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High School Spotlight: faith- odest av ,a Li thalL" still a Ha; out, ;0 see a," their of s proF heat sin(e Fle qlf ecked ing at .ed aS loreS, ' eve of re- Kaleb's career goal? Build bridges By REBECCA WELLS While Kaleb Kingman's not sure whether he wants to become an engineer or not, he does know he wants to work on building bridges. "I really like everything there is about it," he says. He had ini- tially thought about becoming an architect, but the career didn't look like it paid enough to be worth all the school. Engineers, on the other hand, seem to earn decent wages and have fun jobs. "I've always been into building things," he adds. Kaleb would like to work for a company doing proj- ects like constructing the Tacoma Narrows Bridge. "The math in bridge building is pretty fun and interesting," he explains. When he was studying pre-cal- culus, the math involved a lot of fun bridge problems. Now that he's m calculus, the course hasn't done much involving bridges. "IT'S NOT EXACTLY fun," he says. Still, solving math problems is Something he enjoys. a this that Legi ould on sets "' dinner for local scouts Sons of the American Legion will host its 2007 spring dinner and auction from 5 to 7 p.m. on Satur- day, April 7. The event will take place at the 40 et 8 veterans' club, 113 West Cota Street in Shelton. The raenu will feature New York steak with all the trimmings for $12. The auction will begin at 6:30 p.m. Proceeds will benefit Boy Scout Troop 110 and Cub Scout Pack 110. More information is available by l!!ng Marv Rowley at 426-0793, elly Elkins at 970-6673 or Craig Chase at 432-5672. Kaleb, who's finishing up his se- nior year as a Running Start stu- dent at South Puget Sound Com- munity College, plans to transfer to Washington State University next year. Up until last year, when he enrolled at South Puget Sound full time, he had attended Mary M. Knight School in Matlock since pre- school and is still enrolled there. "It was pretty cool," he says of going to Mary M. Knight. "I liked the small-school experience." What's his draw to WSU? His sister Kami went there, plus, the in-state tuition is much more af- fordable than that of out-of-state colleges. WSU's rural atmosphere appeals to Kaleb much more than the urban setting of the University of Washington in Seattle, for ex- ample. "I'M NOT EXACTLY a city per- son," he explains. WSU offers con- struction management as an option and has a strong reputation when it comes to graduates finding jobs in the engineering field. Kaleb has worked in the Christ- mas tree industry and in farm work, doing maintenance and haying over the summer. Until recently, his fam- ily owned a 160-acre farm in Mat- lock. His family has since moved to Gig Harbor, though he still lives in Matlock with his friend, Lucas Christensen. His parents are Kurt and Anita Kingman. Growing up on a farm provided Kaleb with the opportunity to oper- ate heavy equipment and get some experience in construction. Last summer he helped build a 4,200- square-foot house on Bainbridge Island, where he als0 assisted with the landscaping and again was able to operate heavy machinery. Once he graduates from high school this June, Ealeb will still have one quarter left to finish up before he earns his associate's de- gree. He's taking plenty of math courses to prepare him for a major in civil engineering with a minor in construction management. KALEB HAS MOSTLY A's on his grade transcript as well as one or two B's. He has qualified for the dean's list at the college and is vale- dictorian of his graduating high- school class. Along with his school work, Kaleb has also been involved in extracur- ricular activities. He has belonged to FFA since the seventh grade, serving tours of duty as chapter treasurer and chapter reporter. For the last two years he has been a delegate to FFA's state convention, where he votes and helps to make decisions for the organization. Kaleb has also served the FFA as a judge of livestock, dairy and poultry. He spent summers work- ing on FFA and 4-H entries in com- petition at the Mason County Fair and Rodeo, and raised a hog for sale at the annual livestock auction. Before joining FFA, he helped his brother Kyle plant trees for Simp- son Timber Company through FFA until that program was discontin- ued. Kaleb also served as sergeant at arms for his class in junior high school. As far as sports go, just when he was almost tired of playing basket- ball, his team made history. In this, his senior year, he played on the front line for the Mary M. Knight Owls' basketball team, which qual- ified for the state championship competition. Mary M. Knight was eliminating after losing its first two games in state competition, with Kaleb's playing time limited in the first game due to a leg injury. A scheduling conflict with an ocean- ography lab at college caused him to miss the second game entirely. HE HAD BEEN playing the first four minutes of each quarter earlier in the basketball season, but his playing time dwindled as the pain in his leg increased. Start- ing around ninth or 10th grade, Ka- leb has also competed on the track team. MARY M. KNIGHT valedictorian and full-time South Puget Sound Community College student Kaleb Kingman hopes to design and build bridges for a living. I ORAL SEDATI DENTISTRY Family sends concern (Continued from page 14.) heat include miniature fans, spray Fresh apples and oranges like to help Operation Aloha in bottles, packaged tuna and chick- Hot sauce SOme way or another. Donations of postage help. Grapeview School has helped to pack boxes, as have members of a local 4-H club. "What I'd like to see happen is to get a lot of groups, churches, schools, clubs together, just wrilc mg letters, sending postcards: non-political, of course," Dnitra adds. She'll then mail them in the care-package boxes. IDEALLY, UNITS of about a dozen soldiers work out the best for them to send packages, though one Christmas they sent enormous boxes to Several hundred soldiers in one military detachment. Right now they have four or five units on their mailing list They've heard the military personnel will Sometimes gather around a table and collectively distribute the presents according to Particular tastes and needs. For smaller units, they have more of an opportunity to find out about spe- cific needs and then meet them. _"If they don't a.qk we don't know," Dnitra says. -'" Popular items for troops dwell- ing in the intense Middle Eastern en, lip balm, coffee, wet wipes, sun screen, little games and candy - but no chocolate or home-baked goods. Anyone interested in con- tributing to Operation Aloha's cause may write to: ayersauto@ hawaii.rr.com, with "Operation Aloha" in the subject line online, or call 275-0405. IN THEIR FREE time, Mark and Brennan really enjoy martial arts, while Dnitra is involved in animal welfare groups. Dnitra passed on a recipe her friend Thomas improvised for Thanksgiving dinner while he was deployed in Iraq. Being from Ha- waii, he found a way to incorpo- rate canned, processed meat into a quick holiday spread. He also had to do this without the luxury of a dining facility where he was sta- tioned. Thomas' Thanksgiving Improvisation Ingredients: 1 can a processed meat of choice, he recommends Spam or Treet Guava - or any type -jelly, to taste Preparation: Open the can of meat and slice it into normal serving sizes. Ar- range slices in a shallow baking pan. Dollop about a teaspoon of jelly onto each slice of meat. At this point, soldiers in Iraq have to send their interpreter - usually a local Iraqi - out to the nearest town to buy fresh fruit without being killed. This, Thom- as said, is the hardest step of all! Once the interpreter returns from town alive,the cook can then place a slice of apple and orange on each piece of meat. Then top with about three drops of a hot sauce of choice on each piece of meat. Place pan with contents into a convection oven at 300 degrees Fahrenheit for 35 minutes. Brown meat to personal preference. Re- move pan with contents from oven and serve hot. EAUJEAS is proud to welcome DIVA NELSON BROWN LMP Lic. #MA00023577 INTRODUCTORY SPECIAL 11/2 HOUR S5 0 MASSAGE Offer expires 4/30/07 427008684 woaco.ta,Á,oa, o. wedNrgH:u P m credit and debit cards Tile & Sat 9 am-5 pm All am Weloome ldge of the Earth Paimls & Suppl|es at 1904 Ollmipio Highway North bMvvolm Viking Interiors md uw d mym€ Holm (360) 44-6767 Rick Johnson, owner @ ;?¢¢a" i,,;aw , ta,.,gu, w¢, , I I I I I II III IIIIIIIII IIII IIIIIIIII I II I I 35% DISCOUNT extended until April 18, 2007 II III ?i! ::il William J. Busacca' DDS, PS 1525 Olympic Hwy. North, Shelton, VIA 98584 Wake up Healthy eauti00l Smile • Sedation Dentistry--if you're fearful, busy, suffer from TMJ pain or haw sensitive gag reflex * Your comfort is our first concern • Friendly caring team • Micro dentistry • Beautiful cosmetic techniques to fix chips, spaces and stains • Tooth whitening • Computer-generated smile enhancements • New patients always welcome. The DOeS American Dental Association Academy of General Dentistry S m i I e E x p r e s s American Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry Thursday, April 5, 2007 - Shelton-Mason County Journal - Page 15 High School Spotlight: faith- odest av ,a Li thalL" still a Ha; out, ;0 see a," their of s proF heat sin(e Fle qlf ecked ing at .ed aS loreS, ' eve of re- Kaleb's career goal? Build bridges By REBECCA WELLS While Kaleb Kingman's not sure whether he wants to become an engineer or not, he does know he wants to work on building bridges. "I really like everything there is about it," he says. He had ini- tially thought about becoming an architect, but the career didn't look like it paid enough to be worth all the school. Engineers, on the other hand, seem to earn decent wages and have fun jobs. "I've always been into building things," he adds. Kaleb would like to work for a company doing proj- ects like constructing the Tacoma Narrows Bridge. "The math in bridge building is pretty fun and interesting," he explains. When he was studying pre-cal- culus, the math involved a lot of fun bridge problems. Now that he's m calculus, the course hasn't done much involving bridges. "IT'S NOT EXACTLY fun," he says. Still, solving math problems is Something he enjoys. a this that Legi ould on sets "' dinner for local scouts Sons of the American Legion will host its 2007 spring dinner and auction from 5 to 7 p.m. on Satur- day, April 7. The event will take place at the 40 et 8 veterans' club, 113 West Cota Street in Shelton. The raenu will feature New York steak with all the trimmings for $12. The auction will begin at 6:30 p.m. Proceeds will benefit Boy Scout Troop 110 and Cub Scout Pack 110. More information is available by l!!ng Marv Rowley at 426-0793, elly Elkins at 970-6673 or Craig Chase at 432-5672. Kaleb, who's finishing up his se- nior year as a Running Start stu- dent at South Puget Sound Com- munity College, plans to transfer to Washington State University next year. Up until last year, when he enrolled at South Puget Sound full time, he had attended Mary M. Knight School in Matlock since pre- school and is still enrolled there. "It was pretty cool," he says of going to Mary M. Knight. "I liked the small-school experience." What's his draw to WSU? His sister Kami went there, plus, the in-state tuition is much more af- fordable than that of out-of-state colleges. WSU's rural atmosphere appeals to Kaleb much more than the urban setting of the University of Washington in Seattle, for ex- ample. "I'M NOT EXACTLY a city per- son," he explains. WSU offers con- struction management as an option and has a strong reputation when it comes to graduates finding jobs in the engineering field. Kaleb has worked in the Christ- mas tree industry and in farm work, doing maintenance and haying over the summer. Until recently, his fam- ily owned a 160-acre farm in Mat- lock. His family has since moved to Gig Harbor, though he still lives in Matlock with his friend, Lucas Christensen. His parents are Kurt and Anita Kingman. Growing up on a farm provided Kaleb with the opportunity to oper- ate heavy equipment and get some experience in construction. Last summer he helped build a 4,200- square-foot house on Bainbridge Island, where he als0 assisted with the landscaping and again was able to operate heavy machinery. Once he graduates from high school this June, Ealeb will still have one quarter left to finish up before he earns his associate's de- gree. He's taking plenty of math courses to prepare him for a major in civil engineering with a minor in construction management. KALEB HAS MOSTLY A's on his grade transcript as well as one or two B's. He has qualified for the dean's list at the college and is vale- dictorian of his graduating high- school class. Along with his school work, Kaleb has also been involved in extracur- ricular activities. He has belonged to FFA since the seventh grade, serving tours of duty as chapter treasurer and chapter reporter. For the last two years he has been a delegate to FFA's state convention, where he votes and helps to make decisions for the organization. Kaleb has also served the FFA as a judge of livestock, dairy and poultry. He spent summers work- ing on FFA and 4-H entries in com- petition at the Mason County Fair and Rodeo, and raised a hog for sale at the annual livestock auction. Before joining FFA, he helped his brother Kyle plant trees for Simp- son Timber Company through FFA until that program was discontin- ued. Kaleb also served as sergeant at arms for his class in junior high school. As far as sports go, just when he was almost tired of playing basket- ball, his team made history. In this, his senior year, he played on the front line for the Mary M. Knight Owls' basketball team, which qual- ified for the state championship competition. Mary M. Knight was eliminating after losing its first two games in state competition, with Kaleb's playing time limited in the first game due to a leg injury. A scheduling conflict with an ocean- ography lab at college caused him to miss the second game entirely. HE HAD BEEN playing the first four minutes of each quarter earlier in the basketball season, but his playing time dwindled as the pain in his leg increased. Start- ing around ninth or 10th grade, Ka- leb has also competed on the track team. MARY M. KNIGHT valedictorian and full-time South Puget Sound Community College student Kaleb Kingman hopes to design and build bridges for a living. I ORAL SEDATI DENTISTRY Family sends concern (Continued from page 14.) heat include miniature fans, spray Fresh apples and oranges like to help Operation Aloha in bottles, packaged tuna and chick- Hot sauce SOme way or another. Donations of postage help. Grapeview School has helped to pack boxes, as have members of a local 4-H club. "What I'd like to see happen is to get a lot of groups, churches, schools, clubs together, just wrilc mg letters, sending postcards: non-political, of course," Dnitra adds. She'll then mail them in the care-package boxes. IDEALLY, UNITS of about a dozen soldiers work out the best for them to send packages, though one Christmas they sent enormous boxes to Several hundred soldiers in one military detachment. Right now they have four or five units on their mailing list They've heard the military personnel will Sometimes gather around a table and collectively distribute the presents according to Particular tastes and needs. For smaller units, they have more of an opportunity to find out about spe- cific needs and then meet them. _"If they don't a.qk we don't know," Dnitra says. -'" Popular items for troops dwell- ing in the intense Middle Eastern en, lip balm, coffee, wet wipes, sun screen, little games and candy - but no chocolate or home-baked goods. Anyone interested in con- tributing to Operation Aloha's cause may write to: ayersauto@ hawaii.rr.com, with "Operation Aloha" in the subject line online, or call 275-0405. IN THEIR FREE time, Mark and Brennan really enjoy martial arts, while Dnitra is involved in animal welfare groups. Dnitra passed on a recipe her friend Thomas improvised for Thanksgiving dinner while he was deployed in Iraq. Being from Ha- waii, he found a way to incorpo- rate canned, processed meat into a quick holiday spread. He also had to do this without the luxury of a dining facility where he was sta- tioned. Thomas' Thanksgiving Improvisation Ingredients: 1 can a processed meat of choice, he recommends Spam or Treet Guava - or any type -jelly, to taste Preparation: Open the can of meat and slice it into normal serving sizes. Ar- range slices in a shallow baking pan. Dollop about a teaspoon of jelly onto each slice of meat. At this point, soldiers in Iraq have to send their interpreter - usually a local Iraqi - out to the nearest town to buy fresh fruit without being killed. This, Thom- as said, is the hardest step of all! Once the interpreter returns from town alive,the cook can then place a slice of apple and orange on each piece of meat. Then top with about three drops of a hot sauce of choice on each piece of meat. Place pan with contents into a convection oven at 300 degrees Fahrenheit for 35 minutes. Brown meat to personal preference. Re- move pan with contents from oven and serve hot. EAUJEAS is proud to welcome DIVA NELSON BROWN LMP Lic. #MA00023577 INTRODUCTORY SPECIAL 11/2 HOUR S5 0 MASSAGE Offer expires 4/30/07 427008684 woaco.ta,Á,oa, o. wedNrgH:u P m credit and debit cards Tile & Sat 9 am-5 pm All am Weloome ldge of the Earth Paimls & Suppl|es at 1904 Ollmipio Highway North bMvvolm Viking Interiors md uw d mym€ Holm (360) 44-6767 Rick Johnson, owner @ ;?¢¢a" i,,;aw , ta,.,gu, w¢, , I I I I I II III IIIIIIIII IIII IIIIIIIII I II I I 35% DISCOUNT extended until April 18, 2007 II III ?i! ::il William J. Busacca' DDS, PS 1525 Olympic Hwy. North, Shelton, VIA 98584 Wake up Healthy eauti00l Smile • Sedation Dentistry--if you're fearful, busy, suffer from TMJ pain or haw sensitive gag reflex * Your comfort is our first concern • Friendly caring team • Micro dentistry • Beautiful cosmetic techniques to fix chips, spaces and stains • Tooth whitening • Computer-generated smile enhancements • New patients always welcome. The DOeS American Dental Association Academy of General Dentistry S m i I e E x p r e s s American Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry Thursday, April 5, 2007 - Shelton-Mason County Journal - Page 15