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m m m 'l J m , you the )u've hose ,nds." need II us or, InC. )uart•r BRENDA KILLIAN of Peninsula Credit Union's Shelton branch shows off some of the goodies that were offered at the credit union's annual Holiday Bake Sale. Proceeds benefited local food banks. Bake sale survives storm; to share with food banks Neither wind nor cold nor power outages could stop Penin- sula Credit Union from holding its 20th annual Holiday Bake Sale to benefit local community food banks. Although it was delayed over the weekend due to the power outage Friday, December 15, the credit union hosted the bake sale on Monday, December 18, in the lobby of' its Shelton branch. b Many credit union employees ought items that were most perishable on Friday, when it be- came obvious they couldn't hold the sale that day. On Monday, many of the baked goods were in pertbct condition and ready to sell. A total of $1,058 was raised through the sale and the cred- it union matched that amount dollar-fbr-dollar, which meant $2,116 was split evenly between the Saints' Pantry tbod bank, Hood Canal Food Bank, Mat- lock Community Food Bank and North Mason Food Bank. Many Peninsula employees help bake and purchase the good- ies. The event becomes a reality each year with the commitment by Brenda Killian and Linda Rogers in coordinating the bak- ing, planning and packaging. .Board of Year keeps abreast of challenges (Continued from page 13.) e. Jones & Roberts Company of • lyrapia submitted the winning bid of $8.4 million to build the new school. A full-service kitchen will be constructed in the area now dedicated to the gym's locker rooms. A cafeteria and commons area will extend from the kitchen to the classroom wings and be ad- Jacent to the main entrance, office nd library. New locker rooms are emg built, d Voters approved bons to pay for building of the school in April o[ 2004, after which the directors wrote as follows in a letter to the editor of this newspaper: "Our community should be proud of itself for its vision and thr- slgltedness in makinga commit- meat to strengthen and enhance the future e(tucational services for the district's students and for un- :promisingly supporting an et: critically needed." THE MOVE INTO the new chool is planned for September [next year, at which time the old l cn°ol will be torn down and the and on which it sits will be become he Parking lot. In the meantime ae board is moving ahead on two Other Components of the funding PiCtUre at Hood Canal School: lev- Ies and impact fees. Following a report from Super- intendent Ron Zier that the enroll- aheat is steady and construction of ae new school was slowed a bit by the nasty weather of November, the board Voted 4-0 in Binder's absence to ask the people of the district to UpPort two levy measures in bal- Ots to be counted on February 6: a $220,000 levy tbr transportation in 2008 and a $723,740 maintenance- and-operation levy tbr 2008-2010. Ballots in the all-mail election will be sent to voters on January 17. "Most people vote within the first few days of receiving their bal- lots," Pavel observed in suggesting the campaign to win passage of these measures had better get into gear. This remark was part of a dis- cussion of what the district can and cannot do to secure passage of these ballot measures. Zier reported that the Hood Canal Levy Committee has $450 in its treasury. The plan is tbr the committee to prepare a brochure about the proposed levies and distribute them to voters be- tween now and the election. Infor- mation about the levies will also be included in newsletters which are mailed to people in the district. "WE CAN SUBMIT factual in- formation to our public," Zier said in refbrence to the school newslet- ters. Endicott chairs meetings of the board and said she'll be making the rounds to talk about the levies to various groups in the community. She also knows a few dozen snow- birds who live and vote in the Hood Canal School District but spend their winters in Arizona, and has plans to contact them about the election as well. "The first 17 days in January are going to be critical," Endicott said. Presenters of the award made particular note of an improvement in scores of Hood Canal students taking the Washington Assess- ment of Student Learning. Progress on this tont was first noted in 2003, when the school was in its third year as a School Improvement Site and the staff was working closely with George Holmgren from the Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruc- tion. .,,,oc.,.: L Center i AUTOMOTIVE The Professionals The choice of people who are particular about their cars! 33 Olympic Highway North 426-1467 ) Shelton, WA 98584 Dan Moldenhauer, owner Jail gets good report card (Continued from page 13.) to appropriate more money to the jail for the health care of an aging inmate population. THE REPORT by King As- sociates reminded the county of state laws concerning health care in correctional facilities. The state requires that all jail employees be trained in first aid and be aware of any poten- tial emergency situations. Every shift should have at least one of- ricer trained in cardiopulmonary resuscitation and the officers "shall have training regarding the recognition of general sys- tems of mental illness and retar- dation." The last person to kill himself in the Mason County Jail was 19-year-old Andrew David Miller of Shelton, who hanged himself to death on May 11, 1999. Of- ricers tbund him hanging in his cell from a length of fabric he had torn from his blanket and attached to a grate in the ceil- ing. Staff had last seen him alive about 20 minutes before that. A caseworker from Community Mental Health talked with Miller at the jail and officers had taken the usual procedures to prevent suicide by an inmate. Miller was arrested after an incident that allegedly occurred around noon on a Sunday at the home of his grandfather. He re- portedly was angry because his grandfather wouldn't let him use his motorhome. Officers famil- iar with the case reportedly said Miller might need to be sent to Steilacoom's Western State Hos- pital, a facility where defendants in criminal cases can be checked for psychological problems. County considers Students can higher permit fees (Continued from page 20.) local mobile home industry. Commissioner Jayni Kamin said she believes it's very important for county departments to establish trust with local organizations. "I am concerned that there has been a lack of public participation in this process," she said, adding later: "I believe affordable housingis an is- sue." KAMIN NOTED that housing here is generally affordable but said consistently raising building permit fees could negatively im- pact the market. "I really do not fhel comfortable at this time in passing this," she said, suggesting the county research more-effective cost recovery and support of the planning department. Commissioner Lynda Ring-Er- ickson said she would encourage the planning department to estab- lish an advisory group to work more closely on this issue over time. "I also recognize that I don't want to raise everybody's taxes to support what I believe should probably be revenue-backed," she said. Ring-Erickson said she is also concerned that fees have not been increased for several years. Ring- Erickson said she believes the pro- posed increase is about consistent with employee salary increases. Commissioner Tim Sheldon also expressed concern about the lack of public notice and Housekeeper's statement that he had only just re- ceived news of the proposal. Shel- don suggested tabling the issue for a couple of weeks to allow for more discussion of the potential ramifi- cations of the fee changes. EMMETT DOBEY, director of the Department of Community Development, reminded the com- mission that this department is finishing this year with a deficit, a County okays budget for 2007 (Continued from page 19.) revenue set aside for that purpose and restoring funds for miscella- neous professional services in su- perior court. • Establishing the Victims Wit- ness Activities Fund, to account for state funding to assist in meet- ing the needs of victims of crime and the Trial Court Improvement Fund to account for staffing in the county court system. Since wage and benefit increas- es for union and non-union em- ployees are still being negotiated, they are not reflected in the 2007 budget. situation he attributes to changes in the budget process. "Time is of the essence," he said. Dobey said the less revenue his department receives now, the greater the odds are that his de- partment will need to ask for even more money next year. Ring-Erick- son said that since the department of community development is fi- nancially supported by the revenue generated through fees, it may be looking at some reduction in staff. "We knew this was coming and allowed it to balance itself for the year," she said. "Given current rev- enues, we've tried really hard not to be looking at layoffs." Three commissioners plan to reconsider the matter on Tues- day, January 9, by which time Ross Gallagher will have taken the elective office held by Kamin. "I would like to see an enhanced public process and I have no prob- lem reviewing the rates again," Ring-Erickson said. register to re-take WASL Students in the llth and 12th grades who have not passed all or part of the Washington As- sessment of Student Learning test have an opportunity to re- take the Washington Assess- ment of Student Learning this spring, the Shelton School Dis- trict reports. Students who want to retake the test must register through the Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction either on- line at www.kl2.wa.us/wasl- registration, or by phoning 1- 866-400-WASL (9275) between ,January 9 and February 9. Tele- phone support will be available between 7 a.m. and 6 p.m. on weekdays, excluding holidays. The student's State Student Identifier (SSID) number, locat- ed on the front of' the Individual Score Report, is required for registration. For more intbrmation, call • Margo Otto at 426-1687. What's New in 2007? Dr. Lyle Norton, D.C. Open Monday- Friday Massage Therapy Available • Call Now For Your Appointment • Take a step toward better health in 2007 877-BACK (877-2225) 60 N. Lake Cushman Road * Suite 107 * Hoodsport (next to the Hoodsport Post Office) I Monday-Thursday 9 a.m.-4 p.m. (25 + Years Experience) General Dentistry full service practice Restorative care (Crowns, Bridges, Fillings) Extractions * Full & Partial Dentures Repairs * Relines Most Insurances Accepted S. Peters, DPD C. Ngo, DDS Thursday, January 4, 2007 - Shelton-Mason County Journal - Page 21 m m m 'l J m , you the )u've hose ,nds." need II us or, InC. )uart•r BRENDA KILLIAN of Peninsula Credit Union's Shelton branch shows off some of the goodies that were offered at the credit union's annual Holiday Bake Sale. Proceeds benefited local food banks. Bake sale survives storm; to share with food banks Neither wind nor cold nor power outages could stop Penin- sula Credit Union from holding its 20th annual Holiday Bake Sale to benefit local community food banks. Although it was delayed over the weekend due to the power outage Friday, December 15, the credit union hosted the bake sale on Monday, December 18, in the lobby of' its Shelton branch. b Many credit union employees ought items that were most perishable on Friday, when it be- came obvious they couldn't hold the sale that day. On Monday, many of the baked goods were in pertbct condition and ready to sell. A total of $1,058 was raised through the sale and the cred- it union matched that amount dollar-fbr-dollar, which meant $2,116 was split evenly between the Saints' Pantry tbod bank, Hood Canal Food Bank, Mat- lock Community Food Bank and North Mason Food Bank. Many Peninsula employees help bake and purchase the good- ies. The event becomes a reality each year with the commitment by Brenda Killian and Linda Rogers in coordinating the bak- ing, planning and packaging. .Board of Year keeps abreast of challenges (Continued from page 13.) e. Jones & Roberts Company of • lyrapia submitted the winning bid of $8.4 million to build the new school. A full-service kitchen will be constructed in the area now dedicated to the gym's locker rooms. A cafeteria and commons area will extend from the kitchen to the classroom wings and be ad- Jacent to the main entrance, office nd library. New locker rooms are emg built, d Voters approved bons to pay for building of the school in April o[ 2004, after which the directors wrote as follows in a letter to the editor of this newspaper: "Our community should be proud of itself for its vision and thr- slgltedness in makinga commit- meat to strengthen and enhance the future e(tucational services for the district's students and for un- :promisingly supporting an et: critically needed." THE MOVE INTO the new chool is planned for September [next year, at which time the old l cn°ol will be torn down and the and on which it sits will be become he Parking lot. In the meantime ae board is moving ahead on two Other Components of the funding PiCtUre at Hood Canal School: lev- Ies and impact fees. Following a report from Super- intendent Ron Zier that the enroll- aheat is steady and construction of ae new school was slowed a bit by the nasty weather of November, the board Voted 4-0 in Binder's absence to ask the people of the district to UpPort two levy measures in bal- Ots to be counted on February 6: a $220,000 levy tbr transportation in 2008 and a $723,740 maintenance- and-operation levy tbr 2008-2010. Ballots in the all-mail election will be sent to voters on January 17. "Most people vote within the first few days of receiving their bal- lots," Pavel observed in suggesting the campaign to win passage of these measures had better get into gear. This remark was part of a dis- cussion of what the district can and cannot do to secure passage of these ballot measures. Zier reported that the Hood Canal Levy Committee has $450 in its treasury. The plan is tbr the committee to prepare a brochure about the proposed levies and distribute them to voters be- tween now and the election. Infor- mation about the levies will also be included in newsletters which are mailed to people in the district. "WE CAN SUBMIT factual in- formation to our public," Zier said in refbrence to the school newslet- ters. Endicott chairs meetings of the board and said she'll be making the rounds to talk about the levies to various groups in the community. She also knows a few dozen snow- birds who live and vote in the Hood Canal School District but spend their winters in Arizona, and has plans to contact them about the election as well. "The first 17 days in January are going to be critical," Endicott said. Presenters of the award made particular note of an improvement in scores of Hood Canal students taking the Washington Assess- ment of Student Learning. Progress on this tont was first noted in 2003, when the school was in its third year as a School Improvement Site and the staff was working closely with George Holmgren from the Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruc- tion. .,,,oc.,.: L Center i AUTOMOTIVE The Professionals The choice of people who are particular about their cars! 33 Olympic Highway North 426-1467 ) Shelton, WA 98584 Dan Moldenhauer, owner Jail gets good report card (Continued from page 13.) to appropriate more money to the jail for the health care of an aging inmate population. THE REPORT by King As- sociates reminded the county of state laws concerning health care in correctional facilities. The state requires that all jail employees be trained in first aid and be aware of any poten- tial emergency situations. Every shift should have at least one of- ricer trained in cardiopulmonary resuscitation and the officers "shall have training regarding the recognition of general sys- tems of mental illness and retar- dation." The last person to kill himself in the Mason County Jail was 19-year-old Andrew David Miller of Shelton, who hanged himself to death on May 11, 1999. Of- ricers tbund him hanging in his cell from a length of fabric he had torn from his blanket and attached to a grate in the ceil- ing. Staff had last seen him alive about 20 minutes before that. A caseworker from Community Mental Health talked with Miller at the jail and officers had taken the usual procedures to prevent suicide by an inmate. Miller was arrested after an incident that allegedly occurred around noon on a Sunday at the home of his grandfather. He re- portedly was angry because his grandfather wouldn't let him use his motorhome. Officers famil- iar with the case reportedly said Miller might need to be sent to Steilacoom's Western State Hos- pital, a facility where defendants in criminal cases can be checked for psychological problems. County considers Students can higher permit fees (Continued from page 20.) local mobile home industry. Commissioner Jayni Kamin said she believes it's very important for county departments to establish trust with local organizations. "I am concerned that there has been a lack of public participation in this process," she said, adding later: "I believe affordable housingis an is- sue." KAMIN NOTED that housing here is generally affordable but said consistently raising building permit fees could negatively im- pact the market. "I really do not fhel comfortable at this time in passing this," she said, suggesting the county research more-effective cost recovery and support of the planning department. Commissioner Lynda Ring-Er- ickson said she would encourage the planning department to estab- lish an advisory group to work more closely on this issue over time. "I also recognize that I don't want to raise everybody's taxes to support what I believe should probably be revenue-backed," she said. Ring-Erickson said she is also concerned that fees have not been increased for several years. Ring- Erickson said she believes the pro- posed increase is about consistent with employee salary increases. Commissioner Tim Sheldon also expressed concern about the lack of public notice and Housekeeper's statement that he had only just re- ceived news of the proposal. Shel- don suggested tabling the issue for a couple of weeks to allow for more discussion of the potential ramifi- cations of the fee changes. EMMETT DOBEY, director of the Department of Community Development, reminded the com- mission that this department is finishing this year with a deficit, a County okays budget for 2007 (Continued from page 19.) revenue set aside for that purpose and restoring funds for miscella- neous professional services in su- perior court. • Establishing the Victims Wit- ness Activities Fund, to account for state funding to assist in meet- ing the needs of victims of crime and the Trial Court Improvement Fund to account for staffing in the county court system. Since wage and benefit increas- es for union and non-union em- ployees are still being negotiated, they are not reflected in the 2007 budget. situation he attributes to changes in the budget process. "Time is of the essence," he said. Dobey said the less revenue his department receives now, the greater the odds are that his de- partment will need to ask for even more money next year. Ring-Erick- son said that since the department of community development is fi- nancially supported by the revenue generated through fees, it may be looking at some reduction in staff. "We knew this was coming and allowed it to balance itself for the year," she said. "Given current rev- enues, we've tried really hard not to be looking at layoffs." Three commissioners plan to reconsider the matter on Tues- day, January 9, by which time Ross Gallagher will have taken the elective office held by Kamin. "I would like to see an enhanced public process and I have no prob- lem reviewing the rates again," Ring-Erickson said. register to re-take WASL Students in the llth and 12th grades who have not passed all or part of the Washington As- sessment of Student Learning test have an opportunity to re- take the Washington Assess- ment of Student Learning this spring, the Shelton School Dis- trict reports. Students who want to retake the test must register through the Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction either on- line at www.kl2.wa.us/wasl- registration, or by phoning 1- 866-400-WASL (9275) between ,January 9 and February 9. Tele- phone support will be available between 7 a.m. and 6 p.m. on weekdays, excluding holidays. The student's State Student Identifier (SSID) number, locat- ed on the front of' the Individual Score Report, is required for registration. For more intbrmation, call • Margo Otto at 426-1687. What's New in 2007? Dr. Lyle Norton, D.C. Open Monday- Friday Massage Therapy Available • Call Now For Your Appointment • Take a step toward better health in 2007 877-BACK (877-2225) 60 N. Lake Cushman Road * Suite 107 * Hoodsport (next to the Hoodsport Post Office) I Monday-Thursday 9 a.m.-4 p.m. (25 + Years Experience) General Dentistry full service practice Restorative care (Crowns, Bridges, Fillings) Extractions * Full & Partial Dentures Repairs * Relines Most Insurances Accepted S. Peters, DPD C. Ngo, DDS Thursday, January 4, 2007 - Shelton-Mason County Journal - Page 21