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Cary's Tire & Repair ° 426-9762
STUDS OFF B Y 4/1/99
ELLEN SHORTT-SANCHEZ, Mason County Literacy English as a Sec-
ond Language program coordinator, stands with Tekrem Kith and
Mariana Enebrad (center and right) at the March 16 unveiling of
"Celebrating Mason County Immigrants," a photo display depicting
the stories of four local families including Kith and Enebrad.
teracy ESL exhibit
atures four families
County Literacy un-
hew English as a Sec-
Lage display "Cele-
County Immi-
eception March 16
Reed Library in
Shortt-Sanchez noted, is the im-
portance of their perspectives as
immigrants as well as their con-
tributions to the community and
the ESL program as students,
volunteer tutors and program
supporters. In her remarks, Ene-
brad discussed the ESL pro-
gram's role in helping people
find a sense of community in
Mason County.
Former ESL student and cur-
rent classroom assistant Isabel
Zacarias said, "Learning to
speak English is the most urgent
need for newcomers to Mason
County." She described the ESL
program in broader terms,
noting ESL students can talk to
other people who speak their lan-
guage, to find out where to get
work or to find housing.
Victor Flores, another former
student of the program, agreed
that the class helped in many
other ways besidds learning
English. He suggested one way
residents can help new immi-
grants is to volunteer for the ESL
class. "Language is the first
thing," he stressed.
Guest speaker at the March 16
reception was Mason County
District Court Judge Victoria
Meadows, whose theme was the
importance of recognizing the
United States as a country that
has been built and continues to be
strengthened by the contributions
of immigrants. Judge Meadows
also read the proclamation by
Governor Gary Locke declaring
March a month to honor ESL and
bilingual education.
"Celebrating Mason County
Immigrants" will be on display
at the library through the end of
March and during April will be
exhibited at sites countywide, in-
cluding the libraries in Hoods-
port and Belfair. The full sched-
ule of the display's tour is avail-
able from Jessica Tomkins or
Shortt-Sanchez at MCL, 426-9733.
,lay was created in
nglish as a Second
lingual Education
ton State. It
Stories of four local
Mariana Enebrad,
at the reception about
immigrating to
Hernandez; Mar-
ady Sun, and Chenda
Kith.
by Cecilia Kayano
from the individ-
exhibit reveals the im-
Varied experiences in
the county, according
ESL pro-
for MCL.
have in common,
#
£ookm
opt-a-Pet
is a nonprofit volun-
placement services,
.Spay-neuter assistance
lnanced through month-
To list pets with the
ace program or to
pets, call before 8
publication. All pets
kennels are vet-
426-2610 to set up a
or to donate items.
Or visit the Web site at www.aap-
wa.org.
BUTCH, A NEUTERED Dober-
man cross, is a year old and black
with a docked tail.
Free Pets
A SPAYED PIT BULL is brindle
and housebroken. 426-6843.
A 9-MONTH-OLD, housebroken
dog, white with black spots, shows
marks 90 years
resident Rob-
celebrate his 90th
Saturday at Wood-
Retirement Center
lived here for over
moving to Cheha-
. Was born March 27,
iat Phillip, Montana.
7 years old his
to Dickinson,
and then to Du-
for the family
Minnesota,
bought a black-
according to his
ter-in-law Kim
ung man, Florek
and also
wheatfields of
as 22, Florek mar-
in Foley,
years later,
the couple
granddaughter
to work at a ga-
five years and
W. ork at the Rayoni-
la Shelton. In the
Worked as a black-
naval shipyards in
Wife loved to go to
Florek reports.
to the Progress
r. Florek joined
in 1958.
man he enjoyed
ng at Westport,
en and camping
In retire-
in attending
the Mariners
of everyone in
granddaughter
Robert Florek
Kim Florek comments,
"Grandpa would be thrilled to
hear from his friends and
neighbors." She adds that cards,
notes and letters (no gifts,
please) can be sent to him at
Woodland Estates Retirement
Center, 2100 SW Woodland Cir-
cle, Chehalis 98532.
parentage of Dalmatian, pit bull and
Shar-Pei breeds. 426-6843.
SNOWBALL AND ANGEL are
spayed, housebroken cats. 426-6843.
A SPAYED, mixed-breed pup with
brindle pattern is housebroken. She
is not good with cats and a fenced
yard is required. 427-0997.
City of Shelton
Animal Shelter
Adoptions cost $25 plus $5 for a
city license. New dogs are brought in
all the time. Call 427-7503 or visit
the shelter at 902 West Pine Street.
Hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mon-
day through Friday and 9 a.m. to 1
p.m. Saturday.
Here's a listing of some of the dogs
available this week:
MALAMUTE MALE, 2 years old.
ROTTWEILER CROSS male, 1
year old.
MILD-MANNERED RANGER
is a 7-month-old, neutered
German shepherd cross who
has short, dark gold-colored
hair and a black muzzle. A
fenced yard is required. Call
426.2610 to meet this beauti.
ful dog.
Questions for our port
commissioners:
By
Russ
Denney
PANTORIUM
CLEANERS & TAILORS
Why is there still not a
permanent executive director for
the port?
Why is the port now paying
severance pay to someone who
has already been gone a long
period of time?
Are you wasting taxpayers'
money?
Monday-Friday
6:30 a.m.-6:00 p.m.
Saturday 9:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m.
215 South Second
426-3371
Sons: Bob, John,
and numerous
ea and great-
Free dump day slated for
annual 'Spring Clean Up'
Mason County will sponsor a
free dump day for Shelton and
Mason County residents on Sat-
urday, April 17, at the Mason
County Solid Waste Facility as
part of the annual spring cleanup
campaign.
The city of Shelton and Mason
County are joining forces again
this year to make Spring Clean
Up a bigger success than ever,
says Recycling Coordinator Toni
Clement.
In addition to the free day for
general debris, the Mason County
Solid Waste Facility will accept
yard debris free of charge during
the two weeks in which the city of
Shelton conducts its cleanup cam-
paign. It's a great way to cele-
brate the 29th anniversary of
Earth Day, Clement notes.
THE ONE-DAY free dump
day for city and county residents
involves guidelines which must be
observed, Clement notes.
Residents must call 427-5271
or 275-4467, Extension 271, by
Friday, April 9, if they plan to
bring items to the waste facility
on April 17.
The solid waste facility will
accept up to four passenger tires
off the rim, as well as scrap
metal, appliances (no refrigera-
tors), furniture and other unus-
able household items free of
charge on April 17 only.
Tires and scrap metal must
be separated from the other items
to be dumped, since they will be
placed in separate piles.
The facility will be busy and
a wait will likely be involved,
Clement says.
No commercial waste will be
accepted without charge, and no
household hazardous waste will
be accepted that day.
The free-disposal offer ap-
plies only to the main waste facil-
ity. Belfair, Hoodsport and Union
transfer stations will not be ac-
cepting waste without charge.
Additional information is
available by calling 427-5271 or
275-4467, Extension 271.
SHELTON residents will be
able to enjoy free pickup of yard
debris and rubbish. They must
call the Shelton Development Ser-
vices Department at 426-9731 by
4 p.m. Friday, April 9, to be in-
cluded in the pickup schedule.
Those who call, Clement said,
will be asked to provide name, ad-
dress, telephone number, type of
debris and its location (parking
strip, alley). Items to be picked up
must be stacked accessibly to a
street or alley; crews will not go
on private property to pick up
materials.
Residents must notify the city
when they call for pickup if they
will have tires or scrap metal
among their items to be disposed
of.
Materials for pickup should be
set out no later than 7 a.m. on
April 12. "Different materials will
be picked up by different crews,
and pickup may occur at different
times," Clement noted. "Please do
not block alley access or lean ma-
terials against a fence."
LIMITS ON yard waste to be
picked up, Clement said, are one
pile of clippings, leaves and wood
waste (including brush) no larger
than four feet by eight feet. Resi-
Cleanup help offered
to seniors and others
Shelton's community service
program will have workers avail-
able to senior citizens and resi-
dents who would like to partici-
pate in Spring Clean Up but who
can't due to physical limitations,
says Recycling Coordinator Toni
Clement.
Residents who need special as-
sistance are asked to call Kathy
Geist at 426-9731 to sign up for
the cleanup program. They must
have their requests in by 4 p.m.
Monday, April 5.
The assistance program invol-
ves minor offenders who have
been assigned community service
in lieu of fines and jail time,
Clement notes.
l
dents whose waste pile exceeds
the limit won't have it picked up,
Clement warns.
Furniture and hazardous
waste will not be picked up by
city crews, Clement notes. Infor-
mation about hazardous-waste
collection and rates is available
from her office; those interested
can call the county solid-waste
facility at 427-5271 or Clement at
426-9731.
Community service crews will
pick up tires on a separate truck.
Only passenger tires will be ac-
cepted, Clement said, noting that
they must be off the rim and
separated from other rubbish.
There's a limit of four tires per
household, she reminded resi-
dents, and tire pickup must be ar-
ranged ahead by the April 9 dead-
line.
Scrap metal, whose pickup
must also be prearranged, will be
collected separately as well,
Clement said. It must be separate
from other debris and accessible
for pickup.
MASON COUNTY residents
will have a similar time frame for
cleanup activities. They must
make appointments for a waste-
facility trip by calling 427-5261 or
275-4467, Extension 271, prior to
Friday, April 9. Those who ar-
range such an appointment may
dispose of yard and garden debris
free of charge.
The Mason County Solid Waste
Facility is located at the site of
the old landfill at West 501 Eells
Hill Road, just south of Dayton-
Airport Road (State Route 102)
off Highway 101.
Project Manager Tom Moore at
the waste facility says materials
that will be accepted at no charge
during the cleanup period are
brush, leaves and grass clippings,
branches up to four inches in dia-
meter and six feet in length, and
outdoor furnishings: old bar-
becues, wood lawn furniture and
fencing.
Passenger vehicle tires will be
accepted off the rim, with a limit
of four tires per household.
AS FOR OTHER garbage,
Clement notes that there are nu-
merous resources where unwant-
ed items can go for recycling.
Scrap metal and appliances
can be taken to recyclers listed in
the yellow pages or brought to the
Mason County Solid Waste Facili-
ty, Clement says. She advises
calling ahead for information and
hours of operation.
Usable furniture in good con-
dition can be donated to commu-
nity and nonprofit organizations.
Household hazardous waste,
including paints, solvents and
pesticides, can be disposed of dur-
ing the annual household hazard-
ous waste collection event in the
fall. At that time the waste facili-
ty will accept latex and oil-based
paints, stains and paint thinner,
and pesticides throughout the
year on Tuesdays, Wednesdays,
Thursdays and Saturdays from
10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
The materials, Clement says,
must be in their original contain-
ers with original labels. No com-
mercial wastes will be accepted.
Householders should call ahead
for fees and information at 427-
5271. No hazardous waste will be
accepted on April 17.
RECYCLABLES can be recy-
cled in the Shelton curbside pro-
gram, which takes newspaper
and magazines, corrugated card-
board, mixed paper (including
junk mail, notebook paper and
cereal boxes), tin and aluminum
cans, and green, brown and clear
glass.
County residents can take re-
cyclable materials to a recycling
RIDE AND HANDLING
drop box station at the Mason
County Solid Waste Facility,
Hoodsport or Belfair transfer sta-
tions; at the Union BP and
Grapeview Store; in Allyn; at
Johns Prairie, Taylor Towne,
Matlock and Bucks Prairie; and
at the Shelton Red Apple Market.
All those locations, Clement
says, accept aluminum and tin
cans, newspaper, magazines, cor-
rugated cardboard, brown bags,
glass jars and bottles (green,
brown and clear), #1 plastic bev-
erage (pop) bottles, #2 plastic
milk jugs, milk cartons and juice
boxes. The bins at the Grapeview
Store and Shelton Red Apple also
have mixed-paper collection.
FREE DISPOSAL of used
motor and hydraulic oil, trans-
mission fluid, antifreeze, oil filt-
ers and household batteries is
available at the Mason County
Solid Waste Facility and the Bel-
fair Transfer Station. These facili-
ties are open from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
seven days a week.
Participants in these fluid re-
cycling programs are limited to
five gallons per household per
month. Car batteries are accepted
at a cost of $1.09 per battery.
The Hoodsport and Union
transfer stations are open Satur-
days and Sundays from 9 a.m. to
4:30 p.m. and Mondays from noon
to 4:30 p.m. They also accept used
motor and hydraulic oil, anti-
freeze and household batteries at
no charge, with the same limits
listed above, and car batteries tbr
$1.09 each.
REDUCING waste, Clement
adds, is as important as cleaning
up.
Strategies to cut down on
waste include buying in bulk, us-
ing canvas shopping bags, and
buying goods in containers that
can be recycled or saved and used
for other things.
Clement has more information
on reducing waste. She can be
reached at 426-9731.
Ride and handling have traditionally posed a trade-off. Either a soft
luxury-car ride came with too much body lean when cornering, or good
handling came with a ride that was too firm. In recent years, however,
car manufacturers have come up with an alchemist's blend of a firm,
yet comfortable ride and responsive handling. Prospective car buyers
are urged to evaluate these characteristics when test-driving a car.
When evaluating the ride, they should take notice of the suspension's
ability to soak up bumps. The car should exhibit neither a floaty feeling
(that may reduce stability) nor a rough ride. As for handling, the car
should take a corner with responsive steering, little body lean, and no
tire squeal.
We know how frustrating car problems can be. At family-owned
CARY'S TIRE & REPAIR (426-9762), we know that nothing beats the
comfort you feel when you have confidence in the technicians who are
fixing your car. Our commitment to quality means that we inspire that
kind of certainty in our customers. We're experts at diagnosis, which
means that we don't waste your time or your money when solving dif-
ficult automotive problems. We're at 202 South First Street in Shelton.
HINT: When driving in a straight line, a test-driven car should be
checked for any tendency to wander and steering-wheel play.
Senior Leisure Trips Calendar for April
For more information call the Senior Citizens Center at 426-7374
SUN M T
27 Aberdeen
Cooking School
Event $5.00
Total: $10.00
Seniors - Clip and save this calendar for easy reference during
April. All trips subject to change. If there is somewhere you want
to go, get your group of 8-11 people, call the center and make
arrangements.
W _LJ TH F ...... 31 SAT
Space
provided
by:
81
9 Camano Island
Quilt Show
Van $7.40
161 Ragtime Rhody
Festival
Long Beach
Van $6.50
10[ Anacortes NW
Quiltfest
Van $7.00
301
S.ETO. O.'ICE
521 Rlilrol,d Ave
i 1 C ity w""
Pen nsu a ommun 426-1601
BEt.FAIR OFFICE
FEDERAL CREDIT UNION "='°""
8olhl', WA 211
275-6066
Thursday, March 25, 1999 - Shelton-Mason County Journal - Page 9
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Cary's Tire & Repair ° 426-9762
STUDS OFF B Y 4/1/99
ELLEN SHORTT-SANCHEZ, Mason County Literacy English as a Sec-
ond Language program coordinator, stands with Tekrem Kith and
Mariana Enebrad (center and right) at the March 16 unveiling of
"Celebrating Mason County Immigrants," a photo display depicting
the stories of four local families including Kith and Enebrad.
teracy ESL exhibit
atures four families
County Literacy un-
hew English as a Sec-
Lage display "Cele-
County Immi-
eception March 16
Reed Library in
Shortt-Sanchez noted, is the im-
portance of their perspectives as
immigrants as well as their con-
tributions to the community and
the ESL program as students,
volunteer tutors and program
supporters. In her remarks, Ene-
brad discussed the ESL pro-
gram's role in helping people
find a sense of community in
Mason County.
Former ESL student and cur-
rent classroom assistant Isabel
Zacarias said, "Learning to
speak English is the most urgent
need for newcomers to Mason
County." She described the ESL
program in broader terms,
noting ESL students can talk to
other people who speak their lan-
guage, to find out where to get
work or to find housing.
Victor Flores, another former
student of the program, agreed
that the class helped in many
other ways besidds learning
English. He suggested one way
residents can help new immi-
grants is to volunteer for the ESL
class. "Language is the first
thing," he stressed.
Guest speaker at the March 16
reception was Mason County
District Court Judge Victoria
Meadows, whose theme was the
importance of recognizing the
United States as a country that
has been built and continues to be
strengthened by the contributions
of immigrants. Judge Meadows
also read the proclamation by
Governor Gary Locke declaring
March a month to honor ESL and
bilingual education.
"Celebrating Mason County
Immigrants" will be on display
at the library through the end of
March and during April will be
exhibited at sites countywide, in-
cluding the libraries in Hoods-
port and Belfair. The full sched-
ule of the display's tour is avail-
able from Jessica Tomkins or
Shortt-Sanchez at MCL, 426-9733.
,lay was created in
nglish as a Second
lingual Education
ton State. It
Stories of four local
Mariana Enebrad,
at the reception about
immigrating to
Hernandez; Mar-
ady Sun, and Chenda
Kith.
by Cecilia Kayano
from the individ-
exhibit reveals the im-
Varied experiences in
the county, according
ESL pro-
for MCL.
have in common,
#
£ookm
opt-a-Pet
is a nonprofit volun-
placement services,
.Spay-neuter assistance
lnanced through month-
To list pets with the
ace program or to
pets, call before 8
publication. All pets
kennels are vet-
426-2610 to set up a
or to donate items.
Or visit the Web site at www.aap-
wa.org.
BUTCH, A NEUTERED Dober-
man cross, is a year old and black
with a docked tail.
Free Pets
A SPAYED PIT BULL is brindle
and housebroken. 426-6843.
A 9-MONTH-OLD, housebroken
dog, white with black spots, shows
marks 90 years
resident Rob-
celebrate his 90th
Saturday at Wood-
Retirement Center
lived here for over
moving to Cheha-
. Was born March 27,
iat Phillip, Montana.
7 years old his
to Dickinson,
and then to Du-
for the family
Minnesota,
bought a black-
according to his
ter-in-law Kim
ung man, Florek
and also
wheatfields of
as 22, Florek mar-
in Foley,
years later,
the couple
granddaughter
to work at a ga-
five years and
W. ork at the Rayoni-
la Shelton. In the
Worked as a black-
naval shipyards in
Wife loved to go to
Florek reports.
to the Progress
r. Florek joined
in 1958.
man he enjoyed
ng at Westport,
en and camping
In retire-
in attending
the Mariners
of everyone in
granddaughter
Robert Florek
Kim Florek comments,
"Grandpa would be thrilled to
hear from his friends and
neighbors." She adds that cards,
notes and letters (no gifts,
please) can be sent to him at
Woodland Estates Retirement
Center, 2100 SW Woodland Cir-
cle, Chehalis 98532.
parentage of Dalmatian, pit bull and
Shar-Pei breeds. 426-6843.
SNOWBALL AND ANGEL are
spayed, housebroken cats. 426-6843.
A SPAYED, mixed-breed pup with
brindle pattern is housebroken. She
is not good with cats and a fenced
yard is required. 427-0997.
City of Shelton
Animal Shelter
Adoptions cost $25 plus $5 for a
city license. New dogs are brought in
all the time. Call 427-7503 or visit
the shelter at 902 West Pine Street.
Hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mon-
day through Friday and 9 a.m. to 1
p.m. Saturday.
Here's a listing of some of the dogs
available this week:
MALAMUTE MALE, 2 years old.
ROTTWEILER CROSS male, 1
year old.
MILD-MANNERED RANGER
is a 7-month-old, neutered
German shepherd cross who
has short, dark gold-colored
hair and a black muzzle. A
fenced yard is required. Call
426.2610 to meet this beauti.
ful dog.
Questions for our port
commissioners:
By
Russ
Denney
PANTORIUM
CLEANERS & TAILORS
Why is there still not a
permanent executive director for
the port?
Why is the port now paying
severance pay to someone who
has already been gone a long
period of time?
Are you wasting taxpayers'
money?
Monday-Friday
6:30 a.m.-6:00 p.m.
Saturday 9:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m.
215 South Second
426-3371
Sons: Bob, John,
and numerous
ea and great-
Free dump day slated for
annual 'Spring Clean Up'
Mason County will sponsor a
free dump day for Shelton and
Mason County residents on Sat-
urday, April 17, at the Mason
County Solid Waste Facility as
part of the annual spring cleanup
campaign.
The city of Shelton and Mason
County are joining forces again
this year to make Spring Clean
Up a bigger success than ever,
says Recycling Coordinator Toni
Clement.
In addition to the free day for
general debris, the Mason County
Solid Waste Facility will accept
yard debris free of charge during
the two weeks in which the city of
Shelton conducts its cleanup cam-
paign. It's a great way to cele-
brate the 29th anniversary of
Earth Day, Clement notes.
THE ONE-DAY free dump
day for city and county residents
involves guidelines which must be
observed, Clement notes.
Residents must call 427-5271
or 275-4467, Extension 271, by
Friday, April 9, if they plan to
bring items to the waste facility
on April 17.
The solid waste facility will
accept up to four passenger tires
off the rim, as well as scrap
metal, appliances (no refrigera-
tors), furniture and other unus-
able household items free of
charge on April 17 only.
Tires and scrap metal must
be separated from the other items
to be dumped, since they will be
placed in separate piles.
The facility will be busy and
a wait will likely be involved,
Clement says.
No commercial waste will be
accepted without charge, and no
household hazardous waste will
be accepted that day.
The free-disposal offer ap-
plies only to the main waste facil-
ity. Belfair, Hoodsport and Union
transfer stations will not be ac-
cepting waste without charge.
Additional information is
available by calling 427-5271 or
275-4467, Extension 271.
SHELTON residents will be
able to enjoy free pickup of yard
debris and rubbish. They must
call the Shelton Development Ser-
vices Department at 426-9731 by
4 p.m. Friday, April 9, to be in-
cluded in the pickup schedule.
Those who call, Clement said,
will be asked to provide name, ad-
dress, telephone number, type of
debris and its location (parking
strip, alley). Items to be picked up
must be stacked accessibly to a
street or alley; crews will not go
on private property to pick up
materials.
Residents must notify the city
when they call for pickup if they
will have tires or scrap metal
among their items to be disposed
of.
Materials for pickup should be
set out no later than 7 a.m. on
April 12. "Different materials will
be picked up by different crews,
and pickup may occur at different
times," Clement noted. "Please do
not block alley access or lean ma-
terials against a fence."
LIMITS ON yard waste to be
picked up, Clement said, are one
pile of clippings, leaves and wood
waste (including brush) no larger
than four feet by eight feet. Resi-
Cleanup help offered
to seniors and others
Shelton's community service
program will have workers avail-
able to senior citizens and resi-
dents who would like to partici-
pate in Spring Clean Up but who
can't due to physical limitations,
says Recycling Coordinator Toni
Clement.
Residents who need special as-
sistance are asked to call Kathy
Geist at 426-9731 to sign up for
the cleanup program. They must
have their requests in by 4 p.m.
Monday, April 5.
The assistance program invol-
ves minor offenders who have
been assigned community service
in lieu of fines and jail time,
Clement notes.
l
dents whose waste pile exceeds
the limit won't have it picked up,
Clement warns.
Furniture and hazardous
waste will not be picked up by
city crews, Clement notes. Infor-
mation about hazardous-waste
collection and rates is available
from her office; those interested
can call the county solid-waste
facility at 427-5271 or Clement at
426-9731.
Community service crews will
pick up tires on a separate truck.
Only passenger tires will be ac-
cepted, Clement said, noting that
they must be off the rim and
separated from other rubbish.
There's a limit of four tires per
household, she reminded resi-
dents, and tire pickup must be ar-
ranged ahead by the April 9 dead-
line.
Scrap metal, whose pickup
must also be prearranged, will be
collected separately as well,
Clement said. It must be separate
from other debris and accessible
for pickup.
MASON COUNTY residents
will have a similar time frame for
cleanup activities. They must
make appointments for a waste-
facility trip by calling 427-5261 or
275-4467, Extension 271, prior to
Friday, April 9. Those who ar-
range such an appointment may
dispose of yard and garden debris
free of charge.
The Mason County Solid Waste
Facility is located at the site of
the old landfill at West 501 Eells
Hill Road, just south of Dayton-
Airport Road (State Route 102)
off Highway 101.
Project Manager Tom Moore at
the waste facility says materials
that will be accepted at no charge
during the cleanup period are
brush, leaves and grass clippings,
branches up to four inches in dia-
meter and six feet in length, and
outdoor furnishings: old bar-
becues, wood lawn furniture and
fencing.
Passenger vehicle tires will be
accepted off the rim, with a limit
of four tires per household.
AS FOR OTHER garbage,
Clement notes that there are nu-
merous resources where unwant-
ed items can go for recycling.
Scrap metal and appliances
can be taken to recyclers listed in
the yellow pages or brought to the
Mason County Solid Waste Facili-
ty, Clement says. She advises
calling ahead for information and
hours of operation.
Usable furniture in good con-
dition can be donated to commu-
nity and nonprofit organizations.
Household hazardous waste,
including paints, solvents and
pesticides, can be disposed of dur-
ing the annual household hazard-
ous waste collection event in the
fall. At that time the waste facili-
ty will accept latex and oil-based
paints, stains and paint thinner,
and pesticides throughout the
year on Tuesdays, Wednesdays,
Thursdays and Saturdays from
10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
The materials, Clement says,
must be in their original contain-
ers with original labels. No com-
mercial wastes will be accepted.
Householders should call ahead
for fees and information at 427-
5271. No hazardous waste will be
accepted on April 17.
RECYCLABLES can be recy-
cled in the Shelton curbside pro-
gram, which takes newspaper
and magazines, corrugated card-
board, mixed paper (including
junk mail, notebook paper and
cereal boxes), tin and aluminum
cans, and green, brown and clear
glass.
County residents can take re-
cyclable materials to a recycling
RIDE AND HANDLING
drop box station at the Mason
County Solid Waste Facility,
Hoodsport or Belfair transfer sta-
tions; at the Union BP and
Grapeview Store; in Allyn; at
Johns Prairie, Taylor Towne,
Matlock and Bucks Prairie; and
at the Shelton Red Apple Market.
All those locations, Clement
says, accept aluminum and tin
cans, newspaper, magazines, cor-
rugated cardboard, brown bags,
glass jars and bottles (green,
brown and clear), #1 plastic bev-
erage (pop) bottles, #2 plastic
milk jugs, milk cartons and juice
boxes. The bins at the Grapeview
Store and Shelton Red Apple also
have mixed-paper collection.
FREE DISPOSAL of used
motor and hydraulic oil, trans-
mission fluid, antifreeze, oil filt-
ers and household batteries is
available at the Mason County
Solid Waste Facility and the Bel-
fair Transfer Station. These facili-
ties are open from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
seven days a week.
Participants in these fluid re-
cycling programs are limited to
five gallons per household per
month. Car batteries are accepted
at a cost of $1.09 per battery.
The Hoodsport and Union
transfer stations are open Satur-
days and Sundays from 9 a.m. to
4:30 p.m. and Mondays from noon
to 4:30 p.m. They also accept used
motor and hydraulic oil, anti-
freeze and household batteries at
no charge, with the same limits
listed above, and car batteries tbr
$1.09 each.
REDUCING waste, Clement
adds, is as important as cleaning
up.
Strategies to cut down on
waste include buying in bulk, us-
ing canvas shopping bags, and
buying goods in containers that
can be recycled or saved and used
for other things.
Clement has more information
on reducing waste. She can be
reached at 426-9731.
Ride and handling have traditionally posed a trade-off. Either a soft
luxury-car ride came with too much body lean when cornering, or good
handling came with a ride that was too firm. In recent years, however,
car manufacturers have come up with an alchemist's blend of a firm,
yet comfortable ride and responsive handling. Prospective car buyers
are urged to evaluate these characteristics when test-driving a car.
When evaluating the ride, they should take notice of the suspension's
ability to soak up bumps. The car should exhibit neither a floaty feeling
(that may reduce stability) nor a rough ride. As for handling, the car
should take a corner with responsive steering, little body lean, and no
tire squeal.
We know how frustrating car problems can be. At family-owned
CARY'S TIRE & REPAIR (426-9762), we know that nothing beats the
comfort you feel when you have confidence in the technicians who are
fixing your car. Our commitment to quality means that we inspire that
kind of certainty in our customers. We're experts at diagnosis, which
means that we don't waste your time or your money when solving dif-
ficult automotive problems. We're at 202 South First Street in Shelton.
HINT: When driving in a straight line, a test-driven car should be
checked for any tendency to wander and steering-wheel play.
Senior Leisure Trips Calendar for April
For more information call the Senior Citizens Center at 426-7374
SUN M T
27 Aberdeen
Cooking School
Event $5.00
Total: $10.00
Seniors - Clip and save this calendar for easy reference during
April. All trips subject to change. If there is somewhere you want
to go, get your group of 8-11 people, call the center and make
arrangements.
W _LJ TH F ...... 31 SAT
Space
provided
by:
81
9 Camano Island
Quilt Show
Van $7.40
161 Ragtime Rhody
Festival
Long Beach
Van $6.50
10[ Anacortes NW
Quiltfest
Van $7.00
301
S.ETO. O.'ICE
521 Rlilrol,d Ave
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Pen nsu a ommun 426-1601
BEt.FAIR OFFICE
FEDERAL CREDIT UNION "='°""
8olhl', WA 211
275-6066
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