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t's Cookin'?  00ick gets his kicks on green :BECCA WELLS Fst picking up golf from his fa- IRick Verbarendse has passed family tradition by teaching a three sons to golf. , aey're all good golfers, he proudly. In fact, his youngest aedic in the Army who really D after Rick by playing a lot of One of his other sons plays the eh horn in a symphony orehes- :ng after Rick's wife, Cathy, I.is a pianist. Their oldest sons ; Bellingham. He and his wife ive one grandson, s Ick loves playing golf becau e es him out in nature. "It's a ][aport to play because in real- 're playing against yourself Lille golf course. It's not a team R, per se, he explains. If you up, there's nobody to blame 0urself." l also a game people can play  levels, points out Rick. After [!ling it initially from his dad, Feat on to compete on his high l's golf team and then joined Professional Golfers' Associa- in 1979. This involved qualify- trough a whole sports struc- Complete with an apprentice- program and a player's test. Nd, he has been golfing for It 47 years. SIDES BEING a source of l golf has been an industry Rick rked in since 1971. He start- year as an assistant golf pro alee Country Club outside ond. Moving up the ranks, head professional and gen- anagement positions in other ties. At one point, he and his perated their own golf shop. Lese days, she helps out part in the office at Alderbrook Golf Yacht Club in Union, where forks as the general manager. g with overseeing operations, |role allows him the chance to 1 fairways, greens and tees. [ley don't just appear; you have ate them," he says. "When e designing for other devel- and so on, you get a piece of you try to create a facility that allenge all levels of golfers." the same time, the design also to fit the surroundings and the onment in order to look play: as well as natural in its set- "You try to use your backdrop le evergreen trees and every- and the natural setting and it end up looking like God cre- t years ago," Rick says. I'S TAKEN two golf cours- om initial designs on paper, lgh the permit process to iSform raw land into complete, !ical golf facilities. "I've done about everything there is in dustry," he says. ck started working for Alder- in January and he ?reaLdnY " had the chance to w k a - tr facility. While Alderbrook's Course has been open since $, its playing thcility is about tldergo a redesign and its club- |e is about to be expanded. 'Ell be nice. The old one's about !its day," he says. The new club- CLUB IN HAND OUT on the golf course is lifetime golfer Rick Verbarendse, general manager of Alderbrook Golf and Yacht Club. house will be about twice the size of the current facility. Work on the site will begin after the new year, with conceptual redesigns for the golf course and clubhouse already under way. "It'll be fun to get a new building. It's going to kind of have the Northwest look to it," he says. His hope is to start construction in the spring and have it done by next fall. Enhancements to the golf course will bring in new tees, sand traps and ponds. RICK'S JOB ALSO makes him in charge of all of the properties for the Alderbrook homeowners' as- sociation, which owns a common area covering 700 lots and about 10 miles of private roadways. Though the golf and yacht club is under ownership separate from that of Alderbrook Resort & Spa, the two entities work closely together. Al- though the yacht club does not of- ficially have waterfront access right now, it does have a social group calling itself a "virtual yacht club" which meets monthly and has a commodore. Originally from Seattle, Rick moved from Oregon to Mason County when he took his present job at Alderbrook. Prior to working in Oregon, he lived in Bellingham for 24 years. "I think Alderbrook is a beautiful area. It has a view of the mountains and the water and the trees. The surrounding area is fabulous! It's kind of a hidden gem out here," he says. "And it's a grow- ing area too. We have a lot of people lling vets: Post needs you st 31 of the American Legion helton seeks to form an honor color guard. This procession aarch in local parades and ide military honors at the fu- s of veterans. tlrrently, the community is de- [eat upon personnel from near- lilitary installations to provide Service and they are not al- available. Consequently, the I post would like to be able to ble an honor guard on short :e to fulfill the need locally. The American Legion will pro- vide uniforms, ceremonial firearms and training. Applicants must be in good physical condition, able to march moderate distances and be available on short notice. Anyone interested who meets these requirements and is able to commit the necessary time and ef- fort should contact the post's ex- ecutive committee between 9 a.m. and noon on Monday morning at Memorial Hall, 210 West Franklin Street in Shelton. II I II II New Community Church of Union I CHRISTMAS BAZAAR December 1, 9 a.m.-6 p.m. at the Union Fire Hall 50 E. Seattle St., Union 98592 360-898-7855 web site: www.thenccu.org I I I II lill I ill II Class of 1949 slates lunch Members of the Irene S. Reed High School Class of 1949 will meet for lunch at 1 p.m. on Tuesday, December 4, in the Royal Shanghai Restaurant, at 2517 Olympic Highway North in Shel- ton. All class members and friends are welcome to attend. School retirees to dine The Mason County School Retirees will meet tbr dinner at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday, December 6, at the Royal Shanghai Res- taurant, 2517 Olympic Highway North in Shelton. All active and retired school personnel are welcome. Hunter will showcase axes Len Hunter will show and talk about his ax handle collection at the next meeting of the Shelton Kiwanis Club. The club meets at noon on Tuesday, December 4, at Xinh's Clam and Oyster House at 221 West Railroad Avenue in downtown Shelton. AARP schedules potluck Members of the local chapter of AARP will host their regular monthly potluck meeting at noon on Monday, December 3, at the United Methodist Church of Shelton, located at 1900 King Street in Shelton. At the meeting, David Basler will entertain the group with Christmas music on the piano, as well as a sing-along. This event's host committee will be Glen and Ann Fourre and Marilyn Wilson. Those attending should bring a potluck dish to share, along with their own table setting. Donations to the church food bank will be appreciated. Visitors and new members are welcome. building and moving into the area. while family and golf and set- tling into his new job are keep- ing him too busy to be involved in many other activities, he's looking forward to getting to know the lo- cal community better. "I think the people are wonderful," he says. Rick's wife shared his favorite recipe, which his mother obtained while his family lived in South America. Nassi.Goring "Fried Rice" Ingredients: 2 C. rice, cooked 4 chicken bouillon cubes 4 strips bacon diced and fried crisp 1 small onion 1 clove gar|ic 1 lb. cooked - or leftover- beef or pork, cubed 1 Tbsp. monosodium glutamate - or MSG 2 Tbsp. soy sauce - or to taste l can shrimp - optional 3 stalks celery, chopped 4 green onions, chopped 2 eggs 2 Tbsp, cooking oil Preparation: Cook the rice dry with the bouil- lon. Saut the onion and garlic in the bacon drippings. Add the beef or pork. Simmer in the bacon and onion mixture until tender. Then add the MSG and soy sauce. Keep warm only to keep celery and on- ions crisp when served. Beat eggs well and add oil in a pan, barely cover into pan with the beaten eggs. Cook until dry, remove from pan. Roll and slice cooked egg mix- ture in strips. Repeat until all egg mixture is cooked. Garnish the rice mixture with the cooked egg. Want to sponsor a foster child for Christmas? The Mason County office of Chil- dren and Family Services is looking for businesses and individuals will- ing to sponsor a foster child or two for Christmas. The program still needs sponsors to ensure that each of these children receives a4nice Christmas this year. Mor informa- tion is available by calling Jeanine Smith at 432-2092 or 451-6424. You, who lurked in each dark corner and so near my footsteps walked - Who the reveler? Who the mourner? Who the stalker? Was it with surprise you found yourself the fox and I the hound? & FRESH CUT Friendly Critters Cocoa & Cider BIG SELECTION ALL VARIETIES & FARM FRESH NOBLE (560) 426-4936 FIR WREATHS & GARLANDS Turn left one block west of Highway 101 Sheiton-Matlock interchange onto West Deegan Road; follow road 2.2 miles LOOSE DENTURES SCARING YOUR FRIENDS? Do they watch you struggle chewing meat? Do even sandwiches yank your teeth around? have the answer! • Easy. Affordable * Fast William J. Busacca, DDS, PS 1525 Olympic Hwy. North, Shclton,WA 98584 The Smile Express Call today for a complimentary consult 426-9;0011 DOGS American Dental Association Academy of General Dentistry American Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry Thursclay, November 29, 2007 - Shelton-Mason County Journal - Page 15 t's Cookin'?  00ick gets his kicks on green :BECCA WELLS Fst picking up golf from his fa- IRick Verbarendse has passed family tradition by teaching a three sons to golf. , aey're all good golfers, he proudly. In fact, his youngest aedic in the Army who really D after Rick by playing a lot of One of his other sons plays the eh horn in a symphony orehes- :ng after Rick's wife, Cathy, I.is a pianist. Their oldest sons ; Bellingham. He and his wife ive one grandson, s Ick loves playing golf becau e es him out in nature. "It's a ][aport to play because in real- 're playing against yourself Lille golf course. It's not a team R, per se, he explains. If you up, there's nobody to blame 0urself." l also a game people can play  levels, points out Rick. After [!ling it initially from his dad, Feat on to compete on his high l's golf team and then joined Professional Golfers' Associa- in 1979. This involved qualify- trough a whole sports struc- Complete with an apprentice- program and a player's test. Nd, he has been golfing for It 47 years. SIDES BEING a source of l golf has been an industry Rick rked in since 1971. He start- year as an assistant golf pro alee Country Club outside ond. Moving up the ranks, head professional and gen- anagement positions in other ties. At one point, he and his perated their own golf shop. Lese days, she helps out part in the office at Alderbrook Golf Yacht Club in Union, where forks as the general manager. g with overseeing operations, |role allows him the chance to 1 fairways, greens and tees. [ley don't just appear; you have ate them," he says. "When e designing for other devel- and so on, you get a piece of you try to create a facility that allenge all levels of golfers." the same time, the design also to fit the surroundings and the onment in order to look play: as well as natural in its set- "You try to use your backdrop le evergreen trees and every- and the natural setting and it end up looking like God cre- t years ago," Rick says. I'S TAKEN two golf cours- om initial designs on paper, lgh the permit process to iSform raw land into complete, !ical golf facilities. "I've done about everything there is in dustry," he says. ck started working for Alder- in January and he ?reaLdnY " had the chance to w k a - tr facility. While Alderbrook's Course has been open since $, its playing thcility is about tldergo a redesign and its club- |e is about to be expanded. 'Ell be nice. The old one's about !its day," he says. The new club- CLUB IN HAND OUT on the golf course is lifetime golfer Rick Verbarendse, general manager of Alderbrook Golf and Yacht Club. house will be about twice the size of the current facility. Work on the site will begin after the new year, with conceptual redesigns for the golf course and clubhouse already under way. "It'll be fun to get a new building. It's going to kind of have the Northwest look to it," he says. His hope is to start construction in the spring and have it done by next fall. Enhancements to the golf course will bring in new tees, sand traps and ponds. RICK'S JOB ALSO makes him in charge of all of the properties for the Alderbrook homeowners' as- sociation, which owns a common area covering 700 lots and about 10 miles of private roadways. Though the golf and yacht club is under ownership separate from that of Alderbrook Resort & Spa, the two entities work closely together. Al- though the yacht club does not of- ficially have waterfront access right now, it does have a social group calling itself a "virtual yacht club" which meets monthly and has a commodore. Originally from Seattle, Rick moved from Oregon to Mason County when he took his present job at Alderbrook. Prior to working in Oregon, he lived in Bellingham for 24 years. "I think Alderbrook is a beautiful area. It has a view of the mountains and the water and the trees. The surrounding area is fabulous! It's kind of a hidden gem out here," he says. "And it's a grow- ing area too. We have a lot of people lling vets: Post needs you st 31 of the American Legion helton seeks to form an honor color guard. This procession aarch in local parades and ide military honors at the fu- s of veterans. tlrrently, the community is de- [eat upon personnel from near- lilitary installations to provide Service and they are not al- available. Consequently, the I post would like to be able to ble an honor guard on short :e to fulfill the need locally. The American Legion will pro- vide uniforms, ceremonial firearms and training. Applicants must be in good physical condition, able to march moderate distances and be available on short notice. Anyone interested who meets these requirements and is able to commit the necessary time and ef- fort should contact the post's ex- ecutive committee between 9 a.m. and noon on Monday morning at Memorial Hall, 210 West Franklin Street in Shelton. II I II II New Community Church of Union I CHRISTMAS BAZAAR December 1, 9 a.m.-6 p.m. at the Union Fire Hall 50 E. Seattle St., Union 98592 360-898-7855 web site: www.thenccu.org I I I II lill I ill II Class of 1949 slates lunch Members of the Irene S. Reed High School Class of 1949 will meet for lunch at 1 p.m. on Tuesday, December 4, in the Royal Shanghai Restaurant, at 2517 Olympic Highway North in Shel- ton. All class members and friends are welcome to attend. School retirees to dine The Mason County School Retirees will meet tbr dinner at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday, December 6, at the Royal Shanghai Res- taurant, 2517 Olympic Highway North in Shelton. All active and retired school personnel are welcome. Hunter will showcase axes Len Hunter will show and talk about his ax handle collection at the next meeting of the Shelton Kiwanis Club. The club meets at noon on Tuesday, December 4, at Xinh's Clam and Oyster House at 221 West Railroad Avenue in downtown Shelton. AARP schedules potluck Members of the local chapter of AARP will host their regular monthly potluck meeting at noon on Monday, December 3, at the United Methodist Church of Shelton, located at 1900 King Street in Shelton. At the meeting, David Basler will entertain the group with Christmas music on the piano, as well as a sing-along. This event's host committee will be Glen and Ann Fourre and Marilyn Wilson. Those attending should bring a potluck dish to share, along with their own table setting. Donations to the church food bank will be appreciated. Visitors and new members are welcome. building and moving into the area. while family and golf and set- tling into his new job are keep- ing him too busy to be involved in many other activities, he's looking forward to getting to know the lo- cal community better. "I think the people are wonderful," he says. Rick's wife shared his favorite recipe, which his mother obtained while his family lived in South America. Nassi.Goring "Fried Rice" Ingredients: 2 C. rice, cooked 4 chicken bouillon cubes 4 strips bacon diced and fried crisp 1 small onion 1 clove gar|ic 1 lb. cooked - or leftover- beef or pork, cubed 1 Tbsp. monosodium glutamate - or MSG 2 Tbsp. soy sauce - or to taste l can shrimp - optional 3 stalks celery, chopped 4 green onions, chopped 2 eggs 2 Tbsp, cooking oil Preparation: Cook the rice dry with the bouil- lon. Saut the onion and garlic in the bacon drippings. Add the beef or pork. Simmer in the bacon and onion mixture until tender. Then add the MSG and soy sauce. Keep warm only to keep celery and on- ions crisp when served. Beat eggs well and add oil in a pan, barely cover into pan with the beaten eggs. Cook until dry, remove from pan. Roll and slice cooked egg mix- ture in strips. Repeat until all egg mixture is cooked. Garnish the rice mixture with the cooked egg. Want to sponsor a foster child for Christmas? The Mason County office of Chil- dren and Family Services is looking for businesses and individuals will- ing to sponsor a foster child or two for Christmas. The program still needs sponsors to ensure that each of these children receives a4nice Christmas this year. Mor informa- tion is available by calling Jeanine Smith at 432-2092 or 451-6424. You, who lurked in each dark corner and so near my footsteps walked - Who the reveler? Who the mourner? Who the stalker? Was it with surprise you found yourself the fox and I the hound? & FRESH CUT Friendly Critters Cocoa & Cider BIG SELECTION ALL VARIETIES & FARM FRESH NOBLE (560) 426-4936 FIR WREATHS & GARLANDS Turn left one block west of Highway 101 Sheiton-Matlock interchange onto West Deegan Road; follow road 2.2 miles LOOSE DENTURES SCARING YOUR FRIENDS? Do they watch you struggle chewing meat? Do even sandwiches yank your teeth around? have the answer! • Easy. Affordable * Fast William J. Busacca, DDS, PS 1525 Olympic Hwy. North, Shclton,WA 98584 The Smile Express Call today for a complimentary consult 426-9;0011 DOGS American Dental Association Academy of General Dentistry American Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry Thursclay, November 29, 2007 - Shelton-Mason County Journal - Page 15