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CLIMBER STATE QUALIFIER Robert Bawell soars and then comes
back for more during a dual-meet competition last week.
chlorine fortunes rise:
i lst-year diver makes state
Chlorine fortunes took a long-
lwaited upturn last week at
mlle. Shelton's swim boys
at only won their first meet of
year but celebrated it with a
t qualification as well.
Sophomore Robert Bawell
through with the latter, be-
his first-year credentials
:rtiingdtihve state qualifying sta by
• ' ng with a 323.65-point
performance in Thursday night s
ll-dive zone meet in Kelso.
i And two nights earlier he and
his teammates ran roughshod
Lr ver visiting Tumwater and add-
ed a nailbiter win over Black
Hills alike to mark their first for-
ay into the victory column.
In between, they squeezed in
their third full meet in four days
- a double-dual duel with Olym-
pia and Rogers high schools.
And a week ago Tuesday they'd
]started it all off by way of a non-
]]se(ague joust with 4-A visitor
outh Kitsap.
As for young Bawell's state-
i qualifying performance _ in his
:very first go at the ll-dive ver-
:sion of his sport (dual meets fea-
turing six dives) _ it was quite re-
markable but hardly unexpected,
says Climber coach Rob Phelan.
': sa:R°bert has just tons of talent"
y- oaca, adding that the first-
p year diver is exceptionally
working as well. hard-
Incidentally, with young Ba-
well's addition thls winter the
Climber dive corps has become
three-prong effective, with senior
veterans Chris Kingery and Rory
Harper both operating with state-
meet credentials of their own.
Neither veteran was on hand
to dive Thursday, however, but
Coach Phelan says they're both
fully expected to join their young
teammate on the all-Washington
guest list when Shelton hosts the
second qualifying meet, next Sat-
urday at 10:30 a.m.
Also incidentally, the results of
Friday's Oly/Rogers joust was not
available at press time.
SHELTON vs. TUMWATER, BL. HILLS
200 medley relay - Black Hills A
(Fiksdahl, Lima, Inglin and Smith) 1:54.3,
Shelton A (Kenan Butler, Wes Bourgault,
Jon Cochran and Dustin Harkness) 1:59.2,
Shelton B (Alex Keyzers, Matt Bolender,
Travis Bennett and Jesse Scrimsher) 2:10.8,
no Tumwater entry.
200 free - Smith (BH) 1:55.8, Jon Coch-
ran (S) 2:16.6, Derek Cahoon (S) 2:24.0,
Backstrom (BH) 2:27.3, Gaither (T) 2:50.02,
no fourth through sixth.
200 individual medley - Lima (BH)
2:17.2, Fiksdahl (BH) 2:22.6, Kenan Butler
(S) 2:26.6, Parker (T) 2:36.6, Jon Williams
(S) 2:39.5," no sixth.
50 free - Wes Bourgault (S) 25.43,*
Dustin Harkness (S) 26.44,* Wilson (BH)
28.8, Ben Carlson (S) 30.81," Galther (T)
31.37, Fry (BH) 32.3.
Diving - no competition.
100 fly - Aaron Inglin (BH) 1:03.5, Jon
Cochran (S) 1:10.2, Parker (T) 1:14.7, Tra-
vis Bennett (S) 1:23.2, no fifth or sixth.
100 free - Aaron Inglin (BH) 57.76, Jon
Williams (S) 1:01.4, Derek Cahoon (S)
1:01.8,* Backstrom (BH) 1:05.37, Oliver
(BH) 1:13.7, Joe Morgan (S) 1:19.2."
500 free - Smith (BH) 5:06.3, Evan
Gesche (S) 6:32.4, Dustin Harkness (S)
6:33.4 Greg Bennett (S) 8:13.9,* no fifth or
sixth.
200 free relay - Shelton A (Matt
Bolender, Derek Cahoon, Jon Williams and
Dustin Harkness) 1:55.5, Shelton B (Jesse
Scrimsher, Travis Bennett, Alex Keyzers
and Ben Cadson) 1:59.0, Black Hills (Inglin,
Wilson, Fry and Backstrom) 2:02.8, no Tum-
water entry.
100 back - Fiksdahl (BH) 1:03.7, Kenan
Butler (S) 1:03.8, Alex Keyzers (S) 1:25.7,
Jesse Scdmsher (S) 1:27.2, no fifth or sixth.
100 breast - Lima (BH) 1:12.08, Wes
Bourgault (S) 1:17.5, Matt Bolender (S)
1:20.7, Travls Bennett (S) 1:20.8, Inglin (BH)
1:23.6, Oliver (BH) 1:34.3, no Tumwater en-
try.
400 free relay - Black Hills A (Inglin,
Smith, Fiksdahl and Lima) 3:48.1, Shelton A
(Jon Cochran, Jon Williams, Wes Bourgault
and Kenan Butler) 4:10.12, Shelton B
(Derek Cahoon, Ben Carlson, Alex Keyzers
and Matt Bolender) 4:39.2, Black Hills B
(Wilson, Oliver, Inglin and Backstrom)
4:47.05, no Tumwater entry.
Scores: Shelton over Tumwater 129-13
and Shelton over Black Hills 89-74.
*Personal Record
SHELTON 49, SOUTH KITSAP 136
200 medley relay - S. Kitsap A
(Richmond, Lyles, Truemper and Breed)
1:54.9, S. Kltsap B (McKee, D. Smith, Bur-
ganious and M.Smith) 1:57.8, Shelton A
(Kenan Butler, Wes Bourgault, Jon Cochran
and Dustin Harkness) 2:01.6, S. Kltsap C
(Wall, Drew. Schneider and Sablan) 2:12.8,
Shelton B (names not divulged) 2:22.4, no
sixth.
200 free - M.Wlsner (SK) 1:59.9, M.
Smith (SK) 2:07.7, Schmuck (SK) 2:12.1,
Derek Cahoon (S) 2:22.5,* Joe Morgan (S)
2:46,* no sixth.
200 individual medley - C. Breed (SK)
2:03.5, Kenan Butler (S) 2:23.5, D. Hansen
(SK) 2:24.0, Dustin Harkness (S) 2:46.2,*
Anderson (SK) 2:48.t, no sixth.
50 free - A. Kreutzer (SK) 22.2, J. Exton
(SK) 23.4, Jon Cochran (S) 25.3,* Matt
Bolender (S) 27.4,* Jesse Scrimsher (S)
28.2,* J. Barrett (SK) 34.5.
Diving - Robert Bawell (S) 159.95, Chris
Kingery (S) 155.45, V. Putzke (SK) 153.15,
E. McDaniel (SK) 151.45, K. Herstad (SK)
98.3, Andrew Caturia (S) 75.0.
100 fly - W. Truemper (SK) 1:02.0, D.
Smith (SK) 1:02.7, B. McKee (SK) 1:06.5,
Travts Bennett (S 1:18.7," no fifth or sixth.
100 free - C. Breed (SK) 55.02, B. Lyles
(SK) 59.8, Derek Cahoon (S) 1:02.1, Alex
Keyzers (S) 1:07.1,* Ben Carlson (S)
1:08.1,* C. Sablan (SK) 1:11.7.
500 free - W. Truemper (SK) 5:17.6, A.
Kreutzer (SK) 5:48.3, Evan Gesche (S)
6:28.2," B. Bosch (SK) 6:29.5, Jesse
Scrimsher (S) 6:30.2,* no sixth.
200 free relay - S. Kitsap A (McKee,
Breed, Good and Truemper) 1:38.1, S. Kit-
sap B (Exton, Smith, Kreutzer and Hansen)
1:44.5, S. Kltsap C (O'Connell, Wray, Estep
and Barrett) 2:08.7, Shetton B (names not
divulged) 2:10, Shelton A (Derek Cahoon,
Dustin Harkness, Jon Williams and Wes
Bourgault) disqualified.
100 back - D. Smith (SK) 59.38, T. Wall
(SK) 1:10.3, Jon Cochran (S) 1:15.1," Alex
Keyzers (S) 1:20.7,* N. Archut (SK) 1:21.1,
Joe Morgan (S) 1:37.1 .'
100 breast - C. Richmond (SK) 1:07.9,
N. Burganious (SK) 1:14.5, C. Ferguson
(SK) 1:15.9, Matt Bolender (S) 1:16.7,* Tra-
vis Bennett (S) 1:18.7,* Kenan Butler (S)
1:18.8.*
400 free relay - S. Kitsap A (M. Smith,
Hansen, Lyles and D. Smith) 3:45.5, S. Kit-
sap B (Schmuck, Smith, Kreutzer and Wlsn-
er) 3:45.8, Shelton A (Jon Cochran, Wes
Bourgault, Dustin Harkness and Kenan But-
ler) 4:03.8, S. Kitsap C (Turentine, Smith,
Schneider and Wall) 4:23.4, Shelton B
(names not divulged) 4:45.7.
*Per|onal Record
WORKING FOR AN ESCAPE during a recent varsity bout is Climber
ninth-grader Adam Cochran, one of five Shelton placers in last week-
end's ten.school Timberline Tourney.
Out in the Open
FIRST OF ALL you have to understand that
none of this was my idea.
I was perfectly happy doing what I was'doing.
Which was doing nothing. But, then, as doing
nothing has always come easy to me, and as I
wasn't doing anything anyway, it just seemed
natural to do nothing at all.
That was before I had lunch with my friend
Jack.
Jack decided I needed to start making some-
thing of my life and suggested I look into becom-
ing a flight attendant for a major airline.
Having never thought of becoming a flight at-
tendant (which was not unusual, as I had seldom
thought of becoming anything in life), I was
nonetheless intrigued to think that I, a middle-
aged, balding, paunchy, semi-educated and self-
confessed lazy person, could actually get such a
glamorous position;
At least glamorous by my standards.
I DON'T KNOW HOW other people react to
the prospect of interviewing tbr a job, but I was
terrified only because I could not remember the
last time I interviewed for a job. Most of the jobs
I've had either came my way or I created them.
The last time I worked for a wage was in 1976,
and I got fired from that job. In fact, I have been
fired from just about every job I've had, if I don't
count the businesses I worked for that went
bankrupt. So, there I was - getting ready for a
job interview for a job that I fully expected to get
fired from.
It was a very sobering situation.
Realizing I had no idea how to interview for a
job, let alone that of a flight attendant, I went to
the library and found The Flight Attendant's
Handbook, a how-to book on interviewing. I
couldn't believe my luck. Inside was information
on how to dress, what to say, what to bring, how
to act and, most importantly, what not to say.
I KNEW THE AIRLINES were in the middle
of a hiring frenzy, but that didn't mean they
were going to hire just any Tom, Dick or
Michael. The book bore this out. It said the most
important duty of a flight attendant is passenger
safety. The airlines are looking for people who do
well under stress, are team players and are inde-
pendent workers who know the rules but can
also take the initiative.
So far so good. I knew I could do well under
stress. Just the day before, as I started to make
breakfast, I noticed I was out of eggs. Instead of
stressing out I made a peanut-butter-and-bacon
sandwich instead.
And, as for being independent, just ask any of
my former employers (the ones that are still in
business). They'll tell you I'm the most independ-
ent person they ever met.
And you need look only as far as my dog to see
if I'm a team player. I always consult him betbre
changing the channels. There is no autocracy
here.
A WEEK LATER, with Jack's words of en-
couragement ringing in my ears, I fi)und myself
in the hallway outside the door of a conference
room at the Doubletree Suites in Seattle. Inside,
just moments away, awaited my interview with
United Airlines.
I was ready.
I had in my head every bit of advice I had
been able to glean. I was dressed professionally
in a conservative, dark-blue suit, a light-blue,
button-down shirt and a red-and-blue tie. My
shoes were shined, my beard and hair were
E-mail at
diaz@bud sters.com
trimmed.
I cleared my throat, squared my shoulders,
put on my most sincere, eager and interested
look, opened the door and walked in.
United Airlines' recruiting system is composed
of three parts. The first is a group interview set
up in cities around the country. If the applicant
passes, then six weeks later he receives a pack-
age via Federal Express containing training in-
tbrmation and a ticket to Chicago for an individ-
ual interview. The third phase is the actual six-
and-a-half-week training program after which
the successful candidates are hired and begin to
fly.
AS I CLOSED THE DOOR behind me I sur-
veyed the oup I was to be interviewing with. I
immediately noticed two things. First, of the 30
other candidates, I was the only one of my gen-
der in the room. Secondly, I was easily twice the
age of the next oldest person.
I quietly took a seat. A few minutes later the
United recruiter began her presentation. For the
next hour she painted a picture of fun and excite-
ment, of exotic travel, of fantastic benefits, of a
utopian corporate culture - so much so that I be-
gan to wonder if we were going to have to pay
United to work fi)r them.
When she was done she asked us to come indi-
vidually to the front of the room and tell the
group a little about ourselves and why we want-
ed to be flight attendants.
From my research I knew this was going to
happen, and I was well prepared. I had my
speech so well memorized it sounded completely
natural and not a bit rehearsed.
ONE AFTER ANOTHER these young, inno-
cent lasses came to the front, fidgeted with their
hair and, after introducing themselves, said,
"The reason I want to be a flight attendant is be-
cause I love to fly and I love people."
I smiled inwardly. That was exactly what we
were not supposed to say. My friend Jack, a
flight attendant for years, warned me against
saying that. My book said that was a sure elimi-
nator. The airlines don't want to hear that. They
want to hear about desire for adventure, the
hunger to experience diverse cultures, the need
to work in an unsupervised and chaotic environ-
ment. That's what they wanted. And that's what
I was prepared to tell them.
Then it was my turn. I had everything down. I
was cool. I was feeling easy. I got up and with
self-assured confidence walked to the front of the
room. I stood straight and looked out at my audi-
ence of women, some who seemed too young for
my son to date. I opened my mouth to begin and
froze.
I FORGOT EVERYTHING I was going to
say.
I stuttered through my introduction and then
said the only thing I could think of. "I want to be
a flight attendant because I love to fly and I love
people."
That was seven weeks ago. Since then I've
taken my book back to the library and finally
stopped hanging around the house waiting for
Federal Express.
But I am not discouraged. I'm used to rejec-
tion, and when it comes right down to it I'm not
sure I would want to work for an airline that
would hire me. I know I would at least think
twice about flying on one.
Next week: Alaska Airlines
SIMPSON WOMEN 12/10198
Women's HI Game: Dee Delamarter, 220.
Women's HI Series: Barb Pearson, 580.
Splits: Barb Dover 6-7-10.
Standings: Dry 37-19, Lowland 34-22,
Lumber 34-22, Camp 32-24, Resources 31-
25, Mill #3 30-26, Shipping 29-27, Mason
29-27, Pumhaslng 28.5-27.5, Loggers 28-
28, Railroad 28-28, Planers 26.5-29.5, OPP
26-30, Accounting 18-38, Tech 18-38, Mill
#5 17-39.
Lowland 1, Jill Llles 522; OPP 3, Patsy
Robinson 466; Dry 2, Barb Bays 514; Pur-
chasing 2, Sarah Stevens 441; Planers 3,
Lori Fey 368; Mill #5 1, Mary Simons 470;
Accounting 0, Kellie Emerson 417; Railroad
4, Linda Combs 515; Mason 0, Jill Morris
499; Mill #3 4, Barb Pearson 580; Loggers
3, Char Murr 459; Tech 1, Susanne Bariek-
man 409; Shipping 1, Janet Armfield 447;
Camp 3, Dorothy Moore 438; Resources 1,
Dee Delamarter 577; Lumber 3, Tamie Lea-
hy 509.
SENIORS 12/9198
Men's Hi Game: Rick Guerin, 213.
Men's Hi Series: Dick Rex, 541.
Women's HI Game and Series'• Dorothy
Howland, 227 and 658.
Standings: This 46-18, VFW 41-23, Ath-
letic 36-28, Cushman 35-29, Lock 34.5-29.5,
Les 34.5-29.5, Nitas 33.5-30.5, Gateway 33-
31, Mafia 32.5-31.5, Northcliff 32-32, Bomb-
ers 30-34, Timber 26-38, Hi 23-41, Ghost 8-
56.
This 2, Kathy Traux 466; VFW 2, Ed
Stansell 532; Lock 1, Fay Brewer 519; Ath-
letic 3, Dorothy Howland 558; Nitas 1, Peter
Salles 528; Cushman 3, Ed Morrison 536;
Mafia 1, Chuck Leslie 493; Les 3, Lou Rodg.
ers 495; Gateway 2, Dick Rex 541; Northcliff
2, Eunice Leslie 491; Bombers 1, Rick Guer-
in 481; Timber 3, Betty Shemel 435; HI 1,
Lloyd Viney 523; Ghost 3, John Somers
489.
WEDNESDAY AFTERSCHOOL
KIDS 12/2/98
Man's HI Game and Series: Ryan Scoles,
199 and 358.
Women's Hi Game and Series: Karmen
Mueller, 174 and 307.
Standings: #5 21-9, K&K 20-10, Show-
boats 20-10, #2 13-17, Psychedelic 8-22.
#2 0, Stephenie Bluehorse 193; #5 3,
Karmen Mueller 307; Showboats 3, Ryan
Scoles 358; Psychedelic 0, Jesslca Lewis
194; K&K 3, Kelly Clark 186.
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Thursday, January 21, 1999 - Shelton-Mason County Journal- Page 21
CLIMBER STATE QUALIFIER Robert Bawell soars and then comes
back for more during a dual-meet competition last week.
chlorine fortunes rise:
i lst-year diver makes state
Chlorine fortunes took a long-
lwaited upturn last week at
mlle. Shelton's swim boys
at only won their first meet of
year but celebrated it with a
t qualification as well.
Sophomore Robert Bawell
through with the latter, be-
his first-year credentials
:rtiingdtihve state qualifying sta by
• ' ng with a 323.65-point
performance in Thursday night s
ll-dive zone meet in Kelso.
i And two nights earlier he and
his teammates ran roughshod
Lr ver visiting Tumwater and add-
ed a nailbiter win over Black
Hills alike to mark their first for-
ay into the victory column.
In between, they squeezed in
their third full meet in four days
- a double-dual duel with Olym-
pia and Rogers high schools.
And a week ago Tuesday they'd
]started it all off by way of a non-
]]se(ague joust with 4-A visitor
outh Kitsap.
As for young Bawell's state-
i qualifying performance _ in his
:very first go at the ll-dive ver-
:sion of his sport (dual meets fea-
turing six dives) _ it was quite re-
markable but hardly unexpected,
says Climber coach Rob Phelan.
': sa:R°bert has just tons of talent"
y- oaca, adding that the first-
p year diver is exceptionally
working as well. hard-
Incidentally, with young Ba-
well's addition thls winter the
Climber dive corps has become
three-prong effective, with senior
veterans Chris Kingery and Rory
Harper both operating with state-
meet credentials of their own.
Neither veteran was on hand
to dive Thursday, however, but
Coach Phelan says they're both
fully expected to join their young
teammate on the all-Washington
guest list when Shelton hosts the
second qualifying meet, next Sat-
urday at 10:30 a.m.
Also incidentally, the results of
Friday's Oly/Rogers joust was not
available at press time.
SHELTON vs. TUMWATER, BL. HILLS
200 medley relay - Black Hills A
(Fiksdahl, Lima, Inglin and Smith) 1:54.3,
Shelton A (Kenan Butler, Wes Bourgault,
Jon Cochran and Dustin Harkness) 1:59.2,
Shelton B (Alex Keyzers, Matt Bolender,
Travis Bennett and Jesse Scrimsher) 2:10.8,
no Tumwater entry.
200 free - Smith (BH) 1:55.8, Jon Coch-
ran (S) 2:16.6, Derek Cahoon (S) 2:24.0,
Backstrom (BH) 2:27.3, Gaither (T) 2:50.02,
no fourth through sixth.
200 individual medley - Lima (BH)
2:17.2, Fiksdahl (BH) 2:22.6, Kenan Butler
(S) 2:26.6, Parker (T) 2:36.6, Jon Williams
(S) 2:39.5," no sixth.
50 free - Wes Bourgault (S) 25.43,*
Dustin Harkness (S) 26.44,* Wilson (BH)
28.8, Ben Carlson (S) 30.81," Galther (T)
31.37, Fry (BH) 32.3.
Diving - no competition.
100 fly - Aaron Inglin (BH) 1:03.5, Jon
Cochran (S) 1:10.2, Parker (T) 1:14.7, Tra-
vis Bennett (S) 1:23.2, no fifth or sixth.
100 free - Aaron Inglin (BH) 57.76, Jon
Williams (S) 1:01.4, Derek Cahoon (S)
1:01.8,* Backstrom (BH) 1:05.37, Oliver
(BH) 1:13.7, Joe Morgan (S) 1:19.2."
500 free - Smith (BH) 5:06.3, Evan
Gesche (S) 6:32.4, Dustin Harkness (S)
6:33.4 Greg Bennett (S) 8:13.9,* no fifth or
sixth.
200 free relay - Shelton A (Matt
Bolender, Derek Cahoon, Jon Williams and
Dustin Harkness) 1:55.5, Shelton B (Jesse
Scrimsher, Travis Bennett, Alex Keyzers
and Ben Cadson) 1:59.0, Black Hills (Inglin,
Wilson, Fry and Backstrom) 2:02.8, no Tum-
water entry.
100 back - Fiksdahl (BH) 1:03.7, Kenan
Butler (S) 1:03.8, Alex Keyzers (S) 1:25.7,
Jesse Scdmsher (S) 1:27.2, no fifth or sixth.
100 breast - Lima (BH) 1:12.08, Wes
Bourgault (S) 1:17.5, Matt Bolender (S)
1:20.7, Travls Bennett (S) 1:20.8, Inglin (BH)
1:23.6, Oliver (BH) 1:34.3, no Tumwater en-
try.
400 free relay - Black Hills A (Inglin,
Smith, Fiksdahl and Lima) 3:48.1, Shelton A
(Jon Cochran, Jon Williams, Wes Bourgault
and Kenan Butler) 4:10.12, Shelton B
(Derek Cahoon, Ben Carlson, Alex Keyzers
and Matt Bolender) 4:39.2, Black Hills B
(Wilson, Oliver, Inglin and Backstrom)
4:47.05, no Tumwater entry.
Scores: Shelton over Tumwater 129-13
and Shelton over Black Hills 89-74.
*Personal Record
SHELTON 49, SOUTH KITSAP 136
200 medley relay - S. Kitsap A
(Richmond, Lyles, Truemper and Breed)
1:54.9, S. Kltsap B (McKee, D. Smith, Bur-
ganious and M.Smith) 1:57.8, Shelton A
(Kenan Butler, Wes Bourgault, Jon Cochran
and Dustin Harkness) 2:01.6, S. Kltsap C
(Wall, Drew. Schneider and Sablan) 2:12.8,
Shelton B (names not divulged) 2:22.4, no
sixth.
200 free - M.Wlsner (SK) 1:59.9, M.
Smith (SK) 2:07.7, Schmuck (SK) 2:12.1,
Derek Cahoon (S) 2:22.5,* Joe Morgan (S)
2:46,* no sixth.
200 individual medley - C. Breed (SK)
2:03.5, Kenan Butler (S) 2:23.5, D. Hansen
(SK) 2:24.0, Dustin Harkness (S) 2:46.2,*
Anderson (SK) 2:48.t, no sixth.
50 free - A. Kreutzer (SK) 22.2, J. Exton
(SK) 23.4, Jon Cochran (S) 25.3,* Matt
Bolender (S) 27.4,* Jesse Scrimsher (S)
28.2,* J. Barrett (SK) 34.5.
Diving - Robert Bawell (S) 159.95, Chris
Kingery (S) 155.45, V. Putzke (SK) 153.15,
E. McDaniel (SK) 151.45, K. Herstad (SK)
98.3, Andrew Caturia (S) 75.0.
100 fly - W. Truemper (SK) 1:02.0, D.
Smith (SK) 1:02.7, B. McKee (SK) 1:06.5,
Travts Bennett (S 1:18.7," no fifth or sixth.
100 free - C. Breed (SK) 55.02, B. Lyles
(SK) 59.8, Derek Cahoon (S) 1:02.1, Alex
Keyzers (S) 1:07.1,* Ben Carlson (S)
1:08.1,* C. Sablan (SK) 1:11.7.
500 free - W. Truemper (SK) 5:17.6, A.
Kreutzer (SK) 5:48.3, Evan Gesche (S)
6:28.2," B. Bosch (SK) 6:29.5, Jesse
Scrimsher (S) 6:30.2,* no sixth.
200 free relay - S. Kitsap A (McKee,
Breed, Good and Truemper) 1:38.1, S. Kit-
sap B (Exton, Smith, Kreutzer and Hansen)
1:44.5, S. Kltsap C (O'Connell, Wray, Estep
and Barrett) 2:08.7, Shetton B (names not
divulged) 2:10, Shelton A (Derek Cahoon,
Dustin Harkness, Jon Williams and Wes
Bourgault) disqualified.
100 back - D. Smith (SK) 59.38, T. Wall
(SK) 1:10.3, Jon Cochran (S) 1:15.1," Alex
Keyzers (S) 1:20.7,* N. Archut (SK) 1:21.1,
Joe Morgan (S) 1:37.1 .'
100 breast - C. Richmond (SK) 1:07.9,
N. Burganious (SK) 1:14.5, C. Ferguson
(SK) 1:15.9, Matt Bolender (S) 1:16.7,* Tra-
vis Bennett (S) 1:18.7,* Kenan Butler (S)
1:18.8.*
400 free relay - S. Kitsap A (M. Smith,
Hansen, Lyles and D. Smith) 3:45.5, S. Kit-
sap B (Schmuck, Smith, Kreutzer and Wlsn-
er) 3:45.8, Shelton A (Jon Cochran, Wes
Bourgault, Dustin Harkness and Kenan But-
ler) 4:03.8, S. Kitsap C (Turentine, Smith,
Schneider and Wall) 4:23.4, Shelton B
(names not divulged) 4:45.7.
*Per|onal Record
WORKING FOR AN ESCAPE during a recent varsity bout is Climber
ninth-grader Adam Cochran, one of five Shelton placers in last week-
end's ten.school Timberline Tourney.
Out in the Open
FIRST OF ALL you have to understand that
none of this was my idea.
I was perfectly happy doing what I was'doing.
Which was doing nothing. But, then, as doing
nothing has always come easy to me, and as I
wasn't doing anything anyway, it just seemed
natural to do nothing at all.
That was before I had lunch with my friend
Jack.
Jack decided I needed to start making some-
thing of my life and suggested I look into becom-
ing a flight attendant for a major airline.
Having never thought of becoming a flight at-
tendant (which was not unusual, as I had seldom
thought of becoming anything in life), I was
nonetheless intrigued to think that I, a middle-
aged, balding, paunchy, semi-educated and self-
confessed lazy person, could actually get such a
glamorous position;
At least glamorous by my standards.
I DON'T KNOW HOW other people react to
the prospect of interviewing tbr a job, but I was
terrified only because I could not remember the
last time I interviewed for a job. Most of the jobs
I've had either came my way or I created them.
The last time I worked for a wage was in 1976,
and I got fired from that job. In fact, I have been
fired from just about every job I've had, if I don't
count the businesses I worked for that went
bankrupt. So, there I was - getting ready for a
job interview for a job that I fully expected to get
fired from.
It was a very sobering situation.
Realizing I had no idea how to interview for a
job, let alone that of a flight attendant, I went to
the library and found The Flight Attendant's
Handbook, a how-to book on interviewing. I
couldn't believe my luck. Inside was information
on how to dress, what to say, what to bring, how
to act and, most importantly, what not to say.
I KNEW THE AIRLINES were in the middle
of a hiring frenzy, but that didn't mean they
were going to hire just any Tom, Dick or
Michael. The book bore this out. It said the most
important duty of a flight attendant is passenger
safety. The airlines are looking for people who do
well under stress, are team players and are inde-
pendent workers who know the rules but can
also take the initiative.
So far so good. I knew I could do well under
stress. Just the day before, as I started to make
breakfast, I noticed I was out of eggs. Instead of
stressing out I made a peanut-butter-and-bacon
sandwich instead.
And, as for being independent, just ask any of
my former employers (the ones that are still in
business). They'll tell you I'm the most independ-
ent person they ever met.
And you need look only as far as my dog to see
if I'm a team player. I always consult him betbre
changing the channels. There is no autocracy
here.
A WEEK LATER, with Jack's words of en-
couragement ringing in my ears, I fi)und myself
in the hallway outside the door of a conference
room at the Doubletree Suites in Seattle. Inside,
just moments away, awaited my interview with
United Airlines.
I was ready.
I had in my head every bit of advice I had
been able to glean. I was dressed professionally
in a conservative, dark-blue suit, a light-blue,
button-down shirt and a red-and-blue tie. My
shoes were shined, my beard and hair were
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trimmed.
I cleared my throat, squared my shoulders,
put on my most sincere, eager and interested
look, opened the door and walked in.
United Airlines' recruiting system is composed
of three parts. The first is a group interview set
up in cities around the country. If the applicant
passes, then six weeks later he receives a pack-
age via Federal Express containing training in-
tbrmation and a ticket to Chicago for an individ-
ual interview. The third phase is the actual six-
and-a-half-week training program after which
the successful candidates are hired and begin to
fly.
AS I CLOSED THE DOOR behind me I sur-
veyed the oup I was to be interviewing with. I
immediately noticed two things. First, of the 30
other candidates, I was the only one of my gen-
der in the room. Secondly, I was easily twice the
age of the next oldest person.
I quietly took a seat. A few minutes later the
United recruiter began her presentation. For the
next hour she painted a picture of fun and excite-
ment, of exotic travel, of fantastic benefits, of a
utopian corporate culture - so much so that I be-
gan to wonder if we were going to have to pay
United to work fi)r them.
When she was done she asked us to come indi-
vidually to the front of the room and tell the
group a little about ourselves and why we want-
ed to be flight attendants.
From my research I knew this was going to
happen, and I was well prepared. I had my
speech so well memorized it sounded completely
natural and not a bit rehearsed.
ONE AFTER ANOTHER these young, inno-
cent lasses came to the front, fidgeted with their
hair and, after introducing themselves, said,
"The reason I want to be a flight attendant is be-
cause I love to fly and I love people."
I smiled inwardly. That was exactly what we
were not supposed to say. My friend Jack, a
flight attendant for years, warned me against
saying that. My book said that was a sure elimi-
nator. The airlines don't want to hear that. They
want to hear about desire for adventure, the
hunger to experience diverse cultures, the need
to work in an unsupervised and chaotic environ-
ment. That's what they wanted. And that's what
I was prepared to tell them.
Then it was my turn. I had everything down. I
was cool. I was feeling easy. I got up and with
self-assured confidence walked to the front of the
room. I stood straight and looked out at my audi-
ence of women, some who seemed too young for
my son to date. I opened my mouth to begin and
froze.
I FORGOT EVERYTHING I was going to
say.
I stuttered through my introduction and then
said the only thing I could think of. "I want to be
a flight attendant because I love to fly and I love
people."
That was seven weeks ago. Since then I've
taken my book back to the library and finally
stopped hanging around the house waiting for
Federal Express.
But I am not discouraged. I'm used to rejec-
tion, and when it comes right down to it I'm not
sure I would want to work for an airline that
would hire me. I know I would at least think
twice about flying on one.
Next week: Alaska Airlines
SIMPSON WOMEN 12/10198
Women's HI Game: Dee Delamarter, 220.
Women's HI Series: Barb Pearson, 580.
Splits: Barb Dover 6-7-10.
Standings: Dry 37-19, Lowland 34-22,
Lumber 34-22, Camp 32-24, Resources 31-
25, Mill #3 30-26, Shipping 29-27, Mason
29-27, Pumhaslng 28.5-27.5, Loggers 28-
28, Railroad 28-28, Planers 26.5-29.5, OPP
26-30, Accounting 18-38, Tech 18-38, Mill
#5 17-39.
Lowland 1, Jill Llles 522; OPP 3, Patsy
Robinson 466; Dry 2, Barb Bays 514; Pur-
chasing 2, Sarah Stevens 441; Planers 3,
Lori Fey 368; Mill #5 1, Mary Simons 470;
Accounting 0, Kellie Emerson 417; Railroad
4, Linda Combs 515; Mason 0, Jill Morris
499; Mill #3 4, Barb Pearson 580; Loggers
3, Char Murr 459; Tech 1, Susanne Bariek-
man 409; Shipping 1, Janet Armfield 447;
Camp 3, Dorothy Moore 438; Resources 1,
Dee Delamarter 577; Lumber 3, Tamie Lea-
hy 509.
SENIORS 12/9198
Men's Hi Game: Rick Guerin, 213.
Men's Hi Series: Dick Rex, 541.
Women's HI Game and Series'• Dorothy
Howland, 227 and 658.
Standings: This 46-18, VFW 41-23, Ath-
letic 36-28, Cushman 35-29, Lock 34.5-29.5,
Les 34.5-29.5, Nitas 33.5-30.5, Gateway 33-
31, Mafia 32.5-31.5, Northcliff 32-32, Bomb-
ers 30-34, Timber 26-38, Hi 23-41, Ghost 8-
56.
This 2, Kathy Traux 466; VFW 2, Ed
Stansell 532; Lock 1, Fay Brewer 519; Ath-
letic 3, Dorothy Howland 558; Nitas 1, Peter
Salles 528; Cushman 3, Ed Morrison 536;
Mafia 1, Chuck Leslie 493; Les 3, Lou Rodg.
ers 495; Gateway 2, Dick Rex 541; Northcliff
2, Eunice Leslie 491; Bombers 1, Rick Guer-
in 481; Timber 3, Betty Shemel 435; HI 1,
Lloyd Viney 523; Ghost 3, John Somers
489.
WEDNESDAY AFTERSCHOOL
KIDS 12/2/98
Man's HI Game and Series: Ryan Scoles,
199 and 358.
Women's Hi Game and Series: Karmen
Mueller, 174 and 307.
Standings: #5 21-9, K&K 20-10, Show-
boats 20-10, #2 13-17, Psychedelic 8-22.
#2 0, Stephenie Bluehorse 193; #5 3,
Karmen Mueller 307; Showboats 3, Ryan
Scoles 358; Psychedelic 0, Jesslca Lewis
194; K&K 3, Kelly Clark 186.
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