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High School ,' potlight:
Megan sets her sights on
future in entertainment
By CAROLYN MADDUX
When the group Good News
sang in this summer's Music in
the Park series, one of the voices
was Megan DeRoche's.
Singing is the central aspect of
her life for Megan, both within
her musically talented family and
within the wider community.
This year, for instance, will be
her fourth in the Shelton High
School Choir. "And I was in choir
in middle school, and elementary
school, and at church, and," she
adds with a smile, "children's
choir at my church when I was
younger."
She sings with the folks who
made up the Good News group as
part of the worship team at First
Baptist Church, and the group in-
corporates most of her family.
The youngest of five sisters, Meg-
an says she enjoys singing with
family.
"IF WE NEED to practice,"
she beams, "we can do it at home.
We're comfortable with each
other. My sister Faith tells me to
sing louder, or sing closer to the
mike, and it's ()kay. It's an easy
thing."
Hers, she says, is a close-knit
family, and as the youngest, she's
watched sister after sister move
out and away. "It's going to be
kind of strange, being the last
one," she says. Two of her sisters
are still at home now, so the nest
isn't emptying fast. "One's back
after being a nanny in Boston.
Three of my sisters," she adds
pensively, "were nannies. But I
don't feel that's the thing I want
to do."
How is it being the youngest?
"Kind of an off-and-on thing," she
smiled. "My sisters say I'm
spoiled. Sometimes I think maybe
I am; sometimes I don't feel that
way."
And maybe Megan won't be the
last sister at home. Right now, af-
dr'cams of packing up and head-
ing south: due south, or maybe
southeast.
"AFTER I graduate," she says,
"I want to go to California or Flor-
: ida and work at a Disney park,
singing and (lancing. I just think
tera senior year in which she's
marketing and ot:her class- MUSIC IS AN important part of Megan Dthe's life
!ime:&ve!,pp a, both in school and within the community in addition
career after high school," she to her own family. She'd like to be a part of the enter-
tainment world after her graduation from Shelton
Iligh School.
that would be so fun." Work, too,
she admits, but work she'd love
doing.
Megan is no stranger to the
massive entertainment empire
developed by the late Walt Dis-
ney. In fact, she's just back from
her most recent trip to Disney-
!
Adopt-a-Pet
Adopt-a-Pet is a nonprofit volun-
teer group whose placement services,
kennels and spay-neuter assistance
program are financed through month-
ly garage sales. To list pets with the
placement-assistance program or to
list lost and found pets, call before 8
p.m. Sunday for publication. All pets
from Adopt-a-Pet kennels are vet-
checked. Call 426-2610 to set up a
kennel visit or to donate items.
Or visit the Web site at www.aap-
wa.org.
JILL, A SPAYED, 8-month-old
shepherd cross, is black and tan and
described by kennel volunteers as "a
real sweet dog."
LADY, A SPAYED, gold-colored
shepherd cross, is a ll/2-year-old
who's "a little on the timid side," ac-
cording to her caretakers.
HEIDI. A 1 V2-year-old, spayed Do-
Deadline is
GYPSY, A BLACK and tan,
spayed, 6.month-old German
shepherd cross with a great
personality, will take all the
love she can get, note kennel
volunteers. A fenced yard is
berman cross, is medium-sized with
black and tan hair and natural ears
and tail.
BROTHERS BOB and Elvis, 8-
months-old, neutered cocker cross,
are black and tan with very curly
hair.
Free Pets
A NEUTERED, golden retriever-
yellow Lab cross is an outdoor dog
with a super personality. 426-6896
after I0 a.m.
City of Shelton
Animal Shelter
Adoptions cost $25 plus $5 for a
city license. New dogs are brought in
all the time. Call 427-7503 or visit
the shelter at 902 West Pine Street.
Hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mon-
day through Friday and 9 a.m. to 1
p.m. Saturday.
Here's a listing of some of the dogs
available this week:
DALMATIAN FEMALE, 1 year
old.
land on a late vacation with her
parents, Bill and Allison De-
Roche, her sisters Faith and
Charity, and her friend Nicole.
On an earlier trip, she watched
a group of Disneyland troupers
doing a Pocahontas routine.
"They were singing and dancing
and they looked like they were
having so much fun," she reflects.
"I just wanted to be part of that.
"I grew up with Disney," she
says. "I look forward to all the
new movies. And Disneyland -
it's so happy. I know it's a lot of
work there but it looks like more
fun than work."
As for Disney World, that's still
ahead of her. "I haven't been off
the West Coast," she says.
SINGING AND dancing in the
Disney entertainment world is
not her ultimate goal, she says.
"I'd really like to be a singer in a
well-known group, go to Holly-
wood and know all the people.
Like my favorite, 'N Sync.
"I saw the start of them," she
recalls, "when Justin and J.C.
were on Mickey Mouse Club. I
watched that every day."
And if she can't find her niche
singing and dancing, Megan says,
she would be inclined to turn to
writing. "I love writing," she says.
"I've written a lot of poems. I've
written songs. And I've been
working on the script for a
movie." She laughs at herself a
little. "I've got a long way to go on
that one."
But though the entertainment
world lures Megan, she says she
has no yen for the seamier side of
show business. No would-be
Courtney Love, she says, "I'm a
Christian and I have high morals.
I want to be someone who can af-
fect people in a good way."
Nor does she have any inten-
tion of sloughing off her roots.
"FAMILY AND friends are
really important to me," she ex-
plains. "They're there when I
need them - family and friends,
and God, I grew up in a Christian
home and we have strong beliefs."
Service is another facet of her
life that reflects her values. "I'm
in Key Club," she instances, "and
I'll be volunteering at the school
store." That's a connection, she
explains, that comes through her
marketing class.
Megan has taken two years of
sign language. "I may use that in
the future," she comments. She
also works as a volunteer with
kids at her church, and the refer-
ence brings to the fore yet anoth-
er of her goals.
No matter where sharing her
music and her happiness takes
her, Megan says, there's a place
in her future for settling down,
"for marriage and family, defi-
nitely.
"I just haven't found the right
guy yet," she smiles, "but he's out
there."
ml|l
I never ever
lose my keys
but won't somebody
tell me, please,
where is my door,
my safe, my box?
I have the keys
but not the locks!
u m
__era Monaay required. Call 426-2610 to SHEPHERD CROSS male,
l year
meet her. old.
all the readers of these commu-
nity pages, please submit stories
and information of meetings,
sales and public events, before
the deadline of 2 p.m. Monday.
School Alumni
regional meeting
October 2. noon-3 p.m.
at senior 'enter,
222 Columbia St. NW,
Olympia.
Call Ted. 866-1994.
Tingleys celebrate 76th anniversary
Arthur and Bessie Tingley celebrated
their 76th wedding anniversary with a
noon brunch Sunday, September 12, at
Alderbrook Inn. Their daughter and
son-in-law, Claire and Gene Bailey of
Shelton, hosted the celebration. Bessie
Thomson married Arthur Tingley on
September 10, 1923 in Attleboro, Mas-
sachusetts. For many years he worked
at Bay State Optical in Attleboro and
then in the maintenance department
for Highline School District in Des
Moines, Washington. Mr. Tingley re-
tired in 1968. Mrs. Tingley was a
maker who worked part time for
Highline School District. The
moved to Shelton three years ago
reside at SunBridge Care and
itation Center. Their family
Beverly and Lynn Young of
Arthur Tingley Jr. of
Dorothy Bozzo of Des Moines,
Sargent of Winlock. The Tin
25 grandchildren, 47
dren and six great.great-gran
dren.
)p ointments available
5or spay-neut¢00r cat
Appointments are still avail-
able for the cat spay-neuter clinic
to be held from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Sunday, at Shelton Veterinary
Hospital, 104 East J Street on
Mountain View in Shelton.
The clinic is co-sponsored by
the Mason County tIumane So-
ciety and Adopt-a-Pet, i nonprof-
it volunteer group whose place-
ment services, kennels and
spay-neuter assistance program
are financed through monthly
garage sales. It is offered to low-
income families and seniors.
The cost is $15 for either a
male or female and only cash
will be accepted, according to
Adopt-a-Pet organizer Jo Ann
Anderson. There are no vacci-
nations, medications or exams
at this clinic.
Cats can be spayed or neutered
starting at about five months,
advises Anderson. Pets should
have no food the night before,
only water, she noteS.
All pets must be in
strong boxes, ma
identification tag
owner's and cat's
cat and a description
hair length.
To make an a
Margaret Brown at
not call the veterinary
Anderson says. More
tion is available from
Anderson at 426-5966.
Elks Halloween dinner d
to benefit youth programs
Shelton Elks Lodge 2467 is
sponsoring a Halloween dinner
and dance Saturday, October 30,
at the lodge on Craig Road.
The event is a fund-raiser for
the Elks scholarship program
and therapy program for chil-
dren.
The doors will open at 6 p.m.
with dinner at 7 and dancing
commencing at 8. Tickets cost
$10 each and are available from
any Elk or by calling the Elks
office at 426-2322.
The Elks are offering a spe-
cial 50-percent-off ticket price
for guests who bring in full coin
boxes, which are piggy banks in
the shape of miniature milk box-
es. These contributions will be
used for the Washington Elks
Therapy Program for Children,
also known as "Tall Elks" or
"Tall Ladies."
The primary focus of the ther-
apy program is to provide home-
based occupational and physical
therapy services, by a licensed
therapist, to children with devel-
opmental delays or physical dis-
• Eggplant Parmigiana ,
So that we can get your news to (My Sicilian mother-in-law s
sLC'][ oSl recipe)
oV bY for • TravRav s Salad Box Lunch
St (Three great salads to choose
g St," from)
W. Seattle High
Introducing Desserts by Luna's ]
.... [Italian Lhecsecake. Choeoiate Silk TartJ
Sicilian Summer Sauce will
be available only thru September
Call or stop by today to arrange
your office or home holiday catering.
I
Page 6 - Shetton-Mason County Journal - Thursday, September 23, 1999
• Household Goods * Bedding
Clothing • Camp Equipment * Sheets
• Children's • Furniture • Towels
• Wome, n's * Small Appliances i
° " Men s * Dishes i.
,./A A At -
Ntty Thrifty _
abilities at no cost to the families,
reports Claudia Housely, Shelton
Elks scholarship and "Tall
Elks" chairperson. "It is not the
purpose of the program to du-
plicate services nor to replace ex-
isting services, but to augment
them," she notes.
Proceeds from the dinher
dance will benefit the Elks Na-
tional Foundation, a national
scholarship program that is sec-
ond only to the United States gov-
ernment in awarding scholar-
ships to youth, reports Housely.
"The millions of dollars we
award each year in scholarships
are drawn only from the interest
earned by the fund. None of the
principal is touched," she adds.
The most valuable student
scholarship program starts at the
local lodge level.
four local winners
district, then state
the national level.
of our local youths
County reached the
Housley says. "Our
Mason High
achieved national
year."
Foundation funds are
Shelton and Mas
scholarships. The
ship program is open
school seniors in the
The event will be
party but guests maY
manner of dress, fro
formal. Prizes will be
for best costume
box and coin box
money.
Inc
Call us for a quote.
You'll be glad you didl
Mutual o00numclaw
Arnold & Smith
Insurance Agency, Inc.
426-3317 00sas Olympic Highway
High School ,' potlight:
Megan sets her sights on
future in entertainment
By CAROLYN MADDUX
When the group Good News
sang in this summer's Music in
the Park series, one of the voices
was Megan DeRoche's.
Singing is the central aspect of
her life for Megan, both within
her musically talented family and
within the wider community.
This year, for instance, will be
her fourth in the Shelton High
School Choir. "And I was in choir
in middle school, and elementary
school, and at church, and," she
adds with a smile, "children's
choir at my church when I was
younger."
She sings with the folks who
made up the Good News group as
part of the worship team at First
Baptist Church, and the group in-
corporates most of her family.
The youngest of five sisters, Meg-
an says she enjoys singing with
family.
"IF WE NEED to practice,"
she beams, "we can do it at home.
We're comfortable with each
other. My sister Faith tells me to
sing louder, or sing closer to the
mike, and it's ()kay. It's an easy
thing."
Hers, she says, is a close-knit
family, and as the youngest, she's
watched sister after sister move
out and away. "It's going to be
kind of strange, being the last
one," she says. Two of her sisters
are still at home now, so the nest
isn't emptying fast. "One's back
after being a nanny in Boston.
Three of my sisters," she adds
pensively, "were nannies. But I
don't feel that's the thing I want
to do."
How is it being the youngest?
"Kind of an off-and-on thing," she
smiled. "My sisters say I'm
spoiled. Sometimes I think maybe
I am; sometimes I don't feel that
way."
And maybe Megan won't be the
last sister at home. Right now, af-
dr'cams of packing up and head-
ing south: due south, or maybe
southeast.
"AFTER I graduate," she says,
"I want to go to California or Flor-
: ida and work at a Disney park,
singing and (lancing. I just think
ter a senior year in which she's
marketing and ot:her class- MUSIC IS AN important part of Megan Dthe's life
!ime:&ve!,pp a, both in school and within the community in addition
career after high school," she to her own family. She'd like to be a part of the enter-
tainment world after her graduation from Shelton
Iligh School.
that would be so fun." Work, too,
she admits, but work she'd love
doing.
Megan is no stranger to the
massive entertainment empire
developed by the late Walt Dis-
ney. In fact, she's just back from
her most recent trip to Disney-
!
Adopt-a-Pet
Adopt-a-Pet is a nonprofit volun-
teer group whose placement services,
kennels and spay-neuter assistance
program are financed through month-
ly garage sales. To list pets with the
placement-assistance program or to
list lost and found pets, call before 8
p.m. Sunday for publication. All pets
from Adopt-a-Pet kennels are vet-
checked. Call 426-2610 to set up a
kennel visit or to donate items.
Or visit the Web site at www.aap-
wa.org.
JILL, A SPAYED, 8-month-old
shepherd cross, is black and tan and
described by kennel volunteers as "a
real sweet dog."
LADY, A SPAYED, gold-colored
shepherd cross, is a ll/2-year-old
who's "a little on the timid side," ac-
cording to her caretakers.
HEIDI. A 1 V2-year-old, spayed Do-
Deadline is
GYPSY, A BLACK and tan,
spayed, 6.month-old German
shepherd cross with a great
personality, will take all the
love she can get, note kennel
volunteers. A fenced yard is
berman cross, is medium-sized with
black and tan hair and natural ears
and tail.
BROTHERS BOB and Elvis, 8-
months-old, neutered cocker cross,
are black and tan with very curly
hair.
Free Pets
A NEUTERED, golden retriever-
yellow Lab cross is an outdoor dog
with a super personality. 426-6896
after I0 a.m.
City of Shelton
Animal Shelter
Adoptions cost $25 plus $5 for a
city license. New dogs are brought in
all the time. Call 427-7503 or visit
the shelter at 902 West Pine Street.
Hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mon-
day through Friday and 9 a.m. to 1
p.m. Saturday.
Here's a listing of some of the dogs
available this week:
DALMATIAN FEMALE, 1 year
old.
land on a late vacation with her
parents, Bill and Allison De-
Roche, her sisters Faith and
Charity, and her friend Nicole.
On an earlier trip, she watched
a group of Disneyland troupers
doing a Pocahontas routine.
"They were singing and dancing
and they looked like they were
having so much fun," she reflects.
"I just wanted to be part of that.
"I grew up with Disney," she
says. "I look forward to all the
new movies. And Disneyland -
it's so happy. I know it's a lot of
work there but it looks like more
fun than work."
As for Disney World, that's still
ahead of her. "I haven't been off
the West Coast," she says.
SINGING AND dancing in the
Disney entertainment world is
not her ultimate goal, she says.
"I'd really like to be a singer in a
well-known group, go to Holly-
wood and know all the people.
Like my favorite, 'N Sync.
"I saw the start of them," she
recalls, "when Justin and J.C.
were on Mickey Mouse Club. I
watched that every day."
And if she can't find her niche
singing and dancing, Megan says,
she would be inclined to turn to
writing. "I love writing," she says.
"I've written a lot of poems. I've
written songs. And I've been
working on the script for a
movie." She laughs at herself a
little. "I've got a long way to go on
that one."
But though the entertainment
world lures Megan, she says she
has no yen for the seamier side of
show business. No would-be
Courtney Love, she says, "I'm a
Christian and I have high morals.
I want to be someone who can af-
fect people in a good way."
Nor does she have any inten-
tion of sloughing off her roots.
"FAMILY AND friends are
really important to me," she ex-
plains. "They're there when I
need them - family and friends,
and God, I grew up in a Christian
home and we have strong beliefs."
Service is another facet of her
life that reflects her values. "I'm
in Key Club," she instances, "and
I'll be volunteering at the school
store." That's a connection, she
explains, that comes through her
marketing class.
Megan has taken two years of
sign language. "I may use that in
the future," she comments. She
also works as a volunteer with
kids at her church, and the refer-
ence brings to the fore yet anoth-
er of her goals.
No matter where sharing her
music and her happiness takes
her, Megan says, there's a place
in her future for settling down,
"for marriage and family, defi-
nitely.
"I just haven't found the right
guy yet," she smiles, "but he's out
there."
ml|l
I never ever
lose my keys
but won't somebody
tell me, please,
where is my door,
my safe, my box?
I have the keys
but not the locks!
u m
__era Monaay required. Call 426-2610 to SHEPHERD CROSS male,
l year
meet her. old.
all the readers of these commu-
nity pages, please submit stories
and information of meetings,
sales and public events, before
the deadline of 2 p.m. Monday.
School Alumni
regional meeting
October 2. noon-3 p.m.
at senior 'enter,
222 Columbia St. NW,
Olympia.
Call Ted. 866-1994.
Tingleys celebrate 76th anniversary
Arthur and Bessie Tingley celebrated
their 76th wedding anniversary with a
noon brunch Sunday, September 12, at
Alderbrook Inn. Their daughter and
son-in-law, Claire and Gene Bailey of
Shelton, hosted the celebration. Bessie
Thomson married Arthur Tingley on
September 10, 1923 in Attleboro, Mas-
sachusetts. For many years he worked
at Bay State Optical in Attleboro and
then in the maintenance department
for Highline School District in Des
Moines, Washington. Mr. Tingley re-
tired in 1968. Mrs. Tingley was a
maker who worked part time for
Highline School District. The
moved to Shelton three years ago
reside at SunBridge Care and
itation Center. Their family
Beverly and Lynn Young of
Arthur Tingley Jr. of
Dorothy Bozzo of Des Moines,
Sargent of Winlock. The Tin
25 grandchildren, 47
dren and six great.great-gran
dren.
)p ointments available
5or spay-neut¢00r cat
Appointments are still avail-
able for the cat spay-neuter clinic
to be held from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Sunday, at Shelton Veterinary
Hospital, 104 East J Street on
Mountain View in Shelton.
The clinic is co-sponsored by
the Mason County tIumane So-
ciety and Adopt-a-Pet, i nonprof-
it volunteer group whose place-
ment services, kennels and
spay-neuter assistance program
are financed through monthly
garage sales. It is offered to low-
income families and seniors.
The cost is $15 for either a
male or female and only cash
will be accepted, according to
Adopt-a-Pet organizer Jo Ann
Anderson. There are no vacci-
nations, medications or exams
at this clinic.
Cats can be spayed or neutered
starting at about five months,
advises Anderson. Pets should
have no food the night before,
only water, she noteS.
All pets must be in
strong boxes, ma
identification tag
owner's and cat's
cat and a description
hair length.
To make an a
Margaret Brown at
not call the veterinary
Anderson says. More
tion is available from
Anderson at 426-5966.
Elks Halloween dinner d
to benefit youth programs
Shelton Elks Lodge 2467 is
sponsoring a Halloween dinner
and dance Saturday, October 30,
at the lodge on Craig Road.
The event is a fund-raiser for
the Elks scholarship program
and therapy program for chil-
dren.
The doors will open at 6 p.m.
with dinner at 7 and dancing
commencing at 8. Tickets cost
$10 each and are available from
any Elk or by calling the Elks
office at 426-2322.
The Elks are offering a spe-
cial 50-percent-off ticket price
for guests who bring in full coin
boxes, which are piggy banks in
the shape of miniature milk box-
es. These contributions will be
used for the Washington Elks
Therapy Program for Children,
also known as "Tall Elks" or
"Tall Ladies."
The primary focus of the ther-
apy program is to provide home-
based occupational and physical
therapy services, by a licensed
therapist, to children with devel-
opmental delays or physical dis-
• Eggplant Parmigiana ,
So that we can get your news to (My Sicilian mother-in-law s
sLC'][ oSl recipe)
oV bY for • TravRav s Salad Box Lunch
St (Three great salads to choose
g St," from)
W. Seattle High
Introducing Desserts by Luna's ]
.... [Italian Lhecsecake. Choeoiate Silk TartJ
Sicilian Summer Sauce will
be available only thru September
Call or stop by today to arrange
your office or home holiday catering.
I
Page 6 - Shetton-Mason County Journal - Thursday, September 23, 1999
• Household Goods * Bedding
Clothing • Camp Equipment * Sheets
• Children's • Furniture • Towels
• Wome, n's * Small Appliances i
° " Men s * Dishes i.
,./A A At -
Ntty Thrifty _
abilities at no cost to the families,
reports Claudia Housely, Shelton
Elks scholarship and "Tall
Elks" chairperson. "It is not the
purpose of the program to du-
plicate services nor to replace ex-
isting services, but to augment
them," she notes.
Proceeds from the dinher
dance will benefit the Elks Na-
tional Foundation, a national
scholarship program that is sec-
ond only to the United States gov-
ernment in awarding scholar-
ships to youth, reports Housely.
"The millions of dollars we
award each year in scholarships
are drawn only from the interest
earned by the fund. None of the
principal is touched," she adds.
The most valuable student
scholarship program starts at the
local lodge level.
four local winners
district, then state
the national level.
of our local youths
County reached the
Housley says. "Our
Mason High
achieved national
year."
Foundation funds are
Shelton and Mas
scholarships. The
ship program is open
school seniors in the
The event will be
party but guests maY
manner of dress, fro
formal. Prizes will be
for best costume
box and coin box
money.
Inc
Call us for a quote.
You'll be glad you didl
Mutual o00numclaw
Arnold & Smith
Insurance Agency, Inc.
426-3317 00sas Olympic Highway