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Gimme an O-r-c-a!
ringing a little cheer to Hood Canal School are members of the Orca Drill Team.
tanding in the middle of the group is Kalina Spicher, and the others are clockwise
Vrom top left: Amanda Caldwell, Andria Wypych, Brittany Giles, Bridgette John-
Mickensie Pyle, Kaytlyn Wiseman, Amanda Gorham, Shelby Trumble and Emily
The Hood Canal School Board has extended the logo design contest from the
date of March 2 to Tuesday, April 10. The public is invited to participate
the process by submitting an idea or illustration for the new "Orca Mascot" that
be used on school uniforms, shirts and caps and for other related school pur-
POses. The winner whose art is selected will be recognized in the local newspapers,
d the logo will be on permanent display in the new school. Contact the school for
rules and entry forms.
g would allo,00z more
sing by Shelton airport
A Public hearing on zoning and
in the vicinity of Sand-
Field Airport is scheduled
Thursday, March 8, before the
ton City Commission.
hearing will begin at 6 p.m.
the civic center at 525 West
z Street.
Goins, the city's director
COmmunity and economic de-
last week submitted a
and a draft of an or-
establishing the zone and
the regulations that will
indicated in his writ-
report that the city is obliged
by the state's 1990 Growth
Act, which seeks to
development in urban
while limiting de-
in rural areas. Toward
end the plan is to establish
compatibility zone"
the airport, which is used
planes.
proposed zone would in-
all of Goose Lake, a little
than two miles of Highway
the northwest corner of the
Proper and a sizable chunk of
managed by the Port of
which owns the airport
rauch of the land around it.
Proposed zone is bounded on
aorth by the intersection of
arid State Route 102, and on
by the southwest
of Island Lake.
)onents of the pro-
are two "airspace protection
extending from the airport,
to the south shore of
Lake and the other pass-
z and Phillips
stated purposes of the or-
dinance are: to minimize the pub-
lic's exposure to excessive noise
and safety hazards resulting from
"incompatible land development"
around the airport; and to protect
Sanderson Field from potential en-
croachment by land uses that are
incompatible with airport activi-
ties and that may interfere with
uses planned for the airport.
Progress in developing the pro-
posed zone and its attendant air-
space follows a decision in October
of last year to approve a prelimi-
nary plat for the construction of
84 new homes on Shelton Springs
Road, which is just a stone's throw
fl'om the airport.
Regulations related to the zone
would allow for additional devel-
opment on property adjacent to
existing structures that are not
in compliance with the new rules.
People owning property in airspace
protection areas would be obliged
to observe height regulations es-
tablished by the Federal Aviation
Administration and to light or oth-
erwise mark any obstructions as
required by the FAA.
STATE LAW requires the city
to make some changes in its code
if it is to continue to qualify fbr
grants and loans from two state
agencies: the Washington State
Department of Ecology and the
Washington State Department of
Community Trade and Economic
Development.
City officials were guided in the
process of developing the proposed
ordinance by the Shelton Airport
Advisory Committee and regula-
tions adopted by Mason County.
Copies of the draft ordinance have
been circulated to members of the
Shelton Flying Club, the Aircraft
,ai! .....
..... The Nanny Tax:
A person is a household employee under
the FICA statute for the entire calendar
Yl.ar if household CASH WAGES OF $I 5,000 (for 2006) or more are
d Id during the year for household work in and around a private resi-
.,nce. Cash wages does NOT include the value of food, lodging, or
:thing or any other non-cash form of compensation. An employer
i '° does not withhold FICA taxes from an employee is liable for the
s. II amount of the FICA tax anyway. The $15,000 threshold applies
tlarately to each employee. A household employee must complete
, ennplovee section of Form I-9. The employer must maintain the
i' "4 and I-9 on file. Note: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
c'L.n.°w a part of the Department of Homeland Security. Spouse, your
',Id Under 21, employee under 18 and not still in school, or your
arents are exempt.
00-Pv4
1635 Olympic Hwy. N., #102A taxfx@hctc.com
360.462.1040
New rodeo queen will
be crowned Saturday
A new rodeo queen and her
court of two junior princesses will
receive their crowns during Ma-
son County's fourth annual Rodeo
Shindig this weekend.
The event will run from 6 to
10 p.m on Saturday, March 3, in
Building 17 on the Mason County
Fairgrounds. It will feature the
traditional taco bar, silent and live
auctions and live music by The
Varmints, as well as coronation of
the rodeo royalty. Tickets are $8
for adults and $5 for kids under 12
and senior citizens.
This is an annual fund-raiser to
support the Mason County Rodeo
Royalty who travel in Washington
and Oregon to promote the Ma-
son County Fair & Rodeo and "the
great western way of life." Leanne
Gunter, the 2006 Mason County
Rodeo Queen, will crown the Ma-
son County Rodeo Royalty.
Michele Hunter will accept the
crown and title as the 2007 Mason
County Rode() Queen. The daugh-
ter of Curt and Sandy Hunter of
Shelton, she is 20 years old and a
li[blong resident of Mason County.
MISS HUNTER has also been
the 2006 Mason County Rodeo
Princess. She graduated from
Shelton High School in 2005, was a
member of Mason County 4-H and
has been involved with horses all
her life. She attended a national
competition in Kentucky with the
Mason County 4-H horse judging
and hippology teams.
Heather Goldsby will be one of
the two 2007 Mason County Ju-
nior Princesses. The daughter of
Tim and Shari Goldsby of Shel-
ton, she is a 16-year-old junior at
Shelton High School. Heather has
been involved in 4-H for the past
five years and is a member of the
Wind Riders 4-H Club.
She is a lifelong resident of
Mason County and has been a
member of the equestrian team at
Elma High School. She has com-
peted in team penning, jumping,
gaming and performance. She has
been riding for eight years, has
appeared in performance at the
Western Washington State Fair
in Puyallup three times and is a
member of the American Paint
Horse Association.
Joining her as a 2007 Mason
County Junior Princess is Kailyn
McIrvin. The daughter of Mike
and Lynette McIrvin of Shelton,
Kailyn is a 14-year-old, ninth-
grade student at Oakland Bay Ju-
nior High School.
KAILYN HAS also lived in
Mason County all her life and has
been involved with horses for just
as long. She has been a member of
Mason County 4-H for the past nine
years, participating in the Wind
Riders 4-H Club. She has also com-
peted in performance at the West-
ern Washington State Fair in Puy-
allup three times and has served
on the state 4-H judging team.
Kailyn also likes to hunt and fish.
More information about the
shindig is available by calling Ju-
lie Gray at 432-0145.
Hoodsport book
group will meet
The PageTurners at the Hood-
sport Library will meet next week
to discuss The Highest Tide by Jim
Lynch.
This adult book discussion
group will meet from 1 to 2 p.m.
on Tuesday, March 6, at North 40
Schoolhouse Hill Road. For more
infbrmation, call 877-9339.
Owners and Pilots Association and
the Aerodrome Flying Club.
A handful of people with an
interest in aviation attended last
week's city commission meeting,
with some of them expressing a
range of views about developments
in the vicinity of the airport.
Jack Krause is a pilot living in
the Shelton area who expressed
concern about the future of the
airport when the city gave the
green light to platting of the 84
homesites on 29 acres near Shel-
ton High School. He noted last
week that the Washington Pilots
Association and the Aircraft Own-
ers and Pilots Association have
made suggestions as to how the
ordinance could be improved.
"WE WANT TO thank you for
keeping us in the loop," he said.
Jim Carlton of Shelton identified
himself as a retired U.S. Air Force
pilot and the one-time mayor of
Ketchikan, Alaska. He questioned
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Thursday, March 1, 2007 - Shelton-Mason County Journal - Page 13
Gimme an O-r-c-a!
ringing a little cheer to Hood Canal School are members of the Orca Drill Team.
tanding in the middle of the group is Kalina Spicher, and the others are clockwise
Vrom top left: Amanda Caldwell, Andria Wypych, Brittany Giles, Bridgette John-
Mickensie Pyle, Kaytlyn Wiseman, Amanda Gorham, Shelby Trumble and Emily
The Hood Canal School Board has extended the logo design contest from the
date of March 2 to Tuesday, April 10. The public is invited to participate
the process by submitting an idea or illustration for the new "Orca Mascot" that
be used on school uniforms, shirts and caps and for other related school pur-
POses. The winner whose art is selected will be recognized in the local newspapers,
d the logo will be on permanent display in the new school. Contact the school for
rules and entry forms.
g would allo,00z more
sing by Shelton airport
A Public hearing on zoning and
in the vicinity of Sand-
Field Airport is scheduled
Thursday, March 8, before the
ton City Commission.
hearing will begin at 6 p.m.
the civic center at 525 West
z Street.
Goins, the city's director
COmmunity and economic de-
last week submitted a
and a draft of an or-
establishing the zone and
the regulations that will
indicated in his writ-
report that the city is obliged
by the state's 1990 Growth
Act, which seeks to
development in urban
while limiting de-
in rural areas. Toward
end the plan is to establish
compatibility zone"
the airport, which is used
planes.
proposed zone would in-
all of Goose Lake, a little
than two miles of Highway
the northwest corner of the
Proper and a sizable chunk of
managed by the Port of
which owns the airport
rauch of the land around it.
Proposed zone is bounded on
aorth by the intersection of
arid State Route 102, and on
by the southwest
of Island Lake.
)onents of the pro-
are two "airspace protection
extending from the airport,
to the south shore of
Lake and the other pass-
z and Phillips
stated purposes of the or-
dinance are: to minimize the pub-
lic's exposure to excessive noise
and safety hazards resulting from
"incompatible land development"
around the airport; and to protect
Sanderson Field from potential en-
croachment by land uses that are
incompatible with airport activi-
ties and that may interfere with
uses planned for the airport.
Progress in developing the pro-
posed zone and its attendant air-
space follows a decision in October
of last year to approve a prelimi-
nary plat for the construction of
84 new homes on Shelton Springs
Road, which is just a stone's throw
fl'om the airport.
Regulations related to the zone
would allow for additional devel-
opment on property adjacent to
existing structures that are not
in compliance with the new rules.
People owning property in airspace
protection areas would be obliged
to observe height regulations es-
tablished by the Federal Aviation
Administration and to light or oth-
erwise mark any obstructions as
required by the FAA.
STATE LAW requires the city
to make some changes in its code
if it is to continue to qualify fbr
grants and loans from two state
agencies: the Washington State
Department of Ecology and the
Washington State Department of
Community Trade and Economic
Development.
City officials were guided in the
process of developing the proposed
ordinance by the Shelton Airport
Advisory Committee and regula-
tions adopted by Mason County.
Copies of the draft ordinance have
been circulated to members of the
Shelton Flying Club, the Aircraft
,ai! .....
..... The Nanny Tax:
A person is a household employee under
the FICA statute for the entire calendar
Yl.ar if household CASH WAGES OF $I 5,000 (for 2006) or more are
d Id during the year for household work in and around a private resi-
.,nce. Cash wages does NOT include the value of food, lodging, or
:thing or any other non-cash form of compensation. An employer
i '° does not withhold FICA taxes from an employee is liable for the
s. II amount of the FICA tax anyway. The $15,000 threshold applies
tlarately to each employee. A household employee must complete
, ennplovee section of Form I-9. The employer must maintain the
i' "4 and I-9 on file. Note: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
c'L.n.°w a part of the Department of Homeland Security. Spouse, your
',Id Under 21, employee under 18 and not still in school, or your
arents are exempt.
00-Pv4
1635 Olympic Hwy. N., #102A taxfx@hctc.com
360.462.1040
New rodeo queen will
be crowned Saturday
A new rodeo queen and her
court of two junior princesses will
receive their crowns during Ma-
son County's fourth annual Rodeo
Shindig this weekend.
The event will run from 6 to
10 p.m on Saturday, March 3, in
Building 17 on the Mason County
Fairgrounds. It will feature the
traditional taco bar, silent and live
auctions and live music by The
Varmints, as well as coronation of
the rodeo royalty. Tickets are $8
for adults and $5 for kids under 12
and senior citizens.
This is an annual fund-raiser to
support the Mason County Rodeo
Royalty who travel in Washington
and Oregon to promote the Ma-
son County Fair & Rodeo and "the
great western way of life." Leanne
Gunter, the 2006 Mason County
Rodeo Queen, will crown the Ma-
son County Rodeo Royalty.
Michele Hunter will accept the
crown and title as the 2007 Mason
County Rode() Queen. The daugh-
ter of Curt and Sandy Hunter of
Shelton, she is 20 years old and a
li[blong resident of Mason County.
MISS HUNTER has also been
the 2006 Mason County Rodeo
Princess. She graduated from
Shelton High School in 2005, was a
member of Mason County 4-H and
has been involved with horses all
her life. She attended a national
competition in Kentucky with the
Mason County 4-H horse judging
and hippology teams.
Heather Goldsby will be one of
the two 2007 Mason County Ju-
nior Princesses. The daughter of
Tim and Shari Goldsby of Shel-
ton, she is a 16-year-old junior at
Shelton High School. Heather has
been involved in 4-H for the past
five years and is a member of the
Wind Riders 4-H Club.
She is a lifelong resident of
Mason County and has been a
member of the equestrian team at
Elma High School. She has com-
peted in team penning, jumping,
gaming and performance. She has
been riding for eight years, has
appeared in performance at the
Western Washington State Fair
in Puyallup three times and is a
member of the American Paint
Horse Association.
Joining her as a 2007 Mason
County Junior Princess is Kailyn
McIrvin. The daughter of Mike
and Lynette McIrvin of Shelton,
Kailyn is a 14-year-old, ninth-
grade student at Oakland Bay Ju-
nior High School.
KAILYN HAS also lived in
Mason County all her life and has
been involved with horses for just
as long. She has been a member of
Mason County 4-H for the past nine
years, participating in the Wind
Riders 4-H Club. She has also com-
peted in performance at the West-
ern Washington State Fair in Puy-
allup three times and has served
on the state 4-H judging team.
Kailyn also likes to hunt and fish.
More information about the
shindig is available by calling Ju-
lie Gray at 432-0145.
Hoodsport book
group will meet
The PageTurners at the Hood-
sport Library will meet next week
to discuss The Highest Tide by Jim
Lynch.
This adult book discussion
group will meet from 1 to 2 p.m.
on Tuesday, March 6, at North 40
Schoolhouse Hill Road. For more
infbrmation, call 877-9339.
Owners and Pilots Association and
the Aerodrome Flying Club.
A handful of people with an
interest in aviation attended last
week's city commission meeting,
with some of them expressing a
range of views about developments
in the vicinity of the airport.
Jack Krause is a pilot living in
the Shelton area who expressed
concern about the future of the
airport when the city gave the
green light to platting of the 84
homesites on 29 acres near Shel-
ton High School. He noted last
week that the Washington Pilots
Association and the Aircraft Own-
ers and Pilots Association have
made suggestions as to how the
ordinance could be improved.
"WE WANT TO thank you for
keeping us in the loop," he said.
Jim Carlton of Shelton identified
himself as a retired U.S. Air Force
pilot and the one-time mayor of
Ketchikan, Alaska. He questioned
(Please turn to page 20.)
00ason at C
next
"We Make House Calls"
TIME FOR A NEW ROOF?,
I
I
I
I
OFF ANY COMPLETE ROOFING SYSTEM*
Present this coupon at time of appointment. Hot valid with II
any other offers. Expires 3/31/07
www.theroofdoctor.biz |
*Minimum 1500 square feet of roofing space required to qualify for discount #
$0 DOWN, 6 MONTHS SAME AS CASH! O.A.C.
Commercial flat roofs Skylights
Year-round re-roofing One-day service (in most cases)
24-hour emergency service Free estimates ,,\\;,//
Top-quality roofing products Professional clean-up
,,6,, 427-8611
Serving Western Woshington 1 131 W. Kam,lche Lane, Shelton
s00nc. 1959 Just off Highway 101
BBB
Thursday, March 1, 2007 - Shelton-Mason County Journal - Page 13