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Shelton-Mason County Journal Narcotics dog a boon to sheriff's officebased on weight and height,;' he said. "Kona is all about her nose, so as long as she By EMILY HANSON certified to work with Depu- keeps working, she can do so ernily@masoncounty.comty Sean Dodge as a narcotics unless something happens." . dog. Since beginning work in "Kona was rescued out of late 2007, Kona has racked Work can be exhausting Portland, (Ore.)" Dodge said. up approximately 300 finds and dull as it becomes rou- "A gal in Thurston County on nearly 200 applications, tine day after day. picked her up from Portland Dodge said. For Kona, there is no dif-and gave her to State Patrol." An application is any time ference between work and Dodge said that narcotics Dodge takes Kona out of the play. dogs are different from pa- patrol car to find drugs or Kona is a pit bull terriertrol dogs. These differences drug paraphernalia, while a for the Mason County Sher-help determine how long a find is each individual find. iffs Office K-9 Unit. In No- dog can continue to work. vember 2007, Kona became "Patrol dogs are definedSee Kona on page B-6 Mason County Sheriffs K-9 Unit dog Kona searches a truck for drugs during a demonstration with Deputy Sean Dodge on Monday. Journal photo by Emily Hanson Courtesy of HHS/FDA Danielle Salinas, 14, participates in both the Students Against Destructive Decisions (SADD) and Teens Against Tobacco Use (TATU)clubs at Shelton High School and was recently part of a panel at the University of Washington that spoke with U.S, Surgeon General Dr. Regina Benjamin about smoking among youth. Shelton 14-year-old meets U.S. Surgeon General By NATALIE JOHNSON natalie~,,,masoncounty.com Danielle Salinas has seen several members of her family fight and lose the battle against cancer. Now, at 14, she is working with two different student groups ~ educate her peers about the dangers of smoking. Most recently she met with U,S, Surgeon General Dr. Regina Benja- min. "It was a really huge honor," Salinas said. The soon-to-be ninth grade stu- dent participates in both the Students ken students in the program. Against Destructive Decisions (SADD) Salinas and the four other members Club, working to prevent texting and of the panel, from Alaska, Oregon and driving, and Teens Against Tobacco Seattle, were invited to ask Benjamin Use (TATU) at Shelton High School. a question. Salinas has attended conferences for "We had five minutes (each) to talk the two clubs throughout the state and about the subject of tobacco use," she on July 13 plans to travel to Wisconsin . said. "I asked her 'What is being done with other members of the SADD club to get rid of the advertisement (of to- for the National Student Safety Pro- bacco products) in front of teenagers gram Teen Leadership Conference. and youth?" During the Spring Youth Forum at , As part ofthe panel, Salinastold the Great Wolf Lodge in Grand Mound in surgeon general about her family's ex- May, Salinas was chosen to join a pan- periences with cancer. el on June 14 at the Youth and Tobacco "I personally decided to talk ... Town Hall Meeting at the University about why I'm involved in SADD and of Washington in Seattle to address TATU," she said. Dr. Benjamin. Salinas' grandmother died of can- A University of Washington student cer, and several of her family members organizing the program had heard still smoke, she said. about the Shelton High School SADD Salinas was ~the youngest member club, and at the Great Wolf Lodge event of the panel by several years. The other asked adviser Gerald Apple whom he members of the panel were seniors in recommended to join the panel, Sali- high school or college students. nas said. "I think there needs to be more done, He recommended Salinas as one of especially in Mason County," she said. the most knowledgeable and well,spo~ ; When Salinas traveled to Seattle to participate in the UW panel she said members of her extended family who smoke asked her, "So is this .a hint to stop smoking?" While she said, "it's hard to stand up to an adult," Salinas does hope she influenc- es her family members to quit smoking, In addition to attending conferences outside of Shelton, she and other mem- bers of the TATU club also provide peer education to local middle school students. They regularly give lessons on the dangers of tobacco to students in Oakland Bay Junior High School. The group also went to Pioneer Mid- dle School and ,taught students there how to form their own TATU club. Salinas plans to continue working with tile SADD Club and TATU to encourage students to choose not to smoke and to make positive decisions. She also wants to build up the "Shel- ton spirit" and encourage others to be proud of their community. "I felt so excited, especially when I was picked," she said. "It was really cool to be able to represent Shelton." Thursday, July Roads have always been issue on island he island is coming alive with summer activity. The Harst- ine Theatre Club just put on that great play, "Light Up the Sky." The farmers market is up and run- ning and has had a great turnout of vendors and buyers every Satur- day. There is new life being planned for the triangle area at the stop sign as we come onto the island. I'm hear- ing that they are going to put in a center planting of lavender and sur- round it with spring and fall bloom- ing heathers. The Harstine Island Community Club will meet at 6 p.m. on July 13 (hope they don't put a ladder at the front door we have to walk un- der). For those who ~ .... like to play pinoch- i~ :~ :;i::.~:~ le, there are games : :;~'~ at the hall on July 7, 10, 21 and 24. For i:~::~, ~,i:~, more information ~!,~.~ %.' about the pinochle, give Barbara La- June a call. The annual Is- By MIKE land Rummage CALLAGHAN Sale is coming up A~g. 4. The rum- mage sale is a big fundraiser for the hall so your attendance is greatly appreciated. Also, this is a way you can volunteer to help by donating un- wanted items around the house to the cause. Another good reason to donate to this year's rummage sale is that our community hall is fast approach- ing 100 years old and they need all the money they can get to keep it up and running. There seems to be a lot of news these days about home sales around the country. I thought It would be in- teresting to look at our island for the past six months. During that time we have had five homes at Hartstene Pointe sell and only three others on the whole rest of the island. Vacant land is even worse. In this same time period, there have been two parcels on the island and one at the Pointe. Kind of slow and quiet for the real estate market -- let's hope it picks up. The other day I was temporar- ily stopped by a road crew as they repaired North Island Drive. Another rumor I'm hearing is that in 2013 the county is going to straighten out the road for about 1.4 miles from the bridge north -- that should make coming and going exciting for a ". while. I wish they would put in a bike ~eath at the same time. Island roads s em to attract fast driving, so when it gets straightened out, we should be able to go even faster. I'm thinking the island roads have always been an issue of one kind or another. I saw the following report in "The Island Remembers" that just goes to show how true that is. This report was taken from the Mason County Journal Dec. 20, 1894. "Mrs. J.D. Layn and Mrs. Cora Newell were visiting on the east side of the island with J.A. Hildebrandt's family one day this week and on their way home came very near get- ting lost by getting on the wrong skid See Harstine on page B-2 5, 2012 - Shelton-Mason County Journal - Page B-1