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Site still toxic after all these year
A site in Hoodsport is off the ., dicate that the
toxic list, but questions hang over
a site in Grapeview after 14 years
of scrutiny, the good news there
being that an empty store does
not pose a threat to people in the
area.
That's the gist of an announce-
ment from the Washington De-
partment of Ecology about places
tat need some cleaning up. State
officials have added nearly 50
properties in 22 counties to its
list of hazardous sites targeted for
cleanup.
A site identified as the Storey
property in Hoodsport is off the
list after state officials concluded
the site has been cleaned up. "The
property owner for the Storey
property stood up and said, 'I will
clean up the site.' We were satis-
fied that the property was cleaned
up," said Cu Hart of the Depart-
ment of Ecology.
The situation at the now-de-
funct Grapeview Country Store
is somewhat more murky at this
time. Hart said :it has been a gen-
eral store, post office and gasoline
station located less than a half
mile due east of salt water and the
fueling operations there ceased in
2004.
A REPORT ON file with the
Department of Ecology indicates
that three fuel tanks were removed
from the site in March 1993 by a
contractor out of Chehalis. "Dur-
ing excavation there was a strong
odor of gasoline. There was a pret-
ty high concentration of gas fumes
in the area," Hart said, reading
from the state's Tank Closure As-
sessment Report.
The report states that the tanks
THE EMPTY SHELL of Grapeview Country Store is reflected in the glaze
of glass covering the face of a defunct fuel pump. The store has been
closed since 2004, but the site remains on the state's list of toxic sites
that need cleaning up because a state report indicates there is evidence
dating back to 1993 of a fuel spill there.
were hauled to Tumwater for recy-
cling, and after tests of" soil sam-
pies confirmed contamination, 350
cubic yards of soil were excavated
and takela to the Kitsap County
Landfill.
"The good thing was that
groundwater was not encountered
during excavation," itart said.
"In this area shallow aquifers are
pretty common."
A contractor took soil and
groundwater samples in Febru-
ary 2001, and tests of one of the
groundwater samples showed the
presence of gasoline and chemicals
associated with motor fuel. Three
groundwater monitoring wells
were installed, and one of them
produced a sample that exceeded
state standards. State records in-
by Five Star
limited liability
Belfair.
"THEY'RE STILL
what may still be there
after reviewing the
"There is still gasoline
He also made the point
site is rated by the state
a scale of I to 5 in which
sents the highest level
living things.
"What is the potential of©
for humans? It's down
he said. "What is the
for damage to the
the area? That is still
tared. They have
ronmental threat. It has
away."
The Department
identified approximately
toxic sites and nearl 60
of them have been
require no further action.
er 31 percent are
cleaned up
more than 1,100 toxic
awaiting action.
Cleanup is required
toxic contamination is
its set in the state's Model
Control Act, a 1989
tiative that established a
based program for cleaning 1
preventing toxic
"We are continuing to
the taxpayers expect
identify contaminated
work to clean them up, so t
can be returned to
valuable uses such as
development and
Jim Pendowski, manager
Department of Ecology's
Cleanup Program.
100 Years Ago
From the September 6, 1907, Ma-
son County Journal:
A party of Seattle men were in
town this week to inspect the farm
holdings of W.H. Kneland up the
valley. Should the deal be made Mr.
Kneeland will purchase a lot of new
cows and go into the dairy business, in
connection with his creamery.
School opened this week with evi-
dence of a larger attendance than ever
before. At the close of the second day
there was an enrollment of 257, with
more to come.
Mt. Olive
Lutheran Church
Missouri Synod
206 E,lst Wytlndot t e Avenue
Worship
Service ..................................... g:O0 a,m
Christian
Educat ion ............................ 10:30 a.m.
Office 426-6353
Daycare 427-3105
www.nolc.ct smemberconnect.net
35 Years Ago
From the September 7, 1972, Stutl-
ton.Mason County Journal:
Four-year-old Troy W. Ponischil,
Webb Hill Road, was found dead in
the back yard of a Shelton residence
Sunday afternoon, apparently killed
by suffocation after a motorcycle fell
on him.
A Washington State Patrol trooper
is in Mason General Hospital recover-
ing from a head injury, and three Ma-
son County men face second-degree
assault charges as the result: of an al-
tercation on the South Shore of Hood
Canal near Sunset Beach Saturday
afternoon.
10 Years Ago
From the September 4, 1997, Shel-
ton-Mason County Journah
Shelton Police Officer ttarry ttel-
dreth went back to school this wck a
the first-ever officer assigned to patrol
the Shelton High School campus.
A team of consultants took the
pulse of downtown Shelton last week,
then pronounced the old town still
has a lot of' vigor. In fact, the visiting
"downtown resource team" members
waxed quite positive overall about
downtown Shelton and its future as a
cultural and economic center.
Single Summertime Service ....
Practical9:30 MessageSa.m. :/
• Prai Band. Praise Team • Choir "
Chlldcare available during service
A
Christ-centered
Church
FAITH LUTHERAN CHURCH
E.I..C.A. Pastor Steve Olson
426-8611 1212 Connection St.
Traditional Worship ...... 8:45 a.m.
Contemporary Worship ... 11 a.m.
• Bible Study • Daycare M-F 462-5437 • Youth Activities
BLvrHF00L
mX OF O¢
I "Where you will find love"
(360) 426-6402
1521 Monroe St.,
Shelton, WA 98584
Sunday School 9:30 am
Morning Celebration 10:45 an
Eve. Celebration 6:00 pm
Wed. Family Night
J.A.M. for Kids 6:00 pm
Youth 6:00 pm
Adult Bible Study 6:30 pm
Class of 1947
will assemble
on Saturday
The Class of 1947 of Irene S.
Reed High School will hold its 60-
year reunion from noon to 5 p.m.
on Saturday, September 8.
Classmates will gather at the
Little Creek Casino Resort for a
social and luncheon costing $16
per person.
Why Worry?
1 have
anti-worry
insurance--
A regular ad in
The Journal!
GATEWAY CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP
405 S. Seventh St. • Shelton, WA 98584 • 360.426.2758 • www.gatewaycf.com
Sunday 9:00 a.m. Celebration Service
10:30 a.m. Celebration Service, Attended Nursery, Children's
Ministry
1:30 p.m. Hispanic (Bilingual) Worship Service
4:00 p.m. Freedom in Recovery 12-Step (Childcm'e provided)
6:30 p.m. Bible Study and Prayer Service
Tuesday 7:00 p.m. Mid-week Service, SoulFire Youth and Children's
Wednesday Ministry
Hel in eo le become whole in esus Christ
i
Page 44 - 8holton-Mason County Journal - Thursday, September 6, 2007
C00u00.oJ
Freedom Meached and Practiced
Worship Sundays (with childcare):
Services 7:30 & 10:30 a.m.
Worship at 324 West Cedar Street
Office phone: 426-8472
www.stdavidofwales.org
EJa_',CAL CaJcU
Heavenly Gifts
Thurs.-Sat. 1 ! a.m.-4 p.m.
Phone: 462-4438
New
Church of
Sunday
(All are welcome!)
8:30 and 10:30
at the
Union Fire Hall
50 E. Seattle St.
360-898-7855
web site: www.thencca.I
She/ton Church of
740 W. Dayton-Airport Road • 360-426-1169
Sunday Bible Study 9:45 a.m. Wednesday Bible
Worship & Communion 10:45 a.m. Christian
Worship 2 p.m. " Agape Counseling
CALVARY FELLOWSHIP
OF SHELTON
Nondenominational. Family Centered
Corner of Highway 101 and Railroad Ave.
Sunday Worship Service 10:00 a.m.
A casual and uplifting worship experience
Firtt 8apt|it Church www.
428 W. Co/a Street, Shelton, WA 98584 360.426.8461
Pastors:GarySchwarzandGlenKeeffe lifegi.vJ
5unday Worship Services: 9.'00 & 10:30 am
Adult Bible Classes: 8, 9 & 10:30 am I.rlo WorsflJ
Children's Ministry: 9 & 10:30 am [Nursery--Znd grd. i
Tweeters Discovery Classes: 9 am 13rd--Tth grd.J
m
YOU Truth PrOJect: 9am [8th--12Ih grd.] Pastor
Wecklesdays Nights: YOUmchurch SSSpm 16-1zm Od.i
AWANA CLUB-Wednesday 6:1S - 8:00 pm [g.Sm, Selxprll]
Small Groups awille throughout me week.
www.shelt on fb¢,org/$ mallgroup
A place to experience God's presence...
A place to belong...
I Sunday School -- 9:30 AM 1331 E Shelton Springs Rd.
Worship Celebration -- 10:45 AM Shelton, WA 426.1298
Sunday Evening -- 6:00 PM http:/Inazarene.hctc.com
SEVENTH-DAy ADVENTIST
"Sharing a Message of Hope"
Sabbath School (all ages) 9:30 a.m. Saturday
Worship Service 10:50 a.m. Saturday
210 W. Shelton Valley Road (360) 426-2776
SHELTON VALLEY CHRISTIAN SCHOOL
Washington State Accredited Certified Teaching Staff
201 W. SheltonValley Road (360) 426-4198
Shdton United Methodist GE
www.sheltonumc.com
t
Site still toxic after all these year
A site in Hoodsport is off the ., dicate that the
toxic list, but questions hang over
a site in Grapeview after 14 years
of scrutiny, the good news there
being that an empty store does
not pose a threat to people in the
area.
That's the gist of an announce-
ment from the Washington De-
partment of Ecology about places
tat need some cleaning up. State
officials have added nearly 50
properties in 22 counties to its
list of hazardous sites targeted for
cleanup.
A site identified as the Storey
property in Hoodsport is off the
list after state officials concluded
the site has been cleaned up. "The
property owner for the Storey
property stood up and said, 'I will
clean up the site.' We were satis-
fied that the property was cleaned
up," said Cu Hart of the Depart-
ment of Ecology.
The situation at the now-de-
funct Grapeview Country Store
is somewhat more murky at this
time. Hart said :it has been a gen-
eral store, post office and gasoline
station located less than a half
mile due east of salt water and the
fueling operations there ceased in
2004.
A REPORT ON file with the
Department of Ecology indicates
that three fuel tanks were removed
from the site in March 1993 by a
contractor out of Chehalis. "Dur-
ing excavation there was a strong
odor of gasoline. There was a pret-
ty high concentration of gas fumes
in the area," Hart said, reading
from the state's Tank Closure As-
sessment Report.
The report states that the tanks
THE EMPTY SHELL of Grapeview Country Store is reflected in the glaze
of glass covering the face of a defunct fuel pump. The store has been
closed since 2004, but the site remains on the state's list of toxic sites
that need cleaning up because a state report indicates there is evidence
dating back to 1993 of a fuel spill there.
were hauled to Tumwater for recy-
cling, and after tests of" soil sam-
pies confirmed contamination, 350
cubic yards of soil were excavated
and takela to the Kitsap County
Landfill.
"The good thing was that
groundwater was not encountered
during excavation," itart said.
"In this area shallow aquifers are
pretty common."
A contractor took soil and
groundwater samples in Febru-
ary 2001, and tests of one of the
groundwater samples showed the
presence of gasoline and chemicals
associated with motor fuel. Three
groundwater monitoring wells
were installed, and one of them
produced a sample that exceeded
state standards. State records in-
by Five Star
limited liability
Belfair.
"THEY'RE STILL
what may still be there
after reviewing the
"There is still gasoline
He also made the point
site is rated by the state
a scale of I to 5 in which
sents the highest level
living things.
"What is the potential of©
for humans? It's down
he said. "What is the
for damage to the
the area? That is still
tared. They have
ronmental threat. It has
away."
The Department
identified approximately
toxic sites and nearl 60
of them have been
require no further action.
er 31 percent are
cleaned up
more than 1,100 toxic
awaiting action.
Cleanup is required
toxic contamination is
its set in the state's Model
Control Act, a 1989
tiative that established a
based program for cleaning 1
preventing toxic
"We are continuing to
the taxpayers expect
identify contaminated
work to clean them up, so t
can be returned to
valuable uses such as
development and
Jim Pendowski, manager
Department of Ecology's
Cleanup Program.
100 Years Ago
From the September 6, 1907, Ma-
son County Journal:
A party of Seattle men were in
town this week to inspect the farm
holdings of W.H. Kneland up the
valley. Should the deal be made Mr.
Kneeland will purchase a lot of new
cows and go into the dairy business, in
connection with his creamery.
School opened this week with evi-
dence of a larger attendance than ever
before. At the close of the second day
there was an enrollment of 257, with
more to come.
Mt. Olive
Lutheran Church
Missouri Synod
206 E,lst Wytlndot t e Avenue
Worship
Service ..................................... g:O0 a,m
Christian
Educat ion ............................ 10:30 a.m.
Office 426-6353
Daycare 427-3105
www.nolc.ct smemberconnect.net
35 Years Ago
From the September 7, 1972, Stutl-
ton.Mason County Journal:
Four-year-old Troy W. Ponischil,
Webb Hill Road, was found dead in
the back yard of a Shelton residence
Sunday afternoon, apparently killed
by suffocation after a motorcycle fell
on him.
A Washington State Patrol trooper
is in Mason General Hospital recover-
ing from a head injury, and three Ma-
son County men face second-degree
assault charges as the result: of an al-
tercation on the South Shore of Hood
Canal near Sunset Beach Saturday
afternoon.
10 Years Ago
From the September 4, 1997, Shel-
ton-Mason County Journah
Shelton Police Officer ttarry ttel-
dreth went back to school this wck a
the first-ever officer assigned to patrol
the Shelton High School campus.
A team of consultants took the
pulse of downtown Shelton last week,
then pronounced the old town still
has a lot of' vigor. In fact, the visiting
"downtown resource team" members
waxed quite positive overall about
downtown Shelton and its future as a
cultural and economic center.
Single Summertime Service ....
Practical9:30 MessageSa.m. :/
• Prai Band. Praise Team • Choir "
Chlldcare available during service
A
Christ-centered
Church
FAITH LUTHERAN CHURCH
E.I..C.A. Pastor Steve Olson
426-8611 1212 Connection St.
Traditional Worship ...... 8:45 a.m.
Contemporary Worship ... 11 a.m.
• Bible Study • Daycare M-F 462-5437 • Youth Activities
BLvrHF00L
mX OF O¢
I "Where you will find love"
(360) 426-6402
1521 Monroe St.,
Shelton, WA 98584
Sunday School 9:30 am
Morning Celebration 10:45 an
Eve. Celebration 6:00 pm
Wed. Family Night
J.A.M. for Kids 6:00 pm
Youth 6:00 pm
Adult Bible Study 6:30 pm
Class of 1947
will assemble
on Saturday
The Class of 1947 of Irene S.
Reed High School will hold its 60-
year reunion from noon to 5 p.m.
on Saturday, September 8.
Classmates will gather at the
Little Creek Casino Resort for a
social and luncheon costing $16
per person.
Why Worry?
1 have
anti-worry
insurance--
A regular ad in
The Journal!
GATEWAY CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP
405 S. Seventh St. • Shelton, WA 98584 • 360.426.2758 • www.gatewaycf.com
Sunday 9:00 a.m. Celebration Service
10:30 a.m. Celebration Service, Attended Nursery, Children's
Ministry
1:30 p.m. Hispanic (Bilingual) Worship Service
4:00 p.m. Freedom in Recovery 12-Step (Childcm'e provided)
6:30 p.m. Bible Study and Prayer Service
Tuesday 7:00 p.m. Mid-week Service, SoulFire Youth and Children's
Wednesday Ministry
Hel in eo le become whole in esus Christ
i
Page 44 - 8holton-Mason County Journal - Thursday, September 6, 2007
C00u00.oJ
Freedom Meached and Practiced
Worship Sundays (with childcare):
Services 7:30 & 10:30 a.m.
Worship at 324 West Cedar Street
Office phone: 426-8472
www.stdavidofwales.org
EJa_',CAL CaJcU
Heavenly Gifts
Thurs.-Sat. 1 ! a.m.-4 p.m.
Phone: 462-4438
New
Church of
Sunday
(All are welcome!)
8:30 and 10:30
at the
Union Fire Hall
50 E. Seattle St.
360-898-7855
web site: www.thencca.I
She/ton Church of
740 W. Dayton-Airport Road • 360-426-1169
Sunday Bible Study 9:45 a.m. Wednesday Bible
Worship & Communion 10:45 a.m. Christian
Worship 2 p.m. " Agape Counseling
CALVARY FELLOWSHIP
OF SHELTON
Nondenominational. Family Centered
Corner of Highway 101 and Railroad Ave.
Sunday Worship Service 10:00 a.m.
A casual and uplifting worship experience
Firtt 8apt|it Church www.
428 W. Co/a Street, Shelton, WA 98584 360.426.8461
Pastors:GarySchwarzandGlenKeeffe lifegi.vJ
5unday Worship Services: 9.'00 & 10:30 am
Adult Bible Classes: 8, 9 & 10:30 am I.rlo WorsflJ
Children's Ministry: 9 & 10:30 am [Nursery--Znd grd. i
Tweeters Discovery Classes: 9 am 13rd--Tth grd.J
m
YOU Truth PrOJect: 9am [8th--12Ih grd.] Pastor
Wecklesdays Nights: YOUmchurch SSSpm 16-1zm Od.i
AWANA CLUB-Wednesday 6:1S - 8:00 pm [g.Sm, Selxprll]
Small Groups awille throughout me week.
www.shelt on fb¢,org/$ mallgroup
A place to experience God's presence...
A place to belong...
I Sunday School -- 9:30 AM 1331 E Shelton Springs Rd.
Worship Celebration -- 10:45 AM Shelton, WA 426.1298
Sunday Evening -- 6:00 PM http:/Inazarene.hctc.com
SEVENTH-DAy ADVENTIST
"Sharing a Message of Hope"
Sabbath School (all ages) 9:30 a.m. Saturday
Worship Service 10:50 a.m. Saturday
210 W. Shelton Valley Road (360) 426-2776
SHELTON VALLEY CHRISTIAN SCHOOL
Washington State Accredited Certified Teaching Staff
201 W. SheltonValley Road (360) 426-4198
Shdton United Methodist GE
www.sheltonumc.com