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n Diamond closes access By KEVAN MOORE As always, entry points that are operation in protecting them." not posted are also off limits to unau- As always, gates with posted signs Officials at Green Diamond Re- thorized personnel. Because of this announcing active harvest operations source Company have announced the significant danger, any individual ap- are offlimits to all traffic. All Green Di- closure of the company's Washington prehended on Green Diamond prop- amend gates will be posted with signs timberlands to the public, erty may be prosecuted. Any entry is over the next several days. "With continued drought conditions prohibited until fire danger eases. "Regardless of whether or not you and expected recent record high tem- Closure applies to all unauthorized see a sign," Greggs explained, "all ac- peratures, conditions have become ex- traffic, whether vehicular or otherwise, cess is closed." tremely hazardous," explained Green "We cannot emphasize enough the Green Diamond owns approxi- Diamond Forestry Operations Man- importance of protecting our timber- mately 320.000 acres of timberland in ager Randall Greggs. "For this reason, lands from fire," Randall said. "Our Washington. located in Mason. Grays we have decided to close all gates and forests are a critical element in our Harbor, Thurston and four other coun- prohibit any unauthorized entry." economy. We ask the community's co- ties. Couple wins state parks recognition for hosting at Twanoh By NATALIE JOHNSON Last week the Washing- ton State Parks and Rec- reation Commission an- nounced the recipients of its annual Volunteer Rec- ognition Awards. Among those recipients is a Shelton couple - Guy and Martha Parsons, who won the "Saves the Day" award for their efforts as park hosts for four months at Twanoh State Park. "We were surprised. We just did it because we fell into it," Martha Parsons said. The Parsons' had never worked as park hosts be- fore, although they basi- cally live in a series of state parks. Four years ago, the Par- sons' sold their home in the Skokomish Valley that they lived in for 30 years. They payed off their debts, bought a truck and a camp- er and went out on the road. "We never got to leave, we never did anything," Guy Parsons said. "Now we're taking up that time to enjoy parks." Since then they've slept in their share of camp- grounds, and dived into the Journa, anoto Dy Nata le Johnson Martha, left, and Guy Parsons recently won the "Saves the Day" award from the Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission for their work as hosts at Twanoh State Park. their award partly for cre- ating welcome bags for visi- tors at Twanoh State Park. According to state parks, the bags contained park rules, brochures, shellfish harvesting information, dog treats and doggie bags. The Parsons also dra- matically increased ice and firewood sales at the park, increasing the profit from $15 from January to April of 2007 to $900 between January and April of 2011, according to Washington State Parks. When a park host couldn't come in for two months, the Parsons filled in. According to state parks, the Parsons were invaluable in getting hosting job whole-hearted- the park ready for the busy ly. For being a host, you get summer season. " According to the state a free hookup, Guy Par- parks commission, volun- sons said. "I don't think it's teers spent 313,461 hours, fair to keep that and not do the equivalent of 150 full- anything for it." time employees, volunteer- Guy Parsons spent hours ing their time at a state working to maintain and park last year. improve the park. Martha Parsons said "I just started doing trail new fees, like the Discover work ... I'd chip in to do the Pass may deter some camp- bathrooms and plumbing.., ers, but are vital to keep up the park?" she said. be off on yet another ad- She had one piece of ad- venture, driving across vice for new park hosts, the United States and up "Remember that the peo- the east coast into north- ple who come here are your ern Canada and back west guest, treat them like your again. They plan to be back guest," she said. in Twanoh State Park this The Parsons will soon time nextyear. I'd get up and do the bath- the parks they know and room at 5 in the morning so love. it's clean," he said. "We like "The state has cut fund- to put back. I like to restore ing and now you have to for the next generation." pay $10 to have a picnic. The Parsons received Would you rather they close Angels for Orphans is hosting a garage sale Friday and Saturday, Sept. 30 and Oct. 1 from 9 a.m. to 5 plm. at 661 E. Oak Park Way to "Building A Stronger Community • TOGETHER" City of Shelton Shoreline Master Program Open House When? Thursday September 22, 2011 6:00 P.M. until 8:00 P.M. Where? City of Shelton Civic Center 525 West Cota Street Shelton, WA 98584 f The City of Shelton is in the process of updating its Shoreline Master Program (SMP). The SMP, last updated by the City in 1995, isthe document that contains development regulations for properties within 200 feet of the City's shoreline areas including: Oakland Bay, Goldsborough Creek, and Goose Lake. 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