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Shelton-Mason County Journal COOKIN' By NATALIE JOHNSON the fruit is," Strong said. Although many grocery stores now All over the country consumers are have organic sections, Strong and beginning to demand fresh, organic LaClair said that small organic mar- and sustainable produce and gr~r- kets like theirs function much differ- ies. ently. In Shelton, a mother and daughter #It's a little selection, and you know have teamed up to offer such items in you're not supporting a local economy their new store, Healthy Benefits Mar- (at a chain store)," Strong said. ket. While their location at 825 W. "There's nothing like this here," said Franklin Street is off the beaten path, Denise LaClair, who opened the mar- Strong and LaClair hope that people ket with her daughter, Winter Strong, in Shelton will seek out the products in August. they offer. The market not only offers organic "We're just a small market but we produce, but want to be able to be responsive to the shelf items like pasta and rice, fro- community,~ LaClair said. "Phat's one zen items and meat, dairy and bulk of the things with stores like this, the items, just like any grocery store. The nature of them, they're sort of tucked difference, they said, is that most of it away.~ comes from small farms and compa- Healthy Benefits Market works nies in the Pacific Northwest. with 14 small companies and farms #It's nice because we know whatfrom Mason and Thurston counties farm it came from, what the variety Of to get everything from vegetables to cheese to handcrafted soap. The market also has bulk liquids, like organic olive oil, maple syrup and honey. =So people can come in and refill. If you have a container of olive off at home, you can come in and refill it and that way you're not creating more waste," Strong said. Strong and LaClair also plan on having classes at their shop, for every- thing from tea and spice blending, to organic cooking. =I'm an herbalist,~ Strong said. "We also want to have diet and nutrition classes here, we want to teach people how to cook with the ingredients here. I think people want to eat better. We want to help people figure out how they want to use the products here.~ Strong said eating organic doesn't have to be expensive and can be better See Market on page B-2 Journal photo by Natalie Johnson Winter Strong, co-owner of the new Healthy Benefits Market in Shelton said the market stocks all organic produce. ISLAND " • JOUlTlal photos by Natalie Johnson The Mason County Senior l i l ll="e .him a Zumba every Tuesday aud Thursday morning at 10:45 a.m. Seniors shake it during Zumba By NATALIE JOHNSON of Zumba. =It kind of reminds me of my disco days ... if Zumba, the popular exercise and dance craze you went out to dance you really got a workout,~ sweeping the nation, encourages weight loss she said. through fun exercise. Rosberough's enthusiasm rubs off on her pu- Many Zumba enthusiasts are young, but pils, whether they are trying to lose weight or members of the Mason County Senior Activities just have a good time. Center in Shelton are proving that age is not #i am doing it for health reasons and to help a limit to getting their groove on and shaking me lose weight," Lorraine Hauenstein said. their beaded-scarfed-behind. =They tell me I'm~shaping up." =The point is to have fun,~ said Z~ba:in= . Age ce~.~t limit Zumba enthusi- structor Heather Rosbereugh, a senior citizen asts, who at the ~Bnior center range from their herself. "Everybody comes in at their own level early §0s to mid~..pat Sparks, at 85, serves and it's exercise that you get f~m having fm~ :: as antnsp~U~.bldest participant. Rosborough, who has lost 65 pounds through =This what I'm kn~)wn as - the number 85,~ the program said she fell into Zumba by ac- she said. "It's wonderful, I like the music.~ cident, while she was trying to lose weight Rosberough said she thinks many women like through more traditional exercise p~. ii :~ Zumba because:o£ the dance moves, which can About six months after starting toworkout, Sometimes look a lot iike the younger genera- she found Zumba, and was hooked for the long- tions "bumping and grinding3 ~rm. . . . . ,., i~;~i.....~,: :. ~..~':~You ~:.l~l~~.and:do~:Z'A,tmba if you're • #i have a'baekgro in dan : ! :- ~ng when I was 19,~ she said. Rosborough said the disco age influenced her Lifelong love of ~,~ her~ne,wf~41 ~i..: :~ ~.::~:~:,k:,. :~/~:~ ~;.~ i{.~ ,, '. See Zumba on page B-2 Zumba instructor Htather Rosborough leads a class at the Mason County Senior Activities Center on Tuesday. Thursday, September 112011 It was another beautiful weekend here on the island-we have it great right now. There were five whales and they were just killer as they strutted their black-and-white spotted glory -- how wonderful. Last Saturday, the whales circled the island and the phone calls went out alerting others that they were out there. Now, I had one person ask me if there was an alarm system to inform oth- ers that whales were in the waters off our shores. I had to say no, there is no alarm or siren to let people know. So, I'm thinking M][KE that we need some CALI~GHAN type of system. Of course, those who live on the water- front can see them pass by, but those who live inland can't. There are many vantage points to see the whales - like the bridge, Jarrelrs Cove, the north point at Hartstine Pointe and others. If you do see the whales, give your neigh- bors on the water a~d off the water a call. It is an exciting site and worth the effort to see these magnificent mam- mals. The Firefighters Association will hold their annual Labor Day pan- cake breakfast from 7 to 11 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 3, at the Spencer Lake Station on Pickering. They will be serv- ing eggs, pancakes and French toast, sausage and coffee and juice. If you remember back a little while ago, there was information in the col- unto about the distribution of funds from the sale of aluminum cans. Don't forget, they are still at it and you can leave your used-empty aluminum cans at the Island~fire stations and there is also a place at Hartstine Pointe. Nick Neuerburg is continually recruiting help from other islanders like Don Nichols. Now he has really reached out and recruited Cyler Portschy, the 4-year-old son of Billy Portschy. Cyler is a fifth-generation Glaser and he loves helping Nick pick up crushed cans -- must be in the blood. Cyler is the Buds' great-great-grandson. Last Wednesday I drove by the community around 10 a.m. and I saw cars parked out back. The doors to the hall were open and I could see rows of tables set up. I wondered what was See Harstine on page B-2 - Shelton-Mason County Journal - Page B-1