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Jacob Mortenson holds an oyster he found at
Jacoby/Shorecrest park on Oakland Bay last
June.
State: Hood Canal shellfish
growing area threatened
By NATALIE JOHNSON ting a little high (in Hood
nctta[ie@~asoncou~tS,,com, Canal 6.)"
........................................................................................ "A number of different
stakeholders get the infor-
A portion of the Hood mation,"Berbells said.
Canal near Union, known The DOH identified nine
as Hood Canal 6, recently threatened shellfish grow-
made it on a list of threat- ing areas in its 2012 list,
ened shellfish growing areas including Portage Bay, Port
complied in a new Washing- Susan, Port Townsend Bay,
ton State Department of Hood Canal 6, Burley La-
Health (DOH) report, goon, Filucy Bay, Pacific
Scott Berbells, of the Coast, Grays Harbor and
DOH, said none of the nine the Naselle River.
areas on the list are in im- There are 101 total shell-
minent danger of closure, fish growing areas in Wash-
"The bacteria is gettingington.
higher and approaching "After we create our
that closure limit," he said. threatened list ... we do
"The station is threatened start working with stake-
with a downgrade in classi- holders to develop coordi-
fication." nated projects," Berbells
Debbie Riley, environ-said.
mental health manager The DOH has listed four
for Mason County, gave aother Mason County grow-
presentation to the County ing areas as "concerned,"
Commission Tuesday after- based on the identification
noon on the DOH report, of pollution sources that
"Because of the number could impact the areas in
of boats in the area and the the future.
fairly dense population, it is Those areas include the
a concern," she said. Anna's Bay, Oakland Bay,
Each year, the DOH eval-Pickering Passage and
uates every shellfish grow- Rocky Bay.
ing area in the state. "None of these are a sur-
The evaluations include prise," Riley said.
pollution source monitoring In the past the county
at the shoreline and marine created a Shellfish Protec-
water monitoring at set wa- tion District in the Anna's
ter stations. The DOH takes Bay area to educate resi-
samples six to 12 times a dents about possible pol-
year. lution sources and to help
After the department address the problem, Riley
gets a minimum of 30 water said.
samples, it can compile the "We did some very specif-
threatened list. ic work there," she said.
"That analysis defines the Pollution sources in Pick-
classification of the growing ering Passage, which is the
area," Berbells said. area between Harstine Is-
"The threatened shellfish land and the Pickering area,
growing areas list includes comes mostly from wildlife,
marine stations where bac- Riley said.
teria counts, mainly those "Rocky bay is one of those
for fecal coliform, are ap- that is never quite right, it
proaching levels in which comes and goes," she said.
the DOH would have to The DOH list is intended
downgrade the area," he to alert local conservation
said. and public health organiza-
"Our typical sampling tions of potential problem
~uns include a bacteria areas, so they can begin
sample for fecal coliform, looking for solutions to pol-
temperature and salinity," lution sources before the
he said. "The levels are get- marine stations fail entirely.
Madonna Alonzo Denise Franzel Amanda McClain Taresa Spencer
Sue Amos Nichole Gault Amy McDowell Joel Sterling
Tammy Anderson Jennifer Giles Kayla McLemore Pam Sterling
Beth Benedict Ashley Goos Chris Middleton Katie Stites
Jessica Brissette Idonna Gullett Kathy Miller Ed Sweeten
Chris Buchan Rachel Haskell Rhonda Miller Lisa Tracy
Kathy Burbidge Pete Havens Drake Minkwic Nyomi Vann
June Byrd Tiffany Henningsen Berena Mullen Kimberly Vilter
Robyn Canaday Catherine Hernandez Yolanda Munoz Travis Wagner
Linda Canfield Machelle Hodge Gary Newbern Leslie Webb
Peggy Chamblin Nicole Hodge Kaye Newman Roxanne White
Chris Chase Kelsey Hopkins Leigha Ortiz Kristina Whiteley
Sheri Chase Beth Johnston Todd Ostrander Leslie Wilford
Micah Chynoweth Brianna Jordan Alicia Paulson Josh Wilkes
Angie Cooper Kaleb Jordan Elizabeth Pearson Ron Wilkes
Sasha Crane Ashleigh Kinnaman Cathy Pompa Stephanie Wohl
Dan Davis Alexa Koester Teri Ramey Tracy Wright
Dustin Davis Cathy Kretzer Maria Ramirez Carrol Wyatt
Rod Davis Dustin Kruger Ginny Ray Rebecca Wyckoff-Lindsey
Dawn Dececio Melody Larson Sharon Richter Hiromi Yamagishi
Garret Effelberg Emily Lewis Pamela Rickard Carla Yates
D'Lea Elkins Anita Madea Megan Ritchie Jennifer Yates
Amanda Elmandolar Paul Malinosky Simon Rogers Sirena York
Kimberly Espinoza Mary Jane Manuel Nichole Schubert Barbara Zion
John Farmer Micalah Martinez Rachel Shreaves Kyra Zion
Ila Marie Finney Scott Matheny Michael Simoneau Derek Zion
Nathlee Foster Jherrica McCabe Anne Snyder Tanner Zion
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by Sarah Newman, D.C.
ARTHRITIS SUFFERERS,
GET MOVING!
Due to factors
such as an aging
Baby Boomer
population, a
rising incidence
of obesity,
and increased
longevity, an
estimated half
of the U.S.
population will Sarah Newman, D,C.
get some form
of osteoarthritis in their lifetimes.
This most common form of arthritis
is a painful joint disease that causes
weakness and disability, and often
leads to costly joint-replacement
surgery. However, osteoarthritis
need not necessarily result in serious
outcomes that too many sufferers
simply accept as "an inevitable part
of aging." In fact, the inflammatory
disease can be successfully managed
by losing weight (if necessary),
adopting a generally healthy lifestyle,
and exercising. The chiropractor can
help osteoarthritis sufferers get moving
by helping to guide affected joints
through a greater range of movement.
The word arthritis means inflammation
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