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Steve McGonigal Official says weeding work is important The Mason County Noxious Weed Control Board will meet at 8 a.m. on Tuesday, May 22. As it happens, this is the first meeting of the board after last month's presentation by one of the state's leaders in the business of tackling troublesome vegetation. Steve McGonigal, executive sec- retary of the Washington State Noxious Weed Control Board made the point that controlling noxious weeds requires the coop- erative effort of government and private landowners. He addressed the April 24 meeting of the local weed board, stressing the impor- tance of providing information to help landowners identify and con- trol noxious weeds on their prop- erty. Noxious weeds are plants that are not native to Washington and are highly destructive, competitive and difficult to control. They invade crop lands, range lands, forests, wetlands, lakes and rivers, caus- ing economic and ecological dam- age. McGonigal talked about how Washington laws concerning these plants are now used as a model in other states. He attributes this to their realistic approach, which emphasizes preventing new infes- tations while working to reduce or eliminate noxious weeds in infest- ed areas. McGonigal provided informa- tion about the process used by the state board to determine which weeds are legally mandated for eradication statewide and ad- dressed the question of why the state board mandates control of some noxious weeds in particu- lar parts of Washington. He em- phasized that control of noxious weeds is important and can be ac- complished without imposing an undue burden on local landowners or governmental entities. Present at the meeting were members and staffers of the local weed board: Gerald Lester, Mark Nelson, David Robbins, Bob Sim- mons and Pat Grover. Also pres- ent were Mason County Commis- sioner Ross Gallagher and Karen Paxson. The May 22 meeting of the local weed board will be in the Commis- sioners' Chambers at 411 North Fifth Street in downtown Shelton. More information is available by calling 427-9670, Extension 592, or 275-4467, Extension 592. Hood Canal homes, s00tops can go'. People using well water on the South Shore of Hood Canal have been given an offer they might not want to refuse: get a free meter and some money to pay for its in- stallation in exchange for keeping track of their water use over the course of a year. This program is a project of the planning unit of Watershed Re- source Inventory Area 16, an or- ganization with representatives of Mason County, the Skokomish Na- tion, Jefferson County and PUD 1 in Potlatch. Debbie Knipschield, director of administrative services for the public utility district, pro- vided information about the "Me- ters for Clean Water," as the vol- unteer well-metering program is called. She wrote in a summary deliv- ered to this newspaper that there are approximately 60 free water meters available and homeowners can get up to $150 towards their installation. Her paper makes the point that data about the private users of well water is valuable to watershed planners and the public utility districts but often is hard to find. As a result the PUDs are left to plan using formulas rather than real data. The hope is that actual Pioneer Schoc t free water m(00t,ers use data will help the PUD serve more customers without having to spend district resources getting new water rights. "This program offers homeown- ers an excellent conservation tool and provides important informa- tion about actual water use in the watershed that can help aid plan- ners and save everyone money," the paper states. OFFICIALS OF PUD 1 make the point that a common cause of septic system failure is exceeding the flow capacity of the system. They say thoughtful use of the me- ter will give homeowners a valu- able diagnostic tool to help them monitor flow and catch leaks that can cause this type of septic sys- tem failure. Persons eligible for this pro- gram use a well with fewer than seven connections for household or business purposes. The planning unit is particularly interested in data from single-family homes with and without gardens, as well as multiple-family systems and small farms or businesses. Meters will be installed at locations in the Lower Hood Canal from Brinnon south to the Skokomish River and east along the South Shore to an area just outside Belfair. Persons who get the meters and the money needed to install them will be required to document their meter data once a month for at least one full year on meter sheets provided by the planning unit. At the end of the year, they will be asked to fill out a short question- naire and return it with the com- pleted meter sheet to the PUD of- fice at 21971 Highway 101. This program is strictly confi- dential and officials say partici- pants need not fear their data will be used to raise their water rates. The data will be "blind" to the privacy of participants, meters will be theirs to keep. THE PUDS and other in WRIA 16 will use the data plan for and help meet water mand for the future. If the demonstrates that people less water than state timate, some public utilities get more from their rights without looking for tional supplies. Participants may install meters themselves or arrange a plumber to do the job. information, send an e-mail Knipschield at eom or call her at 877-5249. Skokomish and Dosewallips Wa- tershed and the South Shore of rr-wv-r/rl N vl'sarJ ,I: --- --r 5amrda00, 9"'" ":J200 Tea's a treat for mothers of kids in second grade By KAREN EVERETT The students in the second grade at Pioneer School showed love and appreciation for their mothers last week in several ways at their annual Second Grade Mothers' Tea. Children performing an African play called Anansi and the Moss Covered Rock was a highlight in Lauri McGovern's class. The play debuted at the tea and will become a show traveling to other classrooms in the next few days. Showing off their musical tal- ents, the students in Jon Corco- ran's class wrote the lyrics to an original song called "Love is Good." The melody was written by their teacher who played it on the guitar as the children sang to their mothers. This was followed by a special sharing time when mothers talked about what made their chfldreaordinary and the children  told " :their mothers why they were outstanding. Budding florists in Erin Bacon's class made corsages for their moth- ers and serenaded their mothers by singing "L Is for the Way You Look at Me." There was a poetry reading about morns and Mrs. Ba- con read "Guess How Much I Love You" as written by Sam McBrat- ney. Children in Kelly McCarty's class planted marigolds in hand- painted pots to present to their mothers. They also read origi- nal and published poetry at the tea. Along with tea and cake, the morns received from their children handmade gifts which included hats, kites, picture frames and door hangers. The Pioneer Par- ent Teacher Student Association sponsored the 'tea. In other news, the district has announced that an additional day, June 12, has been added for the 2007-2008 kindergarten registra- tion. Registration is by appoint- ment only. The child must be present for the registration as all students will be screened by the kindergar- ten and early education staff. Stu- dents must be 5 by August 31 to attend kindergarten. Other requirements for regis- tration include a copy of a birth certificate, completed proof of im- munization and a completed regis- tration packet. The kindergarten program for next year will consist of two all-day kindergarten class- es and one everyday program con- sisting of one morning session and one afternoon session. Parents and guardians can ar- range an appointment by calling the school office at 427-2737. OLYMPIC MOtoRS Home of the "Best Deals On Wheels" SPRINGTIME BLOWOUT SALE!! 2006 Suzuki XL7 SUV 4 dr 4x4 Low miles 2005 Hyundai Tiburon Sport Car Sharp! 2003 Dodge Durango SUV Near perfect 2003 Honda Accord 4 dr EX V6, must see 2001 Ford Expedition SUV 7 passenger, sharp All priced to SELL -- MAKE OFFER! Viewing and test drives at Olympic Motors 2921 Northview Circle on Mt. View 426-5544, 490-1451, 426-9701 ext. 1179 I I I Page 22 - Shelton-Mason County Journal - Thursday, May 17, 2007 • Pancake Feed 7:30-11 am by donation, hosted by New Community Church of Union • Music by Union Blues Band 1-3pm • BBQ 11am- 4pm Hot Dogs; Pepsi Can Pop & Chips SlS° Door Prizes, Drawings Between 1-3 p.m. • Pepsi Products 12-pk ... $2 99 • Tim's Chips ... $199 • Bud & Bud Light 18-pk Cans... Sl 0 99 • Assorted Widmer 6-pk ... S599 • Coors & Coors Light 18-pk Cans... Sl 0 99 -- FULL LINE -- Fresh Bread, Grocery, Pop, Dairy, . , Beer/Wine (With Large Wine Selection), Propane, ATM, General Merchandise, Tackle, Bait, Smoked Salmon, Special Orders & Food to Go, Fishing & Hunting Licenses, Coffee House Cappuccinos, Espressos and Good Conversati01 0060-8' Mike & Marina Sheetz, Hours: 6am-9pm Summer: 6am-10pm Fri 1091 F-ask McReav,.q Roac[ Corner of McReavy & Dalby, Union YOU ABE INVITED SUNDAY MAY 20th FROM 12-6 181 E Ashwood Ln- Shelton In Shoreerest Starting in the 230's Join ug for e wonderful e00lmon BBQ. Green Homes of Washington is committed to preserving the health of people and the planet. We have been work- ing for years on affordable green home designs that will create healthy, well planned homes that reduce carbon pollution. We invite you to discover what living green is all about. Over Gmn eomo  what living gmon ta sn about. Ermrgg In(blndmleo for lira future. eome =oo tl fulum, it'e g and it'm wonderfull Working together with Built Green and Energy Star for energy efficiency. Extra Imul,flon ranifo eurdor Tope Tanklmm on Demand Nor Wslr Natural .0.olatu Lighting Vaulhd C.oilin Directions: Hwy 3 to Alte Rd, R at stop sign follow into K'hjlh Fhmmaeord UgMIng Shorecre L on Parkway, L Mapb eBblno onto Ashwood Ltt l/rp round eovrl lafo Hosted by: Greta Homes of Port WA and Angela Barnes 360-790-0250 i'; i ¸ Steve McGonigal Official says weeding work is important The Mason County Noxious Weed Control Board will meet at 8 a.m. on Tuesday, May 22. As it happens, this is the first meeting of the board after last month's presentation by one of the state's leaders in the business of tackling troublesome vegetation. Steve McGonigal, executive sec- retary of the Washington State Noxious Weed Control Board made the point that controlling noxious weeds requires the coop- erative effort of government and private landowners. He addressed the April 24 meeting of the local weed board, stressing the impor- tance of providing information to help landowners identify and con- trol noxious weeds on their prop- erty. Noxious weeds are plants that are not native to Washington and are highly destructive, competitive and difficult to control. They invade crop lands, range lands, forests, wetlands, lakes and rivers, caus- ing economic and ecological dam- age. McGonigal talked about how Washington laws concerning these plants are now used as a model in other states. He attributes this to their realistic approach, which emphasizes preventing new infes- tations while working to reduce or eliminate noxious weeds in infest- ed areas. McGonigal provided informa- tion about the process used by the state board to determine which weeds are legally mandated for eradication statewide and ad- dressed the question of why the state board mandates control of some noxious weeds in particu- lar parts of Washington. He em- phasized that control of noxious weeds is important and can be ac- complished without imposing an undue burden on local landowners or governmental entities. Present at the meeting were members and staffers of the local weed board: Gerald Lester, Mark Nelson, David Robbins, Bob Sim- mons and Pat Grover. Also pres- ent were Mason County Commis- sioner Ross Gallagher and Karen Paxson. The May 22 meeting of the local weed board will be in the Commis- sioners' Chambers at 411 North Fifth Street in downtown Shelton. More information is available by calling 427-9670, Extension 592, or 275-4467, Extension 592. Hood Canal homes, s00tops can go'. People using well water on the South Shore of Hood Canal have been given an offer they might not want to refuse: get a free meter and some money to pay for its in- stallation in exchange for keeping track of their water use over the course of a year. This program is a project of the planning unit of Watershed Re- source Inventory Area 16, an or- ganization with representatives of Mason County, the Skokomish Na- tion, Jefferson County and PUD 1 in Potlatch. Debbie Knipschield, director of administrative services for the public utility district, pro- vided information about the "Me- ters for Clean Water," as the vol- unteer well-metering program is called. She wrote in a summary deliv- ered to this newspaper that there are approximately 60 free water meters available and homeowners can get up to $150 towards their installation. Her paper makes the point that data about the private users of well water is valuable to watershed planners and the public utility districts but often is hard to find. As a result the PUDs are left to plan using formulas rather than real data. The hope is that actual Pioneer Schoc t free water m(00t,ers use data will help the PUD serve more customers without having to spend district resources getting new water rights. "This program offers homeown- ers an excellent conservation tool and provides important informa- tion about actual water use in the watershed that can help aid plan- ners and save everyone money," the paper states. OFFICIALS OF PUD 1 make the point that a common cause of septic system failure is exceeding the flow capacity of the system. They say thoughtful use of the me- ter will give homeowners a valu- able diagnostic tool to help them monitor flow and catch leaks that can cause this type of septic sys- tem failure. Persons eligible for this pro- gram use a well with fewer than seven connections for household or business purposes. The planning unit is particularly interested in data from single-family homes with and without gardens, as well as multiple-family systems and small farms or businesses. Meters will be installed at locations in the Lower Hood Canal from Brinnon south to the Skokomish River and east along the South Shore to an area just outside Belfair. Persons who get the meters and the money needed to install them will be required to document their meter data once a month for at least one full year on meter sheets provided by the planning unit. At the end of the year, they will be asked to fill out a short question- naire and return it with the com- pleted meter sheet to the PUD of- fice at 21971 Highway 101. This program is strictly confi- dential and officials say partici- pants need not fear their data will be used to raise their water rates. The data will be "blind" to the privacy of participants, meters will be theirs to keep. THE PUDS and other in WRIA 16 will use the data plan for and help meet water mand for the future. If the demonstrates that people less water than state timate, some public utilities get more from their rights without looking for tional supplies. Participants may install meters themselves or arrange a plumber to do the job. information, send an e-mail Knipschield at eom or call her at 877-5249. Skokomish and Dosewallips Wa- tershed and the South Shore of rr-wv-r/rl N vl'sarJ ,I: --- --r 5amrda00, 9"'" ":J200 Tea's a treat for mothers of kids in second grade By KAREN EVERETT The students in the second grade at Pioneer School showed love and appreciation for their mothers last week in several ways at their annual Second Grade Mothers' Tea. Children performing an African play called Anansi and the Moss Covered Rock was a highlight in Lauri McGovern's class. The play debuted at the tea and will become a show traveling to other classrooms in the next few days. Showing off their musical tal- ents, the students in Jon Corco- ran's class wrote the lyrics to an original song called "Love is Good." The melody was written by their teacher who played it on the guitar as the children sang to their mothers. This was followed by a special sharing time when mothers talked about what made their chfldreaordinary and the children  told " :their mothers why they were outstanding. Budding florists in Erin Bacon's class made corsages for their moth- ers and serenaded their mothers by singing "L Is for the Way You Look at Me." There was a poetry reading about morns and Mrs. Ba- con read "Guess How Much I Love You" as written by Sam McBrat- ney. Children in Kelly McCarty's class planted marigolds in hand- painted pots to present to their mothers. They also read origi- nal and published poetry at the tea. Along with tea and cake, the morns received from their children handmade gifts which included hats, kites, picture frames and door hangers. The Pioneer Par- ent Teacher Student Association sponsored the 'tea. In other news, the district has announced that an additional day, June 12, has been added for the 2007-2008 kindergarten registra- tion. Registration is by appoint- ment only. The child must be present for the registration as all students will be screened by the kindergar- ten and early education staff. Stu- dents must be 5 by August 31 to attend kindergarten. Other requirements for regis- tration include a copy of a birth certificate, completed proof of im- munization and a completed regis- tration packet. The kindergarten program for next year will consist of two all-day kindergarten class- es and one everyday program con- sisting of one morning session and one afternoon session. Parents and guardians can ar- range an appointment by calling the school office at 427-2737. OLYMPIC MOtoRS Home of the "Best Deals On Wheels" SPRINGTIME BLOWOUT SALE!! 2006 Suzuki XL7 SUV 4 dr 4x4 Low miles 2005 Hyundai Tiburon Sport Car Sharp! 2003 Dodge Durango SUV Near perfect 2003 Honda Accord 4 dr EX V6, must see 2001 Ford Expedition SUV 7 passenger, sharp All priced to SELL -- MAKE OFFER! Viewing and test drives at Olympic Motors 2921 Northview Circle on Mt. View 426-5544, 490-1451, 426-9701 ext. 1179 I I I Page 22 - Shelton-Mason County Journal - Thursday, May 17, 2007 • Pancake Feed 7:30-11 am by donation, hosted by New Community Church of Union • Music by Union Blues Band 1-3pm • BBQ 11am- 4pm Hot Dogs; Pepsi Can Pop & Chips SlS° Door Prizes, Drawings Between 1-3 p.m. • Pepsi Products 12-pk ... $2 99 • Tim's Chips ... $199 • Bud & Bud Light 18-pk Cans... Sl 0 99 • Assorted Widmer 6-pk ... S599 • Coors & Coors Light 18-pk Cans... Sl 0 99 -- FULL LINE -- Fresh Bread, Grocery, Pop, Dairy, . , Beer/Wine (With Large Wine Selection), Propane, ATM, General Merchandise, Tackle, Bait, Smoked Salmon, Special Orders & Food to Go, Fishing & Hunting Licenses, Coffee House Cappuccinos, Espressos and Good Conversati01 0060-8' Mike & Marina Sheetz, Hours: 6am-9pm Summer: 6am-10pm Fri 1091 F-ask McReav,.q Roac[ Corner of McReavy & Dalby, Union YOU ABE INVITED SUNDAY MAY 20th FROM 12-6 181 E Ashwood Ln- Shelton In Shoreerest Starting in the 230's Join ug for e wonderful e00lmon BBQ. Green Homes of Washington is committed to preserving the health of people and the planet. We have been work- ing for years on affordable green home designs that will create healthy, well planned homes that reduce carbon pollution. We invite you to discover what living green is all about. Over Gmn eomo  what living gmon ta sn about. Ermrgg In(blndmleo for lira future. eome =oo tl fulum, it'e g and it'm wonderfull Working together with Built Green and Energy Star for energy efficiency. Extra Imul,flon ranifo eurdor Tope Tanklmm on Demand Nor Wslr Natural .0.olatu Lighting Vaulhd C.oilin Directions: Hwy 3 to Alte Rd, R at stop sign follow into K'hjlh Fhmmaeord UgMIng Shorecre L on Parkway, L Mapb eBblno onto Ashwood Ltt l/rp round eovrl lafo Hosted by: Greta Homes of Port WA and Angela Barnes 360-790-0250 i'; i ¸