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PETTY OFFICER FIRST CLASS BRIAN AUSTIN serves aboard the USS Cowpens. Navy cryptologist A us tin vis its g ulf When the USS Cowpens re- turned from operations in the Arabian Gulf recently, it brought a 17-year Navy veteran with Shelton connections back from an international adventure. Petty Officer First Class Brian (;. Austin and other members of the USS Cowpens crew had spent six months "at the tip of the spear" protecting American inter- ests abroad, according to J.L. C, hirrick of the Navy Public Af fhirs Center in San Diego. While deployed abroad, the 36- yoar-()ld son of Robert Austin of Shelton and fellow seamen Flores completes basic training in the Marine Corps Marine Private First Class Bryan S. Flores, the son of Rami- re and Patricia Flores of Shelton, rec,ntly competed basic training at. the Marine Corps Recruit De- pot in San Diego. lie successfully completed the 12-week course designed to chal- hinge new Marine recruits physi- cally and mentally, according to Fleet Home Town News Center. Training included rising daily at:. 5 a.m. to run three miles and pcrtbrm calisthenics, tblh)wed by classroom and field assignments including tirst-aid training, com- bat c'ourses, water survival, close- m'der drill, marksmanship and weapons training. Flores and fellow recruits end- cd the training phase of their ser- vice with "The Crucible," a 54- hour team effort in problem-solv- ing which culminated with the c*remonial presentation of their Marine Corps emblems. They were addressed as Marines for the first time since boot camp be- gan. Flores joins 41,000 men and women who will enter the Marine ('.orps this year from all over the country. He is a 1997 graduate of Shelton High School. aboard the Cowpens participated in several operations in the gulf. Sailors from the San Diego-based ship took time to support various community-relations projects dur- ing liberty port calls. They left Austin "with memories he will not soon fbrget," Chirrick report- ed. He quoted Austin as observing, "The most interesting part of the deployment was visiting different countries." A cryptologist, Austin uses high-tech equipment to col- lect and transmit sensitive data. "I like knowing what's going to happen before the ship's crew knows," Austin commented. "His expertise, combined with the diverse capabilities of other sailors, led to the success of oper- ations abroad," Chirrick said. The Cowpens, a 9,000-ton Ti- conderoga-class cruiser, sailed from San Diego in June and re- turned from deployment in De- cember, "Deploying our forces overseas can provide stability to a particular region and support U.N. sanctions throughout the world," Austin reported. Sergi takes course in landing support Marine Private First Class Vincent J. Sergi, the son of Stephanie Sergi of Shelton, re- cently graduated from a basic landing support course. During the course at Marine Corps Engineer School at the Ma- rine Corps Base at Camp Le- jeune, North Carolina, he re- ceived formal instruction and practical application in the engi- neering field at the basic,.jour- neyman and supervisory levels. His course also included land- ing support fundamentals, cam- ouflage, field fortification, mine warfare, amphibious operations and air operations. Sergi is a 1995 graduate of North Mason High School in Bel- fair. COG meeting today The Lewis-Mason-Thurston Council of Governments will hold its next regular meeting at 10 a.m. Thursday, February 18, in Olympia. The council, which deals with senior issues, meets at the Lewis- Mason-Thurston Area Agency on Aging office at 919 Lakeridge Way SW, Suite A, in Olympia. Additional information on the group is available from Area Agency on Aging Director Dennis Mahar at 360-664-2168. HONDA ACCORD hatchback, 1984. $2,000 firm. 426-9852. C2/18 TURTLE RED-EARED Slider complete with 50 gallon aquarium and filter, $40. 426-8832. W2/18 OMITTED LAST week, have a special Happy Birthday Debbie, on Valentine's Day. Love, Morn L. L2/t8 1970 SINGLEWIDE trailer, 2 bedroom, 1 bath, you move, $1,000 OBO, 426- 0003, 426-0002. K2/18tfn OFFICE SUPPLIES at the I County grants landowner's appeal in Lost Lake water-rights dilemma rights exist, he noted. Storage would mitigate the DOH require- ments, a solution he said the port currently is trying to work through. PETE HIEBERT, who man- ages the water, attended last Thursday's hearing. He told the board the usage was not even close to the total yearly quantity. Although the original permit to DOE in 1975 was for 150 gallons per minute, somehow the permit for the system was set at 75 gal- lons per minute. "No one paid attention to what was requested and what was granted," Hiebert testified. Although the board of directors at Lost Lake has applied for addi- tional water rights, Hiebert ex- plained, the application is stalled in a backlog at DOE. He said there was no way to predict when the application would be re- viewed. "It may be two years or 10/' he noted. Almost all of the The Mason County Board of Health granted an appeal last Thursday by Mark Fenske, who is planning to purchase property at Lost Lake and was denied a building permit due to insuffi- cient water rights for instanta- neous demand in the water sys- tem serving the area. The hearing, in which the board acts as a quasi-judicial panel, was continued from the January 7 meeting, when Health Director Brad Banner told the board the situation with the Lost Lake water system is similar to the "dilemma" facing the Port of Shelton and involves both the Washington Department of Health (DOH) and the Depart- ment of Ecology (DOE). He said the system was "red tagged" by DOH not because of any public health threat but due to inadequacy of flows during peak demand periods. However, suf- ficient annual withdrawal lots have water to them now, Hie- bert added. Hiebert also addressed the is- sue of putting in storage tanks. He contended that the three pumps now in place are more than adequate inasmuch as peak demand periods occur predomi- nately during summer holiday weekends. If storage tanks are not properly sized, he said, there is a possibility of stagnant water creating slime in the tanks and causing a health problem. Tanks also would cost several thousand dollars, and property owners would have to pay for them. "It's ridiculous to spend money on tanks and pumps which are unnecessary," Hiebert said. "We're not even using half of the annual amount and sel- dom exceed the 75-gallon-per- minute draw." MARK KOSKI, a Seattle resi- dent who also owns property at Lost Lake and is applying for a Cady sponsors meeting building permit, told the board he was having problems with the logic of the situation. Because there is water to his lot, he said, he could run a garden hose 24 hours a day but he cannot build a house on the parcel. His family has owned property at Lost Lake since 1966, he added, and he hopes to build a cabin there. Should the building permits be denied, said Koski, owners may panic and start sinking wells on their lots. "That's not in any- body's best interest," he observed. According to Koski, the prob- lem with water exists only on pa- per, because there is plenty of wa- ter available. He too noted the water system is nowhere near the annual usage granted on the original permit. Denise Lahmann, DOH re- gional engineer in the drink- ing-water division, noted the state health department must look at both instantaneous de- mand and annual capacity in reviewing permits. She said DOH must wait for DOE to act on the water-rights issue. LAHMANN EXPRESSED concern that if all three pumps are coming on during peak de- mand periods, even for only a few days per year, that "speaks to the need for storage." From a health standpoint, she noted, "We want to make sure the water system is designed for that peak use." She suggested changing the configuration of the pumps might be one alternative while await- ing the DOE decision. Banner said five or six other building permit applications are "in the works" at Lost Lake, so the issues of water rights and water adequacy will surface again. The health board attached a condition to its finding for Fens- ke, a Puyallup resident. The Lost Lake homeowners' association must provide a written agree- ment stating that when DOE fi- nally deals with the application for water rights, should the state deny the 150-gallon-per-minute request, then storage tanks will be installed to meet instantane- ous demand. on disaster prel)aration aM;7:caC3;n::d "tClTcm?;;ier hhe;etarh;;?ndar turns over to Those who attend will receive M booklets from emergency man- partment of emergency manage- Scheduled to run from 7 to 9 agement staff on how to prepare ment will sponsor a public meet- p.m. Friday, February 26, at the in the home and in the commu- ing on personal and community Southside School Gym, the meet- nity for emergency situations. disaster preparedness next ing will be to provide informa- Cady said the session will be week. tion for community members the first of several such meetings The session will include the who may not be aware of how to she intends to hold for her dis- impending Y2K computer prob- prepare for natural and man- trict. lems expected to provide trouble made disasters, Cady explained. Southside raised $7,000 at event Southside School raised more than $7,000 at its annual dinner, auction and carnival February 6. The Southside Booster Club event, which is the primary fund- raiser for extra programs at the school, featured a spaghetti din- ner served by volunteers includ- ing the Southside School Board to 162 guests. A silent auction followed by a live auction with a professional auctioneer saw 140 items contrib- uted by local businesses and members of the community go up for bid. While many enjoyed the dinner and auction, children participated in carnival games in the class- rooms, supervised "by many won- derful parent volunteers enabling the teachers to enjoy dinner," noted Kathy Fuller, spokesperson for the fund-raiser. Money raised at the event will be used for school improvement projects, a reading mentor pro- gram, scholarships and a year- end student field trip, Fuller said. ® LEE STILLWELL Friendly hometown service Located in Downtown Shelton at 601 Railroad #200 426=2685 • Home • Auto * Life • Commercial ii iii i i Committed To Our Community We've been on the same corner for over 70 years serving the new and used car needs of Mason County'. The personal, small town atmosphere of dealing with friends who know each other makes it easy to buy a new vehicle. • No hassles • No pressure • No kidding! Yesterday -- today --- tomorrow -- We're here for you... Office Supply Store KEVIN • Cards • Gifts • Furniture and More 409 West Railroad Avenue, Shelton Phone 426-6102, Fax 426-6195 Your Complete Office Product Dealer Page 16. Shelton-Mason County Journal - Thursday, February 18, 1999 LARRY Over 70 years of servlng Mason County i-d00. ...... BOB ! JEFF JOHN TOM It's All About Left to right are: Sandy Geilenfeldt, Marketing Director; Wendy Wheatley, Administrator; Teresa Stevens, Rehabilitation Assistant and Vivian Currie, Eden Alternative Regional Coordinator. Living Our Vision Of Ed Fir Lane Health and Rehabilitation Center, an Eden Alter- native facility, received our Eden Tree last week. There are approxi- mately 16,000 nursing homes in the United States, and over 300 which have become Eden Altemative facilities. Fir Lane is honored to be one of the two registered in the State of Washington to be in the process of a remarkable culture change. Removing the institutional, sterile environment and adding a much more homelike atmosphere is one of the many goals of this culture change. The Eden Alternative is committed to improving the quality of life for the residents of the nursing home. Plants, animals and children interact with our residents and provide a more homelike environment. There are 10 principles to the Eden Alternative, and as a registered facility we have been recognized by Dr. Bill Thomas, the founder of the Eden Alternative. The Eden Tree has 10 areas that will be honored and decorated with a gold star as each principle is implemented and in place. The first principle is to remove loneliness, helplessness and boredom from the lives of our residents. Our goals bring comfort and happiness. It's all about Eden. & REHABILITATION CENTER 2430 North 13th Street Shelton, WA 98584 3601426-1651 FAX 3601426-2140 SLUc. NH735 PETTY OFFICER FIRST CLASS BRIAN AUSTIN serves aboard the USS Cowpens. Navy cryptologist A us tin vis its g ulf When the USS Cowpens re- turned from operations in the Arabian Gulf recently, it brought a 17-year Navy veteran with Shelton connections back from an international adventure. Petty Officer First Class Brian (;. Austin and other members of the USS Cowpens crew had spent six months "at the tip of the spear" protecting American inter- ests abroad, according to J.L. C, hirrick of the Navy Public Af fhirs Center in San Diego. While deployed abroad, the 36- yoar-()ld son of Robert Austin of Shelton and fellow seamen Flores completes basic training in the Marine Corps Marine Private First Class Bryan S. Flores, the son of Rami- re and Patricia Flores of Shelton, rec,ntly competed basic training at. the Marine Corps Recruit De- pot in San Diego. lie successfully completed the 12-week course designed to chal- hinge new Marine recruits physi- cally and mentally, according to Fleet Home Town News Center. Training included rising daily at:. 5 a.m. to run three miles and pcrtbrm calisthenics, tblh)wed by classroom and field assignments including tirst-aid training, com- bat c'ourses, water survival, close- m'der drill, marksmanship and weapons training. Flores and fellow recruits end- cd the training phase of their ser- vice with "The Crucible," a 54- hour team effort in problem-solv- ing which culminated with the c*remonial presentation of their Marine Corps emblems. They were addressed as Marines for the first time since boot camp be- gan. Flores joins 41,000 men and women who will enter the Marine ('.orps this year from all over the country. He is a 1997 graduate of Shelton High School. aboard the Cowpens participated in several operations in the gulf. Sailors from the San Diego-based ship took time to support various community-relations projects dur- ing liberty port calls. They left Austin "with memories he will not soon fbrget," Chirrick report- ed. He quoted Austin as observing, "The most interesting part of the deployment was visiting different countries." A cryptologist, Austin uses high-tech equipment to col- lect and transmit sensitive data. "I like knowing what's going to happen before the ship's crew knows," Austin commented. "His expertise, combined with the diverse capabilities of other sailors, led to the success of oper- ations abroad," Chirrick said. The Cowpens, a 9,000-ton Ti- conderoga-class cruiser, sailed from San Diego in June and re- turned from deployment in De- cember, "Deploying our forces overseas can provide stability to a particular region and support U.N. sanctions throughout the world," Austin reported. Sergi takes course in landing support Marine Private First Class Vincent J. Sergi, the son of Stephanie Sergi of Shelton, re- cently graduated from a basic landing support course. During the course at Marine Corps Engineer School at the Ma- rine Corps Base at Camp Le- jeune, North Carolina, he re- ceived formal instruction and practical application in the engi- neering field at the basic,.jour- neyman and supervisory levels. His course also included land- ing support fundamentals, cam- ouflage, field fortification, mine warfare, amphibious operations and air operations. Sergi is a 1995 graduate of North Mason High School in Bel- fair. COG meeting today The Lewis-Mason-Thurston Council of Governments will hold its next regular meeting at 10 a.m. Thursday, February 18, in Olympia. The council, which deals with senior issues, meets at the Lewis- Mason-Thurston Area Agency on Aging office at 919 Lakeridge Way SW, Suite A, in Olympia. Additional information on the group is available from Area Agency on Aging Director Dennis Mahar at 360-664-2168. HONDA ACCORD hatchback, 1984. $2,000 firm. 426-9852. C2/18 TURTLE RED-EARED Slider complete with 50 gallon aquarium and filter, $40. 426-8832. W2/18 OMITTED LAST week, have a special Happy Birthday Debbie, on Valentine's Day. Love, Morn L. L2/t8 1970 SINGLEWIDE trailer, 2 bedroom, 1 bath, you move, $1,000 OBO, 426- 0003, 426-0002. K2/18tfn OFFICE SUPPLIES at the I County grants landowner's appeal in Lost Lake water-rights dilemma rights exist, he noted. Storage would mitigate the DOH require- ments, a solution he said the port currently is trying to work through. PETE HIEBERT, who man- ages the water, attended last Thursday's hearing. He told the board the usage was not even close to the total yearly quantity. Although the original permit to DOE in 1975 was for 150 gallons per minute, somehow the permit for the system was set at 75 gal- lons per minute. "No one paid attention to what was requested and what was granted," Hiebert testified. Although the board of directors at Lost Lake has applied for addi- tional water rights, Hiebert ex- plained, the application is stalled in a backlog at DOE. He said there was no way to predict when the application would be re- viewed. "It may be two years or 10/' he noted. Almost all of the The Mason County Board of Health granted an appeal last Thursday by Mark Fenske, who is planning to purchase property at Lost Lake and was denied a building permit due to insuffi- cient water rights for instanta- neous demand in the water sys- tem serving the area. The hearing, in which the board acts as a quasi-judicial panel, was continued from the January 7 meeting, when Health Director Brad Banner told the board the situation with the Lost Lake water system is similar to the "dilemma" facing the Port of Shelton and involves both the Washington Department of Health (DOH) and the Depart- ment of Ecology (DOE). He said the system was "red tagged" by DOH not because of any public health threat but due to inadequacy of flows during peak demand periods. However, suf- ficient annual withdrawal lots have water to them now, Hie- bert added. Hiebert also addressed the is- sue of putting in storage tanks. He contended that the three pumps now in place are more than adequate inasmuch as peak demand periods occur predomi- nately during summer holiday weekends. If storage tanks are not properly sized, he said, there is a possibility of stagnant water creating slime in the tanks and causing a health problem. Tanks also would cost several thousand dollars, and property owners would have to pay for them. "It's ridiculous to spend money on tanks and pumps which are unnecessary," Hiebert said. "We're not even using half of the annual amount and sel- dom exceed the 75-gallon-per- minute draw." MARK KOSKI, a Seattle resi- dent who also owns property at Lost Lake and is applying for a Cady sponsors meeting building permit, told the board he was having problems with the logic of the situation. Because there is water to his lot, he said, he could run a garden hose 24 hours a day but he cannot build a house on the parcel. His family has owned property at Lost Lake since 1966, he added, and he hopes to build a cabin there. Should the building permits be denied, said Koski, owners may panic and start sinking wells on their lots. "That's not in any- body's best interest," he observed. According to Koski, the prob- lem with water exists only on pa- per, because there is plenty of wa- ter available. He too noted the water system is nowhere near the annual usage granted on the original permit. Denise Lahmann, DOH re- gional engineer in the drink- ing-water division, noted the state health department must look at both instantaneous de- mand and annual capacity in reviewing permits. She said DOH must wait for DOE to act on the water-rights issue. LAHMANN EXPRESSED concern that if all three pumps are coming on during peak de- mand periods, even for only a few days per year, that "speaks to the need for storage." From a health standpoint, she noted, "We want to make sure the water system is designed for that peak use." She suggested changing the configuration of the pumps might be one alternative while await- ing the DOE decision. Banner said five or six other building permit applications are "in the works" at Lost Lake, so the issues of water rights and water adequacy will surface again. The health board attached a condition to its finding for Fens- ke, a Puyallup resident. The Lost Lake homeowners' association must provide a written agree- ment stating that when DOE fi- nally deals with the application for water rights, should the state deny the 150-gallon-per-minute request, then storage tanks will be installed to meet instantane- ous demand. on disaster prel)aration aM;7:caC3;n::d "tClTcm?;;ier hhe;etarh;;?ndar turns over to Those who attend will receive M booklets from emergency man- partment of emergency manage- Scheduled to run from 7 to 9 agement staff on how to prepare ment will sponsor a public meet- p.m. Friday, February 26, at the in the home and in the commu- ing on personal and community Southside School Gym, the meet- nity for emergency situations. disaster preparedness next ing will be to provide informa- Cady said the session will be week. tion for community members the first of several such meetings The session will include the who may not be aware of how to she intends to hold for her dis- impending Y2K computer prob- prepare for natural and man- trict. lems expected to provide trouble made disasters, Cady explained. Southside raised $7,000 at event Southside School raised more than $7,000 at its annual dinner, auction and carnival February 6. The Southside Booster Club event, which is the primary fund- raiser for extra programs at the school, featured a spaghetti din- ner served by volunteers includ- ing the Southside School Board to 162 guests. A silent auction followed by a live auction with a professional auctioneer saw 140 items contrib- uted by local businesses and members of the community go up for bid. While many enjoyed the dinner and auction, children participated in carnival games in the class- rooms, supervised "by many won- derful parent volunteers enabling the teachers to enjoy dinner," noted Kathy Fuller, spokesperson for the fund-raiser. Money raised at the event will be used for school improvement projects, a reading mentor pro- gram, scholarships and a year- end student field trip, Fuller said. ® LEE STILLWELL Friendly hometown service Located in Downtown Shelton at 601 Railroad #200 426=2685 • Home • Auto * Life • Commercial ii iii i i Committed To Our Community We've been on the same corner for over 70 years serving the new and used car needs of Mason County'. The personal, small town atmosphere of dealing with friends who know each other makes it easy to buy a new vehicle. • No hassles • No pressure • No kidding! Yesterday -- today --- tomorrow -- We're here for you... Office Supply Store KEVIN • Cards • Gifts • Furniture and More 409 West Railroad Avenue, Shelton Phone 426-6102, Fax 426-6195 Your Complete Office Product Dealer Page 16. Shelton-Mason County Journal - Thursday, February 18, 1999 LARRY Over 70 years of servlng Mason County i-d00. ...... BOB ! JEFF JOHN TOM It's All About Left to right are: Sandy Geilenfeldt, Marketing Director; Wendy Wheatley, Administrator; Teresa Stevens, Rehabilitation Assistant and Vivian Currie, Eden Alternative Regional Coordinator. Living Our Vision Of Ed Fir Lane Health and Rehabilitation Center, an Eden Alter- native facility, received our Eden Tree last week. There are approxi- mately 16,000 nursing homes in the United States, and over 300 which have become Eden Altemative facilities. Fir Lane is honored to be one of the two registered in the State of Washington to be in the process of a remarkable culture change. Removing the institutional, sterile environment and adding a much more homelike atmosphere is one of the many goals of this culture change. The Eden Alternative is committed to improving the quality of life for the residents of the nursing home. Plants, animals and children interact with our residents and provide a more homelike environment. There are 10 principles to the Eden Alternative, and as a registered facility we have been recognized by Dr. Bill Thomas, the founder of the Eden Alternative. The Eden Tree has 10 areas that will be honored and decorated with a gold star as each principle is implemented and in place. The first principle is to remove loneliness, helplessness and boredom from the lives of our residents. Our goals bring comfort and happiness. It's all about Eden. & REHABILITATION CENTER 2430 North 13th Street Shelton, WA 98584 3601426-1651 FAX 3601426-2140 SLUc. NH735