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Yasmine Littleraven, a first-grade student at
during a track meet at the Washington State
in the event.
Claims 100-meter dash
victory in meet for blind
By KEVIN SPRADLIN
kevin@masoncou~ly.com
SEMINAR I it might have been simply the first of many
track meets for Yasmine Littleraven.
Wednesday
6TH
6:00- 8:00 pm
In hindsight, however, her victory in the
100-meter dash last week at the Washington
State School.for the Blind might turn out to be a
life-changing experience.
It's an opportunity to realize the only obstacles
in front of her are the ones she accepts.
The 6-year-old first-grade student at Hood Ca-
mpson
Courtesy of Shannyn Wiseman
Hood Canal School, heads toward the finish line in the 100-meter dash
School for the Blind on May 17 in Vancouver. Yasmine won her age division
nal School traveled to Vancouver on May 17 for "She seemd a little excited about it," Wiseman
the track meet. Yasmine traveled with Shannyn said, when the idea was pitched to Yasmine this
Wiseman, her one-on-one para educator, and Joe time.
Dlugo, who works as Yasmine's orientation and
mobility specialist.
Yasmine, who is visually impaired, competed
in two sprints, the 50 and 100, in the B1 division
-- that is she and her fellow competitors did not
use sight to participate.
Wiseman said the ide&:to have Yasmine par-
ticipate blossomed a year ago.
',Last year, when Yasmine was in kindergar-
ten, we weren't quite ready for that," Wiseman
said.
This year was different. Yasmine was in bet-
ter shape and more prepared to be thrust into a
situation she could perceive as intense and pres-
surized.
Yasmine also was well-attired. For the two
sprints, she donned a Hood Canal School running
singlet given to her by her teacher, Lisa Queen.
Yasmine noted that the competition, for which
she was awarded first-place blue ribbon, was not
the only activity she enjoyed while in Vancouver. •
The festivities included a "sensory safari" of::
wild animal mounts, from the routine to the ex-
otic, as well as an arts and crafts tent, and a pet-
ting zoo. There, Yasmine was able to pet llamas:
Overall, it was an adventure worth repeating.
Next year, Wiseman said Yasmine plans to run
the 200.
"It was fun," Wiseman said. "It was a learning
experience for both of us."
By NATALIE JOHNSON
natalie@masoncounty,com
Mason County PUD 3 recently
completed a project to replace
lights in Simpson Timber's Shel-
ton waterfront and Johns Prairie
locations which saved 7 percent
of the utility's overall power con-
sumption.
"You may have noticed that the
lights down at Simpson are very
white and bright lately," PUD 3
Conservation Manager Justin Hol-
zgrove said. "That's new."
With energy efficiency funding
from the Bonneville Power Admin-
istration (BPA) the PUD replaced
all of the large T-12 flourescent
lights at Simpson's two locations
with smaller T-8 and T-5 foures-
cent lights.
"Essentially, every light was
changed out, Holzgrove said.
"They actually are more efficient
lights.
Replacing all of Simpson's light-
ing will save 4,190.9 megawatt
hours (MWh) per year, he said.
"To put that in perspective
~1 that's about 7 percent ofour sys-
tem load," PUD 3 Power Supply Courtesy photo
Y Manager Matt Samuelson said. Mason County PUD 3 worked with Simpson representative
"That's a lot of energy." Tony Enslow, the company's project engineer and
Saving the energy also helps environmental specialist, to replace aging and inefficient
the PUD meet renewable energy T-12 fluorescent lights with smaller and more efficient T-8
requirements under Initiative 937 and T-5 flourescent lights.
(I-937), which required all utilities
to obtain 3 percent of their energy specialist. Enslow could not at- to reducing our energy consump-
aLl"~'TNI from renewablesourcesby2012,9 tend the P, UD 3 Board of Corn-tion, the new lighting fixtures,
percent by 2016 and 15 percent by missioners most recent meeting ballasts and sensors have also in-
LL,~,[ 2020. on Tuesday to discuss the project, creased our facility's lighting qual-
2m[ The PUD payed $652,519.47 to but wrote comments on the proj- ity and intensity; making our fa-
www.verles.co,, replace the lights, which was en- ect that were shared in a presen- cilities a safer and more enjoyable
741W. Golden Pheasant Rd.I tirely covered by energy efficiency tation Holzgrove gave to the PUD place to work," Enslow wrote.
funds from BPA, Holzgrove said. Board. The federal government has
Shelton, WA98584 | Holzgrove and the PUD worked "Our collective efforts have mandated that T-12 lights will no
(360) u oo with Tony Enslow, Simpson proj- made this county-wide lighting longer be manufactured after July
ect engineer and environmental project a real success. In addition 2012.
Page A-2 - Shelton-Mason County Journal -Thursday, May 24, 2012
State also
reimburses
PUD 3 for
winter storm
damage
87.5 percent of costs
now reimbursed
By NATALIE JOHNSON
natcdie@masoncounty.com
The Mason County
PUD 3 finance department
learned on May 11 that the
Washington Military De-
partment Emergency Man-
agement Division would
reimburse 12.5 percent of
costs incurred from the win-
ter storm in January.
The state will pay the
PUD $63,310.93.
Earlier this month, PUD
3 learned that the Federal
Emergency Management
Agency (FEMA) would also
reimburse 75 percent of the
PUD's costs incurred from
damage from the storm;
amounting to $379,865.60.
The reimbursed amount
now totals $443,176.54. The
PUD spent $506,487.47 to
clean up debris and repair
lines damaged by a winter
storm in January that last-
ed several days and dropped
more than a foot of snow
and ice in some parts of the
county.