EUNICE RANDALL, a seventh-grader at Southside School, holds up the first-place ribbon she won recently at a regional science fair held in Puyallup. She tested test droppings from six horses to see which had sand in its large colon and how much.

To no one's surprise, former Shelton-Mason County Chamber of Commerce executive director Kasey Cronquist has landed on his feet in California as the new president and chief executive officer of the Carpinteria Valley Chamber of Commerce.

THE SALTY SASHAYERS, Mason County's long-standing square-dance aficionados, mark their club's 50th year in customary fashion Saturday at their Little Skookum Hall stompin' grounds.

WHOLLY UNCHARACTERISTIC SUNSHINE bathes Climber Stadium Saturday as Washington track's granddaddy of invitationals celebrates its 47th birthday. That's the hosts' own Sarah Brownstein matching its radiance at the top left, seconds after she'd learned that her time in the 3200 represented a whopping 12-second drop. The curious scene immediately below her? Why, just the girl milers' amused exodus for a restart of their race after one of them ran out of her shoe on the first turn. Below that is a scene from the boys' mile, and inset near and midpage, respectively, are boys' shot winner Gabe Shoemaker and his bemused Climber coach, Doug Sells who still holds Shelton's all-time record in the event and was a decathlon All-American to boot.

MARY KAY ANDERSON, coach of the Shelton High School color guard, is the subject of a Journal feature story this week.

SATURDAY'S OPENING DAY of the state's lowland lakes fishing season finds kid brother Alex DeKay of Kenmore understandably tickled beside usually-more-productive sis MacKenzie come bragging-rights time following their morning's troll at Mason County's always-bountiful Benson Lake. Everyone in the boat limited, piped up Alex. 'Cept DAD, that is...

They're all stars of All-State

Shelton High School students who sang with the All-State Choir of the Washington Music Educators Association are, from left to right, Alex Davis-Brazill, Brad Merrin and Erika Christensen. The All-State concert was held at the University of Puget Sound and found these folks joining with others from around Washington to sing a number of songs, including "Dance of Zolongo" and "Crossing the Bar." They are students of Paul Nakhla.

Already a history buff, Pioneer sixth-grader Alexander Bidwell was thrilled at seeing authentic historical documents at the National Archives in Washington, D.C., on his recent People to People trip to that area.

OUTGOING GRAPEVIEW Superintendent Jim Snyder, at left, is seen here with retiring teacher Lora Hewins and his replacement, Dale Almlie.

KAREN LIPPY refers to her husband, Erik, a cancer survivor, as her hero. They will be performing with the band Aged to Perfection at the North Mason Relay For Life at 8 p.m. on Friday, June 15.