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6 N-NUAL MASON COUNTY
@REST FESTIVAL
Thursday, May 31
Paradise Amusement Carnival-Family Night,
Gates open at 4 pm
Gateway Center, Olympic Highway North
Friday, June t
Carnival-gates open at 4 pro, closing time
depends on attendance and weather
Satu l y, June 2
Goldsborough Fun Run/Walk-7 am & 8 am,
Junior Jog 9:30
Registration at Post Office on Railroad Avenue
begins at 6 am.
Family & Pet Parade-10:15
Registration and judging begin at 9 am
Paul Bunyan Parade-11 am
Registration, staging and judging begin at 7:30 am
Parade awards at Loop Field between 1 and 2 pm
Carnival-gates open at noon, closing depends on
attendance and weather
Logging Show-l:30 pm at Loop Field
Food, craft vendors-Loop Field
between 10 am and 4 pm
94.5 ROXY Family Fun Night
Our Community Credit Union parking lot,
Olympic Highway North
Grand Fireworks Display-10 pm
Oakland Bay Junior High Field,
Wallace-Kneeland Blvd.
Sunday, June 3
Car Show-Off-10 to 3 pm, Olympic Highway
North • Registration from 8 to 11 am
Tour de Mason Lake-32 mile bike ride
Registration 8 am, Anytime Fitness on Olympic
Highway North, Start Time:9 am
Carnival-gates open at noon, closing time
depends on attendance and weather.
Kiwanis Club Duck Float-Goldsborough Creek
.... 7th Street-lst Street at 3 pm
Families & Pets Wanted
for June 2nd Parade '
The Optimist Club invites people of all ages, families, groups
and pets to come to downtown Shelton on Saturday, June
2nd, to have some good old fashioned fun participating in
the FAMILY and PET PARADE that kicks off the Forest Festival
Grand Parade on Railroad Avenue. Dress up your pets,
decorate your bikes, wear a costume, have a forest theme or
something totally different ! Prizes for best entries and books
will be given to kids after the parade. Return this entry
form to be entered in the parade. For more information call
Lorraine Coots 360-426-9852 or Pat Ayers 360-426-1946. The
Mason County Optimists have been" bringing out the best in
kids" since their club was chartered in 2002.
Entry Form - Family & Pet Parade - June 2, 2012
(A//pets are welcome, but you have to clean up after them)
Child or Group Name:
First Place Prizes awarded in the following categories:
• Group and / or Family Entry • Dress-Up with your pet(s)
• Forestry Theme • Costumes / Fairy Tales
• Float or Decorated Wagon • Decorated Bikes
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,~:~ ~d~/l~i Mail this form to: Mason County Optimist,
PO Box 925, Shelton, Wa 98584
DAY OF THE PARADE: Check in 9:00 - 10:00 am on 5th Street
between Railroad & Cota. Judging at 9:30 am
Parade starts promptly at 10:30 am
In consideration of the acceptance of the application, the applicant named herein
agrees to indemnify, defend and hold harmless the Mason CountyForest Festival,
the City of Shelton, Mason County, their respective officers, emoloyees, agents and
volunteers from any loss, damage, expense or injury, together with reasonable attorney
fees to persons and/or property caused by or connected with the operation and/or
behavior of applicant's unit in connection with festival activites. NO motorized vehicles
allowed in the Family and Pet Parade,
Signature of Parent or Guardian
Date
By EMILY HANSON
emily~.~na,soneountyx:om
Three Mary M. Knight
track and field athletes ad-
vanced to the state cham-
pionship after strong per-
formances at districts last
week.
The top two athletes
in each event qualified for
the state meet. The Knight
Owls advanced from the 1B
District IV Championship
in Raymond to the 2012
1B State Track and Field
Championships, to be held
tomorrow and Saturday at
Eastern Washington Uni-
versity in Cheney.
On the boys' side, ju-
nior Nick
~Dierkop
qualified
for state
in three
events.
Dierkop
won the
ll0-me-
ter hur-
dles with
Nick
a time of
Dierkop 17.17, a
personal
best, and
the 300-meter hurdles with
a time of 46.70 and also took
second place in the high
jump with a cleared height
of 5'4".
For the girls, senior
Linda Cook and sophomore
Hannah Frost qualified for
state in a combined total
of three events. Cook won
the shot
~ put with
a throw
of 32'9".
Frost
took sec-
ond in the
800-me-
ters with
a time of
Linda 2 : 3 0.5 9
Cook and second
in the dis-
cus with a
toss of 94'5",
MMK head track and
field coach Kitty Brehmeyer
said Cook competed at state
last year and placed fifth
in the shot put. Frost also
compet-
~ ed in the
800-meter
last year,
taking
fourthat
state.
On Fri-
day, the
boys' and
girls' track
Hannah and field
Frost teams each
took fourth
place at
hard they have worked this well.
season to improve in their "Adam bettered his triple
districts. The boys scored 15 events," Brehmeyer said. jump distance and Kelsey
team points while the girls "All had personal season as well as Melodic had their
scored 14 team points. Both bests at this meet." best discus throws of the
teams competed against five The three other Owls season," Brehmeyer said.
other schools, to compete at districts -- Events are scheduled to
"Our six MMK athletes freshman Adam Pais, junior begin at 8 a.m. tomorrow
that qualified for the dis- Kelsey Beebe and freshman and continue at 8 a.m. on
trict meet showed off how Melodic Snyder- competed Saturday.
By EMILY HANSON "On the heels of a very physicalthe boys' rugby 15s team was made up
emily@masoncounty.eom matCh versus Wenatchee, the boysentirely of rookies.
worked very hard against Yakima but "They met all of my goals, working
didn't have the conditioning to push as a team, communicating with each
The Shelton boys' rugby 15s teamthrough," Nesmith said. "Well played other and performed," Nesmith said.
finished its season higher than expect- and well fought." "Mistakes are an essential element of
ed last week. He said the team played as a co-the game, without mistakes, you can't
The boys won one game and lost hesJ~-e unit at the state tournament, improve. The boys came out and made
their second game to take second place em~0wering each other as the game a 10t .of them l and the improvem.en.ts
in the second division at the 2012 Rug- pro~essed, they made are evident."
byWA High School State Champion-"The decisions made were for theNesmith said that the attitudes and
ship. best of the team with no one working personalities of the boys on the team
"The boys took second in the bowl or acting as an individual," Nesmith will make this year a memorable one
division," Shelton co-head coach Chris said. "I couldn't be more proud of the for him.
Nesmith said. "This is very complicat- boys." "Wins and losses come season by
ed to explain. Essentially, off of league Captain Cyrus Larsen led the Shel- season, but rarely do you get a group
rankings, there are three divisions, ton boys throughout the tournament, of boys willing to give it their all on the
We took second place of the second di- Nesmith said. field," he said. "In one season, the boys
vision." "Everyone of them had a job to do made a statement about the rugby
On Saturday, Shelton defeated and everyone of them performed," he ability in Shelton."
Wenatchee 37-28. said. "We had no one stand out above Two of the players -- Deshon Bell
"The first game was incredibly the rest because they all did what they and Brian Nault -- have been chosen
physical with a lot of contact," Ne- had to do, which is exactly how I want to play on the Washington State All-
smith said. "The rugby skill the boys it. Larsen managed his team from the Star team.
showed was amazing. It was the best field well. They all knew his vision and He said the Shelton team was the
game played all year." acted." only high school aged boys' team to
On Sunday, Yakima defeated Shel-Nesmith said the team had five re- make it to a final match on Sunday.
ton 43-18, sealing the Shelton boys' turners playing in the state tourna- "All other teams from the south lost
second place finish, ment this weekend. Beyond those five, on Saturday," he said.
Shelton Valley two-day Fun Run this weekend
--.Now is the time ........ arcyou read
6th Annual, Shelton Ji/gh SchooIFFA Chapter at
0aklandBay Jr, SchooIHorticulture Center
Thursday, May 31 2:30-6pm
Friday, June 1 2:30-6pm
Saturday, June 2n'c 9am-6pm
Questions? Ca11426-7991 ext. 15605
Three available for course hasa 12- or 20-mile so this is a NMA Poker
cour~e~ shortcut option. Finally, Run Series Event. At each
there is a two-mile kiddie of five checkpoints, riders
adults, youths and children course, will receive playing cards
The courses all go over to accumulate a hand for a
private property that ispoker game, Bowers said.
By EMILY HANSON will hit the trail at 8:30 closed except for the two After the ride, the riders
emily@masoncounty.com a.m., the first ATV at 9:30 days of the event. No GPS with the best hands -- roy-
a.m. and the last rider will units are allowed, all ve- al flush is the best avail-
go out at 11 a.m. when the hicles must have ORV tabs able hand in poker -- will
Motorcycle and ATV en- course also closes. Trophies or licenses and no mules, receive trophies.
thusiasts alike are invited will be awarded at 4 p.m. rhinos or side-by-sides are There are three entries
to come out to Sanderson"Over two days, we get allowed. Pit riding is also fees based on the ages of
Field Events Center and about 1,500 entries," Bow- not allowed, the riders. Adults and chil-
Fairgrounds this weekend, ers said. "Camping is free. "The course leaves the dren older than 12 are $25,
On Saturday and Sun- It's a great weekend andfairgrounds and goes onto children under 12 are $10
day, the Puget Sound En- and children riding the
duro Riders Motorcycle "Ws a great weekend kiddie course are $5. All
Club (PSERMC) is hosting minors are required to turn
the Shelton Valley Two- F~ in release forms signed by
DayFunRun. peo ,e don't have both parents.
The PSERMC is a mo- All bikes will also be
torcycle club out of Olym- to trave too far to have tested for noise before hit-
pia that has been hosting ~ . ___. ting the courses.
the run for more than 12 a gooa tame." "Noise is our biggest is-
years, sue with neighborhoods so
"We've had an agree- motorcycles can't be louder
ment with Green Dia- people don't have to trav- Green Diamond property,"than 98 DBA," Bower said.
mond and we have a nice el too far to have a good Bowers said. "We put ar-"We have testers and we'll
relationship with them," time." rows on the trails and they test all the bikes before
PSERMC board treasurer There are three coursesfollow them. It gives people they go out."
Dave Bowers said. "This for the weekend. The first a chance to ride on lands Spark arrestors and
event is to help the club's is a long course for bikes they don't normally get to mufflers are required.
goals to build and main- only. This course is more ride on. Everybody's going Finally, along with free
tain trails." than 40 miles in a loopthe same direction and it's camping, the Olympia Ro-
Sign-up for the ride is with a 25-mile option. The pretty safe." tary Club will be running
from 7:30-10:30 a.m. both second course is a 25-mile The PSERMC is almem- a concession stand sell-
days at 751 W. Fairgrounds course for ATVs, on-which ber of the Northwest Mo-ing breakfast and lunch
Road. The first motorcycle bikes are OK. This shorter torcycle Association (NMA) throughout the weekend.
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