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Burnett, Potter set July date KRISTINE AMY BURNETT and James E. Potter, both seniors at the University of Montana, will be married July 10, they announced recently. Kris- tine, the daughter of Jim and Alice Burnett of Shelton, graduated from Shelton High School in 1995 and will receive her degree in marketing from the UM School of Business Administration in May. James, who will graduate from UM with a man- agement degree in May, is the son of Dick and Linda Potter of Laurel, Montana. He graduated from Laurel High School in 1993. Adopt-a- Pet the shelter at 902 West Pine Street. ttours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mon- Adopt-a-Pet is a nonprofit volun- day through Friday and 9 a.m. to 1 teer group whose placement services, p.m. Saturday. kennels and spay-neuter assistance Here's a listing of some of the dogs program are financed through month- available this week: ly garage sales To list pe with A ROTTWEILER.LAB spayed fe- placement-assistance= P,FOg'jau 0r. malo, list lost and found pets, call before 8 A LAB CROSS female, one year p.m. Sunday lbr publication, All pets from Adopt-a-Pet kennels are vet- checked. Call 426-2610 to set up a kennel visit or to donate items. Or visit the Web site at www.aap- wa.org. SIX BEAUTIFUL PUPPIES, all black and tan, and 10 weeks old. FOXY, a German Shepherd type of medium size, is long-haired, red in color, and 3 years old. MAX, a year-old, neutered black Lab cross, has brindle trim and, ac- cording to his caretakers, is a real sweet dog who is very obedient. JET, a year-old neutered hound cross with black fur and white trim, is described as a beautiful dog with a super personality. RANGER is a 5-month-old, neu- tered German shepherd cross who has short, gold-colored hair and a black muzzle, He's described as very gentle and beautiful. City of Shelton Animal Shelter Adoptions cost $25 plus $5 for a city license. New dogs are brought in all the time. Call 427-7503 or visit old. A RETRIEVER, male, one year old. BUDDY, a gentle and lov- ing neutered black Lab cross, is a year old and has lots of love to share with a family or single owner. A fenced yard is required. Call 426.2610 to meet Bud- dy. , .... Dance raises funds for SMS te:am trip An all-ages dance to the rock 'n' roll sounds of Johnnie B and the Goods Guys is scheduled for next Saturday, March 27, at the Shelton Moose Lodge. Set to run from 6:30 to 10 p.m., the event is a fund-raiser for the Shelton Middle School eighth- grade Timberwolf Team's an- nual trip to Washington, D.C. Tickets are $10 for a family, $7 for a couple and $5 for single ad- mission. They are available from any student and at the door the night of the event. All proceeds will benefit the future travelers, a parent spokes- OFFICE SUPPLIES at the person noted, adding that the band has donated its time and the Moose lodge has contributed the use of its facility for the event. The lodge is located on Hul- bert Road near the Shelton-High- way 101 interchange. What's Cookin'? Carol's passion drives her effor for hospital and her education By MARY DUNCAN Check out Carol Barker's cre- dentials for manager of Treas- ures, the Mason General Hospi- tal Foundation's thrift shop: She spent her childhood years in Shelton, is a recent college graduate with a degree in psy- chology and is described by her husband as a packrat. Carol explains how last Au- gust she came to the job where she manages only two paid staffers, herself and Yvonne Stedman, and 30 to 35 volunteers. "I was raised in Shelton when I was a very small child," she begins, "left here before I hit high school, and left the state of Washington over 20 years ago. I came back two years ago. My father passed away of cancer and his doctor was Dr. Robinson up at Mason General Hospital." With mounting enthusiasm building in her voice, she con- tinues, "And I'm a medic. I'm in the Air Force Reserves, still. I've been a medic for 10 years so I went to work at Mason General Hospital in May of '97 in oncolo- gy with my dad's doctor. I loved it." DURING THE SAME time pe- riod Carol went back to college when her son was in high school. "He graduated from college the year before me," she says with a bit of a chuckle. "I graduated from Saint Martin's last year actually, and got a degree in psy- chology." Next, she registered as a counselor with the state. "Then this job came up. I'm a garage sales queen," she con- fesses with full-blown laughter. "I love it, and I also utilize my degree, believe it or not. Work- ing with volunteers, my psychol- ogy degree has come into very good play, and working with community service workers, the (Washington) Department of So- cial and Health, Services - men- toring and psychology go hand in hand." Carol is referring to the use of persons assigned to community service through the county's pro- bation department. "Of course, I can only utilize nonviolent offenders," she explains. "These are people that usually have traf- fic violations. They have been mandated by the court to do com- munity service. I've got young people, even high-school stu- dents. "Of course I have some high- school students that are just vol- unteers, wonderful," she notes, "In fact our community service workers, 99.9 percent of them are just wonderful." HER WORK AT Treasures is linked to DHSH through a train- ing program, Carol says. "We've got women that are on the welfare rolls that are trying to better themselves and get back into the mainstream of society. They have to get some job experi- ence. If they do a good job here, I do write letters of reference for them and try to help them with anything they need. I love it." She is as passionate about her fund-raising endeavors for the hospital as she is about mentor- ing. "This store is part of the de- velopment office and Mason General Hospital Foundation. My whole goal is to raise money for the hospital," Carol states un- abashedly. "Mason General Hospital is not a county hospital; it is not state-funded." Approx- ® Symbol of Superbr Servke Office Supply Store • Cards • Gifts • Furniture and More 409 West Railroad Avenue, Shelton Phone 426.6102, Fax 426-6195 Your Complete Office Product Dealer Page 8- Shelton-Mason County Journal- Thursday, March 18, 1999 LEE STILLwELL Friendly hometown service Located in Downtown Shelton at 601 Railroad #200 426=2685 • Home * Auto • Life • Commercial LOVER OF TROLLS Carol Barker, Treasures' manager, hugs one of several dozen of the dolls which line the windows in her office at the hospital thrift store. imately five percent budget comes from local taxes, she guesstimates. "The rest of it we have to raise," she notes. "The reason for development of the thrift store is to help purchase surgical equipment and that sort of thing. The more I can raise in this as- pect and am able to contribute back to the hospital, the less chances of services being raised higher. "I want people to understand that that is a wonderful hospital," the medic observes, "and they are the most wonderful people that work there. You've got a top- notch administrator in Bob Ap- pel; you've got a top-notch fi- nancier in Renee Young, and in the development office with Graham Thomas, and the foun- dation board, which has put a lot of work into doing fund-raisers. "BUT IT IS very important that we are able to raise funds. That's why all these volunteers are here - because of the hospital. If we didn't have a hospital in this area what would happen?" she queries. With a burst of energy she av- ers, "I believe in this. We have a lot of people that don't have in- surance. We don't want to be turning anyone away, and don't as far as my knowledge." Carol also lauds the emergency depart- ment which she points out provides critical care, even for those who need to be transported to other hospitals. People often ask Carol how she arrives at her prices for items in the store. She comments, "People ...think that all this stuff is do- nated, so why don't you just charge minimal. Well, my overhead in this store is, on an average, $12,000 a month." That includes rent, gas mileage for volunteers, electricity and utili- ties for the store, supplies and other managing expenses. "I do have two salaries that come out of here. I wish I could say I work for free but I had to work," she adds. "Any advertis- ing has to come off the top. This winter's been a little tough but it's been okay. We're paying our ex- penses but we need to be making money." TO THAT END Carol is busy planning an April 9 auction, called "An Evening of Memories," featuring donated items that represent the last 100 years of clothing and collec- tions. It was a collaborative ef- fort between herself and one of her volunteers, Carol Sadler, who used to own an antiques store downtown, she explains. On Friday a live and silent auction complete with models and refreshments will be staged. Only 100 tickets will be sold, she says with the cost $10 in advance and $15 at the door. Then on Sat- urday the public will be given the chance to purchase those items which did not sell on Friday. For instance, Carol boasts of a collection of Red Cross Christ- mas seals dating from 1907 to 1960. Also on the block will be six 1989 Franklin Mint cars com- plete with paperwork and certifi- cation and in the original boxes. Two fur coats, a mink and silver fox, will be offered. "I've got a long black leather coat that's beautiful," she contin- ues, "and a long gray wool coat that's gorgeous. Then I have some fun clothes. They're just funky." SHE SAYS THE purpose for the auction and sale is two-fold. "To raise money for the hospital, but the other thing I was hoping it would be is to put Treasures in people's minds, to give it some attention so people realize that we're here. I still get people that walk into this store and say, 'Where's Penney's?' " she says in a mocking pitch. "Penney's has been gone for over a year and a half now. And we've been in the store a year next month." For the event, some of the downtown businesses are donat- ing auction items, Carol notes. She is almost as passionate about promoting Shelton as she is about raising funds for MGH. Since her return to town, Carol ob- serves, "I was saddened some- what with all the empty stores downtown. That really bothers me because this town has such history. I think we have so much potential. "I don't feel that pushing for or trying to build up downtown has to hurt up on the hill. I think we can support each other and that's something I'm not seeing right now. There's too much pulling from each other where if we flowed together, worked together, it'd be wonderful," she com- ments. "When you work together, it builds up the area. The whole fo- cus should be on getting people into Shelton period," she empha- sizes. "Get them here and then each business can have their own draw. "THAT'S THE way I think it should be. We don't have to be cutthroat. We're supposed to be a community," she says, "and that's very important, and the community feeling and to help people." Continuing her theme of giv- ing within the community, she adds, "We don't only sell the merchandise to raise money for the hospital. If I have an overa- bundance of clothes or whatever I donate to SonRise; we donate to Boys' Ranch. I donate clothes up to the hospital for ER or pedia- Our tries." She takes rials from the store for rooms too. Ever the salesperson, fers a plea for more especially a lC teer. She explains, SPRING IS HERE -- and-- WE'RE OPEN! Ready Now. Primroses--- Pansies -- Perennials Strawberry Plants and Herbs M.K-A- 27 Calder Road E]00a * 482-3572 Open daily 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. .121 Olympic Highway with a procurement someone that will work all year in getting donate nice, neat items preparing even now year's auction. If this success - I'm hoping I on my face - then I'm this annually, just like fair. We have a book tober and that was mY did it during the week Fest. It was quite a sucCe' SHE IS ALSO more donations. "I do especially on the I would love people ing out estates or please think of us donate. Especially if one was taken care General Hospital, place?" she queries. "Again my whole raise funds. And I can't even express enough. This hos everything," Carol Carol shares her recipe for meatloaf, using a binder. "It's awesome, clares. "Sometimes I'll add corn into it." Carol's 2 to 2 1/2 lbs. lean 1 1/2 C. cooked rice 1/2 C. shredded carrots 1 C. tomatoes, diced 1 C. mixture of red peppers, yellow pepperS, finely chopped 1 - 2 pkgs. dry onion depending on taste Mix all ingredients using 1 or 2 eggs, & the size of the eggs. favorite spices. Place pan. Bake at 350 ° for 1 FANCY ! YARN & WEAVING You saw my the "Sew Puyallup Quilters show in Monroe.., Now come see much more there the store. Excellent of yarns for crochet, weaving embellishment. SE 591 Arcadia 5heltn 42: Stylists: Usa Comeon Slephonie Lucy Jill Burnett, Potter set July date KRISTINE AMY BURNETT and James E. Potter, both seniors at the University of Montana, will be married July 10, they announced recently. Kris- tine, the daughter of Jim and Alice Burnett of Shelton, graduated from Shelton High School in 1995 and will receive her degree in marketing from the UM School of Business Administration in May. James, who will graduate from UM with a man- agement degree in May, is the son of Dick and Linda Potter of Laurel, Montana. He graduated from Laurel High School in 1993. Adopt-a- Pet the shelter at 902 West Pine Street. ttours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mon- Adopt-a-Pet is a nonprofit volun- day through Friday and 9 a.m. to 1 teer group whose placement services, p.m. Saturday. kennels and spay-neuter assistance Here's a listing of some of the dogs program are financed through month- available this week: ly garage sales To list pe with A ROTTWEILER.LAB spayed fe- placement-assistance= P,FOg'jau 0r. malo, list lost and found pets, call before 8 A LAB CROSS female, one year p.m. Sunday lbr publication, All pets from Adopt-a-Pet kennels are vet- checked. Call 426-2610 to set up a kennel visit or to donate items. Or visit the Web site at www.aap- wa.org. SIX BEAUTIFUL PUPPIES, all black and tan, and 10 weeks old. FOXY, a German Shepherd type of medium size, is long-haired, red in color, and 3 years old. MAX, a year-old, neutered black Lab cross, has brindle trim and, ac- cording to his caretakers, is a real sweet dog who is very obedient. JET, a year-old neutered hound cross with black fur and white trim, is described as a beautiful dog with a super personality. RANGER is a 5-month-old, neu- tered German shepherd cross who has short, gold-colored hair and a black muzzle, He's described as very gentle and beautiful. City of Shelton Animal Shelter Adoptions cost $25 plus $5 for a city license. New dogs are brought in all the time. Call 427-7503 or visit old. A RETRIEVER, male, one year old. BUDDY, a gentle and lov- ing neutered black Lab cross, is a year old and has lots of love to share with a family or single owner. A fenced yard is required. Call 426.2610 to meet Bud- dy. , .... Dance raises funds for SMS te:am trip An all-ages dance to the rock 'n' roll sounds of Johnnie B and the Goods Guys is scheduled for next Saturday, March 27, at the Shelton Moose Lodge. Set to run from 6:30 to 10 p.m., the event is a fund-raiser for the Shelton Middle School eighth- grade Timberwolf Team's an- nual trip to Washington, D.C. Tickets are $10 for a family, $7 for a couple and $5 for single ad- mission. They are available from any student and at the door the night of the event. All proceeds will benefit the future travelers, a parent spokes- OFFICE SUPPLIES at the person noted, adding that the band has donated its time and the Moose lodge has contributed the use of its facility for the event. The lodge is located on Hul- bert Road near the Shelton-High- way 101 interchange. What's Cookin'? Carol's passion drives her effor for hospital and her education By MARY DUNCAN Check out Carol Barker's cre- dentials for manager of Treas- ures, the Mason General Hospi- tal Foundation's thrift shop: She spent her childhood years in Shelton, is a recent college graduate with a degree in psy- chology and is described by her husband as a packrat. Carol explains how last Au- gust she came to the job where she manages only two paid staffers, herself and Yvonne Stedman, and 30 to 35 volunteers. "I was raised in Shelton when I was a very small child," she begins, "left here before I hit high school, and left the state of Washington over 20 years ago. I came back two years ago. My father passed away of cancer and his doctor was Dr. Robinson up at Mason General Hospital." With mounting enthusiasm building in her voice, she con- tinues, "And I'm a medic. I'm in the Air Force Reserves, still. I've been a medic for 10 years so I went to work at Mason General Hospital in May of '97 in oncolo- gy with my dad's doctor. I loved it." DURING THE SAME time pe- riod Carol went back to college when her son was in high school. "He graduated from college the year before me," she says with a bit of a chuckle. "I graduated from Saint Martin's last year actually, and got a degree in psy- chology." Next, she registered as a counselor with the state. "Then this job came up. I'm a garage sales queen," she con- fesses with full-blown laughter. "I love it, and I also utilize my degree, believe it or not. Work- ing with volunteers, my psychol- ogy degree has come into very good play, and working with community service workers, the (Washington) Department of So- cial and Health, Services - men- toring and psychology go hand in hand." Carol is referring to the use of persons assigned to community service through the county's pro- bation department. "Of course, I can only utilize nonviolent offenders," she explains. "These are people that usually have traf- fic violations. They have been mandated by the court to do com- munity service. I've got young people, even high-school stu- dents. "Of course I have some high- school students that are just vol- unteers, wonderful," she notes, "In fact our community service workers, 99.9 percent of them are just wonderful." HER WORK AT Treasures is linked to DHSH through a train- ing program, Carol says. "We've got women that are on the welfare rolls that are trying to better themselves and get back into the mainstream of society. They have to get some job experi- ence. If they do a good job here, I do write letters of reference for them and try to help them with anything they need. I love it." She is as passionate about her fund-raising endeavors for the hospital as she is about mentor- ing. "This store is part of the de- velopment office and Mason General Hospital Foundation. My whole goal is to raise money for the hospital," Carol states un- abashedly. "Mason General Hospital is not a county hospital; it is not state-funded." Approx- ® Symbol of Superbr Servke Office Supply Store • Cards • Gifts • Furniture and More 409 West Railroad Avenue, Shelton Phone 426.6102, Fax 426-6195 Your Complete Office Product Dealer Page 8- Shelton-Mason County Journal- Thursday, March 18, 1999 LEE STILLwELL Friendly hometown service Located in Downtown Shelton at 601 Railroad #200 426=2685 • Home * Auto • Life • Commercial LOVER OF TROLLS Carol Barker, Treasures' manager, hugs one of several dozen of the dolls which line the windows in her office at the hospital thrift store. imately five percent budget comes from local taxes, she guesstimates. "The rest of it we have to raise," she notes. "The reason for development of the thrift store is to help purchase surgical equipment and that sort of thing. The more I can raise in this as- pect and am able to contribute back to the hospital, the less chances of services being raised higher. "I want people to understand that that is a wonderful hospital," the medic observes, "and they are the most wonderful people that work there. You've got a top- notch administrator in Bob Ap- pel; you've got a top-notch fi- nancier in Renee Young, and in the development office with Graham Thomas, and the foun- dation board, which has put a lot of work into doing fund-raisers. "BUT IT IS very important that we are able to raise funds. That's why all these volunteers are here - because of the hospital. If we didn't have a hospital in this area what would happen?" she queries. With a burst of energy she av- ers, "I believe in this. We have a lot of people that don't have in- surance. We don't want to be turning anyone away, and don't as far as my knowledge." Carol also lauds the emergency depart- ment which she points out provides critical care, even for those who need to be transported to other hospitals. People often ask Carol how she arrives at her prices for items in the store. She comments, "People ...think that all this stuff is do- nated, so why don't you just charge minimal. Well, my overhead in this store is, on an average, $12,000 a month." That includes rent, gas mileage for volunteers, electricity and utili- ties for the store, supplies and other managing expenses. "I do have two salaries that come out of here. I wish I could say I work for free but I had to work," she adds. "Any advertis- ing has to come off the top. This winter's been a little tough but it's been okay. We're paying our ex- penses but we need to be making money." TO THAT END Carol is busy planning an April 9 auction, called "An Evening of Memories," featuring donated items that represent the last 100 years of clothing and collec- tions. It was a collaborative ef- fort between herself and one of her volunteers, Carol Sadler, who used to own an antiques store downtown, she explains. On Friday a live and silent auction complete with models and refreshments will be staged. Only 100 tickets will be sold, she says with the cost $10 in advance and $15 at the door. Then on Sat- urday the public will be given the chance to purchase those items which did not sell on Friday. For instance, Carol boasts of a collection of Red Cross Christ- mas seals dating from 1907 to 1960. Also on the block will be six 1989 Franklin Mint cars com- plete with paperwork and certifi- cation and in the original boxes. Two fur coats, a mink and silver fox, will be offered. "I've got a long black leather coat that's beautiful," she contin- ues, "and a long gray wool coat that's gorgeous. Then I have some fun clothes. They're just funky." SHE SAYS THE purpose for the auction and sale is two-fold. "To raise money for the hospital, but the other thing I was hoping it would be is to put Treasures in people's minds, to give it some attention so people realize that we're here. I still get people that walk into this store and say, 'Where's Penney's?' " she says in a mocking pitch. "Penney's has been gone for over a year and a half now. And we've been in the store a year next month." For the event, some of the downtown businesses are donat- ing auction items, Carol notes. She is almost as passionate about promoting Shelton as she is about raising funds for MGH. Since her return to town, Carol ob- serves, "I was saddened some- what with all the empty stores downtown. That really bothers me because this town has such history. I think we have so much potential. "I don't feel that pushing for or trying to build up downtown has to hurt up on the hill. I think we can support each other and that's something I'm not seeing right now. There's too much pulling from each other where if we flowed together, worked together, it'd be wonderful," she com- ments. "When you work together, it builds up the area. The whole fo- cus should be on getting people into Shelton period," she empha- sizes. "Get them here and then each business can have their own draw. "THAT'S THE way I think it should be. We don't have to be cutthroat. We're supposed to be a community," she says, "and that's very important, and the community feeling and to help people." Continuing her theme of giv- ing within the community, she adds, "We don't only sell the merchandise to raise money for the hospital. If I have an overa- bundance of clothes or whatever I donate to SonRise; we donate to Boys' Ranch. I donate clothes up to the hospital for ER or pedia- Our tries." She takes rials from the store for rooms too. Ever the salesperson, fers a plea for more especially a lC teer. She explains, SPRING IS HERE -- and-- WE'RE OPEN! Ready Now. Primroses--- Pansies -- Perennials Strawberry Plants and Herbs M.K-A- 27 Calder Road E]00a * 482-3572 Open daily 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. .121 Olympic Highway with a procurement someone that will work all year in getting donate nice, neat items preparing even now year's auction. If this success - I'm hoping I on my face - then I'm this annually, just like fair. We have a book tober and that was mY did it during the week Fest. It was quite a sucCe' SHE IS ALSO more donations. "I do especially on the I would love people ing out estates or please think of us donate. Especially if one was taken care General Hospital, place?" she queries. "Again my whole raise funds. And I can't even express enough. This hos everything," Carol Carol shares her recipe for meatloaf, using a binder. "It's awesome, clares. "Sometimes I'll add corn into it." Carol's 2 to 2 1/2 lbs. lean 1 1/2 C. cooked rice 1/2 C. shredded carrots 1 C. tomatoes, diced 1 C. mixture of red peppers, yellow pepperS, finely chopped 1 - 2 pkgs. dry onion depending on taste Mix all ingredients using 1 or 2 eggs, & the size of the eggs. favorite spices. Place pan. Bake at 350 ° for 1 FANCY ! YARN & WEAVING You saw my the "Sew Puyallup Quilters show in Monroe.., Now come see much more there the store. Excellent of yarns for crochet, weaving embellishment. SE 591 Arcadia 5heltn 42: Stylists: Usa Comeon Slephonie Lucy Jill