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0-2 Alpine Way is beautiful and they have a great reputation, l always thought that it was e xper sivc, but a friend told me what she is paying. I can't believe it is so affordable! By EMILY HANSON The summer weightlift- ing program at Shelton High School is open to all athletes every Monday from 5:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. and ev- ery Wednesday beginning at 4 p.m. The program, instructed by the strength coach Lorna Mart'mson and Shelton com- munity member TedDepoe, is free to all and focuses on the Olympic weight lifting program. "The weightliRing pro- gram is Olympic lifting and we'll be using a modi- fied version that's better for athletes and leaves them a little less prone to injuries," Depoe said. "The program will definitely help the ath- letes' strength and probably their speed." Depoe, a 1995 and 1999 US Junior Olympics power lifting gold medalist, is plan- ning to begin training with Coach John Thrush, the 2000 US Olympic weight- lifting coach, at the Olympic Regional Training Center soon. "If I get things down good enough to get to nationals, well see about me trying for the Olympics team," he said. Depoe began lifting- weights 18 years ago in 1993 With Rich Unterseher, who ran the weightl~ing program at SHS until his retirement a few years ago. Depoe said he took a break from lifting about 10 years ago and realized his back and legs were aching and one day, they locked up on him while he was work- ing. "I knew I had to get back to the gym at that point," he said. "When I got back into lifting weights, I started to feel a lot better and then I continued not just for my J Journal photo by Emily Hanson Ted Depoe rea ehcs the final stage of the clean, which is of the Olympics weightlifting he is helping to coach 8helton High School athletes in this summer. health but because I enjoy it." Depoe is hoping more ath- letes take advantage of the summer program because of the benefits of the Olympic weightlifting program. "This program will im- prove your speed, flexibil- ity and stamina," he said. "It will do more for your strength, but you may not see it because you're work- ing your legs more. Athletes from all sports can benefit from weightlifting." He added that he feels the program is appropriate for both male and female athletes. "The best Olympic liRers where I train are the women because they have greater flexibility than men," Depoe said. The part Depoe enjoys most about weightliRing is competing against his own strength. "The great thing for me is that I've always strived to do better," he said. "If I could liR more each time, it made me feel that much better. When I competed, adranaline kicked in and lifted more during competi- tions and won some." Eately, Depoe's greatest inspiration in his weight- lifting has been the accom- plishments of a man he's never met. "I watched A1 Reed com- pete in Lake Washington two years ago and he in- spired me to really get back into lifting." Which is how Depee came to be involved in the sum- mer weightliRing program. "It's going to be a good time watching the kids de- velop their athletic ability," Depee said. "I'm getting older and the time is coming when Iql work out for my own health but lql be focus- ing more on the kids' devel- opment." HS dance team hows spirit By EMILY HANSON . The Shelton High School 2011-12 dance team showed its spirit at the United Spirit Association 'Dance Team's annual summer camp July 7-10 at St. Mart~'s Univer- sity. ~The level of difficulty was very high at camp this year," head coach Karen White said..The beginning routines at this camp were at an inter- mediate/advance level com- pared to past camps." Dining camp, each girl had to learn three routines and had to perform them for evaluation. "Excellent" was the highest rating given. The routines taught to the girls were a camp dance, then what was called "cho- reography-to-go" where the girls had to change the rou- tine up while performing it and the final routine was one the team brought with them to camp to perform for the judges. The team received an "ex- cellent" rating for their home and 'choroography-to-go' rou- tines. Individual awards, with the highest rating being "sen- sational," were also given during the camp. "soma- tional" girls were: Madison Crew, Madison Moran, Shel- by Trumble, Katrina Marsh, Cynthia Thurston, Solena Lopez, Tiahna Neal, Heather VanOtten and Swenson. The "sensational" girls then performed with the "su- persensational to eliminate down to "Best in Camp." Moran and Crow both made it to the top four for Best in Camp. Some of the girls competed in the drill down competition, which consists of military/ precision moves. In the pre- liminary round for drill down, Neal and Jennifer Monnier both took first place while Alana Savage, Swenson, Kristine Whiteley, VanOt- ten and Lauren Herrick took second place and third place was given to Marsh, Mikayla Garner, Kassy Kadoun, Sta- cia Petersen and Lexi Howe. Advancing from the semi- finals into the medal finals were Howe, Whiteley, Gar- ner, Neal and Monnier. Mon- nier won a third place medal for the team. The team was presented with Most Improved Team," the Friendship Boot and the "Teamwork Award." couldn have asked for a better team for my first year back as head coach. I am looking forward to an awe- some year," White said. It's true! For less than the cost at the nursing home, an apartment at Alpine Way is an excellent value and includes wonderful amenities. Chef-prepared meals, your own bathroom, privacy, parking, plenty of activities, housekeeping, security, personal laundry service, and licensed nurses on duty 24 hours a day make Alpine an excellent value. You can even bring your own furniture. If you're ready to investigate our services and rates, come and tour Alpine Way. We'd love to treat you to lunch, show you our lovely apartments, and answer all your questions. Call Kathy Burbidge at (360) 426-2600 for a free lunch and tour 900 West Alpine Way Shelton, WA 98584 RETIREMENT APARTMENTS, ASSISTED LIVING AND ALZHEIMER'S SPECIAL CARE www.encorecommunities.com Ron McLean Formerly of Mell Chevrolet & Gillis Auto Center, Ron would like to invite all his friends and customers to drop by and see him at his new home at Lincoln & Mazda of Olympia at the Olympia Auto Mall. Every Saturday at 11:00 a.m. FREE with membership • Sauna/Steam Room. Personal Training • Weight Training • Swimming. Aerobics Classes • Racquetball. Tanning. Cardio. Massage 0 Now in progress- See schedule at www.sheltonathleticclub.com, Just South of Downtown Shelton on Highway 3 Stop in today at 707 South First Street Call 426-1388 or email us; sac@hctc.com Check us out on the web at sheltonathleticclub.com Hours: Mon-Fri 4:30am-9pm. Sat & Sun 7am.3pm Shelton-Mason County Journal - Thursday, July 21,2011 - Page C-3