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Shelton-Mason County Journal By NATALIE JOHNSON Owners of Mason County busi- ness Wilson Recycling have long prided themselves on being able to recycle just about anything. On Saturday, the company's employees added airplanes to their repertoire, said David Bak- er, executive director of Wilson Recycling. The Port of Shelton signed a lease in July with Aero Controls Inc. for 1 square acre on Sander- son Field in order to strip down a Boeing 737 for salvageable parts. When they were done, Wilson Recycling employees moved in to do the rest - strip down the airplane's outer shell for an esti- mated 25,000 pounds of reusable aircraft-grade aluminum, Baker said. Baker said as soon as Wilson Recycling staff found out about the project, they wanted to be a part of it. Wilson Recycling demonstrated their recycling credentials as an established recyling company to Aero Controls, which gave them the chance to salvage the alumi- num from the plane. "Now we're officially on a list W: a ~0: ab Ba th, cli: m( Harstine Island COmmunity Clul of the club's Inquiring Minds lee Lecture series [] [] returns to island By NATALIE JOHNSON Grab your calendars - the fourth season of the Harstine Island Community Club's In- quiring Minds series is set to kick off at 2 p.m. on Sunday, Jan. 29, at the Harstine Island Community Hall. Island resident April Han- sen is helping get the word out on Inquiring Minds' exciting fourth season. Hansen helped the last two years with the planning for In- quiring Minds. This year, she said, community club members voted on the speakers. "We all help to decide what presenters there are," she said. Hansen became involved with the Harstine Island Com- munity Club not long after she moved to the Island four years Journal photo by Natalie Johnson Llson Recycling used a 20-ton backhoe on Saturday, Jan. 7, to rip apart the exterior of ]oeing 737 in order to recycle the aircraft-grade aluminum. the airline industry ... to be Less than three hours into the "This is aircraft quality. It's to do this kind of project," project, at 10 a.m., the plane was probably going to be put back to ker said. down to just its wings, another plane," Baker said. "As 3even crew members, nearlyThe bits and pieces of the planes come out of service this is entire staff of Wilson Recy- 20-year-old 737 will be sent to a the kind of thing that happens to ~g, turned out early Saturday facility that will shred and melt them." rning to tear the plane apart, the aluminum down to be recast. The crew of Wilson Recycling saw firsthand just how strong an airplane's shell really is. The company used a 20-ton backhoe to tear open the wings, and even as the backhoe balanced on the wing, it wouldn't flex. Crewmembers eventually had to strip the wings with high-pow- ered saws. "You know they're strong but you don't think of it in terms of a 20-ton machine crawling on it," Baker said. Baker said he's not yet sure how much money the 25,000 pounds of aluminum salvaged from the plane will yield for the recycling company. "There's a misconception about how valuable it really is," he said. Baker said aircraft aluminum is worth less than copper or brass, but more than steel. Baker said it feels great to be a part of the statewide aircraft industry. "For me as someone who has al- ways pulled cans out of the trash because they don't belong there - to be involved with this is really gratifying," he said. Wilson Recycling staff mem- bers said they hope to be involved in more projects like this in the future. member April Hansen ture series. [] ago. "I out there and knew a few who were involved with ,~he,,,~ Women's Club," she said. '~t's a nice community. It's a comfortable place to live." Vol mteering with her com- munit 7 is nothing new for her, Hanse n said. Journal photo by Natalie Johnson is helping spread the word about the fourth year "I was pretty much raised to The Inquiring Minds pro- volunteer - you give a little bit gram, sponsored by the Harst- back to your community." ine Island Community Club, Hansen's husband is a re- prides itself on bringing quality tired firefighter, and the two of speakers to Mason County. The them are still involved in neigh- community club uses Humani- borhood watch and the Citizens ties Washington as a resource Emergency Response Team (CERT): Don't forget the plant sale Every year the Mason Conserva- tion District promotes the use of native plants in an effort to help sustain the waters in our county. They offer qual:ity bare-root and small pot- ted plants at reasonable prices. They are taking orders for their 22nd annual plant sale now through Jan. 20. The plants are all suitable for conserva- tion purposes such as wildlife habitat, stream bank stabilization and storm water management. Most of the plants come in bundles of five. For example you can get 12-inch to 18-inch bare root grand firs for $6.75. I'm planning on getting a bundle of 18-inch to 36- inch bare root paper birch for $8.50. They have Douglas fir, Oregon Ash, Pacific Dogwood, Snowber- ry, Vine Maple and much more. You can contact the Con- servation office at 427-9436 and ask By MIKE about ordering if you CALLAGtIAN don't have an order form. The way it works is you order now and pick the trees up Feb. 24 and 25 at their of- rice. As I'm always encouraging island- ers to plant trees with fall color, I'm • thinking the paper birch will do the trick. The Women's Club has already had their first meeting of the new year. I don't know, it just doesn't seem right that things are moving so quickly. You'd think we would at least have a week or two to relax and let the year begin slowly. Kathy Bykerk again shared her minutes with me, thanks Kathy. Linda Van Langing- ham decorated the tables with boxes of table games, which gave the room a look of fun, and games. President Patti Chapman called the meeting to order at 12:20 p.m. and it was kept short in order to have more time for bingo and the exchange of white elephant gifts. Pam Wood provided donuts for the bingo players. Marlene Echaniz won the door prize. There were two pieces of correspon- dence to read. A thank you note from the Mason County Literacy for Wom- en's Club donations taken up at the November meeting and another thank you for the donation made to the musi- cal group, "All Strings Attached," who played during their Holiday Luncheon in December. Jennifer Meier has volunteered to See Minds on page B-2 See Harstine on page B-2 Thursday, January 12, 2012 - Shelton-Mason County Journal- Page B-t