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bout aula ting- eavy s to , the lled anco ' The! voo ,lng-? .s o have t the tsic," is to ;ime, ;sion DALE McMANN (LEFT), president of Mount Olive Lutheran Church, presents scholarships to church members at a service Sunday. From the right they are Cathy Green, Marie Whitney, Walt Lux and Nate Schulz (accepting for his wife Ann). u' Lutheran students get some ris00 lp ooo he with Christian studies tion and the join* ter. ting [ Ro- om- mar- )0 to s for the Con- Four members of Mount Ol- ive Lutheran Church in Shelton were presented Sunday with a total of $18,000 in scholarships from the church's scholarship fund. Thanks to the foresight and generosity of the late George Zier and his desire to assist students with their Christian education, the scholarship fund was set up to provide financial assistance to members of Mount Olive who are enrolled in an approved Luther- an educational institution. Zier was a longtime member of the congregation who made major donations to establish the principal of the fund, and the in- terest has been used to provide tens of thousands of dollars in scholarships over the last sev- ',oop- gto00 Best is new emergency manager (Continued from page 1.) and public officials tell you to be prepared, then nothing happens." BUT WHETHER disasters oc- cur or not, it's always better to be prepared. The December 14 wind- Storm, which toppled numerous trees and knocked out power to most utility district customers in Mason County, drove that point home. "We need to be better prepared," Best said, explaining residents have to realize that, depending on the magnitude of a disaster, it may take government three to seven to 10 days to get to them. Best said residents need to ask themselves what would they do if they had no electrical power for two weeks, where would they' go to stay warm, how would they feed their families? "There are folks in rural King County who will be without power a month," he noted. SOMETIMES A survivor men- tality emerges after a disaster. SOme homes on the Mississippi Gulf Coast had been there hun- reds of years prior to Hurricane trina, Best said. Before the 2005 disaster, people in the area, which est toured afterward, had come through Hurricane Betsy and oth- er major storms unscathed. . Ive been through ,this befbre, It Won't happen again,' was an at- titude many had. "We've taken the WOrst that nature can throw at us and we've survived." By contrast, instead of thinking they have dodged a bullet following the recent windstorm, local resi- dents and public officials should be preparing for the next event. Residents should have emergency SUPplies on hand to keep them Self-sufficient for a minimum of 72 hours and up to one week or lon- ger. Those provisions include food, Water, flashlights, medical sup- Plies and more. None of the emergency shelters identified in the county s emergen- cy plan, except for Mary M. Knight School, had backup power, Best nOted. He said priority shelters With the greatest capacity need to be wired fbr generators and gen- erators need to be on trucks and ready to go to the shelters. THE COUNTY'S emergency anagement center at Sanderson ield had power from a generator during the storm, but lost Internet Capacity after PUD 3's fiber optic .SYstem went down for a time, mak- Ing communications difficult. In response, Best had fliers Printed in English and Spanish .and distributed at some local stores Informing people where shelters Were available if they needed them. Search and rescue volun- teers also posted fliers around. tSihelton letting people know it heir homes suffered damage they COuld contact the local emergency raanagement department. As for local public agencies, Best aid he will set up a meeting some- lrae this month to discuss with Other officials what worked and What didn't during the windstorm and its aftermath. The role of trgency management is to help ae COmmunity be as prepared as it can be to lessen the effects of a disaster, he said. Public education is one key to emergency management, so is building relationships with other agencies, such as special-purpose districts and schools, Best said. The Nisqually earthquake in late February 2001 shook Western Washington with a magnitude of 6.8 on the Richter scale. "Kids knew what to do: drop, cover and hold," Best said. Many adults, by comparison, stood in doorways or rushed outside to gawk back at the buildings they'd just fled. BEST WAS in Seattle that day in 2001, en route to a meeting that ironically had to do with earth- quakes. He remembers sitting in his cat" at a stop sigl when he noticed parts ot" a building falling down. Why are people standing in the street watching a building be- ing demolished? he asked himself. Then he saw a car bouncing and realized he was in the midst of an earthquake. "You exercise and plan for things that have a high probabil- ity of happening," he said. In Ma- son County that means an earth- quake rather than, say, a terrorist attack. He summed up emergency management philosophy this way: assess risks; mitigate what you can; what you can't mitigate, you prepare for. He said his goal is to change the perception of emergency man- agement throughout the county. "There's a need tbr improvement across the state," he said. "The status quo for me is not satisfac- tory." He also wants to make major changes by the end of this year. One change has already occurred. Starting on January l, the emer- gency management department, which formerly was part of the Ma- son County Sheriffs Office, is now part of the Mason County Public Works Department. "County pub- lic works folks are out there do- ing the first disaster assessment," looking, tbr example, at the condi- tions of county roads, he said. In Thurston and Clallam counties, the emergency management de- partment is part of those coun- ties' public works departments, he noted. "THERE'S A willingness to get things done," he said of people in Shelton and Mason County. "Folks tend to help people here. There's really an underlying theme of hope here ... We also understand we have to help each other." Best, 52, began working for Ma- son County at the start of Decem- ber. He grew up in California and has a bachelor's degree in business administration from the Universi- ty of Maryland. He is not new to the area, how- ever. He and his family have lived in Shelton since April 1988. Best had some emergency man- agement experience during a stint in the Air Force. He started work- ing for the state of Washington's Department of Community Trade and Economic Development in Feb- ruary 1991. In November 1991, he began working for the Washington Military Department Emergency Management Division. eral years. Given scholarships during a service at Mount Olive on De- cember 31 were: • Marie Whitney, daughter of Ed and Maggie Whitney of Shel- ton, who received $8,700. She is a full-time student at Concordia University in Portland, Oregon, majoring in education with an endorsement in math and pas- toral church work to become a teacher. • Cathy Green, who received $8,700 to continue to pursue her studies toward earning a teach- ing degree and becoming a direc- tor of Christian education. She, too, is a full-time student at Con- cordia. • Ann Schulz, who received $300. She is using Mount Olive's distance learning center to take classes from Concordia. She is enrolled in the Leadership Ad- vancement Process with prereq- uisites in theology and ministry to become a deaconess. • Walt Lux, who received $300. He is using the distance learning program tom his home and is enrolled in Concordia's Leader- ship Advancement Process stud- ies in theology and ministry to become a licensed deacon. ting arm 0 to; r the ount one- Out- the tival ) As- 1 the were lmit- tion, .ions e ad- flica- corn- es of [uest As: npli' rt of per ad of "lway They really lit it up for Chrislnms Shelton homes and offices glow- ing with holiday spirit have re- cently received recognition for il- luminating the community. TJ's Hair Salon, located at 106 South Seventh Street in downtown Shelton won first place in the the Shelton-Mason County Chamber of Commerce's annual Christmas Lighting Contest. Lumbermen's of Shelton, located on the corner of First and Pine streets, earned second place. Robert Woodward and Haley and Amanda Gish of" Holman Street came out in the lead in the residential category. Deborah Har- ding, of North Third Street came away in second place. Ron Italli- day of Itenry Street took third. "We want to thank the above for their enthusiasm and effort put forth to comfort and delight many residents of our community. Thanks tbr the spirit!" said Gregg Shank of the chamber. Test detects drug in urine of trucker in homicide case (Continued from page 1.) Rochester man in connection with that accident. Massingham, as a commercial driver, was required to be tested after the Shelton accident. A urine test was performed and he alleg- edly tested positive for amphet- amine, said Grays Harbor County Prosecutor Stew Menefee. The Shelton accident occurred on the same day that Massing- ham was due in court in Grays Harbor County for a pretrial hearing, which he missed. Massingham was ordered to jail by a Grays Harbor County Superior Court judge for violating conditions ot' his release - testing positive for taking drugs and fail- ure to appear in court. Menetbe said on Wednesday, December 27, that Massingham remained in jail, His bail was set at $500,000. In addition, Massingham was fired by J.B. Leonard Logging of Chehalis on November 15. He was driving tbr that firm when both accidents occurred, The Daily World said. Also, his com- mercial driver's license has been suspended by the Washington State Department of Licensing, Menefee said. Marlene Taylor, CLU Open Thursdays til 7 p.m. for your COtl vetl it'n ce ? AYLOR I.suRA.cE - 00s..v,o.s HAPPY NEW YEAR START THE NEW YEAR OFF RIGHT WITH A REVIEW OF YOUR INSURANCE -- * Auto * Home • Life • Health * Retirement • Annuities * Commercial * Supplemental Stop by today... _ THE ) HARTFORD 104 E. "D" St. #1 360-427-1989 • 360-426-5595 Shelton, WA 98584 The holidays may be over, but you don't need to be alone. There are friends and helpful staff at Alpine Way. You're free to leave the privacy of your apartment to join friends or participate in activities at any time. RETIREMENT APARTMENTS, ASSISTED LIVING AND ALZHEIMER'S SPECIAL CARE Call for a free lunch ai Id tour 900 Alpine Way (360) 26-2600 Shelton, WA 98584 www, encorecommunities.com Beth Johnston,. R.N., Manager Thursday, January 4, 2007 - Shelton-Mason County Journal - Page 7 bout aula ting- eavy s to , the lled anco ' The! voo ,lng-? .s o have t the tsic," is to ;ime, ;sion DALE McMANN (LEFT), president of Mount Olive Lutheran Church, presents scholarships to church members at a service Sunday. From the right they are Cathy Green, Marie Whitney, Walt Lux and Nate Schulz (accepting for his wife Ann). u' Lutheran students get some ris00 lp ooo he with Christian studies tion and the join* ter. ting [ Ro- om- mar- )0 to s for the Con- Four members of Mount Ol- ive Lutheran Church in Shelton were presented Sunday with a total of $18,000 in scholarships from the church's scholarship fund. Thanks to the foresight and generosity of the late George Zier and his desire to assist students with their Christian education, the scholarship fund was set up to provide financial assistance to members of Mount Olive who are enrolled in an approved Luther- an educational institution. Zier was a longtime member of the congregation who made major donations to establish the principal of the fund, and the in- terest has been used to provide tens of thousands of dollars in scholarships over the last sev- ',oop- gto00 Best is new emergency manager (Continued from page 1.) and public officials tell you to be prepared, then nothing happens." BUT WHETHER disasters oc- cur or not, it's always better to be prepared. The December 14 wind- Storm, which toppled numerous trees and knocked out power to most utility district customers in Mason County, drove that point home. "We need to be better prepared," Best said, explaining residents have to realize that, depending on the magnitude of a disaster, it may take government three to seven to 10 days to get to them. Best said residents need to ask themselves what would they do if they had no electrical power for two weeks, where would they' go to stay warm, how would they feed their families? "There are folks in rural King County who will be without power a month," he noted. SOMETIMES A survivor men- tality emerges after a disaster. SOme homes on the Mississippi Gulf Coast had been there hun- reds of years prior to Hurricane trina, Best said. Before the 2005 disaster, people in the area, which est toured afterward, had come through Hurricane Betsy and oth- er major storms unscathed. . I ve been through ,this befbre, It Won't happen again,' was an at- titude many had. "We've taken the WOrst that nature can throw at us and we've survived." By contrast, instead of thinking they have dodged a bullet following the recent windstorm, local resi- dents and public officials should be preparing for the next event. Residents should have emergency SUPplies on hand to keep them Self-sufficient for a minimum of 72 hours and up to one week or lon- ger. Those provisions include food, Water, flashlights, medical sup- Plies and more. None of the emergency shelters identified in the county s emergen- cy plan, except for Mary M. Knight School, had backup power, Best nOted. He said priority shelters With the greatest capacity need to be wired fbr generators and gen- erators need to be on trucks and ready to go to the shelters. THE COUNTY'S emergency anagement center at Sanderson ield had power from a generator during the storm, but lost Internet Capacity after PUD 3's fiber optic .SYstem went down for a time, mak- Ing communications difficult. In response, Best had fliers Printed in English and Spanish .and distributed at some local stores Informing people where shelters Were available if they needed them. Search and rescue volun- teers also posted fliers around. tSihelton letting people know it heir homes suffered damage they COuld contact the local emergency raanagement department. As for local public agencies, Best aid he will set up a meeting some- lrae this month to discuss with Other officials what worked and What didn't during the windstorm and its aftermath. The role of trgency management is to help ae COmmunity be as prepared as it can be to lessen the effects of a disaster, he said. Public education is one key to emergency management, so is building relationships with other agencies, such as special-purpose districts and schools, Best said. The Nisqually earthquake in late February 2001 shook Western Washington with a magnitude of 6.8 on the Richter scale. "Kids knew what to do: drop, cover and hold," Best said. Many adults, by comparison, stood in doorways or rushed outside to gawk back at the buildings they'd just fled. BEST WAS in Seattle that day in 2001, en route to a meeting that ironically had to do with earth- quakes. He remembers sitting in his cat" at a stop sigl when he noticed parts ot" a building falling down. Why are people standing in the street watching a building be- ing demolished? he asked himself. Then he saw a car bouncing and realized he was in the midst of an earthquake. "You exercise and plan for things that have a high probabil- ity of happening," he said. In Ma- son County that means an earth- quake rather than, say, a terrorist attack. He summed up emergency management philosophy this way: assess risks; mitigate what you can; what you can't mitigate, you prepare for. He said his goal is to change the perception of emergency man- agement throughout the county. "There's a need tbr improvement across the state," he said. "The status quo for me is not satisfac- tory." He also wants to make major changes by the end of this year. One change has already occurred. Starting on January l, the emer- gency management department, which formerly was part of the Ma- son County Sheriffs Office, is now part of the Mason County Public Works Department. "County pub- lic works folks are out there do- ing the first disaster assessment," looking, tbr example, at the condi- tions of county roads, he said. In Thurston and Clallam counties, the emergency management de- partment is part of those coun- ties' public works departments, he noted. "THERE'S A willingness to get things done," he said of people in Shelton and Mason County. "Folks tend to help people here. There's really an underlying theme of hope here ... We also understand we have to help each other." Best, 52, began working for Ma- son County at the start of Decem- ber. He grew up in California and has a bachelor's degree in business administration from the Universi- ty of Maryland. He is not new to the area, how- ever. He and his family have lived in Shelton since April 1988. Best had some emergency man- agement experience during a stint in the Air Force. He started work- ing for the state of Washington's Department of Community Trade and Economic Development in Feb- ruary 1991. In November 1991, he began working for the Washington Military Department Emergency Management Division. eral years. Given scholarships during a service at Mount Olive on De- cember 31 were: • Marie Whitney, daughter of Ed and Maggie Whitney of Shel- ton, who received $8,700. She is a full-time student at Concordia University in Portland, Oregon, majoring in education with an endorsement in math and pas- toral church work to become a teacher. • Cathy Green, who received $8,700 to continue to pursue her studies toward earning a teach- ing degree and becoming a direc- tor of Christian education. She, too, is a full-time student at Con- cordia. • Ann Schulz, who received $300. She is using Mount Olive's distance learning center to take classes from Concordia. She is enrolled in the Leadership Ad- vancement Process with prereq- uisites in theology and ministry to become a deaconess. • Walt Lux, who received $300. He is using the distance learning program tom his home and is enrolled in Concordia's Leader- ship Advancement Process stud- ies in theology and ministry to become a licensed deacon. ting arm 0 to; r the ount one- Out- the tival ) As- 1 the were lmit- tion, .ions e ad- flica- corn- es of [uest As: npli' rt of per ad of "lway They really lit it up for Chrislnms Shelton homes and offices glow- ing with holiday spirit have re- cently received recognition for il- luminating the community. TJ's Hair Salon, located at 106 South Seventh Street in downtown Shelton won first place in the the Shelton-Mason County Chamber of Commerce's annual Christmas Lighting Contest. Lumbermen's of Shelton, located on the corner of First and Pine streets, earned second place. Robert Woodward and Haley and Amanda Gish of" Holman Street came out in the lead in the residential category. Deborah Har- ding, of North Third Street came away in second place. Ron Italli- day of Itenry Street took third. "We want to thank the above for their enthusiasm and effort put forth to comfort and delight many residents of our community. Thanks tbr the spirit!" said Gregg Shank of the chamber. Test detects drug in urine of trucker in homicide case (Continued from page 1.) Rochester man in connection with that accident. Massingham, as a commercial driver, was required to be tested after the Shelton accident. A urine test was performed and he alleg- edly tested positive for amphet- amine, said Grays Harbor County Prosecutor Stew Menefee. The Shelton accident occurred on the same day that Massing- ham was due in court in Grays Harbor County for a pretrial hearing, which he missed. Massingham was ordered to jail by a Grays Harbor County Superior Court judge for violating conditions ot' his release - testing positive for taking drugs and fail- ure to appear in court. Menetbe said on Wednesday, December 27, that Massingham remained in jail, His bail was set at $500,000. In addition, Massingham was fired by J.B. Leonard Logging of Chehalis on November 15. He was driving tbr that firm when both accidents occurred, The Daily World said. Also, his com- mercial driver's license has been suspended by the Washington State Department of Licensing, Menefee said. Marlene Taylor, CLU Open Thursdays til 7 p.m. for your COtl vetl it'n ce ? AYLOR I.suRA.cE - 00s..v,o.s HAPPY NEW YEAR START THE NEW YEAR OFF RIGHT WITH A REVIEW OF YOUR INSURANCE -- * Auto * Home • Life • Health * Retirement • Annuities * Commercial * Supplemental Stop by today... _ THE ) HARTFORD 104 E. "D" St. #1 360-427-1989 • 360-426-5595 Shelton, WA 98584 The holidays may be over, but you don't need to be alone. There are friends and helpful staff at Alpine Way. You're free to leave the privacy of your apartment to join friends or participate in activities at any time. RETIREMENT APARTMENTS, ASSISTED LIVING AND ALZHEIMER'S SPECIAL CARE Call for a free lunch ai Id tour 900 Alpine Way (360) 26-2600 Shelton, WA 98584 www, encorecommunities.com Beth Johnston,. R.N., Manager Thursday, January 4, 2007 - Shelton-Mason County Journal - Page 7