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1 Education Organization Elects officers Cou~esy photo PEO installing officer are left to right: Edee Larson, installer;, Myr- na Bennett, president; Ellie Nevers, vice-president; Jan List, record- ing secretary; Shirley Gray, corresponding secretary and Gerry Himlie, chaplain. Unable to be present for the installation were Su- san Stokes, treasurer and Linda Petrie, guard. Officers for the 2011 - 2012 Chapter E Philanthropic Education Organization (PEO), a, were recently elected. Chapter B., PEO has been active in Shelton and Mason County since 1897. The Shelton chapter was organized by Jean Todd Fredson and is believed to be the oldest continuing running organiza- tion in Mason County. Some of the organizations the club supports are Mason County Literacy, the Women and Children's Shelter and the Saint's Pantry Food Bank. They also actively support women through edu- cational financial assistant programs. Locally, the Mary M. Knight Achieve- ment Award, amounting to $1,000 goes to women continuing their education at Olympic College in Shelten. Nationally, Chapter B supports Cottey College for women, a two-year liberal arts college in Nevada and Missouri. Gracie Marie Culp Gracie Marie Culp was born April 25, 2011 at Capital Medical Cen- ter in Olympia to Sun- .shine Dawn Beerbower and Nicholas Bud Culp of Rochester. She weighed six pounds and nirm ounc- es. Thomas Anthony Yanez Thomas Anthony Yanez was born April 24, 2011 at.Capital Medical Center in Olympia to Amber Lyn Franzen and James An- thony Yanez of Lacey. He weighed seven pounds and three ounces. .j... ...'.........--.....----.......----. p ROOFING SIfSTEIt/I " Present this coupon at time of appointment. Not valid with any other offers. Expires 513111 1 www.The Roof Doctor.corn */~inimum ] 500 square feet of roofing space required to qualify for discount. ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: See Clear to Energy Savings! MI Windows & Doors up to $1,500 | Tax refund on qualified window | re new construction .) ,lfl r fs "" • Commerc'o of oo ! • FREE ESTI/v TES ' // , Year-round m-roofing // :.. 7 / l- , 24-hour en ergency service • One-detlfs mtice (in most cases) • Top-quar /roofing products .Windows • Decks • Professional clean-up J Derek ~ltlil She/ton Roof Doctor j AIbR 4kLJ.g 1131W. ,miiche Lane II • ' .Ydm. • ..Nmm~..~R. " Page B-8 - Shelton-Mason County Journal - Thursday, May 12, 201 Xavier John Koch Xavier John Koch, was born April 21, 2011 at Capital Medical Center in Olympia to Jade Olinda Koch and Brandon J. Koch of Shelton. He weighed six pounds and 10 ounces. Charlie Lehr Gilberts Charlie Lehr Gil- berts was born April 21, 2011 at Capital Medical Center in Olympia to Adrienne Lea Gilberts and Chris T. Gilberts of Tumwa- ter. ~e weighed eigh~ pounds and eight ounces. Courtesy photo Shelton High SchOol senior Jorge Roman learns how to operate a forklift in the shadow of the Satsop cooling tower from Shannon Stull during the Try-a-Trade career fair at Satsop Business Park Thursday, May 5. Shelton High students 'Try-a-Trade' at Satsop Business Park last week More than 300 high school students from 20 school dis- tricts in Western Washing- ten weren't writing essays, calculating problems or taking history tests Thurs- day. Instead they spent their school day operating cranes, manning lifts, dump trucks and backhoes, driv- ing asphalt rollers, running jackhammers and soldering pipes - and maybe in the process getting a glimpse of their future life's work. "Try-a-Trade" event was a hands-on career fair put on by the Regional Education and Training Center (RETC) at Satsop Business Park. Event organizer Ryan Davis, RETC executive director, said a small army of volun- teers and sponsors helped make the event a great suc- cess. While the students tried their hand at various trades outside, school counsel- ors were invited to attend a workshop inside at the RETC headquarters put on by the Washington State La- bor Council. The goal was to give the counselors matari, als and information to help students seeking a career in the skilled trades. "The counselors can help students and parents understand that modern apprenticeships are higher education pathways and lead to advanced post- secondary degrees," said Kairie Pierce, who led the workshop. Outside, Mark Martinez of the Pierce County Build- ing Trades Council volun- teered his day to hand out safety goggles, hardhats and bright orange safety vests to all the students. "I'm always interested in showing young people different pathways to well-paying careers," he said. "We're out here to try to get young folks to under- stand that construction is a viable career option and it's not a dead-end job," said Martinez who went through his apprenticeship in roof- ing some 35 years ago and whose wife is a journeyman painter. As part of the event, students also toured B1wr- Northwest, probably the largest steel fabricator on the West Coast. They could even try their hand at op: erating the company's huge cranes. But it wasn't just the building trades represented at Try-a-Trade, Grays Har- bor Fire District No. 5 used its new outdoor training facil- ity at Satsop Business Park to talk to students about firefighting as a career. They explained their work, talked about various training pro- grams, showed off their fire engines and even set fire to a car and then put it out- over and over again. "This is the only event of its kind in the region and it is important to open doors for high school students about to graduate into the workforce," Davis said. He continued with "The skilled trades are the backbone of our workforce and economy and we need the next gen- eration of workers ready to meet new challenges in sus- tainable building, advanced manufacturing, public ser- vice and energy efficiency." "We love hosting this event," said Tam] Garrow, CEO of Satsop Business Park. "It's a cool way for the Park to participate in some- thing that will make a differ- once in young l 0plo's liw - to give them a real-life, hands-on glimpse of future career options: May 14, 2011 • 8:00 a.m. to Main Entrance of MGH e and "Take control of 3ram men uninsured aged 40 to 64* services M Cardi health - blood pressure screening and information on heart health for women * First 50 women who quality. Funded by the Karen Hi/burn Breast & Cervical Cancer Fund. W Diabetes- self-assessment W Mini-massages t Information on HPV e used to prevent the types of genital human papillomaviruses (HPV's) that cause most cases of cervical cancer and genital warts Healthy refreshments Translation services provided • Se habla espa~ol make later c digital mammogram at a 427-9590, option 1. 901 Mountain View Drive, Shelton, WA For information: (360) 432-7706 www.MasonGeneral.com I " I