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Congressman touches many bas
By JEFF GREEN
Congressman Norm Dicks
whisked through Shelton last
Thursday, attending a ground-
breaking ceremony at Sanderson
Field, then speaking to a luncheon
crowd downtown.
"If we want to protect Hood Ca-
nal, if we want to protect Puget
Sound, we've got to do these proj-
ects," the Belfair Democrat said
during the "Golden Shovel" event
commemorating the start of con-
struction on one phase of the Shel-
ton Area Regional Water and Sew-
er Project.
Dicks said he was committed to
all four phases of the Shelton re-
gional project, noting it will help
bring in jobs and because it is the
right thing to do.
The congressman appeared at
the ceremony at the Shelton air-
port marking the beginning of
construction of a satellite water
reclamation plant, with sewer and
reclaimed, that is treated, water
lines that will cross the airport to
the Washington State Patrol Acad-
emy and Washington Corrections
Center. Partners in the regional
project include the City of Shelton,
Washington State Department of
Corrections and the Washington
State Patrol.
DICKS AND others extolled
the environmental effects of the
$42-million project. Dave Jansen
of the Washington Department of
Corrections said the department
is a $14-million participant in the
project that expects to use some of
the reclaimed water for irrigation
at the Shelton prison.
Lieutenant Tim Winchell, assis-
tant commander at the state pa-
trol academy, said there currently
are 10 septic fields there and that
the regional program will allow
the academy to dispose of waste in
a "more environmentally friendly
manner." Reclaimed water will be
used on the academy driving track
and tbr campus irrigation.
After the guests' remarks con-
cluded, Dicks donned a hard hat
and joined Shelton Mayor John
Tarrant, Jansen and Winchell in
CONGRESSMAN NORM DICKS speaks at a groundbreak.
ing ceremony last Thursday at Sanderson Field for the
Shelton Area Regional Water and Sewer Project. Watch-
ing are Lieutenant Tim Winchell, assistant commander of
the Washington State Patrol Academy, and Shelton Mayor
John Tarrant.
turning over dirt using special
shovels painted gold for the occa-
sion.
Minutes later, the congress-
man appeared at Xinh's Clam
and Oyster House, where he was
guest speaker at the monthly lun-
cheon of the Economic Develop-
ment Council of Mason County.
He touched on a number of top-
ics, including the Iraq War, treat-
ment of military veterans and
more.
THE NATION currently spends
$12 billion a month on the war on
terrorisn, Dicks said. Congress is
awaiting a report by U.S. Army
General David Petraeus, com-
mander of the Multinational Force
in Iraq, about the state of the war.
Dicks went to Iraq in 2003 and
spent some time with Petraeus,
adding he was impressed by the
general.
Last February, Dicks went back
County commission roundup:
Belfair land swap
is okayed at last
trict really has substantial needs
and I know that we envision the
day when we have a public works
facility that meets the needs of the
north end of the county," said Com-
missioner Lynda Ring-Erickson.
She noted that the Sand Hill
property is a prime location for a
future public works facility.
The county's property was zoned
for use as 10-acre single family
homesites. It had no merchant-
able timber on it and had been re-
cently appraised at $315,000. The
school district's land was zoned
and recommended for use as 5-
acre homesites. It didn't have any
merchantable timber on it either
and had been recently appraised
at $259,304. The school district
balanced the land exchange with
$55,696 in cash.
They finally agreed to swap lots.
After a public hearing on Tuesday,
the Mason County Commission
authorized an exchange of real
property with the North Mason
School District.
The county traded 40 acres of
surplus land adjacent to the school
district campus on State Route
302. The school district needs this
property for further expansion.
Commissioners had continued this
hearing twice so that both authori-
ties would have time to look over
and discuss the agreement.
The school district owned 11.27
acres of surplus property on Sand
Hill Road that the county could
use for a future public works road
maintenance shop.
"I think this is one of those op-
p0rtunities where the school dis-
State closes shellfish bed
with vibrio parahaemolyticus, a
natural bacterium that can cause
diarrhea, stomach cramps, nau-
sea, vomiting, headache, fever and
chills. Symptoms usually appear
about 12 hours after eating infect-
ed shellfish.
The illness is usually mild to
moderate and lasts for two to sev-
en days. However, it can be life
threatening to people with lowered
immunity or chronic liver disease.
The best way to prevent this illness
is to cook oysters during the warm
summer months. The bacteria are
killed when oysters are cooked to
145 degrees Fahrenheit.
Several new cases of vibriosis
have led to state health officials
to close an oyster growing area on
Hood Canal.
The Washington Department
of Health has closed commercial
harvesting on beaches from the
Hamma Hamma River south to
Sisters Point near Tahuya. State
officials are working with repre-
sentatives of the shellfish industry
to recall oysters from the affected
area. People who have purchased
oysters recently should check with
the place of purchase to see if they
were harvested from the affected
growing areas.
Of concern are shellfish tainted
to Iraq with a congressional del-
egation, including, he noted, some
members who had served there
earlier with the military.
The current military surge has
a chance of working, but Dicks
said he told generals they've still
got to worry about al-Qaida and
terrorists. "A1-Qaida is commit-
ting genocide," Dicks noted.
The current Iraqi government
isn't functioning, he said, adding,
"At some time, we've got to start
a phased withdrawal." There is
no effort at reconciliation between
the Shiite and Sunni factions.
A PHASED withdrawal of
American troops is not losing,
Dicks insists. "We've achieved our
goal," which was the removal of
Saddam Hussein and his govern-
ment, he added.
"At some point, they've got to
take responsibility for their coun-
try," he said of the Iraqis.
"We would not have done this if
there was not a threat of nuclear
weapons," he said of the war.
Thirty-thousand Americans
have been injured in the war, in-
cluding 15,000 whose injuries are
very severe, Dicks said. More than
90 percent of the wounded are
saved. "That part of it is done re-
ally, really well," he said, adding,
"It's what happens to them when
they get out of Walter Reed and
Bethesda (military hospitals)"
that concerns him.
CONGRESS HAS funded
more people to help the veterans
with their claims and advocate
for them, while the Army is try-
ing to push them out the door, he
said.
And while people may differ
with the policies of President Bush
and Vice President Cheney, every-
body is supporting the troops, he
said, adding, "You don't cut off
funding when people are still in
the field.
The agencies under the U.S. De-
partment of the Interior's budget
were cut by 16 percent between
2001 and 2007, and the Forest Ser-
vice was cut by 35 percent, Dicks
said. That has put the agency way
behind in thinning timber on its
lands in the Northwest. Dicks said
he made sure extra money stayed
in bills to pay for thinning opera-
tions.
Fire has become a huge issue
for the Forest Service, he said. In
2001, 13 percent of the Forest Ser-
vice budget was for fire protection.
Today, that amount has grown to
47 percent of the budget, Dicks
said. "It's a major problem and the
fires are getting more intense," he
added.
ONE LOCAL highlight was the
shellfish agreement finalized last
month by local shellfish growers
and tribes. The parties had been
working on it for 25 years, Dicks
said.
"That was a biggie," he said of
the agreement, which was signed
early last month. "A big part of the
economy is the
he added. "We have to
water quality."
Under the outlined
tribes will forgo their
to harvest an estimated
lion worth of shellfish
private beaches;
ers will provide $500,000
of shellfish enhancement
lic tidelands over a
years; and treaty tribes
access to a $33-million
to acquire and enhance
to which they exclusively
access.
Dicks said he was in
on Wednesday, August 15, !
grand opening of a
gallon biodiesel plant.
THE NEW PLANT'S
ity equals one-third of
amount of biodiesel
produced in the U.S., he
project includes 14 huge
and was built in a record
months.
"It's a good example of
tive energy sources," Dicks
Another Grays Harbor
project was worthy of
Quigg Brothers firm is
into the woods and
wood waste,
to the firm and ground up t
biomass, Dicks ex
mass collected from the
els a steam generator at th0l
and also produces excess
ity.
Before he finished his
Dicks took a swipe at the
Administration. "Global
ing is a reality and
question about it," he
ing, all of the experts
equivocally, it is a problemS.
business community is
more about this problem
the White House."
Call today for a
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IU" Olynpic Heating & Coolin
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Conditioning * Refrigeration
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Beat the Price "
00September 12, 2007
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Page 12 - Shelton-Mason County Journal - Thursday, August 23, 2007
Congressman touches many bas
By JEFF GREEN
Congressman Norm Dicks
whisked through Shelton last
Thursday, attending a ground-
breaking ceremony at Sanderson
Field, then speaking to a luncheon
crowd downtown.
"If we want to protect Hood Ca-
nal, if we want to protect Puget
Sound, we've got to do these proj-
ects," the Belfair Democrat said
during the "Golden Shovel" event
commemorating the start of con-
struction on one phase of the Shel-
ton Area Regional Water and Sew-
er Project.
Dicks said he was committed to
all four phases of the Shelton re-
gional project, noting it will help
bring in jobs and because it is the
right thing to do.
The congressman appeared at
the ceremony at the Shelton air-
port marking the beginning of
construction of a satellite water
reclamation plant, with sewer and
reclaimed, that is treated, water
lines that will cross the airport to
the Washington State Patrol Acad-
emy and Washington Corrections
Center. Partners in the regional
project include the City of Shelton,
Washington State Department of
Corrections and the Washington
State Patrol.
DICKS AND others extolled
the environmental effects of the
$42-million project. Dave Jansen
of the Washington Department of
Corrections said the department
is a $14-million participant in the
project that expects to use some of
the reclaimed water for irrigation
at the Shelton prison.
Lieutenant Tim Winchell, assis-
tant commander at the state pa-
trol academy, said there currently
are 10 septic fields there and that
the regional program will allow
the academy to dispose of waste in
a "more environmentally friendly
manner." Reclaimed water will be
used on the academy driving track
and tbr campus irrigation.
After the guests' remarks con-
cluded, Dicks donned a hard hat
and joined Shelton Mayor John
Tarrant, Jansen and Winchell in
CONGRESSMAN NORM DICKS speaks at a groundbreak.
ing ceremony last Thursday at Sanderson Field for the
Shelton Area Regional Water and Sewer Project. Watch-
ing are Lieutenant Tim Winchell, assistant commander of
the Washington State Patrol Academy, and Shelton Mayor
John Tarrant.
turning over dirt using special
shovels painted gold for the occa-
sion.
Minutes later, the congress-
man appeared at Xinh's Clam
and Oyster House, where he was
guest speaker at the monthly lun-
cheon of the Economic Develop-
ment Council of Mason County.
He touched on a number of top-
ics, including the Iraq War, treat-
ment of military veterans and
more.
THE NATION currently spends
$12 billion a month on the war on
terrorisn, Dicks said. Congress is
awaiting a report by U.S. Army
General David Petraeus, com-
mander of the Multinational Force
in Iraq, about the state of the war.
Dicks went to Iraq in 2003 and
spent some time with Petraeus,
adding he was impressed by the
general.
Last February, Dicks went back
County commission roundup:
Belfair land swap
is okayed at last
trict really has substantial needs
and I know that we envision the
day when we have a public works
facility that meets the needs of the
north end of the county," said Com-
missioner Lynda Ring-Erickson.
She noted that the Sand Hill
property is a prime location for a
future public works facility.
The county's property was zoned
for use as 10-acre single family
homesites. It had no merchant-
able timber on it and had been re-
cently appraised at $315,000. The
school district's land was zoned
and recommended for use as 5-
acre homesites. It didn't have any
merchantable timber on it either
and had been recently appraised
at $259,304. The school district
balanced the land exchange with
$55,696 in cash.
They finally agreed to swap lots.
After a public hearing on Tuesday,
the Mason County Commission
authorized an exchange of real
property with the North Mason
School District.
The county traded 40 acres of
surplus land adjacent to the school
district campus on State Route
302. The school district needs this
property for further expansion.
Commissioners had continued this
hearing twice so that both authori-
ties would have time to look over
and discuss the agreement.
The school district owned 11.27
acres of surplus property on Sand
Hill Road that the county could
use for a future public works road
maintenance shop.
"I think this is one of those op-
p0rtunities where the school dis-
State closes shellfish bed
with vibrio parahaemolyticus, a
natural bacterium that can cause
diarrhea, stomach cramps, nau-
sea, vomiting, headache, fever and
chills. Symptoms usually appear
about 12 hours after eating infect-
ed shellfish.
The illness is usually mild to
moderate and lasts for two to sev-
en days. However, it can be life
threatening to people with lowered
immunity or chronic liver disease.
The best way to prevent this illness
is to cook oysters during the warm
summer months. The bacteria are
killed when oysters are cooked to
145 degrees Fahrenheit.
Several new cases of vibriosis
have led to state health officials
to close an oyster growing area on
Hood Canal.
The Washington Department
of Health has closed commercial
harvesting on beaches from the
Hamma Hamma River south to
Sisters Point near Tahuya. State
officials are working with repre-
sentatives of the shellfish industry
to recall oysters from the affected
area. People who have purchased
oysters recently should check with
the place of purchase to see if they
were harvested from the affected
growing areas.
Of concern are shellfish tainted
to Iraq with a congressional del-
egation, including, he noted, some
members who had served there
earlier with the military.
The current military surge has
a chance of working, but Dicks
said he told generals they've still
got to worry about al-Qaida and
terrorists. "A1-Qaida is commit-
ting genocide," Dicks noted.
The current Iraqi government
isn't functioning, he said, adding,
"At some time, we've got to start
a phased withdrawal." There is
no effort at reconciliation between
the Shiite and Sunni factions.
A PHASED withdrawal of
American troops is not losing,
Dicks insists. "We've achieved our
goal," which was the removal of
Saddam Hussein and his govern-
ment, he added.
"At some point, they've got to
take responsibility for their coun-
try," he said of the Iraqis.
"We would not have done this if
there was not a threat of nuclear
weapons," he said of the war.
Thirty-thousand Americans
have been injured in the war, in-
cluding 15,000 whose injuries are
very severe, Dicks said. More than
90 percent of the wounded are
saved. "That part of it is done re-
ally, really well," he said, adding,
"It's what happens to them when
they get out of Walter Reed and
Bethesda (military hospitals)"
that concerns him.
CONGRESS HAS funded
more people to help the veterans
with their claims and advocate
for them, while the Army is try-
ing to push them out the door, he
said.
And while people may differ
with the policies of President Bush
and Vice President Cheney, every-
body is supporting the troops, he
said, adding, "You don't cut off
funding when people are still in
the field.
The agencies under the U.S. De-
partment of the Interior's budget
were cut by 16 percent between
2001 and 2007, and the Forest Ser-
vice was cut by 35 percent, Dicks
said. That has put the agency way
behind in thinning timber on its
lands in the Northwest. Dicks said
he made sure extra money stayed
in bills to pay for thinning opera-
tions.
Fire has become a huge issue
for the Forest Service, he said. In
2001, 13 percent of the Forest Ser-
vice budget was for fire protection.
Today, that amount has grown to
47 percent of the budget, Dicks
said. "It's a major problem and the
fires are getting more intense," he
added.
ONE LOCAL highlight was the
shellfish agreement finalized last
month by local shellfish growers
and tribes. The parties had been
working on it for 25 years, Dicks
said.
"That was a biggie," he said of
the agreement, which was signed
early last month. "A big part of the
economy is the
he added. "We have to
water quality."
Under the outlined
tribes will forgo their
to harvest an estimated
lion worth of shellfish
private beaches;
ers will provide $500,000
of shellfish enhancement
lic tidelands over a
years; and treaty tribes
access to a $33-million
to acquire and enhance
to which they exclusively
access.
Dicks said he was in
on Wednesday, August 15, !
grand opening of a
gallon biodiesel plant.
THE NEW PLANT'S
ity equals one-third of
amount of biodiesel
produced in the U.S., he
project includes 14 huge
and was built in a record
months.
"It's a good example of
tive energy sources," Dicks
Another Grays Harbor
project was worthy of
Quigg Brothers firm is
into the woods and
wood waste,
to the firm and ground up t
biomass, Dicks ex
mass collected from the
els a steam generator at th0l
and also produces excess
ity.
Before he finished his
Dicks took a swipe at the
Administration. "Global
ing is a reality and
question about it," he
ing, all of the experts
equivocally, it is a problemS.
business community is
more about this problem
the White House."
Call today for a
FREE ESTIMATE
on a new Trane system!
IU" Olynpic Heating & Coolin
Sales Service * Installations
It's Hard To Stop A a: * Repairs * Heating Air
Conditioning * Refrigeration
426-9945 * 754-1235 * 1-800-400-9945
OLYMPH(:968BA
Beat the Price "
00September 12, 2007
PRESSURE RELIEVING
SWEDISH MATTRESSES AND PI
Priced as low
as the
will allow!
You've seen it on
We Deriver and Set-Up
Twenty Year Warranty
360-4116-470II or CALL TOLL FREE t-800-4M-4702
Free Delivery Convenient Personalized Terms Free Parking
72 Years In Shelton Same Family Ownemhip We Do It RightU
Page 12 - Shelton-Mason County Journal - Thursday, August 23, 2007