May 31, 2007

	Remembering the sacrifice
	Monte and Elma VFWs hold Memorial Day services By Dee Anne Shaw Vidette Editor In a photo montage, World War II Navy veteran Leland Tilley was shown at Fleet Park in Montesano during the Memorial Day ceremony. Korea veteran Ike Murray of Elma and his dog Duke were on hand for the Elma observance. Cal Prescott, Red Moore, Syd Baker, Louie Butin and Herb Beck of the Montesano VFW Post 2455 stood at attention during the Memorial Day Ceremony at Fleet Park. Taylor Zepp of Troop 4014 lays parts of a flag on the fire during a "flag retirement ceremony" at Edward Silas Martin Jr. Memorial Park in Elma on Monday. The ceremony was part of the Memorial Service. The Elma VFW Post 1948 paid special tribute to Sgt. Mickel Garrigus who was killed this year in Iraq.		Members of the Elma High School Band were on hand Monday for the ceremony, including alto sax players Corey Ramstein and Kango Katzer. (Photo by Dee Anne Shaw)
	Montesano teen proves he has real staying power
	Wins endurance contest for trumpet By Dee Anne Shaw Vidette Editor Jon Schaffert of Montesano is tooting his own horn this week - and will be for years to come after winning a silver-plated trumpet valued at $1,895 at a music store in Tacoma. Schaffert, a junior at Montesano High School, outlasted 30 other competitors for 31 hours in a contest May 18 at Ted Brown Music. It was the music store's first Hands-On Trumpet Contest. Each contestant - there were 30 of them ranging in age from 12 to 18 -was given a trumpet case and challenged to keep his or her hands on it the longest. Both hands had to be placed on the case "and if even a fingertip or thumb was removed, the contestant was disqualified," Whitney Grisaffi, president of Ted Brown Music, said. Contestants were allowed 10-minute breaks every six hours.		Jon Schaffert in the band room at MHS with his new trumpet. (Photo by Dee Anne Shaw)
	Two state track champions crowned
	Monte's Vetter takes high jump; Elma's Stark wins at hurdles By Jerrad Kellogg Vidette Reporter TACOMA ­ Montesano junior Jake Vetter won his second state championship in the high jump, while Elma senior Christian Starks brought home his first state championship in the 300-meter hurdles from the State 2A/1A Track and Field Championships on Saturday, May 26, at Mount Tahoma High School in Tacoma. Vetter, last year's 2A state high jump champion, leaped a height of 6-4 in the finals ­ which tied a school record and bettered his winning height from last year by an inch. He topped the runner up, Connell's Jarin Price, by a full two inches to win the 1A crown.		Christian Stark leaps a hurdle at subdistricts in Hoquiam earlier in the season. (Photos by Jerrad Kellogg)