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Oakland Bay Junior High
earns achievement award
MAKINGTHEGRADE
Oakland Bay Junior High time.
School, which serves eighth- and On April 25, the office of Su-
ninth-graders from the south perintendent of Public Instruc-
Mason County area, has been tion and the State Board of Ed-
awarded the 2011 Washington ucation will celebrate Oakland
Achievement Award for Improve- Bay's achievement at an awards
ment from the Office of Superin- ceremony hosted by Mariner
tendent of Public Instruction and High School in Everett.
the State Board of Education. Oakland Bay Junior High was
On Wednesday, Feb. 1, princi- one of 11 middle schools state-
pal Bracken Budge received an wide to receive a special recogni-
email from State Superintendent tion award for improvement from
Randy Dorn informing him of the the Office of the State Superin-
school's achievement, tendent of Public Instruction.
Only the top 5 percent of all Of the 367 schools in the mid-
schools in each category are dle-and junior high-level award
tabbed in the annual Washing- category, Oakland Bay achieved
ton Achievement Awards pro- a score of 6.34 out of a possible
gram. Oakland.Bay Junior High 7.0 in the improvement section
received this award based on the of the Washington Achievement
school's performance, accord- Index to secure the award.
ing to the Washington Achieve- For more information about
ment Index -- a comprehensive Shelton Schools, contact Super-
measurement of how schools in intendent Wayne D. Massie at
Washington are performing over 426-1687.
Oakland Bay
Middle School
to hold science,
engineering fair
Shehon Skookum Rotary
Club will sponsor annual
event for K-8 students
The Mason County Science & Engi-
neering Fair will be held on March 17 at
Oakland Bay Middle School.
All students in Kindergarten through
eighth grade in Mason County are eli-
gible to participate.
Applications will be taken online only
at www.oysterfest.org. No applications
will be taken by mail.
Rules and application instructions have
been sent to schools in Mason County.
For documents or materials, email
mdbones@comcast.net.
The annual science fair is sponsored
by Shelton Skookum Rotary Club and is
hmded by OysterFest dollars.
Local students named to Dean's lists
Scott Laes of Shelton The Dean's List at Ma-
has been named to the calester College is pub-
Dean's List at Clemsonlished at the end of each
University for the fall semester. For fall se-
2011 semester, mester, it was published
Laes is majoring in po- one week after the grade
litical science, submission deadline. For
To be named to the spring semester, it will be
Dean's List, a studentpublished three weeks af-
must achieve a grade- ter the grade submission
point average between deadline.
3.50 and 3.99 on a 4.0To be eligible for the
scale. Dean's List a student
must have been regis-
Wendy Gorman, the tered as a full-time, de-
daughter of Diane and gree-seeking student and
Matt Gorman of Shelton, may not have been on a
has been named to the study-awayprogram. Fur-
Dean's List of Macales- thermore, a student must
ter College for academic have achieved a semester
achievement during thegrade-point average of
fall semester of the 2011- at least 3.75, 12 or more
2012 year. credits on a regular grad-
A graduate of Shelton ing option, no grades be-
High School, Gorman low C- and no withdrawal
was a sophomore at Ma-or incomplete grades for
calester in fall 2011.the semester.
Master Gardeners offer country living workshops
These Master Gardner
events occur on the last
Saturday of each month;
the a.m. class is from 9:30
a.m.-noon and the p.m.
class is from 1-3:30 p.m.
at the Memorial Hall lo-
cated at 210 W. Frank-
lin Street in Shelton.
Cost: $15 per day
Series Passes: $90 per per-
son or $100 per couple
Payment accepted at the
door. Call 427-9670, ext.
680 to register in advance
to ensure adequate supplies
for class.
Feb. 25 -- Fru-
gal Gardening --
all-day class: JoinWSU
Master Gardener Dave
Shephard to learn effec- a.m. class: Join WSU Mas- bees, beekeeping, and pol-
tive and efficient uses of re- ter Gardner Lou Schmidt linators in the garden.
sources in gardening. Top- to learn about summer va- p.m. class: Join WSU Ex-
ics include planning, prepa- rieties that require lots of tension educator Mary Di-
, ration, planting, protecting, heat such as squash, toma- Matteo for insights into
production, container gar- toes and beans and how to keeping and maintaining a
dening and feasting, deal with summer droughthome orchard.
March 31 -- Mush- and feeding your garden.June 30 -- Rain Gar-
rooms and Composting -- p.m. class: Elizabeth Camp- dens and Raising Chickens
a.m. class: mushrooms -- bell, Northwest Indian Col- -- a.m. class: Bonus class,
JoinWSUExtensionagent lege educator, will share no fee -- Join WSU rain
Jim Freed to learn about how to use native plantsgarden experts to learn
mushrooms and other for health benefits. Partici- about the benefits of rain
specialty forest products, pants will make rose hipgardens and how to in-
p.m. class: Composting jam. stall one on your property.
with WSU Master Gard- May 26 -- Beekeeping p.m. class: Sharon Conboy
ner Kimberly Wheeler. and Pollinators and Or- will discuss chickens and
Learn how to make and charding West of the Cas- how to raise them in sub-
use compost at home. cades -- a.m. class: Join urban and small farm en-
April 28 -- More Veg- WSU AmeriCorps member vironments. Get all your
etable Gardening and Na- Anna Mangan and other lo- chicken-raising questions
tive Plants for Health -- cal experts to learn about answered.
Obits
Continuedfrom page B-6
Robert Osterman
Robert Osterman, 75,
died Monday, Jan. 9, in
Springfield, Ore., of cancer.
He was born Oct. 23,
1936, in Wrangell, Alaska,
to Leo and Ann (Negoescu)
Osterman.
He served in the U.S.
Army; two years in Ger-
many.
He married Leona (Sav-
age) Bunnell on Nov. 24,
1962, in Shelton.
He was employed as an
engineer for Simpson Tim-
ber in the 1960s and main-
tenance engineer for Wey-
erhaeuser in Washington,
Mississippi and Oregon for
17 years.
He was a member of
Shelton Jaycees and en-
joyed barbershop singing,
woodcrafts, moving dirt
with his backhoe, skiing,
whitewater rafting, danc-
ing, traveling and being
with people.
He is survived by his
wife Leona Osterman
of Springfield, Ore; son
Darren Bunnell of Maul,
Hawaii; daughters Kerri
Simon of Olympia and Jill
Irvin of Denver; brothers
Leo Osterman of Boothbay
Harbor, Maine, and John
Osterman of Bainbridge Is-
land; sisters LeAna Oster-
man of Lynden and Sylvia
Gray of Menlo Park, Calif.;
and 12 grandchildren and
three great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in
death by his parents and
brother Dale.
A memorial service will
be held at 2 p.m., Satur-
day, Feb. 18, at the Colo-
nial House on Pine Street
in Shelton.
He chose to donate his
body to research for sci-
entific study of carcinoid
cancer.
William M. Neal Jr.
William M. Neal Jr., 77,
died Thursday, Feb. 2, at
home in Shelton from can-
cer.
He was born May 15,
1934, in Des Moines, Iowa
to William M. Neal and Lil-
lian (Hoffman) Osborne.
He married Marie F.
Emsley in Shelton on June ....
7, 1954.
He was the owner of
Arcadia
~Drilling
until he
retired.
He en-
joyed fish-
ing.
He is
survived
by his
William daughter
Neal Carlene
Berglund
of Kodiak,
Alaska; sons William M.
Neal III of Longbeach and
Dennis R. Neal of Olympia;
sister June Simmons of
Castle Rock and numerous
grandchildren and nieces
and nephews.
A memorial potluck with
open mic will be held at 2
p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 11,
at the Shelton Civic Cen-
ter.
Memorial donations can
be made to the American
Cancer Society.
Gerald Wybenga
Gerald (Jerry) Wybenga,
69, died Jan. 27, from a
stroke.
He was born to Corne-
lius and
~Anna
Wybenga
in the
Nether-
lands on
March 8,
1941.
He
graduated
Gerald from a
Wybenga one-room
school-
house in
Orting.
He was employed as
a butcher at Safeway, a
dispatcher for the state
patrol in Olympia and as
a volunteer firefighter af-
ter graduation. He spent
his working career in the
industrial field, working
for Graystone, Cascade
Material, Olympia Sand
and Gravel and Miles
Sand and Gravel. He
drove tractor trailers and
operated several wash
plants and heavy equip-
ment.
He was a longtime
Teamster union member.
He was a member of the
Elks, Eagles and Moose
lodges. He enjoyed polka
music and played an organ.
The family shared that
Happy Hans was his favor-
ite band. He liked steam
locomotives, antique trac-
tors and enjoyed machinist
work and woodworking.
He is survived by his
wife, Charlotte; brother
Wilbur (Connie); sister
Jean Schols (Herman);
children Alan Wybenga,
Tracy Jenrich (Troy),
Deanna Straws, Cristal
Sprinkle, Tammy Pries,
Kem Pries, Theresa
Naugle (Brian) and Kenny
Wybenga (Jaime) and
Regularly
numerous grandchildren,
great-grandchildren, niec-
es, nephews and cousins.
He was preceded in
death by his parents and
brother John.
A graveside service was
held at the Doss Cemetery.
Thank You
For your comfort
and support for
the Dennis Colvin
Family during this
difficult time.
Sincerely, Judy Colvin
& Family
Regularly
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Wishing You 50 More
Love from --
Bob, Beth, Barry, & Bonny
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