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By GORDON WEEKS gordon@masoncounty.com Bakala State Farm Insurance, Mason County Title Co., Urraco Coffee Co. and Woytowich Design are the nominees for Business of the Year by the Shelton Mason County Chamber of Commerce at the organization's annual awards gala Jan. 18 at Little Creek Casino Resort. The award honors the business that made the most significant contribution to the Mason County business community during the past year, according to the cham- ber. Chamber members have until Dec. 28 to vote on the nominees. The other categories are Citizen of the Year, Volunteer of the Year, and the President's Choice award. Tickets for the gala are $50 each, or $90 per couple, and in- clude dinner and two drink tick- ets. Reserved tables are available for $600, and include a personal server. For reservations, call 426- 2021. Bakala State Farm has been owned and operated by Melanie Bakala since 2010. Her business at 821 W. Railroad Ave. was re- cently recognized as one of the top 100 State Farm agencies in the country. Bakala has more than 17 years of experience in marketing, sales and sales management in the banking and insurance industries. She serves as the chamber's vice president of member services, and as a board member of the Shelton Skookum Rotary Club. She also devotes time to Sound Learning, • Friends of the Library and other nonprofit groups. In September, Bakala received the Above and Beyond Award from the Washington Committee for Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve, an agency for the U.S. Department of Defense. The award honored Bakala for her sup- port for her employee, Chris Mey- er, who missed six months of work when he was deployed overseas to Bahrain. Mason County Title Com- pany has been serving custom- ers since 1907, when Shelton at- torney D.F. Wright incorporated Mason County Abstract and Title Co. to compile abstracts of title on land. Five years later, Wright -- who later became a state Su- preme Court judge -- licensed the abstract company to write title in- surance and changed the name to Mason County Title Insurance. The business was sold in 1917 to Alden C. Bayley, and is now owned by his grandson, David Bayley, and his wife, Nancy. Since 1999, the company has is- sued title insurance policies as an authorized agent for national title insurance underwriters Stewart Title Guaranty Company of Hous- ton and Old Republic National Ti- tle Insurance Co. in Minneapolis. The company operates at three locations: a title operations at 130 W. Railroad Ave. in Shelton, an es- crow operations at 124 N. Second St. in Shelton, and another escrow office at 23552 N.E. State Route 3 in Belfair. David Bayley serves on the board of directors for Sound Learn- ing. The Bayleys support Music in the Park, golf tournaments, the chamber's beautifications and oth- er non-profit organizations. Urraco Coffee Co. was launched in 2003 by Matt Dorcy and his parents Kevin and Kathy Dorcy at 628 W. Cota St. in down- town Shelton. The company is committed to buying, roasting and serving fair trade-certified coffee to help create a better future for farmers, pro- tect the environment, and promote health and wellness. The coffee is certified organic. Most of the employees grew up in Mason County. The company donates goods to efforts by non- profit organizations and offers a venue for family-friendly music programs. Woytowich Design has been serving clients with advertising, marketing and design projects since 1998. Owners Mark and Linda Woytowich moved to Mason County in 2001, and the couple and their associates create web- sites, email newsletters, video productions, web streaming video, print ads, direct mail, public rela- tions, ghost writing and speeches. Mark worked as a newspaper reporter and playwright in New York City, as a national magazine editor, and as a copywriter at a Midwest advertising firm. Linda has painted, taught art to chil- dren, and created a line of dino- saur greeting cards. She special- izes in computer design, including print work and website creation. The nominees for Citizen of the Year are Mattthew Blegen of An- na's Bay Center for Music, Patti Case of Green Diamond Resource Co., Russ Denney of Pantorium Cleaners, Rachel Hansen of Im- age in Action Design, retiree Lee Hatch, Rachel Hilburn of the Ra- chel Hilburn Breast and Cervical Cancer Fund, and the Rev. Joseph Mikel of St. David's Episcopal Church. The nominees for Volunteer of the Year are Berti' Brodsky of American Family Insurance, Kari Kling of Fournier Insurance Solu- tions, Ron Pannell of the Shelton Kiwanis Club and Allison Wagner of Falcon Financial Inc. Journal photo by Gordon Weeks One-year-old Katelyn Rothrock learns to walk at the Urraco Coffee Co. in downtown Shelton, one of the four nominees to be named Business of the Year by the Shelton Mason County Chamber of Commerce. At the cash register is Tiffany Palmer. FOR HOME • I : i¸ .~ii=¸ : Adoptions cost $75, which in- cludes vaccine, wormer, spay/neu- ~ I ter and a $10 city license. New dogs are brought in all the time. Call 427-7503 or visit the shelter at 902 W. Pine St. ter is closed Saturday through Mon-Introducing Max and Chachi. Their Christmas wish is to find fo'reve~" home With her colorful, soft fur, Inga wants to share a day. . .... a loving home where they will be pampered and cared for in the lifetime of kitty cuddling, napping and lap warming, and nev- ~ttrrent nls~mgs: manner mey aeserve. They are Chihuahua/terrier mixes and er to be homeless again This girl would like to be the only cat Pitbull mix, female, 1 1/2 years can be adopted together or separately. 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