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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 July 7, 2011 - Shelton-Mason County Journal - Page B-1