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Thursday, March 15, 2012
since 1886 -- Published for Mason County and William Timm of Union --- $1
Committee
prep a re s for
convention
By NATALIE JOHNSON
nata[ie@masoncounly,com
The Mason County Re-
publican Central Committee
initiated a recount of straw
poll ballots from its March 3
caucus last Thursday, after
county and state republican
parties experienced a mix-
up over final ballot counts.
The recount showed that
Mitt Romney came in first
with a total of 164 votes,
Rick Santorum came in sec-
ond with a total of 154 votes,
Ron Paul came in third with
a total of 112 votes, Newt
Gingrich was fourth with 61
votes, and 24 participants
cast their ballots in the poll
as undecided, for a total of
515 votes.
Confusion ensued last
week when the Washington
State Republican Party con-
firmed one set of numbers,
the county's Republicans
confirmed another, only to
find neither was right on
Tuesday, March 6.
George Rickle, chairman
of the Mason County Repub-
lican Central Committee,
said the problem began with
Journal photo by Natalie Johnson
Members of the Mason County Republican Central Committee, including Chairman George
Rickle, left, Gordy Lueckenotte, volunteer and precinct committee officer for Lake Cushman and
Secretary Mary Jean Hrbacek, recounted ballots last Thursday taken in a straw poll at the
county's Republican caucus on March 3.
a Microsoft Excel spread-
sheet.
"They (the state Repub-
lican committee) sent me a
sheet to fill out on email,"
Rickle said. "Their. Excel
sheet was wrong."
Committee Secretary
Mary Jean Hrbacek said the
Excel "formula" was wrong,
and incorrectly added vote
counts from individual pro-
cincts.
Because of the error, the
total number of votes on the
Excel spreadsheet didn't
match the actual number
of voters at the caucus, she
said.
"We're certifying that the
numbers that came in are
correct," Rickle said last
Thursday, while adminis-
tering the recount.
Now that the caucus and
straw poll recount is over,
the Mason County Repub-
lican committee is focusing
on preparing for the county
convention, scheduled for
10 a.m. on Saturday, March
31 at Mason County Public
Works.
At the March 3 caucus,
each voting precinct in
Mason County elected del-
egates to attend the county
convention. The number of
delegates assigned to each
precinct reflected the num-
ber of registered voters in
the precinct, Hrbacek said.
Because the straw poll
did not influence the elec-
tion of delegates, those del-
egates will not be affected
by the recount, she said.
Delegates in Republican
caucuses in Washington
state are not committed to
a particular candidate, Hr-
• bacek said. While they may
be elected by their fellow
precinct residents to cast
their vote for a particular
See Recount on page A-7
Journal photo by Natalie Johnson
Dental hygienist Jane McIntyre, of the Dream
Team Dental Clinic inspects 3rd grade student
Gary Cooper s teeth.
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School day includes dental check
up for some Matlock students
By NATALIE JOHNSON
nata[ie@rnasoncounty,com
Sixteen children in Mat-
lock saw a dental hygien-
ist last Monday. However
it wasn't in a clinic, but in
their school library.
The Mary M. Knight
School District hosted the
Dream Team Dental Clinic
last Monday, a mobile den-
tal health clinic based in
Vancouver, Wash.
"Decay is completely pre-
ventable," said Jane Mc-
Intyre, owner and founder
of the Dream Team Dental
Clinic, which visited the
Mary M. Knight school dis-
trict last Monday, March
12. "They're a lot more at
ease in this setting. It's not
a strange place -- we get a
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lot more compliance with
the kids."
McIntyre, a dental hy-
gienist, started the pro-
gram six years ago after
taking in a foster child who
had never received proper
dental care.
"A lot of kids have never
been to the dentist, they
don't know how to floss,"
she said.
The Dream Team oc-
casionally treats children
who share a toothbrush, or
who don't have one at all.
"You'd be surprised what
we see," McIntyre said.
In order to help pre-
vent cavities in children
who live in rural, economi-
cally struggling areas, the
Dream Team sends one of
its two "teams" made up of
a dental hygienist and as-
sistant, all over the state,
to about three schools a
week, she said.
See Dental on page A-7
Wreck ties up State Route 3
By NATALIE JOHNSON
nai, alie@masoncounty,corn
A head-on colision between a 1999
Honda CRV and a tanker truck con-
taining diesel fuel closed a portion of
State Route 3, for an hour and twen-
ty minutes~ on Thursday, March 8.
The Shelton Police Department,
Mason County Sheriffs Deputies,
Mason County Fire District 4 and
the Washington State Patrol re-
sponded at 12:05 p.m. last Thursday
after the vehicles collided two miles
south of Shelton. The state patrol
(WSP) initiated an investigation of
the incident.
The state patrol released a state-
ment saying alcohol was involved,
and the driver of the CR-V, Evelyn J.
Crabtree, 47, was cited and charged
with DUI.
Crabtree was traveling south to-
ward U.S. Highway 101 when the
car went up an embankment on the
west side of the road, then turned
sharply into the northbound lane
.and struck the driver's side front cor-
ner of a 1997 Ford F80 fuel tanker,
the WSP report stated.
The truck, owned by Drew Heat-
ing Oil and driven by Gregory A.
Drew, 57, of Tenino, was carrying
diesel fuel.
Crabtree was injured and trans-
ported to Mason General Hospital by
Mason County Medic One.
Both vehicles were totaled and
Journal photo by Natalie Johnson
This 1999 Honda CRY was totaled after the driver swerved
into the oncoming lane and hit a 1997 Ford F80 fuel tanker
carrying diesel fuel on State Route 3, two miles south of
Shelton. The Washington State Patrol ruled that drugs or
alcohol played a role in the crash and cited the driver of the
Honda for DUI.
towed off the scene within an hour
and a half.
"Everything is intact with the die-
sel truck," Fire District 4 Chief Bob
Burbridge said at the scene of the
collision.
Burbridge said the fuel had to
be pumped out of the truck because
the force of the impact left the diesel
tank sitting crooked on its supports.
While the tanker truck didn't
spill afiy of its load, the Honda SUV
spilled antifreeze, brake and pow-
er steering fluid at the scene. Fire
crews stood by with a hose in case
of an emergency, and soaked up the
spilled liquid with AmeriZorb, an
organic material used to clean up
chemical spills.
"We're just going to be standing
by while they offload the diesel,"
Burbridge said.
Seventh will be the Fourth in, Hoodsport
Port agrees to July 7fireworks show
By ARLA SHEPHARD
arla@masoncounty.com,
The show will go on in
Hoodsport -- specifical-
ly the annual Celebrate
Hoodsport Fourth of July
weekend fireworks Show.
At a Port of Hoodsport
regular meeting this past
Tuesday, commissioners,
local business owners and
representatives from the
Hoodsport Events Com-
mittee -- which puts on
the annual festival --
agreed to host this year's
event the weekend after
the Fourth of July:
The holiday falls on a
Wednesday this year, and
the weekend-long Cel-
ebrate Hoodsport event
typically includes a fire-
works show, which has
historically occurred on
a Saturday, but the past
two years has taken place
on a Sunday.
Last year, port com-
missioners and represen-
tatives from the events
committee agreed to hold
port meeting this week
about the proposed date.
"It doesn't sound like
you talked to many busi-
nesses," said Mark Mc-
Dougall, owner of Hood-
sport's Model T restau-
rant. "If you start bounc-
the 2012 Celebrate Hood- ing (the event) around,
sport festival the weekend
before the Fourth of July,
putting the fireworks
show on Saturday, June
30, but local business
owners and community
members spoke out atthe
you'll lose the vendors."
McDougall and oth-
ers argued that a June
30 fireworks show made
little sense because people
See Fireworks on page A-7