Thursday, Oct. 16, 2014 - Mason County Journal - Page A-3
AT LEFT: Monty Cobb washes apples at the annual Apple Squeeze on Saturday at the
Harstine Island Community Club hall. The annual festival includes making apple cider, food,
live music, the Island's SatUrday market, and demonstrations from artists and crafters.
BELOW: Des Irving feeds apples intoa motorized apple juicer at Saturday's Harstine Island
Apple Squeeze. The machine pulverizes the fruit, and the resulting pulp is pressed, making
fresh apple cider, which is sold to sUpport the island's Garden Club.
Journal photos by Natalie Johnson
COUNTY BRIEFS
Public hearing
scheduled for
pot zoning
County residents will again have
their say on zoning regulations for
state-licensed marijuana growers and
processors this month.
The Mason County Commission has
scheduled a public hearing for
9:30 a.m. Oct. 21 at 411 N. Fifth St. to
consider amendments to county code
regarding commercial marijuana pro-
ductions.
The commission will consider pro-
posed amendments to county code to
regulate marijuana growers and pro-
cessors in residential areas.
For more information, call Barbara
Adkins at 427-9670, ext. 419.
County sets
hearing for 2014
budget transfers
The Mason County Board of Com-
missioners will hear public comment
later this month on a number of 2014
supplemental budget requests from
elected officials and department heads.
The hearing is scheduled for
9:30 a.m. Oct. 21 in Mason County
Commission chambers at'411 N. Fifth
St.
The commission will consider a
number of budget transfers, totaling
more than $640,000, for the county
public defense office, the Mason
County Clerk and the Mason County
Sheriffs Office.
Applicants needed
for historic
preservation board
Two positions are open on the
Mason County Historic Preservation
Commission.
The commission maintains a reg-
ister of historic places and reviews
proposed changes to the register. The
group also raises awareness about Ma-
son County history.
Commission members serve three-
year terms and meet monthly at the
Mason County Commission chambers
at 411 N. Fifth St. in Shelton.
Applications are available at www.
co.mason.wa.us or by calling 427-9670,
ext. 419.
Completed applications can be
submitted at the County Commission
office at 411 N. Fifth St. Applications
will be accepted until the positions are
filled.
For more information, call 427-
9670.
Volunteers sought
for transportation
advisory panel
Mason County is seeking volunteers
to serve on its Transportation Im-
provement Program Citizens Advisory
Panel.
The group will review the county's
transportation needs and present recom-
mendations to the Mason County Com-
mission. Members serve two-year terms.
Applications are available at the
Mason County Commission office at
411 N. Fifth St., at www.co.mason.
wa.us or by calling 427-9670, ext. 419.
Applications will be accepted until
Dec. 5.
County asks
Gov. Inslee to fund
grant program
The Mason County Board of Commis-
sioners signed a letter to Gov. Jay Inslee
on Tuesday asking that he include
$12 million in the state's 2015-2017 Cap-
ital Budget for the Youth and Commu-
nity Athletic Facilities Grant Program.
"There is a tremendous need for
this competitive grant program," the
letter reads. "The (grant program) has
not received competitive funding since
2006, making it very difficult for lo-
cal parks and recreation agencies to
finance youth and community fields
projects that can cost several million
dollars to build and maintain."
Mason County could use the pro-
gram to apply for grants for youth
football and soccer facilities in Belfair,
field renovation at Sand Hill Park
in Belfair, irrigation work at Mason
County Recreation Area, and for skate
parks in Belfair and Shelton, accord-
ing to the letter.
• Compiled by reporter Natalie
Johnson
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