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Somer's subject hlstonc00 somety talk historian Bill Somers will present a on the life and times of the ferry Kala- Mason County Historical Society at museum this Sunday afternoon, Kalakala plied the waters of Puget Bremerton and Seattle from when she was sold to a Kodiak Is- She spent the next 30 years gravel in Alaska. she was dug out, determined sea- towed back to Seattle for restoration anal educational and exhibition the Seattle waterfront. will show a video of the Kalakala in days" and tell of the plans for her res- at the meeting, which will run from 2 to The session, says historical socie- Billie Howard, will offer "a us all to recapture the sights and '30s and '40s." will also provide a "blast from the says, as he plays a tape of the whistles of some of the maritime fleet between Puget Sound communi- has collected memorabilia from the Mosquito Fleet at his Stretch Island of Puget Sound. like all Mason County programs, is open to nonmem- Lts and a social time will be part society's museum is located at corner of the intersection of Fifth Railroad Avenue. ? :graders'- BILL SOMERS holds a nameplate from the ferry Kalakala, whose story he will share at Sunday's meeting of the Mason County Historical Society. hands out history its Arbor Day trees PUD 3 staffers out trees this of Arbor Day to improve air energy efficiency. year in a row, utili- grades throughout handed out trees. utility handed out to young- Middle Sehool, ary M. Knight, Bel- Sand Hill Grapeview of PUD 3 which is 60th anniversary were be- back to 1939, first came to the began electric rang- take the place of electric lights sup- lanterns. who took home took home infor- the utility that benefits and Ways to utilize the air quality by and greenhouse carbon dioxide, the to plant coniferous meet 00kok al Coordinating will hear the of issues in- when they meet April 21, Center. HCCC executive the council's Beale of the Quality Au- water quality mnents of the Texeira and the council's of the Washing- of Agriculture f the Hood Canal Council will dis- spartina control Canal. Coordinating ants rep- Kitsap and Port Gamble Bh tribes federal agencies. to the public. trees like blue spruce on the northern and western sides of homes and deciduous trees on the southern and western sides to help lower energy needs by pro- viding warming windbreaks in the winter and cooling shade in the summer. Trees increase the beauty and value of homes. • Trees help to prevent soil erosion caused by wind and rain. The utility advises that they should be planted well away from power lines, never directly under them and far enough away that when the tree grows tall, branch- es don't tangle in the lines. Trees should be planted far enough from driveways, walkways, sewer and water lines and septic sys- tems to prevent any damage caused by roots. ! i!  PUD 3 Administrative Aide Sherry Simon hands seedling spruces to Shelton Middle School students Jordan Freeman of Team Pride and Brittanie Coffman of Team Cascade. FOR s21 2 loads ANY SIZE crushed rock delivered into Shelton. We Not on a voting day, commissioners decide: S--t: 0000_nd-rcw;s r-o-a J c]-osu-r-€ reset The Mason County Commis- sion has rescheduled the closure of Saint Andrews Drive, which was to have been closed for rail- road-track repair, so that the road closure doesn't interfere with the Pioneer School bond is- sue election. The closure at milepoint 2.02 on the road is now scheduled to run from 8 a.m. Wednesday, April 28, to 5 p.m. Thursday, April 29 to allow Puget Sound and Pacific New standards set: Railroad Company to repair tracks. Last week the board set the closure to begin April 27, which Commissioner Cindy Olsen point- ed out this week is an election day. 'County commissioners Olsen and John Bolender said they did not want the closing to interfere with voting, and took the action at their meeting April 13 to delay the closure by one day. What's a WASL? Kids learn with sample of assessment Shelton residents during the past several weeks have been in- undated with buttons and signs asking, 'TChat is a WASL?" Now the answer can be told. WASL stands for the Washington Assessment of Student Learning, a series of tests that measure how well students and schools are meeting the new state academic standards. Initially, the new tests will re- port how students are doing in reading, writing, listening and math. Nearly every student in the state will take the tests in the fourth, seventh and 10th grade. The standards were developed by teachers and parents and spell out what students are expected to know and be able to do as they progress through school. The new standards will help schools and communities ensure that stu- dents are learning the right skills and knowledge. THE WASL TESTS require students to apply their knowledge by writing descriptive essays, comparing information from dif- ferent texts, using math skills to solve complex problems and ex- plaining the steps they took to ar- rive at an answer. And during a two-week period from April 26 through May 7, stu- dents in he'¢hr grades within Shelton School District will be taking the WASL tests in earnest. The school district began its "What is a WASL?" promotional campaign in early March. But- tons were distributed to all staff members in the district as well as to a number of community mem- bers. Newspaper ads began ap- pearing in The Journal bearing the slogan. "We had no idea it would gen- erate the level of community awareness it did," Mark Weston, the district's executive director of educational services, told Shelton School Board members Tuesday night. People have been proudly wearing the little yellow buttons, he added. TWO WEEKS AGO, Shelton High School students began tak- ing a round of WASL practice ex- ams. "It definitely made a person think," said Nick Emery, a sopho- deliver year-round! Special savings to outlying areas Kennedy 426-4743 Creek Located on Highway 101 Quarry between Shelton and Olympia more at SHS. "It was great. I had fun. It was a good challenge." The intent of the promotional campaign was to highlight the ef- forts the district has been making to raise test scores and standards, school board member Jayni Ka- min said. "This has really been years and years of work," she said, adding she hopes the efforts will inspire and raise the expecta- tions of the community. Teachers and their classes got into the act by producing special projects that gave students a chance to research topics, then write, revise and edit their work. Seven of those projects were sub- mitted for recognition by the school board. All seven classes were treated to a pizza party. Ad- ministrators winnowed those down to the top three projects, which were given special recogni- tion by the school board Tuesday night. Those classes included: Michele Evans and Carey Mur- ray's fourth- and fifth-grade class at Bordeaux Elementary School, which researched Washington wildlife; Judi Pegg's fourth- and fifth-grade class at Evergreen Elementary School, which pro- duced poetry and math-solving booklets; and Aaron Davis' sev- enth-grade class at Shelton Mid- dle School, which completed a de- tailed project on the Middle Ages. THIS IS WASL: Tenth-graders in Alana Blakemore's English class at Shelton High School recently joined other sophomores in a practice round of newly required statewide tests. Students in the fourth, sev- enth and 10th grades will take the tests starting the week of April 26. Used Car Challenge DON'T MISSY()UR CHANCE TO SAVE MONEY WHEN THREE DEALERS COMPETE TO BE #1 IN USED CAR SALES! HELL CHEV-OLDS I st & Grove Downtown 426-4424 SCOTT HILBURN AUTO CENTER Shelton-Matlock Interchange Next to Hwy. 10 I 426-5585 OLYMPIC MOTORS 1930 Olympic Hwy. N. on Mt.View 426-5544 Vehicles on Display at the Dealerships Lower Prices Clearly Posted Trade-ins Welcome (NOT OPEN TO DEALERS) Financing available through Competitive Rates & Flexible Terms April 1 6th= 1 9th Regular Business Hours Thursday, April 15, 1999 - Shelton-Mason County Journal - Page 13 . . Somer's subject hlstonc00 somety talk historian Bill Somers will present a on the life and times of the ferry Kala- Mason County Historical Society at museum this Sunday afternoon, Kalakala plied the waters of Puget Bremerton and Seattle from when she was sold to a Kodiak Is- She spent the next 30 years gravel in Alaska. she was dug out, determined sea- towed back to Seattle for restoration anal educational and exhibition the Seattle waterfront. will show a video of the Kalakala in days" and tell of the plans for her res- at the meeting, which will run from 2 to The session, says historical socie- Billie Howard, will offer "a us all to recapture the sights and '30s and '40s." will also provide a "blast from the says, as he plays a tape of the whistles of some of the maritime fleet between Puget Sound communi- has collected memorabilia from the Mosquito Fleet at his Stretch Island of Puget Sound. like all Mason County programs, is open to nonmem- Lts and a social time will be part society's museum is located at corner of the intersection of Fifth Railroad Avenue. ? :graders'- BILL SOMERS holds a nameplate from the ferry Kalakala, whose story he will share at Sunday's meeting of the Mason County Historical Society. hands out history its Arbor Day trees PUD 3 staffers out trees this of Arbor Day to improve air energy efficiency. year in a row, utili- grades throughout handed out trees. utility handed out to young- Middle Sehool, ary M. Knight, Bel- Sand Hill Grapeview of PUD 3 which is 60th anniversary were be- back to 1939, first came to the began electric rang- take the place of electric lights sup- lanterns. who took home took home infor- the utility that benefits and Ways to utilize the air quality by and greenhouse carbon dioxide, the to plant coniferous meet 00kok al Coordinating will hear the of issues in- when they meet April 21, Center. HCCC executive the council's Beale of the Quality Au- water quality mnents of the Texeira and the council's of the Washing- of Agriculture f the Hood Canal Council will dis- spartina control Canal. Coordinating ants rep- Kitsap and Port Gamble Bh tribes federal agencies. to the public. trees like blue spruce on the northern and western sides of homes and deciduous trees on the southern and western sides to help lower energy needs by pro- viding warming windbreaks in the winter and cooling shade in the summer. Trees increase the beauty and value of homes. • Trees help to prevent soil erosion caused by wind and rain. The utility advises that they should be planted well away from power lines, never directly under them and far enough away that when the tree grows tall, branch- es don't tangle in the lines. Trees should be planted far enough from driveways, walkways, sewer and water lines and septic sys- tems to prevent any damage caused by roots. ! i!  PUD 3 Administrative Aide Sherry Simon hands seedling spruces to Shelton Middle School students Jordan Freeman of Team Pride and Brittanie Coffman of Team Cascade. FOR s21 2 loads ANY SIZE crushed rock delivered into Shelton. We Not on a voting day, commissioners decide: S--t: 0000_nd-rcw;s r-o-a J c]-osu-r-€ reset The Mason County Commis- sion has rescheduled the closure of Saint Andrews Drive, which was to have been closed for rail- road-track repair, so that the road closure doesn't interfere with the Pioneer School bond is- sue election. The closure at milepoint 2.02 on the road is now scheduled to run from 8 a.m. Wednesday, April 28, to 5 p.m. Thursday, April 29 to allow Puget Sound and Pacific New standards set: Railroad Company to repair tracks. Last week the board set the closure to begin April 27, which Commissioner Cindy Olsen point- ed out this week is an election day. 'County commissioners Olsen and John Bolender said they did not want the closing to interfere with voting, and took the action at their meeting April 13 to delay the closure by one day. What's a WASL? Kids learn with sample of assessment Shelton residents during the past several weeks have been in- undated with buttons and signs asking, 'TChat is a WASL?" Now the answer can be told. WASL stands for the Washington Assessment of Student Learning, a series of tests that measure how well students and schools are meeting the new state academic standards. Initially, the new tests will re- port how students are doing in reading, writing, listening and math. Nearly every student in the state will take the tests in the fourth, seventh and 10th grade. The standards were developed by teachers and parents and spell out what students are expected to know and be able to do as they progress through school. The new standards will help schools and communities ensure that stu- dents are learning the right skills and knowledge. THE WASL TESTS require students to apply their knowledge by writing descriptive essays, comparing information from dif- ferent texts, using math skills to solve complex problems and ex- plaining the steps they took to ar- rive at an answer. And during a two-week period from April 26 through May 7, stu- dents in he'¢hr grades within Shelton School District will be taking the WASL tests in earnest. The school district began its "What is a WASL?" promotional campaign in early March. But- tons were distributed to all staff members in the district as well as to a number of community mem- bers. Newspaper ads began ap- pearing in The Journal bearing the slogan. "We had no idea it would gen- erate the level of community awareness it did," Mark Weston, the district's executive director of educational services, told Shelton School Board members Tuesday night. People have been proudly wearing the little yellow buttons, he added. TWO WEEKS AGO, Shelton High School students began tak- ing a round of WASL practice ex- ams. "It definitely made a person think," said Nick Emery, a sopho- deliver year-round! Special savings to outlying areas Kennedy 426-4743 Creek Located on Highway 101 Quarry between Shelton and Olympia more at SHS. "It was great. I had fun. It was a good challenge." The intent of the promotional campaign was to highlight the ef- forts the district has been making to raise test scores and standards, school board member Jayni Ka- min said. "This has really been years and years of work," she said, adding she hopes the efforts will inspire and raise the expecta- tions of the community. Teachers and their classes got into the act by producing special projects that gave students a chance to research topics, then write, revise and edit their work. Seven of those projects were sub- mitted for recognition by the school board. All seven classes were treated to a pizza party. Ad- ministrators winnowed those down to the top three projects, which were given special recogni- tion by the school board Tuesday night. Those classes included: Michele Evans and Carey Mur- ray's fourth- and fifth-grade class at Bordeaux Elementary School, which researched Washington wildlife; Judi Pegg's fourth- and fifth-grade class at Evergreen Elementary School, which pro- duced poetry and math-solving booklets; and Aaron Davis' sev- enth-grade class at Shelton Mid- dle School, which completed a de- tailed project on the Middle Ages. THIS IS WASL: Tenth-graders in Alana Blakemore's English class at Shelton High School recently joined other sophomores in a practice round of newly required statewide tests. Students in the fourth, sev- enth and 10th grades will take the tests starting the week of April 26. Used Car Challenge DON'T MISSY()UR CHANCE TO SAVE MONEY WHEN THREE DEALERS COMPETE TO BE #1 IN USED CAR SALES! HELL CHEV-OLDS I st & Grove Downtown 426-4424 SCOTT HILBURN AUTO CENTER Shelton-Matlock Interchange Next to Hwy. 10 I 426-5585 OLYMPIC MOTORS 1930 Olympic Hwy. N. on Mt.View 426-5544 Vehicles on Display at the Dealerships Lower Prices Clearly Posted Trade-ins Welcome (NOT OPEN TO DEALERS) Financing available through Competitive Rates & Flexible Terms April 1 6th= 1 9th Regular Business Hours Thursday, April 15, 1999 - Shelton-Mason County Journal - Page 13