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THIS is an artist's drawing of the proposed performing arts center for Thurston-
Mason counties for which fund raising activities are being started.
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The first major fund-raising
for the benefit of the
area's new center
performing arts will be a
and program at the
in
Greenwood Inn on St. Valentine's
Day by the San Francisco Opera
on tour.
The San Francisco Opera's
Western Opera Theatre
mberland to start
ivity for children
least one day a week
today the Timberland
Library will set
moments for young
that day and every
until May l,
Umphres will conduct
Story hour at 1 p.m.
is designed for
"year-old audiences.
Mrs. Humphres formerly worked
in the children's department of
the Olympia Public Library and;
was permanently assigned to the
South Mason Library when it
opened last November.
There is no charge for
children who attend these weekly
story hours.
rates in Shelton
February 1 under
by Pacific Northwest
individual residence line
from $7.65 to $7.80
two-party residence
Will go from $5.65 to
ind'ividual business line
would increase from $18.55 to
$18.80 per month. Other
increases for in-state long distance
calls, service connection and move
and change charges, and some
complex business services also are
included.
All increases are subject to
local and federal taxes where
applicable.
Get the most for your
btlsiness insurance money.
Call or See
Arnold and
Smith Insurance
117 E. Cota 4263317
insurance plan
cadvises veterans
idea to periodica!ly
of payoff plan lor
the Veterans
recently advised
government life
ften, widows of G!
een
rids who
Small monthly
s OVer 36-month
Noll, director
regional office,
SOme Cases, veterans chose
smaller payments for life more
than 25 years ago, and never
updated their policies, the VA
director noted.
Veterans who now wish to
switch to lump sum payments
should request Form 29-336 from
VA and select option one. This
would allow widows to select
monthly payments should they
deem it necessary.
Veterans should mail
completed forms to the VA
insurance center where they pay
premiums, Nail said.
production of Jacques
Offenbach's tragic romance, "The
Tales of Hoffmann," will be
presented in a new English version
on Friday evening, February 14,
under the sponsorship of Capital
Music Club, Inc., of Olympia.
The Theatre Founders' Dinner
will begin at 7 p.m., followed by
the performance at 8. There will
also be a social hour before the
dinner.
All proceeds will be used for
the development of the new
975-seat performing arts center
for the Thurston-Mason County
area. Designed by Street and
Lundgren, AIA, of Aberdeen, the
new theatre will be built, owned
and operated by the Capital Area
Association for the Performing
Arts, a non-profit organization.
Mason County residents
working on the new theatre - and
serving as members of the
Advisory Council of the Capital
Area Association for the
Performing Arts - include Janna
Baxter, Henry Sandstrom, Dr.
Laurence Starr, Mrs. Harold
Nordeng and Helen Palmer.
Sheriff's
reserve asks
applicants
Sheriff Dan McNair
announced this week applications
for reserve deputy sheriffs are
being accepted at the Mason
County Sheriff's Department.
The reserve deputy program is
a volunteer training program for
interested citizens who reside in
Mason County, are at least 21
years of age, have a high school
diploma or recognized equivalent
credits, and express an interest in
law enforcement training.
Applications may be obtained
from the Sheriff's Office, Monday
through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30
p.m., at the courthouse, and must
be turned in no later than
February 15.
Our new
automatic mechanic
ex_Bi.II Brown is a real professional. He has more than 25 years of
a,]ehence with automobile mechanics and for 20 years he's specialized in
hU .t.Omatlc transmissions We're oroud to have him join our staff. If you're
"aVmg transmission problems, Bill can help. Call today for an appointment.
On John's Prairie Road
in
State Representative Paul
Conner, D-Sequim, has filed a bill
for state financing of education in
the House of Representatives.
The 24th District legislator
said House Bill 348 is designed to
provide for the full financing of
education in all school districts
without reliance on special
property tax levies.
The bill is essentially the same
as the one proposed in Initiative
48 which simply would have
forced the legislature to consider
HB 348. The initiative measure
failed to attain the proper number
of signatures of registered voters.
However, Conner filed the bill
without the initiative mandate.
"Skyrocketing property taxes
make it increasingly difficult for
school districts to obtain
necessary 60 percent election
validations for special levies,"
Conner said. "So, it has become
the 44th Legislature's duty to
come up with some alternatives."
Under the provisions of HB
348, school districts could still
fund special programs at a rate of
up to 10 percent of their
operating budgets, Conner said.
And he emphasized that the
individual school districts could
still maintain control over local
programs.
The bill is aimed at replacing
maintenance and operation levies
with state money while equalizing
finances among the state's more
than 300 school districts.
The Department of Revenue
has estimated that the bill will
require more than $1.99 billion
for the 1975-77 biennium,
including more than $700 million
to replace levy funds and another
$300 million to equalize
spending.
The slightly scaled-down bill
will allocate $1.82 billion, a figure
reached by fiscal aides to State
School Superintendent Frank
Brouillet.
Conner listed four possible
ways to raise the revenue for full
state funding:
-A 3.2 percent boost in the
sales tax, raising the rate to 7.7
percent in the state and 8.2 in
King County.
-A 2.6 percent boost in the
Apprentice position
examination planned
The Seattle Area Office of the
U.S. Civil Service Commission
issued a new Apprentice
examination February 3. The
announcement will close for
receipt of applications February
14. Vacant positions in various
federal agencies in the State of
Washington, excluding Clark
County, will be filled from this
examination.
A written test is required with
the approximate time in the
examination room about four
hours. Applicants will be
evaluated on the basis of their
performance in the written test
and information furnished on
their personal qualifications
statement.
For further information
regarding the Apprentice
Announcement, contact one of
the Federal Job Information
Centers in Seattle, Spokane, or
Tacoma, or call toll-free
800-552-0714, if you live outside
a metropolitan area.
clns annl
The Douglas Fir Christmas
Tree Association annual dinner
meeting will be held February 12
Church slates
special speaker
Reverend Eric Johnson,
pastor, evangelist and missionary
for 53 years, will conduct a series
of special services at the Kamilche
Valley Assembly of God Church
February 9-19.
He will speak at both the 11
a.m. and 7 p.m. services at the
church Sundays and at 7 p.m.
each evening February 11-13.
The services are open to the
public.
grol
meeting
at the Alderbrook Inn on Hood
Canal. Alderbrook is located three
miles past Union toward
Bremerton. The social hour will
begin at 6:30 p.m. and a no-host
dinner will be served at 7:30 p.m.
Gqest speaker will be Ken
Christy, Account Supervisor for
Jay Rocky Public Relations Inc.
Christy's topic will be "The
Growing Interest of Better
Informed Small Forestland
Owners."
For reservations contact John
Burnett, 426-6678, or Jim
Hunter, 426-1558, as soon as
possible. The dinner meeting is
for wives also.
sales tax and a 50 percent increase
in all categories of the business
and occupation tax.
-A 2.1 percent boost in the
sales tax and a new 12 percent tax
on corporate income. The latter
tax was proposed in Initiative
284, which like Initiative 48 was
signed and supported by many
educators but failed to gain
enough signatures for
certification.
- A new fiat-rate tax of
slightly less 'than one percent on
individual and corporate gross
incomes. Unlike several
unsuccessful proposals for a
graduated income tax, this
alternative would not require a
constitutional amendment.
Conner said his bill is backed
by the Seattle Teachers
Association and the Washington
State Congress of Parents,
Teachers and Students.
Michael Wells
Michael Wells
is graduated
Navy Airman Recruit Michael
L. Wells, son of Mrs. Patricia
Wells, Shelton, graduated from
recruit training at the Naval
Training Center, San Diego.
He is scheduled to report to
Aerographer's Mate School,
Lakehurst, New Jersey.
The training included
instruction in seamanship,
military regulations, fire fighting,
close order drill, first aid and
Navy history.
Lake Limerick
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Architectural group
meeting is planned
By MARTHA HEIMSATH
The Architectural Committee
will hold its regular meeting
February 8 at 11 a.m. in the
clubhouse.
The Concerned Citizens will
have their regutar meeting
February 8 at 2 p.m. in the
clubhouse.
The clubhouse dining room
will be open again February 7 and
8 and also Sunday for dinner. The
Blarney Room will also open for
cocktails the same days as the inn.
Patty Wells of division one has
had a most rewarding trip to
California in January. Patty flew
to San Diego January 15, visited
with friends on Thursday and
Friday and was a guest at the
Naval Training Center in San
Diego for the graduation of her
oldest son, Michael Wells, from
Navy Boot Camp. Michael was
graduated from Shelton High in
1973 and attended Green River
Junior College for two quarters,
worked for Simpson and at Lake
Limerick Inn before enlisting in
the Navy in October 1974.
Michael was graduated from boot
camp in the honor company and,
after a short visit with his mother,
left for Memphis, Tennessee, to
attend Aviation Electronics
School.
Another family we will be
glad to welcome to the growing
number of members moving to
Lake Limerick permanently are
the Elliott Hayes of division
three. Their sons have been here
for some time and will be joined
by the rest of the family within
the month. Getting away from
the noise and confusion of the
city and experiencing the beauty
and solitude of country living is
their first concern. Hayes will be
commuting for awhile before
retirement.
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