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LATEST EDITION of Read Fest
dozens of families to Evergreen
School for a chance to
Clifford the Big Red Dog while
out the children's literary
Pictured on the top is Katie
coordinator of the Family Lit-
eracy Program of the Shelton School
District painting the face of Taylor
Coleman, and seen with pencil in
mouth and Read Fest T-shirt on hand
is Olga Salamah while two boys wait
their turn and a woman helps a girl at
the craft table.
helton schools make
ABCs of the SSD start
Read Fest and continue
ght, with many and
the books and words that
and after them.
Fest is a project of the
Literacy Program of the
School District and Read
a way of teaching people
that conjures up the
of an elder's voice whis-
sweet somethings into a
ear: See Spot run.
would be Spot the Dog,
of beginner books for
starring Dick and Jane.
was the Fifties,
r was President
rock 'n' roll was king. "The
ad science of teaching read-
so much more research-
now," said Sue Barnard,
in the Shelton public
"Dick and Jane worked
sight words and rep-
and there's just so much
to it now."
and Jane retired quite
tirae ago, but Spot the Dog
oa in the form of his liter-
), Clifford the Big Red
is a superstar of
and literary world and
barker for the benefits of
Members of the Key Club
High School play
at Read Fest, a special
for young readers held
Elementary School
a high priority
in downtown Shelton. the warmth of your undivided
READ FEST started out as
Run for the Readers, a gather-
ing which invited children to
take a trot around Loop Field
before receiving a free book.
They changed the name to Read
Fest in 2000 by combining the
run with indoor activities in the
gymnasium at Evergreen, a bi-
lingual institution that gives
a warm welcome to Spanish
speakers and shelter from the
rain and cold that pummel Loop
Field every now and then.
This year's edition of Read
Fest was the last such event
staged by Dianne Lenning, who
has been coordinator of the
Family Literacy Project of the
Shelton School District. Several
dozen families who attended the
gathering in November got a
chance to meet Clifford and re-
ceived a bookmark from the Elks
lodge and a message in Spanish
and English from the New York
Public Library: Read to the ones
you love and read to your baby
and let your baby get to know
about books.
"Reading aloud to you children
is the most important thing you
can do to prepare them to start
school," says Barbara Winfree,
who selects children's books for
public libraries in Hoodsport,
Shelton and Belfair. "When you
read aloud to your kids they get
attention and a good story, too,
while they naturally absorb the
meanings of words. Children of
all ages love stories and being
read to."
Lenning came to the same con-
clusion in upwards of 25 years
as an educator. As a board mem-
ber of the South Sound Read-
ing Foundation she worked on
"20 minutes a day." This was a
campaign to encourage families
to read aloud to their children
starting at birth. To encourage
Spanish-speaking families to
read to their babies, the foun-
dation supplied the community
with copies of Buenas Noches
Luna which in English is the
classic children's book, Good
Night Moon, by Margaret Wise
Brown. The Zonta Club of South
Puget Sound supplied copies in
English.
KATIE DOYLE IS the new
coordinator of the Family Lit-
eracy Program of the SSD, a job
that finds her in cahoots with
Barnard, the 2005 Washington
State Teacher of the Year. "The
shift in reading for kids is defi-
nitely towards the technology,"
the teacher said. "They may still
read books, but their everyday
reading is going to be on-line
and text-messaging on their
phones."
(Please turn to page 22.)
Camping zone's
okay but music
is another issue
A request to turn residential
property in the Oakland Bay
area into a tourist campground
zone took Commissioner Lynda
Ring-Erickson by surprise.
"I have some growing concern
that we're sort of creating a sort
of strip-mall of potential rezoned
camping areas," she said.
Her remarks came during a
public hearing to consider this
proposal on February 6. "I had
no idea it was coming until I
found a folder on my desk this
weekend," she said.
Ring-Erickson noted that the
area in question is located right
in the middle of the district she
represents as a member of the
Mason County Commission.
"We just kind of got hit with it
at the last minute," she said.
THE COMMISSIONER en-
couraged county staff to work
with the commissioners more
closely and earlier in the pro-
cess for future requests such as
this one. At the end of the pub-
lic hearing, she and her fellow
commissioners, Tim Sheldon
and Ross Gallagher voted unan-
imously to approve this rezone
request.
Her concerns, she said, were
not specifically with this de-
velopment but with the idea of
approving every request for a
zoning reclassification for recre-
ational vehicle or camping sites
filling the corridor along State
Route 3 between Belfair and the
place where it runs near Oak-
land Bay. "Ultimately, if you
do everything that everyone re-
quests, you end up violating the
intent of the law," Ring-Erick-
son said.
The law in question is the
state's 1990 Growth Manage-
ment Act, which encourages
growth in established urban
communities and restricts it in
rural areas. The commissioner
also expressed concern about
potential surface and storm wa-
ter impacts such development
would have on Oakland Bay and
whether it would conform with
the county code as it pertains to
music festivals.
"It's my understanding that
under the Growth Management
Act we can permit this kind of
use but there is no mandate
that we approve it. We're not re-
quired to approve it," she said.
GREGG PAISLEY made the
request, which involved rezon-
ing four parcels within a rural
area from Rural Residential 5 to
Rural Tourist Campground. His
plan is to develop the land into
a destination ibr recreational
vehicles.
Paisley spoke at the hearing
about the festival ordinance and
how it limits continuous music
to five hours and caps the total
number of people at a location
to 200. He said that in his case
the ordinance would not really
apply since it refers mainly to
sports arenas where concerts
are common events. "It will be
rare that there will be continu-
ous music for more than five
hours," he said of his planned
development.
Regarding sanitation and its
possible effects on Oakland Bay,
he said he has decided to take on
considerable expense by install-
ing separate septic systems for
"gray" and "black" water, mak-
ing the point that this is more
than the state requires.
Paisley said he wants to do
"whatever it takes" to protect
the environment. "This is a fam-
ily business and it's going to be
a family business, hopefully, for
several generations," he said.
COMMISSIONER Sheldon
said the access road off State
Route 3 would have to be up-
graded or improved since it cur-
rently goes through two or three
different properties on its way to
the proposed campground. Pais-
ley responded that his drive-
way only appears to be a public
road and is "quite substantial."
He said it intersects with the
property of a neighbor but the
neighbor is not concerned about
Paisley's plans. He said they are
working on an agreement to ad-
just the boundary line.
"He's a good guy," Paisley
said. "I think we've been good
neighbors for each other. He
should speak for himself, but his
silence sort of speaks to that."
Cathryn Mecham, who lives
in the vicinity, also spoke at the
hearing and asked how long the
permitting process of this proj-
ect would take. Ring-Erickson
replied it could take days or
years, depending on the individ-
ual permit applications.
"Our issue today is the rezone
issue, not permit issues," Shel-
don said.
Commissioner Gallagher
said that when the permit-
ting process takes place, "many
thousands" of questions will be
asked. "The issue before us to-
day is the rezone and not the de-
velopment. The proposed devel-
opment: It may never happen,"
Sheldon said.
Taste a Bite
of Shelton
The Business Expo/Bite of Shel-
ton 2007 is coming up. The annual
event will take place on Thursday,
May 17, at The Pavilion at Sentry
Park.
Applications to sign up for a
booth are available at the Web
site of the Shelton-Mason County
Chamber of Commerce: www.
sheltonchamber.org.
The Business Expo/Bite of Shel-
ton is an opportunity for local
businesses to show the commu-
nity and visitors alike what they
do and even to advertise products.
There will be a chance to network,
sample food and meet new people
in the area.
Last year more than 700 people
stopped by and browsed among
the businesses which were repre-
sented. The chamber will be dis-
tributing the Business Expo tick-
ets at locations throughout Mason
County. Early reservations are
recommended.
More information may be ob-
tained by sending an e-mail to
infosheltonchamber.org or by
calling 426-2021.
Seniors' driving
safety class back
AARP will give its Driver Safe-
ty Program Class on Monday and
Tuesday, March 19-20, at Mason
General Hospital, 901 Mountain
View Drive in Shelton.
The eight-hour course will run
from 8:45 a.m. to 1 p.m. on both
days, with attendance required on
both days for those who would like
to receive a certificate of comple-
tion. Persons completing the class
may be eligible for a discount on
their automobile insurance premi-
ums.
Classes are open to drivers un-
der age 55 but students should
check with their insurance provid-
ers to determine their qualifica-
tion for a discount. Membership in
AARP is not required.
The classes are designed to help
experienced drivers cope with age-
related changes in vision, hearing
and reaction time. Special atten-
tion is given to the proper use of
anti-lock brakes, safety belts, air-
bags and child-restraint systems.
Guidance is given in the ability to
assess one's own driving skills as
well as those of another. Informa-
tion is shared concerning vehicle
safety, defensive driving and re-
cent changes in traffic laws.
AARP is an organization for-
merly known as the American
Association of Retired Persons.
Tuition for the class is $10 per
person, and preregistration is re-
quired. To make a reservation call
426-5239.
College has
info session
Olympic College Shelton is
holding an information night for
prospective students on Thursday,
March 1. The event will be from
4:30 to 6 p.m. at 937 West Alpine
Way.
Those who attend can have
their questions answered about
admissions, classes that transfer
credits to four-year colleges and
universities, professional and
technical programs and training
options, applying for financial aid
and scholarships.
Those with questions aboutthe
event can call 432-5400.
Thursday, March 1,2007 - Shelton-Mason County Journal - Page 19
LATEST EDITION of Read Fest
dozens of families to Evergreen
School for a chance to
Clifford the Big Red Dog while
out the children's literary
Pictured on the top is Katie
coordinator of the Family Lit-
eracy Program of the Shelton School
District painting the face of Taylor
Coleman, and seen with pencil in
mouth and Read Fest T-shirt on hand
is Olga Salamah while two boys wait
their turn and a woman helps a girl at
the craft table.
helton schools make
ABCs of the SSD start
Read Fest and continue
ght, with many and
the books and words that
and after them.
Fest is a project of the
Literacy Program of the
School District and Read
a way of teaching people
that conjures up the
of an elder's voice whis-
sweet somethings into a
ear: See Spot run.
would be Spot the Dog,
of beginner books for
starring Dick and Jane.
was the Fifties,
r was President
rock 'n' roll was king. "The
ad science of teaching read-
so much more research-
now," said Sue Barnard,
in the Shelton public
"Dick and Jane worked
sight words and rep-
and there's just so much
to it now."
and Jane retired quite
tirae ago, but Spot the Dog
oa in the form of his liter-
), Clifford the Big Red
is a superstar of
and literary world and
barker for the benefits of
Members of the Key Club
High School play
at Read Fest, a special
for young readers held
Elementary School
a high priority
in downtown Shelton. the warmth of your undivided
READ FEST started out as
Run for the Readers, a gather-
ing which invited children to
take a trot around Loop Field
before receiving a free book.
They changed the name to Read
Fest in 2000 by combining the
run with indoor activities in the
gymnasium at Evergreen, a bi-
lingual institution that gives
a warm welcome to Spanish
speakers and shelter from the
rain and cold that pummel Loop
Field every now and then.
This year's edition of Read
Fest was the last such event
staged by Dianne Lenning, who
has been coordinator of the
Family Literacy Project of the
Shelton School District. Several
dozen families who attended the
gathering in November got a
chance to meet Clifford and re-
ceived a bookmark from the Elks
lodge and a message in Spanish
and English from the New York
Public Library: Read to the ones
you love and read to your baby
and let your baby get to know
about books.
"Reading aloud to you children
is the most important thing you
can do to prepare them to start
school," says Barbara Winfree,
who selects children's books for
public libraries in Hoodsport,
Shelton and Belfair. "When you
read aloud to your kids they get
attention and a good story, too,
while they naturally absorb the
meanings of words. Children of
all ages love stories and being
read to."
Lenning came to the same con-
clusion in upwards of 25 years
as an educator. As a board mem-
ber of the South Sound Read-
ing Foundation she worked on
"20 minutes a day." This was a
campaign to encourage families
to read aloud to their children
starting at birth. To encourage
Spanish-speaking families to
read to their babies, the foun-
dation supplied the community
with copies of Buenas Noches
Luna which in English is the
classic children's book, Good
Night Moon, by Margaret Wise
Brown. The Zonta Club of South
Puget Sound supplied copies in
English.
KATIE DOYLE IS the new
coordinator of the Family Lit-
eracy Program of the SSD, a job
that finds her in cahoots with
Barnard, the 2005 Washington
State Teacher of the Year. "The
shift in reading for kids is defi-
nitely towards the technology,"
the teacher said. "They may still
read books, but their everyday
reading is going to be on-line
and text-messaging on their
phones."
(Please turn to page 22.)
Camping zone's
okay but music
is another issue
A request to turn residential
property in the Oakland Bay
area into a tourist campground
zone took Commissioner Lynda
Ring-Erickson by surprise.
"I have some growing concern
that we're sort of creating a sort
of strip-mall of potential rezoned
camping areas," she said.
Her remarks came during a
public hearing to consider this
proposal on February 6. "I had
no idea it was coming until I
found a folder on my desk this
weekend," she said.
Ring-Erickson noted that the
area in question is located right
in the middle of the district she
represents as a member of the
Mason County Commission.
"We just kind of got hit with it
at the last minute," she said.
THE COMMISSIONER en-
couraged county staff to work
with the commissioners more
closely and earlier in the pro-
cess for future requests such as
this one. At the end of the pub-
lic hearing, she and her fellow
commissioners, Tim Sheldon
and Ross Gallagher voted unan-
imously to approve this rezone
request.
Her concerns, she said, were
not specifically with this de-
velopment but with the idea of
approving every request for a
zoning reclassification for recre-
ational vehicle or camping sites
filling the corridor along State
Route 3 between Belfair and the
place where it runs near Oak-
land Bay. "Ultimately, if you
do everything that everyone re-
quests, you end up violating the
intent of the law," Ring-Erick-
son said.
The law in question is the
state's 1990 Growth Manage-
ment Act, which encourages
growth in established urban
communities and restricts it in
rural areas. The commissioner
also expressed concern about
potential surface and storm wa-
ter impacts such development
would have on Oakland Bay and
whether it would conform with
the county code as it pertains to
music festivals.
"It's my understanding that
under the Growth Management
Act we can permit this kind of
use but there is no mandate
that we approve it. We're not re-
quired to approve it," she said.
GREGG PAISLEY made the
request, which involved rezon-
ing four parcels within a rural
area from Rural Residential 5 to
Rural Tourist Campground. His
plan is to develop the land into
a destination ibr recreational
vehicles.
Paisley spoke at the hearing
about the festival ordinance and
how it limits continuous music
to five hours and caps the total
number of people at a location
to 200. He said that in his case
the ordinance would not really
apply since it refers mainly to
sports arenas where concerts
are common events. "It will be
rare that there will be continu-
ous music for more than five
hours," he said of his planned
development.
Regarding sanitation and its
possible effects on Oakland Bay,
he said he has decided to take on
considerable expense by install-
ing separate septic systems for
"gray" and "black" water, mak-
ing the point that this is more
than the state requires.
Paisley said he wants to do
"whatever it takes" to protect
the environment. "This is a fam-
ily business and it's going to be
a family business, hopefully, for
several generations," he said.
COMMISSIONER Sheldon
said the access road off State
Route 3 would have to be up-
graded or improved since it cur-
rently goes through two or three
different properties on its way to
the proposed campground. Pais-
ley responded that his drive-
way only appears to be a public
road and is "quite substantial."
He said it intersects with the
property of a neighbor but the
neighbor is not concerned about
Paisley's plans. He said they are
working on an agreement to ad-
just the boundary line.
"He's a good guy," Paisley
said. "I think we've been good
neighbors for each other. He
should speak for himself, but his
silence sort of speaks to that."
Cathryn Mecham, who lives
in the vicinity, also spoke at the
hearing and asked how long the
permitting process of this proj-
ect would take. Ring-Erickson
replied it could take days or
years, depending on the individ-
ual permit applications.
"Our issue today is the rezone
issue, not permit issues," Shel-
don said.
Commissioner Gallagher
said that when the permit-
ting process takes place, "many
thousands" of questions will be
asked. "The issue before us to-
day is the rezone and not the de-
velopment. The proposed devel-
opment: It may never happen,"
Sheldon said.
Taste a Bite
of Shelton
The Business Expo/Bite of Shel-
ton 2007 is coming up. The annual
event will take place on Thursday,
May 17, at The Pavilion at Sentry
Park.
Applications to sign up for a
booth are available at the Web
site of the Shelton-Mason County
Chamber of Commerce: www.
sheltonchamber.org.
The Business Expo/Bite of Shel-
ton is an opportunity for local
businesses to show the commu-
nity and visitors alike what they
do and even to advertise products.
There will be a chance to network,
sample food and meet new people
in the area.
Last year more than 700 people
stopped by and browsed among
the businesses which were repre-
sented. The chamber will be dis-
tributing the Business Expo tick-
ets at locations throughout Mason
County. Early reservations are
recommended.
More information may be ob-
tained by sending an e-mail to
infosheltonchamber.org or by
calling 426-2021.
Seniors' driving
safety class back
AARP will give its Driver Safe-
ty Program Class on Monday and
Tuesday, March 19-20, at Mason
General Hospital, 901 Mountain
View Drive in Shelton.
The eight-hour course will run
from 8:45 a.m. to 1 p.m. on both
days, with attendance required on
both days for those who would like
to receive a certificate of comple-
tion. Persons completing the class
may be eligible for a discount on
their automobile insurance premi-
ums.
Classes are open to drivers un-
der age 55 but students should
check with their insurance provid-
ers to determine their qualifica-
tion for a discount. Membership in
AARP is not required.
The classes are designed to help
experienced drivers cope with age-
related changes in vision, hearing
and reaction time. Special atten-
tion is given to the proper use of
anti-lock brakes, safety belts, air-
bags and child-restraint systems.
Guidance is given in the ability to
assess one's own driving skills as
well as those of another. Informa-
tion is shared concerning vehicle
safety, defensive driving and re-
cent changes in traffic laws.
AARP is an organization for-
merly known as the American
Association of Retired Persons.
Tuition for the class is $10 per
person, and preregistration is re-
quired. To make a reservation call
426-5239.
College has
info session
Olympic College Shelton is
holding an information night for
prospective students on Thursday,
March 1. The event will be from
4:30 to 6 p.m. at 937 West Alpine
Way.
Those who attend can have
their questions answered about
admissions, classes that transfer
credits to four-year colleges and
universities, professional and
technical programs and training
options, applying for financial aid
and scholarships.
Those with questions aboutthe
event can call 432-5400.
Thursday, March 1,2007 - Shelton-Mason County Journal - Page 19