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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