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Hood Canal shellfish harvest closed
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STAFF REPORT
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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
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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.
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