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City commission roundup:
THESE FOURTH-GRADERS at Mountain View Elementa-
ry School show illustrations of their favorite books during
a Book Parade at the conclusion of a recent assembly at
the school. At top, from left to right, are Isabele LeDoux,
Rachel DeMiero, Mikayla Garner, Cheyenne Hernandez
and Chelsea Saeger.
Mountain View students
score points for reading
A school assembly recently
kicked ()IT Mountain View El-
ementary School's participation
in a reading incentive program
called Reading Counts.
Students read books, take
comprehension tests and earn
and accumulate points when
they pass each test. Goal-set-
ting is an important part of the
program; there are individual
goals, grade-level goals and a
schoolwide goal of 5,000 points.
Students earn a certificate and
pencil tbr meeting their individ-
ual goals.
"This is a very thn way to pro-
mote literacy and help instill
a love of reading," said Mary
Whitehouse, Mountain View's
reading coach. "We have almost
100 percent participation."
The students challenge them-
selves to double and triple their
points. A special assembly is
scheduled in June to honor all
the students who participated.
Mountain View's Parent, Teach-
er, Student Organization spon-
sors the year-long event.
Drug dogs at Oakland Bay?
(Continued from page 1.)
search our children." ,
IN THE past month, {hree or
fi)ur parents have brought the
matter to the attention of the
junior high's administrators,
Balding said, adding they could
do more research if the board
wants that.
Superintendent Joan Zook
said administrators will find out
what other school districts have
done and bring that intbrmation
back to the board in the near fu-
ture.
On a morning in May 2005,
aided by drug-sniffing dogs, police
conducted a random drug search
at Shelton High School, but no
significant finds were made nor
were there any arrests.
That search by Shelton police
officers and members of the West
Sound Narcotics Enibrcement
Team, or WestNET, reportedly
was sparked by a number of ru-
mors received by the police that
there is a major drug problem in
Shelton schools.
Officers found a marijuana
pipe inside a car in the SHS
parking lot. That matter was
handled administratively
through the school. Two drug-
sniffling dogs from outside police
agencies and six to eight offi-
cers searched the locker area
and parking lot at the school.
Police said the search was con-
ducted after several students
complained to police about drug
use there.
County commission roundup
(Continued from page 7.)
Management; Central Operations;
Facilities and Grounds; Human
Resources; Community Develop-
ment; Parks and Trails; Public
Health; Public Works and Utili-
ties and Waste Management.
Amended fees for the Solid
Waste Facility and Drop Box
Station reflecting a decrease of 5'
cents per ton and adding a per-
mitted hauler rate.
Authorize two budget trans-
fers: $39,762 from accountant to
finance manager in the sheriffs
office; and $46,610 from clinic
nurse in Public Health.
Authorized the following ap-
pointments to the Mason County
Parks and Trails Advisory Board:
Arvilla Ohlde, John Eaton Oscar
Larson, Linda Archambeau, Su-
san Baker, Mike Jensen, Frank
Benavente and Billie Schmidt as
an alternate.
Authorized an amendment
to the county's agreement with
Gray and Osborne, Incorporated
for work on the Allyn Pump Sta-
tion.
Extended the county's agree-
ment extension with Day Wire-
less Systems of Olympia for radio
maintenance services through
March 31, 2008.
Changed the county policy
regarding the disposal of public
property.
Heard from Park Director
John Keates that the county has
received a deed from the state for
Jiggs Lake. He said plans are un-
der way to move ahead with reno-
vations and expansions to Lat-
imer's Landing, which had been
damaged in a windstorm.
Authorized $3,71.99 in grants
as recommended by the Veterans
Assistance Fund Screening Com-
mittee.
MOSS BASKET
MAKING CLASS
Page 8 - Shelton-Mason County Journal - Thursday, March 29, 2007
Park, rec plan to get overhaul
The City of Shelton is starting
a revision of its Parks and Recre-
ation Comprehensive Plan, city
commissioners were told at their
meeting Monday afternoon.
Mark Ziegler, director of the
Shelton Parks and Recreation
Department, said the plan was
last updated in 1997. Among
other things, the plan will iden-
tify recreational opportunities
that are lacking in the commu-
nity and where they best fit in
the park system now and in the
future, he added.
The plan will also address
many issues in the city's vision
statement, including entryways
to the city. It will also address
maintenance of existing and fu-
ture facilities, Ziegler said.
A capital improvement plan
will be a key element of the com-
prehensive plan, identifying and
ranking parks development and
renovation. Financing strategies
for improvement will also be de-
termined.
ZIEGLER ALSO presented
commissioners with a public in-
volvement plan that will be used
to gauge the community's needs.
That element includes formation
of an advisory committee, a pub-
lic survey, workshops and a pub-
lic hearing, all of which will give
Shelton residents a chance to
provide comments about wants
and needs of the park system.
In that regard, the city is
seeking letters from people in-
terested in volunteering to serve
on its Parks and Recreation
Comprehensive Plan Advisory
Committee. This panel is now
being formed.
The advisoey committee will
be a temporary group that will
meet on a regular basis to re-
ceive and analyze public com-
ments and make recommenda-
tlons for the formulation of" the
comprehensive plan. Ziegler ex-
pects the committee will meet
through this coming November.
The comprehensive plan will
identify the current and future
needs of parks and recreational
facilities and programs in the
city.
Individuals who own property
or businesses in the city are in-
vited to apply for membership
on the advisory committee. The
deadline for submitting letters
of" interest is 5 p.m. on Monday,
April 9. Letters can be delivered
or mailed to Shelton Parks and
Recreation at the Shelton Civic
Center, 525 West Cota Street.
For more information, those in-
terested can call Ziegler at 432-
5194.
IN OTHER city business
Monday, the commissioners:
Heard a request from Pub-
lic Works Director Jay Ebbeson
to purchase a new chlorination
feed system for treating effluent
from the city's sewage treatment
plant before it is discharged into
Oakland Bay. The cost ofthe new
system is $11,996, not including
sales tax, which is less than "the
budgeted amount of $19,189.50.
Ebbeson told The Journal the
parts in the existing chlorination
system are worn out. The system
will be purchased from TMG Ser-
the city hopes to start design
has been servicing equipment the upgrades early this com
vices, Incorporated, a firm that
in the treatment plant for more
than 15 years. His request will
be placed on the consent agenda
at next Monday evening's com-
mission meeting.
An ultraviolet light system
will be used in the future to treat
the effluent. That system will
be part of the upgrading at the
treatment plant. Ebbeson said
fall, with construction in 2008. ':
Watched Mayor John Ta
rant swear in a new police ofl]"
cer, Aaron Belt. Belt was an o
cer with the Elma Police Dep
ment last year and, before tha
was a military police officer at:
Fort Lewis and a Nisqually tri
al police officer ibr a number ......
years. ::
Zook gets new assistant
(Continued from page 1.)
Aultman will start his job with
the school district in July. He will
take over many of the duties per-
formed by Mark Weston, the dis-
trict's director of operations and
facilities, who is retiring in June.
Aultman, 42, and his wife, Nona
Snell, have been married for 20
years.
In addition to his teaching and
administrative background, Ault-
man also has extensive experience
with funding, construction and ex-
panding school facilities, a press
release from the Shelton School
District noted. As assistant super-
intendent, he will, in part, oversee
operations of the district, including
maintenance, food services, trans-
portation and technology.
Throughout his career Aultman
has received a number of awards.
In 2006, he was named Outstand-
ing Career and Technical Educator
by the Washington Association for
Career and Technical Education.
That same year, the Tumwater
School Board gave him a Certifi-
cate of Outstanding Performance.
In 2005, he was named Administra-
tor of the Year by the Washington
Association of Vocational Adminis-
trators. And, among other awards,
he received the Washington State
Christa McAuliffe Award for Excel-
John Aultman
lence in 2000.
Weston has directed the con"
struction and remodeling of the
district's current facilities. He waJ
named director of" operations and
facilities in 2001. Prior to that, he
served as the district's executive di.
rector for educational services f'ro
1.998 to 2001, and was principal of
Shelton High School from 1994 to
1998.
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. .
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local Sensation
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MICHAEL
PYLE!!
Join us for an evening of enchantment with
local nature author Robert Michael Pyle!
MONDAY, APRIL 9TH at 7 p.m.
Don't miss this event!!
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t
City commission roundup:
THESE FOURTH-GRADERS at Mountain View Elementa-
ry School show illustrations of their favorite books during
a Book Parade at the conclusion of a recent assembly at
the school. At top, from left to right, are Isabele LeDoux,
Rachel DeMiero, Mikayla Garner, Cheyenne Hernandez
and Chelsea Saeger.
Mountain View students
score points for reading
A school assembly recently
kicked ()IT Mountain View El-
ementary School's participation
in a reading incentive program
called Reading Counts.
Students read books, take
comprehension tests and earn
and accumulate points when
they pass each test. Goal-set-
ting is an important part of the
program; there are individual
goals, grade-level goals and a
schoolwide goal of 5,000 points.
Students earn a certificate and
pencil tbr meeting their individ-
ual goals.
"This is a very thn way to pro-
mote literacy and help instill
a love of reading," said Mary
Whitehouse, Mountain View's
reading coach. "We have almost
100 percent participation."
The students challenge them-
selves to double and triple their
points. A special assembly is
scheduled in June to honor all
the students who participated.
Mountain View's Parent, Teach-
er, Student Organization spon-
sors the year-long event.
Drug dogs at Oakland Bay?
(Continued from page 1.)
search our children." ,
IN THE past month, {hree or
fi)ur parents have brought the
matter to the attention of the
junior high's administrators,
Balding said, adding they could
do more research if the board
wants that.
Superintendent Joan Zook
said administrators will find out
what other school districts have
done and bring that intbrmation
back to the board in the near fu-
ture.
On a morning in May 2005,
aided by drug-sniffing dogs, police
conducted a random drug search
at Shelton High School, but no
significant finds were made nor
were there any arrests.
That search by Shelton police
officers and members of the West
Sound Narcotics Enibrcement
Team, or WestNET, reportedly
was sparked by a number of ru-
mors received by the police that
there is a major drug problem in
Shelton schools.
Officers found a marijuana
pipe inside a car in the SHS
parking lot. That matter was
handled administratively
through the school. Two drug-
sniffling dogs from outside police
agencies and six to eight offi-
cers searched the locker area
and parking lot at the school.
Police said the search was con-
ducted after several students
complained to police about drug
use there.
County commission roundup
(Continued from page 7.)
Management; Central Operations;
Facilities and Grounds; Human
Resources; Community Develop-
ment; Parks and Trails; Public
Health; Public Works and Utili-
ties and Waste Management.
Amended fees for the Solid
Waste Facility and Drop Box
Station reflecting a decrease of 5'
cents per ton and adding a per-
mitted hauler rate.
Authorize two budget trans-
fers: $39,762 from accountant to
finance manager in the sheriffs
office; and $46,610 from clinic
nurse in Public Health.
Authorized the following ap-
pointments to the Mason County
Parks and Trails Advisory Board:
Arvilla Ohlde, John Eaton Oscar
Larson, Linda Archambeau, Su-
san Baker, Mike Jensen, Frank
Benavente and Billie Schmidt as
an alternate.
Authorized an amendment
to the county's agreement with
Gray and Osborne, Incorporated
for work on the Allyn Pump Sta-
tion.
Extended the county's agree-
ment extension with Day Wire-
less Systems of Olympia for radio
maintenance services through
March 31, 2008.
Changed the county policy
regarding the disposal of public
property.
Heard from Park Director
John Keates that the county has
received a deed from the state for
Jiggs Lake. He said plans are un-
der way to move ahead with reno-
vations and expansions to Lat-
imer's Landing, which had been
damaged in a windstorm.
Authorized $3,71.99 in grants
as recommended by the Veterans
Assistance Fund Screening Com-
mittee.
MOSS BASKET
MAKING CLASS
Page 8 - Shelton-Mason County Journal - Thursday, March 29, 2007
Park, rec plan to get overhaul
The City of Shelton is starting
a revision of its Parks and Recre-
ation Comprehensive Plan, city
commissioners were told at their
meeting Monday afternoon.
Mark Ziegler, director of the
Shelton Parks and Recreation
Department, said the plan was
last updated in 1997. Among
other things, the plan will iden-
tify recreational opportunities
that are lacking in the commu-
nity and where they best fit in
the park system now and in the
future, he added.
The plan will also address
many issues in the city's vision
statement, including entryways
to the city. It will also address
maintenance of existing and fu-
ture facilities, Ziegler said.
A capital improvement plan
will be a key element of the com-
prehensive plan, identifying and
ranking parks development and
renovation. Financing strategies
for improvement will also be de-
termined.
ZIEGLER ALSO presented
commissioners with a public in-
volvement plan that will be used
to gauge the community's needs.
That element includes formation
of an advisory committee, a pub-
lic survey, workshops and a pub-
lic hearing, all of which will give
Shelton residents a chance to
provide comments about wants
and needs of the park system.
In that regard, the city is
seeking letters from people in-
terested in volunteering to serve
on its Parks and Recreation
Comprehensive Plan Advisory
Committee. This panel is now
being formed.
The advisoey committee will
be a temporary group that will
meet on a regular basis to re-
ceive and analyze public com-
ments and make recommenda-
tlons for the formulation of" the
comprehensive plan. Ziegler ex-
pects the committee will meet
through this coming November.
The comprehensive plan will
identify the current and future
needs of parks and recreational
facilities and programs in the
city.
Individuals who own property
or businesses in the city are in-
vited to apply for membership
on the advisory committee. The
deadline for submitting letters
of" interest is 5 p.m. on Monday,
April 9. Letters can be delivered
or mailed to Shelton Parks and
Recreation at the Shelton Civic
Center, 525 West Cota Street.
For more information, those in-
terested can call Ziegler at 432-
5194.
IN OTHER city business
Monday, the commissioners:
Heard a request from Pub-
lic Works Director Jay Ebbeson
to purchase a new chlorination
feed system for treating effluent
from the city's sewage treatment
plant before it is discharged into
Oakland Bay. The cost ofthe new
system is $11,996, not including
sales tax, which is less than "the
budgeted amount of $19,189.50.
Ebbeson told The Journal the
parts in the existing chlorination
system are worn out. The system
will be purchased from TMG Ser-
the city hopes to start design
has been servicing equipment the upgrades early this com
vices, Incorporated, a firm that
in the treatment plant for more
than 15 years. His request will
be placed on the consent agenda
at next Monday evening's com-
mission meeting.
An ultraviolet light system
will be used in the future to treat
the effluent. That system will
be part of the upgrading at the
treatment plant. Ebbeson said
fall, with construction in 2008. ':
Watched Mayor John Ta
rant swear in a new police ofl]"
cer, Aaron Belt. Belt was an o
cer with the Elma Police Dep
ment last year and, before tha
was a military police officer at:
Fort Lewis and a Nisqually tri
al police officer ibr a number ......
years. ::
Zook gets new assistant
(Continued from page 1.)
Aultman will start his job with
the school district in July. He will
take over many of the duties per-
formed by Mark Weston, the dis-
trict's director of operations and
facilities, who is retiring in June.
Aultman, 42, and his wife, Nona
Snell, have been married for 20
years.
In addition to his teaching and
administrative background, Ault-
man also has extensive experience
with funding, construction and ex-
panding school facilities, a press
release from the Shelton School
District noted. As assistant super-
intendent, he will, in part, oversee
operations of the district, including
maintenance, food services, trans-
portation and technology.
Throughout his career Aultman
has received a number of awards.
In 2006, he was named Outstand-
ing Career and Technical Educator
by the Washington Association for
Career and Technical Education.
That same year, the Tumwater
School Board gave him a Certifi-
cate of Outstanding Performance.
In 2005, he was named Administra-
tor of the Year by the Washington
Association of Vocational Adminis-
trators. And, among other awards,
he received the Washington State
Christa McAuliffe Award for Excel-
John Aultman
lence in 2000.
Weston has directed the con"
struction and remodeling of the
district's current facilities. He waJ
named director of" operations and
facilities in 2001. Prior to that, he
served as the district's executive di.
rector for educational services f'ro
1.998 to 2001, and was principal of
Shelton High School from 1994 to
1998.
RY'S Tire.& Repair
. .
202 South First Street, Shelton "426.9762
Welcomes
local Sensation
ROBERT
MICHAEL
PYLE!!
Join us for an evening of enchantment with
local nature author Robert Michael Pyle!
MONDAY, APRIL 9TH at 7 p.m.
Don't miss this event!!
116 W. Railroad Ave. Suite 102 * Shelton, WA 98584
M-TH 7-6:00
O CASHo 360-426-6011 Phone FRI 7-7:00
CHECK 360-426-6012 Fax s e n s e
,.d,.,s.., ..... SAT 7-5:30
,l.a.., m.,. SUN 8:30-4:00_