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Journal inners Students who won bicycles recently at Bordeaux Elementary School include, from left to right, Brett Miller, Jackson Cruz, Jessica Ashby, Rikki Anderson, Zoey Larsen and Megan Arrington. Student readers win bikes at Bordeaux Stude4ats at Bordeaux Elementary School celebrated their reading success last week during an assembly where some were recognized for their reading during March, April and May. Six students received new bicycles, which were donated by Mount Moriah Masonic Lodge 11 and Bordeaux staff members. To be" eligible for: the bike draw- ing, the students had to do their read- ing homework, reading at 20 minutes a night for at least four nights a week, and have their student planners signed by an adult to verify they had complied. Those students with a 100 percent re- turn of their homework for avoy~-month from March through May received a ticket for the bike drawing. Father's Day barbecue Saturday A Father's Day barbecue will be held Saturday, June 20, at the Agate Grange, 1631 Agate Loop Road, from 3 tO 6 p.m. Everyone is invited to attend. Mommy and Me dance this Saturday A Shelton Mommy and Me youth dance is set for Saturday, June 20, from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Shelton Moose Lodge on Craig Road. The DJ will be Christian Boad. Admission is $2. For more information call Nicole at 360- 427-4578. Women's readings at downtown store Readings from Suffer the Women, a special presentation for women, will start at 1 p.m. on Saturday, June 20, at Sage Book Store in downtown Shelton. Admission is free and men are welcome. Readings from Becky Durkin, Loranne Epler Schmidt and Wilfried Lippman will precede music by the East Bay Players with Marcia Wolf and Becky Liebman. STOP grant meeting set for July 2 With each Services-Training-Officers- Prosecutors (STOP) grant renewal a public meeting is held to allow citizens the opportunity to gain knowledge and give input on the grant, which is administered by the Office of Crime Victims Advocacy. , This meeting is set for Thursday, July 2, at 1:30 p.m. at the Shelton Civic Center, 525 West Cota Street in downtown Shelton. His job: helping businesses stay competitive during good, bad times By JEFF GREEN These are different days for the Economic Development Council of Mason County. The current economic recession has seen to that. M a t t Matayoshi has been the EDC's executive director for the past four and a half years. "One of the challenges is getting sites with full infrastructure ready," he said about efforts to recruit businesses to Mason County. "You have to have a site in a good location, zoned properly with water, sewer and broadband high-speed Internet access," Matayoshi said during a recent interview in Shelton. The latter, provided through PUD 3 makes this area more competitive than others for attracting businesses, he added. His job also entails working with the EDC's members, which includes a little more than 100 companies, and helping to retain businesses already operating within the county. Those include companies that are looking to expand operations or are looking for new sites, he said. The global marketplace and economic recession have a direct effect on the EDC's business-retention efforts. Matayoshi works to introduce firms to trading partners overseas and helps with shipping issues Matt Matayoshi works on economic develop- ment issues from his desk in Shelton. and training, things he said that will help the companies be successful. Earlier this year, he brought together representatives of companies interested in exporting products and officials of the Washington State Department of Community, Trade and Economic Development. "We have access to international trade representatives in Tokyo, Taipei, London," he said. "There's people on the ground." The EDC also works with the Port of Shelton, which has the largest industrial campus in Mason County, Matayoshi explained. "We also partner with private companies who have industrial land," he added. "We've been a supporter of the Belfair sewer project, he said, adding that project and the Shelton Area Regional Water and Sewer Project will be keys to local industrial development for the next 20 years. Matayoshi was born in Hawaii and grew up in Tenino. He majored in international politics at Brigham Young University and worked for two summers at the Lewis County Economic Development Council. After college, he worked at Lewis County EDC full time for two years, then was hired to direct the Mason County EDC. "I wanted to get involved in something that was community- and service- oriented," he said. "A lot of what we do is more socio- economic than business, more working with the community, both public and private sectors. That's where we get involved." It also means a nearly endless series of meetings, at the Shelton and Mason County commissions and other organizations. 'Tee want to bring a business perspective to public policy to ensure community needs are met by public policy," he explained. For example, he was appointed to serve on the Shelton Urban Growth Area committee that came up with zoning recommendations for the urban growth area. Those recommendations will eventually be voted on by the city and county commissioners. The EDC has a set of ambitious goals for this year. They include attracting $10 million in new, private investment; retaining 150jobs; creating 50 new jobs; and generating $4 million in new businesses, Matayoshi and Jennifer Baria, the EDC's executive assistant, work out of a spacious office in the Our Community Credit Union '7 wanted to get involved in something that was community- and servzce-omented. Saint Peter Hospital. building on Mountain View. They have been at that location for four years. Matayoshi, 32, and his wife, Brook, have three children ranging in ages from 18 months to 4 years. Brook works part time as a regis- tered nurse at "I spend most of my (free) time with my kids and wife trying to keep up with them," he said. They live on a six-acre parcel, which means he does a lot of weeding and grass cutting. He likes to read non-fiction books when he gets the chance, saying he prefers his- tory, biographies and books about business and organizational behavior. Dave Roller plans to read to chil- dren during a story time Tuesday at the Mason County Christian School. I cup of water 1 pound of thinly Sliced dell roast beef 8 slices of provolone cheese 4 hoagie rolls that have been split onions Place the roast beef and cheese on Kids, books, hats to mix at reading event next Tuesday morning The Mason County Christian School is holding a special event next Tuesday morning: Roller Reads: Hats. Dave Roller brings his love for kids and reading together for the event that starts at 10:30 a.m. at the school. There will be a story time for 3- to 6-year-olds and children are encouraged to bring friends and wear a hat. Refreshments will be served. Every child will take home a free book of their choice. All ages are welcome and children can stay afterwards and play outside. The school is located at 470 East Eagle Ridge Drive. For more information, call four servings ....................................................... 426-7616 or visit the Web site: www. ~,, . masoncount~rchristianschool.orig. Thursday, June 18, 2009 - Shelton-Mason County Journal - Page B-1