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COLUMN EDITORIAL Memorial Day is fast upon us and, Let's remember, too, all of the other despite the continuing drizzles, the brave men and women of the armed long weekend will once again mark the forces that have served with honor and beginning of summer for many. made it home safely. Here's to hoping that this three-day Take the time this weekend or weekend is a safe and enjoyable one for on Monday itself, to reach out and all of us. A little sunshine wouldn't be thank a veteran for his or her service. all bad, either. Considering the sacrifices that they have On a more solemn note, though, let's made, it seems like the least that those hope that each and every one of us can of us who never donned a uniform can take a moment to.reflect on the ultimate do. sacrifice that so many have made for Be safe and may God continue to this country, bless the United States of America. So the end of the world did happen, but no one could see it, said Harold Camping, the 89-year-old owner of the Family Radio network, who has preached that Judgement SIEMONDEAN Day was upon us and the Rapture would occur on May 21, 2011. There were ads on the radio, print, online and television and thousands of believers emptied their bank accounts and gave up their worldly possessions to go catch the earliest Rapture at 6 p.m. on the West Coast. The day passed and no one flew to the sky. There was no massive rainfall that flooded the world and there was no major e~rthquake. And yet, Camping said it is still coming on October 21, 2011. For a man who was wrong in 1994 and was \ quoted for saying that he was 100-percent certain that 5-21-11 was the Et~d of Days, maybe he should just be quiet. ,: If he wants to take text from the Bible and say that what he has read will calculate when the world will end, maybe he should go back to the books of Matthew and Mark where it says that no one will know the hour or day. Maybe that was left out in the Wikipedia or Sparknotes version of the Bible. TO EDITOR Boat launch Paul wants fee or tax? Babe by his Editor, the Journal With my tongue in my cheek, I wish to Editor, the Journal thank the Mason County This is an open letter to Commissioners for the the residents of Shelton and Mason Lake County Park Mason County. and boat launch, which I'm not here to report was dedicated on May 17. the loss of CO2 or other bad After the citizens of Mason things that might befall our Lake rsnswed its Lake community. I'm hers to ask Management District for your help to bring Babe the taking care of the milfoil Blue Ox to Shelton. and other noxious weed There is an active problems, the county campaign to ask for funding received monies from to bring the fabled Babe the the state to put in a new Blue Ox to accompany Paul dock and better parking Bunyan on his treks around facilities. As homeowners, the Puget Sound region for we were concerned about a parades and exhibitions. water station, which would Paul has been a member be used to remove any new of the Shelten community noxious weeds. With $1 for many years, and like million in hand, the parks many of us, seen good times department kept telling and bad, but in the end we me not to worry, the wash got stronger. Since his last station would be put in, major restoration in 1996, • and indeed Mr. Keates said Paul has been cared for but he knew exactly what he always pined for Babe to needed to do. But, alas, it be along side, ready for the was "too expensive" so no people smiling and the little water station was built. Of ones seeing something that course, the commissioners will last them for a lifetime. know what needs to be done The community lent a so the funds generated by hand for Paul in 1996; the this park will go into the community opened their county's general fund and hearts to finance a mural not the Parks Fund. And, showing our history of certainly the county will Shelton in the old days on save all those funds for the Treasures Building. offsetting the maintenance And now, we're asking for costs at the launch as well support to bring Babe the as other costs at the park Blue Ox to Shelton. facility. Surely you jest. This guy is not tiny, Will they take lessons from more than eight feet tall, 17 the state? feet three inches long and I do hope the county a horn spread of eight feet. plans on putting something Babe comes equipped with in the newspapers in local a few attractions that are counties so that people guaranteed to bring smiles don't waste their gasoline to the little ones. The body to come to Mason Lake to is fiberglass construction, pay a fee to put their boat made for traveling, heavy in the water. The fisheries duty with built-in hold department built a dock at down bars. the lake sometime in the Donations are being 1960s and sold it to the accepted at the Heritage county in the 1970s; the Bank and Our Community county hasn't done a thing Credit Union under the to the boat launch in all account of Babe the Blue these years, but now we Ox. The goal is $11,000. should start charging a fee The Babe project accepted a to launch our boats, even special built trailer for Babe if we are the same citizens to ride on next to Paul. It who are taxing ourselves to has new tires thanks to the keep the lake clean, generous support form Les Again, thank you Mason Schwab Tires. County Commissioners for If the community comes your clear thinking, together and gets behind Ellie Nevers this project we will have GrapeviewBabe in no time. Lloyd E. Prouty Shelton director has it right Editor, the Journal Kudos to John Keates who has completed a number of boat ramp pr°jectSjohn successfully competedf°r the county, information for grant monies to rebuild ramlQ in omQ cases even expanded the parking. The Mason Lake Ramp and Latimers Landing is a vast improvement over the old facilities. Along with theseunderstandingprOjects itthat JohniS my ~0L~ recently competed for more L~'~I",,~ funds for improving the ramps in Mason County. John has it right to ask recreational boaters and the shellfish industry to help fund the sustainability of these projects. We ask the trucking industry to pay a bit more for heavy road use it seems reasonable for the aquaculture industry to pay for their use of the boat ramps. Recreational boaters have to pay at state parks and many ports to launch - the County would be remiss not to ask for their help as well. Let's keep the good work going for our boat ramps Keep up the good work John. Phil Walff Allyn Theloumalwelcomes and enCourages your letters to the editor. Wewil/print signed; original letters of local interest. We will not publish lettersttiat are libelousor scurrilous innature. Letters should be under 35Owords and provide contactand address forthe JoumaL County USPS 492-800 She#on-Mason County Journal is a member of Washington Newspaper Publishers' Association. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to Shelton-Mason SUBSCRIPTION RATES: County Journal, RO. 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