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January 30, 1975     Shelton Mason County Journal
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~~u~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~u~~~~~~~~~l~~~~~~~~~u~~ll~l~~~~~~~~n~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~l~~~~. By LOU DONNELL ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~u~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~B~~~~~~~~ l ' din !know if l am spoiled by living in a small friendly community take it tot granted that a clerk or waitress will smile and make a comment when I go into a business establishment to make a ~, but the one thing that irritated me during our recent eight in Hawaii was the unfriendliness of clerks. I would think that in a =tate which relies on tourism for much of its economy that clerks make a special effort to be friendly. But it seemed to be just the Opposite. I had been advised to check in at the airline desk as soon as we in Honolulu to confirm our return flight and ask for seat So, before we left the airport I went to the desk and found ICOOperative clerk who said she didn't think they assigned seats for )st class, and made no effort to find out; but did, finally, give me a number to call to find out for myself. Long ago I worked for an -) oana I know I would have called that number myself to find out ntorma!ion for the customer There were no other people waitin served - , " . g ..... so it wasn t a matter of being too busy to do It herself. ~re we,lelt the airport I forgot about calling until the day before we )u ie.ave and found out seat assignments could be confirmed by and all the ones we wanted e " ned to s Wh; z. L _.. w_re already asslgomeone has not left a very good impression about the service that e offers, as far as I am concerned, mea les to be had heard that one could order a box of fresh p" atppol Uo directly to the plane so one clay we stopped g le shop near Schofield Barracks, situated among pineapple fields Stop for sightseeing buses. When I went inside I saw a large wi.th prices for boxes containing different numbers of o,,, ,s. I. asked the clerk if they took orders and would see that a titresses never smiled, nor did clerks in stores or shops. I always feeling that they wished we hadn't come in and bothered them. srnp-~ before our flight left we returned our rented car. They had '¢hUaor acted the least bit friendly when we had checked the car du not Improved in the eight days since. Our bill had come to and since we had paid a $175 deposit when we got the car, we The boys had paid the $175 but I said '~I'11 pay the and took two dollar bills and two dimes out of my wallet and on the counter. Just then my daughter Cindy asked if they cash a $10 traveler's check; she wanted change for her movie and Is thPll:ntsTh: g!rl said "No." No smile, no explanation. ; t was red up with rude and unfriendly clerks. I up the $2.20 1 had placed on the counter and turned to Cindy "You pay the balance with your traveler s check. The clerk it and as soon as she had given Cindy her change I handed $2.20. I guess the clerk knew I was angry because she said about their not keeping lots of money on hand; but I'm sure less which probably gets from $20 to $200 from every customer P enough on hand to cash a $10 check. I felt better. The astonished look on the face of the clerk my money back made up in a small way for the many ekperienced from her and other people who wait on of the exceptions was the boy who drove us from the car rental to the airport, an employee of the same company. He was if we'd enjoyed our visit, etc., and wishing us a Happy was New Year's Day) as we left. has offered the theory that Hawaiian clerks may have to many rude tourists that they get that way after awhile, but is a tourist area, too, and no matter how many visitors we can't imagine our local businesses employing people who cUStomers in a friendly manner. smile doesn't cost a thing but it goes a long way towards that you welcome his patronage. I guess I've taken of our community businesses for granted because it until I missed that friendly feeling in Hawaii that I realized how i.~. V r ay envy Fox't i m the Bluebird group led by Janet Banach to the annual Camp Fire G iris candy sale IIn at 10 a.m. February 1 and end on February Products will be available: Almond Roca or chocolate-covered mints. Girls do not take Sales only are a owed. Pictured above are (rear, Julie Banach, Buffie Smith and Lisa Grasser; nnit, Cami Saling and Laurie Callahan. Fire candy sale of !he area are 275-3120. Persons who wish to a 'gold buyer! buy candy but are not contacted will be- ~ld-wrapped to their ', Feb. 1 to They will traditional mints. Each will sell for money will be the United Kit-No-Ma -~ Salesgirl is also fPo er container r part of her }ks or costume, anned with treat for boxes per ream social for ap. Groups Blue Bird, e, Discovery atr,.area the candy a rmen I-lamill, by a girl may call her for delivery. The success of the 1975 Camp Fire candy sale depends not only on the girls but also on the help and cooperation of their leaders and parents who encourage the girls to follow the safety rules, pep them up if they become discouraged, rejoice when they are doing well. Also helping are the 14 district chairmen. For further information call the Camp Fire office, 1109 Warren Ave., 377-5513. BREAK-IN REPORTED The Tee Lake summer cabin of Charles Ruttledge of Kent was xeported broken into sometime during the previous weekend according to a report received Jan. 20 in the sheriff's office. Missing items included two kerosene lamps, a flashlight, a fillet knife and whiskey. BULLDOG WINS over both Port Townsend and Tenino last Friday night pushed Coach Ed Amick (left, above) over the 100-win mark, for a total of 10t matches won since Amick, as coach and Bill Hawkins as trainer began the wrestling Mason in 1964. In a ceremony at last the occasion refreshments were served to everyone attending Friday's match Amick was awarded an engraved desk pen set the dual match. In picture at right Jo Testu is seen serving by school Superintendent Norm Sanders. Also in honor of cake. North Mason High hool News By BARB VAN BUSKIRK North Mason biology students are having an aluminum drive to help them go on a back-packing adventure this coming spring. Below is a list of students available to pick up aluminum in various areas: North Shore: Sue Anderson, 275-6168; Mitch Hailey, 275-3634; Dennis Shirk, 275-2193. Old Beifair Highway: Theresa Jensen, 275-2707; Cindy Moore, 275-3032; Rod Stevens, 275-6513. Tahuya: Wanda Millet, 275-6277. Belfair: Doug Dillenburg, 275-2195. The Home Economics class had an interesting visitor Jan. 22. Mrs. Kim Garbarino, a resident of Port Orchard, came to help Ms. Boehi and her students with their unit on foreign cooking. She prepared a variety of Japanese and Korean dishes. Among these tasty morsels were fried rice and Tempura, a mixed vegetable dish. Mrs. Garbarino came from Korea 14 years ago so had had first-hand experience in preparing the dishes. The home economics class was also experienced as they had visited the Benahana of Tokyo restaurant earlier in the year where they had seen their Japanese meal cooked and served right in front of them. The debate team traveled to Port Townsend for an individual events tournament with the Port Townsend High School debators Jan. 23. Jack Cook took a second and third place in oratory and Vonna Van Parys won third and fourth places in impromptu. Theresa Jensen and Patty Roberts took two fourth places in the expository category. Jim Hill took two fourths also, but in the category of oral interpretation. All-around, our school did pretty well. Mr. Jon Esarey, junior high science teacher, and Mr. Ron Angus, high school biology teacher, have high hopes for this year's North Mason Science Fair. The Kiwanis Club of Belfair will sponsor the fair and will award a variety of prizes. Twenty grand champion ribbons will be awarded, first through fifth place ribbons will be awarded in grades K-12. As a special incentive to students a $25 "best of fair" award will be made. About 175 students are expected to enter this year and will be judged by local faculty. When asked if many students go on to the Kitsap County Science Fair, Mr. Esarey said, "The kids who win here usually go on and do pretty well in Bremerton and Seattle. In past years our students have sort of put NM on the map as a science power." The fair will take place March 4, 5, and 6 and will be open for public viewing. J. L. Drouhard, Jeffrey Goldman, Carmela Lanza and Laurie McCall, members of the Western Youth Theatre Tour '75, presented two one-act plays enjoyed by many at the high school. The actors are students at Western Washington State ('ollege in Bellingham. They travel all over Washington for college credits in addition to acting experience. Presented Jan. 24 for NM were "The Unsatisfactory Supper" and "The Proposal." After the performance a short drama workshop was held for all interested students. They were shown exercises and other methods actors use to warm up before a show. Coming soon to the NM stage' will be the play "M*A*S*H," performed by the faculty in early spring. :i¸ STUDENTS from Western Washington State College presented two plays at North Mason High School last Friday afternoon. Above is a picture taken during a scene from one of the dramatic presentations. Tuesday, Feb. 4th 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. All Belfair precincts and Kitsap County precincts will vote at Belfair Elementary gym. Allyn Precinct .. Allyn School Tahuya PrecinctTahuya Firehall A special levy election will be held next Tuesday, February 4, by the North Mason School District in an effort to raise funds to maintain and operate local schools at the present level during the 1975-76 school year. The ballot will ask voters to approve or reject a special one year levy of $756,509 which, if approved, will be collected with next year's property tax. it is estimated that such an amount would cost each Board offers alternatives for suspended schoolboy Two alternatives were given Mr. and Mrs. Larry Chilton by directors of the North Mason School District at an executive meeting held January 23 to determine the outcome of an open hearing held during the regular school board meeting January 13. The Chiltons had asked that the board consider an alternative form' of punishment for their son, Loren, who had been suspended from school for 90 days following detonation of a homemade bomb by Loren and another boy in December. The bomb destroyed one toilet in a boys' lavatory at the high school. The high school principal had suspended the boys, the Chiltons had had a hearing before the school superintendent who had upheld the principal's decision, whereupon the Chiltons had requested the board to hold an open hearing. The two alternatives agreed upon by the board in a split decision are: Alternative I Continuance of 90-day suspension (through May 12, 1975) plus payment of share of damages prior to readmission; or Alternative 2 Continued suspension until March 3 I, 1975 ; plus submission of a satisfactory written theme of 10,000 words on the subject matter of "Safety Practices at Home and at School" to be submitted in typewritten form with attached bibliography, said form and subject matter content to be approved by the high school principal or his designee; plus assignment of work as a custodial helper under the supervision of the school district's head maintenance supervisor equal to 30 hours of work (stated as five 6-hour work days) to be accomplished during the scheduled spring vacation (March 24 through March 28, I975);plus payn~ent of share of damages prior to readmission. ()lie IIICin~'r of Ihe boa~d was not present at the executive meeting, Jim Yoest. Jerry Reid and (;ene Foster voted in favor of offering the above two alternatives and Pat Ruff voted "no." Since three members of the board must approve a motion for passage, Chairman Carol Wentlandt was required to vote; she voted in favor of the motion and it was passed by a majority vote. Committee formed to assist the handicapped A committee has been formed to assist handicapped persons in Kitsap County named "The K itsap Committee for the Handicapped" and has established its purpose "to coordinate community resources as a means of providing services for the handicapped." Persons from the North Mason area are invited to participate in the programs. The committee has established a hotline to "provide a direct communication link with the community's handicapped population." The hotline, known as the "Elderly and Handicapped Hotline" is located in Bremerton and has two numbers. In the Bremerton area it is 377-3775 and for toil-free calls, ZEnith-8419. Lettie Jarrett has been elected as chairperson anti stated that, "We need handicapped persons to call us and let us know what handicaps they have and what help they need." She further stated that, "We need volunteers in all parts of the county to visit, furnish transportation, give ideas, etc." The Kitsap Committee for the Handicapped meets at the Employment Security Department, 4980 Arsenal Way, Bremerton, the second Wednesday of each month at I p.m. All interested citizens, handicapped or not, are invited to a l tentl. taxpayer $8.50 for every $1,000 of the full valuation of his property by tho county assessor. Of this total amount, $427,125 is needed for the 1975-76 school year. Since, in this district, a three-year average shows that 56.46% of taxes due are collected by June 30, date of the end of the 1975-76 school year, the district is obliged to ask for the larger amount to be assured of the $427,125 needed for that school year. The district can only use funds which already have been collected, so the balance will be available for use in the 1976-77 school year which begins July 1, 1976. Next year's budget was based on an estimated total valuation in the school district of 89 million dollars; 2-1/2 million of this amount is property in the newly-annexed Kitsap County area at Tiger, Panther and Mission Lakes which is now part of North Mason School District. It also was figured using $446 per pupil as the estimated amount the school district will receive from the state, which now gets all school monies, except special levy and bond issues, which are included in local property taxes. This year the state guaranteed $394 per pupil but $446 is the amount being considered by legislators as next year's figure, if it turns out to be less, the budget will have to be cut to match the expected income before final approval of the 1975-76 budget later this year. If the amount turns out to be more, the local school directors have passed a motion saying that if any substantial amount of money not anticipated at the time the levy amount was set should come to the district, from the state or other sources, it will be returned to the taxpayers. This will be done by notifying the assessor to levy a lesser amount than approved if the the levy passes, on 1976 tax statements. This was done two years ago when around $80,000 was paid to the district from forest funds, a completely unexpected windfall. Taxpayers benefitted by having to pay almost $2 less per thousand dollars of assessed valuation of their property than they had agreed to pay at the polls. To validate Tuesday's election, 578 registered voters must vote with 60% of those voting "yes" for passage. A new law aimed at preventing "no" w~ters from staying home to defeat issues because the required 4ff/~, of the number of voters who voted in the last general election did not show up to vote, is now in cffccl. If less than 578 persons vole (417//,, of the 1444 who w~tcd in November, 1974) the levy still can be passed if 60% of the figure 578 vote "yes." This would require 347 "yes" votes if 578 or less voters turn out. If more turn out, passage will require a straight 60% "yes" vote of the number voting. An inflationary factor has been provided for in the amount requested in the levy. When determining the amount which could be expected to be needed to run the schools next year, the figure approved for this year's budget was used as the base; a 12.4% inflationary increase was added to amounts budgeted for materials and supplies; a 12.5% salary cost of living increase was added to amounts budgeted for wages, (the exact amount teachers will receive next year has not been determined by the N.ME.A. and school board negotiators)and from this total amount the board cut $71,000. About half of this had been budgeted for a new school bus. If the levy is passed, children in the North Mason School District schools will continue to have the same number of teachers if enrollment stays the same, however, enrollment continues its gradual rise) and can expect the same programs next year that are in effect this year. If no levy funds are available next year, $427,125 will have to be cut from the budget. Since by far the largest amount in any school budget is for personnel, it can be expected that some persons will have to be given notice and will be laid off in addition to cuts in services and supplies. Anyone with questions is asked to call the office of the school superintendent, 275-2881. Applications for absentee bailots are available there and at the Belfair office of the sheriff's department. DOG TROUBLES A female brown German shorthair was reported fourid near the beginning of North Shore Road in Belfair on Jan. 20; two dogs, one cream and light tan and the other a golden Lab, were reported hanging around the neighborhood on Nelson Road off the Grapeview Road Jan. 20; a dog was shot last week, reported by the man who shot it. According to the complaint on file in the sheriff's office a dog was bothering livestock and had been chased away by the owner of the livestock. When the dog returned, he reported, he went out to chase it away again and the dog turned on him and chased him, evidently ready to attack him. The dog, which appeared vicious according to the report, was on the front porch.