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BELFAIR HERALD Serving Belfair -- Allyn m Grapeview m Tahuya -- Mason Lake -- South Shore m Victor Thursday, January 11, 2007 Section of The Shelton-Mason County Journal the Port of Allyn: Belfair burglary streak sits in on still under investigation 00omer first meeting when it came to the weather and it identifying it as having been do- bers. LIZCASE :: : :{:,::.,: ::: Jean Farmer is the new corn-  fbr the Port of Allyn, to fill the vacancy left ..... the recent death of longtime er Ben Meservey. first meeting as a commis- was on January 3. Farmer is an Allyn resident has been interested in serv- in the past and after Position opened up she ap- for the job. Farmer with her husband, ora, owns the Tom Farmer Company. She works as accountant and She is also the book- for Saint Gabriel Catho- Church in Port Orchard, for 7atholic Church and is the treasurer the Port Orchard Farmers&apos; The port's commissioner posi- are six-year terms. Meser- died with only one year of term completed. Farmer's ',Urrent appointment will run • December 31 of 2007. If Jean Farmer anyone chooses to file for her position in this year's general election, the elected party will serve for another tbur years. Otherwise, Farmer herself will serve the remaining years of' that term. the chamber: Local will its focus fiT he North Mason Chamber h EOmmerce is set to expand le marketing efforts of the }op Local rewards program by )ri • oca.ging an increased focus on ! service businesses. Cf he group successihlly kicked h ne new rewards program in t e last quarter of 2006. By vis- ing local businesses, consum- ___yrS can he entered into a month- drawing for a $100 Shop Lo- 'to'Jo:lanl gift certificate redeemable at ,so, Kay participating business. As I Sf[ Way of saying "thank you" to [°.ramunity members for shop- 1. ]lng local, 10 percent of the n. [PUsinesses, et participation fee is aside for beautification ef- rts in the North Mason com- munity " "a" ay the pro- - j Chamber officmllS;eceivedb "d°tion has been =H[ho e Y -- i" Pp rs and businesses and is reasing in momentum. And, o.er a busy holiday-retail sea- 1 'n, they are hoping that mo- :[etum will carry into local <-8 r ervice businesses. [Now THAT tax season is for examvle, the chain- Shop Local'committee will residents to use a lo- cal certified public accoutant or tax preparer. If a citizen needs insurance services, they will be encouraged to use a local agent. If the need is travel services, use the local travel agents. "This applies equally to res- taurants, mortgage brokers, investment advice, medical ser- vices, car repairs, haircuts and real estate," says Frank Kenny, the chamber's executive direc- tor. "Almost all of our needs can be met by a local service pro- vider." The chamber is encouraging involvement of all local busi- nesses, whether a member of the North Mason Chamber of Commerce or not. The effort is intended to support the group's motto of "Supporting Business and Building Community." Those that are interested in finding out more about the Shop Local campaign should contact the chamber by calling 275-4267 or visiting www.northmason- chamber.com on the Internet for more information about the Shop Local program and other efforts to support and promote the North Mason community. It looks prett-, bad but no one was hurt  to Ilia roadside wreck along State Route t-.n, Monday afternoon. The plckup ks ariver was attempting to turn ,gilt, heading northbound on the high- way, from the Log Plaza in downtown Going right, but going wrong By LIZ CASE model with a very good motorcycle cause none of the tax documents December was a rough month engine and it had a small sign on contained Social Security num- it also turned out to be a rough one for several downtown businesses who suffered some burglaries and break-in attempts. Mason County Undersheriff Dean Byrd confirms that his office is following leads and has identi- fied a person of interest, but no other information is presently available. The Herald, however, has found out about several of the incidents through word-of-mouth. The mid-month windstorm seemed to start things off, with a break-in at the North Mason Food Bank, located at 22471 NE State Route 3. Officials report that the intruders got inside by knocking in a window-mounted air condi- tioner, and once inside they rum- maged through the secretary's desk and the office, stealing candy bars, Safeway gift cards (intended to distribute to the needy), and some paper coin wrappers. The intruders also left behind "a big mess," according to food bank vol- unteers. THEIR NEXT stop was appar- ently the Mary E. Theler Commu- nity Center, located at 22871 NE State Route 3. Employees there re- port that intruders broke through a steel gate and stole a golf cart, a piece of engraving equipment used to make the small acrylic signs posted throughout the property and other sign-making supplies. The cart, according to volunteer Carol Wendtland, was an older nated by the North Mason Kiwan- is. The sign machine and supplies, according to Theler manager Anne Whitman, are valued at about $2,000. Candy wrappers and coin wrappers, apparently from the food bank break-in, were found scattered on the ground outside the main center building. The offices of dentist Dr. Donald LePere, located at 22921• NE State Route 3, was apparently hit next, with employees noting the loss of only some petty cash and a box of oatmeal cookies. They also noted that the office has been the target of several attempted burglaries in the last month or so. Sometime over the night of De- cember 24 or 25, My Friend's Car Lot, located at 291 NE Roy Boad Road, suffered a break-in. Accord- ing to owner Randy Neatherlin, the items selected for theft made no sense at all. "THE BUSINESS lost some cash, a car, a ring of keys on a soccer ball key chain, and copies of business licenses, which were hanging on the wall," Neatherlin said. "They left behind collectible knives, gold rings, and a stack of unopened, wrapped Christmas presents, but they took titles to cars already sold, deposit slips and went through a file drawer, pick- ing out documents with tax infor- mation." Neatherlin didn't think that identity-theft was a motive, be- On the night of December 27 or 28, two downtown businesses plus the library reported break-ins or attempt break-ins. The first was again the Theler Center, and em- ployees report that intruders dam- aged outside electrical boxes, spec- ulating that it was an attempt to disarm the center's alarm system. Attempts were also made to break into the lower exhibit building. That same night, the State Farm Insurance Agency, located at 23154 NE State Route 3, suffered the theft of computer equipment, a loss which effectively disabled of- fice operations for a time. Accord- ing to agency owner Bill Berg, the intruders broke in through a back window into a bathroom. ALSO HIT during that night was the North Mason Timberland Regional Library, located at 23081 NE State Route 3. Librarian Vic- toria Rexford reports that no one made it inside the building, but power was cut to the outside elec- trical fixtures which operated part of their heating units. As with the Theler Center, library employees speculated that the act was actu- ally an attempt to gain entry by disarming the alarm system. The Mason County Sheriffs Of- fice will welcome any information about these crimes or the stolen items. Those with information that could be useful can contact the sheriffs office by calling them at 275-4467, Extension 313. Relay for Life set to have Hawaiian theme this year The local Relay For Life effort for the coming year is kicking off this month in Belfair, beginning at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, January 18, at the North Mason Timber- land Regional Library. The American Cancer Society's Relay For Life 2007 in North Mason, with a Hawaiian theme of "Aloha Life!" is set tb run June 15-16 at the North Mason High School track. The kick-off event is for anyone who wants to sign up at $50 per team and anyone else who wants to come and learn more about this annual event which raises thou- sands of dollars for the cancer so- ciety every year. THE RELAY is the commu- nity "pulling together toward a common goal," according to chair Denise Snow of Belfair. "Join the festivities. Raise money for cancer research, advocacy, education pro- grams and patient services." In addition to raising funds to fight cancer, Relay is a time to Belfair when the incident occurred. Ap- parently a large number of keys on the driver's key chain somehow locked up the steering wheel and he was unable to regain control of the truck before going into the ditch. "honor cancer survivors in many meaningful ways," Snow contin- ues, as well as "build awareness about cancer prevention." All of that occurs overnight with community members on the track the entire time, with music, games, prizes, food, fun, family and friends. The Relay is a team event. Any- one in the community can form a team of approximately a dozen members and enter the group for the $50 fee. Those desiring to help sponsor the event may do so at the $300, $600 and $1,200 levels. THE PLANNING committee for Relay 2007 is open to new mem- bers and meets at 6:30 p.m. on the second Thursday of each month at the North Mason Timberland Re- gional Library. Whether as a team member, committee person or spon- sor, becoming involved early is en- couraged by Snow in order to have full and meaningful participation. For further information, fblks can visit www.northmasonre- lay.corn on the Internet or con- tact Snow directly by calling her at 275-6066, Extension 3204. Recycling program helps water quality People's old cell phones and ink-jet cartridges can now be recy- cled right here in Belfair, keeping them out of landfills and, more im- portantly, keeping toxic chemicals Cover story contained some errors A front-page story in the De- cember 28 edition of The Herald, appearing under the headline "At the school district: Landram has returned to president post on board," contained some erroneous information. The story incorrectly stated that school board members Glenn Landram and Jeff Werdall had each nominated themselves to be elected board president. In fact, Landram was nominated by Ken VanBuskirk and Werdall was nominated by Art Wightman. In addition, the story incorrect- ly stated that "teachers and prin- cipals have accused Landram and Andrews of acting beyond their roles as policy makers and under- mining them in front of students and parents." While the North Mason Education Association did pass a no-confidence vote on Landram and Andrews, no princi- pals were a par%y to it or the reso- lutions therein. out of the ground water. This recycling effort is being done by the Pacific Northwest Salmon Center as a fund-raiser to establish a general operations fund. For each donation, the group will receive, money from Phone- raiser, a company that specializes in recycling and refurbishing used technology. Cell phones in particular should be recycled instead of being dis- carded since each one contains at least eight toxic chemicals. Each old phone can, in turn, contami- nate up to 34,874 gallons of water. Phoneraiser recycles unusable cell phones (and ink-jet cartridges) in accordance with federal environ- mental regulations. Phoneraiser will also "flash" usable cell phones, erasing the phone's memory (including your old information) and allowing new software to be loaded and a new number assigned. The refurbished phones are then put in the hands of those who can use them. Donations of used cell phones and ink-jet cartridges can be dropped off at the offices of the Hood Canal Salmon Enhancement Group, located at 22881 NE State Route 3, and the Belfair locations of Kitsap Bank, the North Mason Chamber of Commerce, Olym- pia Federal Savings, Safeway, Seabeck Pizza and Belfair Valley Nursery. For more information about this unique program contact the Salmon Center at 275-2763. BELFAIR HERALD Serving Belfair -- Allyn m Grapeview m Tahuya -- Mason Lake -- South Shore m Victor Thursday, January 11, 2007 Section of The Shelton-Mason County Journal the Port of Allyn: Belfair burglary streak sits in on still under investigation 00omer first meeting when it came to the weather and it identifying it as having been do- bers. LIZCASE :: : :{:,::.,: ::: Jean Farmer is the new corn-  fbr the Port of Allyn, to fill the vacancy left ..... the recent death of longtime er Ben Meservey. first meeting as a commis- was on January 3. Farmer is an Allyn resident has been interested in serv- in the past and after Position opened up she ap- for the job. Farmer with her husband, ora, owns the Tom Farmer Company. She works as accountant and She is also the book- for Saint Gabriel Catho- Church in Port Orchard, for 7atholic Church and is the treasurer the Port Orchard Farmers' The port's commissioner posi- are six-year terms. Meser- died with only one year of term completed. Farmer's ',Urrent appointment will run • December 31 of 2007. If Jean Farmer anyone chooses to file for her position in this year's general election, the elected party will serve for another tbur years. Otherwise, Farmer herself will serve the remaining years of' that term. the chamber: Local will its focus fiT he North Mason Chamber h EOmmerce is set to expand le marketing efforts of the }op Local rewards program by )ri • oca.ging an increased focus on ! service businesses. Cf he group successihlly kicked h ne new rewards program in t e last quarter of 2006. By vis- ing local businesses, consum- ___yrS can he entered into a month- drawing for a $100 Shop Lo- 'to'Jo:lanl gift certificate redeemable at ,so, Kay participating business. As I Sf[ Way of saying "thank you" to [°.ramunity members for shop- 1. ]lng local, 10 percent of the n. [PUsinesses, et participation fee is aside for beautification ef- rts in the North Mason com- munity " "a" ay the pro- - j Chamber officmllS;eceivedb "d°tion has been =H[ho e Y -- i" Pp rs and businesses and is reasing in momentum. And, o.er a busy holiday-retail sea- 1 'n, they are hoping that mo- :[etum will carry into local <-8 r ervice businesses. [Now THAT tax season is for examvle, the chain- Shop Local'committee will residents to use a lo- cal certified public accoutant or tax preparer. If a citizen needs insurance services, they will be encouraged to use a local agent. If the need is travel services, use the local travel agents. "This applies equally to res- taurants, mortgage brokers, investment advice, medical ser- vices, car repairs, haircuts and real estate," says Frank Kenny, the chamber's executive direc- tor. "Almost all of our needs can be met by a local service pro- vider." The chamber is encouraging involvement of all local busi- nesses, whether a member of the North Mason Chamber of Commerce or not. The effort is intended to support the group's motto of "Supporting Business and Building Community." Those that are interested in finding out more about the Shop Local campaign should contact the chamber by calling 275-4267 or visiting www.northmason- chamber.com on the Internet for more information about the Shop Local program and other efforts to support and promote the North Mason community. It looks prett-, bad but no one was hurt  to Ilia roadside wreck along State Route t-.n, Monday afternoon. The plckup ks ariver was attempting to turn ,gilt, heading northbound on the high- way, from the Log Plaza in downtown Going right, but going wrong By LIZ CASE model with a very good motorcycle cause none of the tax documents December was a rough month engine and it had a small sign on contained Social Security num- it also turned out to be a rough one for several downtown businesses who suffered some burglaries and break-in attempts. Mason County Undersheriff Dean Byrd confirms that his office is following leads and has identi- fied a person of interest, but no other information is presently available. The Herald, however, has found out about several of the incidents through word-of-mouth. The mid-month windstorm seemed to start things off, with a break-in at the North Mason Food Bank, located at 22471 NE State Route 3. Officials report that the intruders got inside by knocking in a window-mounted air condi- tioner, and once inside they rum- maged through the secretary's desk and the office, stealing candy bars, Safeway gift cards (intended to distribute to the needy), and some paper coin wrappers. The intruders also left behind "a big mess," according to food bank vol- unteers. THEIR NEXT stop was appar- ently the Mary E. Theler Commu- nity Center, located at 22871 NE State Route 3. Employees there re- port that intruders broke through a steel gate and stole a golf cart, a piece of engraving equipment used to make the small acrylic signs posted throughout the property and other sign-making supplies. The cart, according to volunteer Carol Wendtland, was an older nated by the North Mason Kiwan- is. The sign machine and supplies, according to Theler manager Anne Whitman, are valued at about $2,000. Candy wrappers and coin wrappers, apparently from the food bank break-in, were found scattered on the ground outside the main center building. The offices of dentist Dr. Donald LePere, located at 22921• NE State Route 3, was apparently hit next, with employees noting the loss of only some petty cash and a box of oatmeal cookies. They also noted that the office has been the target of several attempted burglaries in the last month or so. Sometime over the night of De- cember 24 or 25, My Friend's Car Lot, located at 291 NE Roy Boad Road, suffered a break-in. Accord- ing to owner Randy Neatherlin, the items selected for theft made no sense at all. "THE BUSINESS lost some cash, a car, a ring of keys on a soccer ball key chain, and copies of business licenses, which were hanging on the wall," Neatherlin said. "They left behind collectible knives, gold rings, and a stack of unopened, wrapped Christmas presents, but they took titles to cars already sold, deposit slips and went through a file drawer, pick- ing out documents with tax infor- mation." Neatherlin didn't think that identity-theft was a motive, be- On the night of December 27 or 28, two downtown businesses plus the library reported break-ins or attempt break-ins. The first was again the Theler Center, and em- ployees report that intruders dam- aged outside electrical boxes, spec- ulating that it was an attempt to disarm the center's alarm system. Attempts were also made to break into the lower exhibit building. That same night, the State Farm Insurance Agency, located at 23154 NE State Route 3, suffered the theft of computer equipment, a loss which effectively disabled of- fice operations for a time. Accord- ing to agency owner Bill Berg, the intruders broke in through a back window into a bathroom. ALSO HIT during that night was the North Mason Timberland Regional Library, located at 23081 NE State Route 3. Librarian Vic- toria Rexford reports that no one made it inside the building, but power was cut to the outside elec- trical fixtures which operated part of their heating units. As with the Theler Center, library employees speculated that the act was actu- ally an attempt to gain entry by disarming the alarm system. The Mason County Sheriffs Of- fice will welcome any information about these crimes or the stolen items. Those with information that could be useful can contact the sheriffs office by calling them at 275-4467, Extension 313. Relay for Life set to have Hawaiian theme this year The local Relay For Life effort for the coming year is kicking off this month in Belfair, beginning at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, January 18, at the North Mason Timber- land Regional Library. The American Cancer Society's Relay For Life 2007 in North Mason, with a Hawaiian theme of "Aloha Life!" is set tb run June 15-16 at the North Mason High School track. The kick-off event is for anyone who wants to sign up at $50 per team and anyone else who wants to come and learn more about this annual event which raises thou- sands of dollars for the cancer so- ciety every year. THE RELAY is the commu- nity "pulling together toward a common goal," according to chair Denise Snow of Belfair. "Join the festivities. Raise money for cancer research, advocacy, education pro- grams and patient services." In addition to raising funds to fight cancer, Relay is a time to Belfair when the incident occurred. Ap- parently a large number of keys on the driver's key chain somehow locked up the steering wheel and he was unable to regain control of the truck before going into the ditch. "honor cancer survivors in many meaningful ways," Snow contin- ues, as well as "build awareness about cancer prevention." All of that occurs overnight with community members on the track the entire time, with music, games, prizes, food, fun, family and friends. The Relay is a team event. Any- one in the community can form a team of approximately a dozen members and enter the group for the $50 fee. Those desiring to help sponsor the event may do so at the $300, $600 and $1,200 levels. THE PLANNING committee for Relay 2007 is open to new mem- bers and meets at 6:30 p.m. on the second Thursday of each month at the North Mason Timberland Re- gional Library. Whether as a team member, committee person or spon- sor, becoming involved early is en- couraged by Snow in order to have full and meaningful participation. For further information, fblks can visit www.northmasonre- lay.corn on the Internet or con- tact Snow directly by calling her at 275-6066, Extension 3204. Recycling program helps water quality People's old cell phones and ink-jet cartridges can now be recy- cled right here in Belfair, keeping them out of landfills and, more im- portantly, keeping toxic chemicals Cover story contained some errors A front-page story in the De- cember 28 edition of The Herald, appearing under the headline "At the school district: Landram has returned to president post on board," contained some erroneous information. The story incorrectly stated that school board members Glenn Landram and Jeff Werdall had each nominated themselves to be elected board president. In fact, Landram was nominated by Ken VanBuskirk and Werdall was nominated by Art Wightman. In addition, the story incorrect- ly stated that "teachers and prin- cipals have accused Landram and Andrews of acting beyond their roles as policy makers and under- mining them in front of students and parents." While the North Mason Education Association did pass a no-confidence vote on Landram and Andrews, no princi- pals were a par%y to it or the reso- lutions therein. out of the ground water. This recycling effort is being done by the Pacific Northwest Salmon Center as a fund-raiser to establish a general operations fund. For each donation, the group will receive, money from Phone- raiser, a company that specializes in recycling and refurbishing used technology. Cell phones in particular should be recycled instead of being dis- carded since each one contains at least eight toxic chemicals. Each old phone can, in turn, contami- nate up to 34,874 gallons of water. Phoneraiser recycles unusable cell phones (and ink-jet cartridges) in accordance with federal environ- mental regulations. Phoneraiser will also "flash" usable cell phones, erasing the phone's memory (including your old information) and allowing new software to be loaded and a new number assigned. The refurbished phones are then put in the hands of those who can use them. Donations of used cell phones and ink-jet cartridges can be dropped off at the offices of the Hood Canal Salmon Enhancement Group, located at 22881 NE State Route 3, and the Belfair locations of Kitsap Bank, the North Mason Chamber of Commerce, Olym- pia Federal Savings, Safeway, Seabeck Pizza and Belfair Valley Nursery. For more information about this unique program contact the Salmon Center at 275-2763.