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MASON COUNTY PUD 3
COMMISSIONER, DISTRICT 2
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By GORDON WEEKS
gordon@masoncoun com
Tom Farmer won another
term on the Mason County PUD
3 Commission by defeating
John Komen in an impassioned
race focusing on the utility dis-
trict's past, present and future.
Farmer received 56.9 percent
of the vote and Komen, a retired
journalist, 43.1 percent.
Farmer, the owner of an oys-
ter farm, has served as the Ma-
son PUD 3
commission-
er represent-
ing District
2 since 2008.
He is the
commission's
president.
"I just
Farmer think it's
(winning) a
mandate for what the PUD is
and where it's going," Farmer
said Tuesday night.
Farmer
called the
campaign
"lots of hard
work for sev-
en months."
He said he
spent about
one-third
Komen the amount
of his oppo-
nent in the campaign, but he
believes the victory shows he
has stronger connections in
the community, thousands, really -- of our Ma-
"I'm looking forward to get- son County neighbors," he said.
ting to work," he said. "We will always remember their
As for :his opponent, "I wish kindness and their attention."
John well," Farmer said. Mason PUD 3 is a commu-
In a prepared statement, Ko- nity-owned and governed utfl-
men thanked the residents who ity that provides electricity to
voted for him. more than 32,000 customers
"We're disappointed we cameand provides wholesale telecom-
up short, but we respect the vot- munication services. The three-
ers' decision," he said. member board establishes
Komen said he and his wife,policy; reviews operations; and
Diane, enjoyed campaigning,approves plans, budgets and ex-
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By the year 2040, these
to be elected to the nation's
be eligible
"l will tell people my phone number in case people need help."
-- Mason YC Grade 3, Mt. View Elementary
"I'd give everyone nutritious food, clean water, and p!enty of
money to get a pet so they are not lonely."
-- Madoline Ramsfield, Grade 2, Sontbside School
"I would not chop down the rainforest. We get medicines from it."
-- Rylee West, Grade 3, Mt. View Elementary
"The parents get rest for a half an hour or play with the kids!"
-- Caid~ Bellomy, Grade 3, Grapevlew School
"I would pass laws to help homeless people. They need food and
Water to survive. And we can build homes for those who need it."
-- Paige Hope, Grade 2, Mt. View Elementary
"I would make cities safer so kids don't get stolen."
-- Athena Vrooman, Grade 2, bit. View Elementary
"I would change the way people get their money, by giving
everybody the same amount. This would leave more money for
businesses.
-- Yeagan Orme, Grade2, Soathside School
"I would make people tell the truth. If we were always honest,
there would be no crime. There wouldn't be any jails and we
would be happier!"
-- Ben Lec Grade 2, Mt. View Eleraentury
"l would make sure that all the mail was going to the right place."
-- Lam~ Stepheas, Grade 2, Evergreen Elementary
"I would pass laws that made our country "go green." We want to
keep our world clean because it can make anamals sick. We don't
want to be dirty and not healthy. We don't want to be polluted
with our air, our water, and earth.
-- Mir~eh Goebel, Grade 2, Mt. View Elementary
"I would change the laws in the police staytion so people in jail
stay longer for what they have done to other people. Because
instead they should not be bad, they should respect the people
that deserve respect."
-- Miranda Solano, Grade 2, Evergreen Elementary
"I would be the first girl being president."
-- Magie Bartosovsky, Grade 3, Crapeview School
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