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B ELFAIR HERALD
Serving Belfair -- Allyn m Grapeview m Tahuya m Mason Lake m South Shore n Victor
Thursday, June 14, 2007
Section of The Shelton-Mason County Journal
This weekend:
North Mason holds graduation
hTiara Hannafious, seen here getting a congratulatory
ug from a friend following the ceremony, was one
of 149 North Mason High School students to graduate
earlier this week at the Kitsap Pavilion. Next week's
lerald will include a special section featuring pho-
tos of each graduate, speeches given during the com-
lencement ceremony, a comprehensive list of this
Year's scholarship awards and more.
d Canal health:
samples show
c00acteria levels
results from the Memo-
State of the Oyster Study
ties are in and every one of
19 samples submitted for fecal
analysis showed a. pres-
of the bacteria.
Officials say that none of the
were extremely high, but
are worth watching to see if
are a result of a chronic prob-
or were caused by a passing
Fecal coliform bacteria
found in all warm-blooded ani-
They shed out in feces and
and other filter feeders
them. Fecal coliform test-
[is used worldwide as an indica-
levels in both water
shellfish tissues. When fecal
counts are high it serves
Warning that pathogens may
Present. Since it is a "broad
indicator," a number of
types fall within the fe-
One is Escherichia coli
coli for short), the bacteria
; is found naturally in the gut
animals.
I OTHER testing news, none
vibrio samples submit-
vibrio parahaemolyticus
in them. But as the sun
on, just a few days later,
State Department of
announced that all recre-
harvested in Hood
Area 8 (Shady Beach to Sun-
on the South Shore and
on the North Shore)
be thoroughly cooked due
Vibrio oyster-associated ill-
So, vibrio is present in some
Canal.
is good to remember some
things when enjoying
and mussels from
this summer. They
following:
Make sure to check the bio-
hotline (1-800-562-5632 or
'w.doh. ,a.gov) to see
are any closures in your
area.
• arvest shellfish from the
as the tide uncovers them
let them bake in the sun).
them on ice or under re-
Farms.
The collection procedures are
straightforward: Collect on only
six large oysters (five-plus inches
in length). Keep them in the shell
in a heavy leak-proof bag and cool
until they are at the drop site.
Clearly mark the bag with your
name, the collection site address,
your mailing address and your
phone and e-mail contact infor-
mation. Attach your completed
(Please turn to page 3.)
thoroughly to a temper-
above 145 Fahrenheit.
OWNERS can
oysters or clams for
from noon to 2:30 p.m.
June 17, in the QFC
lot in Belfair, at the Hap-
Store on State Route
q Parking lot located at 6751
Route 106 or Hunter
Ninth annual Relay set
to run Friday, Saturday
The 2007 version of North Ma-
son's Relay For Life, benefiting the
American Cancer Society, is ready
to begin with a first lap around the
North Mason High School track at
7 p.m. this Friday, June 15.
The first lap will be local cancer
survivors only. Anyone who has
ever been diagnosed with cancer,
regardless of current status, is en-
couraged to participate.
The North Mason High School
cheer squad will be energetically
leading the public in cheering the
survivors on their way as they kick
off the ninth annual Relay event
in North Mason. This year's theme
is "Aloha Life!"
FOLLOWING THE first lap,
each of the 25 registered teams
will have at least one person on the
track for the duration of the over-
night event. Community members
are invited to attend at no charge,
keeping in mind that donations are
being sought for cancer research,
public education, patient support
and advocacy.
The popular luminary ceremo-
ny will commence at 11 p.m. this
Friday night. The lights will be
dimmed, candles lit and the names
of those who have lost their battle
to cancer, as well as survivors, will
shine forth.
"Come play with us!" said De-
nise Snow, chair of the 2007 event.
She is referring to both the record-
ed and live music, including ka-
raoke and a giant musical chairs
game, and also to the games and
activities sponsored by the various
teams. "It will be such fun!" she
added.
The local "bloodmobile" will be
present from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. on
Saturday, seeking life-saving do-
nations administered through the
Puget Sound Blood Center.
THE FINAL lap will also carry
through the tradition of "cancer
survivors only." Snow says this is
another time to come out to sup-
port and encourage these special
people, who will begin to gather
for this concluding lap at around
12:30 p.m. on Saturday.
For further infbrmation about
the Relay or to make a donation
to the American Cancer Society
event, Snow may be reached by
calling 360-275-6066, Extension
3204.
At the chamber:
AWB president will speak
during chamber luncheon
The North Mason Chamber of
Commerce has announced that
Don Brunell, President of the As-
sociation of Washington Business,
will be the featured speaker at this
month's luncheon on Wednesday,
June 27, at the Mary E. Theler
Community Center in Belfair.
The monthly event starts at
11:30 a.m. with networking op-
portunities, followed by the lunch
which is served at noon. Various
community announcements and
the featured speaker follow the
lunch and all members of the pub-
lic are invited.
Organizers note that the AWB
is the oldest and most influential
business organization in the state
and serves as Washington's cham-
ber of commerce. Of 6,200 mem-
bers, 75 percent are businesses
with fewer than 50 employees. The
membership also includes some of
the nation's largest and most influ-
ential companies. Together, AWB
members provide jobs for some
600,000 Washington residents.
BRUNELL IS A native of Mon-
tana and a graduate of the Univer-
sity of Montana in Missoula, with
a bachelor of arts degree in educa-
tion. Before joining AWB, he start-
ed his career as a writer and editor
for two Montana daily newspapers
and then went to Washington,
D.C., as a press aide to Congress-
man Richard Shoup. In 1975, he
started lobbying for The Inland
Forest Resource Council. In 1978,
he became a communications man-
ager for Crown Zellerbach and at
the same time became a member
of the AWB board.
In 1986, Brunell became vice
president of governmental affairs
for AWB and was named presi-
dent in 1987. He has served in
the United States Army as part
of the special tbrces and retired as
a major in the Washington Army
National Guard. Among the vari-
ous committees Brunell serves on
are the Conference of State Manu-
facturers Associations as presi-
dent, Kids Chance of Washington,
the United States Chamber of
Commerce, the National Indus-
trial Council of State Associations
Group, the Washington Alliance
for a Competitive Economy and he
is the chair of the National Coun-
cil of State Chambers.
Those that would like more in-
formation about the local cham-
ber can visit the group's Web site
at www.northmasonchamber.
com or call executive director
Frank Kenny at 275-4267.
Goodell family makes travel
plans for Liberia this summer,
By LIZ CASE
By mid-summer, Belfair at-
torney Dan Goodell and his fam-
ily will have a summer-trip story
to top everyone else's. It will be a
journey, an adventure, but certain-
ly not a vacation, to the country of
Liberia, on Africa's northwestern
Atlantic coast.
The Goodells will be leaving on
June 21, traveling with the non-
profit group Serve The Children
(STC) based in Gig Harbor and
spending three weeks working at
STC's school in the capital, Mon-
rovia. According to its brochure,
the two schools STC operates in
Liberia provide "some of the only
tuition-free, faith-based education
and trauma counseling" in that
country.
The trip was not in the Goodells'
original plans for the summer of
2007. It was only within the last
few months that Dan Goodell hap-
pened to be at a local meeting and
strike up a conversation with an-
other attendee, an STC official.
That led one thing to another, and
to firm plans for a mission-type
trip.
LIBERIA, THEY learned, was
a country established in 1822 by
a group of American abolitionists,
the American Colonization Soci-
ety, as an English-speaking colony
of freed American slaves. Even-
tually, 15,000 blacks emigrated
there from the United States to
begin life anew.
According to Goodell, as recent-
ly as the 1970s Liberia was known
as one of the most modern coun-
trie#4n all of Africa. But 14 years
of civil war, ending in 2003, de-
Dan, Quin and Barb Goodell
stroyed every vestige of progress
and left the country uniformly
impoverished. Even in its capital
city, Monrovia, the infrastructure
- running water, sewer systems
and electricity - was destroyed,
and the adult population was deci-
mated from the war.
The median age of Liberians is
now only 14 years, the same as it
was in Europe during the Middle
Ages' Black (bubonic) Plague.
Twenty-five percent of Liberian
children die betbre the age of 5 due
to needless infections and simple
diarrhea. The average life span
there is currently only 48 years.
(Please turn to page 3.)
B ELFAIR HERALD
Serving Belfair -- Allyn m Grapeview m Tahuya m Mason Lake m South Shore n Victor
Thursday, June 14, 2007
Section of The Shelton-Mason County Journal
This weekend:
North Mason holds graduation
hTiara Hannafious, seen here getting a congratulatory
ug from a friend following the ceremony, was one
of 149 North Mason High School students to graduate
earlier this week at the Kitsap Pavilion. Next week's
lerald will include a special section featuring pho-
tos of each graduate, speeches given during the com-
lencement ceremony, a comprehensive list of this
Year's scholarship awards and more.
d Canal health:
samples show
c00acteria levels
results from the Memo-
State of the Oyster Study
ties are in and every one of
19 samples submitted for fecal
analysis showed a. pres-
of the bacteria.
Officials say that none of the
were extremely high, but
are worth watching to see if
are a result of a chronic prob-
or were caused by a passing
Fecal coliform bacteria
found in all warm-blooded ani-
They shed out in feces and
and other filter feeders
them. Fecal coliform test-
[is used worldwide as an indica-
levels in both water
shellfish tissues. When fecal
counts are high it serves
Warning that pathogens may
Present. Since it is a "broad
indicator," a number of
types fall within the fe-
One is Escherichia coli
coli for short), the bacteria
; is found naturally in the gut
animals.
I OTHER testing news, none
vibrio samples submit-
vibrio parahaemolyticus
in them. But as the sun
on, just a few days later,
State Department of
announced that all recre-
harvested in Hood
Area 8 (Shady Beach to Sun-
on the South Shore and
on the North Shore)
be thoroughly cooked due
Vibrio oyster-associated ill-
So, vibrio is present in some
Canal.
is good to remember some
things when enjoying
and mussels from
this summer. They
following:
Make sure to check the bio-
hotline (1-800-562-5632 or
'w.doh. ,a.gov) to see
are any closures in your
area.
• arvest shellfish from the
as the tide uncovers them
let them bake in the sun).
them on ice or under re-
Farms.
The collection procedures are
straightforward: Collect on only
six large oysters (five-plus inches
in length). Keep them in the shell
in a heavy leak-proof bag and cool
until they are at the drop site.
Clearly mark the bag with your
name, the collection site address,
your mailing address and your
phone and e-mail contact infor-
mation. Attach your completed
(Please turn to page 3.)
thoroughly to a temper-
above 145 Fahrenheit.
OWNERS can
oysters or clams for
from noon to 2:30 p.m.
June 17, in the QFC
lot in Belfair, at the Hap-
Store on State Route
q Parking lot located at 6751
Route 106 or Hunter
Ninth annual Relay set
to run Friday, Saturday
The 2007 version of North Ma-
son's Relay For Life, benefiting the
American Cancer Society, is ready
to begin with a first lap around the
North Mason High School track at
7 p.m. this Friday, June 15.
The first lap will be local cancer
survivors only. Anyone who has
ever been diagnosed with cancer,
regardless of current status, is en-
couraged to participate.
The North Mason High School
cheer squad will be energetically
leading the public in cheering the
survivors on their way as they kick
off the ninth annual Relay event
in North Mason. This year's theme
is "Aloha Life!"
FOLLOWING THE first lap,
each of the 25 registered teams
will have at least one person on the
track for the duration of the over-
night event. Community members
are invited to attend at no charge,
keeping in mind that donations are
being sought for cancer research,
public education, patient support
and advocacy.
The popular luminary ceremo-
ny will commence at 11 p.m. this
Friday night. The lights will be
dimmed, candles lit and the names
of those who have lost their battle
to cancer, as well as survivors, will
shine forth.
"Come play with us!" said De-
nise Snow, chair of the 2007 event.
She is referring to both the record-
ed and live music, including ka-
raoke and a giant musical chairs
game, and also to the games and
activities sponsored by the various
teams. "It will be such fun!" she
added.
The local "bloodmobile" will be
present from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. on
Saturday, seeking life-saving do-
nations administered through the
Puget Sound Blood Center.
THE FINAL lap will also carry
through the tradition of "cancer
survivors only." Snow says this is
another time to come out to sup-
port and encourage these special
people, who will begin to gather
for this concluding lap at around
12:30 p.m. on Saturday.
For further infbrmation about
the Relay or to make a donation
to the American Cancer Society
event, Snow may be reached by
calling 360-275-6066, Extension
3204.
At the chamber:
AWB president will speak
during chamber luncheon
The North Mason Chamber of
Commerce has announced that
Don Brunell, President of the As-
sociation of Washington Business,
will be the featured speaker at this
month's luncheon on Wednesday,
June 27, at the Mary E. Theler
Community Center in Belfair.
The monthly event starts at
11:30 a.m. with networking op-
portunities, followed by the lunch
which is served at noon. Various
community announcements and
the featured speaker follow the
lunch and all members of the pub-
lic are invited.
Organizers note that the AWB
is the oldest and most influential
business organization in the state
and serves as Washington's cham-
ber of commerce. Of 6,200 mem-
bers, 75 percent are businesses
with fewer than 50 employees. The
membership also includes some of
the nation's largest and most influ-
ential companies. Together, AWB
members provide jobs for some
600,000 Washington residents.
BRUNELL IS A native of Mon-
tana and a graduate of the Univer-
sity of Montana in Missoula, with
a bachelor of arts degree in educa-
tion. Before joining AWB, he start-
ed his career as a writer and editor
for two Montana daily newspapers
and then went to Washington,
D.C., as a press aide to Congress-
man Richard Shoup. In 1975, he
started lobbying for The Inland
Forest Resource Council. In 1978,
he became a communications man-
ager for Crown Zellerbach and at
the same time became a member
of the AWB board.
In 1986, Brunell became vice
president of governmental affairs
for AWB and was named presi-
dent in 1987. He has served in
the United States Army as part
of the special tbrces and retired as
a major in the Washington Army
National Guard. Among the vari-
ous committees Brunell serves on
are the Conference of State Manu-
facturers Associations as presi-
dent, Kids Chance of Washington,
the United States Chamber of
Commerce, the National Indus-
trial Council of State Associations
Group, the Washington Alliance
for a Competitive Economy and he
is the chair of the National Coun-
cil of State Chambers.
Those that would like more in-
formation about the local cham-
ber can visit the group's Web site
at www.northmasonchamber.
com or call executive director
Frank Kenny at 275-4267.
Goodell family makes travel
plans for Liberia this summer,
By LIZ CASE
By mid-summer, Belfair at-
torney Dan Goodell and his fam-
ily will have a summer-trip story
to top everyone else's. It will be a
journey, an adventure, but certain-
ly not a vacation, to the country of
Liberia, on Africa's northwestern
Atlantic coast.
The Goodells will be leaving on
June 21, traveling with the non-
profit group Serve The Children
(STC) based in Gig Harbor and
spending three weeks working at
STC's school in the capital, Mon-
rovia. According to its brochure,
the two schools STC operates in
Liberia provide "some of the only
tuition-free, faith-based education
and trauma counseling" in that
country.
The trip was not in the Goodells'
original plans for the summer of
2007. It was only within the last
few months that Dan Goodell hap-
pened to be at a local meeting and
strike up a conversation with an-
other attendee, an STC official.
That led one thing to another, and
to firm plans for a mission-type
trip.
LIBERIA, THEY learned, was
a country established in 1822 by
a group of American abolitionists,
the American Colonization Soci-
ety, as an English-speaking colony
of freed American slaves. Even-
tually, 15,000 blacks emigrated
there from the United States to
begin life anew.
According to Goodell, as recent-
ly as the 1970s Liberia was known
as one of the most modern coun-
trie#4n all of Africa. But 14 years
of civil war, ending in 2003, de-
Dan, Quin and Barb Goodell
stroyed every vestige of progress
and left the country uniformly
impoverished. Even in its capital
city, Monrovia, the infrastructure
- running water, sewer systems
and electricity - was destroyed,
and the adult population was deci-
mated from the war.
The median age of Liberians is
now only 14 years, the same as it
was in Europe during the Middle
Ages' Black (bubonic) Plague.
Twenty-five percent of Liberian
children die betbre the age of 5 due
to needless infections and simple
diarrhea. The average life span
there is currently only 48 years.
(Please turn to page 3.)