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{ foal. tab sor th’ b0 , whil anci a 0 Jreni :ited t drivt v aP ve cg San! ;anta Y00eaders" CJournal: Despair averted Editor, The Journal: and helped us. Christmas Eve and Cut losses and forget winning Editor, The Journal: Cut to win? I've been hearing this bandied about recently as a solution for Iraq. I guess the main idea being that we have become a major part of the problem and a roadblock to peace and victory. While I agree with the getting-out part, I have to disagree with any idea that we can still have a victory/win in Iraq. How about, cut our losses in human terms and forget the win- ning? For any sensible definition of the term, there is no winning, can be no winning, tbr the U.S. in Iraq. The Iraqi people may pull a win out of the mess we created, but for the U.S., there is no win there. Iraq Study Group? Where were the Iraqis in determining what went into the report? Yes, a lot of Iraqis were consulted, but the final draft was decided on and written by Americans. The Presi- dent is going to outline his plan for Iraq later this month. How arrogant can we be'? In case you missed it: We are Americans; we will do that and only that which is in the best interest of America. Only the Iraqis can act in the best interest of their country and only the Iraqis should be deciding what the solution is for peace, victory or whatever it is they want in their country. Yes, we broke it and we need to be involved in fixing it. This does not mean we need to be the ones doing the actual fixing. We alone can not and never could fix it. We need to step back and assist the Iraqi people in fixing what they deem necessary to fix. Unlike tell- ing them, "You're fired; only Hal- liburton knows how to fix a power plant." Not being an Iraqi I can not even begin to determine a solution for Iraq. So my solution for the U.S.: Quit playing God. Give all power back to the Iraqi government. Tell the Iraq government that our troops are going to be gone in six months. Okay, give it a year, but by next Christmas all U.S. troops will be out of Iraq. During this time our troops will assist you in any way you feel necessary, within the restraints of interna- tional law, of course. For the next 10 years we will provide any rea- sonable economic aid you require. No payback required or desired. It is your country. We are very sorry we all but destroyed it, and we will do all we can to help you fix it. We ourselves can not fix it because our presence is in fact a large part of the problem and a deterrent to the fixing. All this political posturing and concern for actions of others is of no concern. The country belongs to the Iraqi people. Assist them, yes. Direct them, no. They must make what they will of THEIR COUNTRY. Floyd C. Hall Jr. Hoodsport Strozyk dedicated to others Editor, The Journal: I and many other veterans have had the honor and the pleasure to work with this fel- low Gene Strozyk on our food and toy distribution for Christ- mas. This is the fifth year that my wife and I have done our meager share of volunteer work at the old armory, and I can honestly say that when I went to bed at night I was completely exhausted. Now I know for a fact that he gets up at 3 in the morning and is still going strong at 6 in the evening. How can he do it? Be- cause not only is he a concerned person but a very caring person. For the Christmas basket dis- tribution on Saturday, December 23, because of the foul weather, quite a few of the families were unable to make it to the armory. So what does he do? He gets on the telephone and starts calling each and every one of" the fami- lies that couldn't make it in and notifies them that he would be open Sunday morning and asks them if at all possible to come and pick up their baskets of fbod and toys for the kids. He didn't ask for any volunteers to help him, but a whole bunch of the vets and theic wives were there to help him. Now if that didn't put a lump in your throat. All those guys weren't going to let him do all that work by himselfl I have seen him year after year make trips in his own ve- hicle on his own time to deliver food to families and kids that weren't able to make it in. You know what his answer to that is: "Nobody is going hungry, not if I can help it, not this Christmas!" He goes out of his way to thank everyone for helping, vol- unteering and donations, etc. How about him taking a few bows? Oh no! Not him. He's too proud! Well, anyway, fbr a terrific job well done, Gene, we all applaud you. I'm proud to have you as my friend, and may God bless you. Paul Sanchez Christmas Village ly wat Supp d C 1 ,rtall ort Hoo ana measures ll S Editor, The Journal: with our support of the mainte- to replace a couple of buses that Lo ha  I am writing this letter in sup- nance-and-operations levy, we will are over 20 years old - another im- the p port of the Hood Canal School do our part to help maintain pro- portant piece in helping our chil- fives; District maintenance-and-opera- grams in place and hopefully help dren receive an education. he w ions levy and the transportation to enhance essential functions of a I urge your support of proposi- ) th0 vehicle levy. o, quality education, tions 1 and 2 in the all-mail elec- d bo For the past seven years, I h,,ve The funds from the transporta- tion on February 6. not t Doris Fredin ,lida Volunteered at the school. This tion vehicle levy, if passed, will be ear, I am working with four chil- used to purchase a couple of' buses Lake Limerick Treb ren in helping them to improve d La their reading skills. I volunteer LAd# olinet duti0 Rath rogre ,s hM fissid es 1 it, ightP ,n idt egin  visioff rs WIle lgs # :ms (: od i "Fate!: mt M: s of It misit to ti€ c u $ end f md tb, dy uzs,, -kltm ecause it is extremely rewarding. atchin these children ow in their abilities is a gift to m? Prior to my retirement f₯om the hool in 2000, I taught kindergar- ° _n, third grade and fourth grade vet a 20-year span. In my first ar of teaching kindergarten, I Laa 32 students. I spent more time uOWlng noses and tying shoe- swings than anythi:lSechanges I have observed Years The In.education over these y • . mng that has changed the most is me number of demands placed on ne schools, teachers dnd students from the state and national gov- ernment. With so many demands directed at the basic skills and ettLng requirements, little time is  mr teaching creativity and the tfie arts. At Hood Canal School, ae music Program was eliminated due to the double failure of a levy election several years ago. Previ- OUsly, the school had offered an instrumental and choral program h?ugh a half-time teacher at the ool. The fine arts are an important part of a student's education, and FULL SERVICE ItUTO REPAIR Specializing in brakes, exhaust and custom work FAEE ESTIMATES & FLUID CHECKS "Quality and Trust That "s Hometowne Service" January 4, 1919 December 10, 2006 Rev. Wesley H. Gain o Sunday, January 14 12 Noon- 3 p.m. Hood Canal Community Church Hoodsport, Washington i i IIIIlllllll# A week befbre Christmas, our family's home was burglarized. The thieves took all of the Christ- mas presents that we had set aside fbr our two girls. Even the Christmas wrapping paper and Christmas stockings were taken. Other items were taken, but the Christmas presents were the items that shook us to the point of tears. What kind of people would steal Christmas away from our little girls? We told ourselves in the days following that we would just do the best that we could and make sure our girls got a few things. The hardship and stress that this Grinch thief placed on my hus- band and me was a horrendous experience. In the pits of despair, faith in humanity and the true spirit of Christmas blessed our family 100 times over. Our community, people who love us and care about our little girls, rallied around us Christmas morning, our children opened their presents wide-eyed with amazement and giggled with glee at the dolls, toys and clothes they received. Their smiles wiped away all the horrible feelings that we had felt in the week prior and indeed, we had a merry little Christmas. Without the love and support from all the volunteers at Ma- son County Fire District 9, the Skokomish Public Safety Depart- ment, Alfred and Layla Smith and Keoki and Kerry Kaluna, our Christmas would have been very different. We truly appreciate the gener- osity of everyone who gave to our family over the holidays. We will never forget the kindness and compassion we received. All of these people saved Christmas at our house. Lalena Amiotte Donald Monahan Shelton HOllOA O= N E RATOR 0 DOWN 0 PAYMENTS 0 INTEREST" "',[ :,I( Rt t)R DI A4L5 • 1 O00 watts • Weighs less than 29 Ibs. • 12V-8.3A DC output • Super quiet EU1000 PRICE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST EU2000 • 2000 watts max • Lightweight portable design • Fuel-efficient Eco-Throttle • Extremely quiet operation PRICE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST • 3800 watts 120/240 • OHV Honda engine • GFCI equipped • Electric start • 12V DC charging circuit EM3800 PRICE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST EMS000 • 5000 watts • Honda 1 lhp OHV • 4.5-gallon fuel tank • Electronic ignition PRICE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST INSTALLATION AVAILABLE - PROPANE CONVERSIONS AVAILABLE • Ready-made heavy duty ,I Hardware rubber twist block cord First & Mill, Shelton sets 426-4373 or 426-2411 • Generator transfer Monday-Saturday 7:30-6 switch sets Sunday 8:30-5 Vour Authorized Full Service Dealer f]Z Thursday, danuary 11,2007 - Shelton-Mason County dournal - Page 5 { foal. tab sor th’ b0 , whil anci a 0 Jreni :ited t drivt vaP ve cg San! ;anta Y00eaders" CJournal: Despair averted Editor, The Journal: and helped us. Christmas Eve and Cut losses and forget winning Editor, The Journal: Cut to win? I've been hearing this bandied about recently as a solution for Iraq. I guess the main idea being that we have become a major part of the problem and a roadblock to peace and victory. While I agree with the getting-out part, I have to disagree with any idea that we can still have a victory/win in Iraq. How about, cut our losses in human terms and forget the win- ning? For any sensible definition of the term, there is no winning, can be no winning, tbr the U.S. in Iraq. The Iraqi people may pull a win out of the mess we created, but for the U.S., there is no win there. Iraq Study Group? Where were the Iraqis in determining what went into the report? Yes, a lot of Iraqis were consulted, but the final draft was decided on and written by Americans. The Presi- dent is going to outline his plan for Iraq later this month. How arrogant can we be'? In case you missed it: We are Americans; we will do that and only that which is in the best interest of America. Only the Iraqis can act in the best interest of their country and only the Iraqis should be deciding what the solution is for peace, victory or whatever it is they want in their country. Yes, we broke it and we need to be involved in fixing it. This does not mean we need to be the ones doing the actual fixing. We alone can not and never could fix it. We need to step back and assist the Iraqi people in fixing what they deem necessary to fix. Unlike tell- ing them, "You're fired; only Hal- liburton knows how to fix a power plant." Not being an Iraqi I can not even begin to determine a solution for Iraq. So my solution for the U.S.: Quit playing God. Give all power back to the Iraqi government. Tell the Iraq government that our troops are going to be gone in six months. Okay, give it a year, but by next Christmas all U.S. troops will be out of Iraq. During this time our troops will assist you in any way you feel necessary, within the restraints of interna- tional law, of course. For the next 10 years we will provide any rea- sonable economic aid you require. No payback required or desired. It is your country. We are very sorry we all but destroyed it, and we will do all we can to help you fix it. We ourselves can not fix it because our presence is in fact a large part of the problem and a deterrent to the fixing. All this political posturing and concern for actions of others is of no concern. The country belongs to the Iraqi people. Assist them, yes. Direct them, no. They must make what they will of THEIR COUNTRY. Floyd C. Hall Jr. Hoodsport Strozyk dedicated to others Editor, The Journal: I and many other veterans have had the honor and the pleasure to work with this fel- low Gene Strozyk on our food and toy distribution for Christ- mas. This is the fifth year that my wife and I have done our meager share of volunteer work at the old armory, and I can honestly say that when I went to bed at night I was completely exhausted. Now I know for a fact that he gets up at 3 in the morning and is still going strong at 6 in the evening. How can he do it? Be- cause not only is he a concerned person but a very caring person. For the Christmas basket dis- tribution on Saturday, December 23, because of the foul weather, quite a few of the families were unable to make it to the armory. So what does he do? He gets on the telephone and starts calling each and every one of" the fami- lies that couldn't make it in and notifies them that he would be open Sunday morning and asks them if at all possible to come and pick up their baskets of fbod and toys for the kids. He didn't ask for any volunteers to help him, but a whole bunch of the vets and theic wives were there to help him. Now if that didn't put a lump in your throat. All those guys weren't going to let him do all that work by himselfl I have seen him year after year make trips in his own ve- hicle on his own time to deliver food to families and kids that weren't able to make it in. You know what his answer to that is: "Nobody is going hungry, not if I can help it, not this Christmas!" He goes out of his way to thank everyone for helping, vol- unteering and donations, etc. How about him taking a few bows? Oh no! Not him. He's too proud! Well, anyway, fbr a terrific job well done, Gene, we all applaud you. I'm proud to have you as my friend, and may God bless you. Paul Sanchez Christmas Village ly wat Supp d C 1 ,rtall ort Hoo ana measures ll S Editor, The Journal: with our support of the mainte- to replace a couple of buses that Lo ha  I am writing this letter in sup- nance-and-operations levy, we will are over 20 years old - another im- the p port of the Hood Canal School do our part to help maintain pro- portant piece in helping our chil- fives; District maintenance-and-opera- grams in place and hopefully help dren receive an education. he w ions levy and the transportation to enhance essential functions of a I urge your support of proposi- ) th0 vehicle levy. o, quality education, tions 1 and 2 in the all-mail elec- d bo For the past seven years, I h,,ve The funds from the transporta- tion on February 6. not t Doris Fredin ,lida Volunteered at the school. This tion vehicle levy, if passed, will be ear, I am working with four chil- used to purchase a couple of' buses Lake Limerick Treb ren in helping them to improve d La their reading skills. I volunteer LAd# olinet duti0 Rath rogre ,s hM fissid es 1 it, ightP ,n idt egin  visioff rs WIle lgs # :ms (: od i "Fate!: mt M: s of It misit to ti€ c u $ end f md tb, dy uzs,, -kltm ecause it is extremely rewarding. atchin these children ow in their abilities is a gift to m? Prior to my retirement f₯om the hool in 2000, I taught kindergar- ° _n, third grade and fourth grade vet a 20-year span. In my first ar of teaching kindergarten, I Laa 32 students. I spent more time uOWlng noses and tying shoe- swings than anythi:lSechanges I have observed Years The In.education over these y • . mng that has changed the most is me number of demands placed on ne schools, teachers dnd students from the state and national gov- ernment. With so many demands directed at the basic skills and ettLng requirements, little time is  mr teaching creativity and the tfie arts. At Hood Canal School, ae music Program was eliminated due to the double failure of a levy election several years ago. Previ- OUsly, the school had offered an instrumental and choral program h?ugh a half-time teacher at the ool. The fine arts are an important part of a student's education, and FULL SERVICE ItUTO REPAIR Specializing in brakes, exhaust and custom work FAEE ESTIMATES & FLUID CHECKS "Quality and Trust That "s Hometowne Service" January 4, 1919 December 10, 2006 Rev. Wesley H. Gain o Sunday, January 14 12 Noon- 3 p.m. Hood Canal Community Church Hoodsport, Washington i i IIIIlllllll# A week befbre Christmas, our family's home was burglarized. The thieves took all of the Christ- mas presents that we had set aside fbr our two girls. Even the Christmas wrapping paper and Christmas stockings were taken. Other items were taken, but the Christmas presents were the items that shook us to the point of tears. What kind of people would steal Christmas away from our little girls? We told ourselves in the days following that we would just do the best that we could and make sure our girls got a few things. The hardship and stress that this Grinch thief placed on my hus- band and me was a horrendous experience. In the pits of despair, faith in humanity and the true spirit of Christmas blessed our family 100 times over. Our community, people who love us and care about our little girls, rallied around us Christmas morning, our children opened their presents wide-eyed with amazement and giggled with glee at the dolls, toys and clothes they received. Their smiles wiped away all the horrible feelings that we had felt in the week prior and indeed, we had a merry little Christmas. Without the love and support from all the volunteers at Ma- son County Fire District 9, the Skokomish Public Safety Depart- ment, Alfred and Layla Smith and Keoki and Kerry Kaluna, our Christmas would have been very different. We truly appreciate the gener- osity of everyone who gave to our family over the holidays. We will never forget the kindness and compassion we received. All of these people saved Christmas at our house. Lalena Amiotte Donald Monahan Shelton HOllOA O= N E RATOR 0 DOWN 0 PAYMENTS 0 INTEREST" "',[ :,I( Rt t)R DI A4L5 • 1 O00 watts • Weighs less than 29 Ibs. • 12V-8.3A DC output • Super quiet EU1000 PRICE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST EU2000 • 2000 watts max • Lightweight portable design • Fuel-efficient Eco-Throttle • Extremely quiet operation PRICE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST • 3800 watts 120/240 • OHV Honda engine • GFCI equipped • Electric start • 12V DC charging circuit EM3800 PRICE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST EMS000 • 5000 watts • Honda 1 lhp OHV • 4.5-gallon fuel tank • Electronic ignition PRICE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST INSTALLATION AVAILABLE - PROPANE CONVERSIONS AVAILABLE • Ready-made heavy duty ,I Hardware rubber twist block cord First & Mill, Shelton sets 426-4373 or 426-2411 • Generator transfer Monday-Saturday 7:30-6 switch sets Sunday 8:30-5 Vour Authorized Full Service Dealer f]Z Thursday, danuary 11,2007 - Shelton-Mason County dournal - Page 5