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High School Spotlight:
Nick Buser basks in glow of
football pals and seasons past
By MARY DUNCAN
Nick Buser freely admits foot-
ball has been a major focus in
his high-school life, but he's not
really interested in playing the
game he loves without the guys
who came through the ranks with
h i m.
This year the Highclimbers
had a core group of seniors who
began practicing for 1998's sea-
son at the end of '97's season. "It
was a year-round thing for us
this year," he notes. "The year
before it wasn't quite as intense
fin" us because we weren't the up-
perclassmen."
Nick explains, "There was a
group of four guys that went to
Bordeaux elementary and we
played football there. Then we
played tbotball in middle school
together and we played football
in high school together.
"IT'S GREAT. We all hang
mt. It's just unreal," he contin-
ues. "I don't know how to ex-
plain, you know? Everybody gets
along. I mean, there were only
one or two small little incidents
on the field and that's tough when
the weather's hot and everybody
is working for a spot on the team,
to not get in that many little
squabbles."
That sense of camaraderie
pervaded the entire team, he
adds, attributing that to the
coaches. "We went camping with
our coaches a couple of times and
we went on a crazy hike," he
laughs without any further ex-
l)lanation.
"Our coaches are unreal.
They'd just do anything for us,"
Nick adds. "They did a great job
of preparing us this year and
giving us all the opportunities to
succeed."
The outside linebacker and
receiver who sometimes filled
the safety slot says it was fun
playing both defense and of-
lense. "On offense I didn't have
to think as much. Like I knew
where 1 was going, but on defense
IN ADDITION TO camaraderie with his football team-
mates, Shelton senior Nick Buser also will treasure
the time he has spent with his coaches. "I wish I could
hang out with those guys, honestly," he notes.
you don't know where you're go-
ing. You just have to react to
where the offense goes, so itwas
easier to focus for offense. But I
enjoyed both," Nick proclaims.
THE APPEAL of football for
Nick is "the fact that you really
get to go out there and hit people.
It's a real team sport and it's full
of action and hitting. There's no
Father, son Fredsons to read
poetry tonight at St. David's
Poets Mike Fredson and Todd
Fredson will share billing at the
January Olympic Poets and
Writers Workshop reading set for
7 p.m. tonight in the fireplace
room at Saint David's Hall.
The thct that both readers have
the same last name is no coinci-
dence: they're father and son.
And it's no coincidence that Todd
Fredson took to studying poetry
in the course of his honors studies
at the University of Puget Sound,
since the younger Fredson grew
up with a father who wrote poetry
when he wasn't building houses
and office buildings.
Michael Fredson received a
master's degree in poetry. His son
may be headed in that direction
Forms available to
share club activities
To help members of local
clubs, organizations and non-
profit agencies spread the word
about their projects and work,
The Journal has an information
sheet called "Reporting Your
News."
It's available in the Journal
newsroom or business office to
publicists and others who want
help preparing press releases.
The office is at Third and Cota
streets downtown.
soon.
Mike Fredson, the author of
several works of local history,
counts the local landscape and his
long family association with it as
factors in his poetry. That sense
of place also emerges in Todd
Fredson's poetry, whose roots he
explored in his thesis for gradua-
tion from the UPS honors English
program.
Both poets write about their
family, and Todd reflects at times
about the process of separating
his own work from a kind of fa-
milial inevitability as he estab-
lishes his own identity as a
writer.
Their reading is free and open
to the public at 218 North Third
Street. The session will include
an open-podium opportunity for
other writers to share their work.
Coffee and cookies will be served.
FANCY IMAGE
YARN &
WEAVING CO.
Colorful Hand-Dyed
Yarns by MYRA HANSEN
Knit. a felCed
wool hat.
5E ,591 Arcadia Road
5helCon. WA 9&5&4-
She/ton's Prem/ere
Wedd/ng and
Recept/on P/ace
Private banquet room
Seating for up to 80
Recently remodeled
Catering available
Private parties,
dinners and luncheons
by reservation
other sport like it."
He considers himself a good
el' hometown Seahawks and
Huskies fan. "I don't really fol-
low players that much," he stipu-
lates. "I'm not like a sports-fact
guy, you know. I love playing it
and watching it. It's a great
sport."
Yet Nick has no desire to play
the game he raves about at the
college level. "It's aorta weird,
that whole camaraderie thing,"
he begins. "Like when I left that,
it's sort of like I left my football
area. I feel like if I can't play
with these guys, I don't really
want to play."
Nick is as uncertain about
college and career as he is cer-
tain about not playing football.
"It's a stressful thing because I
really don't know where I'm go-
ing to go or what I'm going to do
yet, and it's coming up," he con-
fesses with a dimpled grin.
"I'VE THOUGHT about man-
agement, like a hotel or restau-
rant. I think that would be a fun
thing to get into, and somehow
math is sort of easy for me. I
don't know where that came
from," he says shaking his head.
"I think it came from my
parents." Of physics and chem-
istry, he adds, "It's not like it's a
breeze, but I can sort of grasp the
concepts and stuff."
He continues, "It's aorta
weird. My morn said she has to
go over stuff a lot to memorize it
and my dad was the type of per-
son who crammed to memorize
and I think I got both of those."
Nick's parents are Chuck and
Andrea Buser; he is a doctor at
Westcare Clinic in Olympia and
she is a physician's assistant
who operates Health Care Center
in Shelton.
For Nick, having medically
trained parents was nice " 'cause
like if you get hurt they usually
had something for me." Howev-
er, he has no inclination toward
a career in medicine.
"It's like, when I think about
working on people, I feel like I
don't really trust myself enough
to work on a human body. And I
don't think I could listen to peo-
ple's problems all the time." He
pauses. "Well, I guess I could do
that, but the whole working-on-
the-human-body thing is the sort
of thing that I wouldn't really
want to do.
"LIKE CARS, they don't get
hurt if you screw up but people
do," he offers. "It's not like it
grosses me out or makes me un-
comfortable, but just the fact that I
could screw this person's life
up."
Powerlifting is another sport
which Nick tried last year. He
says he figured he might as well
become a member of the squad
since he was weightlifting for
football anyway. He's also in
honor society and service club.
Outside of school, look for
Nick on the slopes. "I like to
snowboard. I love it so much," he
enthuses. "We ski as a family
and one year my dad and sister
tried it." (Nick's sister Anna is
attending Western Washington
University.)
Nick had decided to stay with
skiing, but recognized they had a
great time. "So one day I rented a
snowboard and tried it out and I
just loved it. Sold my skis and
bought a snowboard."
WHAT'S THE attraction of
boarding over skiing'? "It was
more like surfing, that sort of a
fluid thing. You don't have to
worry about two skis and you sort
of get better quicker with snow-
boarding than skiing," he ex-
plains. In summer it's wake-
boarding, which Nick calla "off-
season training for snowboard-
ing."
Travel is another pleasure for
Nick. His parents, he says, "can
work a lot and then take lots of
time off. They gave me opportu-
nities to travel." For example,
after completing eighth grade,
Nick and his morn went to Aus-
tralia.
"Both my parents moved away
from their families," he says,
citing other destinations, "so I
have family in Wisconsin and
Louisiana." He also mentions
Hawaii.
So far, though, his favorite is
the land Down Under. "I had a
great time in Australia. That's a
wonderful place. It seems really
clean and the attitude that every-
body had down there was nice.
They didn't have the whole law-
suit thing," Nick observes.
"They don't blame other people
for things that happen to them.
They take responsibility, I
guess."
100 Years Ago
From the January 20, 1899, Mason County Journal:
The Northern Pacific Railway Company sold during December,
400 acres of land in Mason County. The Company has reduced the
prices on all its lands in this section and is offering them at from $1
to $4 per acre.
Representative Gunderson has been placed on the following
house committees: Education, Labor and Statistics, Fisheries and
State Normal school. These were the committees he desired, and it
is probably asking too much for the fisheries chairmanship, to stand
off Senator McReavy, who is chairman of the Senate committee.
The sad news comes from Buckley that the belles of that town
are afflicted with boils. This is no joking matter, but really a sore
spot with every girl in town.
C The
olonial
Inn
at Colonial Estates
Pie Fest & Open House
Celebrate National Pie Day with Taste!
Saturday, January Z3rd _
10:00 a.m.-4.00 p.m.
3730 Elizabeth Ave. SE,
Olympia
459-9110
• Sample a slice of delicious pie
• Enjoy other nutritious treats
• Door prizes and tours
Entertainment with pianist Joe Baque
Take exit 107 (Pacific Ave} off I
1.5. Go east to Fones Rd., turn
r
fight and go to end. Turn left
on Elizabeth and follow to our
entrance on left.
Independent Living for Active Seniors
L'
Thur
6:41
Timbe
7a
Athle
meeti
10
Sensi
Churc
tion.
Daisy Alice Day-Croxford :; Saint
and David Lloyd Croxford :; Third
: 8 p
:( Frid
Day, Croxford wed
in A ugus t ceremon00 K:II
Shelton residents Daisy Alice tion f o, llowed the ceremony. '1 I ,
Day and David Lloyd Croxford couple s family and friends pi
exchanged wedding vows at 2 vided the decorations and sel
p.m. on Saturday, August 22, at ice for the celebration.
the "riverbottom" in Matlock. The bride is the daughter
Mason County Superior Court David Wayne and Susan Ma
Judge James Sawyer performed Day of Shelton. She is a 1
the double-ring ceremony, graduate of Shelton High Sc
The bride's maid of honor was where she was a cheerleader. Ac
Kristy Gayle Peterson. Tina is attending South Puget Sot unte
Marie Day, Andrea Noell Community College and worl servi
Thornton and Desiree Hix were at the Sub Shop in Shelton. i assis
the bridesmaids. The groom is the son of G$ thrm
The groom's best man was go- Croxford of Great Falls, Men list 1
nathan Ross Croxford. Dennis na, and Alice Croxford of Bla( sista
Combs Jr., Jason Kuc and Duane foot, Idaho. He graduated fr and 1
David Day were the groomsmen. SHS in 1993 and is employed Sunc
Torbjor Anderson was the Barnes Machine in Shelton. from
ringbearer. Music was provided The newlyweds took a hon checl
by Teresa Eldred Cousin. moon trip to Disneyland. Th, a k(
A reception at the same loca- reside in Shelton. item
ww
Sirokman to speak}
at Shorecrest club
Pioneer School District Super-
intendent Dick Sirokman will
discuss the February 2 high-
school bond levy at the Shorecrest
Beach Club meeting set for 1
Saturday, January 23, at
clubhouse, 40 Evergreen La
The public is invited.
Graham's Hairworks
welcomes
Megan
Gould
: x ¸
to our staff.
..... : ': : Stop by and
say hello
to Megan
when you
can!
Megan did most of her training at Gene Juarez
in North Seattle, and graduated from Shelton
Beauty College. She offers haircuts, perms, col-
ors, frosts, foils, and fiberglass and silk nails, pedi-
cures and manicures.
I--IAI DWO Kg
426-2072
125 West Railroad
Page 6 - Shelton-Mason County Journal - Thursday, January 21, 1999
High School Spotlight:
Nick Buser basks in glow of
football pals and seasons past
By MARY DUNCAN
Nick Buser freely admits foot-
ball has been a major focus in
his high-school life, but he's not
really interested in playing the
game he loves without the guys
who came through the ranks with
h i m.
This year the Highclimbers
had a core group of seniors who
began practicing for 1998's sea-
son at the end of '97's season. "It
was a year-round thing for us
this year," he notes. "The year
before it wasn't quite as intense
fin" us because we weren't the up-
perclassmen."
Nick explains, "There was a
group of four guys that went to
Bordeaux elementary and we
played football there. Then we
played tbotball in middle school
together and we played football
in high school together.
"IT'S GREAT. We all hang
mt. It's just unreal," he contin-
ues. "I don't know how to ex-
plain, you know? Everybody gets
along. I mean, there were only
one or two small little incidents
on the field and that's tough when
the weather's hot and everybody
is working for a spot on the team,
to not get in that many little
squabbles."
That sense of camaraderie
pervaded the entire team, he
adds, attributing that to the
coaches. "We went camping with
our coaches a couple of times and
we went on a crazy hike," he
laughs without any further ex-
l)lanation.
"Our coaches are unreal.
They'd just do anything for us,"
Nick adds. "They did a great job
of preparing us this year and
giving us all the opportunities to
succeed."
The outside linebacker and
receiver who sometimes filled
the safety slot says it was fun
playing both defense and of-
lense. "On offense I didn't have
to think as much. Like I knew
where 1 was going, but on defense
IN ADDITION TO camaraderie with his football team-
mates, Shelton senior Nick Buser also will treasure
the time he has spent with his coaches. "I wish I could
hang out with those guys, honestly," he notes.
you don't know where you're go-
ing. You just have to react to
where the offense goes, so itwas
easier to focus for offense. But I
enjoyed both," Nick proclaims.
THE APPEAL of football for
Nick is "the fact that you really
get to go out there and hit people.
It's a real team sport and it's full
of action and hitting. There's no
Father, son Fredsons to read
poetry tonight at St. David's
Poets Mike Fredson and Todd
Fredson will share billing at the
January Olympic Poets and
Writers Workshop reading set for
7 p.m. tonight in the fireplace
room at Saint David's Hall.
The thct that both readers have
the same last name is no coinci-
dence: they're father and son.
And it's no coincidence that Todd
Fredson took to studying poetry
in the course of his honors studies
at the University of Puget Sound,
since the younger Fredson grew
up with a father who wrote poetry
when he wasn't building houses
and office buildings.
Michael Fredson received a
master's degree in poetry. His son
may be headed in that direction
Forms available to
share club activities
To help members of local
clubs, organizations and non-
profit agencies spread the word
about their projects and work,
The Journal has an information
sheet called "Reporting Your
News."
It's available in the Journal
newsroom or business office to
publicists and others who want
help preparing press releases.
The office is at Third and Cota
streets downtown.
soon.
Mike Fredson, the author of
several works of local history,
counts the local landscape and his
long family association with it as
factors in his poetry. That sense
of place also emerges in Todd
Fredson's poetry, whose roots he
explored in his thesis for gradua-
tion from the UPS honors English
program.
Both poets write about their
family, and Todd reflects at times
about the process of separating
his own work from a kind of fa-
milial inevitability as he estab-
lishes his own identity as a
writer.
Their reading is free and open
to the public at 218 North Third
Street. The session will include
an open-podium opportunity for
other writers to share their work.
Coffee and cookies will be served.
FANCY IMAGE
YARN &
WEAVING CO.
Colorful Hand-Dyed
Yarns by MYRA HANSEN
Knit. a felCed
wool hat.
5E ,591 Arcadia Road
5helCon. WA 9&5&4-
She/ton's Prem/ere
Wedd/ng and
Recept/on P/ace
Private banquet room
Seating for up to 80
Recently remodeled
Catering available
Private parties,
dinners and luncheons
by reservation
other sport like it."
He considers himself a good
el' hometown Seahawks and
Huskies fan. "I don't really fol-
low players that much," he stipu-
lates. "I'm not like a sports-fact
guy, you know. I love playing it
and watching it. It's a great
sport."
Yet Nick has no desire to play
the game he raves about at the
college level. "It's aorta weird,
that whole camaraderie thing,"
he begins. "Like when I left that,
it's sort of like I left my football
area. I feel like if I can't play
with these guys, I don't really
want to play."
Nick is as uncertain about
college and career as he is cer-
tain about not playing football.
"It's a stressful thing because I
really don't know where I'm go-
ing to go or what I'm going to do
yet, and it's coming up," he con-
fesses with a dimpled grin.
"I'VE THOUGHT about man-
agement, like a hotel or restau-
rant. I think that would be a fun
thing to get into, and somehow
math is sort of easy for me. I
don't know where that came
from," he says shaking his head.
"I think it came from my
parents." Of physics and chem-
istry, he adds, "It's not like it's a
breeze, but I can sort of grasp the
concepts and stuff."
He continues, "It's aorta
weird. My morn said she has to
go over stuff a lot to memorize it
and my dad was the type of per-
son who crammed to memorize
and I think I got both of those."
Nick's parents are Chuck and
Andrea Buser; he is a doctor at
Westcare Clinic in Olympia and
she is a physician's assistant
who operates Health Care Center
in Shelton.
For Nick, having medically
trained parents was nice " 'cause
like if you get hurt they usually
had something for me." Howev-
er, he has no inclination toward
a career in medicine.
"It's like, when I think about
working on people, I feel like I
don't really trust myself enough
to work on a human body. And I
don't think I could listen to peo-
ple's problems all the time." He
pauses. "Well, I guess I could do
that, but the whole working-on-
the-human-body thing is the sort
of thing that I wouldn't really
want to do.
"LIKE CARS, they don't get
hurt if you screw up but people
do," he offers. "It's not like it
grosses me out or makes me un-
comfortable, but just the fact that I
could screw this person's life
up."
Powerlifting is another sport
which Nick tried last year. He
says he figured he might as well
become a member of the squad
since he was weightlifting for
football anyway. He's also in
honor society and service club.
Outside of school, look for
Nick on the slopes. "I like to
snowboard. I love it so much," he
enthuses. "We ski as a family
and one year my dad and sister
tried it." (Nick's sister Anna is
attending Western Washington
University.)
Nick had decided to stay with
skiing, but recognized they had a
great time. "So one day I rented a
snowboard and tried it out and I
just loved it. Sold my skis and
bought a snowboard."
WHAT'S THE attraction of
boarding over skiing'? "It was
more like surfing, that sort of a
fluid thing. You don't have to
worry about two skis and you sort
of get better quicker with snow-
boarding than skiing," he ex-
plains. In summer it's wake-
boarding, which Nick calla "off-
season training for snowboard-
ing."
Travel is another pleasure for
Nick. His parents, he says, "can
work a lot and then take lots of
time off. They gave me opportu-
nities to travel." For example,
after completing eighth grade,
Nick and his morn went to Aus-
tralia.
"Both my parents moved away
from their families," he says,
citing other destinations, "so I
have family in Wisconsin and
Louisiana." He also mentions
Hawaii.
So far, though, his favorite is
the land Down Under. "I had a
great time in Australia. That's a
wonderful place. It seems really
clean and the attitude that every-
body had down there was nice.
They didn't have the whole law-
suit thing," Nick observes.
"They don't blame other people
for things that happen to them.
They take responsibility, I
guess."
100 Years Ago
From the January 20, 1899, Mason County Journal:
The Northern Pacific Railway Company sold during December,
400 acres of land in Mason County. The Company has reduced the
prices on all its lands in this section and is offering them at from $1
to $4 per acre.
Representative Gunderson has been placed on the following
house committees: Education, Labor and Statistics, Fisheries and
State Normal school. These were the committees he desired, and it
is probably asking too much for the fisheries chairmanship, to stand
off Senator McReavy, who is chairman of the Senate committee.
The sad news comes from Buckley that the belles of that town
are afflicted with boils. This is no joking matter, but really a sore
spot with every girl in town.
C The
olonial
Inn
at Colonial Estates
Pie Fest & Open House
Celebrate National Pie Day with Taste!
Saturday, January Z3rd _
10:00 a.m.-4.00 p.m.
3730 Elizabeth Ave. SE,
Olympia
459-9110
• Sample a slice of delicious pie
• Enjoy other nutritious treats
• Door prizes and tours
Entertainment with pianist Joe Baque
Take exit 107 (Pacific Ave} off I
1.5. Go east to Fones Rd., turn
r
fight and go to end. Turn left
on Elizabeth and follow to our
entrance on left.
Independent Living for Active Seniors
L'
Thur
6:41
Timbe
7a
Athle
meeti
10
Sensi
Churc
tion.
Daisy Alice Day-Croxford :; Saint
and David Lloyd Croxford :; Third
: 8 p
:( Frid
Day, Croxford wed
in A ugus t ceremon00 K:II
Shelton residents Daisy Alice tion f o, llowed the ceremony. '1 I ,
Day and David Lloyd Croxford couple s family and friends pi
exchanged wedding vows at 2 vided the decorations and sel
p.m. on Saturday, August 22, at ice for the celebration.
the "riverbottom" in Matlock. The bride is the daughter
Mason County Superior Court David Wayne and Susan Ma
Judge James Sawyer performed Day of Shelton. She is a 1
the double-ring ceremony, graduate of Shelton High Sc
The bride's maid of honor was where she was a cheerleader. Ac
Kristy Gayle Peterson. Tina is attending South Puget Sot unte
Marie Day, Andrea Noell Community College and worl servi
Thornton and Desiree Hix were at the Sub Shop in Shelton. i assis
the bridesmaids. The groom is the son of G$ thrm
The groom's best man was go- Croxford of Great Falls, Men list 1
nathan Ross Croxford. Dennis na, and Alice Croxford of Bla( sista
Combs Jr., Jason Kuc and Duane foot, Idaho. He graduated fr and 1
David Day were the groomsmen. SHS in 1993 and is employed Sunc
Torbjor Anderson was the Barnes Machine in Shelton. from
ringbearer. Music was provided The newlyweds took a hon checl
by Teresa Eldred Cousin. moon trip to Disneyland. Th, a k(
A reception at the same loca- reside in Shelton. item
ww
Sirokman to speak}
at Shorecrest club
Pioneer School District Super-
intendent Dick Sirokman will
discuss the February 2 high-
school bond levy at the Shorecrest
Beach Club meeting set for 1
Saturday, January 23, at
clubhouse, 40 Evergreen La
The public is invited.
Graham's Hairworks
welcomes
Megan
Gould
: x ¸
to our staff.
..... : ': : Stop by and
say hello
to Megan
when you
can!
Megan did most of her training at Gene Juarez
in North Seattle, and graduated from Shelton
Beauty College. She offers haircuts, perms, col-
ors, frosts, foils, and fiberglass and silk nails, pedi-
cures and manicures.
I--IAI DWO Kg
426-2072
125 West Railroad
Page 6 - Shelton-Mason County Journal - Thursday, January 21, 1999