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mperature drops: time to chill was inside. "We were prepared," said Lisa Brengan, administrative chief of Fire District 4. "We knew with this weather, something's going to hap- pen." Luckily, the nearby trees did not catch fire. "They are a little singed," she said. AS CREWS WORKED to squelch flames at Stroud Road, other crews fought a brush fire on Johns Prairie Road. Though they are both outside his jurisdiction, Shelton Fire Marshal Dave Salzer visited both fires, and Chief Jerry Swartos of Fire District 11 was d from page 1.) and threatened to spread iacent forestlands. The fire 1 Stroud Road off of Binns Loop Road was reported at ).m. when neighbors noticed coming from the front of the 10 minutes after they heard Two minutes after the crews were on the scene. from six fire districts had laze under control by 4 p.m. but the fire destroyed and slightly scorched the metal garage. The cause fire is unknown, and no one will put art in its place and bring about an opportunity for local artists to have their work shown." Safeguards will be taken to ensure that artists submitting their works understand that certain works may not be accepted for display. also among the help at the Stroud Road fire. "We all play together," Swar- tos said. Both fires came less than a week after a relatively fire-free Fourth of July. "I think this was probably the least amount of fireworks-related fires wece had on the Fourth of July for several years," Salzer said. Fire and fireworks aside, an- other primary concern for Mason County residents has been keep- ing themselves cool. During this heat wave PUDs 1 and 3 urged their customers to conserve elec- tricity while still keeping com- fortable and avoiding increased energy costs. Cooling shelters were provided by local fire districts to people who do not have air conditioning and would like to beat the heat. District 4 has a cooling shelter at 2970 SE Arcadia Road that fea- tures tables, a TV, a pool table and of course, air conditioning. Brengan said "People are just wel- for a rotating art gallery placement at the civic were approved at Monday's meeting. ect has been in the works 2005. Parks and Recreation Mark Ziegler described of the project: "Utilize space here in the civic center ation opens education options Camp to compiling a world litera- ture collection. Whitehouse noted that while some of the project ef- forts appear small, they may great- ly impact students. When they do, he said, "that's just tremendous; that's what we're trying to do." More proposals have been sub- mitted than could be approved. Whitehouse said that this is be- cause some of the projects seemed more appropriate for the school district, and others were rejected simply because the organization is new and lacks the necessary funds. Foundation directors consider the input of" school officials as well as that of the community. Sitting on the board are three individuals who work for the Shelton School District, seven local community and business leaders, and two stu- dents. THIS YEAR'S board is head- ed by Whitehouse and includes Rick Thornbrue as treasurer and Linda Arnold as secretary. Other members include Dale Clark, Mar- cie McKaig, Ken Nielsen, Holly Sharpe, Joan Zook, Denny Tem- ple, Ray Carnes, Kelsea Larsen, Michael Warner and Dave Miser. Persons interested in contribut- ing to the foundation may send do- nations to Shelton Schools Foun- dation, P.O. Box 1156, Shelton. For more information about the foundation and how to become in- volved, check out www.shelton- schoolsfoundation.org. from page 1.) Foundation has several s: exemplary educational pro- and activities, technology teacher and student and recognition, program support to the dis- artistic and cultural and higher edu- Whitehouse emphasized the founda{ion is separate the Shelton School District. than provide basic educa- services, he said it aims "to and beyond, and hope- encourage teachers to think the box." far, this thinking-outside- has involved seven ap- proposals ranging from a student attend Space gets credit for watershed work d from page 7.) searchers at the University :hington have reason to be- the fish kills are caused loading and the pecu- of Hood Canal. Animal I waste and lawn fer- wash out of the watershed into the canal, encouraging of algae that thrive on material. Because water cir- in and out of the canal at pace, the thinking this causes an explosion in population, and the mi- Consume so much oxygen enough left for cer- offish. ASCENDANCY of al- the water is bad news for and the ascendancy of sand on the beach at the estu- news for shellfish. Just and geology encour- so do agriculture and encourage sand shrimp, to some of the members At the same time they logging in the upper wa- contributes to the erosion the river and dikes built protect farms in the trap silt that might other- into the canal. that silt blows right out and it ruined those ,beds and shrimp took hold," Geiger told the gathering. The expulsion of shellfish was a double wham- my because they were a valuable food source for the tribe that also helped to keep the water clean, what with a single oyster filtering 55 gallons a day. Sand shrimp rule where millions of shellfish lived in years gone by. "In order to fix this we have to fix the watershed," Gei- ger said. Dublanica said tribal elders held a blessing ceremony at the beach and are looking forward to the day when the sand shrimp are flushed away and the shellfish can return and the eel grass can expand its territory. "Eel grass is great forage and protection for the juvenile salmonids," he said. Patti Case of Green Diamond said SWAT is a few years old and builds on the work of Lisa Lewis, who worked out of the Hoodsport office of the U.S. Forest Service. She organized a program in the early Nineties that hired displaced timber workers to decommission roads in the upper reaches of the watershed. It was thought that the erosion of soil from logging roads was contributing to the problem of silt clogging up parts of the Skokomish River, and the work of Lewis and her crews was a big step toward repairing things. "THEY WERE really the mod- REST FUN[RAt HOME & CEMETERY Forest Funeral Home "A reputation built on service" • ? Cremation. Burial? With services? Without? Urn? Obituary? So many things to think about. Contact one of our courteous staff who can explain your choices. el for what we started doing in the lower watershed," Case said in a telephone interview after the tour. Case said SWAT was first known as the Skokomish Collab- orative Group and pointed to a pivotal meeting of the partners in the Colonial House, a landmark building in downtown Shelton that is owned by Green Diamond and was once home to the family of Mark Reed, a major figure in local logging history. The people meeting there formulated a mis- sion statement for the group that, among other things, promised to: recognize and respect the sover- eign rights of the Skokomish Tribe; and work to enhance the economic and environmental sustainability of the watership while recognizing community values and the best available science and technology. OLYMPIA E I I III I llll I II IllIJI Ill Illlll • Microclean Filtration • Energy Efficient • Financing Available • Chemicals • Mobile Service ° Repair come to hang out and cool off." Pets are welcome, too, she notes. That cooling station is open from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. OTHER COOLING stations are: in Fire District 2 at the Thel- lar Center, the fire station and the Prince of Peace Catholic Church, call 275-6711; in Shelton at Oak- land Bay Junior High School if needed, call 426-3348. Keeping cool now might not be so hard to do; the sweltering fever seems to have broken. Tempera- tures in downtown Shelton were dropping on Wednesday afternoon and Mason County resident Ger- ald Lester, a longtime employee of Green Diamond Resource Company, was among those who watched tem- peratures drop. A longtime weather follower, Lester frequently checks the weather for local areas on-line. On Wednesday at noon he noted that Hoquiam measured in at 80 Call on us today 360-427-8044 13 West Railroad Avenue, Shelton, WA degrees and only an hour and a half later it had dropped to 67 degrees. "The wind has changed direc- tion," he said. As the temperature slips down, those concerned about fires, keeping cool and air condi- tioning costs may breathe a sigh of relief, but not everyone has been down about the high heat. "I enjoy every one of these hot days," Lester said. • Apple • Dell •Sony.IBM •Gateway • Compaq • liP & MORE BatteriesPlus AUTOMOTIVE The Professionals The choice of people who are particular about their cars! 2033 Olympic Highway North 426-1467 Shelton, WA 98584 Dan Moldenhauer, owner ANTIQUE TRACTOR SHOW July 14 and 15 This notice courtesy of - TRUSTY TRACTOR • 1024 E. Johns Prairie Road * Shehon 30 Years of Qua//ty IIllllll I IIlllllll IIII I I II III Illllllll .Fireplaces • Stoves .Inserts I I I Illl I I I Illl I I II I 00LACE Olymp,aFIreplace.com Thursday, July 12, 2007 - Shelton-Mason County Journal - Page 11 i, mperature drops: time to chill was inside. "We were prepared," said Lisa Brengan, administrative chief of Fire District 4. "We knew with this weather, something's going to hap- pen." Luckily, the nearby trees did not catch fire. "They are a little singed," she said. AS CREWS WORKED to squelch flames at Stroud Road, other crews fought a brush fire on Johns Prairie Road. Though they are both outside his jurisdiction, Shelton Fire Marshal Dave Salzer visited both fires, and Chief Jerry Swartos of Fire District 11 was d from page 1.) and threatened to spread iacent forestlands. The fire 1 Stroud Road off of Binns Loop Road was reported at ).m. when neighbors noticed coming from the front of the 10 minutes after they heard Two minutes after the crews were on the scene. from six fire districts had laze under control by 4 p.m. but the fire destroyed and slightly scorched the metal garage. The cause fire is unknown, and no one will put art in its place and bring about an opportunity for local artists to have their work shown." Safeguards will be taken to ensure that artists submitting their works understand that certain works may not be accepted for display. also among the help at the Stroud Road fire. "We all play together," Swar- tos said. Both fires came less than a week after a relatively fire-free Fourth of July. "I think this was probably the least amount of fireworks-related fires wece had on the Fourth of July for several years," Salzer said. Fire and fireworks aside, an- other primary concern for Mason County residents has been keep- ing themselves cool. During this heat wave PUDs 1 and 3 urged their customers to conserve elec- tricity while still keeping com- fortable and avoiding increased energy costs. Cooling shelters were provided by local fire districts to people who do not have air conditioning and would like to beat the heat. District 4 has a cooling shelter at 2970 SE Arcadia Road that fea- tures tables, a TV, a pool table and of course, air conditioning. Brengan said "People are just wel- for a rotating art gallery placement at the civic were approved at Monday's meeting. ect has been in the works 2005. Parks and Recreation Mark Ziegler described of the project: "Utilize space here in the civic center ation opens education options Camp to compiling a world litera- ture collection. Whitehouse noted that while some of the project ef- forts appear small, they may great- ly impact students. When they do, he said, "that's just tremendous; that's what we're trying to do." More proposals have been sub- mitted than could be approved. Whitehouse said that this is be- cause some of the projects seemed more appropriate for the school district, and others were rejected simply because the organization is new and lacks the necessary funds. Foundation directors consider the input of" school officials as well as that of the community. Sitting on the board are three individuals who work for the Shelton School District, seven local community and business leaders, and two stu- dents. THIS YEAR'S board is head- ed by Whitehouse and includes Rick Thornbrue as treasurer and Linda Arnold as secretary. Other members include Dale Clark, Mar- cie McKaig, Ken Nielsen, Holly Sharpe, Joan Zook, Denny Tem- ple, Ray Carnes, Kelsea Larsen, Michael Warner and Dave Miser. Persons interested in contribut- ing to the foundation may send do- nations to Shelton Schools Foun- dation, P.O. Box 1156, Shelton. For more information about the foundation and how to become in- volved, check out www.shelton- schoolsfoundation.org. from page 1.) Foundation has several s: exemplary educational pro- and activities, technology teacher and student and recognition, program support to the dis- artistic and cultural and higher edu- Whitehouse emphasized the founda{ion is separate the Shelton School District. than provide basic educa- services, he said it aims "to and beyond, and hope- encourage teachers to think the box." far, this thinking-outside- has involved seven ap- proposals ranging from a student attend Space gets credit for watershed work d from page 7.) searchers at the University :hington have reason to be- the fish kills are caused loading and the pecu- of Hood Canal. Animal I waste and lawn fer- wash out of the watershed into the canal, encouraging of algae that thrive on material. Because water cir- in and out of the canal at pace, the thinking this causes an explosion in population, and the mi- Consume so much oxygen enough left for cer- offish. ASCENDANCY of al- the water is bad news for and the ascendancy of sand on the beach at the estu- news for shellfish. Just and geology encour- so do agriculture and encourage sand shrimp, to some of the members At the same time they logging in the upper wa- contributes to the erosion the river and dikes built protect farms in the trap silt that might other- into the canal. that silt blows right out and it ruined those ,beds and shrimp took hold," Geiger told the gathering. The expulsion of shellfish was a double wham- my because they were a valuable food source for the tribe that also helped to keep the water clean, what with a single oyster filtering 55 gallons a day. Sand shrimp rule where millions of shellfish lived in years gone by. "In order to fix this we have to fix the watershed," Gei- ger said. Dublanica said tribal elders held a blessing ceremony at the beach and are looking forward to the day when the sand shrimp are flushed away and the shellfish can return and the eel grass can expand its territory. "Eel grass is great forage and protection for the juvenile salmonids," he said. Patti Case of Green Diamond said SWAT is a few years old and builds on the work of Lisa Lewis, who worked out of the Hoodsport office of the U.S. Forest Service. She organized a program in the early Nineties that hired displaced timber workers to decommission roads in the upper reaches of the watershed. It was thought that the erosion of soil from logging roads was contributing to the problem of silt clogging up parts of the Skokomish River, and the work of Lewis and her crews was a big step toward repairing things. "THEY WERE really the mod- REST FUN[RAt HOME & CEMETERY Forest Funeral Home "A reputation built on service" • ? Cremation. Burial? With services? Without? Urn? Obituary? So many things to think about. Contact one of our courteous staff who can explain your choices. el for what we started doing in the lower watershed," Case said in a telephone interview after the tour. Case said SWAT was first known as the Skokomish Collab- orative Group and pointed to a pivotal meeting of the partners in the Colonial House, a landmark building in downtown Shelton that is owned by Green Diamond and was once home to the family of Mark Reed, a major figure in local logging history. The people meeting there formulated a mis- sion statement for the group that, among other things, promised to: recognize and respect the sover- eign rights of the Skokomish Tribe; and work to enhance the economic and environmental sustainability of the watership while recognizing community values and the best available science and technology. OLYMPIA E I I III I llll I II IllIJI Ill Illlll • Microclean Filtration • Energy Efficient • Financing Available • Chemicals • Mobile Service ° Repair come to hang out and cool off." Pets are welcome, too, she notes. That cooling station is open from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. OTHER COOLING stations are: in Fire District 2 at the Thel- lar Center, the fire station and the Prince of Peace Catholic Church, call 275-6711; in Shelton at Oak- land Bay Junior High School if needed, call 426-3348. Keeping cool now might not be so hard to do; the sweltering fever seems to have broken. Tempera- tures in downtown Shelton were dropping on Wednesday afternoon and Mason County resident Ger- ald Lester, a longtime employee of Green Diamond Resource Company, was among those who watched tem- peratures drop. A longtime weather follower, Lester frequently checks the weather for local areas on-line. On Wednesday at noon he noted that Hoquiam measured in at 80 Call on us today 360-427-8044 13 West Railroad Avenue, Shelton, WA degrees and only an hour and a half later it had dropped to 67 degrees. "The wind has changed direc- tion," he said. As the temperature slips down, those concerned about fires, keeping cool and air condi- tioning costs may breathe a sigh of relief, but not everyone has been down about the high heat. "I enjoy every one of these hot days," Lester said. • Apple • Dell •Sony.IBM •Gateway • Compaq • liP & MORE BatteriesPlus AUTOMOTIVE The Professionals The choice of people who are particular about their cars! 2033 Olympic Highway North 426-1467 Shelton, WA 98584 Dan Moldenhauer, owner ANTIQUE TRACTOR SHOW July 14 and 15 This notice courtesy of - TRUSTY TRACTOR • 1024 E. Johns Prairie Road * Shehon 30 Years of Qua//ty IIllllll I IIlllllll IIII I I II III Illllllll .Fireplaces • Stoves .Inserts I I I Illl I I I Illl I I II I 00LACE Olymp,aFIreplace.com Thursday, July 12, 2007 - Shelton-Mason County Journal - Page 11 i,