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Serving Belfair - Allyn - Grapeview - Tahuya - Mason Lake - South Shore - Victor
..TThursday, January 28, 1999
Section of the Shelton-Mason County Journal /
Mason Transit Authority
requests rider input
In a continuing effort to better
erve the residents of Belfair and
0rth Mason, the Mason Transit
Uthority (MTA) is requesting
that readers of the Herald and us-
s of the transit system fill out
ae accompanying questionnaire.
l.According to MTA's Daniel
aSaman, survey results will
P his organization decide the
e of Route 4, which services the
eater North Mason community.
ute 4 service currently provides
s service at 11 a m and 3 p.m.,
lIday through Friday.
L Ridership on Route 4 decreased
Y 147 riders in 1998, falling to
,524 from 3,671 in 1997. This oc-
CUrred while route ridership in-
creased on average 15 5 percent
ia the rest of the county. On a
0nth by month basis in 1998,
lUte 4 decreased seven months
0lt of 12 months when compared
tq 1997. The remaining five
0nths either matched 1997 ri-
. .rship figures or showed slight
Creases.
in ASKING FOR the publics'
€1p,- said Frishman, "MTA is
.Ping that the survey will pin-
int opportunities to increase
Route 4 ridership."
If methods cannot be developed
to increase ridership, then MTA
will consider discontinuing the
route. Dial-A-Ride service would
then be available to those pas-
sengers who formerly used Route
4 services.
The survey, which is due at
MTA no later than Thursday,
February 11, can be mailed to the
following address:
MTA, P. O. Box 1880, Shelton,
98584. The fax number is (360)
426-0899. The MTA e-mail ad-
dress is: mcta@westsound.com
SURVEY QUESTIONS:
1. Do you use Route 4
(North Mason Belfair Loop
service)?
Yes
___No. Why? Please explain.
2. Which would you prefer
(please check only one).
mReplacing Route 4 with
Dial-A-Ride service.
Increased Route 4 ser-
vice.
3. Route 4 service is now
available twice a day: at 11
a.m. and 3 p.m. Monday
through Friday. What changes
would increase your use of
Route 4? Please be specific.
4. Do you use Dial-A-Ride
service?
Yes
___No. Why? Please explain.
5. Dial-A-Ride service is
now available Monday through
Saturday from 7:30 a.m, to
6:30 p.m. Do you have any
comments about the service?
Please be specific.
6. What else would you like
to comment on?
Optional:
Name
Address
Phone number
Port approves building new dock
SYThReICK:ffDlMunanimously Knphatses that were approved by weAdSneSCh: hr::ryt lha:sS:t buildilgpr::CoTh:fkle;ninfl !
approved, on Wednesday, Janu- port commissioners Jim Lockhart, open forum to discuss the dock ing at 7 p.m.
ary 20, a preliminary plan to
build a new North Shore Dock on
North Shore Road.
The plan would involve three
phases of construction and cost
the Port an estimated $500,000,
according to Port Manager Bon-
nie Knight.
The engineering plans devel-
oped last summer by Peratrovich,
Nottingham & Drage, Inc., a
Seattle engineering consulting
firm, show a new marina de-
signed with 26 boat slips. The ex-
isting 50-year-old facility can ac-
commodate only 10 boats.
"RIGHT NOW, THE dock is
in horrible condition," said
Knight. Over the last several
months, the port has made minor
repairs to the facility. "But there
are just too many things wrong
that need fixing or repairs."
A closer inspection reveals
Knight's concerns. Pilings are
wearing out, moss has gathered
on most of the dock's surface,
wooden planks are rotting, and
all signage is in need of attention.
Rather than continually repair
the current dock, the port has
opted to replace it with a larger
and more functional facility.
Knight noted that within the
last few months new solar panel
lights, which meet U.S. Coast
Guard navigational standards,
were added, as well as new cleats
for the gangway. And though the
new facility probably won't be in
place before the year 2001, minor
repairs will continue to garner
the attention of port members.
"THERE IS SO much that
needs to be done just to keep it
functional and safe," noted
Claude Byerly, Keith Chamber-
lain and Knight include mooring
piles, head walk and main walk,
and utilities.
Cost for mooring piles totals
$66,500. The head walk and main
walk phases will cost $217,500
and utilities will add up to
$132,900.
The $416,900 total for those
three phases are 1997 figures.
Thus, Knight estimates a 10 per-
cent increase for the total pack-
age at approximately $500,000.
REGARDING FUNDING for
the project, Knight says that the
port's current tax base is high
enough that "we won't be asking
for public money to fund this proj-
ect."
The port will fund about a
third of the cost and then request
the balance from the Interagency
Committee (IAC) for Outdoor Rec-
reation.
One of the questions port com-
missioners tackled during last
week's meeting was whether to
pursue funding immediately or
defer that process to a later time.
They drew on the expertise of
Henry Minch, an ex-port commis-
sioner with six years experience
who was in the audience.
"If you've already initiated the
building process, you have a lot
better chance of obtaining
funding," said Minch. Port mem-
bers concurred.
NOW THAT THE Port of A1-
lyn has initiated the process of re-
placing the North Shore Dock,
they must hold meetings with lo-
cal tribes as well as seek public
input.
PORT OF ALLYN Manager Bonnie Knight stands on the
worn-out 50-year-old North Shore Dock.
Mason County Transit North Mason High School students
ttsed natiortal model spearhead Hurricane Mitch blanket drive
IIYLINDA THOMSON
,f, ason County Transit is being
as a model nationally for
tfree public transportation.
, (lWrit Moore of Victor recently
trned from Washington, DC,
' he delivered a paper at the
,'aUal metin of the Transpor-
x0a Research Board, which is
art of
,,: the National Research
-acil. The meeting lasted three
Ys and drew about 8,000 partic-
ts.
IaSon County Transit is one of
four fare-free transit systems
,, "ashington State Moore did a
°lld -°" • " •
t. Y on the xmpact of charglng
es and advised that it only ac-
'ts for about 20 percent of the
e a system.
for
bus
i Is study indicates that if the
[ee from fares is 14 percent or
s8, it is costing the system in
'ers and in expenses to charge,
q the system will actually save
'qO - .
de ey by running fare free. R1-
,hip actually increases as
t are removed, and that adds
e efficiency when considering
Urnber of seats on the buses.
",eore shared his paper, 'rran-
sit Ridership Efficiency as a
Function of Fares," at the DC Hil-
ton before a committee with about
100 present, on Monday, January
Gerrit Moore
11, and spoke with a number of
other people there on this topic.
Moore's wife Jeanette attended as
well. She is an urban planner
who was there as an independent
observer.
Moore assisted others in un-
derstanding how to figure the effi-
ciency of a transit system, wheth-
er or not to charge fares, and if so,
how much.
Mason Transit costs the resi-
dents $14.23 per capita, whereas
in King County the transit is
$105 per capita. In 1996, Mason's
rides averaged about $3 apiece in
operating expenses, about half of
what it had been in 1994.
Mason Transit Authority's Di-
rector, Dave O'Connell, serves on
the board of the Community
Transportation Association of
America, which is a national lob-
bying group that "promotes tran-
sit in small and semi-rural com-
munities," Moore shared.
"Rural transit systems add
about 11 percent to the economy
of the service area," stated Mrs.
Moore, according to a study of the
National Transit Research Board.
tiusinesses donate to food bank
?estbay Auto of Belfair con-
!ed local establishments that
business with them and re-
Sted donations for the North
.on Food Bank over the recent
lay period.
!el Patti, Assistant Manager
gestbay, began making con-
by telephone with reluc-
e, he said, but, after a while
as fun. People were really
willing to help."
On Monday, January 18, Patti
delivered $1,055 in checks to the
Food Bank. Kim Shafer, a volun-
teer there exclaimed, "Wow!
Thank you!"
Her thanks was directed to:
Westbay Auto, Belfair Hose, Bel-
fair Power Equipment, Blue
Knights Security, Earrs Marine,
Family Auto Body, Hood Canal
Auto, Herb's Services, Belfair Ma-
rine, Crown Auto Sales, Jack
Johnson Construction, Jesfield
Construction, Kitsap Used Cars,
Martin's Vintage Ford, North
Shore Quality Automotive Repair,
Steve Johnson Construction, Joe's
Auto Body, Local Wrench, North
Mason Automotive, Raines Auto
Repair, Van Dijk Homes and Bob
Harris Auto Sales.
JOEL PRATT OF Westbay Auto delivering checks totalling $1,055 to
the North Mason Food Bank. Food Bank Volunteer Kim Sharer re-
ceives the donation, from several area businesses, with gratitude.
By LINDA THOMSON
Students from North Mason
High School have coordinated a
community-wide effort to gather
blankets for victims of the recent
Hurricane Mitch in Central
America. The storm hit land on
October 28, 1998, stalling there
for three days with brutal, killing
power.
Philip Flatau and Bryan Le-
grand have been the two students
heading up this project through
the 'Skills for the 21st Century'
class, a required vocational
course. Blankets have been com-
ing in over a two-week period
from students, staff, and commu-
nity members.
Only new blankets have been
accepted, and that has stirred
some controversy locally. Why are
only new blankets being collected
for people who have a real need?
Wouldn't used blankets be just as
warm?
IN RESPONSE to these ques-
tions, North Mason's Principal
Mark Flatau, Philip's dad, said of
the decision, it was based on
"total hygiene. If it turned out
even one of them was infested, it
could contaminate all those items
that are stored."
Flatau said, "They began to see
the devastation that took
place...Philip saw it on TV," of the
motivating factor behind the proj-
ect. Philip said, "I had actually
been given an assignment to do
an oral report in 'Spanish' con-
cerning Central America and
Hurricane Mitch." He partnered
up with Legrand for this project.
They did research, and set out
to "improve the attitudes and
awareness in others," said the
younger Flatau. With statistics
and pictures, they created posters
to tell the story, and displayed
them where students would see
them while waiting in the school
lunch line.
The boys initiated contact with
World Vision because they had a
nearby headquarters, and were
willing to provide the shipping.
World Vision also gave them a
video of the hurricane's after-
math, which the two students
showed to the entire student
body.
BY THE END of the collection
period, blankets were stacked up
in the high school office, and some
had been taken home for storage
until the Flatau family could de-
liver them to World Vision in Fed-
eral Way for shipping to Hon-
duras and Nicaragua hurricane
survivors. By Friday, January 22,
there were over 5{ blankets re-
ceived, according to Flatau, who
BRYAN LEGRAND and Philip Flatau with a small portion of the 50+
blankets collected for victims of Hurricane Mitch.
expressed gratitude for the gener-
osity of this community.
According to information pro-
vided by World Vision, in Hon-
duras alone, Hurricane Mitch
killed at least 5,273 people, leav-
ing another 11,085 missing and
2,932,482 homeless. "Roads and
bridges have been damaged or
wiped out, stranding thousands.
Crops have been ravaged. The fis-
cal damage is estimated to be
more than $2 billion." In all na-
tions, there were at least 10,000
dead at the hand of Hurricane
Mitch.
Flatau stated of the project,
"By doing this, I realize that I
could make a difference and make
others more aware of others'
needs and heart cries around the
world."
Workshops
announced
Mason County's Master Gar-
deners program, sponsored by
Washington State University, has
announced the following classes
and workshops in the next week.
Both classes will take place
from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the Wil-
liam G. Reed Library meeting
room in Shelton. To register, call
extension 396 at either 275-4467
or 427-9670.
On Thursday, January 26, will
be a class on year-round garden-
ing, taught by Adelheid Krohne.
On Thursday, February 4,
Steve Edmondson will teach on
organizing, surviving and enjoy-
ing your vegetable garden.
Call one of the numbers above
to receive a flier on classes
throughout the first quarter of
1999.
#1 Plunger
PHIL HARRINGTON, PASTOR of North Mason
United Methodist Church and recently named Citi.
zen of the Year by the chamber of commerce, is also
a Polar Plunger - even if he has to do it alone. This
year's plunge, to benefit Boys and Girls Club of
North Mason, was originally scheduled for Satur-
day, January 16, but was rescheduled for this Satur-
day, January 30, at 9 a.m. Since the date conflicted
with his schedule, Harrington decided to plunge it
alone recently on a cold, windy, and rainy morning.
But he was not alone. The Herald's Linda Thomson,
braved the elements in pursuing this photographic
gem. "I'm not a martyr, I'm having funI" were the
chilling words echoed from Harrington's mouth just
as he dove into the chilly waters of North Bay. In his
absence, he hopes all will participate in this year's
official plunge, scheduled for this Saturday, Janu-
ary 30, at the Allyn Waterfront Park.
Serving Belfair - Allyn - Grapeview - Tahuya - Mason Lake - South Shore - Victor
..TThursday, January 28, 1999
Section of the Shelton-Mason County Journal /
Mason Transit Authority
requests rider input
In a continuing effort to better
erve the residents of Belfair and
0rth Mason, the Mason Transit
Uthority (MTA) is requesting
that readers of the Herald and us-
s of the transit system fill out
ae accompanying questionnaire.
l.According to MTA's Daniel
aSaman, survey results will
P his organization decide the
e of Route 4, which services the
eater North Mason community.
ute 4 service currently provides
s service at 11 a m and 3 p.m.,
lIday through Friday.
L Ridership on Route 4 decreased
Y 147 riders in 1998, falling to
,524 from 3,671 in 1997. This oc-
CUrred while route ridership in-
creased on average 15 5 percent
ia the rest of the county. On a
0nth by month basis in 1998,
lUte 4 decreased seven months
0lt of 12 months when compared
tq 1997. The remaining five
0nths either matched 1997 ri-
. .rship figures or showed slight
Creases.
in ASKING FOR the publics'
€1p,- said Frishman, "MTA is
.Ping that the survey will pin-
int opportunities to increase
Route 4 ridership."
If methods cannot be developed
to increase ridership, then MTA
will consider discontinuing the
route. Dial-A-Ride service would
then be available to those pas-
sengers who formerly used Route
4 services.
The survey, which is due at
MTA no later than Thursday,
February 11, can be mailed to the
following address:
MTA, P. O. Box 1880, Shelton,
98584. The fax number is (360)
426-0899. The MTA e-mail ad-
dress is: mcta@westsound.com
SURVEY QUESTIONS:
1. Do you use Route 4
(North Mason Belfair Loop
service)?
Yes
___No. Why? Please explain.
2. Which would you prefer
(please check only one).
mReplacing Route 4 with
Dial-A-Ride service.
Increased Route 4 ser-
vice.
3. Route 4 service is now
available twice a day: at 11
a.m. and 3 p.m. Monday
through Friday. What changes
would increase your use of
Route 4? Please be specific.
4. Do you use Dial-A-Ride
service?
Yes
___No. Why? Please explain.
5. Dial-A-Ride service is
now available Monday through
Saturday from 7:30 a.m, to
6:30 p.m. Do you have any
comments about the service?
Please be specific.
6. What else would you like
to comment on?
Optional:
Name
Address
Phone number
Port approves building new dock
SYThReICK:ffDlMunanimously Knphatses that were approved by weAdSneSCh: hr::ryt lha:sS:t buildilgpr::CoTh:fkle;ninfl !
approved, on Wednesday, Janu- port commissioners Jim Lockhart, open forum to discuss the dock ing at 7 p.m.
ary 20, a preliminary plan to
build a new North Shore Dock on
North Shore Road.
The plan would involve three
phases of construction and cost
the Port an estimated $500,000,
according to Port Manager Bon-
nie Knight.
The engineering plans devel-
oped last summer by Peratrovich,
Nottingham & Drage, Inc., a
Seattle engineering consulting
firm, show a new marina de-
signed with 26 boat slips. The ex-
isting 50-year-old facility can ac-
commodate only 10 boats.
"RIGHT NOW, THE dock is
in horrible condition," said
Knight. Over the last several
months, the port has made minor
repairs to the facility. "But there
are just too many things wrong
that need fixing or repairs."
A closer inspection reveals
Knight's concerns. Pilings are
wearing out, moss has gathered
on most of the dock's surface,
wooden planks are rotting, and
all signage is in need of attention.
Rather than continually repair
the current dock, the port has
opted to replace it with a larger
and more functional facility.
Knight noted that within the
last few months new solar panel
lights, which meet U.S. Coast
Guard navigational standards,
were added, as well as new cleats
for the gangway. And though the
new facility probably won't be in
place before the year 2001, minor
repairs will continue to garner
the attention of port members.
"THERE IS SO much that
needs to be done just to keep it
functional and safe," noted
Claude Byerly, Keith Chamber-
lain and Knight include mooring
piles, head walk and main walk,
and utilities.
Cost for mooring piles totals
$66,500. The head walk and main
walk phases will cost $217,500
and utilities will add up to
$132,900.
The $416,900 total for those
three phases are 1997 figures.
Thus, Knight estimates a 10 per-
cent increase for the total pack-
age at approximately $500,000.
REGARDING FUNDING for
the project, Knight says that the
port's current tax base is high
enough that "we won't be asking
for public money to fund this proj-
ect."
The port will fund about a
third of the cost and then request
the balance from the Interagency
Committee (IAC) for Outdoor Rec-
reation.
One of the questions port com-
missioners tackled during last
week's meeting was whether to
pursue funding immediately or
defer that process to a later time.
They drew on the expertise of
Henry Minch, an ex-port commis-
sioner with six years experience
who was in the audience.
"If you've already initiated the
building process, you have a lot
better chance of obtaining
funding," said Minch. Port mem-
bers concurred.
NOW THAT THE Port of A1-
lyn has initiated the process of re-
placing the North Shore Dock,
they must hold meetings with lo-
cal tribes as well as seek public
input.
PORT OF ALLYN Manager Bonnie Knight stands on the
worn-out 50-year-old North Shore Dock.
Mason County Transit North Mason High School students
ttsed natiortal model spearhead Hurricane Mitch blanket drive
IIYLINDA THOMSON
,f, ason County Transit is being
as a model nationally for
tfree public transportation.
, (lWrit Moore of Victor recently
trned from Washington, DC,
' he delivered a paper at the
,'aUal metin of the Transpor-
x0a Research Board, which is
art of
,,: the National Research
-acil. The meeting lasted three
Ys and drew about 8,000 partic-
ts.
IaSon County Transit is one of
four fare-free transit systems
,, "ashington State Moore did a
°lld -°" • " •
t. Y on the xmpact of charglng
es and advised that it only ac-
'ts for about 20 percent of the
e a system.
for
bus
i Is study indicates that if the
[ee from fares is 14 percent or
s8, it is costing the system in
'ers and in expenses to charge,
q the system will actually save
'qO - .
de ey by running fare free. R1-
,hip actually increases as
t are removed, and that adds
e efficiency when considering
Urnber of seats on the buses.
",eore shared his paper, 'rran-
sit Ridership Efficiency as a
Function of Fares," at the DC Hil-
ton before a committee with about
100 present, on Monday, January
Gerrit Moore
11, and spoke with a number of
other people there on this topic.
Moore's wife Jeanette attended as
well. She is an urban planner
who was there as an independent
observer.
Moore assisted others in un-
derstanding how to figure the effi-
ciency of a transit system, wheth-
er or not to charge fares, and if so,
how much.
Mason Transit costs the resi-
dents $14.23 per capita, whereas
in King County the transit is
$105 per capita. In 1996, Mason's
rides averaged about $3 apiece in
operating expenses, about half of
what it had been in 1994.
Mason Transit Authority's Di-
rector, Dave O'Connell, serves on
the board of the Community
Transportation Association of
America, which is a national lob-
bying group that "promotes tran-
sit in small and semi-rural com-
munities," Moore shared.
"Rural transit systems add
about 11 percent to the economy
of the service area," stated Mrs.
Moore, according to a study of the
National Transit Research Board.
tiusinesses donate to food bank
?estbay Auto of Belfair con-
!ed local establishments that
business with them and re-
Sted donations for the North
.on Food Bank over the recent
lay period.
!el Patti, Assistant Manager
gestbay, began making con-
by telephone with reluc-
e, he said, but, after a while
as fun. People were really
willing to help."
On Monday, January 18, Patti
delivered $1,055 in checks to the
Food Bank. Kim Shafer, a volun-
teer there exclaimed, "Wow!
Thank you!"
Her thanks was directed to:
Westbay Auto, Belfair Hose, Bel-
fair Power Equipment, Blue
Knights Security, Earrs Marine,
Family Auto Body, Hood Canal
Auto, Herb's Services, Belfair Ma-
rine, Crown Auto Sales, Jack
Johnson Construction, Jesfield
Construction, Kitsap Used Cars,
Martin's Vintage Ford, North
Shore Quality Automotive Repair,
Steve Johnson Construction, Joe's
Auto Body, Local Wrench, North
Mason Automotive, Raines Auto
Repair, Van Dijk Homes and Bob
Harris Auto Sales.
JOEL PRATT OF Westbay Auto delivering checks totalling $1,055 to
the North Mason Food Bank. Food Bank Volunteer Kim Sharer re-
ceives the donation, from several area businesses, with gratitude.
By LINDA THOMSON
Students from North Mason
High School have coordinated a
community-wide effort to gather
blankets for victims of the recent
Hurricane Mitch in Central
America. The storm hit land on
October 28, 1998, stalling there
for three days with brutal, killing
power.
Philip Flatau and Bryan Le-
grand have been the two students
heading up this project through
the 'Skills for the 21st Century'
class, a required vocational
course. Blankets have been com-
ing in over a two-week period
from students, staff, and commu-
nity members.
Only new blankets have been
accepted, and that has stirred
some controversy locally. Why are
only new blankets being collected
for people who have a real need?
Wouldn't used blankets be just as
warm?
IN RESPONSE to these ques-
tions, North Mason's Principal
Mark Flatau, Philip's dad, said of
the decision, it was based on
"total hygiene. If it turned out
even one of them was infested, it
could contaminate all those items
that are stored."
Flatau said, "They began to see
the devastation that took
place...Philip saw it on TV," of the
motivating factor behind the proj-
ect. Philip said, "I had actually
been given an assignment to do
an oral report in 'Spanish' con-
cerning Central America and
Hurricane Mitch." He partnered
up with Legrand for this project.
They did research, and set out
to "improve the attitudes and
awareness in others," said the
younger Flatau. With statistics
and pictures, they created posters
to tell the story, and displayed
them where students would see
them while waiting in the school
lunch line.
The boys initiated contact with
World Vision because they had a
nearby headquarters, and were
willing to provide the shipping.
World Vision also gave them a
video of the hurricane's after-
math, which the two students
showed to the entire student
body.
BY THE END of the collection
period, blankets were stacked up
in the high school office, and some
had been taken home for storage
until the Flatau family could de-
liver them to World Vision in Fed-
eral Way for shipping to Hon-
duras and Nicaragua hurricane
survivors. By Friday, January 22,
there were over 5{ blankets re-
ceived, according to Flatau, who
BRYAN LEGRAND and Philip Flatau with a small portion of the 50+
blankets collected for victims of Hurricane Mitch.
expressed gratitude for the gener-
osity of this community.
According to information pro-
vided by World Vision, in Hon-
duras alone, Hurricane Mitch
killed at least 5,273 people, leav-
ing another 11,085 missing and
2,932,482 homeless. "Roads and
bridges have been damaged or
wiped out, stranding thousands.
Crops have been ravaged. The fis-
cal damage is estimated to be
more than $2 billion." In all na-
tions, there were at least 10,000
dead at the hand of Hurricane
Mitch.
Flatau stated of the project,
"By doing this, I realize that I
could make a difference and make
others more aware of others'
needs and heart cries around the
world."
Workshops
announced
Mason County's Master Gar-
deners program, sponsored by
Washington State University, has
announced the following classes
and workshops in the next week.
Both classes will take place
from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the Wil-
liam G. Reed Library meeting
room in Shelton. To register, call
extension 396 at either 275-4467
or 427-9670.
On Thursday, January 26, will
be a class on year-round garden-
ing, taught by Adelheid Krohne.
On Thursday, February 4,
Steve Edmondson will teach on
organizing, surviving and enjoy-
ing your vegetable garden.
Call one of the numbers above
to receive a flier on classes
throughout the first quarter of
1999.
#1 Plunger
PHIL HARRINGTON, PASTOR of North Mason
United Methodist Church and recently named Citi.
zen of the Year by the chamber of commerce, is also
a Polar Plunger - even if he has to do it alone. This
year's plunge, to benefit Boys and Girls Club of
North Mason, was originally scheduled for Satur-
day, January 16, but was rescheduled for this Satur-
day, January 30, at 9 a.m. Since the date conflicted
with his schedule, Harrington decided to plunge it
alone recently on a cold, windy, and rainy morning.
But he was not alone. The Herald's Linda Thomson,
braved the elements in pursuing this photographic
gem. "I'm not a martyr, I'm having funI" were the
chilling words echoed from Harrington's mouth just
as he dove into the chilly waters of North Bay. In his
absence, he hopes all will participate in this year's
official plunge, scheduled for this Saturday, Janu-
ary 30, at the Allyn Waterfront Park.