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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