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Letters to the editor... Common sense needed Editor, Belfair Herald: The issue before the Mason County Planning Commission on Tuesday, January 19, (Fish and Wildlife Habitat Areas) was not about the illegal taking of private property. The Constitution of the United States of America; Fifth Amend- ment, says: "Private property shall not be taken for public use without just compensation." The idea of placing limits on government by our founding fa- thers in drafting the U.S. Consti- tution were not only embodied in our state constitution, they were reinforced and strengthened. The Fish and Wildlife Habitat Conservation Areas section of Mason County Interim Resource Ordinance (MCIRO) as proposed, is excessive, overly restrictive, and amounts to nothing more than a regulatory taking of pri- vate property. This Planning Commission, along with state and county offi- cials, Applied Environmental Services, the Tribes, and environ- mentalists know the above state- ment is correct. The taking of our land and the chipping away at our constitu- tional rights will not save any species of fish or wildlife. Before anyone attempts to take our prop- erty and provoke a confrontation with property owners, I would like to offer an alternative to the proposed Fish and Wildlife Habi- tat Conservation Area and recom- mend to those who want to confis- cate private property to consider it first. Require all Native Americans to remove their fishing nets from across the mouths of our rivers, streams, and creeks, thereby al- lowing free, unrestricted access to all our rivers and streams. Phase out all commercial fish- ing for any threatened or endan- gered species. If adopted, the fish would re- turn in greater numbers, ensur- ing their survival. Government, Native Americans, and environ- mentalists are recommending that thousands of acres of private property be confiscated, utilizing setbacks and buffers and justify- ing this illegal action in the name of the environment. I encourage the Planning Com- mission to reject the Fish and Wildlife Habitat Conservation Ar- eas inclusion into the MCIRO in its entirety and reopen public hearings on this matter out in the rural areas of our community. As a property owner, I became aware of this attempt to steal my land by accident. A majority of property owners are just now be- coming aware of the changes be- ing proposed and they deserve to be heard. Common sense tells us all that you can't harvest a natural re- source by the millions and expect many to return and reproduce. If we stop the fishing, they will re- turn. Bill Quigley Belfair Advocates 'yes' vote for levy Editor, Belfair Herald: The North Mason School Dis- trict gets great value tbr our levy dollar. Both of our elementary schools academically test above the state average even though our district has a disproportionate number of lower income families. The high school offers ad- vanced placement classes in Math, English and American His- tory to give our best students a jump on college level courses. Athletic programs produce divi- sion I athletes with associated scholarships worth thousands of dollars. This is on top of the hun- dreds of students who participate in after school activities at all lev- els. We have reasons to be proud of the North Mason school district. In 1990 our superintendent, Dr. Pickel, won the leadership award from the Washington State School Administrators Associa- tion. The district won a "Schools for the 21st Century" award in 1991 that provided $100,000 per year for six years for integrating our. curriculum. Only 32 of the 296 school districts in the state won such an award. In addition, North Mason's close association with the Theler wetlands provides a world class setting for learning used by educators throughout the state. The number of North Mason adminis- trators to students is below the state guidelines of 4 administra- tors per 1000 students; this as- sures us an above average ratio of teachers to students. This respon- sible, prudent use of tax money deserves our continued support. All of these positive things are occurring even though the North Mason area is in the worst 10 percent of the state for drug use. Can you imagine the impact of re- moving all after school activities? Remember that every dollar raised in our levy stays in our school district, neither the county nor the state controls any of that money. If you're looking to send a mes- sage to Olympia about tax reform, find another way. A levy loss is no way to send a message to our lawmakers in Olympia. When the largest high school in the state, South Kitsap was about to lose the second year of its levy af- ter firing 30 teachers the year pri- or, Olympia didn't raise a finger to help them. They won't think twice about this district suffering. The four-year replacement levy has great benefits to our school district; it will add stability for every teacher and administrator in the district to do their job bet- ter and with greater confidence. At a time when some local school districts have to resort to emer- gency accreditation to obtain teachers, we need to do all we can to assure the good ones now serv- ing our children stay. Only the first of the four years has any in- crease at all, a five-percent in- crease. Since the levy rates have been adjusted down to account for the 25% increased assessment for the district, this replacement levy is likely to be less than inflation. This administration, school board, and teachers have served this entire community extremely well so please join me in support- ing them now by voting yes on the school levy. Glenn Landram Belfair Trestle painting deemed wrong Editor, Belfair Herald: Re: letter by Anthony Krueger, "Painting trestle called harmless" in the Thursday, January 14, is- sue, I thought I'd share my view- point. Through the years I've wit- nessed what some believe to be harmless activity. I don't see it that way, for I have seen the re- sponse of angry motorists who have come to my door hoping I can help them to find out who it was that splattered the red paint down onto their car. One young woman was very frustrated, I re- call. And the man who had a paint can drop down onto his car. He'd called the police from his cell phone and waited along the high- way for a while before he came to the door asking if I would talk to the police when they got there. He had to get going. I told him I would tell the officers the incident that had occurred. The officers came but one offic- er seemed to feel that it was a traditional thing and I was left feeling that I was just causing someone else some trouble. It is a circumstance where one is right but they are made to feel wrong. Once an angry man sped up the driveway over the parking lot, coming to an abrupt stop, jumped out of his car, and ran up the hill- side to the tracks trying to catch the ones that had done something from the trestle. I don't know what had happened in that case but I remember how grateful I was that my grandson hadn't been playing where he speedily raced his car or he would have run right over him. One question. If it is so right, then why the angry motorists? Sharon Walker Belfair Obituary Orvetta M. Smith Orvetta Myrtle Smith, a Grapeview resident, died Tues- day, January 12, in Port Orchard. She was 79. She was born April 7, 1919, in Lone Elm, Kansas, to Clifford and Mable (Roe) McCoy. She was raised in Colony, Kansas, and graduated from Joplin High School in Joplin, Missouri. She served in the U.S. Marine Corps from April 1945 to June 1946. She served at Camp Pen- dleton in California and Camp Lejeune in North Carolina until her unit was disbanded. She married George R. Smith, who was also a Marine, on Sep- tember 28, 1946, in Kansas City, Kansas. He preceded her in death on February 10, 1979. Mrs. Smith worked as a book- keeper for the Bank of America in Vallejo, California, for seven t P.O. Box 250, Belfair, Washington 98528 Telephone 275-6680 Belfair office open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday News and advertising copy deadline noon Mondays, For your convenience there Js o mail slot by the door for copy, Office located in Beynon Center. RICK STEDMAN ............................................................ Editor BRENNA WOODWARD ..................... Advertising Manager LINDA THOMSON .. ................................... Editorial Assistant Office Telephone (360) 275-6680 years, retiring in 1965. She is survived by a son, Leon Smith of Belfair; daughters Bob- bie Kimball of Grapeview, Cheryl Masino of Port Orchard and Rene Allison of Belfair; grandchildren Malynda Green of Belfair, Leann Smith of Belfair, Sairah, Kendra and Kristoffer Kimmell of Grape- view, Jeremy and Chavawn Masi- no of Port Orchard, and Aaron, David and LaDawna Swinney of Oklahoma; and by two great- grandchildren. A graveside service was held Friday, January 15, at Forest lawn Cemetery, Bremerton. Arrangements are by Lewis Funeral Chapel in Bremerton. A sectior of l"heShelton-Mason County Journal serving asthe voice of Belfair, Atlyn, Grapeview, Tahuya, Mason Lake, South Shore, North Shore and Victor. l91u19111911 Page 2 - Belfair Herald section of Shelton-Mason County Journal - Thursday, January 21, 1999 COMMUNIT" CALENDAR ThurBday, January 21 8 a.m., Belfair Senior Nutrition Program held at the Theler Center until 3 p.m. Senior activities and lunch served at noon. For information or lunch reservations call 275-4898 or 275-6246. 9:15 a.m., TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) Chapter 1032, Belfair Com- munity Baptist Church. Call Bey Weston, 275-8282, for information. 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., WIC (Women, Infants and Children) nutri- tional program, North Mason Medical Clinic. Call 275-8340. 10 a.m., TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) WA 1321 meeting, base- ment at Saint Hugh Community Episcopal Church in Allyn. For infor- mation, call 895-1363. Noon, Alcoholics Anonymous, open, NE 42 Old Belfair Highway. 5:30 p.m., Exercise for Fitness, Hawkins Middle School commons, $3 per session, donated to North Mason Kiwanis and the Boys and Girls Club of Mason County. Call 275-8602 for information. 6 p.m., Mason County Network meets in the Grapeview School Li- brary. For information, call 275-6769. 6:30 p.m., Bible study at Belfair Community Baptist Church. 7 p.m., "Powerhouse," a youth group for young people in sixth through 12th grades is held at the Belfair Community Baptist Church. All young people welcome to attend. For information call 275-6031. 7:30 p.m., Alcoholics Anonymous, open, NE 42 Old Belfair Highway. Friday, January 22 Noon, Alcoholics Anonymous, open, NE 42 Old Belfair Highway. 7 p.m. - midnight, Java luke box; teen get-together at Belfair Commun- ity Baptist Church. 7 p.m., Alcoholics Anonymous, women's meeting, NE 42 Old Belfair Highway. 7:00 p.m., Alcoholics Anonymous, Men's Big Book study, Allyn Histori- cal Church, Allyn. 7:30 p.m., Narcotics Anonymous, open, Belfair Community Baptist Church. 9:30 p.m., Alcoholics Anonymous, candlelight meeting, NE 42 Old Bel- fair Highway. Saturday, January 23 Noon, Alcoholics Anonymous, open, NE 42 Old Belfair Highway. 7:30 p.m., Alcoholics Anonymous, open, NE 42 Old Belfair Highway. Sunday, January 24 9 a.m., Alcoholics Anonymous, open, NE 42 Old Belfair Highway. 7 p.m., Alcoholics Anonymous, open, Allyn Historical Church, Allyn. Monday January 25 Noon, Alcoholics Anonymous, open, NE 42 Old Belfair Highway. 7 p.m., TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) Chapter 1197, Belfair Com- munity Baptist Church. Weigh-in from 5:45 to 6:45 p.m. Call 275-7504 for information. 7:30 p.m., Alcoholics Anonymous, open, NE 42 Old Belfair Highway. Tuesday, January 26 8 a.m., Belfair Senior Nutrition Program held at the Theler Center until 3 p.m. Senior activities and lunch served at noon. For information or lunch reservations call 275-6246. 8:30-10:30 a.m., TOPS 1357 (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) meets at the Prince of Peace Catholic Church on Sand Hill Road in Belfair. Noon, North Mason Kiwanis Club meeting at Belfair Community Bap- tist Church Fellowship Hall. Call 275-2529 for information. Noon, Alcoholics Anonymous, open, NE 42 Old Belfair Highway. 4:30 p.m., Mason County Fire Dis- trict 2 commissioners' meeting, Bel- fair Fire Hall, Old Belfair Highway. 5:30 p.m., Exercise for Fitness, Hawkins Middle School commons, $3 per session, donated to North Mason Kiwanis and the Boys and Girls Club of Mason County. Call 275-8602 for information. 6 p.m., Teen-2-Teen youth Bible study for teens in grades 9-12, youth center at the Belfair Community Baptist Church. 7 p.m., Grapeview School Board, Grapeview School Library. 7 p.m., Mason County Board of Commissioners' meeting, Building l, Shelton. Call 275-4467 for informa- tion. 7:30 p.m., Fraternal Order of Ea- gles 4226, ladies' auxiliary only, meets at FOE building, 23495 High- way 3, Belfair. Call 275-6885 for in- formation. 7 p.m., Alcoholics Anonymous, open, NE 42 Old Belfair Highway. Wednesday, January 27 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., WIC (Women, Infants and Children) nutri- tional program, North Mason Medical Clinic. Call 275-8340. 10 a.m., Tahuya Bridge Club meets at the Canal Room of the Ta" huya Market. Call 275-2098 for infor" mation. Noon, Alcoholics AnonymouS, open, NE 42 Old Belfair Highway. Noon, North Mason Chamber d Commerce meets at Mason County Fire District 2 Fire Hall on Old Bel. fair Highway for a no-host lunch. Meeting is open to the public. Call 275-5548 for more information. 6 p.m., Knights of ColumbUS, Prince of Peace Council 12002 will meet at the Prince of Peace Catholic Church on Sand Hill Road in For more information, contact Tachell at 275-0329. 6 to 8 p.m., Pioneer Club for ren 4 years old through ei Belfair Community Baptist Church. 6 to 8 p.m., "Man to Man," men's fellowship group held at Belfair Community Baptist All men welcome to attend. For mation call 275-6031. 6 to 8 p.m., "Woman to Woman' Bible study will be held at the Belfa Community Baptist Church. Child" care available; open to public. For in" formation, call 275-6031. 7 p.m., Mason County Fire District 5 commissioners' meeting, Station 3, Mason-Benson Road. 7 p.m., Trauma Anonymous Sup" port Group, will be held at Westpark Christian Church, 5204 First 'Street in Bremerton. For information call 478-7927. 7 p.m., Healing Hearts, a su group for victims of violence; for meeting place or more information, call 427-1263. 7:30 p.m., Alcoholics Anow open, Belfair Community Church. BY LORRAINE KELLY I mentioned in my last article that I was going to try and find information on Dewatto Bay. Well, I headed to Timberland Li- brary in Belfair. That was the first time I had been in the new building. Very nice and the staff was very helpful, however, there's not much written on Dewatto Bay, so now I'm off to Shelton to see what I can find there. I found a few facts which I will share with you and hopefully will find more or some old timers who will share their knowledge with me. AT THE PEAK of activity De- watto was home to trappers, fish- ermen, and loggers; there were even a few farms with livestock. Dewatto Bay was a safe harbor for fishermen when the storms would hit the canal. By 1910, it is said the boats so filled Dewatto Bay during the sal- mon run that the lights at night caused the bay to resemble a small town. Netting of salmon was halted in the mid-1920s, so many of the fishermen went north to the straits and as far north as Alaska. When the fishing slacked off, logging became the big industry in the bay. It is said that as much as three million board feet of tim- ber was rafted in the bay each month. There is still some logging going on but not on the scale it once was and not in Dewatto Bay. IF YOU TAKE a trip down to the bay, turn onto Dewatto Beach Drive, which is a dead end dirt road which skirts the bay on the south side. The first building you come to on your right hand side is a little one room cabin, which is about 100 years old. I'll try to find out the history on this cabin and report back. Traveling on, the next building on the right is what the locals call the store front. Local gossip has it that at one time it housed a store and post office. I haven't been able to verify this but will keep trying. From this building on around the bay are more small cabins, which are used as summer resi- dences. ONE OF THE year round res- idents on Dewatto Beach Drive are Lloyd and Marlene Iddings. They purchased their place in 1959 from the estate of Theresa Riddell, a local author. The cabin on the property was built between 1890 to 1892. The Iddings used HMS announces students of month Hawkins Middle School has announced its seventh- and eighth-grade students of the month for December, 1998. These students were selected for academic achievement, partic- ipation in activities, and for hav- ing a positive attitude. Outstanding students are: Ke- mie Nanstad and Jeff Criss for math, Savanah Jones and Heath- er Lazier for English, Destanie Hackiewicz and Jonelle Shelton Freeman for social studies, Aaron Beeson for shop, David Burmas- ter for band, and Nate Rosa and Danny Hoffman for science. ].': Fehne and Canine @ Dental Cleanings % Restore dental health with a cleaning, polishing and flouride treatment. 25 °/0 OFF Now through February 28th 61 NE Belfair Street (360) 275-6008 Located in Belfair behind Key Bank this cabin as a summer place un- til they replaced the cabin with a new home they built in 1983. They have a beautiful view of the canal and the Olympic Moun- tains. They eventually retired and became full time residents. Lloyd served as a member of the Port of Dewatto Commission for approximately 8 years. Like the rest of us, the Iddings think there's no place like Dewatto. I'm heading over to the their place to tap into Lloyd's knowledge of the area, so more news next time. One note: I found an old ceme- tery here in the Dewatto area and am heading out with my husband to investigate. Hopefully, there will be some interesting things to report. Mr. Bill's Sportscards & Variety We pay cash for CD's, Video Games and Movies Browsers wl’om fiil Pcgmroth, Owner 175-9383 23692 Highway 3, Belfair OFFICE SPACE 600 sq. ft. located on Hwy 2 in Belfair. Ample parking available. Call 275-5400 or 275-2336. • Top Soil ............ s100/6 Tons WINTER HOURS *Saturday U-haul • Mushroom by appointment onl' • • Compost ......... s125/6 Tons One scoop: FREEcustom • Bark ..................... 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She is anxious to continue the Edward Jones tradition of service and to put her knowledge and expertise, as well as the full resources of our firm to work for you. I'm pleased to be working with Nancy and feel sure you will be as impressed with her professionalism and integrity as I am. Should she contact you, I know you will extend the same warm welcome you have always given me. If we can be of service at anytime, please call or stop by the office. Armin Baumgartel Investment Representative 821 West Railroad Avenue, Suite A, Shelton 426-0982 * 1-800-441-0982 www.edward jones.corn Member SIPC Edward Jones. Serving Individual Investors Since 87x Letters to the editor... Common sense needed Editor, Belfair Herald: The issue before the Mason County Planning Commission on Tuesday, January 19, (Fish and Wildlife Habitat Areas) was not about the illegal taking of private property. The Constitution of the United States of America; Fifth Amend- ment, says: "Private property shall not be taken for public use without just compensation." The idea of placing limits on government by our founding fa- thers in drafting the U.S. Consti- tution were not only embodied in our state constitution, they were reinforced and strengthened. The Fish and Wildlife Habitat Conservation Areas section of Mason County Interim Resource Ordinance (MCIRO) as proposed, is excessive, overly restrictive, and amounts to nothing more than a regulatory taking of pri- vate property. This Planning Commission, along with state and county offi- cials, Applied Environmental Services, the Tribes, and environ- mentalists know the above state- ment is correct. The taking of our land and the chipping away at our constitu- tional rights will not save any species of fish or wildlife. Before anyone attempts to take our prop- erty and provoke a confrontation with property owners, I would like to offer an alternative to the proposed Fish and Wildlife Habi- tat Conservation Area and recom- mend to those who want to confis- cate private property to consider it first. Require all Native Americans to remove their fishing nets from across the mouths of our rivers, streams, and creeks, thereby al- lowing free, unrestricted access to all our rivers and streams. Phase out all commercial fish- ing for any threatened or endan- gered species. If adopted, the fish would re- turn in greater numbers, ensur- ing their survival. Government, Native Americans, and environ- mentalists are recommending that thousands of acres of private property be confiscated, utilizing setbacks and buffers and justify- ing this illegal action in the name of the environment. I encourage the Planning Com- mission to reject the Fish and Wildlife Habitat Conservation Ar- eas inclusion into the MCIRO in its entirety and reopen public hearings on this matter out in the rural areas of our community. As a property owner, I became aware of this attempt to steal my land by accident. A majority of property owners are just now be- coming aware of the changes be- ing proposed and they deserve to be heard. Common sense tells us all that you can't harvest a natural re- source by the millions and expect many to return and reproduce. If we stop the fishing, they will re- turn. Bill Quigley Belfair Advocates 'yes' vote for levy Editor, Belfair Herald: The North Mason School Dis- trict gets great value tbr our levy dollar. Both of our elementary schools academically test above the state average even though our district has a disproportionate number of lower income families. The high school offers ad- vanced placement classes in Math, English and American His- tory to give our best students a jump on college level courses. Athletic programs produce divi- sion I athletes with associated scholarships worth thousands of dollars. This is on top of the hun- dreds of students who participate in after school activities at all lev- els. We have reasons to be proud of the North Mason school district. In 1990 our superintendent, Dr. Pickel, won the leadership award from the Washington State School Administrators Associa- tion. The district won a "Schools for the 21st Century" award in 1991 that provided $100,000 per year for six years for integrating our. curriculum. Only 32 of the 296 school districts in the state won such an award. In addition, North Mason's close association with the Theler wetlands provides a world class setting for learning used by educators throughout the state. The number of North Mason adminis- trators to students is below the state guidelines of 4 administra- tors per 1000 students; this as- sures us an above average ratio of teachers to students. This respon- sible, prudent use of tax money deserves our continued support. All of these positive things are occurring even though the North Mason area is in the worst 10 percent of the state for drug use. Can you imagine the impact of re- moving all after school activities? Remember that every dollar raised in our levy stays in our school district, neither the county nor the state controls any of that money. If you're looking to send a mes- sage to Olympia about tax reform, find another way. A levy loss is no way to send a message to our lawmakers in Olympia. When the largest high school in the state, South Kitsap was about to lose the second year of its levy af- ter firing 30 teachers the year pri- or, Olympia didn't raise a finger to help them. They won't think twice about this district suffering. The four-year replacement levy has great benefits to our school district; it will add stability for every teacher and administrator in the district to do their job bet- ter and with greater confidence. At a time when some local school districts have to resort to emer- gency accreditation to obtain teachers, we need to do all we can to assure the good ones now serv- ing our children stay. Only the first of the four years has any in- crease at all, a five-percent in- crease. Since the levy rates have been adjusted down to account for the 25% increased assessment for the district, this replacement levy is likely to be less than inflation. This administration, school board, and teachers have served this entire community extremely well so please join me in support- ing them now by voting yes on the school levy. Glenn Landram Belfair Trestle painting deemed wrong Editor, Belfair Herald: Re: letter by Anthony Krueger, "Painting trestle called harmless" in the Thursday, January 14, is- sue, I thought I'd share my view- point. Through the years I've wit- nessed what some believe to be harmless activity. I don't see it that way, for I have seen the re- sponse of angry motorists who have come to my door hoping I can help them to find out who it was that splattered the red paint down onto their car. One young woman was very frustrated, I re- call. And the man who had a paint can drop down onto his car. He'd called the police from his cell phone and waited along the high- way for a while before he came to the door asking if I would talk to the police when they got there. He had to get going. I told him I would tell the officers the incident that had occurred. The officers came but one offic- er seemed to feel that it was a traditional thing and I was left feeling that I was just causing someone else some trouble. It is a circumstance where one is right but they are made to feel wrong. Once an angry man sped up the driveway over the parking lot, coming to an abrupt stop, jumped out of his car, and ran up the hill- side to the tracks trying to catch the ones that had done something from the trestle. I don't know what had happened in that case but I remember how grateful I was that my grandson hadn't been playing where he speedily raced his car or he would have run right over him. One question. If it is so right, then why the angry motorists? Sharon Walker Belfair Obituary Orvetta M. Smith Orvetta Myrtle Smith, a Grapeview resident, died Tues- day, January 12, in Port Orchard. She was 79. She was born April 7, 1919, in Lone Elm, Kansas, to Clifford and Mable (Roe) McCoy. She was raised in Colony, Kansas, and graduated from Joplin High School in Joplin, Missouri. She served in the U.S. Marine Corps from April 1945 to June 1946. She served at Camp Pen- dleton in California and Camp Lejeune in North Carolina until her unit was disbanded. She married George R. Smith, who was also a Marine, on Sep- tember 28, 1946, in Kansas City, Kansas. He preceded her in death on February 10, 1979. Mrs. Smith worked as a book- keeper for the Bank of America in Vallejo, California, for seven t P.O. Box 250, Belfair, Washington 98528 Telephone 275-6680 Belfair office open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday News and advertising copy deadline noon Mondays, For your convenience there Js o mail slot by the door for copy, Office located in Beynon Center. RICK STEDMAN ............................................................ Editor BRENNA WOODWARD ..................... Advertising Manager LINDA THOMSON .. ................................... Editorial Assistant Office Telephone (360) 275-6680 years, retiring in 1965. She is survived by a son, Leon Smith of Belfair; daughters Bob- bie Kimball of Grapeview, Cheryl Masino of Port Orchard and Rene Allison of Belfair; grandchildren Malynda Green of Belfair, Leann Smith of Belfair, Sairah, Kendra and Kristoffer Kimmell of Grape- view, Jeremy and Chavawn Masi- no of Port Orchard, and Aaron, David and LaDawna Swinney of Oklahoma; and by two great- grandchildren. A graveside service was held Friday, January 15, at Forest lawn Cemetery, Bremerton. Arrangements are by Lewis Funeral Chapel in Bremerton. A sectior of l"heShelton-Mason County Journal serving asthe voice of Belfair, Atlyn, Grapeview, Tahuya, Mason Lake, South Shore, North Shore and Victor. l91u19111911 Page 2 - Belfair Herald section of Shelton-Mason County Journal - Thursday, January 21, 1999 COMMUNIT" CALENDAR ThurBday, January 21 8 a.m., Belfair Senior Nutrition Program held at the Theler Center until 3 p.m. Senior activities and lunch served at noon. For information or lunch reservations call 275-4898 or 275-6246. 9:15 a.m., TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) Chapter 1032, Belfair Com- munity Baptist Church. Call Bey Weston, 275-8282, for information. 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., WIC (Women, Infants and Children) nutri- tional program, North Mason Medical Clinic. Call 275-8340. 10 a.m., TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) WA 1321 meeting, base- ment at Saint Hugh Community Episcopal Church in Allyn. For infor- mation, call 895-1363. Noon, Alcoholics Anonymous, open, NE 42 Old Belfair Highway. 5:30 p.m., Exercise for Fitness, Hawkins Middle School commons, $3 per session, donated to North Mason Kiwanis and the Boys and Girls Club of Mason County. Call 275-8602 for information. 6 p.m., Mason County Network meets in the Grapeview School Li- brary. For information, call 275-6769. 6:30 p.m., Bible study at Belfair Community Baptist Church. 7 p.m., "Powerhouse," a youth group for young people in sixth through 12th grades is held at the Belfair Community Baptist Church. All young people welcome to attend. For information call 275-6031. 7:30 p.m., Alcoholics Anonymous, open, NE 42 Old Belfair Highway. Friday, January 22 Noon, Alcoholics Anonymous, open, NE 42 Old Belfair Highway. 7 p.m. - midnight, Java luke box; teen get-together at Belfair Commun- ity Baptist Church. 7 p.m., Alcoholics Anonymous, women's meeting, NE 42 Old Belfair Highway. 7:00 p.m., Alcoholics Anonymous, Men's Big Book study, Allyn Histori- cal Church, Allyn. 7:30 p.m., Narcotics Anonymous, open, Belfair Community Baptist Church. 9:30 p.m., Alcoholics Anonymous, candlelight meeting, NE 42 Old Bel- fair Highway. Saturday, January 23 Noon, Alcoholics Anonymous, open, NE 42 Old Belfair Highway. 7:30 p.m., Alcoholics Anonymous, open, NE 42 Old Belfair Highway. Sunday, January 24 9 a.m., Alcoholics Anonymous, open, NE 42 Old Belfair Highway. 7 p.m., Alcoholics Anonymous, open, Allyn Historical Church, Allyn. Monday January 25 Noon, Alcoholics Anonymous, open, NE 42 Old Belfair Highway. 7 p.m., TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) Chapter 1197, Belfair Com- munity Baptist Church. Weigh-in from 5:45 to 6:45 p.m. Call 275-7504 for information. 7:30 p.m., Alcoholics Anonymous, open, NE 42 Old Belfair Highway. Tuesday, January 26 8 a.m., Belfair Senior Nutrition Program held at the Theler Center until 3 p.m. Senior activities and lunch served at noon. For information or lunch reservations call 275-6246. 8:30-10:30 a.m., TOPS 1357 (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) meets at the Prince of Peace Catholic Church on Sand Hill Road in Belfair. Noon, North Mason Kiwanis Club meeting at Belfair Community Bap- tist Church Fellowship Hall. Call 275-2529 for information. Noon, Alcoholics Anonymous, open, NE 42 Old Belfair Highway. 4:30 p.m., Mason County Fire Dis- trict 2 commissioners' meeting, Bel- fair Fire Hall, Old Belfair Highway. 5:30 p.m., Exercise for Fitness, Hawkins Middle School commons, $3 per session, donated to North Mason Kiwanis and the Boys and Girls Club of Mason County. Call 275-8602 for information. 6 p.m., Teen-2-Teen youth Bible study for teens in grades 9-12, youth center at the Belfair Community Baptist Church. 7 p.m., Grapeview School Board, Grapeview School Library. 7 p.m., Mason County Board of Commissioners' meeting, Building l, Shelton. Call 275-4467 for informa- tion. 7:30 p.m., Fraternal Order of Ea- gles 4226, ladies' auxiliary only, meets at FOE building, 23495 High- way 3, Belfair. Call 275-6885 for in- formation. 7 p.m., Alcoholics Anonymous, open, NE 42 Old Belfair Highway. Wednesday, January 27 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., WIC (Women, Infants and Children) nutri- tional program, North Mason Medical Clinic. Call 275-8340. 10 a.m., Tahuya Bridge Club meets at the Canal Room of the Ta" huya Market. Call 275-2098 for infor" mation. Noon, Alcoholics AnonymouS, open, NE 42 Old Belfair Highway. Noon, North Mason Chamber d Commerce meets at Mason County Fire District 2 Fire Hall on Old Bel. fair Highway for a no-host lunch. Meeting is open to the public. Call 275-5548 for more information. 6 p.m., Knights of ColumbUS, Prince of Peace Council 12002 will meet at the Prince of Peace Catholic Church on Sand Hill Road in For more information, contact Tachell at 275-0329. 6 to 8 p.m., Pioneer Club for ren 4 years old through ei Belfair Community Baptist Church. 6 to 8 p.m., "Man to Man," men's fellowship group held at Belfair Community Baptist All men welcome to attend. For mation call 275-6031. 6 to 8 p.m., "Woman to Woman' Bible study will be held at the Belfa Community Baptist Church. Child" care available; open to public. For in" formation, call 275-6031. 7 p.m., Mason County Fire District 5 commissioners' meeting, Station 3, Mason-Benson Road. 7 p.m., Trauma Anonymous Sup" port Group, will be held at Westpark Christian Church, 5204 First 'Street in Bremerton. For information call 478-7927. 7 p.m., Healing Hearts, a su group for victims of violence; for meeting place or more information, call 427-1263. 7:30 p.m., Alcoholics Anow open, Belfair Community Church. BY LORRAINE KELLY I mentioned in my last article that I was going to try and find information on Dewatto Bay. Well, I headed to Timberland Li- brary in Belfair. That was the first time I had been in the new building. Very nice and the staff was very helpful, however, there's not much written on Dewatto Bay, so now I'm off to Shelton to see what I can find there. I found a few facts which I will share with you and hopefully will find more or some old timers who will share their knowledge with me. AT THE PEAK of activity De- watto was home to trappers, fish- ermen, and loggers; there were even a few farms with livestock. Dewatto Bay was a safe harbor for fishermen when the storms would hit the canal. By 1910, it is said the boats so filled Dewatto Bay during the sal- mon run that the lights at night caused the bay to resemble a small town. Netting of salmon was halted in the mid-1920s, so many of the fishermen went north to the straits and as far north as Alaska. When the fishing slacked off, logging became the big industry in the bay. It is said that as much as three million board feet of tim- ber was rafted in the bay each month. There is still some logging going on but not on the scale it once was and not in Dewatto Bay. IF YOU TAKE a trip down to the bay, turn onto Dewatto Beach Drive, which is a dead end dirt road which skirts the bay on the south side. The first building you come to on your right hand side is a little one room cabin, which is about 100 years old. I'll try to find out the history on this cabin and report back. Traveling on, the next building on the right is what the locals call the store front. Local gossip has it that at one time it housed a store and post office. I haven't been able to verify this but will keep trying. From this building on around the bay are more small cabins, which are used as summer resi- dences. ONE OF THE year round res- idents on Dewatto Beach Drive are Lloyd and Marlene Iddings. They purchased their place in 1959 from the estate of Theresa Riddell, a local author. The cabin on the property was built between 1890 to 1892. The Iddings used HMS announces students of month Hawkins Middle School has announced its seventh- and eighth-grade students of the month for December, 1998. These students were selected for academic achievement, partic- ipation in activities, and for hav- ing a positive attitude. Outstanding students are: Ke- mie Nanstad and Jeff Criss for math, Savanah Jones and Heath- er Lazier for English, Destanie Hackiewicz and Jonelle Shelton Freeman for social studies, Aaron Beeson for shop, David Burmas- ter for band, and Nate Rosa and Danny Hoffman for science. ].': Fehne and Canine @ Dental Cleanings % Restore dental health with a cleaning, polishing and flouride treatment. 25 °/0 OFF Now through February 28th 61 NE Belfair Street (360) 275-6008 Located in Belfair behind Key Bank this cabin as a summer place un- til they replaced the cabin with a new home they built in 1983. They have a beautiful view of the canal and the Olympic Moun- tains. They eventually retired and became full time residents. Lloyd served as a member of the Port of Dewatto Commission for approximately 8 years. Like the rest of us, the Iddings think there's no place like Dewatto. I'm heading over to the their place to tap into Lloyd's knowledge of the area, so more news next time. 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