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 00ides i Hood Canal at Union Thursday, August 30 Low ................. 12:57 a.m ............ 2.9 ft. High .................. 6:34 a.m .......... 11.0 ft. Low ................. 12:58 p.m ............ 0.6 ft. High .................. 7:13 p.m .......... 12.5 ft. Friday, August 31 Low ................... 1:40 a.m ............ 1.5 ft. High .................. 7:32 a.m .......... 10.8 ft. Low ................... 1:41 p.m ............ 2.2 ft. High .................. 7:44 p.m .......... 12.6 ft. Saturday, September 1 Cow ................... 2:25 a.m ............ 0.3 ft. High .................. 8:35 a.m .......... 10.6 ft. Low ................... 2:26 p.m: ........... 4.0 ft. High .................. 8:18 p.m .......... 12.4 ft. Sunday, September 2 Low ................... 3:14 a.m ........... -0.4 ft. High .................. 9:46 a.m .......... 10.3 ft. Low ................... 3:17 p.m ............ 5.7 ft. High .................. 8:56 p.m .......... 12.0 ft. Monday, September 3 Low ................... 4:07 a.m ........... -0.7 ft. High ................ 11:10 a.m .......... 10.1 ft. Low ................... 4:19 p.m ............ 7.3 ft. High .................. 9:41 p.m .......... 11.3 ft. Tuesday, September 4 Low ................... 5:07 a.m ........... -0.7 ft. High ................ 12:58 p.m .......... 10.2 ft. Low ................... 5:48 p.m ............ 8.3 ft. High ................ 10:39 p.m .......... 10.6 ft. Wednesday, September 5 Low ................... 6:15 a.m ........... -0.6 ft. High .................. 2:36 p.m .......... 10.6 ft. Low ................... 7:47 p.m ............ 8,4 ft. High .... : ........... 11:54p.m .......... 10.0 ft. Thursday, September 6 Low ................... 7:26 a.m ........... -0.5 ft. High .................. 3:40 p.m .......... 11.1 ft. Low ................... 9:13 p.m ............ 7.6 ft. Oakland Bay at Shelton Thursday, August 30 Low ................... 2:52 a.m ............ 2.5 ft. High .................. 7:59 a.m .......... 13.4 ft. Low ................... 2:53 p.m ............ 0.6 ft. High .................. 8:38 p.m .......... 15.1 ft. Friday, August 31 Low ................... 3:35 a.m ............ 1.3 ft. High .................. 8:57 a.m .......... 13.1 ft. Low ................... 3:36 p.m ............ 1.9 ft. High .................. 9:09 p.m .......... 15.2 ft. Saturday, September 1 Low ................... 4:20 a.rn ............ 0.3 ft. High ................ 10:00 a.m .......... 12.9 ft. Low ................... 4:21 p.m ............ 3.5 ft. High .................. 9:43 p.m .......... 15.0 ft. Sunday, September 2 Low ................... 5:09 a.m ........... -0.4 ft. High ................ 11:11 a.m .......... 12.5 ft. Low ................... 5:12 p.m ............ 5.0 ft. High ................ 10:21 p.m .......... 14.5 ft. Monday, September 3 Low ................... 6:02 a.m ........... -0.6 ft. High ................ 12:35 p.m .......... 12.2 ft. Low ................... 6:14 p.m ............ 6.3 ft. High ................ 11:06 p.m .......... 13.7 ft. Tuesday, September 4 Low ................... 7:02 a.m ........... -0.6 ft. High .................. 2:23 p.m .......... 12.3 ft. Low ................... 7:43 p.m ............ 7.2 ft. Wednesday, September 5 High ................ 12:04 a.m .......... 12.9 ft. Low ................... 8:10 a.m ........... -0.6 ft. High .................. 4:01 p.m .......... 12.9 ft. Low ................... 9:42 p.m ............ 7.3 ft. Thursday, September 6 High .................. 1:19 a.m .......... 12.1 ft. Low ................... 9:21 a.m ........... -0.5 ft. High .................. 5:05 p.m .......... 13.5 ft. Low ................. 11:08 p.m ............ 6.6 ft. Birds taking a (Continued from page 19.) ter and began a vigorous ablution. The tiny goldfinch stayed perched on the rim, joyfully it seemed, and got a shower each time the wren fluttered its feathers in such a way as to spew drops of water on a golden one that fluttered its wings appreciatively. Another amusing antic was car- ried out by a towhee that wanted privacy when it took a bath. Sev- eral nuthatches were on the bird- bath, so the bigger visitor aggres- sively and methodically moved them off it. Flying at the smaller ones, even to the point of bumping into one or two, the towhee even- tually cleared them all out. The red-orange breasted bird then pro- ceeded to luxuriate in a long and energetic bath. Reminder: people play pinochle tomorrow, Friday, August 31, at 7 p.m. at the Harstine Island Com- munity Hall. Normally the card party would have been held on Saturday, September 1, but the game has been scheduled a day earlier to allow something else to take place on Saturday night. That something else is a Labor Day Dance sponsored by the communi- ty club. The doors of the hall open at 8 p.m. and Richard Gerber's Band will beot out the rhythms and tunes for dancing from 9 p.m. to midnight. Events scheduled for the com- munity hall: September 1 and Utility is objecting to proposed pow(00 (Continued from page 13.) power, biodiesel from crops planted in older clearcut areas and gas from sewage treatment facilities. Given that electricity generated by wind farms is already a small part of the local power package, the measure is expected to be a windfall tbr the producers of the large turbines that can turn a stiff breeze into electric- ity. However, prior to the vote, the PUD 3 Commissioners passed a resolution urging a "no" vote on 1- 937, claiming a "yes" vote would tie consumers to a more costly source of power that could prove to be a drag on the Mason County economy. The measure was rejected by 57 percent of the voters of Mason, but received 52 percent of the vote in Washington as a whole, making this the 20th state to call for more use of renewable resources and the ninth to promote greater efficiency. The conservation component gives PUD 3 until January 1, 2010 to "identify its achievable cost-effective conser- vation potential through 2019." Af- ter that, the utility will be obliged to meet conservation targets over the "course of the next 10 years. The Union of Concerned Scien- tists claimed in its report on the initiative that by 2025 the measure will produce the following economic benefits for Washington: $2.9 billion in new capital investment; $1.13 bil- lion in savings on consumer energy bills; 2,000 new jobs; an increase of $148 million in the gross state prod- uct; and $30 million in income to ru- ral landowners through wind power land leases. THE WASHINGTON Policy Center has findings of its own that indicate the initiative will cost jobs by obliging public utilities to invest in less efficient sources of energy, "thus making consumers pay more for the same amount of energy, elim- inating investment in other parts of the economy and reducing job op- portunities." Todd Myers, director of environmental policy for the center, projects that by 2020 energy costs will have outstripped inflation by 75 percent. As the wind rises and fhlls so does the amount of power it can generate, a situation that requires backup systems to meet high cus- tomer demand when the air is still. "Over-reliance on wind power might actually increase instability because wind must be backed up by natural gas and other reliable sourc. es of energy," Myers wrote. target," including the type, availabil- ity and cost of any "eligible renew- able resource." Also proposed are rules governing contracts for a long list of "substitute resources" that may also be considered renewable. According to Donald Cohen, a Seattle attorney employed by the public utility districts, CTED would exceed its authority if it ratifies the rules as now proposed. He claims they interfere with the lawful rate- making authority of the public util- ity districts. He writes that there is no "simple fix" to language requiring that certain types of "substitute re- sources" shall be used by the PUDs. Also at issue are rules that oblige the utilities to demonstrate to the department that they are making progress in meeting conservation targets by using a particular tracking system and by imposing "substan- tive standards and requirements" when state law confines its rule- making authority to "process, time- lines and documentation." Among other things, this is a reference to a proposed rule that progress in con- servation be measured by specific methods or techniques which Cohen claims amounts to "both usurping the utility's authority in the statute to determine what is cost-effective, and also reinterpreting the statute, which is outside CTED's authority under the statute." The rejoinder to CTED followed consultations with officials of PUD 3 and other public utility districts. "It sounds very strong," Commissioner Bruce Jorgenson said. COHEN'S OBJECTIONS were sent on August 15 to Liz Klumpp, a senior policy analyst with CTED, and were submitted on behalf of PUD 3, the Washington Public Util- ity Districts Association, the Indus- trial Customers of Northwest Utili- ties and four other consumer-owned electric power systems: PUD 1 of Benton County, PUD 1 of Cowlitz, County, PUD 2 of Grant County and Inland Power and-Light Company. "The fundamental problem appears and reappears throughout the rules: CTED's rule making authority is limited to only process, timelines, and documentation, and the pro- posed rules exceed that authority," he writes. Renewable energy sources de- fined in 1-937 include solar energy, geothermal energy, landfill gas, tidal I i r rules A report by the state Office of Fi- nancial Management concluded that 1-937 will cost the state government $2.34 million in administrative costs over 14 years, with some of this cost falling on CTED in its capacity as writer of rules. "The initiative's fiscal impact on Washington's local governments cannot be determined due to vari- ables ranging from future fuel costs to changes in demand for electricity. For the same reason, the impact of electricity costs for state and local governments cannot be determined," the report concluded. If you have had or are having problems with a well drilling business in Mason County, please contact me to share experiences and information. Scott • 360-790-3582 I I Page 20 - Shelton,Mason County Journal - ThUrsday, August 30, 2007 every Saturday, farmers' market, 10 a.m., Labor Day Dance, 8 p.m.; September 2 and every Sunday, Bridge Community Church Sun- day School, 9:30 a.m., and service, 11 a.m.; September 3 and every Monday, Take Off Pounds Sensi- bly, or TOPS, 9:30 a.m.; Septem- ber 6, women's club, noon, and Harstine Island Community Club executive board meeting, 7 p.m.; September 9 and every Sunday, Harstine Island Community Cho- rus, 6:30 p.m.; September en's pinochle, noon; Se LaJune Senior Lunch, tember 13, garden club, September 14, 6 p.m.; September 15, p.m.; September 19 Crime Watch, 7 p.m.; 21, grange, 6:30 p.m.; 24, theatre club, 7 p.m.; ber 25, women's September 26, LaJune Lunch, noon. 100 Years Ago From the August 30, 1907, Mason County Journal: The Shelton postoffice is now supplied with the 25-1c stamp books, and also the 2c international postal cards, not heretofore carried. Grouse are said to be unusually plentiful this season, but they won't be after the first few days of slaughter. Fourth street, North of" Pine, has been cleared, and is being graded, to the material improvement of" the neighborhood. 35 Years Ago From the August 31, 1972, Shelton- Mason County Journcd: The paralyzed right hand of Shelton's Mike Linder, who suflhred a stroke following recent heart surgery, can no longer call tbrth from his guitar the music that lies trapped within him. When two bands combine efforts tomorrow night for a benefit dance to be held from 9 p.m. until 1 a.m. in the Shelton Armory, his fellow will be the vacant chair in with which Mike his disability. The Mason County at its meeting Monday, establish a Mason Authority. The commissionerS! appointment of the housing authority for a weeks. 10 Years Ago From the August 28, 1997, Mason County Journal: Three quick-thinking averted what could have fatal accident Tuesday Highway 101 when they wrong-way driver southbound lane of the of Shelton. Shelton is in line for manufacturing jobs because upcoming purchase of and Engineering by an Washington firm. Auto Body 36U-432-3625 "Insurance ?rlendly repair ?agility assuring your peace of mind" 1383 Shelton Sprinp Rd. ° Sheltn, WA DR§B4 eMremo@hctc.€oa STAND THE I Cool your home this sum for less than $2 oo per day! Install a Trane central air conditioner or heat pump in your home and be comfortable this year while INCREASING your home's resale value! Call today for your FREE in-home estimate/ CAPITAL 360-491-7450 HEATING & COOUNG Serving Mason County since 1937 Custom Sheet Metal COM MII MEN [ RELIABILITY SATISFACTION  00ides i Hood Canal at Union Thursday, August 30 Low ................. 12:57 a.m ............ 2.9 ft. High .................. 6:34 a.m .......... 11.0 ft. Low ................. 12:58 p.m ............ 0.6 ft. High .................. 7:13 p.m .......... 12.5 ft. Friday, August 31 Low ................... 1:40 a.m ............ 1.5 ft. High .................. 7:32 a.m .......... 10.8 ft. Low ................... 1:41 p.m ............ 2.2 ft. High .................. 7:44 p.m .......... 12.6 ft. Saturday, September 1 Cow ................... 2:25 a.m ............ 0.3 ft. High .................. 8:35 a.m .......... 10.6 ft. Low ................... 2:26 p.m: ........... 4.0 ft. High .................. 8:18 p.m .......... 12.4 ft. Sunday, September 2 Low ................... 3:14 a.m ........... -0.4 ft. High .................. 9:46 a.m .......... 10.3 ft. Low ................... 3:17 p.m ............ 5.7 ft. High .................. 8:56 p.m .......... 12.0 ft. Monday, September 3 Low ................... 4:07 a.m ........... -0.7 ft. High ................ 11:10 a.m .......... 10.1 ft. Low ................... 4:19 p.m ............ 7.3 ft. High .................. 9:41 p.m .......... 11.3 ft. Tuesday, September 4 Low ................... 5:07 a.m ........... -0.7 ft. High ................ 12:58 p.m .......... 10.2 ft. Low ................... 5:48 p.m ............ 8.3 ft. High ................ 10:39 p.m .......... 10.6 ft. Wednesday, September 5 Low ................... 6:15 a.m ........... -0.6 ft. High .................. 2:36 p.m .......... 10.6 ft. Low ................... 7:47 p.m ............ 8,4 ft. High .... : ........... 11:54p.m .......... 10.0 ft. Thursday, September 6 Low ................... 7:26 a.m ........... -0.5 ft. High .................. 3:40 p.m .......... 11.1 ft. Low ................... 9:13 p.m ............ 7.6 ft. Oakland Bay at Shelton Thursday, August 30 Low ................... 2:52 a.m ............ 2.5 ft. High .................. 7:59 a.m .......... 13.4 ft. Low ................... 2:53 p.m ............ 0.6 ft. High .................. 8:38 p.m .......... 15.1 ft. Friday, August 31 Low ................... 3:35 a.m ............ 1.3 ft. High .................. 8:57 a.m .......... 13.1 ft. Low ................... 3:36 p.m ............ 1.9 ft. High .................. 9:09 p.m .......... 15.2 ft. Saturday, September 1 Low ................... 4:20 a.rn ............ 0.3 ft. High ................ 10:00 a.m .......... 12.9 ft. Low ................... 4:21 p.m ............ 3.5 ft. High .................. 9:43 p.m .......... 15.0 ft. Sunday, September 2 Low ................... 5:09 a.m ........... -0.4 ft. High ................ 11:11 a.m .......... 12.5 ft. Low ................... 5:12 p.m ............ 5.0 ft. High ................ 10:21 p.m .......... 14.5 ft. Monday, September 3 Low ................... 6:02 a.m ........... -0.6 ft. High ................ 12:35 p.m .......... 12.2 ft. Low ................... 6:14 p.m ............ 6.3 ft. High ................ 11:06 p.m .......... 13.7 ft. Tuesday, September 4 Low ................... 7:02 a.m ........... -0.6 ft. High .................. 2:23 p.m .......... 12.3 ft. Low ................... 7:43 p.m ............ 7.2 ft. Wednesday, September 5 High ................ 12:04 a.m .......... 12.9 ft. Low ................... 8:10 a.m ........... -0.6 ft. High .................. 4:01 p.m .......... 12.9 ft. Low ................... 9:42 p.m ............ 7.3 ft. Thursday, September 6 High .................. 1:19 a.m .......... 12.1 ft. Low ................... 9:21 a.m ........... -0.5 ft. High .................. 5:05 p.m .......... 13.5 ft. Low ................. 11:08 p.m ............ 6.6 ft. Birds taking a (Continued from page 19.) ter and began a vigorous ablution. The tiny goldfinch stayed perched on the rim, joyfully it seemed, and got a shower each time the wren fluttered its feathers in such a way as to spew drops of water on a golden one that fluttered its wings appreciatively. Another amusing antic was car- ried out by a towhee that wanted privacy when it took a bath. Sev- eral nuthatches were on the bird- bath, so the bigger visitor aggres- sively and methodically moved them off it. Flying at the smaller ones, even to the point of bumping into one or two, the towhee even- tually cleared them all out. The red-orange breasted bird then pro- ceeded to luxuriate in a long and energetic bath. Reminder: people play pinochle tomorrow, Friday, August 31, at 7 p.m. at the Harstine Island Com- munity Hall. Normally the card party would have been held on Saturday, September 1, but the game has been scheduled a day earlier to allow something else to take place on Saturday night. That something else is a Labor Day Dance sponsored by the communi- ty club. The doors of the hall open at 8 p.m. and Richard Gerber's Band will beot out the rhythms and tunes for dancing from 9 p.m. to midnight. Events scheduled for the com- munity hall: September 1 and Utility is objecting to proposed pow(00 (Continued from page 13.) power, biodiesel from crops planted in older clearcut areas and gas from sewage treatment facilities. Given that electricity generated by wind farms is already a small part of the local power package, the measure is expected to be a windfall tbr the producers of the large turbines that can turn a stiff breeze into electric- ity. However, prior to the vote, the PUD 3 Commissioners passed a resolution urging a "no" vote on 1- 937, claiming a "yes" vote would tie consumers to a more costly source of power that could prove to be a drag on the Mason County economy. The measure was rejected by 57 percent of the voters of Mason, but received 52 percent of the vote in Washington as a whole, making this the 20th state to call for more use of renewable resources and the ninth to promote greater efficiency. The conservation component gives PUD 3 until January 1, 2010 to "identify its achievable cost-effective conser- vation potential through 2019." Af- ter that, the utility will be obliged to meet conservation targets over the "course of the next 10 years. The Union of Concerned Scien- tists claimed in its report on the initiative that by 2025 the measure will produce the following economic benefits for Washington: $2.9 billion in new capital investment; $1.13 bil- lion in savings on consumer energy bills; 2,000 new jobs; an increase of $148 million in the gross state prod- uct; and $30 million in income to ru- ral landowners through wind power land leases. THE WASHINGTON Policy Center has findings of its own that indicate the initiative will cost jobs by obliging public utilities to invest in less efficient sources of energy, "thus making consumers pay more for the same amount of energy, elim- inating investment in other parts of the economy and reducing job op- portunities." Todd Myers, director of environmental policy for the center, projects that by 2020 energy costs will have outstripped inflation by 75 percent. As the wind rises and fhlls so does the amount of power it can generate, a situation that requires backup systems to meet high cus- tomer demand when the air is still. "Over-reliance on wind power might actually increase instability because wind must be backed up by natural gas and other reliable sourc. es of energy," Myers wrote. target," including the type, availabil- ity and cost of any "eligible renew- able resource." Also proposed are rules governing contracts for a long list of "substitute resources" that may also be considered renewable. According to Donald Cohen, a Seattle attorney employed by the public utility districts, CTED would exceed its authority if it ratifies the rules as now proposed. He claims they interfere with the lawful rate- making authority of the public util- ity districts. He writes that there is no "simple fix" to language requiring that certain types of "substitute re- sources" shall be used by the PUDs. Also at issue are rules that oblige the utilities to demonstrate to the department that they are making progress in meeting conservation targets by using a particular tracking system and by imposing "substan- tive standards and requirements" when state law confines its rule- making authority to "process, time- lines and documentation." Among other things, this is a reference to a proposed rule that progress in con- servation be measured by specific methods or techniques which Cohen claims amounts to "both usurping the utility's authority in the statute to determine what is cost-effective, and also reinterpreting the statute, which is outside CTED's authority under the statute." The rejoinder to CTED followed consultations with officials of PUD 3 and other public utility districts. "It sounds very strong," Commissioner Bruce Jorgenson said. COHEN'S OBJECTIONS were sent on August 15 to Liz Klumpp, a senior policy analyst with CTED, and were submitted on behalf of PUD 3, the Washington Public Util- ity Districts Association, the Indus- trial Customers of Northwest Utili- ties and four other consumer-owned electric power systems: PUD 1 of Benton County, PUD 1 of Cowlitz, County, PUD 2 of Grant County and Inland Power and-Light Company. "The fundamental problem appears and reappears throughout the rules: CTED's rule making authority is limited to only process, timelines, and documentation, and the pro- posed rules exceed that authority," he writes. Renewable energy sources de- fined in 1-937 include solar energy, geothermal energy, landfill gas, tidal I i r rules A report by the state Office of Fi- nancial Management concluded that 1-937 will cost the state government $2.34 million in administrative costs over 14 years, with some of this cost falling on CTED in its capacity as writer of rules. "The initiative's fiscal impact on Washington's local governments cannot be determined due to vari- ables ranging from future fuel costs to changes in demand for electricity. For the same reason, the impact of electricity costs for state and local governments cannot be determined," the report concluded. If you have had or are having problems with a well drilling business in Mason County, please contact me to share experiences and information. Scott • 360-790-3582 I I Page 20 - Shelton,Mason County Journal - ThUrsday, August 30, 2007 every Saturday, farmers' market, 10 a.m., Labor Day Dance, 8 p.m.; September 2 and every Sunday, Bridge Community Church Sun- day School, 9:30 a.m., and service, 11 a.m.; September 3 and every Monday, Take Off Pounds Sensi- bly, or TOPS, 9:30 a.m.; Septem- ber 6, women's club, noon, and Harstine Island Community Club executive board meeting, 7 p.m.; September 9 and every Sunday, Harstine Island Community Cho- rus, 6:30 p.m.; September en's pinochle, noon; Se LaJune Senior Lunch, tember 13, garden club, September 14, 6 p.m.; September 15, p.m.; September 19 Crime Watch, 7 p.m.; 21, grange, 6:30 p.m.; 24, theatre club, 7 p.m.; ber 25, women's September 26, LaJune Lunch, noon. 100 Years Ago From the August 30, 1907, Mason County Journal: The Shelton postoffice is now supplied with the 25-1c stamp books, and also the 2c international postal cards, not heretofore carried. Grouse are said to be unusually plentiful this season, but they won't be after the first few days of slaughter. Fourth street, North of" Pine, has been cleared, and is being graded, to the material improvement of" the neighborhood. 35 Years Ago From the August 31, 1972, Shelton- Mason County Journcd: The paralyzed right hand of Shelton's Mike Linder, who suflhred a stroke following recent heart surgery, can no longer call tbrth from his guitar the music that lies trapped within him. When two bands combine efforts tomorrow night for a benefit dance to be held from 9 p.m. until 1 a.m. in the Shelton Armory, his fellow will be the vacant chair in with which Mike his disability. The Mason County at its meeting Monday, establish a Mason Authority. The commissionerS! appointment of the housing authority for a weeks. 10 Years Ago From the August 28, 1997, Mason County Journal: Three quick-thinking averted what could have fatal accident Tuesday Highway 101 when they wrong-way driver southbound lane of the of Shelton. Shelton is in line for manufacturing jobs because upcoming purchase of and Engineering by an Washington firm. Auto Body 36U-432-3625 "Insurance ?rlendly repair ?agility assuring your peace of mind" 1383 Shelton Sprinp Rd. ° Sheltn, WA DR§B4 eMremo@hctc.€oa STAND THE I Cool your home this sum for less than $2 oo per day! Install a Trane central air conditioner or heat pump in your home and be comfortable this year while INCREASING your home's resale value! Call today for your FREE in-home estimate/ CAPITAL 360-491-7450 HEATING & COOUNG Serving Mason County since 1937 Custom Sheet Metal COM MII MEN [ RELIABILITY SATISFACTION