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OB ITUAR I
Lew Luehrs
Lew F. Luehrs died Sun-
day, May 24.
Mr. Luehrs was born in
Portland, Oregon.
He attended Vancouver
High School, where he ex-
celled in sports. He attend-
ed the University of Wash-
ington and was a walk-on to
the Huskies football team.
He later attended UCLA
on a U.S. Navy scholarship,
and upon graduation vol-
unteered for Underwater
Demolition Team (UDT),
the precursor to the Navy
Seals. He participated
in seven invasions in the
South Pacific including
Guam and the Philippines
and was awarded the Silver
Star with a cluster and the
Bronze Star for bravery.
He married Esther
Mann on January 13, 1945,
and they settled in Vancou-
ver, where he worked for
the Vancouver School Dis-
trict as teacher, counselor,
coach and dean of boys for
25 years.
After retirement, the
family built a summer
home on Alderbrook Golf
Course in Union.
Mr. Luehrs traveled with
his wife to see their kids and
grandkids around the USA
and Europe. His golfing
endeavors included seven
holes-in-one and shooting
his age in golf from age 70
to 88. He continued build-
ing and remodeling homes,
sharing his expertise and
help wherever and when-
ever he could.
He participated in Se-
nior Olympics track events,
where he won gold medals
in shot put, pole vault, high
jump, discus, long jump
and javelin.
Mr. Luehrs is survived
by wife Esther; sons Greg
and wife Susie of 'Kenne-
wick and Larry and wife
Susan of Haleiwa, Hawaii;
daughter Louanne Fuller
and husband Tom of Van-
couver; and grandchildren
Laura, Leanne, Emily, Liz,
Lacy and Lucas.
A celebration of life was
held on Memorial Day by
the family.
In lieu of flowers, the
family requests donations
to a charity of your choice.
W. McDowell
William Charles Mc-
Dowell died on Friday,
June 12, at his home in
Grapeview.
He was born in Emmett,
Idaho, on June 23, 1944.
Mr. McDowell served
his country in Vietnam
with the United States
Marine Corps. He received
the Vietnam Service Med-
al and the Good Conduct
Medal.
He was an elder at the
Four Square Church of
Shelton and the First Bap-
tist Church of Shelton.
Mr. McDowell loved to
fish, play tennis, do wood-
working, build furniture
and play golf.
Survivors include wife
of 43 years Charlotte Mc-
Dowell of Grapeview;
children Duane K. Hen-
dry and wife Vanessa of
Sulphur, Louisiana, Car-
men Danette Mc Dowell
Thompson and husband
Mark Thompson of Bel-
levue, Denise Anne Lee
and husband Steven of
Stanwood and William
Curtiss McDowell and
wife Brandy of Streator,
Illinois; brother Jim Mc-
Dowell and wife Mary of
Sherwood, Oregon; sisters
June Creson and husband
Art of LaGrand, Oregon,
Mary Callaham of La-
Grand and Bonnie Carper
and husband Ken of Van-
couver; grandchildren Eric
Hendry, Kassie. J. Mc-
Dowell, Rowan Thompson,
Alexandra Lee, Hannah
McDowell, ClaraBeth Mc-
Dowell and William Caden
McDowell.
Graveside services with
military honors were held
Wednesday, June 17, at
Tahoma National Cem-
etery in Kent.
Sign the on-line guest
book at www.tuellmck-
eebremcrton.com.
Arrangements by Tuell-
McKee Funeral Home.
Correction
Memorial donations for
Michelle Wilson may be
made to a fund at New Ho-
rizons Church, 307 Eas~ F
Street, Shelton.
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Com .m!ssion adopts ballast-water rules,
S modffues hunter licensing requirements
Irving Reedy
Irving J. Reedy died
Wednesday, May 27, at
Mason General Hospital
in Shelton. He was 59 and
had lived in Shelton for 11
years.
M r
Reedy
was born
on De-
cember
24, 1949
in Rupert,
Idaho,
to Lee
Roy and
Phyllis
(Oehler)
Reedy.
H e Irving
g r a d u - Reedy
ated from
Minidoka
High School in 1968.
Mr. Reedy served in the
U.S. Navy from April 21,
1969 to January 30, 1973,
then in the Army Reserves
from 1983 to May 27, 2009.
His rank when discharged
was E-7 Sergeant First
Class.
He married Cynthia
Poole on November 21,
2001 in Shelton.
Mr. Reedy worked for
the Department of Defense,
ECS/10 on Fort Lewis Army
Base as a diesel automobile
mechanic.
His main priority was his
family and grandchildren.
He liked being outdoors and
enjoyed landscape upkeep.
He liked doing crossword
puzzles, watching western
and war movies and eating,
especially baked goodies.
Mr. Reedy was preceded
in death by father Lee Roy
Reedy in 2001.
He is survived by wife
Cynthia Reedy of Shelton;
sons Irving Reedy Jr. of Ox-
nard, California, and Roy
Reedy of Lacey; daughter
Katina Durst and husband
Russell of Gig Harbor; step-
children Jeff Hendricks and
wife Janeen of Provo, Utah,
Bryan Hendricks of Edg-
erton, Ohio, and Cameron
Hendricks and wife Nalorie
of Morongo Valley, Califor-
nia; brother Kelly Reedy
and wife Candace of Santee,
California; sisters Judith
Shill and husband Kenneth
of West Sacramento, Cali-
fornia, and Royce Marlowe
and husband Dan of Ster-
ling, Alaska; mother Phyllis
Reedy of West Sacramento;
seven grandchildren; and
numerous nieces, nephews
and cousins.
A service was held on
Tuesday, June 2, at the
main chapel on Fort Lewis
Army Base.
Memorial donations may
be sent to the American
Heart Association, 1280
South Parker Road, Den-
ver, Colorado 80231.
Arrangements are by
McComb Funeral Home in
Shelton.
PASSED
AWAY
William "Bill" Avery
of Matlock died on Friday,
June 12. He was 66 and
had lived in Matlock for 20
years.
New ballast-water man-
agement rules aimed at pre-
venting the spread of inva-
sive species in state waters
were adopted by the Wash-
ington Fish and Wildlife
Commission during a meet-
ing here June 5-6.
The commission, which
sets policy for the Washing-
ton Department of Fish and
Wildlife (WDFW), approved
updates to state regulations
governing the discharge of
ballast water from ships
coming into Washington
ports, an activity that po-
tentially can introduce
harmful, non-native species
into state waters.
Adopted changes were
developed to help fulfill leg-
islative directives passed
in 2007 and provide clar-
ity to the diverse state, na-
tional and international
cargo shipping and cruise
ship industries that call on
Washington ports. The rules
cover all aspects of WDFW's
ballast-water management
program, including arrival
and discharge reporting,
vessel inspections, open-
sea exchange requirements
and sediment management.
They also provide the pen-
alty structure for non-com-
pliance, with fines up to
$27,500 per day of violation.
The new rules, avail-
able online at http://wdfw.
wa.gov/fish/ballast/ballast.
htm, were developed in con-
sultation with the depart-
ment's Ballast Water Work
Group, which includes ship-
ping organizations, environ-
mental groups, state and
federal agencies, tribal gov-
ernments, and the public.
The commission also ad-
opted a rule change clarify-
ing identification require-
ments for those purchasing
hunting licenses. Under the
new rule, which goes into ef-
i
fect July 10, past Washing-
ton State hunting licenses
may no longer be used as
identification to obtain a
new license from a dealer.
People eligible to pur-
chase hunting licenses must
either be listed as current
license holders with a valid
hunter education certificate
number in the department's
licensing data system, show
they were born before Jan.
1, 1972, or present a hunt-
er-education certificate
showing they completed a
WDFW-approved hunter
education course. Wash-
ington also accepts hunter
education certificates issued
by other states and prov-
inces as proof of successful
completion of an approved
hunter education course.
In other business, the
commission heard public
testimony on a draft hatch-
ery and fishery reform
policy designed to advance
WDFW's ongoing effort to
ensure hatchery operations
help conserve and recover
naturally spawning salm-
on and steelhead popula-
tions while also supporting
sustainable fisheries. The
policy is scheduled for com-
mission adoption during its
July 10-11 meeting.
The public can review the
policy and offer comments
through the State Environ-
mental Policy Act (SEPA)
process on the depart-
ment's Web site at http://
wdfw.wa.gov/hab/sepa/sepa.
htm. Comments also can be
emailed to SEPAdesk2@
dfw.wa.gov or mailed to
Teresa Eturaspe, 600 Capi-
tol Way North, Olympia,
WA 98501-1091. The dead-
line for offering comments
through the SEPA process
is June 17. Public input re-
ceived through this process
and through the commission
comment period will be con-
sidered in developing the fi-
nal policy for adoption.
The commission also
heard briefings and took
public comment on proposed
changes to WDFW's pilot
cougar hunting program, in-
cluding a proposal to move
the season opener from De-
cember 1 to January 5 and
remove requirements for
dog ownership. The commis-
sion is scheduled to take ac-
tion on proposed changes at
its July 10-11 meeting.
In other action, the com-
mission approved two land
acquisitions in Kittitas
and Franklin counties and
a transfer in ownership of
3,816 acres in Cowlitz Coun-
ty from the Washington De-
partment of Transportation
to WDFW.
The commission also
voted to select the Wash-
ington State Department
of Personnel to conduct a
candidate search for a per-
manent director of WDFW
and finalized the director's
job description. A new direc-
tor is expected to be hired in
October.
In briefings to the com-
mission, WDFW staff."
• Reported on the status
of the Puget Sound rockfish
recovery plan.
• Recommended incr.eas-
ing the frequency of com-
mercial hagfish reporting.
• Provided updates on
the pheasant release pro-
gram.
• Recommended trans-
ferring responsibility for
issuing waterfowl hunting
reports (similar to catch re-
cord cards for fishing) to li-
cense dealers.
For more information
about commission meetings,
visit WDFW's Web site at
http://wdfw.wa.gov/com-
mission]meetings.html.
WDFW issues correctionsto
2009-10 Sportfishing Rules
The Washington De-
partment of Fish and Wild-
life (WDFW) has issued
corrections to the recently
published 2009-2010 Fish-
ing In Washington Sport-
fishing Rules Pamphlet.
Anglers are advised to
update their copies of the
fishing rules pamphlet,
which became effective
May 1, 2009. The pam-
phlet is available on WD-
FW's Web site at httpd/
wdfw.wa.govlfishlregsl
fishregs.htm.
WDFW will provide ad-
ditional updates and cor-
rections as needed. For
more information regard-
ing these changes, call the
Fish Program Customer
Service at (360) 902-2700.
CORRECTIONS
Page 44 Humptu-
lips River (Grays Harbor
County.) from mouth (Jes-
sie Slough) to Ocean Beach
Road. (near Copalis Cross-
ing). Error: The October
1-January 31 SALMON
season incorrectly lists re-
tention amount for CHI-
NOOK. Correction: The
retention limits in the ad-
ditional rules for this sea-
son should read: Up to two
adults may be retained of
which only one may be a
CHINOOK.
Page 44 Humptu-
lips River (Grays Har-
bor County) from Ocean
Beach Road. (near Copalis
Crossing) to Highway 101
Bridge. Error: The Sep-
tember 16-30 and October
1-January 31 SALMON
seasons incorrectly list re-
tention amount for CHI-
NOOK. Correction: The
retention limits in the ad-
ditional rules for these
seasons should read: Up to
two adults may be retained
of which only one may be a
CHINOOK.
Page 74 - Columbia Riv-
er from a true north and
south line through Buoy
10 to a projected line from
Rocky Point on the Wash-
ington bank through Red
Buoy 44 to the navigation
light at Tongue Point on
the Oregon bank. Error:
The October 1-December
31 SALMON and STEEL-
HEAD season incorrectly
lists retention limits for
STEELHEAD. Correc-
tion: The retention limits
in the additional rules for
this season should read:
Up to three may be adult
hatchery COHO or hatch-
ery STEELHEAD. Of
these three, only two may
be hatchery STEELHEAD.
SHELTON
MEMORIAL PARK
Gate hours 8:30am-4:00pm daily
Recruitment under
way for new
WDFW director
The search is officially
under way for a new direc-
tor to lead the Washington
Department of Fish and
Wildlife (WDFW).
The new director will be
chosen by the Washington
Fish and Wildlife Commis-
sion, composed of nine citi-
zen members appointed by
the governor.
The Washington Depart-
ment of Personnel (DOP),
which is managing the
recruitment process, has
posted the job announce-
ment and application di-
rections on its We site at
http://www.dop.wa.gov/
recruitment/ExecutiveC-
areers/Pages/Current-
Searches.aspx. The job an-
nouncement also is posted
on the WDFW Web site at
http:llwdfw.wa.govlcom-
mission].
No closing date has been
set for the recruitment pe-
riod, although an initial
review of applications is
scheduled to begin June 24.
The new director is expected
to begin .work in October.
The director search pro-
cess and job description
were developed by the Fish
and Wildlife Commission
during public discussions
in May and at the commis-
sion's June 5-6 meeting.
The commission encourages
public comment throughout
the director selection pro-
cess.
Former WDFW Direc-
tor Jeff Koenings resigned
last December, after head-
ing the department for 10
years. The Fish and Wild-
life Commission appointed
the department's deputy
director for resource policy,
All of our staff reside in Mason County, adhere to the highest
standard of ethical practices and are committed to ensuring
that all of your needs are attended to.
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Call (360) 426-2152 for appointment,
A directory of the interred is online at
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Phil Anderson, as interim
director.
The WDFW director over-
sees a 1,500-person staff
and a biennial department
budget of more than $350
million. The position pays
up to $151,705 annually.
WDFW is dedicated to
preserving, protecting and
perpetuating the state's
fish and wildlife resources,
while providing sustainable
fishing, hunting and wild-
life-viewing opportunities.
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