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here. For instance, her village back home is closer to Jerusalem than Shelton is to Olympia. Al- though she lives in a Palestinian town, Jews and Americans pack her neighborhood on the weekends to eat at local restaurants. "We're a very welcoming peo- ple," Magda says, explaining how this cultural characteristic at- tracts tourists. "They like our food and how we're welcoming them and how we treat them." This isn't to say racial tension is obsolete in her homeland. Some- times she'll see "death to Arabs" scrawled on the street or from time to time she will hear of an Arab woman being stopped or dis- criminated against at a mall. "I'M NOT SAYING everyone is like that because I have also a lot of Jewish friends," she quickly adds. Magda, who is enrolled at a private, international school in Israel taught all in English, stud- ies with classmates from different cultural and ethnic backgrounds and some of' her best fiends hap- pen to be Jews. "I love them so much," she says affectionately. Magda speaks He- brew as her second language, Ar- abic being her native language. Most people in her village also speak Arabic. She has been study- ing English, her third language, since the fourth grade. Shelton High is very different fi'om her private school in Israel, she's noticed. The academic sys- tem in Israel is rigorous and rigid, compared to the American system. For" example, she enjoys how Shel- ton High School provides her with a selection of electives and courses to choose from, while back home the school assigns her classes to her. Right now she's having fun studying history, foods, choir, leadership, math and English at Shelton High. Last semester she also took computer applications and Spanish, her new favorite lan- guage and one she has wanted to learn fi)r a while. "I love language, so I wanted to learn a new language," she says. EXTRACURRICULAR clubs and athletics don't exist in Israel to the same extent they do here, though she says they do have some after-school sports and activities on a more casual level. Her hosts here in Shelton are Samuel and Cathrene Nichols, who have introduced her to other cultural experiences, too. Raised a Muslim in a predominantly Mus- lim community, Magda's main SHS plays host to Palestinian girl €, (Continued from page 13.) Arabic meal - often teaching how eating one of her favorite hobbie knows each other," she says. "Here to make it - she will sometimes In her spare time, the cheer they move all the time; over there, just serve coffee and pastries with teenager also has fun dancing, l} J1 no." her discussions, tening to music and playing s¢ Dist Towns are more spread apart ONCE AS MANY as a hun- cer. She had hoped to turn out the Highclimbers soccer team, bt Mea arrived too late in the season  past tryouts. Back home she will so I) times play soccer with boys in hl Darl Roa Tahuya will get the lowdown on woodstove use FROM ONE SMALL town to another: Magda Abd El Rahman is spending this year away from her small, Palestinian village just outside of Jerusalem in Israel, to experience real American life in Shelton. exposure to another faith before rael, but that is a drive of" several coming here was a monastery in hours to the north. her village. Her host family at- tends the First Baptist Church of WITHOUT THE thrill of snow Shelton, where Magda is also in- on the ground, Western Washing- volved in the youth group, a brand ton's chilly, damp weather isn't a new encounter for her. contrast she really appreciates, "It's nice, you know; I like the though she's used to it by now. • Besides the warm climate back singing there," she says, adding horn.e, Magda is also homesick for she does miss going to a mosque, her family in Israel, especially She still says prayers according to her two younger sisters and baby the Muslim rule. brother. Her thther Abdallah, "My host family, they love the works as a construction manager exchange students. Every year and her mother, Namati, hosts they have two and they like it very cooking demonstrations and cul: much," Magda says. "From them I tural seminars in their home. learn a lot and I'm really glad to be Previously, their family had with them." operated a hotel but they closed THIS YEAR SHE is sharing it a fw years ago. Now, as her her host family with another ex- mother's tame spreads by word change student, Ekaterine"Ekka" of mouth, Americans, Europeans Tskhvariashvili, from the Slavic and Jews gather at their home in nation of Georgia in the north of groups usually of about 40 at a Asia. Magda describes her fellow time to hear her mother share sto- exchange student as "really nice." ries of her lif in their village and Magda earned the privilege of talk about how peace is possible. studying abroad through a govern- If she doesn't cook a traditional ment scholarship organized by an international youth program. She was among 15 students selected to participate out of 55 applicants. All of them had to undergo a lengthy test and interview process. She ar- rived in Shelton over the summer and will remain here until June 10, when she will return to Israel. One of the most exciting dis- tinctions she's observed between Israel and Shelton is the weather - especially the snow. "It was so nice when it snowed," she recalls wistfully. "I love the snow. Oh my gosh, it was so nice! I was so hap- py!" She had only witnessed snow falling once a few years ago in ' Israel and that was a very novel event for the hot, sunny climate there. And when it did snow, the white blanket melted off by the time the day was half over. When it snowed here, it stuck for days. Snow does fall in some areas of Is- er at r ThomP Your exhaust Officials of Fire District 2 and the Olympic Region Clean Air Agency will present a program on woodstoves this Saturday at the Tahuya River' Community Club. "We're going to talk about how to  prevent fires in woodstoves," said Ryan Cloud, a firefighter who is the public educator for the fire district. The program will begin at 10:30 a.m. on April 7 and is expected to last about an hour. dred people showed up to hear her mother talk. Magda particularly likes the fact that her mother is able to work at home. "We make friends, and you village. know, it's nice," she says. Through Since she is 16, Magda still l 363 these talks they befriended some to finish high school back in Isra drig Germans and Magda had the op- after this year. But then she wot Lac pen( portunity to spend two months like to come back and go to collet Jr., visiting Germany with her mom. in America, because she belie From time to time, they also there are more job opportuni $1,5 Catt host events at the local monas- in this country. Since universit Flor tery, since one of the nuns there is are also more expensive over he/ 365 a close friend of'her mother. Here she plans to apply for scholars W. in America, Magda was happy to to help cover tuition costs. Cou! discover her host mom can also What does she want to stu 364 cook Arabic-style cuisine, a nice History. driv: break from the fattening fast food "I LIKE HISTORY. I 1€ the all around her. history and I want to know m 89 s Magda's favorite meal is called about my history," she says. , cour maloba, a very filling dish consist- hopes to become either a psycho ed; ing of rice, meat, vegetables and gist or politician, with the hopet Ave] spices mixed together and served one day pursuing a government0 days with salad,and yogurt, rice - maybe even presidency• Johr "AND IT'S REALLY good," "And then I will make peaCg War she says. In fact, Magda considers she says. susl0 --*" N Fag( Thurston County rine Sheriff's Office 150 is looking for lateral corrections secoz deputies to fill several current $1,0 vacancies in the corrections facility, !icer Lateral Hire In Rates: 2 years, but less than 3 years, 3 years, but less than 4 years, 4 years, but less than 5 years, 5 years, but less than 6 years, 6 years or more, $,3517/month $3693/month $3877/month $4072/month $4274/month lrlSU lice $32( D Clev Was Driv 90 ( do 1 Sko thirc 100% county paid medical benefits Eduoational incentive pay Uniform allowarme Generous vacation accrual rates Penc Corrections deputies are covered by Box a collective bargaining agreement.  $47( P.eq.lreme.l¢ , MUst possess current correctior officer certlfl(:etton by Washington State Criminal JU Zllday. Training Commission (or equlvelent) v em o Fra] • Must have successfully completed B,.plXtionary period with currant or pro 'ous p , • Must have been continuously empl by the pcesent or former employer as a full time,  way paid, civilian corrections officer for at least twelve months. [ic] • Must be a US citizen who can read, write, arid speak English Are] • Must possess a high school diploma or GED "$1,1, • Must be able to complete a comprehenatve background investigation including polygral  and and behavioral assessments der, For more information or for entry-level testing information: SUsp N 360-754-2937 • www,co.thurston.wa.us/sheriffjob Learn more about Sterling Option I Medicare health insurance with a low $9" monthly premium and enhanced benefits including: • 100% coverage for annual vision and hearing exams up to $100 each" = Preventive Dental benefit up to $300 every year" • Coverage for eyewear (lenses and frames), up to $200 every two years" • 100% coverage for annual physical exam up to $150 every year" Call today to sign up for a FREE SEMINAR to learn more. Toil.free: 1-866-217-3666 TTY: 1-888-858-8567 STERLING HEALTH PLANS Real People. Wise Choices. '= Underwritten by Sterling Life Insurance Company Port U ond 1.2531 OVer chell, ty Re $290 East : OVer : TF rid B Agat days, tresp 90 da Pc :Tory 8cho( posse $603, each. Ot Sell, pia, f direcl Call for upcoming seminars in your area! Ju, ;pal A Medicare-approved, Medicare Advantage Private Fee For Service plan. Anyone entitled to Medicare Part A and enrolled in Medicare Part B may apply. "Limitations and/or cost sharing apply. You must continue to pay your Medicare Part B premium. Call the numbers above for accommodation of persons with special needs at sales meetings. A licensed agent will be on hand with information and applications. Page 22 - Shelton-Mason County Journal - Thursday, April 5, 2007 here. For instance, her village back home is closer to Jerusalem than Shelton is to Olympia. Al- though she lives in a Palestinian town, Jews and Americans pack her neighborhood on the weekends to eat at local restaurants. "We're a very welcoming peo- ple," Magda says, explaining how this cultural characteristic at- tracts tourists. "They like our food and how we're welcoming them and how we treat them." This isn't to say racial tension is obsolete in her homeland. Some- times she'll see "death to Arabs" scrawled on the street or from time to time she will hear of an Arab woman being stopped or dis- criminated against at a mall. "I'M NOT SAYING everyone is like that because I have also a lot of Jewish friends," she quickly adds. Magda, who is enrolled at a private, international school in Israel taught all in English, stud- ies with classmates from different cultural and ethnic backgrounds and some of' her best fiends hap- pen to be Jews. "I love them so much," she says affectionately. Magda speaks He- brew as her second language, Ar- abic being her native language. Most people in her village also speak Arabic. She has been study- ing English, her third language, since the fourth grade. Shelton High is very different fi'om her private school in Israel, she's noticed. The academic sys- tem in Israel is rigorous and rigid, compared to the American system. For" example, she enjoys how Shel- ton High School provides her with a selection of electives and courses to choose from, while back home the school assigns her classes to her. Right now she's having fun studying history, foods, choir, leadership, math and English at Shelton High. Last semester she also took computer applications and Spanish, her new favorite lan- guage and one she has wanted to learn fi)r a while. "I love language, so I wanted to learn a new language," she says. EXTRACURRICULAR clubs and athletics don't exist in Israel to the same extent they do here, though she says they do have some after-school sports and activities on a more casual level. Her hosts here in Shelton are Samuel and Cathrene Nichols, who have introduced her to other cultural experiences, too. Raised a Muslim in a predominantly Mus- lim community, Magda's main SHS plays host to Palestinian girl €, (Continued from page 13.) Arabic meal - often teaching how eating one of her favorite hobbie knows each other," she says. "Here to make it - she will sometimes In her spare time, the cheer they move all the time; over there, just serve coffee and pastries with teenager also has fun dancing, l} J1 no." her discussions, tening to music and playing s¢ Dist Towns are more spread apart ONCE AS MANY as a hun- cer. She had hoped to turn out the Highclimbers soccer team, bt Mea arrived too late in the season  past tryouts. Back home she will so I) times play soccer with boys in hl Darl Roa Tahuya will get the lowdown on woodstove use FROM ONE SMALL town to another: Magda Abd El Rahman is spending this year away from her small, Palestinian village just outside of Jerusalem in Israel, to experience real American life in Shelton. exposure to another faith before rael, but that is a drive of" several coming here was a monastery in hours to the north. her village. Her host family at- tends the First Baptist Church of WITHOUT THE thrill of snow Shelton, where Magda is also in- on the ground, Western Washing- volved in the youth group, a brand ton's chilly, damp weather isn't a new encounter for her. contrast she really appreciates, "It's nice, you know; I like the though she's used to it by now. • Besides the warm climate back singing there," she says, adding horn.e, Magda is also homesick for she does miss going to a mosque, her family in Israel, especially She still says prayers according to her two younger sisters and baby the Muslim rule. brother. Her thther Abdallah, "My host family, they love the works as a construction manager exchange students. Every year and her mother, Namati, hosts they have two and they like it very cooking demonstrations and cul: much," Magda says. "From them I tural seminars in their home. learn a lot and I'm really glad to be Previously, their family had with them." operated a hotel but they closed THIS YEAR SHE is sharing it a fw years ago. Now, as her her host family with another ex- mother's tame spreads by word change student, Ekaterine"Ekka" of mouth, Americans, Europeans Tskhvariashvili, from the Slavic and Jews gather at their home in nation of Georgia in the north of groups usually of about 40 at a Asia. Magda describes her fellow time to hear her mother share sto- exchange student as "really nice." ries of her lif in their village and Magda earned the privilege of talk about how peace is possible. studying abroad through a govern- If she doesn't cook a traditional ment scholarship organized by an international youth program. She was among 15 students selected to participate out of 55 applicants. All of them had to undergo a lengthy test and interview process. She ar- rived in Shelton over the summer and will remain here until June 10, when she will return to Israel. One of the most exciting dis- tinctions she's observed between Israel and Shelton is the weather - especially the snow. "It was so nice when it snowed," she recalls wistfully. "I love the snow. Oh my gosh, it was so nice! I was so hap- py!" She had only witnessed snow falling once a few years ago in ' Israel and that was a very novel event for the hot, sunny climate there. And when it did snow, the white blanket melted off by the time the day was half over. When it snowed here, it stuck for days. Snow does fall in some areas of Is- er at r ThomP Your exhaust Officials of Fire District 2 and the Olympic Region Clean Air Agency will present a program on woodstoves this Saturday at the Tahuya River' Community Club. "We're going to talk about how to  prevent fires in woodstoves," said Ryan Cloud, a firefighter who is the public educator for the fire district. The program will begin at 10:30 a.m. on April 7 and is expected to last about an hour. dred people showed up to hear her mother talk. Magda particularly likes the fact that her mother is able to work at home. "We make friends, and you village. know, it's nice," she says. Through Since she is 16, Magda still l 363 these talks they befriended some to finish high school back in Isra drig Germans and Magda had the op- after this year. But then she wot Lac pen( portunity to spend two months like to come back and go to collet Jr., visiting Germany with her mom. in America, because she belie From time to time, they also there are more job opportuni $1,5 Catt host events at the local monas- in this country. Since universit Flor tery, since one of the nuns there is are also more expensive over he/ 365 a close friend of'her mother. Here she plans to apply for scholars W. in America, Magda was happy to to help cover tuition costs. Cou! discover her host mom can also What does she want to stu 364 cook Arabic-style cuisine, a nice History. driv: break from the fattening fast food "I LIKE HISTORY. I 1€ the all around her. history and I want to know m 89 s Magda's favorite meal is called about my history," she says. , cour maloba, a very filling dish consist- hopes to become either a psycho ed; ing of rice, meat, vegetables and gist or politician, with the hopet Ave] spices mixed together and served one day pursuing a government0 days with salad,and yogurt, rice - maybe even presidency• Johr "AND IT'S REALLY good," "And then I will make peaCg War she says. In fact, Magda considers she says. susl0 --*" N Fag( Thurston County rine Sheriff's Office 150 is looking for lateral corrections secoz deputies to fill several current $1,0 vacancies in the corrections facility, !icer Lateral Hire In Rates: 2 years, but less than 3 years, 3 years, but less than 4 years, 4 years, but less than 5 years, 5 years, but less than 6 years, 6 years or more, $,3517/month $3693/month $3877/month $4072/month $4274/month lrlSU lice $32( D Clev Was Driv 90 ( do 1 Sko thirc 100% county paid medical benefits Eduoational incentive pay Uniform allowarme Generous vacation accrual rates Penc Corrections deputies are covered by Box a collective bargaining agreement.  $47( P.eq.lreme.l¢ , MUst possess current correctior officer certlfl(:etton by Washington State Criminal JU Zllday. Training Commission (or equlvelent) v em o Fra] • Must have successfully completed B,.plXtionary period with currant or pro 'ous p , • Must have been continuously empl by the pcesent or former employer as a full time,  way paid, civilian corrections officer for at least twelve months. [ic] • Must be a US citizen who can read, write, arid speak English Are] • Must possess a high school diploma or GED "$1,1, • Must be able to complete a comprehenatve background investigation including polygral  and and behavioral assessments der, For more information or for entry-level testing information: SUsp N 360-754-2937 • www,co.thurston.wa.us/sheriffjob Learn more about Sterling Option I Medicare health insurance with a low $9" monthly premium and enhanced benefits including: • 100% coverage for annual vision and hearing exams up to $100 each" = Preventive Dental benefit up to $300 every year" • Coverage for eyewear (lenses and frames), up to $200 every two years" • 100% coverage for annual physical exam up to $150 every year" Call today to sign up for a FREE SEMINAR to learn more. Toil.free: 1-866-217-3666 TTY: 1-888-858-8567 STERLING HEALTH PLANS Real People. Wise Choices. '= Underwritten by Sterling Life Insurance Company Port U ond 1.2531 OVer chell, ty Re $290 East : OVer : TF rid B Agat days, tresp 90 da Pc :Tory 8cho( posse $603, each. Ot Sell, pia, f direcl Call for upcoming seminars in your area! Ju, ;pal A Medicare-approved, Medicare Advantage Private Fee For Service plan. Anyone entitled to Medicare Part A and enrolled in Medicare Part B may apply. "Limitations and/or cost sharing apply. You must continue to pay your Medicare Part B premium. Call the numbers above for accommodation of persons with special needs at sales meetings. A licensed agent will be on hand with information and applications. Page 22 - Shelton-Mason County Journal - Thursday, April 5, 2007