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neral :al inics Mason General Hospital & Family of Clinics is offering two free adult, child and infant basic life support CPR classes from 6-9 p.m. on Thursday, March 8, and again on Thurs- day April 12, at MGH & FC's Learning Center, located next to McDonald's on Olympic Highway North. Attendees will learn correct techniques for adult, child and infant CPR, as well as how to identify the signs of a heart at- tack and stroke. The classes are open to the public. A Spanish-language in- terpreter can be made available if required. Organizers recom- mend participants wear comfort- able clothing. Class size is limited, so resi- dents must pre-register by call- ing the learning center at 427- 3609. Reservations must be made by March 2 for the March 8 class or by April 6 for the April 12 session. This is not a first aid class. File photo Kitten Rescue Director Norma Webber holds a cat at the rescue organization. While the organization does not help put on the Mason County International Girl Pageant, Kitten Rescue of Mason County will benefit from donations collected at this weekend's pageant for the second year. Pageant Continued from page B-1 and Saint's Pantry so I wtas re- ally excited about that." Dee Chartier said girls who won titles at last year's event went on to win state titles, and later competed in a national competition. While children's pageants might bring to mind images of made-up children in age-inapro- priate outfits, Mikailah said this pageant is nothing like those on TV, such as TLC's "Toddlers and Tiaras." '"On 'Toddlers and Tiaras' they took fake, they don't look natural. They look like real life, walking, talking, creepy Barbie dolls," she said. "In my kind of pageants you aren't allowed to do that." In these "natural pageants," girls under 13 are only allowed to wear minimal makeup and are encouraged to be themselves, the Chartiers said. "There are certain pageant systems that are trying to tell you it's all about the crown," Dee Chartier said. "With natural pageants like International Girl, they want to know the girl." While Mikailah can't compete in pageants her family organizes, she competes in others around the state, and has won several titles in natural pageants. Mikailah has won prizes in- cluding the Miss Junior Pre- teen Seattle contest in 2008, 2011 Little Miss Photogenic for Washington State and most recently Miss Lewis County, in her age group. She also plans to compete in a statewide com- petition in Portland, Ore., in May. Mikailah said she has ben- efited from the pageants, which have boosted her self-confidence. She also earns scholarships for college at pageants. "I was really shy, I wouldn't speak up that much," she said. Now Mikailah is positively bubbly. "Once I did my first pageant I was very talkative - I became the chatterbox in my family," she said. The International Girl pag- eants require participants to be involved in their community, Dee Chartier said. Mikailah's love of animals led them to orga- nize the benefit for Kitten Res- cue. Entrants for this weekend's pageant can either prereg- ister or sign up at the door. The overall entry fee is $50. Entrants can bring donations for Kitten Rescue and get free entry into "mini optional" con- tests like "Best Smile" or "Pret- tiest Hair." This weekend's pageant in- cludes age divisions for girls from birth to 24 years and for boys up to 45 months. For more information, call or email Dee Chartier at 427- 8836 or waintlgirl@yahoo.com or mcpageant@aol.com. "On 'Toddlers and Tiaras' they look fake, they don't look natural. They look like real life, walking, talking, creepy Barbie dolls," McNamara- Steenbergen John and Kim McNama- ra of Belfair announce the impending nuptials of their youngest daughter Kayley Jean McNamara to Brendon Steenbergen of Russellville, Missouri. A July 22 wedding is planned at Roche Harbor Resort and Marina on San Juan Island. The couple met in gradu- ate school at the University of Missouri in Columbia, Missouri. The future bride works as a Women's Performance Coach at Phired Up Produc- tions of Indianapolis, Indi- ana. Her fiance is a director of development at Columbia College in Columbia, Mis- souri. SHS slated to attend NJROTC event On Saturday, Feb. 25, Curtis Junior High School in University Place will hold the next NW Drill and Rifle Conference for the Colum- bia River Division JROTC units. Shelton High School NJROTC teams will com- pete with 10 other schools at this meet. Shelton sends one of the largest armed and unarmed teams in this divi- sion. Competitions begin at 8 a.m. and conclude with the awards ceremony around 3:30 p.m. There is no admis- sion charge and Shelton NJROTC supporters are en- couraged to attend. Continued from page B-1 On her trip, Horn trav- eled with other explorers on a 300-foot long boat, and took smaller trips to land to look at pods of seals and penguin colonies and hear stories and lectures on Antarctica's climate and history of whaling. Often, Hom said she would "just absorb the im- mensity of the space." Hom has already trav- eled through Europe, Asia, South America and Antarc- tica and said she is think- ing about her next trip. "I have friends that are already pushing me to go to Africa," she said. "I didn't plan Antarctica, it just fell into my lap this fall." In the age of the text message, Hom's work keeps oral histories and stories alive. However, she feels confident the younger generation will carry on the work of storytellers like her. "I am very optimistic. I think that the 20-some- things are hungry to be connected," she said. "I have great optimism -- it's in our human nature. We've been doing this many thousands of years and we're not going to stop." Harstine Continued from page B-1 walks around with a plate of oysters and asks if you want sec- onds or thirds. The Harstine Island Commu- nity Club is 98 years young and it's time we had an official logo. The contest to design and pick our official logo is on and the HICC Board is requesting sub- missions. Logo designs should represent the "heart" of the organization keeping in mind that it should be simple, versatile and memo- Page B-6 - Shelton-Mason County Journal- Thursday, February 23,2012 rable. Anyone interested in partici- pating should contact Bill Bur- rows at profB@myVBProf.com and he will send you submission information including Logo De- sign Tips. At our March 9, membership meeting logo design entries will be displayed and members at- est musical and comical hits. tending the meeting will then The Mason County Fair needs vote on their favorite. Please volunteers to supervise various join the fun and become a part of exhibits. the Harstine Island Community Volunteers will supervise Club's history, setup, judging and handing out Don't forget that the Back- ribbons, .... woods Irish will be at that meet- Volunteers are also needed for ing performing some of their lat- clean-up.