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Women's Health event kicks www,avada.com Hear Your Absolute Best" Simplify Your Monthly Energy Budget May is the Sign-Up Month for PUD 3's Budget Billing Plan Come to Avada's Special i O DURING OUR OPEN HOUSE: Video Ear Inspections Hearing Testing i i i i i i i ~ i (off binaural Blulink II K220TM Hearing System) The Blulink II Hearing System is the most advanced technology we have ever sold. Blulink II is a revolutionary NEW hearing system, that in quiet or noisy places,improves speech understanding and telephone communication like never before• Savings expire May 31,2012. (off binaural HearFlex Hearing System) It hides very discreetly and is virtually unnoticeable. It enhances speech while smartly managing background noise• The advanced design and stylish look of the new HearFlex eclipses that of any modern electronic communications device. Come see (and hear) it for irself! Savings expire May 31, 2012. Aberdeen Centralia Shelton Bremerton Longview Olympia Port Orchard Belfair Appointments are limited! Call nowi 1o888o 4 88 Hearing Care Centers • Sponsored by: ,~i7:TM ~Breast, Cervical and Colon Health Program S,~,;i~xj i b;es Throt~{}h £afl? Oe{eclk ~z Saturday, May 5, 8 a.m.- I p.m. Main Entrance of MGH FREE digital mammogram screenings for women uninsured or under insured, aged 40 to 64 (r0thefirst S0 women who qualify). Funded by the Karen Hilburn Breast & Cervical Cancer Fund; the Washingr0n Breast, Cervical and Colon Health Program; and Susan G. Komen for the Cure/Puget Sound• Women who are insured for mamm0grams may make an appointment for a digital mamm0gram at a later date by calling (360) 427-9590, option 1. m Nutritional services @ Cardiac health - blood pressure screening and information on heart health for women m Diabetes testing and self-assessment @ Mini massages m Information on HPV vaccine used to prevent the types of genital human papillomaviruses (HPV's) that cause most cases of cervical cancer and genital warts Healthy refreshments Mason General Hospital & Family of Clinics Mason General Hospital 901 Mountain View Drive, Shelton, WA Mason County PUD No. 3 Shelton: 360-426-8255 • Belfair: 360-275-2833 • Elma: 360-482-4998 www.masonpud3.org For event information: (360) 432-7706 www.MasonGeneral.com off hospital week at By NATALIE JOHNSON Each year, Mason Gen- eral Hospital and Family cancer, diabetes, high blood pressure or another illness, hospital l staff can encour- age that ]woman to schedule a follow bp appointment. "Along with diagnosing of Clinics (MGH) celebrates breast c~mcers we also pick National Hospital Week up lots ~f high blood pres- with wellness events, lec- sures arid high blood sug- tures and employee appre- ars," Trout said. We had ciation events, one patient we ended up This year Women's taking to the ER that day Health Event will kick off because the,blood pressure hospital week, from 8 a.m. was so high. to 1 p.m. on Saturday at These services are vital the hospital. The women's event takes place twice a year. in October and May. "What we have is free screening mammograms for women who are low income or uninsured," said Patient Navigator Karry Trout. to all women, but particu- larly those in Mason Coun- ty, Trout said. "Mason County has one of the highest incidences of breast cancer," she said. "Also [S~san G. Komen for the Cur~] currently funds on Saturday. "Women are always very appreciative of having these events available to them," she said. "If we start at 8 (a.m.) there's people lined up at 7:15 (a.m.) already." Over the years, hospital staff has worked to bring in more women to the event. "We've tried to expand outreach to the Hispanic community and that con- tinues to grow," Trout said. "Every year it grows." On Monday, hospi- tal week continues with a healthy food drive. On Wednesday, the hospital will have an employee ap- preciation breakfast and a barbecue lunch. At 6 p.m. May 10, in the This is the third May p.art of ~my position here hospital's EllinorRoom, Dr. Women's Health Event, she as patient navigator. They Dean Gushee will give a said. have targeted Mason Coun- presentation on his adven- In addition to mammo- ty as a|very high needs tures photographing the grams, the event also offers county.": Antarctic. This is the only diabetes and high blood Troutisaid hospital staff hospital week event that pressure screening and in- enjoys v}orking together to is open to the public other formation on nutrition and help unc]erserved women,than the Women's Health massage therapy. "Ther¢'s a lot of cama- Event. The event is open to raderie when we do theseGushee will give a sec- women from 40 to 64 years events,"ishe said. ond presentation at 6 p.m. old. Between 50 and 75 worn- on May 14 in the Ellinor "If someone shows up en usually show up at the Room. and has insurance we'll do events, i On May 11, Hospital that, but our focus is on the While! attendance is staff will also have a rib- uninsured," Trout said. generally higher in Octo- bon cutting ceremony with The event is designed for ber, which is breast cancer the Shelton Mason County routine screenings. If a pa- awarene[ss month, Trout Chamber of Commerce for tient shows signs of breast hopes f~r good attendance its new walking trail. Page A-2 - Shelton-Mason County Journal -Thursday, May 3, 2012 City of Shelton works with property owners on dispute By NATALIE JOHNSON ncd.a[i~./:7=m.~zsom:~o~n(y.com Residents and property owners in the Sheltonville Historic Neighborhood, a his- toric district north of Alder Street, ! are clashing over spillover parking in a residen- tially zoned vacant lot. However, city officials say at least some of that parking is here to Stay for the near future. "Eventually the parking will be suns~ted at a certain point," said Steve Goins, ~om- munity and economic development direc- tor for the City of Shelton. "This particular property owner, once he sells or no longer owns this property ... we'll be able to ~valk away from the agreement." i On April 16, the city commission vbted 2-1 to enforce zoning requirements on all but four parking spaces on that vacant lot. Byron Debben owns a residential 10t in the historic district, which is right next to another lot of his, which is zoned for com- mercial use and includes a building housing the Lewis Mason Thurston Area on Aging. When the building housed his and his father's chiropractic practice, they used the empty lot for spillover parking, despite the fact that such parking is not allowed on lots zoned for residential use. Debben said despite the lot's zoning, it should be used as a parking lot, as he said it always has. "I've been acquainted with the are~ for over 40 years," he said. ! Debben said the lot on Birch Street has been empty as long as he can remember, and was used as overflow for Irene S. Reed High School. Later, he said, his father pur- chased the lot, and now it belongs to him. In 1999, Debben and city staff at the time exchanged a series of letters about the parking. These letters appear to allow the parking to continue on four clearly marked, graveled spaces. These letters, city attorney Kathleen Haggard said on April 16, could be enforced as a contract if the city attempts to enforce code and disallow the parking in those spac- es. "We have a quasi contract with the city," Debben said. "It's been grandfathered in. I think it's a public service." However, residents in the neighborhood don't see it as a public service. "It goes against the whole notion of zon- ing to ignore," said Tracy Moore, who lives next to the vacant lot. "We have codes, we have zoning, lets enforce them throughout the town because they are there to protect property values and they are there to give continuity to development." Moore said she is concerned that ignor- ing conflicting uses in zoning could set a precedent. "Why would we want to invest money in our properties if we don't know what is go- ing to happen next door," she said. Debben said because parking has existed at the lot for decades,' neighborhood resi- dents shouldn't complain. "The nuisance was there -- they really See Parking on page A-6 PUD 3's Budget Billing program is great for customers on a fixed income, who travel, or just want to know how much their monthly electric bill will be. Budget Billing is a convenient toollthat averages a customer's previous year's electricity consumption. Based on the average, customers pay the same monthly bill amount june through April, with May being the settle-up month. Customers who have been at a residence {or twelve months and whose accounts are current may qualify. There are no income guidelines and no extra charges, i For added convenience, customers can sign-up for automatic payments directly from their bank account, credit or debit card. In addition to the Budget Billing program, contact PUD 3 to learn about qualifying discounts for low-income ]seniors or low-income disability customers.