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LOOK1N'FORAHOME
City of Shelton
Animal Shelter
Adoptions cost $75, which includes
vaccine, wormer, spay/neuter plus $10
city license.
New dogs are brought in all the
time. Call 427-7503 or visit the shelter
at 902 West Pine Street. Dogs may be
viewed at shelton.petfinder.com.
The hours are Monday through Fri-
day from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. The shelter
is closed Saturday and Sunday.
Current listings:
Great Dane/Labrador Retriever
mix, male, three years old
Pit Bull Terrier, female, four years
old.
Pit Bull mix, male, one year old
Shepherd mix, male, two years old
Babe and Sugar are two beauti-
ful sisters that came to us when their
owners had to move and were unable
to take their canine companions with
them. They are 5-year-old boxers who
would love to get adopted together.
Babe is brindle and Sugar is a reddish
golden color. They enjoy the company
of other dogs as well as children and
would be a wonderful addition to any
fhmily. If you would like to meet one or
both of these lovely girls call Adopt-A-
Pet at 432-3091 or visit adoptapet-wa.
org.
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Lalani has raised her children and
is ready for a forever home of her own.
She is hoping to find a special family
that will share the love and affection
she deserves. Lalani wants to share
a lifetime of kitty cuddling, napping
and lap warming. Lalani will bring
enjoyment and companionship to the
right home. For intbrmation on Lal-
ani and other loving indoor-only kit-
ties call 584-0594 or leave a message
at 426-2455.
September is National t'reparedness Mo:atk
September ° has been pro-
claimed National Preparedness
Month by both the federal and
state governments, and Mason
County will be participating in
several events designed to as-
sess and improve our overall
preparedness for future disas-
ters and emergencies.
[] Mid-September Mason
County DEM, with the support
of numerous organizations and
agencies will be conducting a
full-scale exercise (NOTE: Resi-
dents may see more emergency
vehicles than usual in various
areas of the county. Don't be
alarmed; this will be part of that
exercise).
[] A "Drop, Cover, and Hold"
statewide earthquake drill will
be conducted at 10:15 a.m. on
Sept. 21. At the same time the
state will be conducting a Tsu-
nami Communications Drill.
As seen recently in Japan, a
catastrophic earthquake and
potential tsunami is a real and
present danger for western
Washington and now is the time
to ask this simple question: "Am
I prepared to be on my own fol-
lowing a major disaster for sev-
en days or longer?"
Because of the rural nature
of Mason County it takes some
time for response activities to get
to all parts of the county. While
the PUDs have an excellent re-
cord of restoring power following
a storm event, it can take time
to restore power to all of the loca-
tions around the county. And as
the residents of the East Coast
found out. a major event over-
whelms the available resources
even in more urban areas and
it can take much longer that ex-
pected to have power restored.
So ask yourself another sim-
ple question: Wghat do I need in
order to survive without assis-
tance for seven days or longer?"
Being ready can be a major
undertaking, but by taking it
in small steps it's not so over-
whelming.
[] To those who live in a flood
zone or are susceptible to flood-
ing - do you have flood insur-
ance? Now is the time to ex-
plore this cost-effective option as
there is normally a 30-day delay
before the policies become effec-
tive.
[] Conduct a brief walk
through your home and/or of-
fice looking for items that could
fall and cause injury during an
earthquake. There are numer-
ous products available to help
you do some simple seismic miti-
gation to help reduce your risk
to falling objects. Is your hot
water heater strapped to the
wall? Having it strapped down
not only reduces the risks of
damage and injury, but it could
also provide you a source of wa-
ter following a disaster.
[] Have enough non-perish-
able food and water to sustain
you and your family for seven
days. For those on low or fixed
incomes, now is the time to make
arrangements with local service
providers for assistance. Don't
forget extra water for personal
hygiene and flushing. If you
know a storm is coming, you
might want to fill up your bath-
tub to provide extra water.
[] Keep some cash han-
dy. During our last several
winter storms many services
including gas stations, were
unable to process credit card
payments. ATM machines may
not be in service either. Have a
cache of small bills.
[] Have an "out-of-state"
contact number for friends and
family. Often when local phone
service is out or overwhelmed,
long distance services will con-
tinue to work. Have a number of
a family member out of the area
that everyone can call and check
in with.
[] If you rely on your comput-
er for your phone services (voice
over Internet provider) or rely
on cordless phones -- make sure
that you have an emergency
phone that you can plug into a
wall jack.
[] If you are dependent on
electrical power for medical
eluipment, now is the time to
consider getting a generator and
learning how to operate it. Don't
forget to buy a gas can, too, and
keep it filled.
[] Talk to your physician
about extra medication; he or
she can probably write your
regular prescriptions for 35-40
days in place of the 30-days'
supply or even 100 days rather
than the 90-days' supply. Get
an extra medication box, fill it
and put it with your grab-and-go
bag. Don't forget to rotate your
supply periodically.
[] Put together a bag of
warm clothing and sturdy
shoes for every member of your
family. Remember -- children's
clothing needs to be updated to
allow for their growth. Add in
a game or two tbr the kids and
that book you've been dying to
read. Have warm blankets eas
ily accessible.
[] Check your insurance pol-
icy and talk to your agency to
make sure of what your policy
will cover in the event of a storm
[] Prepare your car for win
ter. Check the tires, anti-freeze
and all those other little things
that keep your car trustworthy
for winter driving. It's also a
good idea to keep at least a halt
tank of gas in your car so it'
ready to go without having to
stop and look for gas.
[] Have an extra bag of pet
food on hand and have a dr)
warm place for your pets to ge
out of the weather.
[] Check your emergency
source of fuel. Do you have
enough wood, pellets or propm(
to get you by should a disaster
occur during winter?
[] Have copies of important
papers (birth certificates, insur-
ance papers, driver's licenses,
marriage licenses, will, etc. in
your "to-go" bag. Access to saE
ty deposit boxes could be limo
ited after a disaster and having
these documents handy will be
very helpful.
Contact the Maon County
Division of Emergency Manage-
ment for additional inlbrmatior
Call 427-9670, Ext. 811 tbr moro
information.
Shelton library reopening mo\\;,.00d to Monday, Sept.
The reopening of the Shelton Tim-
berland Library will be postponed until
Monday, SepL 12.
The delay is necessary for completion
of the painting portion of the remodel
project now in progress.
New carpet has been installed through-
out the library and vinyl flooring replace-
ments are nearly complete.
Library materials out to borrowers: Li-
brary material due dates have been ex-
tended to September 12, so no fines will
accrue. The book drops will continue to
be emptied daily and materials checked
in.
Library Programs: The "Reading Not
Required" program scheduled for Wednes-
day, Sept. 7 is cancelled. The PageTurn-
Mason General Hospital
to host 'Living With and
Beyond Cancer' evening
6:30 to 8 p.m. on Wednes-
day, Sept. 14, in the Wash-
ington Room at MGH. Cobie
Whitten, Ph.D., a clinical
psychologist who has exten-
sive experience working with
cancer patients, will lead the
session.
Whitten provides com-
passionate information, re-
sources and support for peo-
ple throughout their cancer
journey and will be on hand
to explain and answer ques-
tions.
To reserve a place in the
session, call 493-7768.
A cancer diagnosis and
subsequent treatment can
be overwhelming to pa-
tients, family members and
friends.
In addition to the physi-
cal impact, an individual's
emotional, social, spiritual
and financial state may be
affected.
For help in coping with
cancer, Mason General Hos-
pital and family of clinics is
hosting a special evening of
resources, support and con-
nection titled "Living With
and Beyond Cancer" from
Tire(1 of Waiting?
$37 A Year Delivers:
ers Book Discussion program scheduled
for Thursday, Sept. 8 fl'om 5:30 to (;45
p.m. will be held at Sage Bok Store, 116
W. Railroad Ave.
For more reformation and library ser-
vices during the closure, visit www.'ftL
org or call the Timberland Regional Li
brary Central Reference Service librar-
ians at 704-4636 or 800-562-6022.
Call (360) 426-4412 to subscribe to the
s37 (Mason County Address), s51 (Washington State), $61 per year out of state
www.masoncounty.com • RO. Box 430, Shelton, WA 98584
Jessica L.
Angeline and
Keith A. Maxwell
Jessica L. Angeline and
Keith A. Maxwell of Olympia
are engaged to be married on
October 1,201L
She is the daughter of
Christa and Timothy Sellers
and the late Moore Lucian of
Shelton and he is the son of
Linda and Ron Erdahl and
the late Robert Maxwell of
Olympia.
She graduated from Shelton
High School in 2003 and is em-
ployed at Best Buy in Olympia.
He graduated from AVANTI
in Olympia and is employed at
Best Buy in Olympia.
Eric Richard
Hill and Ruby
Dee Andrews
Eric Richard Iiill and
'Ruby Dee Andrews are get
ting married on Saturday.
Sept. 24.
The bride-to-be is Ruby
Dee Andrews, daughter of
Mark Andrews and Yvomte
McDaniels of Seattle.
The groom-to-be is Eric
Richard Hill, son of Jotm
and Debbie Itill of Shelton.
Eric is a 2005 graduate ot
Shelton High School.
He and Ruby are b,tb
graduates of Western Wash
ington University, where
they met.
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