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County commission roundup: Moratorium hearing is continued Mason County commissioners continued their hearing on a building moratorium in the Sko- komish Valley until next week after they ran into a wordblock in their review of an interim or- dinance. At issue during the commis- sioners' discussion at Tuesday's meeting was the language of a prohibition on clearing and con- struction within 100 feet of the river. Commissioner John Bolender wondered if, under the provi- sions of the interim ordinance the board adopted on December 17 last year, the county would be able to do work on the river like bank stabilization. An amendment adopted as part of the interim ordinance in- eludes a subsection that states, "(Hearing and construction is prohibited in Class I Manage- ment Areas within 100 feet of Type I waters. This subsection shall not apply to saltwater bod- ies, including Hood Canal, or to lakes greater than 20 acres." Bolender suggested the ordi- nance might conflict with rec- ommendations from the compre- hensive tlood control plan fbr tile river. BOLENDER ALSO expressed concern about the ordinance for- bidding a iandowner's planting trees or removing noxious plants to enhance or improve habitat. "My concern is (we are) tying one of our hands behind our backs," he said. As the ordi- nance is written, he said, his in- terpretation is that there is an "exclusion from doing any- thing." Other effects of the interim or- dinance, according to Gary Yando, community services di- rector, are to extend to December 16, 1999 the ban on all new con- st:ruction in the valley where there is a threat to life and prop- erty due to potential river avul- sions, to allow nonresidential construction in some areas of the TO LATE TO CLASSIFY LOST LITTLE blind Yorkie, wandering in woods somewhere near 2573 E. Pick- ering Rd. Please dead or alive, call 427- 19611. $100 reward for positive ID. R2/4-11 MOBILE HOME for rent. 14'x20' 2 bed- room mobile home for rent. $325 per month includes water and garbage. Contact Bob Sagerson at 275-6050. $2/4-11 CRAFTSMAN 10HP riding lawn mower, grass sack, electric starter. $150. 2 8 HP tiding lawn mower engines, $50 each, 432-0633. P2/4 OCEANFRONT HALLMARK RESORTS Newport, Oregon and Canteen Beach, Oregon Toll Free Reservations: 1-888-448-4449 www, hallma rkin ns .corn MOVING SALE. Glass kitchen table with 4 chairs, $75. Queen brass bed, $100 OBO. Wicker chair, wall paint- ings, exercise bike, and staircase. 432-0633. P2/4 TELLER 1 or 2 Location: West Coast Bank - Hoodsport (formerly Centennial Bank) Job Number: 9901-021 Hours: Part-time (Seasonal) April- September - 38 hours a week October - March - 25-30 hours a week. Job Skills: High school diploma, GED or equivalent ex- perience. Previous teller experience desired (required to be considered for higher grade). Cash handling experi- ence and highly developed customer service skills required. Must have solid verbal and written communication skills, a professional demeanor and ability to multi-task. Ability to work in a team environment and to meet bonding requirements for employment purpos- es. To receive an application, please apply at the office nearest you, or con- tact the Human Resources Department at 800-358-1868 ext 7775. Please re- turn your completed application(s) to the branch nearest you. For more ca- reer opportunities, call (800) 393-6129. Pre-employment drug test required. Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/V/D, and committed to a diverse workforce. W2/4-11 valley and to permit limited res- idential construction in the upper valley identified as Zone A floodplain. Yando explained the Decem- ber 17 interim action was taken to address the threat from poten- tial changes in the river's chan- nel and to provide additional protections to fish and wildlife habitat critical areas. The hearing was continued to 11 a.m. February 9. IN OTHER BUSINESS con- ducted February 2 without Com- missioner Mary Jo Cady, the board: • Scheduled a public hearing tbr 11 a.m. Tuesday, March 2, to consider increasing fees for the planning division of the com- munity development depart- ment. Yando explained that the new rates were prepared based on staff time and cost estimates for processing various land-use documents. He cited as examples review of commercial and resi- dential building permits, prepa- ration of environmental impact statements and checklists, and shoreline permits, variances and conditional use permits. Yando provided a breakdown of the existing fees, the actual cost of doing the work and the proposed fees which he added would provide additional reve- nue. The new rates were set to more accurately reflect the costs related to provide the adminis- trative services required for pro- cessing permits, actions and ap- provals, he added. Property taxes don't provide the amount needed for the cost of doing business, Bolender ob- served. Permits and building plan reviews are needed by the public who comes to the county for technical assistance, he said. • SIGNED A GRANT applica- tion tbr funds to support the Ma- son County Shelter at the request of Jack Nevins, the homeless shelter's executive director, who said $55,000 would come from U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. If approved the grant would cover the period from May 1, 1999 to April 30, 2000. About half of the funds would be used to operate the shelter, which serves about 100 families, Nevins reported, and the other half will be used in homeless- ness prevention efforts by the Community Action County. While these funds will {'ill a critical part of the need, Nevins stressed, "We still will have homeless populations in the com- munity which won't be served through the grant." For instance, Nevins said there are no facilities in the county tbr single adults, victims of domestic violence, and home- less youth, which includes those under 18 who are living alone or traveling alone. Although pleased to have the opportunity to apply tbr the grant, he cautioned, "This does not constitute a solu- tion to the county's problem." • Set a hearing for 10:15 a.m. Tuesday, March 2, to consider vacating part of Prospect Avenue in Hoodsport as requested by Sal- ly Day. • APPROVED WARRANTY deeds, real estate excise tax affi- davits and agreement amend- ments for the acquisition of three Skokomish Valley Road proper- ties owned by Daniel and Karen Ragan, Steven and Patricia Phillips, and Gary and Dorothy Mueller as part of the hazard mitigation grant program. • Voted no objection to a liquor license application in lieu of current privilege from Phillip W. and Daisy M. Gillard of the Roadside Inn in Dayton to sell beer and wine at the restaurant and beer and wine for off-prem- ises consumption. • Approved veterans' assis- tance fund applications, as rec- ommended by the screening committee, for three individuals totaling $905.59. IN BUSINESS conducted Jan- uary 26, commissioners Be- lender and Olsen: • Scheduled a public hearing for 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, Febru- ary 16, to consider a supplemen- tal appropriation to the budget of $22,820 tbr the current expense fund and $32,000 for the landfill fun d. Budget Director lone Siegler told the board that the addition to the current expense fund is due to Community Juvenile Account- ability Act grant for training costs in probation services, de- velopment ofa 'Toed and family" program at the WSU Cooperative Extension Office and an error in salary computation in the audi- tor's office. The landfill money is from a recycling grant from the state. • Approved a petition to annex two sections of property into Ma- son County Fire Protection Dis- trict 2. After reviewing FD2 maps, Chief Mike Greene told the board that these two sections haw., been in "no-man's land," and are primarily forestlands with one owner who requested the annexation, While the district has been providing service in the area, this approwd of the petition will tbrmalize the agreement, he added. J • APPROVED several watch- person contracts, as recoln- mended by Mike Byrne, tourism and parks department director. Contractors included Gary Szo- Iomayer for Foothills Park in Hoodsport; William Ells for Mason County Recreation Area (MCRA); Vera Lorenz for Tru- man Glick Memorial Park in Matlock; Claylene Joy Wright and l)ouglas K. Harvey t'or Walker Park; and Rachel L. Nakamura for Union County Park. 'File board approved a gateperson contract with John Byczynski for Phillips Lake. • Set a bid opening for 9:45 a.m. Tuesday, February 16, tbr contracts to supply asphalt con- crete, cold mix and tack coat for the 1999 calendar year. Dave I,oser, equipment rental and re- volving tund manager, told the board he will try to obtain bids from multiple local suppliers so "we can use them in the area of the county we're working in." • Established a bid opening fro" 9:45 a.m. Tuesday, March 2, tbr the removal and replacement of the emergency diesel under- ground storage tank at the Ma- Class of '59 plans reunion The Irene S. Reed High School Class of 1959 is planning its 40- year reunion for July 31 at the Shelton Moose Lodge. "The event is just in the plan- ning stage," say organizers. Any- one interested is welcome to join a planning meeting set for 7 p.m. Wednesday, February 10, at the Burgermaster meeting room. Anyone who would like to as- sist with plans for the reunion or who has information regarding addresses of classmates is urged to attend, say Class of '59 mem- bers Judy Taylor and Carol Good- burn. For more information, or to share information, interested classmates can call Taylor at 426- 4930 or Goodburn at 426-8433. NOW SELLING TOP SOIL! * Black crushed rock * Landscal)c rock • "%'" and 1 V4" clean rock , Rip rap • Culverts for sale  12", 1.8" and 24" Right across from Taylor Towne Texaco  Half mile tip 2900 Road • WE DELIVER OR YOU HAUL • Special Contractor Discounts WINTER HOURS: 7 a.m,-4 p.m. Monday through Friday, Saturday 8 a.m.-noon Page 10 - Shelton-Mason County Journal - Thursday, February 4, 1999 son County Jail and the removal of underground storage tanks at the Belfair and central shop facilities. Loser explained, "The exist- ing tanks do not meet the current Department of Ecology (DOE) tank requirements and are no longer usable." This is the final phase of the county's tank up- grade process, he added. • AUTHORIZED THE chair to sign two DOE grants for the control of aquatic weeds. Tile first is a two-year extension of" the grant at Lake Limerick. Dan Robinson, who has man- aged the grant at Lake Limerick, told the board the extension would allow residents to stretch the grant money and matching funds from residents, set to ex- pire in 1999, through to December 31, 2001. Treatment done in 1996 was very successful, Robinson noted, and the lake had been largely weed free. The amount of the funds and the provisions of the original contract will not change, he added. The second was an application to DOE for $54,000 tbr a Mason Lake aquatic weed program similar to tile one at Lake Lim- erick. • Authorized posting, adver- tising and hiring of a part-time HIV/AIDS outreach worker by the personal health services di- rector. The grant-funded posi- tion, with ! wage of $10 per hour, was included in tile 1999 budget. • AUTHORIZED Loser to fill two vacant positions. The first is an information services techni- cian position created by the res- ignation of Jeff Skinner, who was hired by the city of Olympia and whose last day with the county is February 12, Loser told the comnrissioners. The second .job is that of intbr- mation services supervisor, a vacancy created by the resigna- tion of Russell Johnson, Loser noted. The post has been vacant for several months while the job description was developed. • Approved two county road projects, both ificluded in the 1999 road fund budget. One was for countywide culvert replacement at a cost of $75,000 and the other was for countywide sign place- ment at a cost of $25,000. • (]ave the go-ahead to Loser to use the telephone bid process to obtain quotes for the purchase ofa 1995 or newer, reconditioned Chevrolet Caprice four-door se- dan with police package to be used by detectives in the sheriff's office. This vehicle will be used to replace one of the county's Dodge Spirits, Loser noted, and should yield six to seven years of service. • OKAYED USE of a new classified advertising rate with The Olympian, at the request of Skip Wright, human services director, who said this is one of three newspapers in which coun- ty jobs are posted. Wright said the county no longer is eligible tbr a nonprofit rate which was previously of- fered. By entering a 12-month agreement, the county will be al- lowed 1,400 lines at $2.13 per line, Wright told the commis- sioners, noting a "substantial savings" over the standard per- line charge tbr a Sunday classi- fied ad. Last year the county used approximately 1,100 lines, he re- ported. • Approved veterans' assis- tance fund applications, as rec- ommended by the steering com- mittee fbr six individuals total- ing $2,020. IN BUSINESS conducted on January 19, the commissioners: * Approved with three stan- dard conditions a shoreline sub- stantial-development permit for Ernie Ufer to construct a pier, ramp and float on the Sout:h Shore of Itood Canal, one n)ile west of Twanoh State Park at 11421 East State Route 106. e Voted no objection to a spe- cial occasion liquor" license ap- plication fl'om Shelton Nimrod Club for an event scheduled from 6 p.m. to midnight on Saturday, February 27, at the club's hall, 7340 West Shelton-Matlock Road. e Approved veterans' assis- tance fund applications as rec- ommended by the screening committee for four individuals totaling $1,375. Correction: Betty Tozier said she was misquoted in the county roundup from the January 19 meeting. She did not say "hunky" gravel, but says she stated she wanted the large ch.unks of gravel which the coun- ty had placed on the property tbr access removed. She added that the fence which her son Evan mentioned in the meeting was a new one which was destroyed when a trailer, purchased by the county, was moved and family wanted it re- placed. Although her son-in-law Ed Johnston stated five cedar trees were removed, one which was damaged by the county's work, Mrs. Tozier explained that there were only three stumps, but one stump had three fi)rks. Mrs. Tozier was also dis- tressed about the headline which used the word riled. She said she did not mean to convey the idea tile family was unhappy about the dike work; instead, she noted, "We are happy about anything they do." Tile Toziers were upset about things which happened after the work was done, she added. Show Someone You Care. O Dairy Queen* Frozen Cakes  At participating [)airy Queen" Stores. We Treat You Right" 221 North Ist Street, Shelton 426-7277 @AM D.Q. CorpJ1995 Deiy Queen e stores are prou(:l sponsors of the Children's Miracle ฎ US. Pat, Off ,AM D.Q, Corp Network Telethon, which benelita local ho,pitals for children, i i i • NOW OPEN • Gift Baskets • Custom Candy Bouquets • Fine Chocolates • Bulk Candy • Applewood Bath Products Hours: Mercandle Mon-Fri 10-6 Sat 10-3 221 West Open Railroad Ave. Valentine's For delivery call Day 432-8492 Bare Root Fruit and Ornamental TREES Now in stock! 20%OFF All 1998 Plant Material Neu, Shipment of Half Whiskey Barrels! Open 7 Days 9 a.m.-5 p.m. 920 East Johns Prairie Road 426-3747 GIVE YOUR V00LENTINE 0 N ENCORE: "Destiny" JIM BRICKMAN $12.99 "Spirit" JEWEL $13.99 "Baby, One More Time" BRITNEY SPEARS $12.99 "The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill" LAURYN HILL $13.99 "Wide Open Spaces" DIXIE CHICKS $12.99 "Never Say Never" BRANDY $13.99 "The Globe Sessions" SHERYL CROW $ ! 3.99 "My Love Is Your Love" WHITNEY HOUSTON $ | .99 "5" LENNY KRAVITZ $ 12.99 Encore; 301 E. Wallace Kneeland Blvd, Encore! 1401 Marvin Road N.E. County commission roundup: Moratorium hearing is continued Mason County commissioners continued their hearing on a building moratorium in the Sko- komish Valley until next week after they ran into a wordblock in their review of an interim or- dinance. At issue during the commis- sioners' discussion at Tuesday's meeting was the language of a prohibition on clearing and con- struction within 100 feet of the river. Commissioner John Bolender wondered if, under the provi- sions of the interim ordinance the board adopted on December 17 last year, the county would be able to do work on the river like bank stabilization. An amendment adopted as part of the interim ordinance in- eludes a subsection that states, "(Hearing and construction is prohibited in Class I Manage- ment Areas within 100 feet of Type I waters. This subsection shall not apply to saltwater bod- ies, including Hood Canal, or to lakes greater than 20 acres." Bolender suggested the ordi- nance might conflict with rec- ommendations from the compre- hensive tlood control plan fbr tile river. BOLENDER ALSO expressed concern about the ordinance for- bidding a iandowner's planting trees or removing noxious plants to enhance or improve habitat. "My concern is (we are) tying one of our hands behind our backs," he said. As the ordi- nance is written, he said, his in- terpretation is that there is an "exclusion from doing any- thing." Other effects of the interim or- dinance, according to Gary Yando, community services di- rector, are to extend to December 16, 1999 the ban on all new con- st:ruction in the valley where there is a threat to life and prop- erty due to potential river avul- sions, to allow nonresidential construction in some areas of the TO LATE TO CLASSIFY LOST LITTLE blind Yorkie, wandering in woods somewhere near 2573 E. Pick- ering Rd. Please dead or alive, call 427- 19611. $100 reward for positive ID. R2/4-11 MOBILE HOME for rent. 14'x20' 2 bed- room mobile home for rent. $325 per month includes water and garbage. Contact Bob Sagerson at 275-6050. $2/4-11 CRAFTSMAN 10HP riding lawn mower, grass sack, electric starter. $150. 2 8 HP tiding lawn mower engines, $50 each, 432-0633. P2/4 OCEANFRONT HALLMARK RESORTS Newport, Oregon and Canteen Beach, Oregon Toll Free Reservations: 1-888-448-4449 www, hallma rkin ns .corn MOVING SALE. Glass kitchen table with 4 chairs, $75. Queen brass bed, $100 OBO. Wicker chair, wall paint- ings, exercise bike, and staircase. 432-0633. P2/4 TELLER 1 or 2 Location: West Coast Bank - Hoodsport (formerly Centennial Bank) Job Number: 9901-021 Hours: Part-time (Seasonal) April- September - 38 hours a week October - March - 25-30 hours a week. Job Skills: High school diploma, GED or equivalent ex- perience. Previous teller experience desired (required to be considered for higher grade). Cash handling experi- ence and highly developed customer service skills required. Must have solid verbal and written communication skills, a professional demeanor and ability to multi-task. Ability to work in a team environment and to meet bonding requirements for employment purpos- es. To receive an application, please apply at the office nearest you, or con- tact the Human Resources Department at 800-358-1868 ext 7775. Please re- turn your completed application(s) to the branch nearest you. For more ca- reer opportunities, call (800) 393-6129. Pre-employment drug test required. Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/V/D, and committed to a diverse workforce. W2/4-11 valley and to permit limited res- idential construction in the upper valley identified as Zone A floodplain. Yando explained the Decem- ber 17 interim action was taken to address the threat from poten- tial changes in the river's chan- nel and to provide additional protections to fish and wildlife habitat critical areas. The hearing was continued to 11 a.m. February 9. IN OTHER BUSINESS con- ducted February 2 without Com- missioner Mary Jo Cady, the board: • Scheduled a public hearing tbr 11 a.m. Tuesday, March 2, to consider increasing fees for the planning division of the com- munity development depart- ment. Yando explained that the new rates were prepared based on staff time and cost estimates for processing various land-use documents. He cited as examples review of commercial and resi- dential building permits, prepa- ration of environmental impact statements and checklists, and shoreline permits, variances and conditional use permits. Yando provided a breakdown of the existing fees, the actual cost of doing the work and the proposed fees which he added would provide additional reve- nue. The new rates were set to more accurately reflect the costs related to provide the adminis- trative services required for pro- cessing permits, actions and ap- provals, he added. Property taxes don't provide the amount needed for the cost of doing business, Bolender ob- served. Permits and building plan reviews are needed by the public who comes to the county for technical assistance, he said. • SIGNED A GRANT applica- tion tbr funds to support the Ma- son County Shelter at the request of Jack Nevins, the homeless shelter's executive director, who said $55,000 would come from U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. If approved the grant would cover the period from May 1, 1999 to April 30, 2000. About half of the funds would be used to operate the shelter, which serves about 100 families, Nevins reported, and the other half will be used in homeless- ness prevention efforts by the Community Action County. While these funds will {'ill a critical part of the need, Nevins stressed, "We still will have homeless populations in the com- munity which won't be served through the grant." For instance, Nevins said there are no facilities in the county tbr single adults, victims of domestic violence, and home- less youth, which includes those under 18 who are living alone or traveling alone. Although pleased to have the opportunity to apply tbr the grant, he cautioned, "This does not constitute a solu- tion to the county's problem." • Set a hearing for 10:15 a.m. Tuesday, March 2, to consider vacating part of Prospect Avenue in Hoodsport as requested by Sal- ly Day. • APPROVED WARRANTY deeds, real estate excise tax affi- davits and agreement amend- ments for the acquisition of three Skokomish Valley Road proper- ties owned by Daniel and Karen Ragan, Steven and Patricia Phillips, and Gary and Dorothy Mueller as part of the hazard mitigation grant program. • Voted no objection to a liquor license application in lieu of current privilege from Phillip W. and Daisy M. Gillard of the Roadside Inn in Dayton to sell beer and wine at the restaurant and beer and wine for off-prem- ises consumption. • Approved veterans' assis- tance fund applications, as rec- ommended by the screening committee, for three individuals totaling $905.59. IN BUSINESS conducted Jan- uary 26, commissioners Be- lender and Olsen: • Scheduled a public hearing for 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, Febru- ary 16, to consider a supplemen- tal appropriation to the budget of $22,820 tbr the current expense fund and $32,000 for the landfill fun d. Budget Director lone Siegler told the board that the addition to the current expense fund is due to Community Juvenile Account- ability Act grant for training costs in probation services, de- velopment ofa 'Toed and family" program at the WSU Cooperative Extension Office and an error in salary computation in the audi- tor's office. The landfill money is from a recycling grant from the state. • Approved a petition to annex two sections of property into Ma- son County Fire Protection Dis- trict 2. After reviewing FD2 maps, Chief Mike Greene told the board that these two sections haw., been in "no-man's land," and are primarily forestlands with one owner who requested the annexation, While the district has been providing service in the area, this approwd of the petition will tbrmalize the agreement, he added. J • APPROVED several watch- person contracts, as recoln- mended by Mike Byrne, tourism and parks department director. Contractors included Gary Szo- Iomayer for Foothills Park in Hoodsport; William Ells for Mason County Recreation Area (MCRA); Vera Lorenz for Tru- man Glick Memorial Park in Matlock; Claylene Joy Wright and l)ouglas K. Harvey t'or Walker Park; and Rachel L. Nakamura for Union County Park. 'File board approved a gateperson contract with John Byczynski for Phillips Lake. • Set a bid opening for 9:45 a.m. Tuesday, February 16, tbr contracts to supply asphalt con- crete, cold mix and tack coat for the 1999 calendar year. Dave I,oser, equipment rental and re- volving tund manager, told the board he will try to obtain bids from multiple local suppliers so "we can use them in the area of the county we're working in." • Established a bid opening fro" 9:45 a.m. Tuesday, March 2, tbr the removal and replacement of the emergency diesel under- ground storage tank at the Ma- Class of '59 plans reunion The Irene S. Reed High School Class of 1959 is planning its 40- year reunion for July 31 at the Shelton Moose Lodge. "The event is just in the plan- ning stage," say organizers. Any- one interested is welcome to join a planning meeting set for 7 p.m. Wednesday, February 10, at the Burgermaster meeting room. Anyone who would like to as- sist with plans for the reunion or who has information regarding addresses of classmates is urged to attend, say Class of '59 mem- bers Judy Taylor and Carol Good- burn. For more information, or to share information, interested classmates can call Taylor at 426- 4930 or Goodburn at 426-8433. NOW SELLING TOP SOIL! * Black crushed rock * Landscal)c rock • "%'" and 1 V4" clean rock , Rip rap • Culverts for sale  12", 1.8" and 24" Right across from Taylor Towne Texaco  Half mile tip 2900 Road • WE DELIVER OR YOU HAUL • Special Contractor Discounts WINTER HOURS: 7 a.m,-4 p.m. Monday through Friday, Saturday 8 a.m.-noon Page 10 - Shelton-Mason County Journal - Thursday, February 4, 1999 son County Jail and the removal of underground storage tanks at the Belfair and central shop facilities. Loser explained, "The exist- ing tanks do not meet the current Department of Ecology (DOE) tank requirements and are no longer usable." This is the final phase of the county's tank up- grade process, he added. • AUTHORIZED THE chair to sign two DOE grants for the control of aquatic weeds. Tile first is a two-year extension of" the grant at Lake Limerick. Dan Robinson, who has man- aged the grant at Lake Limerick, told the board the extension would allow residents to stretch the grant money and matching funds from residents, set to ex- pire in 1999, through to December 31, 2001. Treatment done in 1996 was very successful, Robinson noted, and the lake had been largely weed free. The amount of the funds and the provisions of the original contract will not change, he added. The second was an application to DOE for $54,000 tbr a Mason Lake aquatic weed program similar to tile one at Lake Lim- erick. • Authorized posting, adver- tising and hiring of a part-time HIV/AIDS outreach worker by the personal health services di- rector. The grant-funded posi- tion, with ! wage of $10 per hour, was included in tile 1999 budget. • AUTHORIZED Loser to fill two vacant positions. The first is an information services techni- cian position created by the res- ignation of Jeff Skinner, who was hired by the city of Olympia and whose last day with the county is February 12, Loser told the comnrissioners. The second .job is that of intbr- mation services supervisor, a vacancy created by the resigna- tion of Russell Johnson, Loser noted. The post has been vacant for several months while the job description was developed. • Approved two county road projects, both ificluded in the 1999 road fund budget. One was for countywide culvert replacement at a cost of $75,000 and the other was for countywide sign place- ment at a cost of $25,000. • (]ave the go-ahead to Loser to use the telephone bid process to obtain quotes for the purchase ofa 1995 or newer, reconditioned Chevrolet Caprice four-door se- dan with police package to be used by detectives in the sheriff's office. This vehicle will be used to replace one of the county's Dodge Spirits, Loser noted, and should yield six to seven years of service. • OKAYED USE of a new classified advertising rate with The Olympian, at the request of Skip Wright, human services director, who said this is one of three newspapers in which coun- ty jobs are posted. Wright said the county no longer is eligible tbr a nonprofit rate which was previously of- fered. By entering a 12-month agreement, the county will be al- lowed 1,400 lines at $2.13 per line, Wright told the commis- sioners, noting a "substantial savings" over the standard per- line charge tbr a Sunday classi- fied ad. Last year the county used approximately 1,100 lines, he re- ported. • Approved veterans' assis- tance fund applications, as rec- ommended by the steering com- mittee fbr six individuals total- ing $2,020. IN BUSINESS conducted on January 19, the commissioners: * Approved with three stan- dard conditions a shoreline sub- stantial-development permit for Ernie Ufer to construct a pier, ramp and float on the Sout:h Shore of Itood Canal, one n)ile west of Twanoh State Park at 11421 East State Route 106. e Voted no objection to a spe- cial occasion liquor" license ap- plication fl'om Shelton Nimrod Club for an event scheduled from 6 p.m. to midnight on Saturday, February 27, at the club's hall, 7340 West Shelton-Matlock Road. e Approved veterans' assis- tance fund applications as rec- ommended by the screening committee for four individuals totaling $1,375. Correction: Betty Tozier said she was misquoted in the county roundup from the January 19 meeting. She did not say "hunky" gravel, but says she stated she wanted the large ch.unks of gravel which the coun- ty had placed on the property tbr access removed. She added that the fence which her son Evan mentioned in the meeting was a new one which was destroyed when a trailer, purchased by the county, was moved and family wanted it re- placed. Although her son-in-law Ed Johnston stated five cedar trees were removed, one which was damaged by the county's work, Mrs. Tozier explained that there were only three stumps, but one stump had three fi)rks. Mrs. Tozier was also dis- tressed about the headline which used the word riled. She said she did not mean to convey the idea tile family was unhappy about the dike work; instead, she noted, "We are happy about anything they do." Tile Toziers were upset about things which happened after the work was done, she added. Show Someone You Care. O Dairy Queen* Frozen Cakes  At participating [)airy Queen" Stores. We Treat You Right" 221 North Ist Street, Shelton 426-7277 @AM D.Q. CorpJ1995 Deiy Queen e stores are prou(:l sponsors of the Children's Miracle ฎ US. Pat, Off ,AM D.Q, Corp Network Telethon, which benelita local ho,pitals for children, i i i • NOW OPEN • Gift Baskets • Custom Candy Bouquets • Fine Chocolates • Bulk Candy • Applewood Bath Products Hours: Mercandle Mon-Fri 10-6 Sat 10-3 221 West Open Railroad Ave. Valentine's For delivery call Day 432-8492 Bare Root Fruit and Ornamental TREES Now in stock! 20%OFF All 1998 Plant Material Neu, Shipment of Half Whiskey Barrels! Open 7 Days 9 a.m.-5 p.m. 920 East Johns Prairie Road 426-3747 GIVE YOUR V00LENTINE 0 N ENCORE: "Destiny" JIM BRICKMAN $12.99 "Spirit" JEWEL $13.99 "Baby, One More Time" BRITNEY SPEARS $12.99 "The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill" LAURYN HILL $13.99 "Wide Open Spaces" DIXIE CHICKS $12.99 "Never Say Never" BRANDY $13.99 "The Globe Sessions" SHERYL CROW $ ! 3.99 "My Love Is Your Love" WHITNEY HOUSTON $ | .99 "5" LENNY KRAVITZ $ 12.99 Encore; 301 E. Wallace Kneeland Blvd, Encore! 1401 Marvin Road N.E.