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YOUNG AND younger cheerleaders put some kick in the
kickoff of the 2008 Shelton Relay For Life.
Relay limbering
up for next year's
landmark event
Organizers of the next Shelton
Relay For Life had a moment of
silence and listened to some songs
last week as they began the busi-
ness of preparing for the 2008
event.
Relays invite teams to solicit
sponsors and take a walk in the
great outdoors as a way of raising
money for the American Cancer
Society. Events in Shelton have
raised approximately $895,000 for
efforts to cure and prevent can-
cer since 2000, when the first lo-
cal Relay was held at Highclimber
Stadium on the campus of Shelton
High School. If next year's event
meets the annual average of about
$128,000, the events in Shelton
will have raised more than $1 mil-
lion.
Vickie Gonzales, who has been
instrumental in the Shelton Relay
For Lit since its inception, made
note of this in a gathering of sev-
eral dozen people in the commons
area of Olympic Middle School at a
kickoff gathering held on Wednes-
day evening of last week. "Our
community is recognizing the fact
that we are close to raising of a
million dollars through the Relay
For Life," she said.
Gonzales said this year's Relay
raised more than $130,000 and
was attended by 170 people who
walked the survivors' lap and was
illuminated by more than a thou-
sand luminaria, candles placed in
white paper bags that circled the
running track. There was a mo-
ment of silence for those who have
passed away, after which Dave
Hauge addressed the gathering.
"MY WIFE IS a cancer survi-
vor; my mother-in-law is a cancer
survivor and so there's an upside
Blood drive
on Saturday
The mobile unit of the Puget
Sound Blood Center will be in the
parking lot of the Shelton Wal-
Mart on Saturday.
Persons will have an opportu-
nity to donate blood at East 100
Wallace Kneeland Boulevard from
8 to 10:30 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. to
2 p.m.
Blood taken at that time will
benefit patients in the hospitals of
Western Washington. For more in-
ibrmation, call 1-800-398-7888.
to where those dollars are going,"
he said. "And there are those who
haven't won the fight, like my
grandmother."
The Extreme team of cheerlead-
ers put a little pep into the rally
and members of the Shelton High
School bowling team presented
lighter-than-air inflatable stars to
those in attendance who are sur-
viving cancer. Luminaria were lit
in the memory of those who have
(Please turn to page 20.)
Jim
Smith
The Medicine
Shoppe ®
Pharmacy
Vitamin D + Omega-3
Might Prevent Macular
Degeneration
individuals with a higher dietary
intake of omega-3 fatty acids and
higher fish consumption have a
reduced risk of advanced age-related
macular degeneration, while those
with higher serum levels of vitamin D
may have a reduced risk of the early
stages of the disease. Age-related
macular degeneration (AMD) is the
most common cause of blindness
among older adults in the United
States. The prevalence of AMD is
likely to increase as the population
ages. The Age-Related Eye Disease
Study Research Group assessed 4,519
elderly individuals and found that those
who had the highest dietary omega-3
fatty acid intake were least likely to
have neovascular (severe) AMD. In a
related study, data was analyzed from
7,752 individuals (including 11% with
AMD) who were representative of the
U.S. population. Participants with the
highest blood levels of vitamin D had
a 40% lower risk of early AMD than
those with the least vitamin D. Vitamin
D may reduce the risk of AMD by
reducing inflammation or by preventing
the growth of new blood vessels in
the retina, which contributes to some
forms of AMD.
1-800-640-5503
207 Professional Way 426-4272
(Across from the hospital)
V WalK-InS welcome "4F
Family care, from newborns
to adults
Experienced in treating
patients of all ages
Open 9 a.m. to 5 Monday-Friday
p.m.
.argeneFields, }anHorgan, Call (360) 877-0372
BSN, HN,ANP, FNP ARNP, FNP, FAAPH
24261 N.U.S. Highway I 0 I, Hoodsport
Page 18 - Shelton-Mason County Journal - Thursday, December 13, 2007
gen(:y n is help helping
Organizers of this year's Light of
Hope campaign report that Mason
County residents have given gener-
ously to an effort to fulfill the holiday
wishes of people in need.
However, help still is needed for
a number of people who are assisted
by the Lewis-Mason-Thurston Area
Agency on Aging.
A 58-year-old woman who uses a
wheelchair and is attending school
needs a queen-size blanket, a drip
cofl'ee maker and large bath towels.
A 31-year-old man with schizo-
phrenia and obsessive compulsive
behaviors needs twin sheets and a
rug for his bedroom.
A 78-YEAR-OLD Union-area
woman caring for her 51-year-old
daughter would love some flannel
pajamas and a robe for her daughter.
They have dogs and cats and could
use flea-control products as well as
help paying tbr vaccinations.
A 59-year-old Belfair woman with
a number of health issues has been
given a small poodle tbr companion-
ship. The dog has extreme dental
disease and has not been spayed.
She has received a discount from
the vet and Adopt-a-Pet, but she still
needs $270.
A 64-year-old man who is
blind and wheelchair-bound
appreciate a warm blanket, a
Meyer gift card and dog food
large canine companion.
A 55-year-old man has
health issues and his wife has
diagnosed with a blood clot in
leg. They would appreciate a
way gift card to help pay tbr
ibod.
A 45-YEAR-.OLD man with €
riplegia who lives on his own
twin bed sheets tbr his hospital
He would also like a Wal-Mart
card to purchase himself a
ter coat.
To make. arrangements to
any of the people, listed above,
427-2225, Extension 11.
Alcoholics Anonymous:
A number of AA meetings are held
each week at 125 West Cota Street in
Shelton; all are nonsmoking. They are
scheduled Thursdays at noon and 5:30
p.m.; Fridays at noon, 5:30 and 7:30
p.m.; Saturdays at noon and 5:30 p.m.;
Sundays at noon, 5:30 and 7:30 p.m.;
Mondays at noon and 5:30 p.m.; Tues-
days at noon, 5:30 and 7:30 p.m. and
Wednesdays at noon, 5:30 and men's
meeting at 7:30 p.m.
Other AA meetings are at 6:30 p.m.
Mondays at Saint Edward's Catholic
Church; 10 a.m. Tuesdays at Maple
Glen Assisted Living, 1700 North
13th Loop Road; 7 p.m. Thursdays
and Mondays at Saint David's Episco-
pal Church, Third and Cedar streets
- nonsmoking, nonswearing; 5 p.m.
Thursdays at New Community Church
of Union; Fridays at Hoodsport library;
7 p.m. Thursdays at Hood Canal Com-
munity Church; 7 p.m. Fridays at
Shelton's United Methodist Church,
1900 King Street (nonsmoking and
handicap-accessible); 7:30 p.m. Satur-
days at Skokomish Tribal Center; and
6 p.m. Sundays in the office of New
Community Church of Union, 310
Dalby Road, Suite 3.
Al-Anon:
Family group, noon Fridays, Saint
David's Church, Third and Cedar.
Hoodsport group, 7:30 p.m. on Fri-
days at the Coffee Company, 24240
Highway 101.
Family group, 9:30 a.m. Wednes-
days, in the T.C. Room of the Skokom-
ish Tribal Center, 80 Tribal Center
Road.
Ala-Teen:
7 p.m. Sundays, Matlock Grange
Hall.
7 p.m. Tuesdays, Saint David's
Church, Third and Cedar.
Narcotics Anonymous:
8 p.m. Fridays in the Ellinor Room,
Mason General Hospital.
Depressed Anonymous:
7 p.m. Tuesdays in the Pershing
Room of Mason General Hospital, 901
Mountain View Drive.
Adult Children of Alcoholics:
6:30 p.m. Fridays, New Community
Church of Union.
7 p.m. Wednesdaysl McDonald's
meeting room, Olympic Highway
North.
Overeaters Anonymous:
4:30 p.m. Mondays, Saint David's
Church, Third and Cedar.
Noon Wednesdays, Saint David's
Church.
Freedom in Recovery:
4-6 p.m. Sundays, Gateway Chris-
tian Fellowship, 405 South Seventh
Street, Shelton.
THE
PTICAL
SHOP
of Wa, Inc.
Dr. Dolores Fraire
Optometric Physician
• Family eyecare
• Treatment of eye diseas
• Surgical consultation
and co-management
• Contact lens exams
Joan Zelasko
Licensed dispensing
optician
• Designer frame boutique
• Advanced lens technology
2026 Olympic Hwy. N.
tm Shelton
" 427-7553
h
4ic!
I
pital
427-3609,
Welcome
• 00Mason General Hosp tal
! difference'
Oakland Bay Pediatrics • North Mason Medical Clinic • Mason County Eye Clinic
901 Mtn. View Drive, Building #1, Shelton0 WA 98584
(360) 426-1611, from Belfair (360) 275-8614
Free Physician Referral Line: (360) 427-9551
TTY/TDD: (360) 427-9593 • Equal Opportunity Provider
Translation Services Provided • Se habla espafiol
CCIItCI" of
Excellence
BARIA'FRIC SURG Eg¥
YOUNG AND younger cheerleaders put some kick in the
kickoff of the 2008 Shelton Relay For Life.
Relay limbering
up for next year's
landmark event
Organizers of the next Shelton
Relay For Life had a moment of
silence and listened to some songs
last week as they began the busi-
ness of preparing for the 2008
event.
Relays invite teams to solicit
sponsors and take a walk in the
great outdoors as a way of raising
money for the American Cancer
Society. Events in Shelton have
raised approximately $895,000 for
efforts to cure and prevent can-
cer since 2000, when the first lo-
cal Relay was held at Highclimber
Stadium on the campus of Shelton
High School. If next year's event
meets the annual average of about
$128,000, the events in Shelton
will have raised more than $1 mil-
lion.
Vickie Gonzales, who has been
instrumental in the Shelton Relay
For Lit since its inception, made
note of this in a gathering of sev-
eral dozen people in the commons
area of Olympic Middle School at a
kickoff gathering held on Wednes-
day evening of last week. "Our
community is recognizing the fact
that we are close to raising of a
million dollars through the Relay
For Life," she said.
Gonzales said this year's Relay
raised more than $130,000 and
was attended by 170 people who
walked the survivors' lap and was
illuminated by more than a thou-
sand luminaria, candles placed in
white paper bags that circled the
running track. There was a mo-
ment of silence for those who have
passed away, after which Dave
Hauge addressed the gathering.
"MY WIFE IS a cancer survi-
vor; my mother-in-law is a cancer
survivor and so there's an upside
Blood drive
on Saturday
The mobile unit of the Puget
Sound Blood Center will be in the
parking lot of the Shelton Wal-
Mart on Saturday.
Persons will have an opportu-
nity to donate blood at East 100
Wallace Kneeland Boulevard from
8 to 10:30 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. to
2 p.m.
Blood taken at that time will
benefit patients in the hospitals of
Western Washington. For more in-
ibrmation, call 1-800-398-7888.
to where those dollars are going,"
he said. "And there are those who
haven't won the fight, like my
grandmother."
The Extreme team of cheerlead-
ers put a little pep into the rally
and members of the Shelton High
School bowling team presented
lighter-than-air inflatable stars to
those in attendance who are sur-
viving cancer. Luminaria were lit
in the memory of those who have
(Please turn to page 20.)
Jim
Smith
The Medicine
Shoppe ®
Pharmacy
Vitamin D + Omega-3
Might Prevent Macular
Degeneration
individuals with a higher dietary
intake of omega-3 fatty acids and
higher fish consumption have a
reduced risk of advanced age-related
macular degeneration, while those
with higher serum levels of vitamin D
may have a reduced risk of the early
stages of the disease. Age-related
macular degeneration (AMD) is the
most common cause of blindness
among older adults in the United
States. The prevalence of AMD is
likely to increase as the population
ages. The Age-Related Eye Disease
Study Research Group assessed 4,519
elderly individuals and found that those
who had the highest dietary omega-3
fatty acid intake were least likely to
have neovascular (severe) AMD. In a
related study, data was analyzed from
7,752 individuals (including 11% with
AMD) who were representative of the
U.S. population. Participants with the
highest blood levels of vitamin D had
a 40% lower risk of early AMD than
those with the least vitamin D. Vitamin
D may reduce the risk of AMD by
reducing inflammation or by preventing
the growth of new blood vessels in
the retina, which contributes to some
forms of AMD.
1-800-640-5503
207 Professional Way 426-4272
(Across from the hospital)
V WalK-InS welcome "4F
Family care, from newborns
to adults
Experienced in treating
patients of all ages
Open 9 a.m. to 5 Monday-Friday
p.m.
.argeneFields, }anHorgan, Call (360) 877-0372
BSN, HN,ANP, FNP ARNP, FNP, FAAPH
24261 N.U.S. Highway I 0 I, Hoodsport
Page 18 - Shelton-Mason County Journal - Thursday, December 13, 2007
gen(:y n is help helping
Organizers of this year's Light of
Hope campaign report that Mason
County residents have given gener-
ously to an effort to fulfill the holiday
wishes of people in need.
However, help still is needed for
a number of people who are assisted
by the Lewis-Mason-Thurston Area
Agency on Aging.
A 58-year-old woman who uses a
wheelchair and is attending school
needs a queen-size blanket, a drip
cofl'ee maker and large bath towels.
A 31-year-old man with schizo-
phrenia and obsessive compulsive
behaviors needs twin sheets and a
rug for his bedroom.
A 78-YEAR-OLD Union-area
woman caring for her 51-year-old
daughter would love some flannel
pajamas and a robe for her daughter.
They have dogs and cats and could
use flea-control products as well as
help paying tbr vaccinations.
A 59-year-old Belfair woman with
a number of health issues has been
given a small poodle tbr companion-
ship. The dog has extreme dental
disease and has not been spayed.
She has received a discount from
the vet and Adopt-a-Pet, but she still
needs $270.
A 64-year-old man who is
blind and wheelchair-bound
appreciate a warm blanket, a
Meyer gift card and dog food
large canine companion.
A 55-year-old man has
health issues and his wife has
diagnosed with a blood clot in
leg. They would appreciate a
way gift card to help pay tbr
ibod.
A 45-YEAR-.OLD man with €
riplegia who lives on his own
twin bed sheets tbr his hospital
He would also like a Wal-Mart
card to purchase himself a
ter coat.
To make. arrangements to
any of the people, listed above,
427-2225, Extension 11.
Alcoholics Anonymous:
A number of AA meetings are held
each week at 125 West Cota Street in
Shelton; all are nonsmoking. They are
scheduled Thursdays at noon and 5:30
p.m.; Fridays at noon, 5:30 and 7:30
p.m.; Saturdays at noon and 5:30 p.m.;
Sundays at noon, 5:30 and 7:30 p.m.;
Mondays at noon and 5:30 p.m.; Tues-
days at noon, 5:30 and 7:30 p.m. and
Wednesdays at noon, 5:30 and men's
meeting at 7:30 p.m.
Other AA meetings are at 6:30 p.m.
Mondays at Saint Edward's Catholic
Church; 10 a.m. Tuesdays at Maple
Glen Assisted Living, 1700 North
13th Loop Road; 7 p.m. Thursdays
and Mondays at Saint David's Episco-
pal Church, Third and Cedar streets
- nonsmoking, nonswearing; 5 p.m.
Thursdays at New Community Church
of Union; Fridays at Hoodsport library;
7 p.m. Thursdays at Hood Canal Com-
munity Church; 7 p.m. Fridays at
Shelton's United Methodist Church,
1900 King Street (nonsmoking and
handicap-accessible); 7:30 p.m. Satur-
days at Skokomish Tribal Center; and
6 p.m. Sundays in the office of New
Community Church of Union, 310
Dalby Road, Suite 3.
Al-Anon:
Family group, noon Fridays, Saint
David's Church, Third and Cedar.
Hoodsport group, 7:30 p.m. on Fri-
days at the Coffee Company, 24240
Highway 101.
Family group, 9:30 a.m. Wednes-
days, in the T.C. Room of the Skokom-
ish Tribal Center, 80 Tribal Center
Road.
Ala-Teen:
7 p.m. Sundays, Matlock Grange
Hall.
7 p.m. Tuesdays, Saint David's
Church, Third and Cedar.
Narcotics Anonymous:
8 p.m. Fridays in the Ellinor Room,
Mason General Hospital.
Depressed Anonymous:
7 p.m. Tuesdays in the Pershing
Room of Mason General Hospital, 901
Mountain View Drive.
Adult Children of Alcoholics:
6:30 p.m. Fridays, New Community
Church of Union.
7 p.m. Wednesdaysl McDonald's
meeting room, Olympic Highway
North.
Overeaters Anonymous:
4:30 p.m. Mondays, Saint David's
Church, Third and Cedar.
Noon Wednesdays, Saint David's
Church.
Freedom in Recovery:
4-6 p.m. Sundays, Gateway Chris-
tian Fellowship, 405 South Seventh
Street, Shelton.
THE
PTICAL
SHOP
of Wa, Inc.
Dr. Dolores Fraire
Optometric Physician
• Family eyecare
• Treatment of eye diseas
• Surgical consultation
and co-management
• Contact lens exams
Joan Zelasko
Licensed dispensing
optician
• Designer frame boutique
• Advanced lens technology
2026 Olympic Hwy. N.
tm Shelton
" 427-7553
h
4ic!
I
pital
427-3609,
Welcome
• 00Mason General Hosp tal
! difference'
Oakland Bay Pediatrics • North Mason Medical Clinic • Mason County Eye Clinic
901 Mtn. View Drive, Building #1, Shelton0 WA 98584
(360) 426-1611, from Belfair (360) 275-8614
Free Physician Referral Line: (360) 427-9551
TTY/TDD: (360) 427-9593 • Equal Opportunity Provider
Translation Services Provided • Se habla espafiol
CCIItCI" of
Excellence
BARIA'FRIC SURG Eg¥