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Thursday, Jan. 30, 2014 - Week 5 - The Voice of Mason• County s - ,,,
Simpson
lays off 80
employees
By GORDON WEEKS
gordon@masoncounty.com
Citing a shortage of logs
in Western Washington, the
Simpson Lumber Co. is laying
off about 80 employees at its
Mill 5 in Dayton.
The Shelton-based com-
pany made the announce-
ment Jan. 23. The emplOyees
were given layoff notices Jan.
21, said Betsy Stauffer, vice
president and general coun-
sel for Simpson. The layoffs
are effective Feb. 28, she
said.
"We made the difficult deci-
sion to reduce the size of our
operation in Shelton because
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Robbie Allred, 10, of Shelton uses glue, water and Borax to create a substance similar to Silly Putty at the Wacky L "
Science class for chi!drpn in grades one through six Tuesday afterqoon in the Shelton Timberland Library. Mollie Taylor
of the Washindn St&t6 University Extension led the€lass, and 4-I-[ TEM (cienee, technology, engineering and math)
provided all the supplies•
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Pam Kelly, left, and 8-year-old Maddie AIIred of Shelton combine
glue, water and Borax.
Journal photos by Gordon Weeks
School board wants expert insight into high school pool
Advisory committee,
expert sought to help
board make decision
By EMILY HANSON
emily@masoncounty.com
An expert will analyze the
high school's pool and estimate
how much repairs could cost,
the Shelton School Board de-
cided Tuesday.
On the recommendation of
Shelton School Board Presi-
dent Brenda Hirschi, the Shel-
ton School Board of Directors
made three
decisions
at its meet-
ing Tuesday
night re-
garding the
pool at Shel-
ton High
School•
Hirschi Hirschi
recommend-
ed the board hire a subject
matter expert, form an adviso-
ry committee and have a pub-
lic meeting about the pool. The
board approved all three rec-
ommendations unanimously.
Hirschi estimated last week
that repairs to the 42-year-old
pool could cost $400,000 to
$500,000.
"The subject matter expert
will come in and do a study
of the pool," Hirschi said in
a phone interview yesterday
morning. "They'll also give us
cost estimates."
Hirschi said the primary
problem with the pool is hap-
pening in the mechanical
room.
"The chlorine from the pool
water has, over time, caused the
rebar in the cement to disinte-
grate," she said. "It's just break-
in g and seriously disintegrat-
ing. So we need someone who's
an expert to come look and say
This needs to be done.'"
She said previous estimates
for work in the pool room have
come from people who are not
structural experts.
While the pool study is be-
ing done, the board will also
form a pool advisory commit-
tee to make short- and long-
term recommendations for the
pool, she said.
"When we do get informa-
tion, we will hold a public
meeting," Hirschi said. "The
meeting will be to share infor-
mation, listen to the commu-
nity and get input. Well take
those concerns under consider-
ation."
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