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BELFAIR HERALD
Serving Belfair -- Allyn -- Grapeview -- Tahuya -- Mason Lake -- South Shore -- Victor
Thursday, March 1, 2007 Section of The Shelton-Mason County Journal
uperintendent At the library:
earch under way Lynch gives reading,
The process of hiring a replace- After interviewing the candi-
t for outgoing North Mason dates, and receiving the written NEA awards a grant
1 District Superintendent feedback, the board will recess
Kelly is moving ahead at a into executive session to discuss
dy pace. _ the written feedback for each can-
The school boam was set to didate. Two or three candidates Acclaimed Washington author
t early this week with consul-
ts hire'd to assist in the search
'g0 OVer completed applications
!the vosition, from inside and
ide the state, in an executive
ion in preparation for a public
Sting next week. f o t- t
lected candidates r m ha
iag will be invited to visit the
ct and further discuss their
lifications personally with the
trd. Those meetings will be held
P March 8, at the North
r School District boardroom
at 9 a.m.
:7 March 8 meeting will be
meeting and members of
are invited to attend.
will also be an opportunity
attending to give written
, on the candidates to the
will then be invited back for an all-
day visit to the district on March
19, 20 and possibly 21.
During the all-day visits candi-
dates will tour the district build-
ings and meet with various staff
members, community groups and
the school board. Depending on
the number of candidates asked
back to the district, there will be a
meeting on March 19 or 20 where
members of the public can meet
the candidates, ask them ques-
tions and again have the opportu-
nity to provide written feedback to
board members.
The board plans to visit can-
didates' home districts prior to
the second round of interviews.
The board's goal is to name a
new superintendent by the end of
March.
Jim Lynch is set to visit Belfair to
read from and discuss the writing
of his bestselling novel, The High-
est Tide.
The free public presentation,
sponsored by the Friends of the
North Mason Timberland Library,
will be held at 7 p.m. on Tuesday ......
March 13, at the library in Belfair. :
Lynch will also sign books after
the presentation.
Set on the tidelands of Puget
Sound, The Highest Tide is a novel
of change, personal growth and
the wonders of marine life. The
story introduces readers to Miles
O'Malley, an inquisitive, intro-
spective 13-year-old who is fasci-
nated by the wildlife in the sound.
When an unlikely discovery makes
him temporarily famous, his small
world expands at an unsettling
sday,
• a Sc]
baing
+e M
' D_IT
blic
chamber:
00ocus narrows
on tourism
00ason a pa00oer+0000
-'Itttnerce and the Shelton-Mas- a on
the Mason County Lodging Tax
ty C:
jlysigned a
Chamber of Commerce re-
contract for the de-
and construction of a county-
tourism Web site.
main goal of the Web site
to draw visitors and guests
|Ray and play in Mason County.
]cials say that the Web site
[the first step in a larger tour-
arketing strategy. Once the
ite is designed, a countywide
r's guide, countywide maps
tourism brochure will be
##ttced Further tourism mar-
011
on will include media ads, e-
larketing and search-engine
keting. All of these efforts are
Committee, City of Shelton Lodg-
ing Tax and the Squaxin Island
Tribe. The effort is managed by
the executive directors of the two
chambers with advisory oversight
from the Joint Chamber Tourism
Advisory Council.
AS THE EFFORT moves for-
ward, the content, design and pro-
duction of each piece of the proj-
ect will attempt to use local talent
and resources. Anyone interested
in participating in this activity,
from either a volunteer or a busi-
ness standpoint, should contact
(Please turn to page 4.)
rate.
LYNCH HAS won national
journalism awards and published
a number of short fiction pieces.
He was the Puget Sound reporter
for the Portland-based newspaper
The Oregonian for four years.
The Highest Tide is Lynch's
first novel. It has also been pub-
lished in England and translated
for publication in other nations. A
Washington State native, Lynch
currently writes and sails from his
home in Olympia, where he lives
with his wife and daughter.
The special presentation by
Lynch follows a very brief meeting
of the library's Friends group. The
North Mason Timberland Region-
al Library is located at 23081 NE
State Route 3 in Belfair. For more
information, folks may call the li-
brary at 275-3232.
In other library news, the Na-
tional Endowment for the Arts
(NEA) has awarded Timberland
Regional Library (TRL) a $20,000
"Big Read" partnership grant to
expand and build on the successes
of the library system's previous
"Timberland Reads Together" com-
munity-wide reading programs.
, (:
!,
elay For Life organizers
:, re looking for some help
+e American Cancer Society's
Y For Life of North Mason is
l the help of local people.
i lay chair Denise Snow says
ould like to see more folks in-
Yd in all sorts of things in our
/Jltmity - not just Relay.
J[e reason, she says, is "to get
''ow your next door neighbor,
tke our community a better
.]r, to strengthen it and you. How
.ou help your neighbor if you
.e or s.e need+ .elp?+
OW, WHO has lost several
• ][ Ones to cancer, says she of-
C[ars the excuse that a person
t#)" .
,: aot have the same "passion"
AWARD-WINNING author Jim Lynch is set to visit the
North Mason Timberland Regional Library in Belfair next
week. His visit is being sponsored by the local friends of
the library group.
THE BIG READ is a new na-
tional program of the NEA that
encourages reading by asking
communities to come together to
read and discuss one book. TRL's
Timberland Reads Together pro-
grams promote reading and com-
munity through the districtwide
reading and discussmn of a single
book throughout Mason, Thur-
ston, Lewis, Grays Harbor and
Pacific counties. The first two Tim-
berland Reads Together programs
revolved around The Secret Life of
Bees by Sue Monk Kidd and The
Highest Tide by Lynch. The book
for the 2007 program is My Anto-
nia by Willa Cather.
"Timberland Reads Together
programs have really resonated in
our communities. Talking about
good books with friends and neigh-
bors and enjoying all the presenta-
tions brings communities together
and adds richness and depth to
the experience of reading," said
Timberland director Jodi Reng.
This March through May, the
library system encourages adults
and teens to read Cather's classic
novel of American migration and
settlement and to participate in a
variety of related events. Copies of
the book are available at libraries
and bookstores. Some local book-
stores will offer a discount on the
lay that she does.
Snow responds to that with
r question: "Do you have
Ssion for your neighbor,
1€_ or family member whose
I.aas been forever altered by
I°w brings up the fact that
[ focus ought not be on the
I' t, but the people the event
]teated to help. She says that
'|i Are many ways to become
#M.ed. They include starting or
a team, becoming a spon-
/ttending planning committee
s the second Thursday of
making a financial
md coming to the Re-
itself on June 15 and 16.
Relay is a big, overnight
at the North Mason High
track and football field, with
music, games and
some very serious times,
Money raised goes to the
Cancer Society for pub-
cancer research, lob-
more government help
patient support.
racer Soci-
SURVIVORS MAKE their way around the North Mason
High School track during last year's Relay For Life event.
Event organizers are seeking help with the annual event,
slated for early this coming summer.
ety has a comprehensive Web site
that can be found at www.cancer.
org. In addition to the latest can-
cer information, from the opening
page, folks may click on "Relay For
Life" to learn general information
and put in a zip code to find near-
by Relays. People can also make a
contribution to the North Mason
Relay, register a team, track fund-
raising and much more.
The next North Mason Relay
For Life planning committee meet-
ing will be at 6:30 p.m. on Thurs-
day, March 8, at the North Mason
Timberland Regional Library and
those that are ready to become in-
volved are welcome to attend. For
further information contact Snow
at 275-6066, Extension 3204.
book to customers who show their
Timberland library cards.
ORIGINALLY published in
1918, My Antonia chronicles the
life of Antonia, a Bohemian im-
migrant woman, as seen through
the eyes of her friend Jim Burden.
Jim, now a successful New York
lawyer, reminiscences about his
boyhood in Nebraska, particularly
the spirited young Antonia Shime-
rda. Even after 20 years, ./kntonia
On March 14:
continues to live in his imagina-
tion. When Jim eventually returns
to Nebraska, he finds Antonia has
lived a hard life but she remains
strong and full of courage. The
(Please turn to page 4.)
Theler to
host big
dinner
Hula dancers, music, karate
demonstrations and "island" foods
will all be part of the fun at an
upcoming dinner and silent auc-
tion to benefit the Mary E. Theler
Community Center.
The event will be held from 5 to
9 p.m. on Saturday, March 3, at
the center in Belfair. The theme
for the evening will be "The Pacific
Rim" and the dinner will include
foods from Hawaii, Korea, Japan
and the Philippines. Organizers
also point out that there will be
many desserts.
Catering will be provided by B.J.
Cuisines of Belfair, which is plan-
ning to serve dim sum, lumpia,
Korean barbecue, spicy chicken
and many more dishes.
The live and silent auctions will
include pictures, a "gnome home,"
two fancy desserts, two major
parts in Theler's next "Mystery
Dinner" and items of wood by local
artist Lynn Whitman.
The cost of the evening is $38
per person and reservations are
essential. To make reservations or
for more information contact the
center at 275-4898.
Workshop focus
will be gardening
Organizers of an upcoming
workshop say that they can help
residents manage a beautiful
landscape and reduce reliance on
pesticides and fertilizers.
Local residents can join Don
Tapio, a Washington State Exten-
sion horticulturist, in exploring
ways to manage a healthy yard
and protect water quality at the
same time. Topics will range from
selecting the right plants and
lawn for one's landscape to soil
amendments, fertilizers and pest
management techniques, all the
while learning how to help a lawn
and garden while protecting Hood
Canal's water quality.
Landscape maintenance profes-
sionals and homeowners are in-
vited to attend this "Blue Thumb
Gardening Workshop" from 6 to 8
p.m. on Wednesday, March 14, at
the Mary E. Theler Community
Center in downtown Belfair.
Residents of the Hood Canal
watershed attending the work-
shop are eligible for a free soil test
through a certified laboratory.
Soil sample instructions, provided
upon registration, will allow par-
ticipants to deliver their samples
to staff members at the workshop.
The workshop is free, but prereg-
istration is required to assure ad-
equate materials. To register, con-
tact Janis McNeal, of Washington
Sea Grant through the University
of Washington, by phone at 360-
432-3054 or via e-mail at jmcne-
al@u.washington.edu.
The Blue Thumb Gardening
program is produced through
funding from the Puget Sound Ac-
tion Team and Washington Sea
Grant.
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BELFAIR HERALD
Serving Belfair -- Allyn -- Grapeview -- Tahuya -- Mason Lake -- South Shore -- Victor
Thursday, March 1, 2007 Section of The Shelton-Mason County Journal
uperintendent At the library:
earch under way Lynch gives reading,
The process of hiring a replace- After interviewing the candi-
t for outgoing North Mason dates, and receiving the written NEA awards a grant
1 District Superintendent feedback, the board will recess
Kelly is moving ahead at a into executive session to discuss
dy pace. _ the written feedback for each can-
The school boam was set to didate. Two or three candidates Acclaimed Washington author
t early this week with consul-
ts hire'd to assist in the search
'g0 OVer completed applications
!the vosition, from inside and
ide the state, in an executive
ion in preparation for a public
Sting next week. f o t- t
lected candidates r m ha
iag will be invited to visit the
ct and further discuss their
lifications personally with the
trd. Those meetings will be held
P March 8, at the North
r School District boardroom
at 9 a.m.
:7 March 8 meeting will be
meeting and members of
are invited to attend.
will also be an opportunity
attending to give written
, on the candidates to the
will then be invited back for an all-
day visit to the district on March
19, 20 and possibly 21.
During the all-day visits candi-
dates will tour the district build-
ings and meet with various staff
members, community groups and
the school board. Depending on
the number of candidates asked
back to the district, there will be a
meeting on March 19 or 20 where
members of the public can meet
the candidates, ask them ques-
tions and again have the opportu-
nity to provide written feedback to
board members.
The board plans to visit can-
didates' home districts prior to
the second round of interviews.
The board's goal is to name a
new superintendent by the end of
March.
Jim Lynch is set to visit Belfair to
read from and discuss the writing
of his bestselling novel, The High-
est Tide.
The free public presentation,
sponsored by the Friends of the
North Mason Timberland Library,
will be held at 7 p.m. on Tuesday ......
March 13, at the library in Belfair. :
Lynch will also sign books after
the presentation.
Set on the tidelands of Puget
Sound, The Highest Tide is a novel
of change, personal growth and
the wonders of marine life. The
story introduces readers to Miles
O'Malley, an inquisitive, intro-
spective 13-year-old who is fasci-
nated by the wildlife in the sound.
When an unlikely discovery makes
him temporarily famous, his small
world expands at an unsettling
sday,
• a Sc]
baing
+e M
' D_IT
blic
chamber:
00ocus narrows
on tourism
00ason a pa00oer+0000
-'Itttnerce and the Shelton-Mas- a on
the Mason County Lodging Tax
ty C:
jlysigned a
Chamber of Commerce re-
contract for the de-
and construction of a county-
tourism Web site.
main goal of the Web site
to draw visitors and guests
|Ray and play in Mason County.
]cials say that the Web site
[the first step in a larger tour-
arketing strategy. Once the
ite is designed, a countywide
r's guide, countywide maps
tourism brochure will be
##ttced Further tourism mar-
011
on will include media ads, e-
larketing and search-engine
keting. All of these efforts are
Committee, City of Shelton Lodg-
ing Tax and the Squaxin Island
Tribe. The effort is managed by
the executive directors of the two
chambers with advisory oversight
from the Joint Chamber Tourism
Advisory Council.
AS THE EFFORT moves for-
ward, the content, design and pro-
duction of each piece of the proj-
ect will attempt to use local talent
and resources. Anyone interested
in participating in this activity,
from either a volunteer or a busi-
ness standpoint, should contact
(Please turn to page 4.)
rate.
LYNCH HAS won national
journalism awards and published
a number of short fiction pieces.
He was the Puget Sound reporter
for the Portland-based newspaper
The Oregonian for four years.
The Highest Tide is Lynch's
first novel. It has also been pub-
lished in England and translated
for publication in other nations. A
Washington State native, Lynch
currently writes and sails from his
home in Olympia, where he lives
with his wife and daughter.
The special presentation by
Lynch follows a very brief meeting
of the library's Friends group. The
North Mason Timberland Region-
al Library is located at 23081 NE
State Route 3 in Belfair. For more
information, folks may call the li-
brary at 275-3232.
In other library news, the Na-
tional Endowment for the Arts
(NEA) has awarded Timberland
Regional Library (TRL) a $20,000
"Big Read" partnership grant to
expand and build on the successes
of the library system's previous
"Timberland Reads Together" com-
munity-wide reading programs.
, (:
!,
elay For Life organizers
:, re looking for some help
+e American Cancer Society's
Y For Life of North Mason is
l the help of local people.
i lay chair Denise Snow says
ould like to see more folks in-
Yd in all sorts of things in our
/Jltmity - not just Relay.
J[e reason, she says, is "to get
''ow your next door neighbor,
tke our community a better
.]r, to strengthen it and you. How
.ou help your neighbor if you
.e or s.e need+ .elp?+
OW, WHO has lost several
• ][ Ones to cancer, says she of-
C[ars the excuse that a person
t#)" .
,: aot have the same "passion"
AWARD-WINNING author Jim Lynch is set to visit the
North Mason Timberland Regional Library in Belfair next
week. His visit is being sponsored by the local friends of
the library group.
THE BIG READ is a new na-
tional program of the NEA that
encourages reading by asking
communities to come together to
read and discuss one book. TRL's
Timberland Reads Together pro-
grams promote reading and com-
munity through the districtwide
reading and discussmn of a single
book throughout Mason, Thur-
ston, Lewis, Grays Harbor and
Pacific counties. The first two Tim-
berland Reads Together programs
revolved around The Secret Life of
Bees by Sue Monk Kidd and The
Highest Tide by Lynch. The book
for the 2007 program is My Anto-
nia by Willa Cather.
"Timberland Reads Together
programs have really resonated in
our communities. Talking about
good books with friends and neigh-
bors and enjoying all the presenta-
tions brings communities together
and adds richness and depth to
the experience of reading," said
Timberland director Jodi Reng.
This March through May, the
library system encourages adults
and teens to read Cather's classic
novel of American migration and
settlement and to participate in a
variety of related events. Copies of
the book are available at libraries
and bookstores. Some local book-
stores will offer a discount on the
lay that she does.
Snow responds to that with
r question: "Do you have
Ssion for your neighbor,
1€_ or family member whose
I.aas been forever altered by
I°w brings up the fact that
[ focus ought not be on the
I' t, but the people the event
]teated to help. She says that
'|i Are many ways to become
#M.ed. They include starting or
a team, becoming a spon-
/ttending planning committee
s the second Thursday of
making a financial
md coming to the Re-
itself on June 15 and 16.
Relay is a big, overnight
at the North Mason High
track and football field, with
music, games and
some very serious times,
Money raised goes to the
Cancer Society for pub-
cancer research, lob-
more government help
patient support.
racer Soci-
SURVIVORS MAKE their way around the North Mason
High School track during last year's Relay For Life event.
Event organizers are seeking help with the annual event,
slated for early this coming summer.
ety has a comprehensive Web site
that can be found at www.cancer.
org. In addition to the latest can-
cer information, from the opening
page, folks may click on "Relay For
Life" to learn general information
and put in a zip code to find near-
by Relays. People can also make a
contribution to the North Mason
Relay, register a team, track fund-
raising and much more.
The next North Mason Relay
For Life planning committee meet-
ing will be at 6:30 p.m. on Thurs-
day, March 8, at the North Mason
Timberland Regional Library and
those that are ready to become in-
volved are welcome to attend. For
further information contact Snow
at 275-6066, Extension 3204.
book to customers who show their
Timberland library cards.
ORIGINALLY published in
1918, My Antonia chronicles the
life of Antonia, a Bohemian im-
migrant woman, as seen through
the eyes of her friend Jim Burden.
Jim, now a successful New York
lawyer, reminiscences about his
boyhood in Nebraska, particularly
the spirited young Antonia Shime-
rda. Even after 20 years, ./kntonia
On March 14:
continues to live in his imagina-
tion. When Jim eventually returns
to Nebraska, he finds Antonia has
lived a hard life but she remains
strong and full of courage. The
(Please turn to page 4.)
Theler to
host big
dinner
Hula dancers, music, karate
demonstrations and "island" foods
will all be part of the fun at an
upcoming dinner and silent auc-
tion to benefit the Mary E. Theler
Community Center.
The event will be held from 5 to
9 p.m. on Saturday, March 3, at
the center in Belfair. The theme
for the evening will be "The Pacific
Rim" and the dinner will include
foods from Hawaii, Korea, Japan
and the Philippines. Organizers
also point out that there will be
many desserts.
Catering will be provided by B.J.
Cuisines of Belfair, which is plan-
ning to serve dim sum, lumpia,
Korean barbecue, spicy chicken
and many more dishes.
The live and silent auctions will
include pictures, a "gnome home,"
two fancy desserts, two major
parts in Theler's next "Mystery
Dinner" and items of wood by local
artist Lynn Whitman.
The cost of the evening is $38
per person and reservations are
essential. To make reservations or
for more information contact the
center at 275-4898.
Workshop focus
will be gardening
Organizers of an upcoming
workshop say that they can help
residents manage a beautiful
landscape and reduce reliance on
pesticides and fertilizers.
Local residents can join Don
Tapio, a Washington State Exten-
sion horticulturist, in exploring
ways to manage a healthy yard
and protect water quality at the
same time. Topics will range from
selecting the right plants and
lawn for one's landscape to soil
amendments, fertilizers and pest
management techniques, all the
while learning how to help a lawn
and garden while protecting Hood
Canal's water quality.
Landscape maintenance profes-
sionals and homeowners are in-
vited to attend this "Blue Thumb
Gardening Workshop" from 6 to 8
p.m. on Wednesday, March 14, at
the Mary E. Theler Community
Center in downtown Belfair.
Residents of the Hood Canal
watershed attending the work-
shop are eligible for a free soil test
through a certified laboratory.
Soil sample instructions, provided
upon registration, will allow par-
ticipants to deliver their samples
to staff members at the workshop.
The workshop is free, but prereg-
istration is required to assure ad-
equate materials. To register, con-
tact Janis McNeal, of Washington
Sea Grant through the University
of Washington, by phone at 360-
432-3054 or via e-mail at jmcne-
al@u.washington.edu.
The Blue Thumb Gardening
program is produced through
funding from the Puget Sound Ac-
tion Team and Washington Sea
Grant.