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Mason County Chamber 2010 awar, l[ winners
Vickie Gonzales
Susanna Samuelson
2010
Volunteer of the Year
Susanna Sameulson is the
Chamber's go-to volunteer. She
always makes herself available
when a call for help goes out on
short notice as well as for long
term projects. Susanna is present
at almost all Chamber functions
,greeting new members and help-
ing them feel welcome and con-
nected to other members.
As chair of the Chamber Am-
bassadors, she has grown the
committee into a strong core of
volunteers - always present and
available to provide a warm wel-
come to all who attend Chamber
events. She never fails to show
appreciation to other volunteers
for their time and effort. Her gra-
ciousness fosters volunteerism
among other chamber members
- encouraging others to get in-
volved and participate in all our
activities.
Susanna's spirit, enthusiasm
and southern hospitality is conta-
gious and plays a significant role
in establishing the Chamber's
reputation as a comfortable and
welcoming organization.
The Chamber staff is extreme-
ly grateful to Susanna and the
role she plays in creating a posi-
tive experience for other volun-
teers and the Chamber member-
ship as a whole.
Congratulations and thank
you Susanna Samuelson, our
2010 Chamber Volunteer of the
Year.
2010
Citizen of the Year
0
It's almost impossible to be in-
volved in volunteering in Shelton-
Mason County and not run into
Vicki Gonzales. If you go to a 40
ET 8 meeting, she's there wrap-
ping Christmas presents for kids
or helping at a fundraiser for some
wonderful cause.
Gonzales has served on the Re-
lay for Life committee for 11 years
and has served as chair for the last
seven. She is at the Relay for Life,
all 24 hours, every year with a
positive and enthusiastic attitude
that ensures the event will be a
success in raising funds to fight
cancer.
She also served as co-chair of
the 2010 Christmas parade while
assisting other Peninsula Credit
Union employees pass out cof-
fee and cookies to parade attend-
ees. She chaired the Kristmas
Town Kiwanis efforts at Oyster-
Fest, again with a spirit of enthu-
siasm, organization and personal
effort helping make that event a
success.
Years ago at a dinner at the
Elks, we looked into the kitchen
and there was Gonzales, a non
member. So we asked what she
was doing in the kitchen? Her
answer was typical for Gonzales
"They needed help".
Gonzales lives by the saying it's
better to give than to receive. She
gives her time, energy, expertise,
good humor and love of our com-
munity and does it without ever
asking for anything in return.
Frank Bishop
Lifetime
Dedication Award
This year the Mason County
Chamber of Commerce created a
new award, The Lifetime Dedica-
tion Award, because of the many
citizens, businesses and volun-
teers that we have in Mason Coun-
ty. This category is intended to be
awarded every five years and we
feel that our first recipient is the
model for lifetime dedication.
Bishop was a Cub-Master and
Scoutmaster with the Boy Scouts
of America. He has hosted "Kids
With Conservation Knowledge" on
his family's farm, Little Skookum
Shellfish Growers. He has been a
Lions Club member for decades
and was the used eyeglass collec-
tion coordinator for years.
Frank is a builder. He has built
a commemorative wall plaque for
Nita's Restaurant, repaired pic-
nic tables at Shelton's Post Of-
fice Park, and he built a section of
mountain trail that connects Ste-
hikin to Cascade Pass in the North
Cascades.
Frank has contributed finan-
cially to many groups, causes and
events. A short list of what he's
contributed to is replacing a dry
well for a community club, pur-
chasing a miter saw for Habitat for
Humanity, helping raise a consid-
erable portion of the construction
funds for the Shelton branch of
Olympic College, matching funds
for Mason County Explorer Search
and Rescue, sponsoring a group of
players in the 10th Annual Cys-
tic Fibrosis Charity Golf Tourna-
ment, and purchasing bricks for
the Clock Tower on Railroad Ave.
Frank is also committed to the
arts. He has donated the instal-
lation cost for Olympic College's
bronze sculpture "Journey" and
sponsored refurbishing and relo-
cating the "Kimberly T" statue to
MGH. He hosted a singing cere-
mony attended by Gov. Gregoire,
Chairman Billy Frank Jr. and
Congressman Dicks among oth-
ers. He's spearheaded a two-page
spread in Northwest Art Guide, he
has written five books and he was
a source for two other books.
He's served on the Mason Coun-
ty Planning Commission, was a
Friend of Olympic College, a PUD
Sewer District Commissioner in
addition to managing his family's
tidelands.
He is a visionary who has given
his time, sponsorship and passion
to seeing our community become a
better place.
Photos courtesy Cooper Studios
Chamber
2010 Nominees
2010 Business of the Year
Nominees
EFI (Exceptional Foresters )
Quality Appliance Center
1030 S Radio
Pantorium Cleaners
Falcon Financial
Our Community Credit
Union
Steph's Espresso
2010 Citizen of the Year
Nominees
Stephanie Fyfe
Vicki Gonzales
John Eaton
Dr. Gary Olson
Allison Wagner
2010 Chamber Volunteer
of the Year Nominees
Allison Wagner
Carisa Kunkle, left, Kirsten Loertscher, Mackenzie
Loertscher, Carley Kunkle
Color Guard has
Sgt. Major Dan Hernandez
at Oakland Bay Junior High is
seeing double these days. He has
two sets of twins on his freshman
Color Guard in the Navy Junior
Reserve Officer Training Corps.
(NJROTC). They are Carisa and
Carley Kunkle and Kirsten and
Mackenzie Loertscher.
This Color Guard presents the
colors at Oakland Bay Junior
High assemblies, unit events,
two sets of twins
community parades, the Memo-
rial Day service at the cemetery
and at the Forest Festival Car
Show.
Carisa and Carley followed
their brother Garrett into
NJROTC and Kirsten and Mack-
enzie followed their brother Eli.
All four cadets also compete
on the 19-member Shelton High
School Armed Drill Team.
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Advertising Representative
Ad Budgets
& Rationale
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ing fills urgent needs for both
readers and advertisers. Readers
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