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By NATALIE JOHNSON
ru#aliz@masoneounty.com
Sixteen members of the Shel-
ton High School FFA club brought
home awards from the 82nd annual
Washington State FFA Convention
this month.
This is some of the highest par-
ticipation in the state conference
ever seen from SHS, said FFA ad-
viser Ken Brown.
"I'm real pleased," he said. "This
is my sixth year. The first year that
I took kids over to state convention
I took two kids."
FFA members participated in
a variety of competitions. Josh Al-
baugh, Mikey Striplin and Kobree
SchneidmiUer got state FFA de-
grees this year. FFA members can
receive up to four degrees. In their
first year, they automatically get
the Green Hand Degree and in their
second, the Chapter Degree.
To achieve the State Degree, stu-
dents must submit a 30-page applica-
tion, which shows their participation
and FFA knowledge, Brown said.
"Basically it's time and member-
ship and effort," he said.
After achieving the State Degree,
students can apply for the Ameri-
can Degree.
Brown said in 33 years of teach-
ing, he's only taught 17 students
who achieved the American Degree.
"We had two, two years ago," he
Courtesy pnoio
Shelton High School FFA students Justin Western, from left, Haley Free, Josh Albaugh,
Nathan Dezell,, Chris Wiley, Alex Blake, JD Clemens, adviser Ken Brown, Justin
Arnold, Mikey Striplin, Lydia Beard, Jake Aldrich, Katie-Jo Lester, Bryce Taunt, Kobree
Schneidmiller, Heather Delamarter and Harley Sweitzer, competed at the state FFA
competition this year.
said. plete in the Placement category if ries of scenarios based on what they
Albaugh also received the Star their Supervised Agricultural Expe- would need to do to manage a farm
Farmer in Placement for District 3 rience (SAE) includes employment, or an agri-business."
award, internships, or apprenticeships. The Career Development Event
"Inthe State of Washington there The FFA's Farm Business Man- (CDE) asks students to evaluate
are nine FFA districts," Brown said. agement team was rankedsixth in farming, banking and other real life
"Josh getting Star Farmer in Place- the state after the convention. That situations.
ment, that means that he was the team included Schneidmiller, Strip- "Almost all of our CDEs for FFA
top State Degree rempient with a lin, Harley Sweitzer, Justin West- are based in some sort of real life
Placement project in District 3." ern and JD Clemens. skills," Brown said.
According to the National FFA "Basically it is a four-hour math Striplin also left the conven-
Organization, students can corn- test," Brown said. "It's a whole se- tion ranked 10th in the state in the
Farm Management Contest.
"Mikey has come real close every
year," Brown said.
The Milk Quality and Dairy
Foods CDE team, including
Sweitzer, Clemmons, Jake Aldrich,
Heather Delamarter and Justin
Western was ranked 16th at the
state convention.
"That contest is identifying
cheese," Brown said. "They have to
grade milk and be able to tell what's
wrong with it."
The Veterinary Science CDE,
including Schneidmiller, Striplin,
Sweitzer. Aldrich and Haley Free,
got 15th place at state.
"That's a brand new contest
here," Brown said. "It's the first
time we've done it in the state of
Washington."
The Shelton FFA also plans to
submit its national Chapter Gold
1 Star application m the National
FFA competition.
"The national chapter applica-
tion is based on our program of ac-
tivities and it's what we have done
to provide service to our communi-
ty, our members and our class as a
whole." Brown said.
The Shelton FFA has an annual
plant sale and runs a community
garden, which provides fresh veg-
etables for local food banks.
The SHS FFA has also scheduled
a second plant sale for 2:30 p.m. to 6
p.m. today, 2:30 p.m. to 6 p.m. Friday
and 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday.
MASTERGARDENER
• Individualized Curriculum • State Accredited
• Serving All Faiths & Backgrounds
• Child Care Available Before & After School
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Shelt0nValley Christian School
For information
6th Annual, Shelton SchooIFFA Chapter at
OaklandBay Jr. High SchooIHorticulture Cente
Thursday, May 31s' 2:30-6pm
Friday, June 1s' 2:30-6pm
Saturday, June 2 9am-6pm
Questions? Ca11426-7991 ext. 15605
Over the Memoyial Day
weekend the Master
Gardener Country Liv-
ing workshop was focused on
the subject of protecting our
bee population and growmg
fruits in your garden.
The
speakers
for bees
was Patti
Kleist who
gave a
basic in-
troduction
of what
she called
By JEANNE '~Bees 101,"
REI-IWALDT followed
by anin-
depth dialogue about bees
from Bill Shoa£ local beekeep-
er and honey enthusiast.
Bill makes no apologies for
his extreme dislike for pesti-
cides of any kind, due to their
effect on the honey bee popu-
g
lation. He also gave insights
into how fragile the honey
bees are due to other dangers.
Gardeners everywhere
need to take care of bees,
because their numbers have
been declining. Honeybee pop-
ulations started to show prob-
lems in western Washington
as early as 1987 reaching its
highest numbers over the last
five years. Beekeepers have to
face problems from two kinds
of honeybee mites as well as
bee deaths from careless or
inappropriate pesticide Use.
WithoUt pollination, fruit
crops won't set well. If we
want to grow tree fruit we
need to encourage and appre-
ciate the pollinators we have
left. Joan Helbacka, former
WSU Master Gardener Co-
ordinator. WSU King County
shared in an article back in
2002 that as a result of her
Master Gardener training
she developed an appreciation
and interest in insects.
As she was gardening on a
fine February day she heard
a bumblebee foraging in the
winter blooming heather. She
was suddenly curious about
where bumblebees go in the
winter. Not only that but it
seemed to be a particularly
large bumblebee. The drone of
a bumblebee is a particularly
soothing sound. Large and
lumbering, with fuzzy bodies,
bumblebees are almost cud-
dly, kind of the teddy bears of
the insect world.
Rummagmg in her files for
more information about this
intriguing creature, she found
an article by Lloyd Eighme, a
retired entomologist. Bumble-
bees are native. There may
be as many as 40 species of
bumblebee in the Western
U.S. Not as fussy about foul
weather as non-native honey-
bees, they go about their pol-
linating chores from dawn to
dusk, rain or shine.
And where do they go in
winter? The over-wintering
queens can be seen out on sun-
ny days as early as February.
The queen sleeps under a pile
of leaves, or dry grass during
the coldest part of the winter.
They are hungry when they
wake. and search for early
spring flowers. As the weather
warms up they look for a nest-
hag site. an abandoned mouse
nest or thick clump of grass.
They apparently d0n't re-use
nests, which helps them avoid
the predatory mites and dis-
eases that are destroying wild
and domesticated swarms of
honeybees.
After establishing a nest,
the queen then produces the
first brood of workers, all fe-
males from eggs fertilized last
fall. Smaller than the queen.
the new workers gather
nectar and increase the food
supply. As the colony grows,
the nest is enlarged and the
food supply is sufficient. By
the end ofsmnmer fifll-sized
bumblebees are produced. The
queen then lays some non-
fertilized eggs which produce
males. They mate with newly
emerged females to create
new queens, the only bumble-
bees that will overwinter to
wake up and start new colo-
nies the following spring.
Their needs are simple.
Leave an undisturbed area
with dry grass and leaf litter
for nesting, and provide nec-
tar sources. Winter blooming
heather is a favorite early
spring food. Late summer
blooms are also important as
nectar sources. Many bees
are killed by broad-spectrmn
pesticides; read labels and be
especially careful with pesti-
cides wherever and whenever
bee are foraging or make the
choice to go organic and use
Integrated Pest Management
to control pests and diseases
in your garden.
The final workshop in the
Country Living series ~11 be
held the last Saturday of June
at Memorial Hall from 9:30
am to 3:30 pm. Topics ~ll be
"Raising Chickens" and "Rain
Gardens." To register call the
Extension office at 427-9670
ext. 680.
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for the faith of the gospel ~ eo Box I02: Shclto, WA 9SS84
Phone: 360) 462-1611
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1113 E. Shelton Springs Road
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(360/427-6998
Sunday School 10:00 a.m.
Morning Worship 11:00 a.m.
Refreshed Restored Renewed
in Rivers of Grace
NEW LOCATION
Alliance Church
2320 Washington St.
Sunday Night Worship 6:00 p.m.
438-8531
www.riversofgrace.org
SH ELTON FIRST BAPTIST
www.sheltonfbc.org aeo 426-8461
. Sunday Morning Worship 9 + 10:30 am
Sunday ~cl,o~[ fo~ a i ages
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St. David's of Wales
EPISCOPAL CHURCH
A place where all are welcome
324 W. Cedar St, • Shelton
SUNDAY SERVICES
7:30 & 10:30 a.m.
): 15 Conversational Bible Study
Office phone: 426-8472
www.sdow.org
New Community
Church of Union
I!i~Sunday Gatherings
(All are welcome!)
WORSHIP SERVICES
8130 and 10:30
at the
Union Fire Hall
50 E. Seattle St.. Union 98592
360-898-7855
web site: www.thenccu.org
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