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State lending an ear to windstorm victims
The state of Washington's Emer-
gency Management Division is try-
ing to obtain disaster assistance
loans tbr businesses and homeown-
ers affected by the December 2006
windstorm.
The Small Business Administra-
tion, or SBA, offers a loss loan pro-
gram for any county or city where
at least 25 homes or 25 businesses
or a combination of 25 homes, busi-
nesses or other eligible institutions
each sustain uninsured losses
of 40 percent or more of the esti-
mated fair replacement value or
pre-disaster fair market value of
the damaged property, whichever
is lower.
Also, the state may be able to get
an SBA Economic Injury Disaster
Loan Program for all the business-
State ranks
es that went without power and
lost huge amounts of revenue right
at the peak of holiday shopping.
Mason County must provide in-
formation to the state Emergency
Management Division no later
than February 13. If you feel you
15th in national health
to turn out for Shelton's Golds-
borough Creek 10-kilometer race.
This broke the ice for them to start
participating in more local road
races.
Between the two of them they
competed in almost one road race
per month, including McCleary's
Bear Festival 10-kilometer fun
run, the Skokomish Chum Run,
plus the Lake Fair road race and
the Pasta Dash, both in Olympia.
With each additional race she
took on and finished, Iyall found it
easier to continue pushing herself
little-by-little to run farther and
better.
"ONCE I DID one, I felt I could
possibly do the next, so I just kept
building," she said.
On Labor Day, they both com-
pleted their first half marathon
in Woodinville. Two weeks later,
Johnson also hiked to the top of
Mount Saint Helens.
Johnson attributed his ability to
reach the peak easily in eight hours
to his physical condition from run-
ning so much beforehand. Between
the half marathon and the fact
that the health challenge was over,
Johnson and Iyall thought they
had crossed their personal fitness
"finish lines" by that point.
But people kept telling them,
"Oh, you're going to do a mara-
thon," Johnson remembers. They
at first ignored the idea, but then
a few weeks later, Iyall came in to
work and announced she was go-
ing to run the Seattle Marathon.
Of course, Johnson felt compelled
to accept her challenge and run
it too, even though the race was
scheduled for the end of Novem-
ber and he is a self-proclaimed
"weather weenie" who hates to run
in the cold.
LITTLE DID THEY know at
the time that Seattle's marathon
is considered one of the hardest
on the West Coast, involving three
miles of steep uphill climbs to-
ward the very end of its 26.2-mile
course. Had either of them known
this, they probably would have
backed away from the idea - but
they didn't find this out until after
they both ran it.
"It's huge; it's a monster," Iyall
recalled of the race's imposing,
steady ascent.
Not only did Iyall achieve her
goal of running the whole race
in under five hours and finishing
ahead of the last runner, she lost
a considerable amount of weight
while training for it. She finished
in tbur hours and 31 minutes, be-
hind Johnson, who clocked in at
just under four hours.
"And it was hard," Johnson re-
members, describing "miserable,"
wet, snowy weather in tempera-
(Continued from page 18.)
Martin shot to the top in the in-
dividual scores with 1,432 "mile"
points. His motivation, iheled in
part by a dia&mosis of cancer a
couple of years ago, drove him to
really push himself by running not
one but two ultra marathons.
First he ran the Capitol Peak
Ultra Marathon last April. This
was a 50-mile race winding
through trails outside of Olympia
in falling snow. He took offaround
4:30 a.m., with his l)reath linger-
ing visibly in the air, and finished
the race about 12 hours later.
Martin had already been work-
ing to keep in shape beibre the
health challenge, so this just
spurred him to up his mileage and
made him think, "What the heck?"
deciding to go for it. He credited
the health challenge for helping
him to tbcus and develop a strong
running base. But he was also out
to prove his recovery to himself:
'I wanted to show that I could
be in better shape and recover
from it - and show that ] could be
in better shape than I was befbre,"
he said.
IN BETWEEN tackling his first
and second "ultra" events, Martin
ran the Capital City Marathon.
His second 50-mile trail run took
place at Crystal Mountain Ski Re-
sort, coordinated by the National
Championship of Trail Running.
This course took him 14 hours to
complete.
"It was a lot of fun!" Martin re-
members.
Now he's joining tbrces with
Hyatt, Iyall, Johnson and their
tbllow health challenge organizers
this year in encouraging other peo-
ple to practice healthier lifestyles.
"It's not about how long you
exercise, but the quality of how
it improves your lifestyle," Mar-
tin continued. Seeing last year's
health challenge motivate some
of his co-workers to balance nutri-
tion and exercise while juggling
busy schedules, as well as setting
healthy examples fbr their thmi-
lies, was very rewarding to him.
"Tome,thatwaswhatwasinspir-
ing," he said. "To me, that's what
the health challenge is all about."
TWO OF THE initial organiz-
ers, Johnson and Iyall, found them-
selves caught up in the mounting
adrenaline. Though both had al-
ways been athletic and had kept
in shape since high school, they
wound up finishing 2006 by run-
ning a marathon. '
"We were runners, but we
weren't, like, hard-core," Iyall ex-
plains. Usually, they would work
out in the gym or run a few times
a week, averaging a couple of
miles per run. But with children
at home, a full-time job and a com-
mute to work, Iyall struggled to
keep exercise a top priority.
"This really tbrced me to block
out time in my day and make
time - like I would a meeting or
an appointment - to exercise, and
I needed that to keep me account-
able," she considered.
"I think the health challenge
kind of got us both going last win-
ter," she added. It gave them a rea-
son to raise the bar, so they did.
By April Johnson ran a 10-ki-
lometer race on Whidbey Island.
Then in May they both decided
New nonprofit
seeks support
tures barely over freezing. But at
the same time, Iyall appreciated
the marathon's scenic beauty as
they started by the Experience Mu-
sic Project, ran over the Interstate
90 bridge and past Seward Park,
finishing in Memorial Stadium.
"PEOPLE WERE very sup-
portive the whole time," Iyall
remembered. She was also im-
pressed with her colleague when
Johnson not only managed to show
up at the race's icy starting line in
the early morning, but he even
brought gloves and hand warmers
to share. "Which saved me," she
said.
Spectators dressed in silly go-
rilla and rabbit suits who cheered
for them on the sidelines helped
raise her spirits during the long,
long run, too.
"It was just what you needed
at that point, some comic relief,"
she remembers. She was also sur-
prised to see one runner finish
the entire race in bare feet, while
many other athletes wore garbage
sacks to stay dry.
Realizing countless people in
Mason County have run mara-
thons, Johnson pointed out how
the county project's main ambition
is to encourage other people to en-
joy a healthy lifestyle. "That's the
goal of the whole thing. It doesn't
mean you have to go out and do
marathons," he said modestly.
WITH THE ENTHUSIASM
generated last year, the county
has launched an "even bigger and
better" health challenge this year,
opening it to businesses and or-
ganizations in the whole county.
Already off to a flying start, the
health challenge began January
2 and runs through the end of
March.
Of the approximately 430 coun-
sleep, hygiene, annual health
screenings and even spiritual ac-
tivity. They chose to keep "spiritu-
al activity" open for interpretation,
but included it based on research
indicating it improves mental out-
look and well-being.
"WE WANTED TO make it
well-rounded, just to make it edu-
cate people about good health,"
Iyall explained. This also branch-
es the competition out for those
who don't excel in exercise and
nutrition, by still offering them
the chance to experiment with
different approaches to staying
healthy.
"So we're just sort of trying to
get people to think more about
health," she adds. Anyone inter-
ested in volunteering to help orga-
nize and offer input for the health
challenge is welcome.
"We just feel that the more in-
put we have the better," Iyall said,
adding: "We're just trying to take
everybody's ideas and make it the
best project we can."
The organizers ask participants
to pay a small entrance fee equal-
ing $3 per person to fund awards
and motivational incentives along
the way. Participants are eligible
for regular raffles and receive
weekly "health tips."
AGAIN THIS YEAR, the coun-
ty is compiling team points and
counting them toward this year's
"healthiest state campaign." Right
now, Mason County is ranked in
third place among participating
government agencies.
Iyall and Johnson haven't lost
sight of their own personal goals,
either. This year they hope to run
in the Capital City Marathon.
More information about the
"healthiest state campaign" is
available at whf.org on-line.
Angels in the Field is a new non-
profit organization in the process
of forming in this area. Its focus is
on raising awareness and educa-
tion to fight human trafficking.
Anyone interested in support-
ing this effort may contact Debra
Lopez by sending an e-mail to an-
gelsinthefleld@gmail.com or by
calling 970-0416.
Residential * Commercial* Guaranteed Quality
, Same-Day Service on Most Glass
";" Auto Glass Specialist
New Shower Doors
t
Mirrors Contractor s
:S Discounts
Rock Chlp Repairs
- 1714 Olympic Highway North
Monday-Friday 8-5 .'.
?
Can 426-3163
Page 20 - She(ton-Mason County Journal - Thursday, February 1, 2007
might meet the criteria for
above programs or/br more
mation, call the Mason
vision of Emergency
at 427-7535.
by Blaine & Linda
Shelton Floor Coverint
ty employees, 234 are on board in
1 ] different teams. This year they
are facing off with staff from Pio-
neer School District, Mason Con-
servation District, Oakland Bay
Junior High, the Squaxin Island
Tribe and South Puget Intertribal
Planning Agency. Olympic Middle
School and the Shelton School Dis-
trict, among others, have also ex-
pressed interest in competing.
"We've got a good group," John-
son said.
Based on feedback they've re-
ceived over the year, organizers
also expanded the scoring system
to incorporate a more holistic ap-
proach to health. Besides rating
a wide array of exercises, ranging
from ballroom dancing to boxing,
they are also qualifying nutrition,
community service, weight loss,
general safety, decreased tobacco
use, environmental consciousness,
THAT GLAZED LOOK
One primary factor t
sideration when selecting
is its suitability for the task for
it is intended. In this respect,
strength of the glaze (tile
outer surface) is very important,
tunately, consumers can refer to
International Standards
Die Standard for a 0-5 rating
ability to withstand wear: 0 - for
rative uses (walls) only; 1 - for
duty residential floors; 2 - for
residential floors, including
3 - for residential entryways
commercial use; 4 - heavier
eas in commercial installations,
ing restaurants and office
- for heavy-traffic commercial
general, tile intended for
applications is divided into floor
and wall tile.
Don't end up with a
ment that doesn't meet the
bility requirements of the
serves. We know how
rating expectations into
- that precisely what our
sional training, creative
and varied experience
us. See what we mean at
FLOOR COVERING, where
vative ideas are the norm,
the exception. Many of our
come from considerable
to shop for just the right
at 1306 Olympic Hwy So.
we're fun to work with and our
suits are successful and
You can reach us
HINT: While wall tiles
withstand the stresses of foot I
tic, floor tiles can be used
Are you su00enng /rom
OREDOM?
If the answer is yes, then we have
t
good news for you. We offer
thousands of over-the-counter
products to treat this condition
that strikes bizillions of Americans
each year. So stop in soon for a
free consultation. No appointment
necessary.
Open Tuesday-Saturday 10 a.m.-6 p.m.
221 W. Railroad, Suite K S helton
Richard Bidwell, Owner
432-1026
lake Calls
m m m m m m ,m u m m m m m n m m m m
WE LOVE OUR
OFF ANY COMPLETE ROOFING SYSTEM*
Present this coupon at time of appointment. Not valid with
any other offers. Expires 2/28/07
www.theroofdoctor.biz
"Minimum 1500 square feet of roofing space required to qualify for discount
mm ll iml === 1 iml iroN ml m mm mm
$0 DOWN, 6 MONTHS SAME AS OIJIl!
Commercial flat roofs Skylights
Year-round re-roofing One-day service (in most cases)
24-hour emergency service Free estimates \\;\//
Top-quality roofing products Professional clean-up
(=6o) 427-8611\\;
ServinoWe,ternWo=hinoton 1131 W. Kamilche Lane, Shelton
,00nc. ,9009 Just off Highway 101
, , I Licensed and Bonded ROOFDI*]68N
State lending an ear to windstorm victims
The state of Washington's Emer-
gency Management Division is try-
ing to obtain disaster assistance
loans tbr businesses and homeown-
ers affected by the December 2006
windstorm.
The Small Business Administra-
tion, or SBA, offers a loss loan pro-
gram for any county or city where
at least 25 homes or 25 businesses
or a combination of 25 homes, busi-
nesses or other eligible institutions
each sustain uninsured losses
of 40 percent or more of the esti-
mated fair replacement value or
pre-disaster fair market value of
the damaged property, whichever
is lower.
Also, the state may be able to get
an SBA Economic Injury Disaster
Loan Program for all the business-
State ranks
es that went without power and
lost huge amounts of revenue right
at the peak of holiday shopping.
Mason County must provide in-
formation to the state Emergency
Management Division no later
than February 13. If you feel you
15th in national health
to turn out for Shelton's Golds-
borough Creek 10-kilometer race.
This broke the ice for them to start
participating in more local road
races.
Between the two of them they
competed in almost one road race
per month, including McCleary's
Bear Festival 10-kilometer fun
run, the Skokomish Chum Run,
plus the Lake Fair road race and
the Pasta Dash, both in Olympia.
With each additional race she
took on and finished, Iyall found it
easier to continue pushing herself
little-by-little to run farther and
better.
"ONCE I DID one, I felt I could
possibly do the next, so I just kept
building," she said.
On Labor Day, they both com-
pleted their first half marathon
in Woodinville. Two weeks later,
Johnson also hiked to the top of
Mount Saint Helens.
Johnson attributed his ability to
reach the peak easily in eight hours
to his physical condition from run-
ning so much beforehand. Between
the half marathon and the fact
that the health challenge was over,
Johnson and Iyall thought they
had crossed their personal fitness
"finish lines" by that point.
But people kept telling them,
"Oh, you're going to do a mara-
thon," Johnson remembers. They
at first ignored the idea, but then
a few weeks later, Iyall came in to
work and announced she was go-
ing to run the Seattle Marathon.
Of course, Johnson felt compelled
to accept her challenge and run
it too, even though the race was
scheduled for the end of Novem-
ber and he is a self-proclaimed
"weather weenie" who hates to run
in the cold.
LITTLE DID THEY know at
the time that Seattle's marathon
is considered one of the hardest
on the West Coast, involving three
miles of steep uphill climbs to-
ward the very end of its 26.2-mile
course. Had either of them known
this, they probably would have
backed away from the idea - but
they didn't find this out until after
they both ran it.
"It's huge; it's a monster," Iyall
recalled of the race's imposing,
steady ascent.
Not only did Iyall achieve her
goal of running the whole race
in under five hours and finishing
ahead of the last runner, she lost
a considerable amount of weight
while training for it. She finished
in tbur hours and 31 minutes, be-
hind Johnson, who clocked in at
just under four hours.
"And it was hard," Johnson re-
members, describing "miserable,"
wet, snowy weather in tempera-
(Continued from page 18.)
Martin shot to the top in the in-
dividual scores with 1,432 "mile"
points. His motivation, iheled in
part by a dia&mosis of cancer a
couple of years ago, drove him to
really push himself by running not
one but two ultra marathons.
First he ran the Capitol Peak
Ultra Marathon last April. This
was a 50-mile race winding
through trails outside of Olympia
in falling snow. He took offaround
4:30 a.m., with his l)reath linger-
ing visibly in the air, and finished
the race about 12 hours later.
Martin had already been work-
ing to keep in shape beibre the
health challenge, so this just
spurred him to up his mileage and
made him think, "What the heck?"
deciding to go for it. He credited
the health challenge for helping
him to tbcus and develop a strong
running base. But he was also out
to prove his recovery to himself:
'I wanted to show that I could
be in better shape and recover
from it - and show that ] could be
in better shape than I was befbre,"
he said.
IN BETWEEN tackling his first
and second "ultra" events, Martin
ran the Capital City Marathon.
His second 50-mile trail run took
place at Crystal Mountain Ski Re-
sort, coordinated by the National
Championship of Trail Running.
This course took him 14 hours to
complete.
"It was a lot of fun!" Martin re-
members.
Now he's joining tbrces with
Hyatt, Iyall, Johnson and their
tbllow health challenge organizers
this year in encouraging other peo-
ple to practice healthier lifestyles.
"It's not about how long you
exercise, but the quality of how
it improves your lifestyle," Mar-
tin continued. Seeing last year's
health challenge motivate some
of his co-workers to balance nutri-
tion and exercise while juggling
busy schedules, as well as setting
healthy examples fbr their thmi-
lies, was very rewarding to him.
"Tome,thatwaswhatwasinspir-
ing," he said. "To me, that's what
the health challenge is all about."
TWO OF THE initial organiz-
ers, Johnson and Iyall, found them-
selves caught up in the mounting
adrenaline. Though both had al-
ways been athletic and had kept
in shape since high school, they
wound up finishing 2006 by run-
ning a marathon. '
"We were runners, but we
weren't, like, hard-core," Iyall ex-
plains. Usually, they would work
out in the gym or run a few times
a week, averaging a couple of
miles per run. But with children
at home, a full-time job and a com-
mute to work, Iyall struggled to
keep exercise a top priority.
"This really tbrced me to block
out time in my day and make
time - like I would a meeting or
an appointment - to exercise, and
I needed that to keep me account-
able," she considered.
"I think the health challenge
kind of got us both going last win-
ter," she added. It gave them a rea-
son to raise the bar, so they did.
By April Johnson ran a 10-ki-
lometer race on Whidbey Island.
Then in May they both decided
New nonprofit
seeks support
tures barely over freezing. But at
the same time, Iyall appreciated
the marathon's scenic beauty as
they started by the Experience Mu-
sic Project, ran over the Interstate
90 bridge and past Seward Park,
finishing in Memorial Stadium.
"PEOPLE WERE very sup-
portive the whole time," Iyall
remembered. She was also im-
pressed with her colleague when
Johnson not only managed to show
up at the race's icy starting line in
the early morning, but he even
brought gloves and hand warmers
to share. "Which saved me," she
said.
Spectators dressed in silly go-
rilla and rabbit suits who cheered
for them on the sidelines helped
raise her spirits during the long,
long run, too.
"It was just what you needed
at that point, some comic relief,"
she remembers. She was also sur-
prised to see one runner finish
the entire race in bare feet, while
many other athletes wore garbage
sacks to stay dry.
Realizing countless people in
Mason County have run mara-
thons, Johnson pointed out how
the county project's main ambition
is to encourage other people to en-
joy a healthy lifestyle. "That's the
goal of the whole thing. It doesn't
mean you have to go out and do
marathons," he said modestly.
WITH THE ENTHUSIASM
generated last year, the county
has launched an "even bigger and
better" health challenge this year,
opening it to businesses and or-
ganizations in the whole county.
Already off to a flying start, the
health challenge began January
2 and runs through the end of
March.
Of the approximately 430 coun-
sleep, hygiene, annual health
screenings and even spiritual ac-
tivity. They chose to keep "spiritu-
al activity" open for interpretation,
but included it based on research
indicating it improves mental out-
look and well-being.
"WE WANTED TO make it
well-rounded, just to make it edu-
cate people about good health,"
Iyall explained. This also branch-
es the competition out for those
who don't excel in exercise and
nutrition, by still offering them
the chance to experiment with
different approaches to staying
healthy.
"So we're just sort of trying to
get people to think more about
health," she adds. Anyone inter-
ested in volunteering to help orga-
nize and offer input for the health
challenge is welcome.
"We just feel that the more in-
put we have the better," Iyall said,
adding: "We're just trying to take
everybody's ideas and make it the
best project we can."
The organizers ask participants
to pay a small entrance fee equal-
ing $3 per person to fund awards
and motivational incentives along
the way. Participants are eligible
for regular raffles and receive
weekly "health tips."
AGAIN THIS YEAR, the coun-
ty is compiling team points and
counting them toward this year's
"healthiest state campaign." Right
now, Mason County is ranked in
third place among participating
government agencies.
Iyall and Johnson haven't lost
sight of their own personal goals,
either. This year they hope to run
in the Capital City Marathon.
More information about the
"healthiest state campaign" is
available at whf.org on-line.
Angels in the Field is a new non-
profit organization in the process
of forming in this area. Its focus is
on raising awareness and educa-
tion to fight human trafficking.
Anyone interested in support-
ing this effort may contact Debra
Lopez by sending an e-mail to an-
gelsinthefleld@gmail.com or by
calling 970-0416.
Residential * Commercial* Guaranteed Quality
, Same-Day Service on Most Glass
";" Auto Glass Specialist
New Shower Doors
t
Mirrors Contractor s
:S Discounts
Rock Chlp Repairs
- 1714 Olympic Highway North
Monday-Friday 8-5 .'.
?
Can 426-3163
Page 20 - She(ton-Mason County Journal - Thursday, February 1, 2007
might meet the criteria for
above programs or/br more
mation, call the Mason
vision of Emergency
at 427-7535.
by Blaine & Linda
Shelton Floor Coverint
ty employees, 234 are on board in
1 ] different teams. This year they
are facing off with staff from Pio-
neer School District, Mason Con-
servation District, Oakland Bay
Junior High, the Squaxin Island
Tribe and South Puget Intertribal
Planning Agency. Olympic Middle
School and the Shelton School Dis-
trict, among others, have also ex-
pressed interest in competing.
"We've got a good group," John-
son said.
Based on feedback they've re-
ceived over the year, organizers
also expanded the scoring system
to incorporate a more holistic ap-
proach to health. Besides rating
a wide array of exercises, ranging
from ballroom dancing to boxing,
they are also qualifying nutrition,
community service, weight loss,
general safety, decreased tobacco
use, environmental consciousness,
THAT GLAZED LOOK
One primary factor t
sideration when selecting
is its suitability for the task for
it is intended. In this respect,
strength of the glaze (tile
outer surface) is very important,
tunately, consumers can refer to
International Standards
Die Standard for a 0-5 rating
ability to withstand wear: 0 - for
rative uses (walls) only; 1 - for
duty residential floors; 2 - for
residential floors, including
3 - for residential entryways
commercial use; 4 - heavier
eas in commercial installations,
ing restaurants and office
- for heavy-traffic commercial
general, tile intended for
applications is divided into floor
and wall tile.
Don't end up with a
ment that doesn't meet the
bility requirements of the
serves. We know how
rating expectations into
- that precisely what our
sional training, creative
and varied experience
us. See what we mean at
FLOOR COVERING, where
vative ideas are the norm,
the exception. Many of our
come from considerable
to shop for just the right
at 1306 Olympic Hwy So.
we're fun to work with and our
suits are successful and
You can reach us
HINT: While wall tiles
withstand the stresses of foot I
tic, floor tiles can be used
Are you su00enng /rom
OREDOM?
If the answer is yes, then we have
t
good news for you. We offer
thousands of over-the-counter
products to treat this condition
that strikes bizillions of Americans
each year. So stop in soon for a
free consultation. No appointment
necessary.
Open Tuesday-Saturday 10 a.m.-6 p.m.
221 W. Railroad, Suite K S helton
Richard Bidwell, Owner
432-1026
lake Calls
m m m m m m ,m u m m m m m n m m m m
WE LOVE OUR
OFF ANY COMPLETE ROOFING SYSTEM*
Present this coupon at time of appointment. Not valid with
any other offers. Expires 2/28/07
www.theroofdoctor.biz
"Minimum 1500 square feet of roofing space required to qualify for discount
mm ll iml === 1 iml iroN ml m mm mm
$0 DOWN, 6 MONTHS SAME AS OIJIl!
Commercial flat roofs Skylights
Year-round re-roofing One-day service (in most cases)
24-hour emergency service Free estimates \\;\//
Top-quality roofing products Professional clean-up
(=6o) 427-8611\\;
ServinoWe,ternWo=hinoton 1131 W. Kamilche Lane, Shelton
,00nc. ,9009 Just off Highway 101
, , I Licensed and Bonded ROOFDI*]68N