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By NATALIE JOHNSON
If you were asked to grade the
performance of your local legisla-
tors, what would you say?
The Shelton-Mason County and
North Mason chambers of com-
merce asked our three local rep-
resentatives, State Senator Tim
Sheldon and 35th district House
Representatives Kathy Haigh and
Fred Finn to do just that.
Finn spoke honestly, giving the
state legislature a "C- or C" grade,
particularly because of their reac-
tion to the public outcry against
the candy and bottled water tax.
Haigh also commented on the
legislature's performance in the
past year.
"Personally, I don't believe in
grades, I never have and I never
Journal photo by Natalie Johnson
Representative
Fred Finn
speaks to the
audience at the
Shelton-Mason
County and
North Mason
Chambers of
Commerce
Legislative send-
off Tuesday
morning.
will," she said. "I think we prob- local business owners, and repro-
ably got 50 percent of the way sentatives from city and county
there." government.
The two groups hosted their an- The chambers also presented
nual legislative send off at the Co- the senator and representatives
lonial House in downtown Shelton with a list of what they deemed to
early Tuesday, which was attend- be legislative priorities in 2011.
ed by members of the chambers, "Our 2011 priorities look a lot
like our 2010 prio ies because as
we all know things don't move that
fast," said Patti Case, Shelton-Ma-
son County Chamber of Commerce
president.
Those priorities include avoid-
ing new taxes, reforming worker's
compensation programs, stabiliz-
ing unemployment insurance tax-
es, protecting resource industries,
the Belfair Bypass, maintaining
entrepreneurial partnerships in
the clean-up of the Puget Sound
and the Hood Canal, providing
funding for Olympic College Shel-
ton and funding state tourism pro-
motion.
Overall, the chambers asked the
representatives do "do no harm."
"Every vote down there I think
about our economy, I think as
a chamber you recognize that,"
Sheldon said.
Haigh also responded to their
priorities, particularly those relat-
ing to North Mason and the Bel-
fair Bypass.
"As a representative I've
worked hard to stay in touch with
our communities I've worked
hard for the Belfair Bypass, I was
instrumental in getting the Bel-
fair sewer in place," she said. "The
noise from industry is a real both-
er, but it's a good thing."
Finn said that he agreed with
the chambers that taxes should
not be increased and costs should
be cut, but that these things will
not fix the state's budget alone,
"Life is not that simple," he said.
"I think the budget mess we're in
is absolutely part of a national and
worldwide problem."
New mobile food brigade reaches out
By ARLA SHEPHARD dispense it at least once a back from local church lead- through the Washington
week, after the work day has ors and other groups at the State Department of Agricul-
In a room full of people in- ended, at central locations meeting they attended lastture, which provides funds to
terested in giving back to the all over North Mason -- A1- month, representatives from food banks, have seen a 27
community last month, Terilyn, Belfair, Grapeview and the food bank e.xpressed dis- percent increase in demand
Jelinek and Carol Armstrong Tahuya. pleasure at the idea. in the last two years, accord-
explained a new idea they On top of that, the brigade "Anybody who applies for ing to a press release issued
had to fill more stomachs in plans to deliver food to people their brigade, we'll take them by the state last month.
the winter, who may not be able to drive off our rolls," said Dan Tee- If the food brigade is not
Jelinek and Armstrong, into Belfair to collect what ters, executive director of the going after the same grant
volunteers at the North Ma- they need. North Mason Food Bank, last funds as the food bank, there
son County Resource referral Essentially, the program month. "If anybody wants to should be no competition
center, came up with a waycaters toward people who take advantage of the foodbetween the two, said Kim
to bring more food to morecannot obtain food on a regu- brigade, they cannot take ad- Eads, program manager for
people -- they call it thelar basis, either because they vantage of the food bank."food assistance programs at
Neighbor-to Neighbor Food are working during the North Teeters believes that pea-the Department of Agricul-
Brigade. Mason Food Bank's hours ofple should not be taking re- ture.
"I hear from people all operation or they live too far sources from more than one"If they are not going
the time, seniors who can't out to make the drive intoplace and that the food bank for the same money, then I
drive who live up on a hill, downtown Belfair, where the provides enough of what iscan't for the life of me see it
that they can't always getfood bank is located, needed in the community, being more than an internal
what they need every week," The food bank's hours are "We're still steaming about community struggle to share
Jelinek said in a later inter- Mondays and Tuesdays from it," Teeters said. "We basi- donations," Eads said. "It
view. "There's more need 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and Wednes- cally have to get a spy system is not illegal to receive food
now. It's more desperate."day from i to 5:30 p.m. going. We're trying to protect from a food bank and also a
The idea behind the food While Jelinek and Arm- state resources."
brigade is to collect food and strong received positive feed- Food assistance programs See Food on page A-5
Journal photos by Aria Shephard
North Mason County Resource volunteers
Carol Armstrong, left, and Teri Jelinek
stand with the beginning of their food
stores for the Neighbor-to-Neighbor Food
Brigade that the pair have started in North
Mason.
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