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SItELTON MAYOR Scott Hilburn, one of the chamber board members
himself, installs new board members. From left are Virginia McCar-
ty, Hilburn, Bill Hundley, Karen Mariano and Shirley Reichner.
OC will offer courses
in art, creative writing
Olympic College Shelton is of.
fering two zero-credit classes for
creative folks winter quarter.
A creative art medium class
will start Friday, January 22, and
end Friday, March 5.
L I
00usin
00ournal
SIMPSON COMMUNITY FEDERAL CREDIT UNION
has recently completed renovation or replacement of all its
Y2K-critical systems so that a computer glitch won't shut
down operations when the year 2000 comes, according to
SCFCU President Joe Robertson. This included the pur-
chase and installation of a new Y2K-compliant mainframe
computer system in October of last year, said Robertson.
The system allowed testing to begin on critical software,
which was provided and renovated by a third-party vendor
and was certified Y2K-compliant. The credit union com-
pleted its testing phase on December 31. The next phase,
Robertson said, will involve testing with third-party ven-
dors, external companies the credit union does business
with. The testing should be completed March 31.
MARK TRUCKSESS, M.D., a local family practice spe-
cialist, recently received word that he had passed the
American Board of Independent Medical Examiners
(ABIME) certification examination. ABIME-certified phy-
sicians possess necessary medical skills and training in
physical, behavioral, psychological and occupational as-
sessments for diagnosis, causation, prognosis, treatment
and serving as a medical witness. Dr. Trucksess has been
in practice at Mason General Hospital since 1971 and
serves as Mason County Public Health Officer.
MASON GENERAL HOSPITAL has announced its offi-
cers and appointed its chiefs of services for the licensed 68-
bed community hospital with almost 100 physicians on
staff in 21 specialty areas. Dr. Jonathan A. Gold is chief of
medical staff, assisted by Dr. Dean E. Gushee. Secretary is
Dr. Peggy Hosford.
Chiefs of services include doctors Minnie Roth, anesthe-
sia; Mark Schlauderaff and Austin Lambert, intensive
care; Gushee, emergency services; Allen Millard, infant
and children's services; Terrence Schulte, laboratory ser,
vices; Mark Trucksess, medical-surgical; Christopher Pe-
noyar, nutritional services; Gold, obstetrics; Paul Robert-
son, oncology; Michael Barnard, physical therapy; Larry
Brinkman, surgery; Lawrence Bennett, radiology; Gushee,
continuing medical education; and Hosford, director of the
North Mason Medical Clinic.
A NEW OPHTHALMOLOGIST, Scott E. Stice, has
joined the staff of Mason General Hospital and will prac-
tice with Dr. Mark Corley at Mason County Eye Special-
ists on Kati Court in Shelton. Dr. Stice, the son-in-law of
Shelton residents Phil and Mary Hamlin, received his
medical degree from the Medical University of South Caro-
lina (USC) and did his residency in ophthalmology at the
University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, Iowa,
and recently finished his fellowship there. Dr. Stice and
his wife, Jeanine, a 1983 Shelton High School and
Washington State University graduate who earned her
master's degree in public health at USC, have three young
sons and will make their home in Shelton.
i i ii i i
The class will give students
some experience with art materi-
als. They will work with photo
imaging, acrylic transfer and
painting, collage, drawing materi-
als, printmaking, paper making
and watercolors.
Fee for the class is $75, which
includes materials. Class time is
from 6 to 8 p.m.
A creative writing class for be-
ginning and experienced writers,
"Anyone Can Write," will begin on
Monday, January 25, and run
from 7 to 9 p.m. Mondays through
March 15.
The sessions, taught by poet-
journalist Carolyn Maddux, will
include emphasis on using indi-
vidual or family memories in vari-
ous creative ways. It will incorpo-
rate simple exercises to flex the
writing muscles and allow partic-
ipants the opportunity to work on
their own projects. '
Those interested must register
in advance at Olympic College
Shelton, 937 Alpine Way in Shel-
ton. For more information, call
432-5400.
Sauna
.goes up
m flames
A cedar sauna outside a resi-
dence at 561 Mikkelsen Road
caught fire last week and was de-
stroyed, Fire District 5 officials
reported.
The blaze was spotted by a
neighbor and reported to the fire
district at 10:45 on the night of
Thursday, January 14. Nobody
was injured during the fire, which
occurred in the sauna located
some 50 feet from the residence of
Bruce and Pat Haskell.
The sauna was heated by a
woodstove and reportedly had
been used earlier that day, fire-
fighters said. It appeared the
stove overheated and the cedar
caught on fire, said Fire District 5
Assistant Chief Mike Snyder.
Damage was estimated at $5,000.
Liquor license
discontinued
The Washington State Liquor
Control Board has announced the
discontinuance of a liquor license
for Lila and Donald Berger doing
business as Summertide Resort
and Marina on the North Shore
Road in Tahuya.
We deliver
ATIN G I L
COMPARE OUR W PRICES!
We carry kerosene.
UNO(AL@
Page 22 - Shelton-Mason County Journal- Thursday, January 21, 1999
Located at Sanderson
Industrial Park
427-8084
Optimism rings at meeting:
New, past presidents tell
chamber of opportunities
By AL FORD
The January 14 Shelton-Mason
County Chamber of Commerce
membership meeting at the Little
Creek Casino saw the installation
of new board members and a new
president.
Installed as new board mem-
bers by Shelton Mayor Scott Hil-
burn were Bill Hundley, Virginia
McCarty, Karen Mariano and
Shirley Reichner.
Jeff Geibel took over the presi-
dent's reins from Patti Case, who
had headed the chamber for the
past year.
GEIBEL SAID what he wants
to do is to put new ideas into
forms that can be acted on. He
said he wants to hear from mem-
bers concerning what they would
like to see done.
He told the assembled mem-
bers that the chamber has some
money which was collected with
the idea of putting a tourist cen-
ter in the Wal-Mart parking lot,
but said the idea did not pan out.
He asked members to help come
up with ideas on how to get peo-
ple out of their cars as they come
through Shelton, adding that ef-
forts should be made to make the
city more attractive to visitors.
The area is attracting new
business, he said, with some just
getting underway. A developer,
he told the chamber, is looking at
ways to use the 800-some acres of
John Kneeland's property across
Highway 101 from the north
Shelton interchange. Some say it
will not work, he said, but added
that efforts should be made to try
to make it work.
The purchase of Alderbrook by
CRISTA Ministeries originally
caused some concern, particularly
over the potenital loss of hotel-
motel tax money which would go
for tourism activities. For the
present, he said, the business will
continue to operate as a commer-
cial enterprise.
ONE IDEA being looked into,
Geibel noted, is the installation of
hanging flower baskets along the
streets. A large project, he said,
would be to work something out
using the area's logging history.
Tours are already available of the
Simpson Mill and woods, Geibel
said.
He told the group it has many
things to work on and a need to
work on them together.
Case, commenting on some of
the accomplishments of the past
year, said more than 5,000 people
stopped at the chamber offices
and more than 3,500 telephone
calls were answered.
The chamber has revised its
meeting schedule to present infor-
mational and educational pro-
grams along with professional de-
velopment sessions on marketing
a business, which made it possi-
ble for some members who had
been unable to attend meetings to
do so.
THE CHAMBER was able to
retain 95 percent of its members
and is working to attract new
members, Case reported. With
the assistance of treasurer Mark
Wittenberg, she said, the cham-
ber developed fiscal policies to en-
sure that its financial affairs are
above reproach. The annual fund
raising auction, she added, was
successful.
Chamber representatives, Case
said, were able to provide input to
improve education in Mason
County, including participation in
the Shelton School District's stra-
tegic planning team, the facilities
review committee and the Council
for Improvement of Learning.
Another committee, she said,
worked to set up a system to ex-
plore potential new retail busi-
nesses for the area and continues
to look at ideas in that area.
Christmas lighting and decora-
tions were installed and removed
and the Christmas Bazaar
helped pay for maintenance on
the decorations.
Case expressed apprecation to
returning board members Laurie
Buhl, Mary Jo Cady, Mary
Gardner, Marv Faughender, Scott
Hilburn, Jeff McHargue, Rick
Penney, Jim Smith and Vi Stick-
ley and to outgoing board
bers Craig Chapman, Lind
nold, Ginny Chitwood, Jim
venport and Bob O'Brien.
also expressed appreciation
chamber staff, Executive Dir
Michelle Jennings, and Faith
venport.
/:;i?
COMING AND GOING: Shelton-Mason Chamber
Commerce president Patti Case gets a sendoff
new president Jeff Geibel as the two share the
for last week's meeting.
FORESTRY
CONSULTANT
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right for you. With so many store locations
nearby, you won't have to go far to find us.
Shop United States Cellular' on the Internet at www.uscc.com
Offer requires a new 12-month service agreement, Roaming charges, taxes, tolls and network surcharges not included.
Other restrictions and charges may apply. See store for details.
UNITED STATES
WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS
The way people talk
here,"
Aberdeen
Southshores Mall
(360) 532-0000
Aberdeen
WaI-Mart
909 E. Wishkah
(360)538-2869
SItELTON MAYOR Scott Hilburn, one of the chamber board members
himself, installs new board members. From left are Virginia McCar-
ty, Hilburn, Bill Hundley, Karen Mariano and Shirley Reichner.
OC will offer courses
in art, creative writing
Olympic College Shelton is of.
fering two zero-credit classes for
creative folks winter quarter.
A creative art medium class
will start Friday, January 22, and
end Friday, March 5.
L I
00usin
00ournal
SIMPSON COMMUNITY FEDERAL CREDIT UNION
has recently completed renovation or replacement of all its
Y2K-critical systems so that a computer glitch won't shut
down operations when the year 2000 comes, according to
SCFCU President Joe Robertson. This included the pur-
chase and installation of a new Y2K-compliant mainframe
computer system in October of last year, said Robertson.
The system allowed testing to begin on critical software,
which was provided and renovated by a third-party vendor
and was certified Y2K-compliant. The credit union com-
pleted its testing phase on December 31. The next phase,
Robertson said, will involve testing with third-party ven-
dors, external companies the credit union does business
with. The testing should be completed March 31.
MARK TRUCKSESS, M.D., a local family practice spe-
cialist, recently received word that he had passed the
American Board of Independent Medical Examiners
(ABIME) certification examination. ABIME-certified phy-
sicians possess necessary medical skills and training in
physical, behavioral, psychological and occupational as-
sessments for diagnosis, causation, prognosis, treatment
and serving as a medical witness. Dr. Trucksess has been
in practice at Mason General Hospital since 1971 and
serves as Mason County Public Health Officer.
MASON GENERAL HOSPITAL has announced its offi-
cers and appointed its chiefs of services for the licensed 68-
bed community hospital with almost 100 physicians on
staff in 21 specialty areas. Dr. Jonathan A. Gold is chief of
medical staff, assisted by Dr. Dean E. Gushee. Secretary is
Dr. Peggy Hosford.
Chiefs of services include doctors Minnie Roth, anesthe-
sia; Mark Schlauderaff and Austin Lambert, intensive
care; Gushee, emergency services; Allen Millard, infant
and children's services; Terrence Schulte, laboratory ser,
vices; Mark Trucksess, medical-surgical; Christopher Pe-
noyar, nutritional services; Gold, obstetrics; Paul Robert-
son, oncology; Michael Barnard, physical therapy; Larry
Brinkman, surgery; Lawrence Bennett, radiology; Gushee,
continuing medical education; and Hosford, director of the
North Mason Medical Clinic.
A NEW OPHTHALMOLOGIST, Scott E. Stice, has
joined the staff of Mason General Hospital and will prac-
tice with Dr. Mark Corley at Mason County Eye Special-
ists on Kati Court in Shelton. Dr. Stice, the son-in-law of
Shelton residents Phil and Mary Hamlin, received his
medical degree from the Medical University of South Caro-
lina (USC) and did his residency in ophthalmology at the
University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, Iowa,
and recently finished his fellowship there. Dr. Stice and
his wife, Jeanine, a 1983 Shelton High School and
Washington State University graduate who earned her
master's degree in public health at USC, have three young
sons and will make their home in Shelton.
i i ii i i
The class will give students
some experience with art materi-
als. They will work with photo
imaging, acrylic transfer and
painting, collage, drawing materi-
als, printmaking, paper making
and watercolors.
Fee for the class is $75, which
includes materials. Class time is
from 6 to 8 p.m.
A creative writing class for be-
ginning and experienced writers,
"Anyone Can Write," will begin on
Monday, January 25, and run
from 7 to 9 p.m. Mondays through
March 15.
The sessions, taught by poet-
journalist Carolyn Maddux, will
include emphasis on using indi-
vidual or family memories in vari-
ous creative ways. It will incorpo-
rate simple exercises to flex the
writing muscles and allow partic-
ipants the opportunity to work on
their own projects. '
Those interested must register
in advance at Olympic College
Shelton, 937 Alpine Way in Shel-
ton. For more information, call
432-5400.
Sauna
.goes up
m flames
A cedar sauna outside a resi-
dence at 561 Mikkelsen Road
caught fire last week and was de-
stroyed, Fire District 5 officials
reported.
The blaze was spotted by a
neighbor and reported to the fire
district at 10:45 on the night of
Thursday, January 14. Nobody
was injured during the fire, which
occurred in the sauna located
some 50 feet from the residence of
Bruce and Pat Haskell.
The sauna was heated by a
woodstove and reportedly had
been used earlier that day, fire-
fighters said. It appeared the
stove overheated and the cedar
caught on fire, said Fire District 5
Assistant Chief Mike Snyder.
Damage was estimated at $5,000.
Liquor license
discontinued
The Washington State Liquor
Control Board has announced the
discontinuance of a liquor license
for Lila and Donald Berger doing
business as Summertide Resort
and Marina on the North Shore
Road in Tahuya.
We deliver
ATIN G I L
COMPARE OUR W PRICES!
We carry kerosene.
UNO(AL@
Page 22 - Shelton-Mason County Journal- Thursday, January 21, 1999
Located at Sanderson
Industrial Park
427-8084
Optimism rings at meeting:
New, past presidents tell
chamber of opportunities
By AL FORD
The January 14 Shelton-Mason
County Chamber of Commerce
membership meeting at the Little
Creek Casino saw the installation
of new board members and a new
president.
Installed as new board mem-
bers by Shelton Mayor Scott Hil-
burn were Bill Hundley, Virginia
McCarty, Karen Mariano and
Shirley Reichner.
Jeff Geibel took over the presi-
dent's reins from Patti Case, who
had headed the chamber for the
past year.
GEIBEL SAID what he wants
to do is to put new ideas into
forms that can be acted on. He
said he wants to hear from mem-
bers concerning what they would
like to see done.
He told the assembled mem-
bers that the chamber has some
money which was collected with
the idea of putting a tourist cen-
ter in the Wal-Mart parking lot,
but said the idea did not pan out.
He asked members to help come
up with ideas on how to get peo-
ple out of their cars as they come
through Shelton, adding that ef-
forts should be made to make the
city more attractive to visitors.
The area is attracting new
business, he said, with some just
getting underway. A developer,
he told the chamber, is looking at
ways to use the 800-some acres of
John Kneeland's property across
Highway 101 from the north
Shelton interchange. Some say it
will not work, he said, but added
that efforts should be made to try
to make it work.
The purchase of Alderbrook by
CRISTA Ministeries originally
caused some concern, particularly
over the potenital loss of hotel-
motel tax money which would go
for tourism activities. For the
present, he said, the business will
continue to operate as a commer-
cial enterprise.
ONE IDEA being looked into,
Geibel noted, is the installation of
hanging flower baskets along the
streets. A large project, he said,
would be to work something out
using the area's logging history.
Tours are already available of the
Simpson Mill and woods, Geibel
said.
He told the group it has many
things to work on and a need to
work on them together.
Case, commenting on some of
the accomplishments of the past
year, said more than 5,000 people
stopped at the chamber offices
and more than 3,500 telephone
calls were answered.
The chamber has revised its
meeting schedule to present infor-
mational and educational pro-
grams along with professional de-
velopment sessions on marketing
a business, which made it possi-
ble for some members who had
been unable to attend meetings to
do so.
THE CHAMBER was able to
retain 95 percent of its members
and is working to attract new
members, Case reported. With
the assistance of treasurer Mark
Wittenberg, she said, the cham-
ber developed fiscal policies to en-
sure that its financial affairs are
above reproach. The annual fund
raising auction, she added, was
successful.
Chamber representatives, Case
said, were able to provide input to
improve education in Mason
County, including participation in
the Shelton School District's stra-
tegic planning team, the facilities
review committee and the Council
for Improvement of Learning.
Another committee, she said,
worked to set up a system to ex-
plore potential new retail busi-
nesses for the area and continues
to look at ideas in that area.
Christmas lighting and decora-
tions were installed and removed
and the Christmas Bazaar
helped pay for maintenance on
the decorations.
Case expressed apprecation to
returning board members Laurie
Buhl, Mary Jo Cady, Mary
Gardner, Marv Faughender, Scott
Hilburn, Jeff McHargue, Rick
Penney, Jim Smith and Vi Stick-
ley and to outgoing board
bers Craig Chapman, Lind
nold, Ginny Chitwood, Jim
venport and Bob O'Brien.
also expressed appreciation
chamber staff, Executive Dir
Michelle Jennings, and Faith
venport.
/:;i?
COMING AND GOING: Shelton-Mason Chamber
Commerce president Patti Case gets a sendoff
new president Jeff Geibel as the two share the
for last week's meeting.
FORESTRY
CONSULTANT
Resource Planning • Excavating • Land Clearing * Environmentally Sensitive
P.O. Box 681, Hoodsport, WA 98548
Licensed Contractor RGFORC*159KP
gets you .
60 minutes 'i
month,
The United States Cellular Advantage
Along with all our great deals on wireless
phones and service plans, you'll get some-
thing extra at United States Cellular.
Friendly salespeople who take the time to
explain how wireless service works. Plus,
we'll help you find the calling plan that's
right for you. With so many store locations
nearby, you won't have to go far to find us.
Shop United States Cellular' on the Internet at www.uscc.com
Offer requires a new 12-month service agreement, Roaming charges, taxes, tolls and network surcharges not included.
Other restrictions and charges may apply. See store for details.
UNITED STATES
WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS
The way people talk
here,"
Aberdeen
Southshores Mall
(360) 532-0000
Aberdeen
WaI-Mart
909 E. Wishkah
(360)538-2869