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J; 00stine Island: will work at Lab 0HN COOPER Chard Gerber, whose band pe providing the music fbr the r.Day Dance at the Harstine ! Community Hall, has been ing his guitar through de- ,of popular music fom the IFifties to the present day in hat Northwest. you remember The Stat- |Gerber was a member of that of Washington music mak- d was also with Marilee and Jlrnaboutsml,. and Paul Revere the Raiders. 'l here's more! He with' Chuck Berry, Furlin Y, New Blues Brothers Revue Blues Band. Gerber has made at many different locations ;his career, he will be quick the community hall !of his favorite places to play. h danceable tunes in the g from 9 p.m. un- so get your tickets at person and be ready to in and warm up your danc- the doors to the hall at 8 p.m. on Saturday, Sep- 1. Tickets are available at Cove Marina. the Labor Day Dance place at a time when and where the local pinochle would normally play and its way with the decks of , the shufflers and dealers Oving their night of fun back .ra. on Friday, August 31, at .aPpointed hour at the com- ity hall. Their second night of 4raent with the melding and Very with the card boards on Saturday, September 4gain at 7 p.m. The Saturday pinochle is a mixed group en and women. If you are a at the game or a seasoned [and would like to join in the times call Barbara LaJune at 494. i0aUmber of people in the Sunset aad Haskell Hill areas would [to be able to log onto the In- .t faster. The service provider lires that they collect a list of .ltures from 50 persons will- re sign up for the service. At report 30 people have signed d 20 more are needed. If you terested and live in the area, ' Mike Callaghan at 427-9516 ' 0b McKibbon at 427-7189. !RIENTAL SLAW! There .R be a hundred, and maybe d ' recipes for preparing this , !' One we found specified that oli, sunflower seeds, green hs, red peppers and toasted t almonds are the ingredients ised. The sauce is to be made getable oil, sugar and vinegar. additional ingredient neces- o complete the recipe men- u above, and many other reci- r the dish, is instant ramen s. Perhaps, that's the ingre- that makes the slaw orien- tit we doubt it. The people atroduced instant noodles to Orld simply provided a conve- form of the product enjoyed r Asia many, many years he dawn of instant foods. e again as we anticipate down to relish the LaJune Lunch to be served on esday, August 29, we are con- .kl with an intriguing ques-  VV'hat ingredients will the ltirie Island cooks use to make !hOriental slaw with the to go and sour chicken, rice and b crisp with whipped cream ey will serve? thing is sure. Hurricane has started. As these storms One over the years, they will avoc wherever.they strike. rstine Islanders do not dwell Path of these tropical distur- s, but our lives are entwined lends and loved ones who v in endangered areas. To re- tls of the power these storms ,, remember that August 29 is tond anniversary Katrina, of Karrn that devastated parts of lrleans, created $115 million age there and elsewhere in llth, and claimed the lives of People in 2005. All is not fun and games in the world of wild things. There are disturbing notes in the accounts of animals that have been reaching our ears. Restless sleepers and those who fitfully slumber in the wee, small hours of the day speak of be- ing disturbed by the night noises that nocturnal roamers make. As one fellow put it, "Am I the only guy earing coyotes yip and howl between midnight and 5 a.m.? Sounds like they're down along our shoreline." THIS GENTLEMAN is not the only one to make note of such dis- turbances. Another islander com- mented on the presence of these gray ghosts of our island wood- lands. He commented especially on the daytime visits that coyotes have made to his property not only as single intruders but in groups of two or three. Another area of annoyance has surfaced where the habits of mammals that populate our wa- ters run counter to the ways of humans. Where Pickering Pas- sage turns from an east/west to a north/south flow near Walter's Landing, a number of residents have their boats tied up to buoys offshore. To the humans this is a convenience. In a different way the boats are a convenience to the seals that reside in that area. Any substantial object that is staying on top of the water and has a level surface suitable for reclining is, in the eyes of a seal, an invitation to a midsummer nap. Seals scramble aboard the boats and, in the pro- cess, scrape paint and vinyl. Boat- ers do not like to have their craft damaged that way and look upon this with annoyance. Complete 595 360-705-2857 r 1-800-575-8823 24 hours Cays low cost with dignity |I00t00ERICAN BURIAL & or Day Sometimes things get even hair- ier in the realm of furry creatures. What happened in the presence of one islander who was washing her car in her driveway is a case in point. The car washer's good- sized dog was on a leash and se- curely affixed to the deck nearby. Suddenly the dog bounded to all four legs, strained at the leashand barked and growled. The woman looked around and saw a mother raccoon with two babies walking toward her dog. "The raccoon, with the young ones, was actually ap- proaching our dog," she said, "and did not give any indication of turn- ing away." It was too much for the ca- nine, so it lunged toward the ap- proaching raccoons and snapped its leather collar. In a matter of seconds the dog had one of the small raccoons in his mouth and snapped its neck. The incident left three traumatized: the woman, greatly disturbed by what her dog had done; the raccoon, mother of twins and suddenly bereft of one of her offspring; and the dog, whom the owner said behaved differently for a whole day. THE LAST EVENT in this tale of life amidst the tall trees took place several days ago at 8:30 in the morning. Again it was the behavior of a dog, a cross be- tween a collie and an Australian shepherd dog, that aroused its owners by barking and growling. Alerted by the agitated actions of the dog, plus remembering that a 300-pound black bear that visits Harstine Island frequently vis- ited their vicinity, the homeowner thought to take his rifle with him for protection. This was a wise decision. Stand- ing just 10 feet away was a good- sized, healthy-looking coyote. The dog, walking ahead of its owner, was suddenly attacked by the coy- ote, and fully bloomed canine com- bat was taking place. The island- er, seeking an opportunity to shoot without hitting his dog, espied a Dance break and shot the creature. The attacking coyote was dispatched but the day was not yet over. At six p.m. they looked out and saw an even larger coyote'standing still at the edge of their clearing, watching some children at play. "It looked like a big white wolf standing there in broad daylight," said the wife. The wild one took its time and wandered off when it was ready to do so. What happened on this day in recent history? Eleven years ago, five years before 9/11, on August 23, 1996, Osama bin Laden issued a "declaration of war against the Americans occupying the lands in two holy places." We have been informed that there is a happy ending to the tale of the tablecloths reported as being away without leave by the LaJune Senior Lunch crew. Just after an appeal for their return appeared in this column they were restored to their proper place. "They were (Please turn to page 29.) UNOCAL 76 PRODUCTS * Motor Oils and Hydraulic Oils * Industrial Lubricants * Automotive Oils * Metal Working Fluids * Greases and Gear Oils * Solvents, Antifreeze *Cutting Oils I *Job Site High-Volume Commercial Diesel Fueling * Pump Repair, Tanks, Nozzles, Grease Guns * Heating Oil Delivered * Furnace and Stove Oil, Kerosene Located at Sanderson Industrial Park Shelton -8084 National School Lunch Program/School Breakfast Program PUBLIC RELEASE FOR FREE AND REDUCED-PRICE MEALS 2007-08 Shelton, Southside and Pioneer School Districts today announced their policy for free and reduced-price lunches/snacks and/ or free or reduced-price breakfasts for children who qualify according to the eligibility standards below, for meals served under the National School Lunch and/or School Breakfast Programs. Each school and the school district's central office have a copy of the policy, which may be reviewed by any interested party. Local school officials have adopted the following family size income criteria for determining eligibility: Eligibility Scale for Free and Reduced-Price Meals July 1, 2007 to June 30, 2008 FREE REDUCED-PRICE Household Size Year Month Week Year Month Week 1 $13,273 $1,107 $256 $18,889 $1,575 $364 2 17,797 1,484 343 25,327 2,111 488 3 22,321 1,861 430 31,765 2,648 611 4 26,845 2,238 517 38,203 3,184 735 5 31,369 2,615 604 44,641 3,721 859 6 35,893 2,992 691 51,079 4,257 983 7 40,417 3,369 778 57,517 4,794 1,107 8 44,941 3,746 865 63,955 5,330 1,230 Each Additional Household Member Add +4,524 +377 +87 +6,438 +537 +124 Children from families whose income is at or below the levels shown are eligible for free or reduced-price meals. Application forms, with a letter to parents or guardians, are being sent to all homes. To apply for free or reduced-price meals, households must fill out the application and return it to the school. Additional copies are available at the principal's office in each school The information provided on the application will be used to determine eligiblity and may be verified at any time during the school year by school or other program officials. For school officials to determine eligibility, households must provide the following information listed on the application: the names of everyone in the household, the amount of income each household member received last month and where it came from, the signature of an adult household member and that adult's social security number, If the adult signing the application does not have a social security number, check the "I do not have a social security number" box. For a child who is a member of a Basic Food household or Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) assistance unit, the household need provide only the child's name, the Basic Food or TANF, or FDPIR case number, and printed name and signature of an adult member on the application. NOTE: At this time, the following paragraph applies only to public school districts. The Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS) will download the names of all children age birth to 20 into the Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI) Core Student Record Database. Information will include the child's first name, last name, middle initial, and date of birth. Upon receipt of this information, OSPI will match student names against the DSHS file and then make the "match" data available to each district via the Internet. Students will automatically qualify for free meals if their schools participate in the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Child Nutrition Programs. Households that do not want their child(ren) to participate in the free meal program should notify the child(ren)'s school. Applications may be submitted at any time during the school year. Under the provisions of the free and reduced-price policy, the designated approving official(s) will review applications and determine eligibility. Parents or guardians dissatisfied with the ruling of the official may wish to discuss the decision with the approving official on an informal basis. Parents wishing to make a formal appeal may make a request either orally or in writing to the fair hearing official: Shelton School District, Jackie McGuire, 426-1687 Southside School District, Barbara Eliason, 426-8437 Pioneer School District, Dan Winter, 426-8291 for a hearing on the decision. In certain cases, foster children are also eligible for school meal benefits. If a household has foster children living with them and wishes to apply for them, the household should contact the school for more information. The information provided by the household is confidential and will be used only for the purposes of determining eligibility and verifying data. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) prohibits discrimination in all its programs and activities on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, disability, and where applicable sex, marital status, familial status, parental status, religion, sexual orientation, genetic information, political beliefs, reprisal, or because all or part of an individual's income is derived from any public assistance program. (Not all prohibited bases apply to all programs.) Persons with disabilities who require alternative means for communication of program information (Braille, large print, audiotape, etc.) should contact USDA's TARGET Center at (202) 720- 2600 (voice and TDD). To file a complaint of discrimination, write USDA, Director, Office of Civil Rights, 1400 Independence Avenue SW, Washington, D.C. 20250-9410 or call (800) 795-3272 or (202) 720-6382 (TDD). USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer. Thursday, August 23, 2007 - Shelton-Mason County Journal - Page 25 J; 00stine Island: will work at Lab 0HN COOPER Chard Gerber, whose band pe providing the music fbr the r.Day Dance at the Harstine ! Community Hall, has been ing his guitar through de- ,of popular music fom the IFifties to the present day in hat Northwest. you remember The Stat- |Gerber was a member of that of Washington music mak- d was also with Marilee and Jlrnaboutsml,. and Paul Revere the Raiders. 'l here's more! He with' Chuck Berry, Furlin Y, New Blues Brothers Revue Blues Band. Gerber has made at many different locations ;his career, he will be quick the community hall !of his favorite places to play. h danceable tunes in the g from 9 p.m. un- so get your tickets at person and be ready to in and warm up your danc- the doors to the hall at 8 p.m. on Saturday, Sep- 1. Tickets are available at Cove Marina. the Labor Day Dance place at a time when and where the local pinochle would normally play and its way with the decks of , the shufflers and dealers Oving their night of fun back .ra. on Friday, August 31, at .aPpointed hour at the com- ity hall. Their second night of 4raent with the melding and Very with the card boards on Saturday, September 4gain at 7 p.m. The Saturday pinochle is a mixed group en and women. If you are a at the game or a seasoned [and would like to join in the times call Barbara LaJune at 494. i0aUmber of people in the Sunset aad Haskell Hill areas would [to be able to log onto the In- .t faster. The service provider lires that they collect a list of .ltures from 50 persons will- re sign up for the service. At report 30 people have signed d 20 more are needed. If you terested and live in the area, ' Mike Callaghan at 427-9516 ' 0b McKibbon at 427-7189. !RIENTAL SLAW! There .R be a hundred, and maybe d ' recipes for preparing this , !' One we found specified that oli, sunflower seeds, green hs, red peppers and toasted t almonds are the ingredients ised. The sauce is to be made getable oil, sugar and vinegar. additional ingredient neces- o complete the recipe men- u above, and many other reci- r the dish, is instant ramen s. Perhaps, that's the ingre- that makes the slaw orien- tit we doubt it. The people atroduced instant noodles to Orld simply provided a conve- form of the product enjoyed r Asia many, many years he dawn of instant foods. e again as we anticipate down to relish the LaJune Lunch to be served on esday, August 29, we are con- .kl with an intriguing ques-  VV'hat ingredients will the ltirie Island cooks use to make !hOriental slaw with the to go and sour chicken, rice and b crisp with whipped cream ey will serve? thing is sure. Hurricane has started. As these storms One over the years, they will avoc wherever.they strike. rstine Islanders do not dwell Path of these tropical distur- s, but our lives are entwined lends and loved ones who v in endangered areas. To re- tls of the power these storms ,, remember that August 29 is tond anniversary Katrina, of Karrn that devastated parts of lrleans, created $115 million age there and elsewhere in llth, and claimed the lives of People in 2005. All is not fun and games in the world of wild things. There are disturbing notes in the accounts of animals that have been reaching our ears. Restless sleepers and those who fitfully slumber in the wee, small hours of the day speak of be- ing disturbed by the night noises that nocturnal roamers make. As one fellow put it, "Am I the only guy earing coyotes yip and howl between midnight and 5 a.m.? Sounds like they're down along our shoreline." THIS GENTLEMAN is not the only one to make note of such dis- turbances. Another islander com- mented on the presence of these gray ghosts of our island wood- lands. He commented especially on the daytime visits that coyotes have made to his property not only as single intruders but in groups of two or three. Another area of annoyance has surfaced where the habits of mammals that populate our wa- ters run counter to the ways of humans. Where Pickering Pas- sage turns from an east/west to a north/south flow near Walter's Landing, a number of residents have their boats tied up to buoys offshore. To the humans this is a convenience. In a different way the boats are a convenience to the seals that reside in that area. Any substantial object that is staying on top of the water and has a level surface suitable for reclining is, in the eyes of a seal, an invitation to a midsummer nap. Seals scramble aboard the boats and, in the pro- cess, scrape paint and vinyl. Boat- ers do not like to have their craft damaged that way and look upon this with annoyance. Complete 595 360-705-2857 r 1-800-575-8823 24 hours Cays low cost with dignity |I00t00ERICAN BURIAL & or Day Sometimes things get even hair- ier in the realm of furry creatures. What happened in the presence of one islander who was washing her car in her driveway is a case in point. The car washer's good- sized dog was on a leash and se- curely affixed to the deck nearby. Suddenly the dog bounded to all four legs, strained at the leashand barked and growled. The woman looked around and saw a mother raccoon with two babies walking toward her dog. "The raccoon, with the young ones, was actually ap- proaching our dog," she said, "and did not give any indication of turn- ing away." It was too much for the ca- nine, so it lunged toward the ap- proaching raccoons and snapped its leather collar. In a matter of seconds the dog had one of the small raccoons in his mouth and snapped its neck. The incident left three traumatized: the woman, greatly disturbed by what her dog had done; the raccoon, mother of twins and suddenly bereft of one of her offspring; and the dog, whom the owner said behaved differently for a whole day. THE LAST EVENT in this tale of life amidst the tall trees took place several days ago at 8:30 in the morning. Again it was the behavior of a dog, a cross be- tween a collie and an Australian shepherd dog, that aroused its owners by barking and growling. Alerted by the agitated actions of the dog, plus remembering that a 300-pound black bear that visits Harstine Island frequently vis- ited their vicinity, the homeowner thought to take his rifle with him for protection. This was a wise decision. Stand- ing just 10 feet away was a good- sized, healthy-looking coyote. The dog, walking ahead of its owner, was suddenly attacked by the coy- ote, and fully bloomed canine com- bat was taking place. The island- er, seeking an opportunity to shoot without hitting his dog, espied a Dance break and shot the creature. The attacking coyote was dispatched but the day was not yet over. At six p.m. they looked out and saw an even larger coyote'standing still at the edge of their clearing, watching some children at play. "It looked like a big white wolf standing there in broad daylight," said the wife. The wild one took its time and wandered off when it was ready to do so. What happened on this day in recent history? Eleven years ago, five years before 9/11, on August 23, 1996, Osama bin Laden issued a "declaration of war against the Americans occupying the lands in two holy places." We have been informed that there is a happy ending to the tale of the tablecloths reported as being away without leave by the LaJune Senior Lunch crew. Just after an appeal for their return appeared in this column they were restored to their proper place. "They were (Please turn to page 29.) UNOCAL 76 PRODUCTS * Motor Oils and Hydraulic Oils * Industrial Lubricants * Automotive Oils * Metal Working Fluids * Greases and Gear Oils * Solvents, Antifreeze *Cutting Oils I *Job Site High-Volume Commercial Diesel Fueling * Pump Repair, Tanks, Nozzles, Grease Guns * Heating Oil Delivered * Furnace and Stove Oil, Kerosene Located at Sanderson Industrial Park Shelton -8084 National School Lunch Program/School Breakfast Program PUBLIC RELEASE FOR FREE AND REDUCED-PRICE MEALS 2007-08 Shelton, Southside and Pioneer School Districts today announced their policy for free and reduced-price lunches/snacks and/ or free or reduced-price breakfasts for children who qualify according to the eligibility standards below, for meals served under the National School Lunch and/or School Breakfast Programs. Each school and the school district's central office have a copy of the policy, which may be reviewed by any interested party. Local school officials have adopted the following family size income criteria for determining eligibility: Eligibility Scale for Free and Reduced-Price Meals July 1, 2007 to June 30, 2008 FREE REDUCED-PRICE Household Size Year Month Week Year Month Week 1 $13,273 $1,107 $256 $18,889 $1,575 $364 2 17,797 1,484 343 25,327 2,111 488 3 22,321 1,861 430 31,765 2,648 611 4 26,845 2,238 517 38,203 3,184 735 5 31,369 2,615 604 44,641 3,721 859 6 35,893 2,992 691 51,079 4,257 983 7 40,417 3,369 778 57,517 4,794 1,107 8 44,941 3,746 865 63,955 5,330 1,230 Each Additional Household Member Add +4,524 +377 +87 +6,438 +537 +124 Children from families whose income is at or below the levels shown are eligible for free or reduced-price meals. Application forms, with a letter to parents or guardians, are being sent to all homes. To apply for free or reduced-price meals, households must fill out the application and return it to the school. Additional copies are available at the principal's office in each school The information provided on the application will be used to determine eligiblity and may be verified at any time during the school year by school or other program officials. For school officials to determine eligibility, households must provide the following information listed on the application: the names of everyone in the household, the amount of income each household member received last month and where it came from, the signature of an adult household member and that adult's social security number, If the adult signing the application does not have a social security number, check the "I do not have a social security number" box. For a child who is a member of a Basic Food household or Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) assistance unit, the household need provide only the child's name, the Basic Food or TANF, or FDPIR case number, and printed name and signature of an adult member on the application. NOTE: At this time, the following paragraph applies only to public school districts. The Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS) will download the names of all children age birth to 20 into the Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI) Core Student Record Database. Information will include the child's first name, last name, middle initial, and date of birth. Upon receipt of this information, OSPI will match student names against the DSHS file and then make the "match" data available to each district via the Internet. Students will automatically qualify for free meals if their schools participate in the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Child Nutrition Programs. Households that do not want their child(ren) to participate in the free meal program should notify the child(ren)'s school. Applications may be submitted at any time during the school year. Under the provisions of the free and reduced-price policy, the designated approving official(s) will review applications and determine eligibility. Parents or guardians dissatisfied with the ruling of the official may wish to discuss the decision with the approving official on an informal basis. Parents wishing to make a formal appeal may make a request either orally or in writing to the fair hearing official: Shelton School District, Jackie McGuire, 426-1687 Southside School District, Barbara Eliason, 426-8437 Pioneer School District, Dan Winter, 426-8291 for a hearing on the decision. In certain cases, foster children are also eligible for school meal benefits. If a household has foster children living with them and wishes to apply for them, the household should contact the school for more information. The information provided by the household is confidential and will be used only for the purposes of determining eligibility and verifying data. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) prohibits discrimination in all its programs and activities on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, disability, and where applicable sex, marital status, familial status, parental status, religion, sexual orientation, genetic information, political beliefs, reprisal, or because all or part of an individual's income is derived from any public assistance program. (Not all prohibited bases apply to all programs.) Persons with disabilities who require alternative means for communication of program information (Braille, large print, audiotape, etc.) should contact USDA's TARGET Center at (202) 720- 2600 (voice and TDD). To file a complaint of discrimination, write USDA, Director, Office of Civil Rights, 1400 Independence Avenue SW, Washington, D.C. 20250-9410 or call (800) 795-3272 or (202) 720-6382 (TDD). USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer. Thursday, August 23, 2007 - Shelton-Mason County Journal - Page 25