January 11, 2007 Shelton Mason County Journal | ![]() |
©
Shelton Mason County Journal. All rights reserved. Upgrade to access Premium Tools
PAGE 39 (39 of 42 available) PREVIOUS NEXT Jumbo Image Save To Scrapbook Set Notifiers PDF JPG
January 11, 2007 |
|
Website © 2025. All content copyrighted. Copyright Information Terms Of Use | Privacy Policy | Request Content Removal | About / FAQ | Get Acrobat Reader ![]() |
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.
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.