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00ournal: Drags break existing noise law Journal: reading the letters to the one of interest last from Mr. Mike Rhodes, has see into lives," in Norma Vincent August 2 letter, "Decency interesting what a person to heart. I read Norma's as a compliment to the of her generation. She to mention Mr. Hermes. Hermes would have let the bared midritt and fuzzy cheeks in class. moments And by fuzzy cheeks I refbr to the ones showing through the holes in their Levi's. When looking up "liberal" in the dictionary, read on down and it says, "admitting more than is directly expressed, m)t sticking to the letter" (liberal interpretation of the rules). Also in Webster, I found the word "vulgar," and it remind- ed me of Mr. Rhodes and his insults to Norma. Shame on him. Carol Vander Wal Capitol ltill kindness The Journal: tell about the amaz- working at Callanan 0a the morning of Friday, [ day I was wearing that is very important Vhen it fell off. It was a busy me, so it seemed impos- find the necklace. Never- ray stepfather, Don, and ! for it everywhere we I. about to give up hope, that our last stop Callanan Park. Looking bark of the play area tbr a and pendant would finding a needle in a hay- After a while, Don and I had to get to doing other work lined up ibr us that day. As we were leav- ing, another worker asked ibr a description of the pendant and an address where he could drop it off if it were found. Don gave him the address of the real-estate ot]ice where he and my morn work, and we thanked everyone who helped one last time. Almost a week later, on Au- gust 1, my morn called me to tell me she had a surprise for me. When she said someone had tbund the pendant and re- turned it, all I could think of was how amazing someone's kindness can be and how much a complete stranger can care. Not to mention what a miracle it would be to find a tiny charm in the whole park! It is unreal how friendly, caring and kind strangers can be. Those guys rock. It's people like them who really make the world a t)et- ter place. Jaime Carlson Sheltun ingly, one of the workers us and asked if we for a necklace. He when he had been rak- bark he saw a gold chain us over to where he saw against all odds that we the chain, but we con- look for the heart-shaped I. threat ignored Journal." Seems strange to me that 30 percent of the population recognized the incompe- the Bush-Cheney dual This reminds me of" who remained loyal to despite his death and being in shambles. intended to go to the Muslims even be- stole their first election. been documented, but thought of the docu- ect for the New Ameri- as the ravings of threatened by Muslim extrem- ists. Reasonable, responsible lead- ers would have dictated inspec- tion of cargo containers and in- coming tankers, and the Navy could have had attack subma- rines at the entrance of harbors to ward off war-surplus subma- rines rigged as huge underwater bombs. A1-Qaida evidently was out of money to finance another attack, so we were spared that at least. It" we had fimght actual terror we would not owe China billions of dollars. Had we gone after the true threat, we would not have entered a fbreign war financed largely with Chinese dollars. Edwin Bush Keyt III Shelton of taking measures the American people another attack, they to start a war on a small Iraq, which was itself not supported We were not greeted as liberators. Saddam Hussein hated Osama bin Laden. We have been continually lied to by the Bush Administration about this war. Americans have had enough of this President. They are done supporting him because he lies to them (about a whole lot more than oral sex). That is why in 2006, the American public voted to give control of both branches of Congress to the Democrats. The Democratic Party is ready to "Support the Troops" by bringing them home. Caleb Hayes Shelton The Journal: (August 16 letter, pport Bush") may about how gas is cheaper aari it was 50 years ago, but Lber just nine years ago, in could fill up our gas around $20. all know gas prices have since Clinton left and over the White House. try to fool anyone numbers on gas prices 1950s. is another reality check for ercent of Americans the Iraq war. There were of mass destruction. NG ALUMINUM CANS 30 ¢ LB. Call for prices on other metals your unwanted, complete vehicle to our yard and receive s10 to s20 or more* We will haul your complete, unwanted vehicle in the city limits and up to 15 miles out of city limits for FREE* * Minimal fee will apply to vehicles over 15 out of city limits. Some restrictions apply, legal vehicle paperwork required; limited time offer. No garbage in vehicles. Ne accept all metal, including appliances, FREE! "On your way to the dump." t1501 W. Dayton-Airport Road, Shelton (360) 427-5150 Editor, The Journal: Since I organized the August 7 neighborhood meeting on drags, I thought I might provide local citi- zens some interesting points that came out of that meeting. The meeting was fbr our neighbors who live adjacent to Sanderson Field to voice their concerns about the invasive and disruptive noise caused by the drag races and the public address system. It was interesting that there were 14 parties at the meeting who are not Sheltonians or live in Mason County. They were not invited. They were notified of the neighborhood meeting through the Shelton Drag Strip Association's Web site. That notice said "a noise ordinance is being proposed that may prevent any future drag rac- es at the airport location. We need your support at this meeting!" Apparently, this is the way Rahn Redman hustled in so many of his troops for this neighborhood meeting. There were people from Centralia, Tenino, Hoodsport, Al- lyn and Olympia incited to attend by the alarming message. In fact, the information he sent out was false. Apparently he does not know there is already a noise abatement ordinance and that the noise from the drag racing and the public ad- dress system were in violation of it. The ordinance's declaration of policy states, "It is the express intent of the board of county com- missioners to minimize the expo- sure of citizens to adverse effects of excessive noise and to protect, promote and preserve the public health and welfare, by control- ling the level of noise in a manner which promotes the use, value and enjoyment of property, sleep and repose, and the quality of the en- vironment." Its findings state, "The board of county commissioners hereby finds that residential and recreational noise is an acute problem in Ma- son County, requiring administra- tion of this resolution on a 24-hour basis by qualified law enforcement personnel." Later it clarifies that qualified personnel means the sheriffs department. Therefore, residents of Shelton/Mason Coun- ty can call that department and lodge complaints about noise that is invasive and disruptive of their lives. It is comforting to know that our county created this noise pro- tection policy and our sheriff's of: ricers are compelled to enforce the law. Since this is an ordinance, all of us should be held accountable under the law, and it would be a definite conflict of interest to grant exceptions, even temporary ones. In our neighborhood meeting Mr. Redman stated that all the people who worked at the drags were volunteers, yet he said they cleared $67,000 after the two weekends. In response to inquiries during the meeting, Mr. Redman indicated there were no financial records. It is disturbing that there is no financial accountability from the people running the drags. Mr. Redman shared that the conces- sionaires were not from our coun- ty. Thus, those revenues left with those people. At an earlier Port of Shelton meeting and again at the neigh- borhood meeting Mr. Redman talked in terms of the drags bringing millions of dollars into our county for development, jobs, scholarships, etc. This is all very grandiose. But, where is the real- ity? Where is the business plan filed with the county? Where are the millions of dollars and jobs? Where is the community impact study? Mr. Redman talked of this mul- timillionaire who is excited about spending millions on the develop- ment of' drag racing here in Mason County. He told us that this man is worth $80 million and wants to spend $10 million for economic de- velopment in our county, inferring that $1 million or more would be spent on the development of the drag racing. I called and talked with this gentleman directly, and he was not very appreciative of what Mr. Redman disclosed about him and about what he was will- ing to do with drag racing here. Af- ter talking with this gentleman, I thrther question the accuracy, in- tegrity and the ethics of Mr. Red- man. After becoming acquainted with Mr. Redman, I can hardly support him or his eflbrts. Were a reputable person with good busi- ness sense willing to step in and pursue this as a business venture by which our county could benefit and be proud, I would be willing to provide my support. The residents of the area ad- versely affected by the noise from the drag racing at Sanderson Field are not saying this recreational sport should not take place with the potential of revenues benefiting our county. We are saying that the drags or other recreational sports should take place in a venue that does not disturb the residents and that respects and enforces the let- ter of the law as well as the spirit of the law. Joyce Klassen-Evans Shelton CLASSIFIED ADS FILL THE BILL 15 words for $6.50 Call The Journal at 426-4412 THE T BI WEEKENDI OUR ANNUAL SUMMER CLEARANCE SALE IS OVER AT CLOSING TIME SUNDAY Selected clearance items in our big outdoor tents. Shop early for the best selection. All sales are final. No refunds, no returns, no warranties. All merchandise as-is. FRIDAY AUG. 24THJ f OF 00ATURDAY00 SUNDAY AUG. 25 m J o d AU G. 26 m First & Mill, Shelton 426-4373 or 426-2411 Monday-Saturday 7:30-7:00 Sunday 8:30-6:00 Hardware J Thursday, August 23, 2007 - Shelton-Mason County Journal - Page 5 00ournal: Drags break existing noise law Journal: reading the letters to the one of interest last from Mr. Mike Rhodes, has see into lives," in Norma Vincent August 2 letter, "Decency interesting what a person to heart. I read Norma's as a compliment to the of her generation. She to mention Mr. Hermes. Hermes would have let the bared midritt and fuzzy cheeks in class. moments And by fuzzy cheeks I refbr to the ones showing through the holes in their Levi's. When looking up "liberal" in the dictionary, read on down and it says, "admitting more than is directly expressed, m)t sticking to the letter" (liberal interpretation of the rules). Also in Webster, I found the word "vulgar," and it remind- ed me of Mr. Rhodes and his insults to Norma. Shame on him. Carol Vander Wal Capitol ltill kindness The Journal: tell about the amaz- working at Callanan 0a the morning of Friday, [ day I was wearing that is very important Vhen it fell off. It was a busy me, so it seemed impos- find the necklace. Never- ray stepfather, Don, and ! for it everywhere we I. about to give up hope, that our last stop Callanan Park. Looking bark of the play area tbr a and pendant would finding a needle in a hay- After a while, Don and I had to get to doing other work lined up ibr us that day. As we were leav- ing, another worker asked ibr a description of the pendant and an address where he could drop it off if it were found. Don gave him the address of the real-estate ot]ice where he and my morn work, and we thanked everyone who helped one last time. Almost a week later, on Au- gust 1, my morn called me to tell me she had a surprise for me. When she said someone had tbund the pendant and re- turned it, all I could think of was how amazing someone's kindness can be and how much a complete stranger can care. Not to mention what a miracle it would be to find a tiny charm in the whole park! It is unreal how friendly, caring and kind strangers can be. Those guys rock. It's people like them who really make the world a t)et- ter place. Jaime Carlson Sheltun ingly, one of the workers us and asked if we for a necklace. He when he had been rak- bark he saw a gold chain us over to where he saw against all odds that we the chain, but we con- look for the heart-shaped I. threat ignored Journal." Seems strange to me that 30 percent of the population recognized the incompe- the Bush-Cheney dual This reminds me of" who remained loyal to despite his death and being in shambles. intended to go to the Muslims even be- stole their first election. been documented, but thought of the docu- ect for the New Ameri- as the ravings of threatened by Muslim extrem- ists. Reasonable, responsible lead- ers would have dictated inspec- tion of cargo containers and in- coming tankers, and the Navy could have had attack subma- rines at the entrance of harbors to ward off war-surplus subma- rines rigged as huge underwater bombs. A1-Qaida evidently was out of money to finance another attack, so we were spared that at least. It" we had fimght actual terror we would not owe China billions of dollars. Had we gone after the true threat, we would not have entered a fbreign war financed largely with Chinese dollars. Edwin Bush Keyt III Shelton of taking measures the American people another attack, they to start a war on a small Iraq, which was itself not supported We were not greeted as liberators. Saddam Hussein hated Osama bin Laden. We have been continually lied to by the Bush Administration about this war. Americans have had enough of this President. They are done supporting him because he lies to them (about a whole lot more than oral sex). That is why in 2006, the American public voted to give control of both branches of Congress to the Democrats. The Democratic Party is ready to "Support the Troops" by bringing them home. Caleb Hayes Shelton The Journal: (August 16 letter, pport Bush") may about how gas is cheaper aari it was 50 years ago, but Lber just nine years ago, in could fill up our gas around $20. all know gas prices have since Clinton left and over the White House. try to fool anyone numbers on gas prices 1950s. is another reality check for ercent of Americans the Iraq war. There were of mass destruction. NG ALUMINUM CANS 30 ¢ LB. Call for prices on other metals your unwanted, complete vehicle to our yard and receive s10 to s20 or more* We will haul your complete, unwanted vehicle in the city limits and up to 15 miles out of city limits for FREE* * Minimal fee will apply to vehicles over 15 out of city limits. Some restrictions apply, legal vehicle paperwork required; limited time offer. No garbage in vehicles. Ne accept all metal, including appliances, FREE! "On your way to the dump." t1501 W. Dayton-Airport Road, Shelton (360) 427-5150 Editor, The Journal: Since I organized the August 7 neighborhood meeting on drags, I thought I might provide local citi- zens some interesting points that came out of that meeting. The meeting was fbr our neighbors who live adjacent to Sanderson Field to voice their concerns about the invasive and disruptive noise caused by the drag races and the public address system. It was interesting that there were 14 parties at the meeting who are not Sheltonians or live in Mason County. They were not invited. They were notified of the neighborhood meeting through the Shelton Drag Strip Association's Web site. That notice said "a noise ordinance is being proposed that may prevent any future drag rac- es at the airport location. We need your support at this meeting!" Apparently, this is the way Rahn Redman hustled in so many of his troops for this neighborhood meeting. There were people from Centralia, Tenino, Hoodsport, Al- lyn and Olympia incited to attend by the alarming message. In fact, the information he sent out was false. Apparently he does not know there is already a noise abatement ordinance and that the noise from the drag racing and the public ad- dress system were in violation of it. The ordinance's declaration of policy states, "It is the express intent of the board of county com- missioners to minimize the expo- sure of citizens to adverse effects of excessive noise and to protect, promote and preserve the public health and welfare, by control- ling the level of noise in a manner which promotes the use, value and enjoyment of property, sleep and repose, and the quality of the en- vironment." Its findings state, "The board of county commissioners hereby finds that residential and recreational noise is an acute problem in Ma- son County, requiring administra- tion of this resolution on a 24-hour basis by qualified law enforcement personnel." Later it clarifies that qualified personnel means the sheriffs department. Therefore, residents of Shelton/Mason Coun- ty can call that department and lodge complaints about noise that is invasive and disruptive of their lives. It is comforting to know that our county created this noise pro- tection policy and our sheriff's of: ricers are compelled to enforce the law. Since this is an ordinance, all of us should be held accountable under the law, and it would be a definite conflict of interest to grant exceptions, even temporary ones. In our neighborhood meeting Mr. Redman stated that all the people who worked at the drags were volunteers, yet he said they cleared $67,000 after the two weekends. In response to inquiries during the meeting, Mr. Redman indicated there were no financial records. It is disturbing that there is no financial accountability from the people running the drags. Mr. Redman shared that the conces- sionaires were not from our coun- ty. Thus, those revenues left with those people. At an earlier Port of Shelton meeting and again at the neigh- borhood meeting Mr. Redman talked in terms of the drags bringing millions of dollars into our county for development, jobs, scholarships, etc. This is all very grandiose. But, where is the real- ity? Where is the business plan filed with the county? Where are the millions of dollars and jobs? Where is the community impact study? Mr. Redman talked of this mul- timillionaire who is excited about spending millions on the develop- ment of' drag racing here in Mason County. He told us that this man is worth $80 million and wants to spend $10 million for economic de- velopment in our county, inferring that $1 million or more would be spent on the development of the drag racing. I called and talked with this gentleman directly, and he was not very appreciative of what Mr. Redman disclosed about him and about what he was will- ing to do with drag racing here. Af- ter talking with this gentleman, I thrther question the accuracy, in- tegrity and the ethics of Mr. Red- man. After becoming acquainted with Mr. Redman, I can hardly support him or his eflbrts. Were a reputable person with good busi- ness sense willing to step in and pursue this as a business venture by which our county could benefit and be proud, I would be willing to provide my support. The residents of the area ad- versely affected by the noise from the drag racing at Sanderson Field are not saying this recreational sport should not take place with the potential of revenues benefiting our county. We are saying that the drags or other recreational sports should take place in a venue that does not disturb the residents and that respects and enforces the let- ter of the law as well as the spirit of the law. Joyce Klassen-Evans Shelton CLASSIFIED ADS FILL THE BILL 15 words for $6.50 Call The Journal at 426-4412 THE T BI WEEKENDI OUR ANNUAL SUMMER CLEARANCE SALE IS OVER AT CLOSING TIME SUNDAY Selected clearance items in our big outdoor tents. Shop early for the best selection. All sales are final. No refunds, no returns, no warranties. All merchandise as-is. FRIDAY AUG. 24THJ f OF 00ATURDAY00 SUNDAY AUG. 25 m J o d AU G. 26 m First & Mill, Shelton 426-4373 or 426-2411 Monday-Saturday 7:30-7:00 Sunday 8:30-6:00 Hardware J Thursday, August 23, 2007 - Shelton-Mason County Journal - Page 5