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ib,, • 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 ib,, • 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