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NASCAR Continued from page C-1 perfect - 90 percent of the track in our view. It was something I didn't expect and certainly can't happen in In- dianapolis, at a road course or oval race. The California sun was deceiving; we had a slight breeze and no idea how red we were getting, but who is complaining after six months of rain and snow. Kahne ran up front most of the race, which added to the excite- ment. The greatest part was watching Kurt Busch wreck right in front of us, but then any time Kurt Busch crashes, it the best part of any race. With a few laps left dur- ing a caution, we raced back to the grandstand area, and I used my Hot Pass to get into the pits. Oddly, not many people were at Kahne's pit. Tony Stewart was starting second, and I think most of us didn't give Kmhne much of a chance. It was then that I saw the concern, then hope, and finally joy on his crew's faces. One of the Kahne crew- members was standing next to me and I thought she was going to explode with antici- pation. As the race came to an end, I wasn't even paying attention to the action, but was focusing my camera on the principals -- joy, pain, re- lief. There was no doubt how it finished; Kahne had won, and I framed one great shot after another. It was then on to Victory Lane where John, the track media director, was keep- ing chaos at bay. I told him I was with a newspaper near Kahne's hometown, and he responded by directing me to a comer of the victory lane. I did as I was told. Amazing! The feelings of Kahne, his crew, his family and friends were evident. Then the great- est thing of all happened. 'ae King," Richard Petty, stepped up as car owner and I have the shots most photog- raphers would kill for -- if I only had their equipment and talent. In the end, it was money well spent and maybe, just maybe, a track could have increased the horsepower of Mason and Kitsap counties as well. Dan Mancuso is the pu- bisher of the Shelton-Mason County Journal and can be reached at 426-4412 or at dan@masoncounty.com. Journal photo by Dan Mancuso Enumclaw native Kasey Kahne celebrates at Infineon Raceway in Sonoma, Calif., last month. Kahne captured the victory in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Toyota/Save Mart 350. Dream Continued from page C-1 The fun commenced on an 18-foot Sea Dory fishing machine owned by Reid's pal Jon. Hopeful to hook into some of the legendary halibut and salmon of the Cook Inlet waters the wait was short. The fish slayers started tactics with the universally known "trolling" for the infamous king salmon of Alaska. "Cut plug with no flasher on the down-rigger, pretty simple," Reid admit- ted. "Salmon fishing was SLOW. The fact is, most rivers were closed due to low salmon returns," Reid said. I couldn't believe what he was telling me. Even in the Great North, salmon are struggling. But with persistence Reid hooked into one of the famous fish, a whopper by Washington standards. Twenty-five-plus pounds of chinook nailed the bait and a good fight ensued with Reid landing the giant after several minutes. "It was just a little one by their standards," he confessed. Soon after salmon fish- ing was done Reid and his buddies were hauling in 50-pound halibut, one af- ter the other. Catching was not limited to the door-sized fish. Sea bass were also on the bite and several nice bass were boated as bonus fish. Halibut were not the only flatfish being caught. Sev- eral skate (like a stingray) were hauled up from the depths as well, one even go- ing into the 70-pound range, but the fishing crew turned them loose. Were any of the "barn Room00Mo Mason County Foster Parents Wanted Upcoming Foster / Adopt Parent Training Orientation: Thursday, July 9 ° 5:30-8:30pm Pre-Service Training: July 10, 11, 17 & 18 ° 9am-5pm Location: Shelton DCFS Office ° 2505 Olympic Hwy N. Ste 440 Pre-register for the classes: towi300@dshs.wa.gov or call (360) 565-2296 Division of Children & Family Services For more information about Foster or Adoptive Parenting call: 1-888-KDS-414 I Photo courtesy of Reid Myers Grizzly bears were not an uncommon sight when Reid Myers took his Alaskan fishing trip. door" sized halibut hauled in by Reid and his pals? "No, we were after the good eat- ers, 50 pounds and under." Reid said. "Once they get too big they are less desirable, more for the people who are looking for a trophy fish. We did hear some gunshots, so sohae people were catching them." Gunshots? Yes, those huge fish require a little more than the usual donk to euthanize them, so to protect the people and the boats from 200 pounds of tail and muscle the Alaskan Iton stomaudio.€om fishermen have their own way to quickly dispatch the big ones. Each day the fishing was completed after four short hours and then the work would begin. This was a "do- it-yotirself' type trip so the fish processing was done completely by Reid and his friexads. "We would go fish for a few hours, then spend the same amount or more of time filleting our fish," Reid said. After eight hours of fish- ing in Cook Inlet and pro- cessing at Jon's cabin it was time to head back and relax with some sightseeing and exploring. Moose and griz- zly bears were the main fo- cus. "On the way from the fishing dock to the cabin we saw moose every day," Reid mentioned. Asking zillions of ques- tions, one stuck out in my head: "How's the weather up that way?" I asked. "It was beautiful." What? It wasn't 20 below with 10- foot snowdrifts? "I would Sunday, July 2645 compare it to Shelton's weather - 50 to 60 degrees and mostly overcast with some rain. It only froze one night," responded Reid. With all this talk I had forgotten that just a few months ago Homer, Alas- ka, had been witness to an event that we can all relate to here in Western Washington, with Mount Redoubt erupting and sending a plume of ash thousands of feet into the atmosphere. "Did you see any evi- dence of the eruption?" I questioned. "Well, not real- ly. If you went off the beat- en path (which is not dif- ficult up there) and shook some of the bushes, the ash would fall off," Reid said. "See any bears?" I asked. "Yep, we were driving around and right on the side of the highway a 2- or 3-year-old grizzly was just milling around not paying any attention to the hun- dreds of people stopping and slowing down to see it," Reid said. "It's never long enough," Reid concluded. I would agree. Counting the days, I too hope to make the "land of the midnight sun." SPOONER FARMS is back in SHELTON! Corner of Olympic Hwy. North & F St. Next to Viking Floors & Interiors STRAWBERRIES HERE NOW! Inspection & Open House Denny's Auto Service is hosting a FREE ommunity open house Saturday, July 11, 2009 from 10am-2pm Call today to SCHEDULE your vehicle in for a complementary 35 point inspection as well as a complementary brake inspection. • FREE BBQ & Refreshments • Raffle - one entry per inspected vehicle Thank you to all our current and future customers 456-4554 Call 360"426"2271 to schedule an appointment for your free vehicle inspection (more than one vehicle may be inspected) Page (]-4 - Shelton-Mason County dournal - Thursday, duly 2, 2009 KITSAP CARD!OLOGY CONSULTANTS00 P.L.L.C. Prasert Vijitbenjaronk, MD Interventional Cardiologist Kitsap Cardiology Consultants is pleased to announce a new member of our cardiology team along with a new office location in Poulsbo at 19365 - 7th Ave. NE, Suite 104. Dr. Prasert Vijitbenjaronk, recently furthered his education by completing his " Dr.Vij it" fellowship in Interventional Cardiology at Henry Ford Heart and Vascular Institute in Detroit, MI. He, his wife and 2 children are excited to join our community. Dr. Vijit provides the full spectrum of cardiology and vascular care and will be seeing patients starting August 10th. Kitsap Cardiology continues to grow by serving patients on the entire Kitsap and Olympic Peninsulas with convenient locations in Bremerton, Port Townsend, Sequim, Port Orchard, Forks and now Poulsbo. call us at: 360-373-2547 or 888-573-2547 Visit us at: www.kitsapcardiology.com