Kindergarten classes will be
moved to the Allyn School,
probably sometime this week, it
was decided at last Thursday
night's special meeting of the
North Mason School Board.
When a budget was worked
out for the special levy election
last spring it had been voted to
hold kindergarten in the basement
of the old Belfair elementary
school to save on costs of
reopening the Allyn School. It
had been estimated that $5,000
could be saved by this move.
But reports from the State
Fire Marshall and the County
Health Department forbade use of
the basement area as a classroom
without expensive remodeling to
meet current fire and health
standards. So when school opened
this fall kindergarten was held in a
room on the main floor of the
building. This room is considered
too small to accommodate the 65
pupils, 29 in the morning session
and 36 in the afternoon, and
some alternate solution had to be
found.
Recommended by Principal
Ken Anderson, representing a
staff committee formed at last
month's Board meeting to study
the problem, was hiring an
accredited teacher for half a day,
dividing the group into three
classes instead of two, and moving
one class with the new teacher to
an empty room in the upper
elementary building for an
afternoon class.
After lengthy discussion by
persons present at the meeting the
board voted to not hire another
accredited teacher, would cost
about $3300, but to use the
present teacher and her teacher's
aide to handle two classes in the
Allyn School where an extra
room will be available for
rainy-weather play. The number
of kindergarten students was
more than anticipated from a
survey taken last spring.
No kindergarten was held in
the district last year due to failure
of the school levy the year before.
In the 1969-1970 school-year
kindergarten classes totalling over
70 pupils were handled at the
Allyn School with only one
teacher and an aide, it was noted.
Several members of the
audience feared that voters would
lose faith in the School Board if
the Allyn School were reopened
since the levy last spring called for
reduction of kindergarten costs
by $5,000 by keeping classes in
the old Belfair Elementary
School. A member of the Board
said they would have to hope the
voters would take the time to find
out why the move had to be
made, that they had planned to
use the basement but cannot due
to the high costs of upgrading the
facilities so were forced to make
other arrangements. He said the
room being used in the
elementary building is too small
for the number of students that
turned up for kindergarten and he
felt the Board wouldn't be doing
their job if they didn't do
something to alleviate the
crowded condition.
He felt the difference in cost
of opening the Allyn School and
providing room for a good
kindergarten experience was more
important than keeping the Allyn
School closed to save an extra
$1500 and giving three smaller
classes inadequate facilities.
He noted there would be no
playground equipment available
for the class at the upper
elementary building. The small
children would be using the same
lavatory facilities as the junior
high students which might create
problems and none of the three
classes would have any extra
indoor space available other than
the classroom for rainy day
activities.
"We didn't plan on opening
the Allyn School and if there was
a more satisfactory alternative we
wouldn't do it, but our job is to
give the best education we can for
the money we have and since our
original plan of using the
basement is out of the question,
we have to change plans,"
explained a spokesman of the
Board.
Dennis Keith, 11,
injured in accident
Eleven-year-old l)ennis Keith,
son of Mr. and Mrs. Ted Kcith of
the Old Belfair [tighway, was
seriously injured while riding his
bicycle along the Old Bclfair
Highway last Saturday afternoon.
According to the WSP report
on the accident, which occurcd at
12:50 p.m. about 1.2 miles north
of Belfair, the boy's bicycle struck
a car driven by Donald P. Havens,
16, of Belfair, while apparently
crossing the highway from west to
east. According to the trooper,
Havens was headed north on the
highway but had veered into the
southbound lane in an attempt to
miss the bicycle.
Dennis was taken to Harrison
Hospital by the Belfair Aid Car,
where he was still listed in serious
condition on Monday. He suffered
a concussion, a broken jaw and
facial lacerations, and had not fully
regained conciousness although his
father said, Monday morning, that
he was beginning to show some
signs of improvement.
This week 'I've attended two
public meetings -- and the
contrast in procedure and feeling
was marked.
The first in time was the
meeting September 20 in Belfair
called by the Planning
Commission to obtain community
reaction to the proposed zoning
ordinance for Mason County. The
second was a hearing September
22 in Shelton called by the
Department of Ecology to hear
testimony on a request from the
Department of Fisheries for the
establishment of minimum flows
on the Dewatto River.
Almost from the beginning, I
felt that the Commission and it's
secretary, Jim Connolly, who
conducted the meeting, were on
the defensive they seemed to be
protecting the document they had
written, and except on obvious
errors in the text or on material
they had not considered much at
all they tended to argue points
brought up by the audience -
which brought counter argument
from audience members. Also, the
secretary read long passages from
the test, despite its prior
distribution, and this cut deeply
into the time for public reaction.
Total time about 4 hours. 1 left
the meeting dissatisfied, l'd
spoken a lot but 1 didn't feel
I'd been heard.
The Department of Ecology
hearing, conducted by Werner H.
llahne, was immediately
structured as an input meeting
and was conducted as such. Each
person filled ina card as he
arrived and they spoke in that
order. Followinghis testimony,
any who had additional points -
or rebuttal points made them.
Total time 2V_, hours - ahnost
exclusively devoted to testimony.
1 didn't speak at all, yet 1 felt I'd
been heard and that it 1 wrote a
letter during the thirty days the
record remains open, it would be
considerately read.
As he closed the meeting
Wednesday, Mr. liahne
emphasized the role of the
I)epartment of Ecology in
reconciling the many use plans
that now impinge on the few
'undeveloped' areas of the state
in this case the Dewatto River
Basin.
i see the commission as having
a similiar role - of reconciling the
many use plans that now impinge
on the 'undeveloped" areas of
Mason County. But I see them
siding with traditional land uses
for the most part. The ordinance
devoted pages and pages to
parking requirements for various
structures in suburban, urban, and
commercial zones. The big
question in my mind is how do
we spread out the centers; how do
we limit their size so that the
rural nature of the county -
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A section of the Shelton-Mason County Journal serving as the
voice of Belfair, Allyn, Grapeview, Tahuya, Mason Lake,
South Shore and North Shore.
Post Office Box 587, Belfair, Washington 98528
Telephone CR 5-6680
LOU DONNELL ............................. Editor
BARBARA NELSON .......... Advertising Representative
Published by Shelton Publishing, Inc., Post Office Box 430,
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maintaineil'~.
By allowing one acre tracts in
forestry and agricultural zones?
(The consultants, hired with
money from a federal planning
grant to Mason County,
recommended five acre tracts, but
the Commission substituted one
acre - the better to 'develop'
with?)
By setting no limits to the size
of sub-urban and urban areas? (At
three 10,000 foot lots per acre,
one square mile of suburban land
could have 1920 single family
dwellings; at four to a family this
would result in a density of 7,680
persons per square mile. When I
mentioned that I saw nothing in
the ordinance that would prevent
this sort of congestion - that
would "control the density of,
population" to quote from
paragraph 1.02'0 of the ordinance,
Legislative Intent, I was told that
lots of places had a higher density
than that. True. But that is not
what 1 want for Mason County!
I wonder how many residents
want that - aside from those who
make money that way and move
on. Or arc people just resigned to
'growth'?
It doesn't have to be that
way. Populations can be dispersed
throughout the area, a la the
Redmond Plan or as envisioned in
the valley area in Maryland which
is described in lan McHarq's
book, DESIGN WITH NATURE,
now available in paper back.
In the latter case, syndicates
of landowners are being formed
to pool the land - and those who
keep their land open share in the
sales of other land to developers
who must spread out the
development. Keeping the open
land open is considered an
amenity worth paying for -- and
by pooling their land, the owners
have actually made better deals
with developers and have come
out ahead over selling alone.
1 would like to be able to
express these ideas to the
commission. They can't legally
form syndicates - but they can
provide a platform for serious
consideration of long term land
use. Maybe as all sorts of ideas are
expressed - and I'd love to hear a
lot of them! - a new, a novel idea
appropriate for this county would
elnerge. Maybe it would take new
laws to allow its implementation;
certainly it would take
information, communication -
and courage to explore all
avenues.
The last of three announced
meetings will be held at Matlock
next Monday night. So far no
meeting has been scheduled for
Shelton. Don't you Sheltonians
care what happens to your
county's lovely acres?
Janet A. Fisk
Editor, HucMeberry Herald:
1 wish to express my gratitude
and thanks for your extremely
beneficial resume of my present
and past businesses. This, also
with picture turned up a very
close friend of my fathers, now
residing in Shelton. It has been
fun enjoying other peoples'
pleasures.
Keep up the most important
work your paper is doing.
Don K. Schoner
Editor, HucMeberry Herald:
RE: the petition to the Port
of Allyn:
A petition signed by 120
Allyn-Belfair residents was
presented at the final budget
hearing for the Port of Allyn held
September 24th.
The heading was as follows:
"We the undersigned do petition
that the Port Tax Levy for 1972
be suspended. We understand the
district has approximately
$35,000.00 uncommitted funds
plus other resources in unused
property which should be
~[a~il~_t~_es ~or se-~eTal, "yea~s w~.t~o~t
[urther taxing."
Since we are required by law
to pass a budget at this meeting,
and having no opportunity to
refute the erroneous information
in the heading of the petition, we
felt it to be in the interest of the
people'to pass the one (1) mill
levy for 1972. Incidentally, this is
not an excess levy.
As a Port Commissioner, I am
sure the figure used in the heading
was not taken from Port
Commission records. The
improvements planned for North
Shore and Allyn will cost an
estimated $34,000.00 which
means we will need the
S15,000.00 we expect the levy to
produce. We will be publishing a
list of the planned improvements
and estimated costs in the very
near future.
As for the unused property, 1
am aware of that but we have
been busy for several meetings
getting permits cleared for
repairing the North Shore dock.
The contract was let June 15th
and we hoped to have it done by
this time. If selling this unused
property is the best thing to do,
and it may very well be, the
Commission should be given time
to get the best possible price.
The few signers I had a chance
to talk to, since this petition was
dropped in our laps by surprise,
seem to feel that the one mill levy
isn't the big issue. Non-use of the
Port funds is the issue.
Please come to the regular
meeting on October 6th,
Wednesday. We would like to
meet you and explain what we
hope to do, or call me at
CR5-2015.
Unofficially,
Harold Hillman
Allyn
P.S. If this petition had been
presented to me (which it wasn't)
I would have signed it in a minute
if 1 didn't have the correct
information.
Editor, Huckleberry Herald:
A tardy but very sincere
thank you for the copies of the
article you did on Bryce and me
and the fire patrol. You are to be
commended on your fine writing
and it's obvious you did your
"homework" well.
From the comments I've
received, the Huckleberry Herald
certainly has a wide circulation -
all over western Washington.
Again many thanks.
Helen Walsh
Possibility of new
building for library
will be discussed
How to arrange more library
service for the Belfair area will be
considered by the North Mason
Friends of the Library at their
first fall meeting at 8 p.m.
Tuesday October 5 at the North
Mason High School Library.
Mrs. Louise E. Morrison,
Director of Timberland Library,
will discuss with the group the
possibility of moving in a
temporary building which would
allow longer hours. This, then,
might allow re-allocation of
bookmobile runs to other areas.
Other items on the agenda are
reports on the calendar project,
the Flea Market, and the summer
reading program; remarks on the
Workshop for Friends of the
Library to be held October 2 in
Lacey; and the appointment of a
nominating committee to prepare
a slate for the election at the
November meeting.
KNOWLEDGE WITHOUT
integrityis dangerous and
dreadful.
Samuel Johnson
Elections held for
new members of local
Red Cross chapter
New Board members of the
Kitsap-North Mason Chapter of
the American Red Cross were
elected at a meeting held
September 21. New members
include Mrs. Earl Lincoln, Harold
Sunderlin, Mike Sutherland, Mrs.
Lillian Bartley, Jay Roof, Robert
Drew, Mrs. B. F. Morrow, Warren
Tytler, Glenn Vorwerk, Ralph
Berggren and Charles Kimble.
Re-election of officers
resulted in Chairman, Glenn
Jarstad; Vice Chairman, Albert
Colvin; 2nd Vice Chairman, Dr.
Norman Richardson; Secretary,
Mrs. Curtis Hazley; and Treasurer,
Dorsey McDaniel being re-elected
to head the board for the next
year.
The featured speaker of the
evening was Chet Bruce, Red
Cross Field Representative from
the Pacific Northwest Division of
the Red Cross in Seattle. Mr.
Bruce talked about the new
developments and cooperation
between the government and Red
Cross in disaster. The Red Cross
will offer immediate assistance to
disaster victims and refer them to
the proper government agency for
rehabilitation.
CUSHION LOST
A large back cushion from an
antique chair was lost in transit
from Seattle to Union on Sept 26.
The finder is asked to notify the
Belfair Sheriff's office.
~chool ~n Vur~] th~ com91ete
schedule o[ c~a~es to be o[~ered
this fall is:
G~
Classes Beginning the evening
of October 4, Monday; Macrame
and Tole Painting, Basic
Photography, Saltwater Fishing,
Scuba, Hair Piece and Wig Clinic,
Interior Design and Decoration,
Pottery, Peninsula Playhouse,
Swim and Trim for Women.
Classes beginning the evening
of October 5, Tuesday: Cake
Decorating (10:00 a.m. to 12:30
p.m.) Peninsula Lutheran Church,
Art for Everyone, Hobby Shop,
Karate, Recreational Basketball
for Men, Folk Guitar, Dog
Obedience I & II Harbor Heights
Gym, Automotiv~ Engine Tuneup
and Repair, Quick gifts for the
Sewer, Driver training, Judo.
Classes beginning the evening
of October 6, Wednesday:
Stitchery and Batik, Floral
Design, Woodcarving, Advanced
Knit Fabrics, Baton Twirling,
Beginning Astrology, Beginning
Sculpture, Candle Making,
Holiday baking.
Classes beginning the evening
of October 7. Thursday: Knitting
and Crocheting, Welding: Home &
Farm Shop, Art: Advanced,
Leathercraft, Broom Making.
LAST SPR ING Mrs. Larry Carter planted some squash seeds, given to her by
a friend in Wenatchee, which grew into the giantvegetable shown above. Not
only the squash themselves grew bigger than expected, but the vines and
large leaves threatened to take over the whole garden until they were cut
way back. One rainy night, early in the summer, the vine actually grew three
feet overnight. Carter said it gave him an eerie feeling when he noticed the
plant the next morning; he wondered if the seeds were something out of a
science fiction thriller. One squash which was growing on a vine above the
ground fell off during a windstorm and the Carters cooked it even though it
was still green and said "It melted in our mouths it was so delicious." They
expect to pick these in about two more weeks and will weigh them before
cutting them up. Carter estimates the one on the left weighs about 80
pounds, the other, which he can barely lift, over 100. He is trying to trace
the origin of the seeds to see what kind of squash they are.
local c/asses offered
for beginning weavers
Persons who own o~ intend to
buy a 4-harness treadle loom will
be interested in weaving classes
which are being held at the home
of Mrs. George Menard of Menard
Road off the Old Belfair Highway.
The classes were scheduled to start
yesterday morning at 9 a.m. but
latecomers would be welcome.
The classes will be held each
week for ten weeks. It is possible
that the time could be changed or
more classes formed if the demand
is there.
For beginning weavers, the
classes are being sponsored by the
Kitsap County Weaver's Guild and
taught by Mrs. Menard, a weaver
for 32 years. More information is
available by calling CR5-2285.
Menu For
North Mason
Schools
October 4-8
MONDAY -- Chicken fried
steak, whipped potatoes &
gravy, buttered broccoli, hot
biscuits, raspberry fruit jello
and milk.
TUESDAY -- Hot dog on a
bun, macaroni salad w/cheese
cubes, vegetable relishes,
peaches w/whipped topping
and milk.
WEDNESDAY -- Sloppy Joes,
cole slaw, fresh fruit salad and
milk.
THURSDAY -- Scalloped
potatoes w/ham, peanut butter
sandwich, buttered vegetables,
fruit and milk.
FRIDAY -- Hamburger pizza,
vegetable jello salad, buttered
corn, chocolate pudding and
milk.
National Bank
The hometown bank.
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