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Science student has the bright stuff Dane Pennington, a fifth-grader at South- try "Solar Energy" at the Mason County side School, earned a first-place award Science and Engineering Fair held on and a PUD 3 electricity award for his en- March 17. It's the easy chair for Olsen. Rod Olsen's family and friends the old Safeway and Sprouse Reitz Now a third generation of O1- celebrated his 56 years in the fur- rLiture business Saturday night with a retirement party at Olsen Furniture in downtown Shelton. Olsen, 68, has been rearranging the furniture since he was a kid growing up in Shelton. His dad, Ole Olsen, started the business during the Depression in 1936 at a Railroad Avenue address that lately has quartered an antiques mall and before that Marv's Hall- mark. Ole ran the store there until 1946, when he built a larger place at the corner of Fourth and Cota. Rod graduated from the Univer- Jy of Washington in 1960 and served a stint in the Army, then eturn.ed to town to join his father ,, me business in 1962. He started ruling the store himself in 1965. e business made its second move in 1995 when Olsen bought Spring is here and so are the op- portunities for Mason County resi- dents to dispose of their yard debris building at Fourth and Franklin. He more than doubled his square footage by making the move, going from 8,000 to 21,500, and picked up one of the biggest parking lots in town. At the time, many businesses were moving to Mountain View and the area of heavily trafficked Wal-Mart and strip malls. But O1- sen was bullish on downtown and said at the time that he was bank- ing on downtown remaining a vi- able business location. The business remained viable at 414 West Franklin for the last dozen years, surviving a zon- ing squabble with the city over a monster sign that once advertised Safeway's meat and produce. That sign can now be viewed on Olympic Highway South on Hillcrest out of city jurisdiction, at times advertis- ing for Olsen. sens is operating the store. Daugh- ter Sandy Olsen Lundgren and Rod Olsen Jr. are rearranging the furniture these days. MOHAWK colors of SP00G SALE Baptist couple hosts Muslim from Israel ing up spring and recyclable metal at no charge. Through the month of April the Department of Utilities and Waste Management will accept yard de- ons at the solid waste facilities in Shelton and Belfair. The county is working again with local businesses to allow resi- dents to drop off acceptable materi- 3 ii a rely at their facilities for no , arge. Farticipants are advised to Ptease call ahead for information on hours, days of operation and what materials are acceptable. Metals, refrigeration units, ap- i pliances and auto hulks will be 'ii:taken for no charge at: Mason County Salvage, 1840 West Clo- *7 quauum Road, 426-8626, which is accepting 1terns from 4:30 p m on Tuesday t3:u;hmst? i Urday during the month of April; helton Auto Parts, 1501 Dayton- s ?i;h w21 :!i accept items from 9 a.m. t p.. through Saturday dur- the month of April; and High- way 3 Auto Wrecking, 8633 East Highway 3, 426-0809, which will accept items from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Monday through Friday. Yard and wood debris may be dropped off during April, by ap- pointment only, at Bill McTurnal Enterprises, 721 Kamilche Lane, at 432-0971. There will be a charge to commercial haulers. Stumps, brush, grasses, leaves, and new building materials will be accept- ed from April 1 through April 14 at Mason County Wood Recyclers, 2994 Johns Prairie Road, at 432- 9222. Again, ths free opportunity is available to residential custom- ers only; commercial haulers will be charged. Brady Trucking, 2970 Johns Prairie Road, at 426-3132, will ac- cept stumps, grasses, brush, and leaves from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. Mon- day through Friday through April 30. This free opportunity is avail- able to residential customers only; commercial haulers will need to call for fees. North Mason Wood Recyclers and Mason County Gar- bage and Recycling are also assist- ing and participating in cleanup events. $15 By REBECCA WELLS In contrast to the bloody vio- lence portrayed on the news, life in Israel is actually pretty peace- ful. Having grown up in the small village of Abugosh, just outside of Jerusalem, Magda - pronounced "Majdah" - Abd E1 Rahman would know. And being a Palestinian Muslim living in Israel, Magda has plenty of perspective on the issue. In fact, just about everyone in her village is a Muslim Arab. "My village and Jerusalem, ev- erything is quiet, you know?" says Magda, who is spending this year away from home as an exchange student at Shelton High School. "We don't have the violence." Though only the crimes make the headlines, Magda says she is able to travel freely around her Middle Eastern community without feeling any threat to her safety. There was, however, a skir- mish between Israel and Lebanon, its neighbor to the north, shortly before she came here. "NOW IT'S FINE; now they stopped the war and everything's okay," she assures. On the other hand, Mason County wasn't exactly the image she had of America based on what she had seen of the country in movies and on television. She had been expecting to arrive at a place similar to New York City, instead of Shelton. "When I came here I was kind of surprised, but it's really nice," she says. Coming from her little village back home, Shelton's small-town feel is relatively familiar to Magda. One contrast is how often Ameri- cans seem to move compared to in Israel, where her family has lived for generations and her father built their home. "IN MY VILLAGE, everyone (Please turn to page 22.) Get a running start on Running Start! A Now enrolling 9 th  10 th graders for fall Mason County Christian School 426-7616 in i00gfm Howl Get a free 3'5"x5'2" area rug or 2'1"x7' 10" ,,,,,,.o,,,,.s,,L,, hall runner when you purchase $1,500 or more of any Mohawk product. See store for details. j Choose from these six beautiful patterns: LINEAR FREEHAI GIROUX CASTAWAY ST LAURENT CREAM GRAND CANYON MOHAW ........ ARMAGO BAY SMART STRAND • 15 yr residential wear warranty • 10 yr buckle free warranty • 10 yr no delamination warranty • 7 yr limited texture retention warranty Reg. $4  sq. ft. sq. ft. MOH.AW ........... NORTH RIM STAINMASTER • I0 yr residential wear warranty • 5 yr limited stain residential warrant,/ • 5 yr manufacturing defect warranty Reg. $3  sq. k. sq. ft. Choose from 16 colors/ Choose from 24 colors/ I DURING THIS SALE, 8 MOWAWK STYLES WILL BE ON SALE -- CHOOSE FROM OVER 150 COLORS! t11} OUR 2- ANNIVERSARY CEtEB00T00ON CONTINUESt TOTHANK OUR CUSTOMERS FORANoTHER GREATYEAR ALL OUR PREVIOUSLY ADVERTISED SPECIALS ARE GOOD THRU APRIL 16 TH Family owned and operated ( I ASK USABOUT "Without y.a there is us" I no . AVAILABLE FINANCING Closed Sundays (360) 427-2822 on Hillcrest 1306 Olympic Hwy. S. Shelton,WA 98584 Cont. #SHELTFC968QP -----'J: Thursday, April 5, 2007 - Shelton-Mason County Journal - Page 13 Science student has the bright stuff Dane Pennington, a fifth-grader at South- try "Solar Energy" at the Mason County side School, earned a first-place award Science and Engineering Fair held on and a PUD 3 electricity award for his en- March 17. It's the easy chair for Olsen. Rod Olsen's family and friends the old Safeway and Sprouse Reitz Now a third generation of O1- celebrated his 56 years in the fur- rLiture business Saturday night with a retirement party at Olsen Furniture in downtown Shelton. Olsen, 68, has been rearranging the furniture since he was a kid growing up in Shelton. His dad, Ole Olsen, started the business during the Depression in 1936 at a Railroad Avenue address that lately has quartered an antiques mall and before that Marv's Hall- mark. Ole ran the store there until 1946, when he built a larger place at the corner of Fourth and Cota. Rod graduated from the Univer- Jy of Washington in 1960 and served a stint in the Army, then eturn.ed to town to join his father ,, me business in 1962. He started ruling the store himself in 1965. e business made its second move in 1995 when Olsen bought Spring is here and so are the op- portunities for Mason County resi- dents to dispose of their yard debris building at Fourth and Franklin. He more than doubled his square footage by making the move, going from 8,000 to 21,500, and picked up one of the biggest parking lots in town. At the time, many businesses were moving to Mountain View and the area of heavily trafficked Wal-Mart and strip malls. But O1- sen was bullish on downtown and said at the time that he was bank- ing on downtown remaining a vi- able business location. The business remained viable at 414 West Franklin for the last dozen years, surviving a zon- ing squabble with the city over a monster sign that once advertised Safeway's meat and produce. That sign can now be viewed on Olympic Highway South on Hillcrest out of city jurisdiction, at times advertis- ing for Olsen. sens is operating the store. Daugh- ter Sandy Olsen Lundgren and Rod Olsen Jr. are rearranging the furniture these days. MOHAWK colors of SP00G SALE Baptist couple hosts Muslim from Israel ing up spring and recyclable metal at no charge. Through the month of April the Department of Utilities and Waste Management will accept yard de- ons at the solid waste facilities in Shelton and Belfair. The county is working again with local businesses to allow resi- dents to drop off acceptable materi- 3 ii a rely at their facilities for no , arge. Farticipants are advised to Ptease call ahead for information on hours, days of operation and what materials are acceptable. Metals, refrigeration units, ap- i pliances and auto hulks will be 'ii:taken for no charge at: Mason County Salvage, 1840 West Clo- *7 quauum Road, 426-8626, which is accepting 1terns from 4:30 p m on Tuesday t3:u;hmst? i Urday during the month of April; helton Auto Parts, 1501 Dayton- s ?i;h w21 :!i accept items from 9 a.m. t p.. through Saturday dur- the month of April; and High- way 3 Auto Wrecking, 8633 East Highway 3, 426-0809, which will accept items from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Monday through Friday. Yard and wood debris may be dropped off during April, by ap- pointment only, at Bill McTurnal Enterprises, 721 Kamilche Lane, at 432-0971. There will be a charge to commercial haulers. Stumps, brush, grasses, leaves, and new building materials will be accept- ed from April 1 through April 14 at Mason County Wood Recyclers, 2994 Johns Prairie Road, at 432- 9222. Again, ths free opportunity is available to residential custom- ers only; commercial haulers will be charged. Brady Trucking, 2970 Johns Prairie Road, at 426-3132, will ac- cept stumps, grasses, brush, and leaves from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. Mon- day through Friday through April 30. This free opportunity is avail- able to residential customers only; commercial haulers will need to call for fees. North Mason Wood Recyclers and Mason County Gar- bage and Recycling are also assist- ing and participating in cleanup events. $15 By REBECCA WELLS In contrast to the bloody vio- lence portrayed on the news, life in Israel is actually pretty peace- ful. Having grown up in the small village of Abugosh, just outside of Jerusalem, Magda - pronounced "Majdah" - Abd E1 Rahman would know. And being a Palestinian Muslim living in Israel, Magda has plenty of perspective on the issue. In fact, just about everyone in her village is a Muslim Arab. "My village and Jerusalem, ev- erything is quiet, you know?" says Magda, who is spending this year away from home as an exchange student at Shelton High School. "We don't have the violence." Though only the crimes make the headlines, Magda says she is able to travel freely around her Middle Eastern community without feeling any threat to her safety. There was, however, a skir- mish between Israel and Lebanon, its neighbor to the north, shortly before she came here. "NOW IT'S FINE; now they stopped the war and everything's okay," she assures. On the other hand, Mason County wasn't exactly the image she had of America based on what she had seen of the country in movies and on television. She had been expecting to arrive at a place similar to New York City, instead of Shelton. "When I came here I was kind of surprised, but it's really nice," she says. Coming from her little village back home, Shelton's small-town feel is relatively familiar to Magda. One contrast is how often Ameri- cans seem to move compared to in Israel, where her family has lived for generations and her father built their home. "IN MY VILLAGE, everyone (Please turn to page 22.) Get a running start on Running Start! A Now enrolling 9 th  10 th graders for fall Mason County Christian School 426-7616 in i00gfm Howl Get a free 3'5"x5'2" area rug or 2'1"x7' 10" ,,,,,,.o,,,,.s,,L,, hall runner when you purchase $1,500 or more of any Mohawk product. See store for details. j Choose from these six beautiful patterns: LINEAR FREEHAI GIROUX CASTAWAY ST LAURENT CREAM GRAND CANYON MOHAW ........ ARMAGO BAY SMART STRAND • 15 yr residential wear warranty • 10 yr buckle free warranty • 10 yr no delamination warranty • 7 yr limited texture retention warranty Reg. $4  sq. ft. sq. ft. MOH.AW ........... NORTH RIM STAINMASTER • I0 yr residential wear warranty • 5 yr limited stain residential warrant,/ • 5 yr manufacturing defect warranty Reg. $3  sq. k. sq. ft. Choose from 16 colors/ Choose from 24 colors/ I DURING THIS SALE, 8 MOWAWK STYLES WILL BE ON SALE -- CHOOSE FROM OVER 150 COLORS! t11} OUR 2- ANNIVERSARY CEtEB00T00ON CONTINUESt TOTHANK OUR CUSTOMERS FORANoTHER GREATYEAR ALL OUR PREVIOUSLY ADVERTISED SPECIALS ARE GOOD THRU APRIL 16 TH Family owned and operated ( I ASK USABOUT "Without y.a there is us" I no . AVAILABLE FINANCING Closed Sundays (360) 427-2822 on Hillcrest 1306 Olympic Hwy. S. Shelton,WA 98584 Cont. #SHELTFC968QP -----'J: Thursday, April 5, 2007 - Shelton-Mason County Journal - Page 13