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Hood Canal shellfish harvest closed Casey, who STAFF REPORT pr@masoncounty.corn Diarrhetic Shellfish Poison (DSP) has been detected at unsafe levels in molluscan shellfish from Hood Canal near Brinnon. This is the first time a biotoxin has been found in shellfish from the area. In Jeffer- son County, recreational shellfish harvest- ing is closed for all species of shellfish from Seal Rock south to the Mason County line in Hood Canal. This closure is in addition to the exist- ing recreational DSP closure in Dabob and Quilcene Bays. The state Department of Health's (DOH) Shellfish Protection program tests shellfish for safety and has also closed recreational shellfish harvesting in Sequim Bay in Clal- lam County, Discovery, Quilcene and Dabob Bays in Jefferson County and some areas of Whatcom. Skagit and King counties for el- evated DSP toxin levels. In Discovery Bay, all species of shellfish are off limits for both recreational and commercial harvesting. DSP biotoxin is an emerging health threat in the state. In July 2011. three people got sick after eating shellfish from Sequim Bay. These were the first cases of illness ever caused by DSP in the United States. In southern British Columbia, DSP illnesses linked to eating mussels were also identified last year. Diarrhea is the most common symptom of DSP illness, but people may also have nausea, vomiting and stomach pain. Symptoms may appear within minutes or may take several hours to develop. DSP biotoxins are produced by algae that are found naturally in the enwron- ment. Molluscan shellfish, including clams, cockles, mussels, scallops and oysters are filter feeders that eat algae. Biotoxins from toxic algae can accumulate in their flesh, making them unsafe to eat even if they are cooked or frozen. The department is work- ing closely with shellfish companies to make sure molluscan shellfish sold in stores are tested for biotoxins before they're shipped to retailers. The DOH monitors shellfish for DSP and other biotoxins and updates their toll-free hotline and website with changes to clo- sures and recommendations. In addition to the DSP closures, several closures for Paralytic Shellfish Poisoning (PSP) are also in effect in many areas of the state. Recre- ational shellfish harvesters should always call the Biotoxin Hotline at 1-800-562-5632 or check the shellfish closure maps before harvesting shellfish anywhere in the state. The DOH website, doh.wa.gov is a source for a healthy dose of information. Mason County, retires STAFF REPORT p ~'TYtaso ~ co u Y~ ~ y.c, o 77 ~ Thurston County Superior Court Judge Paula Casey retired Tuesday af- ter 30 year of service. ' Members of the public were invited to a ceremony celebrating her service Tuesday afternoon at the Thurston County Superior Court building. Casey was appointed as a Court Com- missioner for the Thurston County Su- perior Court in 1982. In 1984, she was elected as Superior Court Judge for the joint Thurston-Mason County judicial district. She was elected to six subsequent terms in Thurston County. During her career she handled all the types of Su- perior Court work, including the third and final death penalty trial of Mitchell Rupe. Casey is best known locally and around the state for her work with Fam- ily and Juvenile courts. She was instru- mental in the co-location of Family and Juvenile Court operations in Thurston County's current second courthouse at- tached to the juvenile detention facility m the Mottman Industrial area. She advocated for best practice prin- ciples for family matters including a judiciary serving on long-term assign- ments to this work and specialized edu- cation for judges beyond the law on is- sues involving families and children. The best practices also include a sin- gle judge being assigned to all of a fam- fly's cases and hearings and the early use of problem-solving, non-adversarial practices such as mediation. These best practice principles have been adopted as statewide goals. Casey was a founding board member of Thurston County's Dispute Resolu- tion Center. Other projects early in her career included local rules for manda- tory mediation of parenting disputes and introduction of Alternative Dispute Resolution Week twice a year for low- income mediation of civil cases. She has served several terms as the court's presiding judge. Casey ends her judicial career on as- signment to Family and Juvenile Court. Fair Continued from page A-1 Hansen said the number of animal entries far ex- ceeded the past two years. "It was quite amazing how great (the fair) was," she said. The goat barn may have been the biggest success this year, with its biggest turnout in several years, said Mary Chilton. a past superintendent of the goat barn. "It's better than it's been in the last five years because Jessica (Howard) decided to do a sanctioned show." Howard, the goat barn's superintendent this year, put in the extra effort to put on an American Dairy Goat Association sanctioned goat show this year, rather than the fair's usual unofficial show. This attracted people from all over the North- west, she said. "I thought, 'this year I'm going to fill the barn,'" she said. Dixie Lee Davis brought 10 of her goats from Central Washington. Several goats entered in the competition came from Oregon as well. "This is my first time (at the Mason Area Fair). I'm from central Washington," she said. "I like it." In 2009, Mason County canceled its lease for the fairgrounds property and stopped running the coun- ty fair. Soon, the Mason Area Fair Association was formed and has managed the fair along with North- west Event Organizers, which now leases the fair- grounds from the Port of Shelton. "We've been low on goat numbers," Chilton said. "I think people just thought there wasn't going to be a fair." Many of the other barns at the fair were also packed with enthusiastic 4H mem- bers. Jakob Gilman, 13, en- tered his dog Gizmo, a Pem- broke Welsh Corgi and Shi- Tzu mix in the fair's dog barn. Gilman spent Friday af- ternoon working in the barn and telling fair-goers about each of the dogs entered in the barn. He said he loves working with his dog in 4H. "He does agility." he said. This year the rabbit and poultry barn, located in a large tent, welcomed a new 4H club, Making Tracks. based in Matlock. which fo- cuses on raising all kinds of animals. Club member Dalton Kul- backL 5, entered his rabbit, named Boog. He said one of his favorite things about Boog is his ears. The club is young, and only has three members so far. To inquire about joining the club, contact founders Paula Goedders and Teddi Pals at bootlegfarms@ya- hoo.com. Teddy Rothrock, superin- tendent for the rabbit/poul- try barn. said the number of entrants for the barn was down this year, but mem- bers of the Hare Triggers 4H club are trying to inter- est more children in raising rabbits. "We're doing things like the Rabbit Scramble," she said. The rabbit scramble, Ro- throck said, took place Sun- day in the rodeo arena. The group placed 12 rabbits in the arena, surrounded by children. Every child who caught a rabbit got to keep it. The Super Alpacas 4H group entered seven ani- mals at the fair more than in recent years, super- intendent Mandy Harlow said. On Sunday, the group had a costume contest in which alpacas and their handlers dressed up in cos- tumes and walked around the fairgrounds. Lindsey Curneen, 12, dressed up her Alpaca as R2D2 from Star Wars. While most people may associate alpacas with their thick hair, all of the animals in the alpaca barn were shorn. "This is a working farm so ... their fiber will be spun," Curneen explained. The fair also included a carnival designed for young children, full of inflated slides, mazes and bouncy- houses. At first, Hansen said, the carnival company was con- cerned about the success of the fair. "They tripled what they thought they would (make)," she said. Next year, the carnival hopes to bring a lazer tag game and a 300 foot zip line, Hanson said. Especially in Background Noise? Come to Avada's Special DURING OUR OPEN HOUSE: Ear Inspections Hearing Testing (off binaural Blulink II K220TM Hearing System) The Blulink II Hearing System is the most advanced I technology we have ever sold. Blulink II is a revolutionary NEW hearing system, that in quiet or / places,improves speech understanding and I telephone communication like never before. Savings expire August 31,2012. 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