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County to vote on lake management district By NATALIE JOHNSON n.atai.ie@n~asoncount),.c.om Since 1998, residents of Island Lake have worked hard each year to eradicate the noxious weed Eurasian Milfoil from the shoreline of the small lake. "Like the weeds in your garden, we also get weeds in Island Lake," said lake rest- dent Max Folsom. On Tuesday, the Mason County Commission agreed to vote on a proposal to re- new Mason County Lake Management District 1 (LMD 1) at their next meet- ing on April 17. The decision continues a public hearing, which began on Tuesday. The county will continue to accept comment on the LMD until next Tuesday. The LMD allows rest- 1729 OLYMPIC HWY.N.SHELTON • (360) 426-165! www.michaelsmeats.flet Mon-$at 9-7, Sun 94 dents of Island Lake to tax them- selves to provide funding to eradicate the weed. Fifty- Max five per- Folsom cent of waterfront property owners signed a petition to create the district. Island Lake residents first voted to create LMD 1 in 1998 for a term of five years. "We've been able to use those funds for 12 years," said Folsom, who also rep- resents the lake district. "That's why we're just now getting around to doing it again." The Eurasian Milfoil grows in shallow water around the perimeter of Is- land Lake. It is present in many other lakes and rivers in Washington state and ac- cording to the Washington State Department of Ecolo- gy, is "the most problematic plant in Washington." The milfoil plants are not native and started ap- pearing in Washington in the mid 1960s, according to Ecology. The plants form dense Courtesy photo Island Lake, seen in this aerial photograph, is infested with the noxious weed Eurasian Milfoil, which the Washington State Department of Ecology calls "the most problematic plant in Washington." mats on the surface of the Water, which affect boating, fishing and swimming op- portunities. The mats of rail- foil plants can also harbor mosquitoes and decrease a lake's oxygen content and crowd out native lake plant species, according to Ecol- ogy. "It's present also in Ma- son Lake and a good portion However, in hot years, the plants grow much fast- er, and the LMD has to re- sort to herbicides to kill the plants. "The chemical is expen- sive. We don't really like to put chemicals in the lake anyway but this is £he issue we have to deal with," Fol- sam said. The most effective meth- 2323 Adam Street, Shelton • 360-427-1382 of other lakes in Washing- od, he said, is a pellet based ton," Folsom said. herbicide that can be spread In years with cool springs along the outer edges of the and summers, the plants lake where the plants grow. grow slower, and the LMD can hire divers to pull the weeds by hand. Using this method, the divers can catch fragments of the plants that break off the main stem. "Little fragments find a home on the lakebed and grow more plants," Folsom said. This herbicide kills the plants in a week and breaks down quickly, leaving the water safe for swimming, fishing an'dipets- Resides of Island Lake are asking the county com- mission to renew the LMD for ten years, in which it could raise a total of approx- imately $100,000 to fight the noxious weed. The LMD submitted a proposed budget for the district, which included estimates for "Treatment Years," in which the district used herbicide, and "Moni- toring Years," in which div- ers pulled weeds by hand. In a treatment year, the cost to eradicate the plant could be as high as $14,300, which includes $3,600 for professionals to apply the herbicide, and more than $9,000 for the herbicide -- Aquethol -- among other expenses. In a monitoring year, however, the district may spend only $1,000 for div- ers. "We are very frugal with our money," Folsom said. Choice Boneless Chuck Roast Choice Boneless Chuck Steak iiii! ~ iii:iii Fresh Boneless By the 40 lb. 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She's served as chairperson of Re- lay for Life and as co-chair. Today she heads up the Team Development committee. "I think I was placed on the earth to do this," she said. Gonzales said that everyone is touched by cancer. When speaking to a group she'll ask people who have first-hand experience with the dis- ease to stand. Then she'll ask those who've experienced a parent with cancer to stand. And those people who've watched a brother or sister battle the disease, or a friend. Soon, everyone is standing. "I have so many friends and fam- ily members that have had this dis- ease affect them. There have been so many advancements in research it's so good to be involved in Relay for Life," she said. As Team Development chair, Gonzales works with four other volunteers to recruit, mentor and retain relay teams. On Thursday, she and her committee were hit- ting the pavement, rallying sup- port for the upcoming relay, sched- uled for Friday and Saturday June 23 and 24. "It started in North Mason in 1999 and we moved into Shelton the fol- lowing year. We still have the relay in Belfair but at the end of the relay year they combine the totals for the county." Last year, she said, the Shelton Relay raised $118,000 to which Belfair added another $85,000. This year the goal in Shelton is $122,000 and she hopes to sign up 50 teams. "Right now we have about 35. The relay just keeps growing and grow- ing. When I first started, our goal was $35,000 and we've increased the number of teams every year, we've increased the number of survivors In every year which is why we do this," she said. While all of the money raised goes to the American Cancer Society, that money, she said, comes right back to the community in the form of cancer research funding, community educa- tion and patient services and advo- cacy. In 2005, her own team experienced a tragedy. "My persona] connection here is that we lost Sandy Latham to cancer. The relay was a passion for all of us, she was part of our relay and then it became a personal passion that re- ally hit home. "It is a celebration of life and we honor those that have passed and those that have survived," Gon- zales added, giving a shout-out to this year's co-chairs, Dave and Toni Hauge. "They're doing a great job," she said. Shelton Relay for Life is one of 3,500 such events in the United States and 12 other countries. When you go She calls it the biggest community party that exists. "And we're proud of it," Gonzales said. As Gonzales heads into the final weeks of organization she said she expects close to 200 cancer survi- vors to be in attendance at this year's relay. Gonzales promised that Paul Bar- ber will be on hand to D.J. the 24- hour event, along with live music from bands around the region who donate their talents to liven the pace. Although she admits to staying awake for the entire 24-hour relay, it's not a requirement. "No, no, no. People camp there. It's a relay so people take shifts and walk so someone on the track is walking the whole 24 hours and the philoso- phy is, cancer never sleeps so one day a year we do this. Each team has their own tent site which is usually decorated to our theme." Gonzales said. The theme this year is Interna- tional and the slogan is "around the world for a cure." Prizes provide in- centive for participating teams to choose a country to honor and indi- viduals often dress in costume. "The survivor lap officially opens the Relay for Life at 7 o'clock and ev- eryone cheers for the survivors. The teams take the next lap." With rosters running from eight to 15 people on a team the team lap could bring about 500 people to the track. "And you don't have to be on a team, people come out to walk with the teams or to cheer on the survi- vors and people come out to do fund- raising," Gonzales explained. The highlight of the event is the Luminary at 10 p.m. "It's a candlelight ceremony to honor those for whom the cure did not come soon enough. It's about an hour and a half ceremony where we turn off all the lights and we have candles in bags and there are names on the bags and then they read the names of those people and it is a fabulous ceremony it's just amaz- ing, just amazing. It's somber but it makes it all worth while," Gonzales said. Entertainment reigns 24 hours. Square dancers and volunteers from the Dance Shack are scheduIed to perform along with kids entertain- ment during the day on Saturday. "We also have our Shelton High School wood shop which builds a play house to raffle off each year. Last year it brought in about $1,500 dol- lars," Gonzales said. The Shelton Relay for Life will take place at the Shelton High School track. "It's a year-round project, we take a couple months off in the summer but that's it," Gonzales added. 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