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Exercise for health, charity Boys anc00 Girls (21ub sponsors
BY LINDA THOMSON get a,,donation for good causes out they kept coming. It gives them White ginter igight dance
Exercise for health and for of it, she said enthusiastically, more energy, strength, and du-
charity. It's good for you, and it's Sue Hahto, one of the partici- rability, they said. They want to
good for your world, pants, was so pleased to find a get in shape, look better, or lose
group in Belfair instead of having weight. They all enjoyed the team
That's the theme of Valerie Mc-
Leod's Tuesday and Thursday
evening classes held from 5:30
p.m. to 6:30 p.m. in the Hawkins
Middle School gym.
McLeod, a physical therapist in
Belfair, began the program in
March, 1997. Why? "Because I
needed exercise, I like to exercise,
I think it is good for people, and I
know a lot about exercising. I was
trying to encourage people to ex-
ercise. Then on top of that, I can
to go out of town. She and a
friend joined together. "We have
lots of fun and lots of laughs," she
said of the activity.
When the group did a routine
involving holding weights, they
pointed out that Janie Vincent
was using soup cans because San-
ta didn't bring her the real ones
yet. The ribbing was all in good
fun!
Each member had a comment
about why they joined, or why
SUE HAHTO steps it out during a recent aerobics
class.
Task force addresses
PPP social concerns
all they can to provide a safe and
supportive environment for their
children.
Inclusion in the directory will
be voluntary. Its purpose is to en-
able parents to network with
other parents; to share insights,
questions, problems, worries and
strategies related to raising hap-
py and healthy children in the
wisest and most thoughtful way
possible.
The group hopes that this ef-
fort will help decrease drug and
alcohol problems in the North
Mason area and also foster a
sense of community among par-
ents and children.
Currently, the task force is in-
vestigating possible sources of
funding for the directory. Resi-
dents with questions or sugges-
tions are asked to call Dr. Gill at
275-5005.
Under the leadership of Dr.
Nancy Gill, Citizens' Advisory
Committee member, a task force
has been formed to follow up on
suggestions made by the Parent
Party Patrol at its meeting with
the North Mason community last
December.
The task force, consisting of
Dr. Gill, Cami Geyer, Carolyn Ni-
col, Pat Degracia and Jeanne Dy-
cus, plans to have a family direc-
tory available for parents of sixth
graders at both Belfair Elementa-
ry and Sand Hill Elementary and
parents of all Hawkins Middle
School students before summer.
Information will be sent to par-
ents via school newsletters. All
who subscribe will be asked to
sign a pledge promising not to al-
low their children to participate
in unchaperoned parties and to do
spirit and support garnered from
the group.
McLeod charges $3 each for the
classes, then turns around and
donates it all toward some of her
favorite charities. She personally
bears all expenses.
Currently, a third of the in-
come goes to the Boys and Girls
Club of Mason County, and the
other two-thirds to the Kiwanis
Club, of which she is president
this year. That portion is split, at
McLeod's designation, between lo-
cal youth services and the Kiwa-
nis worldwide service project,
which is the plan to eliminate Io-
dine Deficiency Disorders (IDD)
throughout the world.
The exercise class is open to
both women and men. Atten-
dance ranges between 4 and 12.
Newcomers are always welcome,
should wear appropriate attire,
and bring a mat to put down on
the concrete floor.
On Saturday night, January
16, more than 150 teenagers at-
tended the "White Winter Night"
dance at North Mason High
School.
The event was sponsored by
members of the 'Youth With A
Voice Keystone Club', which is
part of the Boys and Girls Club of
Mason County.
DJ Forrest Cooper, a graduate
of North Mason High, provided
the music for the evening.
Advisor Ruby Ison thanks
members Natalie Krueger, Antho-
ny Krueger, Brionna McNamara,
Bree Whybark, Jacob Peterson,
Jessica Peterson, Inge Fordham,
Mallory Smith, Jamie Zirkle, Ben
Harris, Nick Harris, Amy Sleight,
Melinda Hegtvedt, Andrea Pet-
ers, Catherine Gilbert, Jeff Slay-
ton, Greg Slayton, Brian Garrett,
Keenan Miles, Kris Kiueman, Ali-
son Degracia, Leslie Cruz, Lydia
Cruz, Abby Werner, Ryan Lowe,
State law allows
some tax exemptions
Washington State law allows
certain qualified property owners
to be exempt from paying a por-
tion of their annual property tax-
es on their primary residence.
One must be 61 years of age by
December 31 of the year in which
the exemption is filed, or be un-
able to work due to a physical dis-
ability.
To qualify, the combined
household disposable income
must be under $30,000 per year.
This is not the same figure com-
puted for federal income tax pur-
poses.
Sources of income considered,
according to information provided
by Dixie Smith, Mason County
Assessor, include alimony re-
ceived, annuities, business in-
come, capital gains, disability
payments, dividends, 'interest,
IRA distributions, pen§ions, pub-
lic assistance, military pay and
benefits, Social Security, railroad
retirement, rental income, SSI
payments, unemployment, veter-
ans benefits and wages.
Once total income is figured
there are certain possible deduc-
tions allowed for non-reimbursed
nursing home costs, non-reim-
bursed in-home care costs, non-
reimbursed prescription drugs,
alimony paid out, child support
paid out, reinvested capitol gains
and Social Security or DSHS pay-
ments for underage children.
Once the total household in-
come is figured and the deduc-
tions are subtracted, the senior
citizen or disabled person who
has under $30,000 as their dis-
posable income should qualify for
the partial tax exemption.
For further information or to
apply, contact Terri Johansen oI
the Mason County Assessor's of-
fice at 275-4467 or 427-9670, Ex-
tension 499.
Tax help
available
The Internal Revenue Service
(IRS) and American Association
of Retired Persons (AARP) have
teamed up to help individuals
with their income tax returns.
The service is free, and will be
given every Tuesday from Febru-
ary 9 through April 13 between 1
p.m. and 5 p.m. at the North Ma-
son Timberland Library.
The tax service is done by
trained volunteers, according to
Ruth Pratt who helps with the
project. For assistance, bring a
copy of your last year's income
tax return, all the W-2, 1099, and
1098 forms that you have re-
ceived for 1998, plus any other in-
formation necessary to complete
your return.
The service is intended for in-
dividuals of any age, but not for
businesses.
Paramedics save Marchell's life
By LINDA THOMSON
Charlie Marchell of Toonerville
is recovering nicely from a severe
heart attack he suffered on Sun-
day, December 20, 1998. He fully
credits the emergency personnel
of Fire District 2 for saving his
life.
Marchell was working outdoors
with his neighbor when he suf-
fered the attack. The neighbor
called 911 and seven folks re-
sponded. Three of them were
Emergency Medical Technicians
(EMT's), and two of them were
paramedics. The others served as
back-up. He was transported to
Harrison Memorial Hospital in
Bremerton and later underwent a
five-way by-pass at Tacoma Gen-
eral.
He is alive today "due to cool
heads, professional experience
and training" of those who re-
sponded, said Marchell. "I want
all the credit to go to the firemen.
I appreciate what they did."
i i
BEAUTY SHOP
for sale
Established Allyn one
chair shop needs stylist
to take over
large friendly clientele,
360-456-5438
(leave name and number)
The paramedics who assisted
Marchell that day were Andy
Graham and Paul Stark. The
EMT's were Jake Gillanders,
Alexis Vaughn and Mark Visaya,
according to Assistant Chief Aar-
on Espy, who checked the log for
that day. Graham recently re-
ceived the North Mason Chamber
of Commerce's Valor Award along
with several other local firefight-
ers.
Espy explained that EMT's re-
ceive approximately 120 to 140
hours of training in a variety of
medical subjects, plus life support
procedures. Paramedics have had
a more advanced level of training
over a period of 1,400 hours and
serve as "the eyes, ears and
Sand
Firewood ............. $110/Cord Top soil $5.00
If)elivery mcluded) Crushed rock $6.00
275-713 or Bark $3.00
1-800-690-BARK Specialty decor rock by sccop or bag
Laura Virnoche and Tara Frank
for their hard work on the project.
The Keystoners wanted to send
a special thank you to Joy and
Ray Cruz for their help with the
set up, design and clean up of the
event.
Also, the services provided by
Mason County Sheriffs deputies
T.R. Rankin and Mike Frank
MORE THAN 150 students attended a Boys and Girls Club-s
dance at the high school on Saturday, January 16.
d
were most appreciated. L[
Call the Boys and Girls Club he
275-7805 for information ab0ar(
the Keystone Club and its serviette s
projects.
(5',erman stuc00e: bids 'auf wiedersehen
raining."
School back home involves tak-
ing more classes, about 10 to 12
per semester, he said, but with
far fewer assignments than here.
Also back home, the relationship
between teachers and students
"isn't very good," Zacharias stated
bluntly.
At North Mason, he finds it
more fun, with more classes of-
fered than in German schools. He
likes the school spirit, like sup-
porting sports teams and clubs.
Classes he has taken this term
were Accounting, U.S. History,
Skills for the 21st Century, and
Business Communications.
Zacharias became an exchange
student, he said, "because I want-
ed to live for a long period of time
in the U.S. I consider this coun-
try one of the greatest and want-
ed to learn something about the
people living here. I hope to take
back their way of life."
OF HIS PLANS for after high
school, he said, "I will graduate in
2001. Then I want to go to college
and study something in the social
BY LINDA THOMSON
Exchange student Friedrich
Zacharias has left his North Ma-
son home, and returned to his
German one. "It has been good
here, but I look forward to going
home," he said.
Zacharias has been at North
Mason High School since the be-
ginning of this school year, leav-
ing Monday, January 25, on his
return flight. He is 16 years old,
and has been a part of the
Schmidt family of Belfair, which
includes Rik, Terri, and Erik, a
10th grader.
Zacharias says he can think
pretty well in English, and he is
able to communicate, so there has
not been too much frustration
with the language here. Also
Erik can speak German.
COMPARING GERMANY to
the United States he said, "My
home country is much smaller
than the U.S. All the cities are
close together and there aren't
even different time zones. The
weather is similar to that in west-
ern Washington - it is always
Historical S00:,ciety officers
service field."
There have been four
Bay for some time. These will
then be typed as oral histories
and become the foundation of a
history book the group would like
to produce.
The historians will meet regu-
larly on the third Friday of each
month at 10 a.m. in the Allyn
Historic Church. At its Friday,
February 19, meeting, they will
be starting an inventory of old
buildings and would welcome
NOTICE OF PLANNING COMMISSION
PUBLIC MEETING
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Ma-
son County Planning Commission will hold its
regular public meeting in the Commissioners
Chambers at the Mason County Courthouse,
Building 1,411 North Fifth Street, Shelton,
Washington on Monday February 8, 1999.
SAID MEETING is to consider the applica-
tion by Sam Boling, owner, for a Large Lot
Subdivision of a tract of land approxlmatsly 85
acres In size into 17 clustered residential lots
plus open space Tracts A and B. Minimum lot
size is 2 acres, and the configuration provides
for an overall development density of 1 dwell-
ing unit per 5 acres.
SAID TRACT Is contained within Govern-
The North Bay Historical So-
ciety met in the Allyn Historic
Church on Friday, January 22, to
elect a slate of officers and to set
goals for the year.
Those elected to serve for 1999
were Pam Merrill as president,
Elsie Parker as vice president,
Bernice Nigh as secretary and
Mary Lindsey as treasurer.
Elected to serve in the at large
positions of the board of directors
anyone interested or knowledge-
able to attend.
Membership in the organiza-
tion is $10 per year and new
members are always being
sought.
were Elena Vogl, Richard Bell
and Irene Davis. Michael O'Sulli-
van will continue as the executive
director. All positions are volun-
tary.
The group of folks who turned
out for the meeting sat in the
very cool sanctuary of the historic
church building and reminisced
about various people and events
in the Allyn and larger North Bay
area.
Parker knew that her grandfa-
ther helped build the old church,
but records have not been located
to reveal if that was in 1907 or
1909. The old church is the only
one standing of three which were
erected by the same builder.
! hands of an emergency room phy- It has served as a meeting ment Lots 2 and 3, Section 1, Township 22
sician."
Marchell, who prefers to be place for congregationalists, epis- No.Range4Wsst, W.M..tnMasonCounty,
copals, baptists, school students Washington. From Shelton go approximately
called Charlie,' and his friend n n,, ,o tol. ..hMi. r, , 16 miles noah on Highway 101, to HoJlday
::Mac" are known as the famed =;" ...... ' ...... ': '= ...... '" .... " Beach, left onto Virginia Avenue to Its intersec-
also usea ][or specml events sucn tion with Mardell, then left into the proposal. A
Toonerville Trollers, since they as weddings and memorials, Alco- section of Miller Creek is also contained within
i catch big trout and get their pho- holies Anonymous meetings and the bounc/aryoftheprolx._ subdMsi.on.
i to in the paper nearly every year, other =atherin=s uuesuons regaroing me agenoa snould be
l ..... he says "" - - ', ....... directed to Planner Pan Bennett-Cummlng,
une of the goam oz cne mson
." Department of Community Development at
He looks forward to fishing on cal group is to do interviews with 427-9670 ext. 294. '
Charlie Marchell Opening Day at his favorite lake. people w oh have lived in North 1/28 it
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A DESIGN/BUILD FIRM
Any size job from a new front door to complete rebuild
275-5702 * 426-2058
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Page 4- Belfair Herald section of Shelton-Mason County Journal - Thursday, January 28, 1999
"I
students at the high school so
this year, and more of them
be featured in the Belfair
in a later edition.
Mark Flatau, Principal,
the exchange students,
I think they get a great
ence, and enrich the lives of
kids."
School Counselor Pippa Wi n'i
er indicated that Friedrich will I# i
missed. Another exchange stY'|
o !
dent is due in from Brazil n et
month, and will join those stayi|"
here from Holland and Japan, sl:: i]
said. :]
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advertised tub, shaves with an
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Exercise for health, charity Boys anc00 Girls (21ub sponsors
BY LINDA THOMSON get a,,donation for good causes out they kept coming. It gives them White ginter igight dance
Exercise for health and for of it, she said enthusiastically, more energy, strength, and du-
charity. It's good for you, and it's Sue Hahto, one of the partici- rability, they said. They want to
good for your world, pants, was so pleased to find a get in shape, look better, or lose
group in Belfair instead of having weight. They all enjoyed the team
That's the theme of Valerie Mc-
Leod's Tuesday and Thursday
evening classes held from 5:30
p.m. to 6:30 p.m. in the Hawkins
Middle School gym.
McLeod, a physical therapist in
Belfair, began the program in
March, 1997. Why? "Because I
needed exercise, I like to exercise,
I think it is good for people, and I
know a lot about exercising. I was
trying to encourage people to ex-
ercise. Then on top of that, I can
to go out of town. She and a
friend joined together. "We have
lots of fun and lots of laughs," she
said of the activity.
When the group did a routine
involving holding weights, they
pointed out that Janie Vincent
was using soup cans because San-
ta didn't bring her the real ones
yet. The ribbing was all in good
fun!
Each member had a comment
about why they joined, or why
SUE HAHTO steps it out during a recent aerobics
class.
Task force addresses
PPP social concerns
all they can to provide a safe and
supportive environment for their
children.
Inclusion in the directory will
be voluntary. Its purpose is to en-
able parents to network with
other parents; to share insights,
questions, problems, worries and
strategies related to raising hap-
py and healthy children in the
wisest and most thoughtful way
possible.
The group hopes that this ef-
fort will help decrease drug and
alcohol problems in the North
Mason area and also foster a
sense of community among par-
ents and children.
Currently, the task force is in-
vestigating possible sources of
funding for the directory. Resi-
dents with questions or sugges-
tions are asked to call Dr. Gill at
275-5005.
Under the leadership of Dr.
Nancy Gill, Citizens' Advisory
Committee member, a task force
has been formed to follow up on
suggestions made by the Parent
Party Patrol at its meeting with
the North Mason community last
December.
The task force, consisting of
Dr. Gill, Cami Geyer, Carolyn Ni-
col, Pat Degracia and Jeanne Dy-
cus, plans to have a family direc-
tory available for parents of sixth
graders at both Belfair Elementa-
ry and Sand Hill Elementary and
parents of all Hawkins Middle
School students before summer.
Information will be sent to par-
ents via school newsletters. All
who subscribe will be asked to
sign a pledge promising not to al-
low their children to participate
in unchaperoned parties and to do
spirit and support garnered from
the group.
McLeod charges $3 each for the
classes, then turns around and
donates it all toward some of her
favorite charities. She personally
bears all expenses.
Currently, a third of the in-
come goes to the Boys and Girls
Club of Mason County, and the
other two-thirds to the Kiwanis
Club, of which she is president
this year. That portion is split, at
McLeod's designation, between lo-
cal youth services and the Kiwa-
nis worldwide service project,
which is the plan to eliminate Io-
dine Deficiency Disorders (IDD)
throughout the world.
The exercise class is open to
both women and men. Atten-
dance ranges between 4 and 12.
Newcomers are always welcome,
should wear appropriate attire,
and bring a mat to put down on
the concrete floor.
On Saturday night, January
16, more than 150 teenagers at-
tended the "White Winter Night"
dance at North Mason High
School.
The event was sponsored by
members of the 'Youth With A
Voice Keystone Club', which is
part of the Boys and Girls Club of
Mason County.
DJ Forrest Cooper, a graduate
of North Mason High, provided
the music for the evening.
Advisor Ruby Ison thanks
members Natalie Krueger, Antho-
ny Krueger, Brionna McNamara,
Bree Whybark, Jacob Peterson,
Jessica Peterson, Inge Fordham,
Mallory Smith, Jamie Zirkle, Ben
Harris, Nick Harris, Amy Sleight,
Melinda Hegtvedt, Andrea Pet-
ers, Catherine Gilbert, Jeff Slay-
ton, Greg Slayton, Brian Garrett,
Keenan Miles, Kris Kiueman, Ali-
son Degracia, Leslie Cruz, Lydia
Cruz, Abby Werner, Ryan Lowe,
State law allows
some tax exemptions
Washington State law allows
certain qualified property owners
to be exempt from paying a por-
tion of their annual property tax-
es on their primary residence.
One must be 61 years of age by
December 31 of the year in which
the exemption is filed, or be un-
able to work due to a physical dis-
ability.
To qualify, the combined
household disposable income
must be under $30,000 per year.
This is not the same figure com-
puted for federal income tax pur-
poses.
Sources of income considered,
according to information provided
by Dixie Smith, Mason County
Assessor, include alimony re-
ceived, annuities, business in-
come, capital gains, disability
payments, dividends, 'interest,
IRA distributions, pen§ions, pub-
lic assistance, military pay and
benefits, Social Security, railroad
retirement, rental income, SSI
payments, unemployment, veter-
ans benefits and wages.
Once total income is figured
there are certain possible deduc-
tions allowed for non-reimbursed
nursing home costs, non-reim-
bursed in-home care costs, non-
reimbursed prescription drugs,
alimony paid out, child support
paid out, reinvested capitol gains
and Social Security or DSHS pay-
ments for underage children.
Once the total household in-
come is figured and the deduc-
tions are subtracted, the senior
citizen or disabled person who
has under $30,000 as their dis-
posable income should qualify for
the partial tax exemption.
For further information or to
apply, contact Terri Johansen oI
the Mason County Assessor's of-
fice at 275-4467 or 427-9670, Ex-
tension 499.
Tax help
available
The Internal Revenue Service
(IRS) and American Association
of Retired Persons (AARP) have
teamed up to help individuals
with their income tax returns.
The service is free, and will be
given every Tuesday from Febru-
ary 9 through April 13 between 1
p.m. and 5 p.m. at the North Ma-
son Timberland Library.
The tax service is done by
trained volunteers, according to
Ruth Pratt who helps with the
project. For assistance, bring a
copy of your last year's income
tax return, all the W-2, 1099, and
1098 forms that you have re-
ceived for 1998, plus any other in-
formation necessary to complete
your return.
The service is intended for in-
dividuals of any age, but not for
businesses.
Paramedics save Marchell's life
By LINDA THOMSON
Charlie Marchell of Toonerville
is recovering nicely from a severe
heart attack he suffered on Sun-
day, December 20, 1998. He fully
credits the emergency personnel
of Fire District 2 for saving his
life.
Marchell was working outdoors
with his neighbor when he suf-
fered the attack. The neighbor
called 911 and seven folks re-
sponded. Three of them were
Emergency Medical Technicians
(EMT's), and two of them were
paramedics. The others served as
back-up. He was transported to
Harrison Memorial Hospital in
Bremerton and later underwent a
five-way by-pass at Tacoma Gen-
eral.
He is alive today "due to cool
heads, professional experience
and training" of those who re-
sponded, said Marchell. "I want
all the credit to go to the firemen.
I appreciate what they did."
i i
BEAUTY SHOP
for sale
Established Allyn one
chair shop needs stylist
to take over
large friendly clientele,
360-456-5438
(leave name and number)
The paramedics who assisted
Marchell that day were Andy
Graham and Paul Stark. The
EMT's were Jake Gillanders,
Alexis Vaughn and Mark Visaya,
according to Assistant Chief Aar-
on Espy, who checked the log for
that day. Graham recently re-
ceived the North Mason Chamber
of Commerce's Valor Award along
with several other local firefight-
ers.
Espy explained that EMT's re-
ceive approximately 120 to 140
hours of training in a variety of
medical subjects, plus life support
procedures. Paramedics have had
a more advanced level of training
over a period of 1,400 hours and
serve as "the eyes, ears and
Sand
Firewood ............. $110/Cord Top soil $5.00
If)elivery mcluded) Crushed rock $6.00
275-713 or Bark $3.00
1-800-690-BARK Specialty decor rock by sccop or bag
Laura Virnoche and Tara Frank
for their hard work on the project.
The Keystoners wanted to send
a special thank you to Joy and
Ray Cruz for their help with the
set up, design and clean up of the
event.
Also, the services provided by
Mason County Sheriffs deputies
T.R. Rankin and Mike Frank
MORE THAN 150 students attended a Boys and Girls Club-s
dance at the high school on Saturday, January 16.
d
were most appreciated. L[
Call the Boys and Girls Club he
275-7805 for information ab0ar(
the Keystone Club and its serviette s
projects.
(5',erman stuc00e: bids 'auf wiedersehen
raining."
School back home involves tak-
ing more classes, about 10 to 12
per semester, he said, but with
far fewer assignments than here.
Also back home, the relationship
between teachers and students
"isn't very good," Zacharias stated
bluntly.
At North Mason, he finds it
more fun, with more classes of-
fered than in German schools. He
likes the school spirit, like sup-
porting sports teams and clubs.
Classes he has taken this term
were Accounting, U.S. History,
Skills for the 21st Century, and
Business Communications.
Zacharias became an exchange
student, he said, "because I want-
ed to live for a long period of time
in the U.S. I consider this coun-
try one of the greatest and want-
ed to learn something about the
people living here. I hope to take
back their way of life."
OF HIS PLANS for after high
school, he said, "I will graduate in
2001. Then I want to go to college
and study something in the social
BY LINDA THOMSON
Exchange student Friedrich
Zacharias has left his North Ma-
son home, and returned to his
German one. "It has been good
here, but I look forward to going
home," he said.
Zacharias has been at North
Mason High School since the be-
ginning of this school year, leav-
ing Monday, January 25, on his
return flight. He is 16 years old,
and has been a part of the
Schmidt family of Belfair, which
includes Rik, Terri, and Erik, a
10th grader.
Zacharias says he can think
pretty well in English, and he is
able to communicate, so there has
not been too much frustration
with the language here. Also
Erik can speak German.
COMPARING GERMANY to
the United States he said, "My
home country is much smaller
than the U.S. All the cities are
close together and there aren't
even different time zones. The
weather is similar to that in west-
ern Washington - it is always
Historical S00:,ciety officers
service field."
There have been four
Bay for some time. These will
then be typed as oral histories
and become the foundation of a
history book the group would like
to produce.
The historians will meet regu-
larly on the third Friday of each
month at 10 a.m. in the Allyn
Historic Church. At its Friday,
February 19, meeting, they will
be starting an inventory of old
buildings and would welcome
NOTICE OF PLANNING COMMISSION
PUBLIC MEETING
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Ma-
son County Planning Commission will hold its
regular public meeting in the Commissioners
Chambers at the Mason County Courthouse,
Building 1,411 North Fifth Street, Shelton,
Washington on Monday February 8, 1999.
SAID MEETING is to consider the applica-
tion by Sam Boling, owner, for a Large Lot
Subdivision of a tract of land approxlmatsly 85
acres In size into 17 clustered residential lots
plus open space Tracts A and B. Minimum lot
size is 2 acres, and the configuration provides
for an overall development density of 1 dwell-
ing unit per 5 acres.
SAID TRACT Is contained within Govern-
The North Bay Historical So-
ciety met in the Allyn Historic
Church on Friday, January 22, to
elect a slate of officers and to set
goals for the year.
Those elected to serve for 1999
were Pam Merrill as president,
Elsie Parker as vice president,
Bernice Nigh as secretary and
Mary Lindsey as treasurer.
Elected to serve in the at large
positions of the board of directors
anyone interested or knowledge-
able to attend.
Membership in the organiza-
tion is $10 per year and new
members are always being
sought.
were Elena Vogl, Richard Bell
and Irene Davis. Michael O'Sulli-
van will continue as the executive
director. All positions are volun-
tary.
The group of folks who turned
out for the meeting sat in the
very cool sanctuary of the historic
church building and reminisced
about various people and events
in the Allyn and larger North Bay
area.
Parker knew that her grandfa-
ther helped build the old church,
but records have not been located
to reveal if that was in 1907 or
1909. The old church is the only
one standing of three which were
erected by the same builder.
! hands of an emergency room phy- It has served as a meeting ment Lots 2 and 3, Section 1, Township 22
sician."
Marchell, who prefers to be place for congregationalists, epis- No.Range4Wsst, W.M..tnMasonCounty,
copals, baptists, school students Washington. From Shelton go approximately
called Charlie,' and his friend n n,, ,o tol. ..hMi. r, , 16 miles noah on Highway 101, to HoJlday
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Toonerville Trollers, since they as weddings and memorials, Alco- section of Miller Creek is also contained within
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students at the high school so
this year, and more of them
be featured in the Belfair
in a later edition.
Mark Flatau, Principal,
the exchange students,
I think they get a great
ence, and enrich the lives of
kids."
School Counselor Pippa Wi n'i
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month, and will join those stayi|"
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