 3142.
7 p.m., every Tuesday,
Depressed Anonymous 12
Step Self Help meets at Ma-
son general Hospital. De-
pression self-help group is an
international program. Meet
with those who understand
depression or severe blues.
7 p.m., The interview
for Shelton School District
superintendent candidate
Wayne Massie will take
place at Oakland Bay Jr.
High School. Community
members are invited to at-
tend the forum.
Unless otherwise noted, all events take
place at the Mason County Senior Activities
Center at 826 W. Railroad Ave. The senior
center hours are from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Mon-
day through Thursday and from 8 a.m. to 3
p.m. on Friday. The center's telephone desk
(426-7374) is closed for lunch from noon till
12:30 p.m.
Thursday
8:05 a.m., gentle, restorative yoga.
9-11 a.m., intermediate/adv, line dancing.
9-11 a.m., EZ Crafters.
11 a.m., fall prevention workshop
11 a.m., bridge signup the day before.
Noon, lunch: chicken enchiladas
i p.m., bingo.
i p.m., treats from Lean on Me
Friday
8 and 8:30 a.m., tai chi.
9-11 a.m., open line dance.
9 a.m.-1 p.m., sewing circle.
12 no senior nutrition lunch
1-3 p.m., open painting.
Monday
8 and 8:30 a.m., tai chi.
9 a.m., beginning line dance.
10-11 a.m., intermediate/adv, line dancing.
9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Red Wind Casino shuttle
trip
Noon, lunch: MLK day - center open but
no senior nutrition lunch 12:30 p.m., game day.
1-3 p.m. watercolor patinting class
1 p.m. pinochle.
Tuesday
8:05 a.m., gentle, restorative yoga.
9-11a.m., intermediate/adv, line dancing.
9 a.m.-1 p.m. sewing circle.
11 a.m. general meeting
Noon, hot turkey and gravy
12:30 p.m., bridge signup day before.
1:15-3:45 p.m. chronic disease class
Wednesday
Foot care by appointment
8 and 8:30 a.m., tai chi.
9 a.m., beginning line dancing.
10 a.m., intermediate/adv, line dancing.
9 a.m. to 4 p.m. joy of painting lanscape
class: northen lights
11 a.m. to 12 p.m. music at the center:
keyboard tunes with Donna May and Tony
Roberts
Noon, lunch: chicken cacciaore
12:30 p.m.,game day.
1 p.m., pinochle
2 p.m., treats: Capital Place
MARRIAGES
12 15-10; " ......
William David Knowlton,
25, of Atlanta, Ga. and Ste-
phenie Marie Bluehorse, 26,
of Seattle.
Robert Joseph Casey, 87,
of Pittsfield, Mass. and Jac-
queline Joan Lake Skelton,
71, born in Tacoma.
12-18-10
Robert James Jones II, 30,
of Oakland, Calif., and Ali-
sha Lynn Bell, 30, Spokane.
12-21-10
James Kendrick Cam-
mack, 54, of Yakima and
Julie Ann Ditolla, 52, of
Colville.
Jason Allen Poore (29)
Lacey, Wash., currently of
the Skokomish Valley and
Danae Mechelle Harter (26)
born in Bremerton, Wash.,
currently of Bonney Lake,
Wash.
Allen James Foster, 21 of
Olympia, and Lauree Jayne
Williams, 19, of Shelton.
Steven Bale Herendeen,
57, of Heppner, Ore. and
Marjorie Lee Bisjou, 46, of
Puyallup.
Ryan Gordon Wheeler, 26,
of Olympia and Mallory Kris-
tene Cook, 25, of Olympia.
12-28-10
Cody Alan Hill, 23, of
Olympia and Christina Ma-
rie Parker, 20, of Olympia.
12-29-10
Manuel Sierra-Zuniga, 26,
of Mexico, and Yara Rodri-
guez-Herrera, 22, of Mexico.
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