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Sheiton-Mason County Journal
Shelton business owners help local
athletes show off their pride
By NATALIE JOHNSON Becky Adams has been the plunge into small retail
putting Shelton High School business ownership, it was
It's no secret - small and Highclimber loges on just the right time.
towns like Shelton revere shirts and caps alike for =There are some [brands]
their high school sports years, first with a tiny craft that we wanted to buy
teams. Fans, many of them sewing machine at home,through that wanted you to
parents or family menibers then with a giant commer- have a storefront,"he said
of star athletes, go to the cial sewing machine that With the amount of work
games decked out from head she now keeps at the shop his wife was doing just at
to toe in their school colors, for all their customers to home, on top of a high de-
But where do they get see. mandin the community, Jeff
those tee and sweat shirts, Now all the Shelton High Adams said that it seemed
hats and even foam fingers? School merchandise thatlike a good time to look into
Now Highclimber, Tim- All-League Sports soils is opening a storefront. When
bers and Bulldog fans alike made in-store, including the Adams' found out that
can go to downtown Shel- screen:printing. They also the storefront previously
ton where Jeff and Becky have blank shirts and tee occupied by Rocks n Rhine-
Adams recently opened shirts for custom jobs.stones had become avail-
All-League Sports with the =We're planning on get-able, they jumped at the op-
intention of helping locals ting like five or six Shel- portunity.
show their spirit, ton designs. We l have the The Adams' opened their
"A few years back be- Shelton Timbers line and doors during Forest Festi-
fore the economy crash the then the Highclimbers line val weekend and, although
schools would buy shirts and and people will be able to they've done little advertis- •
things and sell them at the come in and just say what ing, they say that the High-
school, but after budget cuts size they want and we can climbers gear in their win-
they don't have the money create it," she said. dew draws many customers
to do it anymore," Becky Jeff Adams, who also through the door.
Adams said. "[We said] well runs a logging company,=I think it's a good start
let's get it out there so peo- said while the couple didn't
pie can still buy it. feel financially ready for See Sports on page B-5
Beck Adams works on Bhelton merchandise
Journal photo by Natalie Johnson
at All-League Sports.
.................. ~ ....7
COOKIN'
ISLAND
Summer reading program encourages both kids and teens to read over summervacation
By NATALIE JOHNSON
This year, the Shelton Timber'
land Library's summer reading pro-
gram promises to take kids around
the world in a few months through
the wide world of reading.
The annual summer reading pro-
gram, with this year's theme of=One
World, Many Stories," for kids and
"You Are Here," for teens aims to
keep kids reading even when school
is out, said librarian Kristi Selby.
"There are all kinds of studies
out there tlaat say that reading over
the summer keeps your skills up,
she said.
The shmmer program has classes
and events for all age groups. Last
Thursday about a dozen teenagers
got together with teen librarian An-
gle Grischkowsky to discuss their
favorite books over ice cream.
While sugar-highs soon affected
the quality of discussion, many of
the teens proved to be voracious
readers who Grischkowsky could
lead to even more reading opportu-
nities at the library.
"It's really informal and everyone
instead of reading the same book
gets together and talks about what
they've read," She said. "This is
about reading for fun."
In the past, teen readers have
been stuck in limbo between chil-
dren's books, which are oRen be-
neath their reading levels, and
books geared towards adult read-
ers. The recent explosion in the teen
novel market has allowed many of
these kids to really delve into read-
ing at their own age level.
"In the publishing world it's one
of the fastest growing markets,
Selby said.
"While teen novels have existed
for some time, they have also be-
come more prevalent in recent years
because of wildly popular book and
movie series',~ Grischkovsky said.
"Teen novels weren't really as
Journal photo by Natalie Johnson
Above, Angle Orischkowsky moderates a hook discussion
group for teenagers as part of the Shelton Timberland
Librarfs summer reading program. Below, teen literature
is a growing market in the publishing world, drawing more
teenagers into libraries like Shelton's.
popular when we were teens and
now they are, Grischkowsky said.
"I, think that has a little to do with
Harry Potter."
But Harry Potter was only one
of the teen series' that the kids at
Thursday's book/ice cream social
discussed. A favorite was "The Se-
cret of Nimh, along with many oth-
er books about fantasy and faraway
lands.
=I like to let them chat - some of
them will have their own conversa-
tions," Grischkowsky said. "This
was great because I got to see a lot
of kids I haven't seen before."
While teen books have become
very popular, she said that Shelton
is unique in how it caters to its teen
population.
"Shelton seems to really have a
great teen population and a lot of
people using the library," she said.
While kids can earn rewards and
prizes from the program, there are
no specific point systems; kids sim-
ply earn prizes by meeting their
own goals.
"Every kid or every family sets
their own goals, Grishkowsky said.
Because the Library will be closed
for several weeks in August, partici-
pants must finish the program by
August 13, but Grishkowsky and
Selby said there is still plenty of
time for both kids and teens to sign
up for the summer program.
Upcoming events include a Har-
ry Potter movie release party at 2
p.m. on Friday, a Write Around the
World event at 2 p.m. on Thursday,
See Cookin' on page B-5
Classic ride and BBQ coming
Just yesterday the roads
were lined with yellow-yellow
scotch broom and today those
blooms are gone, all gone. I
hate to say this, but I kind of
miss those weeks when the
yellow jumped out at us from
the roadway as now all that
is left are those bare wiry
branches that blend into the
Washington evergreen.
Well summer must be here
as Island Eyes has forwarded
along to us the annu-
al burn ban alert. Be-
cause of wildfire and
public safety concerns
in our wooded coun-
ties, seasonal burn
bans take effect this
month. Prohibitions
on residential out-
door burning in Jef-
ferson and Clallam
Counties begin July 1
while Thurston County bans
burning beginning July 15.
These seasonal bans continue
through the summer. All land
clearing burns are also pro-
hibited July 1 through Sept.
30 in all six counties within
ORCAA's (Olympic Regional
Clean Air Agency) jurisdic-
tion (Clallam, Jefferson,
Grays Harbor, Mason, Pacific
and Thurston). The Washing-
ton Department of Natural Re-
sources (DNR) prohibits burn-
ing on lands it manages state-
wide during that period, and
ORCAA's land clearing burn
ban was called in support of
that DNR fire-safety effort. Af-
ter watching Arizona and New
Mexico on fire, I can't imagine
what would happen to our lit-
tle island if a fire started.
Don't forget that the July
Community Club meeting is
tomorrow night. Every 2nd
Friday of the month islanders
gather at the hall for fellow-
ship and the good of Harstine
Island. So, if you want to pack
Thursday,
a potluck dish and join in, get
over to the hall around 6 p.m.
The senior lunch bunch has
a great menu for the month of
July. On July 13 they will be
serving baked, salmon with
wild rice, cole slaw, beer bread
and sherbet. Then on July 27
they will have a salad trio,
chicken pasta and fruit salad
croissants and cake. Any is-
lander over fifty and their
guests are welcome. The com-
munity club doors
open a little before
noon, but get there
early because there
is always a line. Re-
member you can have
this great lunch for
only a $3 donation.
Just a reminder
MIKE Harstine Pointe
CALLAGHAN
will host an art
show from 10 a.m. to
3 p.m. on July 9. The artists
will gather at the Harstine
Pointe Club House to show
off their talents. The gates
will be open for your easy en-
trance. Featured artists will
include potters John Dunlap,
John Beam and Jim Ander-
son; wood turners and wood
art will include Jim Ander-
son, Bob Bennett and Ken
Heuman; water color artists
will be represented by Nancy
Van Blaricom and Sharon
McLeod; stained glass art-
ists Aubrey Ernst and Bruce
Walden; ceramics artist wi~
be Laura Koeber. She will
bring her ceramics; callig-
raphy will be represented
by Yuji Uchiyamal; fiber art
by Janet Thomas; Susan Kipp
and Nancy Van Blaricom will
show paintings and cards;
jewelry will be represented
by Paula Ferrara and Ka-
trina Martin; Tim Keyzer
will have art glass and Clint
See Island on page B-5
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