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High School SpotLght:
Tyler wants to help
people with therapy
By MARY DUNCAN
Tyler Hiatt is a young man
who has gained a great deal of
wisdom in the last three years.
Now the Shelton High School se-
nior is using his experiences to
carve a direct path toward his fu-
ture.
"I've got plans to move out and
go to South Puget Sound and get
my associate of arts degree,"
Tyler begins, "and then transfer
to Washington State Universi-
ty."
That plan is dictated by one
factor - grades. "I kind of fooled
around my freshman and sopho-
more years so my cumulative
wasn't that high," he says frank-
ly. He figures if he attends South
Puget Sound first, WSU will look
at his prior college work more
than his high-school grade-point
average.
NOW REALIZING that he is
playing a kind of academic-
average catchup, Tyler would of'-
fe.r this advice to incoming stu-
dents. "I'd probably tell them to
start off strong, keep their grades
up. It'll help when they go on to
college and start applying for
scholarships because..." he paus-
es, then continues. "I wish I did
get the grades I'm getting now as
a fl'eshman and sophomore be-
cause then I'd quality fbr more
scholarships, more colleges."
Tyler has set his sights on be-
coming a Cougar for several
reasons. "I'm not really a fan of
the Huskies," he says with a soft
laugh. "I've got lots of friends
over at Washington State. I went
over there and I really liked the
campus. I stayed there fi)r a week
during the summer at a friend's
dorm. I like tile facilities they
have and the options."
The amiable young man
knows he wants to study physical
therapy, tie explains, "I guess
it's because I know a lot of people
that have been to physical therapy
and I'd like to help people out that
get into car accidents and stuff."
Tyler continues, "I was think-
ing about being a teacher first
and then I kind of" lost interest
because I'm not really patient
enough to be a teacher." He
laughs again.
"SO I'VE ALWAYS wanted to
work with people 'cause I'm a
people person. I like to help out
people," he states.
tie has had first-hand experi-
ence with physical therapy, hav-
ing suffered a neck injury in
fifth grade. "My dad blew a disk
in his neck and had to fuse it
with part of his hip," he adds.
For the past seven months
Tyler and his dad have been
working out at Bally in Lacey
and, he reports it's been helping
his neck and his dad's. The
schedule includes one day on,
then one day off. "We go through
a cycle. It's nice," he adds.
"Nobody thought I'd stick to it,"
he admits with a chuckle. "The
first four months were the
hardest."
IN ADDITION to working out,
Tyler and his dad play racquet-
Kids' theatre
group forming
Olympia Junior Programs is
forming a Shelton chapter to sup-
port local drama, music and the
interpretive arts for children.
Proponents of the program are
looking for volunteers to be part
of the support team for the arts
and to serve as ushers and school
representatives.
Would-be volunteers can con-
tact Don Anderson at 426-2239.
Youn place FOe
O.uahry
ban00) Ceal:rea cflt:rS
Houes: Ybues.-Fl.-Sar. 1-5 p.x.
(,360) 427-1475
:3, & W. Ca)a, Sbelron, wa 98584
TYLER HIATT ADMITS he is feeling a sense of satis-
faction during his senior year. He has kept his grades
up and, to the surprise of his friends, maintained a
rigorous workout schedule for the last seven months.
ball and tennis. Sometimes they
work out for an hour and a half
and then play racquetball for
another 90 minutes.
"On Saturdays we'll go play
racquetball and tennis. We'll
start off with tennis and the ball
is going so much slower," he ob-
serves. "It's like it bounces less,
so when you go into racquetball
and you hit the ball, it goes
crashing off these walls. You
have to get your hand and eye co-
ordination fl)cused for that
game.
"It's pretty difficult to do both
of them in one day," he concedes.
'Tm going to join the racquetball
tournaments at Bally's." He and
his dad also plan to play doubles
in tennis.
Tyler says he likes playing
basketball and baseball too, the
pick-up type of games. "I mean,
I'm real active in sports outside
of school but I haven't really been
into it at school," he comments.
HE THOROUGHLY enjoys
hunting, including bow-hunt-
ing. "I've always been raised
around it. There's a lot of people
that are offended by killing deer
but I don't see it that way," he
says, explaining that he used to
live in Colorado and his grand-
father owns a ranch there.
Closer to home Tyler says he
got a two-point deer on Harstine
Island during the late buck sea-
son. "I was walking through a
swamp when I scared it out," he
recalls. "That was waist-deep,
freezing cold water and I had no
change of clothes in the car.
Brrrr - turn on the heater." He
smiles, miming a shiver.
While the swamp was not
ideal, Tyler does enjoy walking
around in the woods and states he
does not like road hunting. He
describes bow-hunting in Colo-
rado, dressing up in qamouflage
clothes and "kinds creepin' up
on them" as one of his best ex-
periences.
"I love snow," he interjects.
"That's what I like about Colora-
do. I'm not a skier; I like tubing.
I tried skiing up here on this wet,
hard snow. It's powder down
there and it compacts fluft."
WHILE HE bubbles with en-
thusiasm now, Tyler is more re-
flective about his experiences
last year. "My parents just got a
divorce," he notes. "Like '98 was
hard because my sister's boy-
friend died out on Arcadia,
Brandon." Tyler is referring to
Brandon Buckley, a 20-year-old
who was killed in a vehicle acci-
dent last February. His sister
Lindsay is 20 and Tyler has a
younger brother, Luke, a junior
at SHS.
"So it was a long year," he
continues, "and trying to do the
best in school I could throughout
that. I think I did a pretty good
junior year for the circumstanc-
es."
Bouncing back, he claimed a'
3.3 as a senior and he's aiming
tbr a 4.0 his last trimester since
he has come to value his grade
point average.
"I feel really good now about
staying on top of working out and
school and having plans after
school," Tyler offers. "I think I
have it pretty much together so
far. I mean, it's just a matter of
putting all the pieces that I have
in mind together."
del&er!
Choco/otes, Beors
I )ah ntine's
14, ,Sunday
;weet Distinction Chocolate Bar.
Free with delivery by Feb. 12 TH
(Mention this ad)
00erffgt8orl
Flowers & Gifts
426-8502
627 Railroad Ave
Shelton,
Page 8 - Shelton-Mason County Journal - Thursday, February 4, 1999
State chamber week
begins February 15
The Shelton-Mason County
Chamber of Commerce is joining
in a statewide observation of
Chamber of Commerce Week Feb-
ruary 15-21.
Governor Gary Locke, in his
proclamation of the observance,
recognized chambers of commerce
for representing over 49,000
small businesses that employ 2.5
million people statewide.
In 1998, said the local cham-
ber's executive director, Michete
Jennings, state chambers of com-
merce raised over $25 million for
local community enhancement
projects involving 13,000 volun-
teer business members.
The celebration's purpose, Jen-
nings said, is to heighten aware-
ness of the scope and variety of
chamber of commerce activities.
"We are much more than just a
plaque on the wall or the people
that do the maps," Jennings ob-
served. "As the premier civic,
tourist and business organization
in the community, we work on so-
lutions to improve transportation,
enhance education, increase tour-
ism and seek new businesses to
achieve economic strength,
growth and diversification.
"We are working to grow and
diversify our economy as well as
to create a healthy and vibrant
community," Jennings added.
"We are trying to make Shelton
and Mason County a better place
to live, learn and work."
Tickets available
for MGH card party
Tomorrow is the last day to
make reservations for Mason
General Hospital Auxiliary's
fourth annual card party sched-
uled for 1 p.m. Monday, Febru-
ary 8, at Saint Edward's Parish
Hall, 322 Third Street in down-
town Shelton.
Bridge, pinochle and other
games will be offered and prizes
will be awarded. The partici-
pant's choice of dessert or a fruit
tray will be served. A $10 dona-
tion will cover the afternoon of
card playing.
Proceeds will benefit Life
Guard, a program which allows
people who live independently to
call for help in emergencies by
pressing a button on a device
worn around their necks.
Reservations can be made by
calling Helen Rice, auxiliary
president, at 426-3431.
Senior Calendar
Unless otherwise noted, all
events take place at the Mason
County Senior Activities Center
at 826 West Railroad Avenue.
The senior center hours are from
8 a.m. to 4 p.m. The center's tele-
phone desk (426-7374) is closed
for lunch from noon till 12:30 p.m.
Adult lap swimming is set for
11:15 a.m. weekdays and noon on
Saturday at the Shelton High
School Pool.
Friday, February 5
8:30 a.m., Tai Chi class.
9 a.m., projects and interme-
diate line dancing.
10 a.m., beginning line danc-
ing.
Noon, potluck lunch.
1 p.m., open crafts.
Monday, February 8
8:30 a.m., Tai Chi class.
9 a.m., intermediate line, danc-
ing.
10 a.m., beginning line danc-
ing.
Johnson, Fesler to wed in May
CHRISTINA JOHNSON and Richard Fesler, both of
Milton.Freewater, Oregon, will be united in mar"
riage on Sunday, May 30, at Milton Seventh-daY
Adventist Church in Milton-Freewater. The
to-be is the daughter of Jay and Wanda Troupe
Shelton and Darrell and Karen Johnson of
Walla. She is a 1988 graduate of Walla Walla val'
Icy Academy and works as a bookkeeper for Lloyd'S
Insurance in Walla Walla. The groom-elect is the
son of Carolyn Fesler of Caldwell, Idaho, and Do
and Ruby Fesler of Yakima. He is a 1985 graduate
of McLoughlin Union High School in Milton-Free"
water and is the frozen-food manager for the RoSe
Street Safeway Store in Walla Walla.
Noon, lunch.
1 p.m., pinochle.
Tuesday, February 9 _
8 a.m. to 3 p.m., footcare by ap-
line
pointment.
9 a.m., projects and beginning
line dancing.
10 a.m., intermediate
dancing.
Noon, lunch.
Wednesday, February 10
8 a.m. to 3 p.m., income tax
help by appointment.
8:30 a.m., Tai Chi class.
9 a.m., line dancing.
Noon, lunch.
6:30 p.m., pinochle, Shelton
Moose Lodge.
Thursday, February 11
9 a.m, beginning line dancing
and woodcarving.
10 a.m., intermediate line
dancing.
11 a.m., blood-pressure checks.
Noon, lunch.
1 p.m., bingo.
100 Years Ago
From the February 3, 1899. Mason County Journal:
The severe cold snap is now being experienced East of the moun-
tains, and the tail end of it has struck the Sound during the last
few days. The thermometer has l)een down to ten above zero, and
the water-pipes are again causing some worry. A half inch of snow
fell Tuesday and the ground has since frozen quite hard. Being cut
up by the recent rains the traveling is not very pleasant.
Twana post-office, at Mason Lake is to be discontinued after the
15th, post:master Speece beginning his duties as county assessor
and his family having moved (to) lown.
A l)ad wreck occurred on the Shelton Southwestern Railroad, at
the First street crossing, yesterday noon, the result of a switch fly-
ing open or being left open. The engine headed tbr the machine
shop, and went througl the temporary track just as the pilot en-
tered the shop, while the logs kept on going, torcing the tender
across the track and piling up the logs on the first half of the train
in a promiscuous fashion on the crossing.
Tar yaur Special
Share a romantic Italian
dinner for 2 with a
Valentine gift basket
Including:
complete authentic Italian ravioli
dinner, music, flower and candlelight.
Order by Feb. 12 for Feb. 13 pick-up
or Shelton delivery available for
orders by Feb. 10
Often a smoldering scandal is
much like a slow-burning candle.
When burned at both ends
the center soon tends
to be suddenly too hot to handle.
Travaglione's
427-3844
This & That
427-2796
Thank YoU
St. Jude.
Our miracle has
worked!
With your blessin
we love you.
DOUBLE THE TROUBLE
DOUBLE THE PLEASURE'
HAPPY
43rd
MARK!
HAPPY
42nd
KAHNI!
Love from
your family
TalcsoIHANS
CHRISTIAN
ANDERSEN
Satur( ay, Feb. 13 at 3 & 7pro
Shelton High Auditorium
Tickets: $5 each or five for $20
Available at the door, Treasures, ScaFirst & Mary's tlall,nark
This Missouk, Children's Theatre Production is Sponsored by:
Simpson Timber Company
& Simpson Community Credit Union
Presented by: The Shelton Kiwanis
High School SpotLght:
Tyler wants to help
people with therapy
By MARY DUNCAN
Tyler Hiatt is a young man
who has gained a great deal of
wisdom in the last three years.
Now the Shelton High School se-
nior is using his experiences to
carve a direct path toward his fu-
ture.
"I've got plans to move out and
go to South Puget Sound and get
my associate of arts degree,"
Tyler begins, "and then transfer
to Washington State Universi-
ty."
That plan is dictated by one
factor - grades. "I kind of fooled
around my freshman and sopho-
more years so my cumulative
wasn't that high," he says frank-
ly. He figures if he attends South
Puget Sound first, WSU will look
at his prior college work more
than his high-school grade-point
average.
NOW REALIZING that he is
playing a kind of academic-
average catchup, Tyler would of'-
fe.r this advice to incoming stu-
dents. "I'd probably tell them to
start off strong, keep their grades
up. It'll help when they go on to
college and start applying for
scholarships because..." he paus-
es, then continues. "I wish I did
get the grades I'm getting now as
a fl'eshman and sophomore be-
cause then I'd quality fbr more
scholarships, more colleges."
Tyler has set his sights on be-
coming a Cougar for several
reasons. "I'm not really a fan of
the Huskies," he says with a soft
laugh. "I've got lots of friends
over at Washington State. I went
over there and I really liked the
campus. I stayed there fi)r a week
during the summer at a friend's
dorm. I like tile facilities they
have and the options."
The amiable young man
knows he wants to study physical
therapy, tie explains, "I guess
it's because I know a lot of people
that have been to physical therapy
and I'd like to help people out that
get into car accidents and stuff."
Tyler continues, "I was think-
ing about being a teacher first
and then I kind of" lost interest
because I'm not really patient
enough to be a teacher." He
laughs again.
"SO I'VE ALWAYS wanted to
work with people 'cause I'm a
people person. I like to help out
people," he states.
tie has had first-hand experi-
ence with physical therapy, hav-
ing suffered a neck injury in
fifth grade. "My dad blew a disk
in his neck and had to fuse it
with part of his hip," he adds.
For the past seven months
Tyler and his dad have been
working out at Bally in Lacey
and, he reports it's been helping
his neck and his dad's. The
schedule includes one day on,
then one day off. "We go through
a cycle. It's nice," he adds.
"Nobody thought I'd stick to it,"
he admits with a chuckle. "The
first four months were the
hardest."
IN ADDITION to working out,
Tyler and his dad play racquet-
Kids' theatre
group forming
Olympia Junior Programs is
forming a Shelton chapter to sup-
port local drama, music and the
interpretive arts for children.
Proponents of the program are
looking for volunteers to be part
of the support team for the arts
and to serve as ushers and school
representatives.
Would-be volunteers can con-
tact Don Anderson at 426-2239.
Youn place FOe
O.uahry
ban00) Ceal:rea cflt:rS
Houes: Ybues.-Fl.-Sar. 1-5 p.x.
(,360) 427-1475
:3, & W. Ca)a, Sbelron, wa 98584
TYLER HIATT ADMITS he is feeling a sense of satis-
faction during his senior year. He has kept his grades
up and, to the surprise of his friends, maintained a
rigorous workout schedule for the last seven months.
ball and tennis. Sometimes they
work out for an hour and a half
and then play racquetball for
another 90 minutes.
"On Saturdays we'll go play
racquetball and tennis. We'll
start off with tennis and the ball
is going so much slower," he ob-
serves. "It's like it bounces less,
so when you go into racquetball
and you hit the ball, it goes
crashing off these walls. You
have to get your hand and eye co-
ordination fl)cused for that
game.
"It's pretty difficult to do both
of them in one day," he concedes.
'Tm going to join the racquetball
tournaments at Bally's." He and
his dad also plan to play doubles
in tennis.
Tyler says he likes playing
basketball and baseball too, the
pick-up type of games. "I mean,
I'm real active in sports outside
of school but I haven't really been
into it at school," he comments.
HE THOROUGHLY enjoys
hunting, including bow-hunt-
ing. "I've always been raised
around it. There's a lot of people
that are offended by killing deer
but I don't see it that way," he
says, explaining that he used to
live in Colorado and his grand-
father owns a ranch there.
Closer to home Tyler says he
got a two-point deer on Harstine
Island during the late buck sea-
son. "I was walking through a
swamp when I scared it out," he
recalls. "That was waist-deep,
freezing cold water and I had no
change of clothes in the car.
Brrrr - turn on the heater." He
smiles, miming a shiver.
While the swamp was not
ideal, Tyler does enjoy walking
around in the woods and states he
does not like road hunting. He
describes bow-hunting in Colo-
rado, dressing up in qamouflage
clothes and "kinds creepin' up
on them" as one of his best ex-
periences.
"I love snow," he interjects.
"That's what I like about Colora-
do. I'm not a skier; I like tubing.
I tried skiing up here on this wet,
hard snow. It's powder down
there and it compacts fluft."
WHILE HE bubbles with en-
thusiasm now, Tyler is more re-
flective about his experiences
last year. "My parents just got a
divorce," he notes. "Like '98 was
hard because my sister's boy-
friend died out on Arcadia,
Brandon." Tyler is referring to
Brandon Buckley, a 20-year-old
who was killed in a vehicle acci-
dent last February. His sister
Lindsay is 20 and Tyler has a
younger brother, Luke, a junior
at SHS.
"So it was a long year," he
continues, "and trying to do the
best in school I could throughout
that. I think I did a pretty good
junior year for the circumstanc-
es."
Bouncing back, he claimed a'
3.3 as a senior and he's aiming
tbr a 4.0 his last trimester since
he has come to value his grade
point average.
"I feel really good now about
staying on top of working out and
school and having plans after
school," Tyler offers. "I think I
have it pretty much together so
far. I mean, it's just a matter of
putting all the pieces that I have
in mind together."
del&er!
Choco/otes, Beors
I )ah ntine's
14, ,Sunday
;weet Distinction Chocolate Bar.
Free with delivery by Feb. 12 TH
(Mention this ad)
00erffgt8orl
Flowers & Gifts
426-8502
627 Railroad Ave
Shelton,
Page 8 - Shelton-Mason County Journal - Thursday, February 4, 1999
State chamber week
begins February 15
The Shelton-Mason County
Chamber of Commerce is joining
in a statewide observation of
Chamber of Commerce Week Feb-
ruary 15-21.
Governor Gary Locke, in his
proclamation of the observance,
recognized chambers of commerce
for representing over 49,000
small businesses that employ 2.5
million people statewide.
In 1998, said the local cham-
ber's executive director, Michete
Jennings, state chambers of com-
merce raised over $25 million for
local community enhancement
projects involving 13,000 volun-
teer business members.
The celebration's purpose, Jen-
nings said, is to heighten aware-
ness of the scope and variety of
chamber of commerce activities.
"We are much more than just a
plaque on the wall or the people
that do the maps," Jennings ob-
served. "As the premier civic,
tourist and business organization
in the community, we work on so-
lutions to improve transportation,
enhance education, increase tour-
ism and seek new businesses to
achieve economic strength,
growth and diversification.
"We are working to grow and
diversify our economy as well as
to create a healthy and vibrant
community," Jennings added.
"We are trying to make Shelton
and Mason County a better place
to live, learn and work."
Tickets available
for MGH card party
Tomorrow is the last day to
make reservations for Mason
General Hospital Auxiliary's
fourth annual card party sched-
uled for 1 p.m. Monday, Febru-
ary 8, at Saint Edward's Parish
Hall, 322 Third Street in down-
town Shelton.
Bridge, pinochle and other
games will be offered and prizes
will be awarded. The partici-
pant's choice of dessert or a fruit
tray will be served. A $10 dona-
tion will cover the afternoon of
card playing.
Proceeds will benefit Life
Guard, a program which allows
people who live independently to
call for help in emergencies by
pressing a button on a device
worn around their necks.
Reservations can be made by
calling Helen Rice, auxiliary
president, at 426-3431.
Senior Calendar
Unless otherwise noted, all
events take place at the Mason
County Senior Activities Center
at 826 West Railroad Avenue.
The senior center hours are from
8 a.m. to 4 p.m. The center's tele-
phone desk (426-7374) is closed
for lunch from noon till 12:30 p.m.
Adult lap swimming is set for
11:15 a.m. weekdays and noon on
Saturday at the Shelton High
School Pool.
Friday, February 5
8:30 a.m., Tai Chi class.
9 a.m., projects and interme-
diate line dancing.
10 a.m., beginning line danc-
ing.
Noon, potluck lunch.
1 p.m., open crafts.
Monday, February 8
8:30 a.m., Tai Chi class.
9 a.m., intermediate line, danc-
ing.
10 a.m., beginning line danc-
ing.
Johnson, Fesler to wed in May
CHRISTINA JOHNSON and Richard Fesler, both of
Milton.Freewater, Oregon, will be united in mar"
riage on Sunday, May 30, at Milton Seventh-daY
Adventist Church in Milton-Freewater. The
to-be is the daughter of Jay and Wanda Troupe
Shelton and Darrell and Karen Johnson of
Walla. She is a 1988 graduate of Walla Walla val'
Icy Academy and works as a bookkeeper for Lloyd'S
Insurance in Walla Walla. The groom-elect is the
son of Carolyn Fesler of Caldwell, Idaho, and Do
and Ruby Fesler of Yakima. He is a 1985 graduate
of McLoughlin Union High School in Milton-Free"
water and is the frozen-food manager for the RoSe
Street Safeway Store in Walla Walla.
Noon, lunch.
1 p.m., pinochle.
Tuesday, February 9 _
8 a.m. to 3 p.m., footcare by ap-
line
pointment.
9 a.m., projects and beginning
line dancing.
10 a.m., intermediate
dancing.
Noon, lunch.
Wednesday, February 10
8 a.m. to 3 p.m., income tax
help by appointment.
8:30 a.m., Tai Chi class.
9 a.m., line dancing.
Noon, lunch.
6:30 p.m., pinochle, Shelton
Moose Lodge.
Thursday, February 11
9 a.m, beginning line dancing
and woodcarving.
10 a.m., intermediate line
dancing.
11 a.m., blood-pressure checks.
Noon, lunch.
1 p.m., bingo.
100 Years Ago
From the February 3, 1899. Mason County Journal:
The severe cold snap is now being experienced East of the moun-
tains, and the tail end of it has struck the Sound during the last
few days. The thermometer has l)een down to ten above zero, and
the water-pipes are again causing some worry. A half inch of snow
fell Tuesday and the ground has since frozen quite hard. Being cut
up by the recent rains the traveling is not very pleasant.
Twana post-office, at Mason Lake is to be discontinued after the
15th, post:master Speece beginning his duties as county assessor
and his family having moved (to) lown.
A l)ad wreck occurred on the Shelton Southwestern Railroad, at
the First street crossing, yesterday noon, the result of a switch fly-
ing open or being left open. The engine headed tbr the machine
shop, and went througl the temporary track just as the pilot en-
tered the shop, while the logs kept on going, torcing the tender
across the track and piling up the logs on the first half of the train
in a promiscuous fashion on the crossing.
Tar yaur Special
Share a romantic Italian
dinner for 2 with a
Valentine gift basket
Including:
complete authentic Italian ravioli
dinner, music, flower and candlelight.
Order by Feb. 12 for Feb. 13 pick-up
or Shelton delivery available for
orders by Feb. 10
Often a smoldering scandal is
much like a slow-burning candle.
When burned at both ends
the center soon tends
to be suddenly too hot to handle.
Travaglione's
427-3844
This & That
427-2796
Thank YoU
St. Jude.
Our miracle has
worked!
With your blessin
we love you.
DOUBLE THE TROUBLE
DOUBLE THE PLEASURE'
HAPPY
43rd
MARK!
HAPPY
42nd
KAHNI!
Love from
your family
TalcsoIHANS
CHRISTIAN
ANDERSEN
Satur( ay, Feb. 13 at 3 & 7pro
Shelton High Auditorium
Tickets: $5 each or five for $20
Available at the door, Treasures, ScaFirst & Mary's tlall,nark
This Missouk, Children's Theatre Production is Sponsored by:
Simpson Timber Company
& Simpson Community Credit Union
Presented by: The Shelton Kiwanis