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Hoodsport debuts website is; kfiEEiiéiifiéF’mm kbox/e/tner@masoncountycom Forest McCullough of Northwest Land & Tree told the Port of Hoodsport Commission on Feb. 8 that tree and debris removal at the port’s parklands was almost done, despite “Mother Na-l ture giving us headaches.” As soon as a stretch of dry weath- er arrives, McCullough predicted the parking lot would be “all cleaned up, fixed up,” and ready to receive treat- ments such as beauty bark. He assured Port Commissioner Lori Kincannon they were “still on target” for the park- ing lot grading to be finished and ready by the end of April. , McCullough confirmed for Kincan- non that the grading, rocks and beauty bark for the parking lot are all part of his contract. He noted the actual park- ing lot’s size would be reduced to reflect the amount of space that’s needed for the lot and to improve its drainage. McCullough clarified he was refer- ring to “the disc golf side” of the parking lot, as he assured Kincannon that “the trail park side (isn’t) going to change much,” because that side of the park- ing lot doesn’t experience significant drainage problems, nor does it require rocks or beauty bark, in his opinion. “On the other side of Dow Creek, there’s a large amount of trees of a pretty good size,” McCullough said. “We had to excavate some of them, so we could do our work back there.” McCullough told port officials those trees would be transplanted to the parking lot. . Before McCullough and his person- nel pull out of the site entirely, Kin- cannon recommended conducting a col- lective walk-through of the parks and parking lot grounds. She suggested a date after the port commission’s regu- larly scheduled April 12 meeting. In addition to giving port officials an opportunity to assess the state of Northwest Land & Tree’s work'on the site, Kincannon welcomed any further comments from McCullough regarding BRIEFS any transplants, repairs or similar im- provements that he might suggest. McCullough chuckled over his phone connection as he agreed that this would be preferable to simply re- opening the park without a final re- view of the work. Kincannon said the port plans to as- semble volunteers at its parklands in May in preparation for a grand open- ing around late May or early June. “It would be great to have you up there too, just since you did all this great work for us,” Kincannon said, be- fore laughing, “You could bring a little excavator, and the kids could get on it.” Katie Zech of Puyallup-based Zech Design followed by walking the Port of Hoodsport through its new website, which launched Feb. 5, with a new lay- out but mostly the same information, pending an upcoming upload of data from January forward. Zech sought to streamline the port’s website to make it easier to use, while also creating a Google business profile for the port to ensure it appears more readily in online searches. Zech described the new site as “glob- al friendly,” regardless of one’s inter- net browser or Wi-Fi~equipped device, with “cleaner navigation” and more comprehensive information, presented in more aesthetically appealing pages. Zech suggested featuring the site’s updates in their own prominent section on the page, to keep users from having to search, or even scroll down, for the site’s latest additions. . While the site has retained its same web address at portofhoodsportns, Zech noted it’s been augmented with Google analytics to allow the port to learn more about its online visitor traf- fic, including what search terms they’re using to get to the site. Zech noted there’s plenty of room to expand on—site content and details such as Frequently Asked Questions that appear on Google, especially since a steady stream of such material rein— forces for Google that the port’s web- site is active. Presentatibn on atomic Washington Steve Olson will talk about “Atomic Washington: Our Nuclear Past, Pres- ent and Future” at 1:30, pm. Sunday at the Harstine Island Community Club as part of the I Inquiring Minds/ ' Humanities Wash- ington program. This is the» 14th year the Harstine Island Community .Club and. Inquiring Mind‘S/Humanities Washington have presented the pro— grams, which are staged at 1:30 pm. on the last Sunday in January,”"Feb- ruary and March at the Community Club, 3371 E. Harstine Island Road North. Donations will be accepted to support Inquiring Minds;- An Eastern Washington native who lives in Seattle, :Ol'son is a writ- er whose most recent book is “The Apocalypse Factory: Plutonium and the Making of the Atomic Age.” Since 1979, he has been aconsultant writer for the National Academy of Sciences, the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology, and other naé tional scientific organizations. ‘ As Olson will point out, at the cen- ter of every nuclear weapon in the United States is a small pit of radio-1 active material manufactured at a Olson top-secret facility in Eastern Washing— ton, a facility that remains the most radiologically contaminated site in the Western hemisphere. Washington today has two oper- ating nuclear reactors, one of which provides about 10% of our electricity, he states. Radioactive substances are used in Washington ’to cure diseases, build airplanes, detect pollutants and power smoke detectors. Naval Base Kitsap has the largest stockpile of nu- clear weapons in the country. The series concludes with Eric Wagner talking about “After the Blast: Mount St. Helens 40 Years Later” at 1:30 pm. March 26. The Seattle res- ident is a writer and biologist who earned a doctorate degree in biology frOm the University of Washington, where he studied penguins. He is the author of three books, including “After the Blast: The Ecological Recovery of Mount St. Helens.” Mount St. Helens erupted May 18, .1980, killing 57 people and caus- ing hundreds of square miles of destruction. Scientists who visited the site soon after the eruption were stunned to find plants sprouting up through the ash and animals skittering around downed trees. Wagner will talk about the sur- prising ways plants and animals sur- vived the eruption, the complex roles people have played, and the continued fascination with the mountain. I Cdmpiled by reporter Gordon Weeks -r Thursday, Feb. 23, 2023 Shelton-Mason County Journal Page 9 ' Moor DOCTOR. now ROOFERS LABORERS Competitive Wages D.0.E. 401k/ ROTH (after 1 year) Health Insurance (after 2 months) Vacation Pay (after 1 year) Quarterly Safety Bonus ' (roofing experience recommended but not necessary) Independent Insurance Broker Wednesday, March 1, 4 pm. at The Hub Center for Seniors Forest Funeral Home 313 W. Railroad Ave., Shelton Presented by: Rick Biehl, Elder Care Attorney 111 NE Old Belfair Hwy., Belfair Wednesday, March 15, 12 pm. at 360—427-8611 Long Term Care 0 Disability _- Life/Final Expense 0 And More Kathleen Blanchette, Forest Funeral Home Suzy Petty, Good Grief for Widows Support Group OIL We carry kerosene. (360) 789-9997 Small m EATING OIL COMPARE OUR Low PRICES! 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