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Recount Continued from page A-1 candidate, they can change their mind. Delegates at the conven- tion will also discuss and vote on resolutions present- ed by Republican voters in Mason County. These' resolutions reflect issues Mason County's Re- publican voters want to see included in the national Re- publican platform, Hrbacek said. Resolutions approved by delegates at the conven- tion will continue to the Washington State Republi- can Convention. Caucus-goers submitted nine resolutions for consid- eration at Saturday's cau- cus. More resolutions may be submitted at the March 31 convention. Rickle encouraged those interested in attending the event to RSVP to the Re- publican committee office at 432-1111. The convention is free, but a $20 lunch is avail- able. The committee encour- ages convention attendees to prepay for the lunch, but will also take money at the door. George Rickle, chair of the Mason County Republican Central Committee, recounts ballots taken in a straw poll at the county's Republican caucus on March 3. Trouble with a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet left both county and state Republican party offices uncertain about the final tally. Journal photo by Natalie Johnson ..... assistant Leslie Coyne sorts dental files for the 16 Mary M. Knight students the Dream Team Dental Clinic examined on Monday, March 12. The mobile clinic offers free services for children on Medicaid. JournaF photo by Natalie Johnson Dental Continued from page A-1 Mary M. Knight has hosted the Dream Team for each of the past five years, said Darlene Henson, health para-educator for the Mary M. Knight School District. On Monday, McIntyre and den- tal assistant Leslie Coyne did visu- al inspections, applied tooth seal- ants and fluoride treatments, and taught children about proper oral hygiene. Occasionally, the mobile clinic will also provide teeth clean- ing services. Services provided by the Dream Team are free to students covered by Medicaid. The families of stu- dents not on Medicaid can choose a sliding scale payment option. The clinic usually doesn't provide services to students with dental in- surance, because they can go to a regular clinic for checkups. "They try to make it as afford- able to families as they can," Hen- son said. Dream Team dental assistants and hygienists often refer children to local dental clinics if they need more extensive treatment. "There's always follow-up with the parents," Henson said. This year, 16 students signed up, and in any given year, 15-20 students participate, Henson said. With a K-12 total population of 180 students at Mary M. Knight, the Dream Team can help prevent cavities in about 10 percent of the school's population in only a few hours. At larger schools, the mobile clinic can see up to 100 students over a few days. Dream Team members work hard to make kids feel at ease and wear pink jerseys with tooth loges as uniforms. "The kids really like them. They know who we are when we walk in," Coyne said. Most of the students treated on Monday were Mary M. Knight El- ementary students. The oldest stu- dent to participate was in seventh grade. Over the past six years, Mc- Intyre said she has seen decay rates decrease, both in the schools she visits, and in national statis- tics, because of the use of dental sealants. ' On Monday, McIntyre and Coyne said they plan on referring some children to the Mason Com- munity Dental Clinic, located at 807 W. Railroad Ave. in Shelton, in the same building as the Commu- nity Action Council. The clinic pro- vides dental care for children 6 and up, who are covered by Medicaid. "That is a great asset to the com- munity," McIntyre said. The Dream Team hopes to merge with another mobile den- tal clinic soon to be able to expand their services. Both McIntyre and Coyne had nothing but nice things to say about the students and staff at Mary M. Knight. "The kids are so polite in this district. They're so well behaved," McIntyre said. For more information on the Dream Team, visit dreamteam- dental.com. For more information on the Mason Community Dental Clinic, call 426-2708. Fireworks Continued from page A-1 would be taking the weekend off after the Fourth of July, not before. However, the weekend af- ter the Fourth of July inter- feres with crabbing season in Hood Canal, creating a pub- lic safety issue at the Port of Hoodsport marina, where the fireworks show takes place, said port commissioner John O'Laughlin. "There is a lot of activity on that dock (that Fourth of July weekend)," O~aughlin said. "If we can keep the dock open for crabbing, we will do that." Hoodsport Events Com- mittee President Victoria MacLeod said that three ma- jor vendors had contacted her and told her they would not be able to attend Celebrate Hoodsport during the week- end of June 30. 'Tfe picked a weekend that wouldn't get in the way (of crabbing)," she said. "I didn't feel like we had a choice ... Last year, it was on a Sun- day, because that's when you forced me to have it, but the community wasn't happy." Even though the June 30 date has been set since last summer, there is misinfor- mation in the community about when the event is tak- ing place, MacLeod said. Journal photo by Aria Shephard Port of Hoodsport commissioners Mike Petz and John O'Laughlin listen to community members advocate for holding the annual Celebrate Hoodsport fireworks show on Saturday, July 7, instead of Saturday, June 30, at a port meeting this past Tuesday. i Hoodsport resident Kath-wrong day. committee hadn't brought up typically starts July 1. leen Parks said that because "When you get out of that concerns or begtm advertising "I'm willing to bet you that the event was held on a Sun, routine, you get people who for the June 30 event sooner, the 30th of June will bring day last year, some people say, 'I'm going to do some- in order to reduce confusion, much business to town," he who have traditionally come thing else that weekend," He also added that if the said.'Tou've got a readymade to visit her family every Parks said. event were held earlier, visi- weekend that has a lot going year had to miss the event O'Laughlin said he didn't tors might stay in town lon- on (and) we can create the because they flew in on the understand why the events get, since crabbing season start of summer a week early Shelton-Mason County Journal ... I love the fireworks show, but we have a responsibility to that little dock out there." Last year, crabbers were asked to leave the dock around 3 p.m., when set up for the fireworks show didn't need to take place until 6 p.m., O'Laughlin said. In addition to public safety problems at the dock, other business owners voiced more concerns. "One of the biggest is- sues is you have no parking plan and no traffic plan," said Mike Purvis, owner of the Hood Canal IGA grocery store, about the event. "I like the event, I disagree with the date most of all. Contrary to what you guys think about crabbing, I can show you what crabbing means to me and my business." Commissioners Mike Petz and O'Laughlin debated and listened to public testimony for more than an hour and a half and eventually decided to move the event to July 7. "It seems to me that we are not a cohesive commu- nity, and we really need to be," O'Laughlin said. '%Ve've got so many diverse opinions ... the port will do everything we can to accommodate that." The port and the events committee plan to have a joint meeting at 6:15 p.m. on Tuesday, May 8, to discuss the event further. -Thursday, March 15, 2012 Page A-7