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JACK HUGHES OF SHELTON brought home a trio of medals from na- tional unicycle competition last month. He won one of his golds in a 2h.mile race down a mountain trail and the other in an uphill sprint. Open house September 23, offers a 1,00,ok at WorkSource WorkSource of Mason County and the partners collaborating on workforce development will hold an open house next Thursday, September 23, at the new Work- Source Center at 2505 Olympic Highway North. The event will run from 3 to 6 p.m. and will begin with a ribbon- cutting ceremony "to commemo- rate the statewide launch of Washington's WorkSource sys- tem," says spokesperson Ann Fenton. WorkSource, Fenton says, is a unique collaboration of state, re- gional and local organizations whose purpose is to address the workforce needs of Washington. She calls the one-stop job cen- ter "different because it provides a convenient place for job-seekers and employers to access a variety of job- and career-oriented infor- mation. "WorkSource," she adds, "also keeps Washington businesses competitive by helping to upgrade employees' skills and by providing training for potential workers." Dog show slated here in Oct, ber The Mason County Fair- grounds will go to the dogs the weekend after OysterFest. Literally. The Gig Harbor Kennel Club will present its 12th and 13th American Kennel Club licensed all-breed dog shows and obedi- ence trials October 9 and 10 at the fairgrounds. Entries will close on September 22 at the superintendent's office, says publicist Sue Henly. Show hours will be from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. and the public is wel- National unicycle landscape is taking on colorful Hughes included lots of fun besides the competition for the 300 competi- tors in attendance. There was a parade through downtown Sno- qualmie, games of unicycle hock- ey (yes, there were some colli- sions) and shows and demonstra- tions such as an exhibition by the world's giraffe unicycle riding champion whipping around on his 10-foot-high contraption• "I met some pretty cool people," Jack said. Since The Journal last report- ed on Jack after the state meet in October 1998, he's advanced from a level-three unicyclist to being one trick away from qualifying for level five. There are 10 levels of skill; only two riders in the world are rated at level 10. A level-five rider must be able to demonstrate five types of mounts; ride in a figure 8 using only one foot; "idle" or rock back and forth 25 times one-footed with both the left and right foot; ride in a circle in three ways: with the seat in front of him, with it in back of him and with it to one side; hop and turn 90 degrees to the right and left; and "wheel walk" for 10 meters. The last requirement is the only one Jack can't do, an incred- ibly difficult thing to master that requires taking his feet off the pedals and propelling the unicycle by standing on the wheel and pushing it forward witll his feet. Jack exceeds the level-five re- quirement for hop-and-turn. He can already make n 180-degree reversal of direction in the air. JACK'S SKILLS seem light years away from when he started, constantly falling off the home- made unicycle and propping him- self up with his arms in the hall- way of his house trying to learn. He described unicycle riding as twice as hard as it looks. There's a tendency to fall in every direc- tion. It took him three months of falling to master the balancing act needed. Jack has been working on his juggling and comic routine in scribed as a 30-foot sprint up a fairly steep grade, in 14.66 sec- onds. And he cruised 2z/2 miles down a dirt trail in the downhill competition in 16:22 for his other gold. He only "bit it" once, falling off the unicycle in full view of his father's videccamera. Jack was also proud to finish 10th among the 65 people of all ages and classes who entered the downhill. In two races on the fiat at the school, Jack captured a bronze medal in the 100-meter sprint with an 18.21-second clocking and won a fifth-place ribbon for cover- ing 1600 meters in 5:39. Jack's parents, Frank and Pat- ty Hughes, spent the five days at nationals with their son. Frank, a skilled machinist, built Jack his first unicycle two years ago when the youngster saw a unicyclist perform and wanted to try the sport. Morn and Dad have been very supportive of the boy's new activi- ty, but they can't say it has kept Jack off the streets. He can be seen constantly riding roads be- tween the family's Little Skoo- kum home and Shelton, training about 15 miles a day. Unfor- tunately not everyone is suppor- tive when they see this slender kid riding down the road pump- ing his legs off. Some people scream at him and a few have even thrown things at hin from passing cars. Young Jack has a hard time understanding this meanness. THE NATIONAL convention Shelton's rapidly improving young unicyclist, Jack Hughes, returned from national competi- tion last month with several med- als for various feats ranging from short sprints to a ride down a mountain trail. JItk en- tered the ei Middle School this week, attend- ed the Unicycling Society of America's National Unicycle Con- vention at Mount Si High School from July 30 to August 3 and came back with two gold medals, a bronze and a fifth-place ribbon. After placing in several events at last October's state meet at Mount Si, Jack couldn't pass up the opportunity to test his skills at this summer's nationals that happened to be right here in Washington. It was less than a year ago that SMS teacher Gene Crater retrieved a flier about the state meet from the garbage and gave it to the self-taught unicy- cleat in hopes Jack would do something competitive with his pastime. A whole new world opened up to him when he attend- ed the state event and met other one-wheel fanatics, and now he's already won two national rages. MOST OF the national con- vention was at the high school in Snoqualmie, but the mountain unicycling portion of the competi- tion was held on Snoqualmie Pass, where Jack won his two gold medals. He competed in rac- es for 13- and 14-year-old novices• He won the uphill, which he de- Man's car crashes at Wal-Mart steel gate. A witness told the state patrol Stein's sedan also col- lided with another vehicle on the off-ramp from Highway 101. Officer Scott Brown of the Shelton Police Department said a medical evaluation indicated Stein may have suffered a minor stroke• Shoppers got a crash course in driver's education at 1:15 p.m. last Thursday when a man who may have suffered a medical emergency drove his vehicle into a garden gate at Wal-Mart. Shelton police said 88-year-old Robert Stein of Lilliwaup drove his 1992 Ford Taurus into the CO EATING IL COMPARE OUR W PRICES! hopes of doing some serious en- tertaining in the future. He was thrilled recently to get a gig at a birthday party. "You know," he said straight-faced, "I used to ride bikes, and then I took the train- ing wheel off the front." He also rode in the Forest Fes- tival Parade with the Shelton Ro- tary Clowns for the second time last spring, zipping around on his six-footer, and entered the Shel- ton Middle School Variety Show, demonstrating his riding and jug- gling skills to an appreciative au- dience. For variety, he even bounced down the steps in the au- ditorium. Now Jack is preparing for his second trip to the state unicycle meet, to be held once again at Mount Si, home of a big school unicycle program. He plans to compete in half a dozen events. He's hoping to win some events this time after a year of improve- ment and the experience at na- tionals he's had since his first ap- pearance at state, when he took two seconds and two thirds. He plans to go to the national convention in Michigan next sum- mer and to work hard to earn his way. And he has another incred- ible goal for 2000 - to finish the 200-mile Seattle-to-Portland bike race on one wheel while everyone else uses two. i MARV FAUGHENDER SHELTON PORT COMMISSIONER Time for a change Status Quo- Existing state, more of the same. Let's do more than exist. Vote for Mary! Paid for by Committee to Elect Mary Paughender, Chloe Scoles, 'leasurer, East 2070 Island Lake Drive, Shelton,WA 98584. i [ i iiiiiii We deliver Located at Sanderson Industrial Park 427-8084 We carry kerosene. ,uNor.m.O Page 12 - Shelton-Maaon County Journal - Thursday, September 16, 1999 come to attend and observe. Sat- urday's show will feature compe- tition for the best-bred canine shown by its exhibitor in addition to regular competition. Additional information is avail- able from Eugene Bilden, show chairman, at (253) 952-1230 or co-chairman Fred Pool-Harris at (253) 847-7763. Typically, says a local breeder who often participates in such shows, the event will feature be- tween 1,200 and 2,000 dogs. Hen- ly says a judging schedule will be issued early in October. Brown Dog Shows, Incorporat- ed will run the competition. Mason County partners in WorkSource include the Washing- ton Division of Vocational Reha- bilitation, Educational Service District 113, Washington Employ- ment Security Department, GreenThumb, Lewis-Mason- Thurston Area Agency on Aging, Mason County Literacy, v. # College, Pacific Mountain  A, Industry Council .d ,It# Community Services Office. "0 i " The office is Suite 4 font# state complex in GatewaY.._ t,.:Vo, in Shelton's Mountain neighborhood. Euse trial is windina up in superior court Testimony continued Wednes- day afternoon in the trial of Zach- ary Euse. He is accused in Mason County Superior Court of manu- facturing methamphetamine in a shed on rental property in Ta- huya. Deputy Prosecutor Amber Fin- lay represented the state in pro- ceedings before Judge To,[,,| don and a jury of 13 op,€$[ eluding an alternate: lSuse/i| defended by Charles lane• .,| tailed report on the trial | published in next weekse@.| of The Shelton.Mason " = Journal. / ADVANCED HEATING AND COOLING, INC. "Your comfort is our business" Residential and Small Commercial SALES & INSTALLATION krce Fsti mat es . f h,t ['umi)s • Gas & Electric Furnaces • \\;i'LtMiti(;ning " Electric Air Cleaners • Shct,tn.,tal \\;k',l:k • Systems DesigiffDuct Work Financing Available Toll Free: 1 (888)818-9335 (360)426-1255 ST ('ONT LIC#ADVANHC022NF ,, • Radio Dispatch Factory Trained Technici 24 Hour EmergenCy ai & Repair • Maintenance & Service Contracts September is new car and true,Ilia month at Mell Chev • Olds. New 2000 Models arriving daily The '99s have gotta go! WE'VE DONE SOME OF ": IYOUR HOMEWORK FOR YO [TOO 1999 FEATURE OLDSMOBILE ALERO gL3 ENGINE 3.4L V8 AUTOMATIC TRANRMI8810N STANDARD POWER DRIVER'S SEAT STANDARD REMOTE KEYLESS ENTRY STANDARD ALLOY WHEEL8 4-WHEEL DISC BRAKE8 AB8 [ANTI-LOCK BSAKES] TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM TOTAL MSRP (,ctuo,o OPrOHL ZOU,eaEr TAX TITLE LICENQE REOISTRATION AND OTHER OPTIONAL EQUIPMENT EXTRA } 1999 Iqqq ........ lq.. A fl HONDA ACCORD LX TO YYOTA CAMRY LE NI88AN 23L 4 CYL OPTIONAL - $8O0 NOI AVAILABLE NOT AVAILABLE STANDARD  INSTALLED OPTION STANDARD ..... 2.EL 4 CYL STANDARD INCLUDED NOT AVAILABLE OPTIONAL - 9385 NOT AVAILABLE OPTIONAL - $55B NOT AVAILABLE $21,193 PHce ¢omplHso,s ated on MSRP of corn l,ltly i(i.(1 ,l m(lets Level of equipment v.rle$, BAD WE WEREN'T THERE FOR YOU IN 9TH GRADE GEOME 71 years of serving Mason County JACK HUGHES OF SHELTON brought home a trio of medals from na- tional unicycle competition last month. He won one of his golds in a 2h.mile race down a mountain trail and the other in an uphill sprint. Open house September 23, offers a 1,00,ok at WorkSource WorkSource of Mason County and the partners collaborating on workforce development will hold an open house next Thursday, September 23, at the new Work- Source Center at 2505 Olympic Highway North. The event will run from 3 to 6 p.m. and will begin with a ribbon- cutting ceremony "to commemo- rate the statewide launch of Washington's WorkSource sys- tem," says spokesperson Ann Fenton. WorkSource, Fenton says, is a unique collaboration of state, re- gional and local organizations whose purpose is to address the workforce needs of Washington. She calls the one-stop job cen- ter "different because it provides a convenient place for job-seekers and employers to access a variety of job- and career-oriented infor- mation. "WorkSource," she adds, "also keeps Washington businesses competitive by helping to upgrade employees' skills and by providing training for potential workers." Dog show slated here in Oct, ber The Mason County Fair- grounds will go to the dogs the weekend after OysterFest. Literally. The Gig Harbor Kennel Club will present its 12th and 13th American Kennel Club licensed all-breed dog shows and obedi- ence trials October 9 and 10 at the fairgrounds. Entries will close on September 22 at the superintendent's office, says publicist Sue Henly. Show hours will be from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. and the public is wel- National unicycle landscape is taking on colorful Hughes included lots of fun besides the competition for the 300 competi- tors in attendance. There was a parade through downtown Sno- qualmie, games of unicycle hock- ey (yes, there were some colli- sions) and shows and demonstra- tions such as an exhibition by the world's giraffe unicycle riding champion whipping around on his 10-foot-high contraption• "I met some pretty cool people," Jack said. Since The Journal last report- ed on Jack after the state meet in October 1998, he's advanced from a level-three unicyclist to being one trick away from qualifying for level five. There are 10 levels of skill; only two riders in the world are rated at level 10. A level-five rider must be able to demonstrate five types of mounts; ride in a figure 8 using only one foot; "idle" or rock back and forth 25 times one-footed with both the left and right foot; ride in a circle in three ways: with the seat in front of him, with it in back of him and with it to one side; hop and turn 90 degrees to the right and left; and "wheel walk" for 10 meters. The last requirement is the only one Jack can't do, an incred- ibly difficult thing to master that requires taking his feet off the pedals and propelling the unicycle by standing on the wheel and pushing it forward witll his feet. Jack exceeds the level-five re- quirement for hop-and-turn. He can already make n 180-degree reversal of direction in the air. JACK'S SKILLS seem light years away from when he started, constantly falling off the home- made unicycle and propping him- self up with his arms in the hall- way of his house trying to learn. He described unicycle riding as twice as hard as it looks. There's a tendency to fall in every direc- tion. It took him three months of falling to master the balancing act needed. Jack has been working on his juggling and comic routine in scribed as a 30-foot sprint up a fairly steep grade, in 14.66 sec- onds. And he cruised 2z/2 miles down a dirt trail in the downhill competition in 16:22 for his other gold. He only "bit it" once, falling off the unicycle in full view of his father's videccamera. Jack was also proud to finish 10th among the 65 people of all ages and classes who entered the downhill. In two races on the fiat at the school, Jack captured a bronze medal in the 100-meter sprint with an 18.21-second clocking and won a fifth-place ribbon for cover- ing 1600 meters in 5:39. Jack's parents, Frank and Pat- ty Hughes, spent the five days at nationals with their son. Frank, a skilled machinist, built Jack his first unicycle two years ago when the youngster saw a unicyclist perform and wanted to try the sport. Morn and Dad have been very supportive of the boy's new activi- ty, but they can't say it has kept Jack off the streets. He can be seen constantly riding roads be- tween the family's Little Skoo- kum home and Shelton, training about 15 miles a day. Unfor- tunately not everyone is suppor- tive when they see this slender kid riding down the road pump- ing his legs off. Some people scream at him and a few have even thrown things at hin from passing cars. Young Jack has a hard time understanding this meanness. THE NATIONAL convention Shelton's rapidly improving young unicyclist, Jack Hughes, returned from national competi- tion last month with several med- als for various feats ranging from short sprints to a ride down a mountain trail. JItk en- tered the ei Middle School this week, attend- ed the Unicycling Society of America's National Unicycle Con- vention at Mount Si High School from July 30 to August 3 and came back with two gold medals, a bronze and a fifth-place ribbon. After placing in several events at last October's state meet at Mount Si, Jack couldn't pass up the opportunity to test his skills at this summer's nationals that happened to be right here in Washington. It was less than a year ago that SMS teacher Gene Crater retrieved a flier about the state meet from the garbage and gave it to the self-taught unicy- cleat in hopes Jack would do something competitive with his pastime. A whole new world opened up to him when he attend- ed the state event and met other one-wheel fanatics, and now he's already won two national rages. MOST OF the national con- vention was at the high school in Snoqualmie, but the mountain unicycling portion of the competi- tion was held on Snoqualmie Pass, where Jack won his two gold medals. He competed in rac- es for 13- and 14-year-old novices• He won the uphill, which he de- Man's car crashes at Wal-Mart steel gate. A witness told the state patrol Stein's sedan also col- lided with another vehicle on the off-ramp from Highway 101. Officer Scott Brown of the Shelton Police Department said a medical evaluation indicated Stein may have suffered a minor stroke• Shoppers got a crash course in driver's education at 1:15 p.m. last Thursday when a man who may have suffered a medical emergency drove his vehicle into a garden gate at Wal-Mart. Shelton police said 88-year-old Robert Stein of Lilliwaup drove his 1992 Ford Taurus into the CO EATING IL COMPARE OUR W PRICES! hopes of doing some serious en- tertaining in the future. He was thrilled recently to get a gig at a birthday party. "You know," he said straight-faced, "I used to ride bikes, and then I took the train- ing wheel off the front." He also rode in the Forest Fes- tival Parade with the Shelton Ro- tary Clowns for the second time last spring, zipping around on his six-footer, and entered the Shel- ton Middle School Variety Show, demonstrating his riding and jug- gling skills to an appreciative au- dience. For variety, he even bounced down the steps in the au- ditorium. Now Jack is preparing for his second trip to the state unicycle meet, to be held once again at Mount Si, home of a big school unicycle program. He plans to compete in half a dozen events. He's hoping to win some events this time after a year of improve- ment and the experience at na- tionals he's had since his first ap- pearance at state, when he took two seconds and two thirds. He plans to go to the national convention in Michigan next sum- mer and to work hard to earn his way. And he has another incred- ible goal for 2000 - to finish the 200-mile Seattle-to-Portland bike race on one wheel while everyone else uses two. i MARV FAUGHENDER SHELTON PORT COMMISSIONER Time for a change Status Quo- Existing state, more of the same. Let's do more than exist. Vote for Mary! Paid for by Committee to Elect Mary Paughender, Chloe Scoles, 'leasurer, East 2070 Island Lake Drive, Shelton,WA 98584. i [ i iiiiiii We deliver Located at Sanderson Industrial Park 427-8084 We carry kerosene. ,uNor.m.O Page 12 - Shelton-Maaon County Journal - Thursday, September 16, 1999 come to attend and observe. Sat- urday's show will feature compe- tition for the best-bred canine shown by its exhibitor in addition to regular competition. Additional information is avail- able from Eugene Bilden, show chairman, at (253) 952-1230 or co-chairman Fred Pool-Harris at (253) 847-7763. Typically, says a local breeder who often participates in such shows, the event will feature be- tween 1,200 and 2,000 dogs. Hen- ly says a judging schedule will be issued early in October. Brown Dog Shows, Incorporat- ed will run the competition. Mason County partners in WorkSource include the Washing- ton Division of Vocational Reha- bilitation, Educational Service District 113, Washington Employ- ment Security Department, GreenThumb, Lewis-Mason- Thurston Area Agency on Aging, Mason County Literacy, v. # College, Pacific Mountain  A, Industry Council .d ,It# Community Services Office. "0 i " The office is Suite 4 font# state complex in GatewaY.._ t,.:Vo, in Shelton's Mountain neighborhood. Euse trial is windina up in superior court Testimony continued Wednes- day afternoon in the trial of Zach- ary Euse. He is accused in Mason County Superior Court of manu- facturing methamphetamine in a shed on rental property in Ta- huya. Deputy Prosecutor Amber Fin- lay represented the state in pro- ceedings before Judge To,[,,| don and a jury of 13 op,€$[ eluding an alternate: lSuse/i| defended by Charles lane• .,| tailed report on the trial | published in next weekse@.| of The Shelton.Mason " = Journal. / ADVANCED HEATING AND COOLING, INC. "Your comfort is our business" Residential and Small Commercial SALES & INSTALLATION krce Fsti mat es . f h,t ['umi)s • Gas & Electric Furnaces • \\;i'LtMiti(;ning " Electric Air Cleaners • Shct,tn.,tal \\;k',l:k • Systems DesigiffDuct Work Financing Available Toll Free: 1 (888)818-9335 (360)426-1255 ST ('ONT LIC#ADVANHC022NF ,, • Radio Dispatch Factory Trained Technici 24 Hour EmergenCy ai & Repair • Maintenance & Service Contracts September is new car and true,Ilia month at Mell Chev • Olds. New 2000 Models arriving daily The '99s have gotta go! WE'VE DONE SOME OF ": IYOUR HOMEWORK FOR YO [TOO 1999 FEATURE OLDSMOBILE ALERO gL3 ENGINE 3.4L V8 AUTOMATIC TRANRMI8810N STANDARD POWER DRIVER'S SEAT STANDARD REMOTE KEYLESS ENTRY STANDARD ALLOY WHEEL8 4-WHEEL DISC BRAKE8 AB8 [ANTI-LOCK BSAKES] TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM TOTAL MSRP (,ctuo,o OPrOHL ZOU,eaEr TAX TITLE LICENQE REOISTRATION AND OTHER OPTIONAL EQUIPMENT EXTRA } 1999 Iqqq ........ lq.. A fl HONDA ACCORD LX TO YYOTA CAMRY LE NI88AN 23L 4 CYL OPTIONAL - $8O0 NOI AVAILABLE NOT AVAILABLE STANDARD  INSTALLED OPTION STANDARD ..... 2.EL 4 CYL STANDARD INCLUDED NOT AVAILABLE OPTIONAL - 9385 NOT AVAILABLE OPTIONAL - $55B NOT AVAILABLE $21,193 PHce ¢omplHso,s ated on MSRP of corn l,ltly i(i.(1 ,l m(lets Level of equipment v.rle$, BAD WE WEREN'T THERE FOR YOU IN 9TH GRADE GEOME 71 years of serving Mason County