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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