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Lake GoIf & Casting to open Memorial Weekend STEDMAN Lake Golf & Casting magnificent blend of unique establishment, offers 18 holes of golf and for fly fishing, is set to 28. 7,150 yard, par 72 course to score a hole in one with golfers. Technically lo- in Port Orchard at 3900 lClora Road, Trophy Lake is just a chip shot Another Belfair tie club's first assistant golf Mark Knowles, who's graduate of North Mason a former All Pac-10 at Washington State Uni- and Brady Hatfield, head at Trophy Lake, gave at last month's Mason Chamber of Com- meeting on the newest golf course. want to provide a first- experience, or country )here for the public," atfield. "We want you to you are a guest at our thus we extend the red to everyone." OF THAT red carpet can be seen upon driv- } to the aesthetically-pleas- Lake Golf & Casting greet you at and carry your clubs A full-service restaurant fishing theme is also "People will find the f service and quality of is much different than g else in the area," said Trophy Lake Open House: Sunday, May 23, noon to 4 p.m. Location: 3900 SW Lake Flora Road, Port Orchard Information/tee times: (360) 874-8337 Group outings informa- tion: (360) 876-6193 Web site: www.trophy lakegolf.com. Official opening: May 28 (It will be closed to the pub- lic June 1-4 and will reopen to the public on June 5.) yard par 5, has a 60-foot-long bunker across the fairway that of- fers different strategies depend- ing on the tee shot direction. Go right, and it's a three-shot hole; to the left, it might be two for the longer hitter. Either way, it's a challenge to any golfer. And if it's a challenge you're looking for then consider that Trophy Lake has an incredible 70 sand traps on the course. Com- pare this to the modest 32 on the Gold Mountain Olympic Course. According to Knowles, Golf Digest Magazine recently selected the Gold Mountain Olympic Course as the third best golf course in the state behind Sahalee in Redmond and Desert Canyon in Wenatchee. Knowles anticipates that Trophy Lake will record about 50,000 rounds of golf annually and serve as a terrific venue for future tour- naments. In fact, the North Mason Boys and Girls Club was the first group to sign up for a tournament at the new facility. The second annual Boys and Girls Club Golf Classic will take place at Trophy Lake July 10. (Details will be published in the near future.) In addition to golfing, fly fish- ing is the other attraction at Trophy Lake. The club has two lakes: a 30-acre lake and a 1-acre lake. The 30-acre lake borders several holes, but it is obscured by trees as it winds around the 18th on the left, with stumps and wetlands giving it an old-growth look. ONE LAKE WILL be stocked with bass, the other with rainbow and cutthroat trout. A fly-fishing academy is planned for the fall. Fishing derbies will also be held regularly. Cost for a round of golf will vary, from $25 to $70 depending on the time of day and day of the week. For those wishing to simply get an idea of what Trophy Lake Golf & Casting Club looks like, a May 23 (Sunday) open house is planned from noon to 4 p.m. "We encourage everyone to come out and see our club," said an enthu- siastic Knowles. "You won't be disappointed." believes that other in the area will im- Lake in full services see the excellent level amenities include a nat- practice facility with greens, practice putting and bunkers, private and instruction, full-service banquet pavilion with 200+, and on-course cart. Lake's 60,000-square- range is innovative to doubling as a 19th Sorts. Practicing golfers can take aim at a cut-out Complete with .bunkers, on accuracy. The most aspect of the driving is that you pay by the of time you spend there by the number (buckets) hit. tower and waterfall are 3 to the clubhouse area. If you're a spectacular view, try seventh, or twelfth affords a panoramic Olympics on one side des and Mount on the other. SEVENTH hole, a 547- MARK KNOWLES takes a chip shot on the ninth hole at the Trophy Lake Golf and Casting Club. The 7,000- square-foot clubhouse sits in the background. rcoming the c :lds THOMSON You're born 15 weeks you spend a lifetime :atch up. And even then, not be enough time. .year-old Jo- Hoff was dealt such a hand. Though he's no long- er medically fragile, his life is still a challenge - but you wouldn't know by talking to him. The Grapeview School second- grader was born on June 18, 1990, at Tacoma General Hospi- tal. "I was supposed to be born in October," he shared. His parents are Vance and Lisa Hoff, and he is an only child. LISA HAD SUFFERED a few miscarriages before becoming pregnant with Jonathan. In the 25th week of her pregnancy, she went into labor. They discovered that she had a strep infection, and that the baby was also infec- iiii Serving Belfair -- Allyn -- Grapeview -- Tahuya -- Mason Lake -- South Shore -- Victor .Thursday, May 20, 1999 Section of the Shelton-Mason County Journal # At NMHS: Father of the Bride opens tomorrow The North Mason High School Drama Club, under the direction of Kara Beloate, will present Fa- ther of the Bride at 7:30 p.m. on Friday and Saturday, May 21 and 22, and then at 2 and 6 p.m. on Sunday, May 23. Like the movie of the same name, this is a comedy in which the father learns of his daughter's plan to marry, and over the course of the story, comes to terms with it. The trials and trib- ulations of planning a wedding create the setting to show the family relationships, and how they change. Mr. Banks will be played by Jason Thayer, and Mrs. Banks by Kelly Cliber and Nicole Soder- berg. A few positions are double- cast, according to Beloate, to al- low more students to participate, with only one person per charac- ter in each performance. Other cast members are: Sarah Ortiz and Bree Whybark as Kay (the bride), Kyle Hopkins as Ben, Bryan Stansbury as Tommy, Wes Watson as Buckley (the groom), Ryan Werdall as Buzz, Mallory Smith as Peggy, and Amanda Harris and Becca Oberholtzer as Delilah. Also in the play are Erin Mc- Cracken and Jennifer Camp as Miss Bellamy, Jon Kaiser as Mr. Massoula, Adam Temple as Joe, Lindsey Newsome as Mrs. Pulitz- ki, Richard McKimson as Red, Matt Schiemer as Pete, Leslie Cruz as Mrs. Friska, and Lindsey Morris and Ryan Werdall as ex- tras. The student directors for the production are Danny Carroll and Scott Otto, with Tim Gray as stage manager and Lindsey Mor- ris as his assistant. Other crew members include Nick Hernandez and Tyler Ude. Tickets will be available at the door, at $6 each, with children age 5 and under being admitted for $2 each. FATHER OF THE BRIDE cast members include Jason Thayer as Mr. Banks, Kelly Cliber as Mrs. Banks, Sarah Ortiz as Kay and Wes Watson as Buckley. Russian teachers visit local school By RICK STEDMAN Staff members at Belfair Ele- mentary hosted two Russian edu- cators recently, exchanging ideas and philosophies on teaching from their respective countries. Dr. Gall Davis, a teacher at Belfair Elementary, opened her home to the visiting Russians, Vera Kisselova and Vera Vozha- gova. The Russian teachers were part of a teacher exchange pro- gram called Accent on Under- standing. According to Davis, Accent on Understanding is a fellowship be- tween the United States and Rus- sia. The program started as a re- sult of the Goodwill Games, which Seattle hosted in 1990. The Good- will Games, media mogul Ted Turner's version of the Olympics, were aimed at fostering goodwill and understanding between Rus- sia and the U.S. DAVIS HERSELF HAS vis- ited Russia on several occasions. "I find it to be so rewarding in terms of trying to understand the Russians and their approach to teaching," she said. Kisselova and Vozhagova both are from the town of Ekaterin- burg, formerly known as Sver- dlovsk, the third largest city in Russia after Moscow and St. Pe- tersburg. This was the first trip to the U.S. for the Russian women, who discovered after arriving here that they are practically neigh- bors back home. "We were very excited to find out that we come from the same town," said Vozhagova, a petite blonde woman with piercing blue eyes. This was only one discovery in what turned out to be a list of many during her stay in the U.S. OF COURSE THEY were nervous when they first arrived. Vozhagova shared about crossing a creek with the children her first day on campus. A child reached out a hand to help her across, and she realized that it felt just like her own students' hands, "and I wasn't so nervous anymore." In observing teaching methods at Belfair Elementary, Vozhagova was very impressed with the re- cent visit students made to the forest. Fortunately for Vozhago. va, she was able to observe stu- dents when they participated in the fifth-annual Students in the Watershed program at Tahuya State Forest. "This is a wonderful program," said Vozhagova "We have forests all around our city back home and this is something we could possi. bly do there as well." Her counterpart, Kisselova, was also impressed with the pro- gram. "I think it is important to make learning meaningful," she said. "I think this program cer- tainly makes it meaningful for the children." BOTH RUSSIAN teachers of- fered their praise of the high- school students from North Ma- son who assisted in teaching the 200 fourth-graders from Belfair and Sand Hill Elementaries dur- ing the one-day class held at the Tahuya River Horse Camp. "They were like university stu- dents," Vozhagora observed. "They were very clever and kind, and showed responsibility for the younger students. Our students are not accustomed to making such judgments and decisions. Russian students are not so inde- pendent." In addition to spending a great deal of time at Belfair Elementa- ry with Gaff Davis and other teachers, the Russians also availed themselves of the oppor- tunity to visit other area schools, including some in Seattle, Olym- pia, and North Kitsap. "It was very enlightening to see the vari- ous schools and the teachers' ap- proach to teaching at each one," said Kisselova. A 25-year veteran teacher, Vozhagova explained that prior to Perestroika (an opening up) and the dissolve of the Soviet Union, all classes in Russia were taught exactly the same. "A student could move from one city to another during the middle of the school year and pick up exactly where he left off," explained Voz- hagova. "In some ways, that is very good for students." BUT THINGS have changed with this new openness. Kisselo- va, who's been a teacher in Rus- sia for 20 years, said that there are now several different types of schools available, some less struc- tured than others, while some op- erate like The Evergreen State College, offering more creative op- tions for students. But it hasn't been easy. "Freedom is a very hard thing," said Kisselova. "You have to think and choose. It is a cultural shock to have to decide." Regardless of the shifting structure of classes in Russia, one class is tops in nearly every school - and that is English. "It is mandatory for all to learn English," said Vozhagova. In fact, in their home town of Ekaterin- burg, there are no less than five English language schools. Off the subject of education, Kisselova made a few other ob- servations about America. "I find recycling to be very good here," she said. Kisselova also made notes from her conversations with numerous Americans regarding their feelings on topics like the best and worst things about the U.S., impressions of NATO and the crisis in Kosovo, and whether bombing in that part of the world is justified. Kisselova and Vozhagova re- turned home a few days ago, tak- ing with them a host of new ideas gathered during their two week visit to the Pacific Northwest. While in the U.S., each kept a daily journal that will later be used in class and for discussion purposes. "I will most likely share parts of my journal entries with fellow teachers and students," said Vozhagova. Kisselova summed up for edu- cators from both nations, saying, "We have met teachers with whom we will have long, long con- nections. I have new friends now." Thanks to e-mail, the Russian women will be able to stay in touch on a regular basis with their new American acquain- tances. Nearly overcome with emotion, she concluded, "With my host family, language was not the most important thing." Linda Thomson contributed to this report. HOFF, 8q2, of Grapeview, has overcome problems. "He's an absolutely de- mg man," said Jim Snyder, principal at ted, so they proceeded with the delivery. Jonathan weighed 1 Russell receives doctorate pound, 13 ounces, and was 133/4 inches long at birth. Then began a lifetime of hospi- talizations, surgeries and medical appointments. Regarding all the help from so many doctors, Jon- athan remarked, "I wish I could do something to help them." "He's a neat kid who carries on intellectual conversations with adults," said Jim Snyder, Grape- view's superintendent/principal. "He's an absolutely delightful young man." For the first three months of his life, the tiny baby was on a ventilator. His respiratory system had not had a chance to develop yet. There were a number of other shortcomings in his physical de- velopment as well. WHILE HOSPITALIZED at 8 months, his temperature spiked to 106.8 degrees. The anticipated four-day stay turned into a month at Mary Bridge Children's Hospi- tal in Tacoma. For about the first half of his young life, he suffered with (Please turn to page 3.) Krystel Russell, a 1993 gradu- ate of North Mason High School, will receive her doctorate from the University of Washington (UW) School of Pharmacy in June. Beginning with the class of 1999, pharmacists are required by the UW to obtain a doctorate rather than a Masters. They go through an intensive four-year program requiring students to learn every facet of pharmacy. The final year, students are re- quired to perform eight months of rotations at various institutions. Russell has worked at the Puyallup Indian Council, Madi- gan, St. Joseph and Harrison Hospitals, and other institutions. She has been employed as an in- tern at Group Health in Kitsap County for the past four years. Russell passed the Washington State Pharmacy Board in May to obtain her pharmacy license. She plans to work in clinical pharma- cy. Russell is the daughter of Don and Sue Russell of Belfair, and : : was a recipient of scholarships from the Nuel Curtis VFW Post 5372 and the Evergreen Garden : Club. Krystel Russell VERA VOZHAGOVA and Vera weeks visiting from Russia. Kisselova spent two Karen Lippy receives award in excellence Karen Lippy, science teacher for North Mason High School (NMHS) has been selected as a recipient of the Washington Award for Excellence in Educa- tion, awarded by the Superinten. dent of Public Instruction. She has been recognized for her out- standing leadership, contribution and commitment to education. The awards ceremony will be held on Thursday, May 27, in the House Chambers at the state cap- itol in Olympia. Lippy teaches both Aquatic Worlds and Hood Canal Institute, the two science courses taught at the Theler Wetlands classroom. It has been her mission since join- ing the NMHS staff in 1984 to "get students out experiencing science in the real world," accord- ing to Principal Mark Flatau. "Through Karen's leadership and direction, our students have con- ducted several scientific research projects which government agen- (Please turn to page 3.) Lake GoIf & Casting to open Memorial Weekend STEDMAN Lake Golf & Casting magnificent blend of unique establishment, offers 18 holes of golf and for fly fishing, is set to 28. 7,150 yard, par 72 course to score a hole in one with golfers. Technically lo- in Port Orchard at 3900 lClora Road, Trophy Lake is just a chip shot Another Belfair tie club's first assistant golf Mark Knowles, who's graduate of North Mason a former All Pac-10 at Washington State Uni- and Brady Hatfield, head at Trophy Lake, gave at last month's Mason Chamber of Com- meeting on the newest golf course. want to provide a first- experience, or country )here for the public," atfield. "We want you to you are a guest at our thus we extend the red to everyone." OF THAT red carpet can be seen upon driv- } to the aesthetically-pleas- Lake Golf & Casting greet you at and carry your clubs A full-service restaurant fishing theme is also "People will find the f service and quality of is much different than g else in the area," said Trophy Lake Open House: Sunday, May 23, noon to 4 p.m. Location: 3900 SW Lake Flora Road, Port Orchard Information/tee times: (360) 874-8337 Group outings informa- tion: (360) 876-6193 Web site: www.trophy lakegolf.com. Official opening: May 28 (It will be closed to the pub- lic June 1-4 and will reopen to the public on June 5.) yard par 5, has a 60-foot-long bunker across the fairway that of- fers different strategies depend- ing on the tee shot direction. Go right, and it's a three-shot hole; to the left, it might be two for the longer hitter. Either way, it's a challenge to any golfer. And if it's a challenge you're looking for then consider that Trophy Lake has an incredible 70 sand traps on the course. Com- pare this to the modest 32 on the Gold Mountain Olympic Course. According to Knowles, Golf Digest Magazine recently selected the Gold Mountain Olympic Course as the third best golf course in the state behind Sahalee in Redmond and Desert Canyon in Wenatchee. Knowles anticipates that Trophy Lake will record about 50,000 rounds of golf annually and serve as a terrific venue for future tour- naments. In fact, the North Mason Boys and Girls Club was the first group to sign up for a tournament at the new facility. The second annual Boys and Girls Club Golf Classic will take place at Trophy Lake July 10. (Details will be published in the near future.) In addition to golfing, fly fish- ing is the other attraction at Trophy Lake. The club has two lakes: a 30-acre lake and a 1-acre lake. The 30-acre lake borders several holes, but it is obscured by trees as it winds around the 18th on the left, with stumps and wetlands giving it an old-growth look. ONE LAKE WILL be stocked with bass, the other with rainbow and cutthroat trout. A fly-fishing academy is planned for the fall. Fishing derbies will also be held regularly. Cost for a round of golf will vary, from $25 to $70 depending on the time of day and day of the week. For those wishing to simply get an idea of what Trophy Lake Golf & Casting Club looks like, a May 23 (Sunday) open house is planned from noon to 4 p.m. "We encourage everyone to come out and see our club," said an enthu- siastic Knowles. "You won't be disappointed." believes that other in the area will im- Lake in full services see the excellent level amenities include a nat- practice facility with greens, practice putting and bunkers, private and instruction, full-service banquet pavilion with 200+, and on-course cart. Lake's 60,000-square- range is innovative to doubling as a 19th Sorts. Practicing golfers can take aim at a cut-out Complete with .bunkers, on accuracy. The most aspect of the driving is that you pay by the of time you spend there by the number (buckets) hit. tower and waterfall are 3 to the clubhouse area. If you're a spectacular view, try seventh, or twelfth affords a panoramic Olympics on one side des and Mount on the other. SEVENTH hole, a 547- MARK KNOWLES takes a chip shot on the ninth hole at the Trophy Lake Golf and Casting Club. The 7,000- square-foot clubhouse sits in the background. rcoming the c :lds THOMSON You're born 15 weeks you spend a lifetime :atch up. And even then, not be enough time. .year-old Jo- Hoff was dealt such a hand. Though he's no long- er medically fragile, his life is still a challenge - but you wouldn't know by talking to him. The Grapeview School second- grader was born on June 18, 1990, at Tacoma General Hospi- tal. "I was supposed to be born in October," he shared. His parents are Vance and Lisa Hoff, and he is an only child. LISA HAD SUFFERED a few miscarriages before becoming pregnant with Jonathan. In the 25th week of her pregnancy, she went into labor. They discovered that she had a strep infection, and that the baby was also infec- iiii Serving Belfair -- Allyn -- Grapeview -- Tahuya -- Mason Lake -- South Shore -- Victor .Thursday, May 20, 1999 Section of the Shelton-Mason County Journal # At NMHS: Father of the Bride opens tomorrow The North Mason High School Drama Club, under the direction of Kara Beloate, will present Fa- ther of the Bride at 7:30 p.m. on Friday and Saturday, May 21 and 22, and then at 2 and 6 p.m. on Sunday, May 23. Like the movie of the same name, this is a comedy in which the father learns of his daughter's plan to marry, and over the course of the story, comes to terms with it. The trials and trib- ulations of planning a wedding create the setting to show the family relationships, and how they change. Mr. Banks will be played by Jason Thayer, and Mrs. Banks by Kelly Cliber and Nicole Soder- berg. A few positions are double- cast, according to Beloate, to al- low more students to participate, with only one person per charac- ter in each performance. Other cast members are: Sarah Ortiz and Bree Whybark as Kay (the bride), Kyle Hopkins as Ben, Bryan Stansbury as Tommy, Wes Watson as Buckley (the groom), Ryan Werdall as Buzz, Mallory Smith as Peggy, and Amanda Harris and Becca Oberholtzer as Delilah. Also in the play are Erin Mc- Cracken and Jennifer Camp as Miss Bellamy, Jon Kaiser as Mr. Massoula, Adam Temple as Joe, Lindsey Newsome as Mrs. Pulitz- ki, Richard McKimson as Red, Matt Schiemer as Pete, Leslie Cruz as Mrs. Friska, and Lindsey Morris and Ryan Werdall as ex- tras. The student directors for the production are Danny Carroll and Scott Otto, with Tim Gray as stage manager and Lindsey Mor- ris as his assistant. Other crew members include Nick Hernandez and Tyler Ude. Tickets will be available at the door, at $6 each, with children age 5 and under being admitted for $2 each. FATHER OF THE BRIDE cast members include Jason Thayer as Mr. Banks, Kelly Cliber as Mrs. Banks, Sarah Ortiz as Kay and Wes Watson as Buckley. Russian teachers visit local school By RICK STEDMAN Staff members at Belfair Ele- mentary hosted two Russian edu- cators recently, exchanging ideas and philosophies on teaching from their respective countries. Dr. Gall Davis, a teacher at Belfair Elementary, opened her home to the visiting Russians, Vera Kisselova and Vera Vozha- gova. The Russian teachers were part of a teacher exchange pro- gram called Accent on Under- standing. According to Davis, Accent on Understanding is a fellowship be- tween the United States and Rus- sia. The program started as a re- sult of the Goodwill Games, which Seattle hosted in 1990. The Good- will Games, media mogul Ted Turner's version of the Olympics, were aimed at fostering goodwill and understanding between Rus- sia and the U.S. DAVIS HERSELF HAS vis- ited Russia on several occasions. "I find it to be so rewarding in terms of trying to understand the Russians and their approach to teaching," she said. Kisselova and Vozhagova both are from the town of Ekaterin- burg, formerly known as Sver- dlovsk, the third largest city in Russia after Moscow and St. Pe- tersburg. This was the first trip to the U.S. for the Russian women, who discovered after arriving here that they are practically neigh- bors back home. "We were very excited to find out that we come from the same town," said Vozhagova, a petite blonde woman with piercing blue eyes. This was only one discovery in what turned out to be a list of many during her stay in the U.S. OF COURSE THEY were nervous when they first arrived. Vozhagova shared about crossing a creek with the children her first day on campus. A child reached out a hand to help her across, and she realized that it felt just like her own students' hands, "and I wasn't so nervous anymore." In observing teaching methods at Belfair Elementary, Vozhagova was very impressed with the re- cent visit students made to the forest. Fortunately for Vozhago. va, she was able to observe stu- dents when they participated in the fifth-annual Students in the Watershed program at Tahuya State Forest. "This is a wonderful program," said Vozhagova "We have forests all around our city back home and this is something we could possi. bly do there as well." Her counterpart, Kisselova, was also impressed with the pro- gram. "I think it is important to make learning meaningful," she said. "I think this program cer- tainly makes it meaningful for the children." BOTH RUSSIAN teachers of- fered their praise of the high- school students from North Ma- son who assisted in teaching the 200 fourth-graders from Belfair and Sand Hill Elementaries dur- ing the one-day class held at the Tahuya River Horse Camp. "They were like university stu- dents," Vozhagora observed. "They were very clever and kind, and showed responsibility for the younger students. Our students are not accustomed to making such judgments and decisions. Russian students are not so inde- pendent." In addition to spending a great deal of time at Belfair Elementa- ry with Gaff Davis and other teachers, the Russians also availed themselves of the oppor- tunity to visit other area schools, including some in Seattle, Olym- pia, and North Kitsap. "It was very enlightening to see the vari- ous schools and the teachers' ap- proach to teaching at each one," said Kisselova. A 25-year veteran teacher, Vozhagova explained that prior to Perestroika (an opening up) and the dissolve of the Soviet Union, all classes in Russia were taught exactly the same. "A student could move from one city to another during the middle of the school year and pick up exactly where he left off," explained Voz- hagova. "In some ways, that is very good for students." BUT THINGS have changed with this new openness. Kisselo- va, who's been a teacher in Rus- sia for 20 years, said that there are now several different types of schools available, some less struc- tured than others, while some op- erate like The Evergreen State College, offering more creative op- tions for students. But it hasn't been easy. "Freedom is a very hard thing," said Kisselova. "You have to think and choose. It is a cultural shock to have to decide." Regardless of the shifting structure of classes in Russia, one class is tops in nearly every school - and that is English. "It is mandatory for all to learn English," said Vozhagova. In fact, in their home town of Ekaterin- burg, there are no less than five English language schools. Off the subject of education, Kisselova made a few other ob- servations about America. "I find recycling to be very good here," she said. Kisselova also made notes from her conversations with numerous Americans regarding their feelings on topics like the best and worst things about the U.S., impressions of NATO and the crisis in Kosovo, and whether bombing in that part of the world is justified. Kisselova and Vozhagova re- turned home a few days ago, tak- ing with them a host of new ideas gathered during their two week visit to the Pacific Northwest. While in the U.S., each kept a daily journal that will later be used in class and for discussion purposes. "I will most likely share parts of my journal entries with fellow teachers and students," said Vozhagova. Kisselova summed up for edu- cators from both nations, saying, "We have met teachers with whom we will have long, long con- nections. I have new friends now." Thanks to e-mail, the Russian women will be able to stay in touch on a regular basis with their new American acquain- tances. Nearly overcome with emotion, she concluded, "With my host family, language was not the most important thing." Linda Thomson contributed to this report. HOFF, 8q2, of Grapeview, has overcome problems. "He's an absolutely de- mg man," said Jim Snyder, principal at ted, so they proceeded with the delivery. Jonathan weighed 1 Russell receives doctorate pound, 13 ounces, and was 133/4 inches long at birth. Then began a lifetime of hospi- talizations, surgeries and medical appointments. Regarding all the help from so many doctors, Jon- athan remarked, "I wish I could do something to help them." "He's a neat kid who carries on intellectual conversations with adults," said Jim Snyder, Grape- view's superintendent/principal. "He's an absolutely delightful young man." For the first three months of his life, the tiny baby was on a ventilator. His respiratory system had not had a chance to develop yet. There were a number of other shortcomings in his physical de- velopment as well. WHILE HOSPITALIZED at 8 months, his temperature spiked to 106.8 degrees. The anticipated four-day stay turned into a month at Mary Bridge Children's Hospi- tal in Tacoma. For about the first half of his young life, he suffered with (Please turn to page 3.) Krystel Russell, a 1993 gradu- ate of North Mason High School, will receive her doctorate from the University of Washington (UW) School of Pharmacy in June. Beginning with the class of 1999, pharmacists are required by the UW to obtain a doctorate rather than a Masters. They go through an intensive four-year program requiring students to learn every facet of pharmacy. The final year, students are re- quired to perform eight months of rotations at various institutions. Russell has worked at the Puyallup Indian Council, Madi- gan, St. Joseph and Harrison Hospitals, and other institutions. She has been employed as an in- tern at Group Health in Kitsap County for the past four years. Russell passed the Washington State Pharmacy Board in May to obtain her pharmacy license. She plans to work in clinical pharma- cy. Russell is the daughter of Don and Sue Russell of Belfair, and : : was a recipient of scholarships from the Nuel Curtis VFW Post 5372 and the Evergreen Garden : Club. Krystel Russell VERA VOZHAGOVA and Vera weeks visiting from Russia. Kisselova spent two Karen Lippy receives award in excellence Karen Lippy, science teacher for North Mason High School (NMHS) has been selected as a recipient of the Washington Award for Excellence in Educa- tion, awarded by the Superinten. dent of Public Instruction. She has been recognized for her out- standing leadership, contribution and commitment to education. The awards ceremony will be held on Thursday, May 27, in the House Chambers at the state cap- itol in Olympia. Lippy teaches both Aquatic Worlds and Hood Canal Institute, the two science courses taught at the Theler Wetlands classroom. It has been her mission since join- ing the NMHS staff in 1984 to "get students out experiencing science in the real world," accord- ing to Principal Mark Flatau. "Through Karen's leadership and direction, our students have con- ducted several scientific research projects which government agen- (Please turn to page 3.)