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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 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 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