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A news break at Bordeaux
A photographer and sound technician from ABC
TV's World News Tonight capture the sights and
sounds of Kay Roller as she works on her Matin.
tosh computer Friday. Roller is a fifth-grade
teacher at Bordeaux Elementary School. The men
are part of a news crew doing a national story on
computers in the classroom•
Anderson sentenced
for trapper's murder
(Continued from page 1.)
retbrence to KerFs work as a
trapper and perhaps to the 1950s
television show, "Leave it to
Beaver."
JUDGE SHELDON found
that Kerr was a vulnerable victim
in handing down an exceptional
sentence. "Although he was de-
scribed as a vibrant man he was
an older gentlemen and not pre-
pared to defend himself against
two young men," she said.
Sheldon also found the crime to
be cruel and extreme. "There was
an extended period of time that
the victim suffr,red. He suffered
from the attempts to smother
him. tie suffered from the at-
tempts to strangle him. He suf-
fered from the vicious kicks to the
head. This was an extremely vio-
lent crime and tantamount to
torture," she said.
The judge put Anderson under
24 months of supervision by the
Washington Department of Cor.
rections after his release and or-
dered him to pay $500 to the
crime victims' fund, $327.50 in
court costs and $700 towards his
attorney's fees. She scheduled a
restitution hearing for October
28.
Matlock crowd tells plan consultants
county should forget growth
By MARY DUNCAN ph' appoint (,(:t by tim governor.
Shelton police are looking fi)r a
man in a blue Nissan pickup
truck after an incident that sent a
woman to the hospital on Septem-
ber 2.
Officer Mike Hudnell respond-
ed at 7:30 p.m. to the report of a
domestic dispute near the inter-
section of Washington and F
streets on Mountain View. Wit-
nesses told police that 21-year-old
Ricardo Ponce injured his 37-
Mason County may have to
create a zoning ordinance and
residents might have to accept a
population density of one dw(ql
ing per 10 acres in rural areas.
That's what the county's tonsil]
tants told a group of 20-plus resi-
dents at Mary M. Knight Sch,)(fl
last Wednesday.
But the majority of those wl()
attended the meeting wanted t,,
talk about buffer requirements
for streams, wildlife habitat re,.
ulations and the taking of pri-
vate property. Several said the
county should defy the requir(,
ments of the state's growth act
The workshop was part of the
county's efforts to bring its corn
prehensive plan and d(,v(,lop.
ment regulations into com-
pliance with the state (;rowth
Management Act. In January
the Western Washington (r()wth
Management tlearings Board
issued findings of invalidity
and noncompliance and re-
manded the compreh(msiv(' plan
to the county. Because cd those
findings, the county has I)(,(,n
unable to issue permits fi)r c(m
mercial development.
KURT KINGMAN, Matl()ck
resident and MMK school b(,a,'d
member, called the fin(lins
"blackmail by three people." 'le
characterized the growth act as
"socialism." Kingman want('d
to know why the bearings board
had ruled a ratio of one resid('nce
to five rural acres unacceptable
and asked if there was any sci
ence behind that: ruling ,)r if it.
was just the opinion of tbr(,e i)'(
Police seek fugitive man
after wife is hit by truck
Enrollments tallied:
year-old wife Eileen during a dis-
pute.
The vehicle was described as a
medium-blue four-wheel-drive ve-
hicle with the Washington license
plate QA66559L. Witnesses say
that Mrs. Ponce was dragged un-
der the truck as Mr. Ponce pulled
away.
"She has some head injuries,"
said Officer Jerry Lingle of the
Shelton Police Department.
School numbers
aren't up much
Shelton School District enroll-
ment totaled 4,040 students fol-
lowing an official count held late
last week, according to figures re-
leased by the district.
That total is a modest increase
of 36 students from the end-of-
the-year enrollment count of
4,004 last spring, the district
said.
Enrollment at other area
school districts showed neither
dramatic increases nor decreases.
Those counts include:
• Pioneer School District's 478
students in its intermediate/mid-
dle school and 360 in the primary
school, down a few students from
last year.
• Hood Canal School District's
376 students, just one more than
last year.
• Southside School Dstrict's
239 students, down a few from
last year's ending count of 251.
• Mary M. Knight School Dis-
trict's 218 students, a handful
more than last year.
Mrs. Ponce was taken to Ma-
son General Hospital and then
airlifted to Harborview Medical
Center. A hospital spokesman
said she was treated and re-
leased. Lingle said she has re
turned to her home in Shelton.
Mr. Ponce is wanted fi)r ques-
tioning in the incident. ;'lie has
not been contacted and we are
continuing to attempt to locate
him," Lingle said.
Lingle asked that anyone who
sees Mr. Ponce or the pickup
truck report their whereabouts to
the Shelton police. The police
number is 426-4441.
PRESSURE SITUATIONS
Because maintaining the correct air pressure in your car's tires is a
requirement for good handling, traction, and durability, it is a good idea
to check the pressure regularly. The tire pressure recommended in the
owner's manual or on the tire information placard is a "cold" pressure.
Thus, the best time to perform this task is in the morning before the
tleat of friction plays a role in elevating tire pressure. Beyond that, it is
important to remember that, as the days grow shorter and outdoor tem-
peratures grow colder, the air inside your tires contracts. And, for every
ten degrees of change on the Fahrenheit scale, there is about a 1
pound-per-square-inch (psi) change in the tire temperature.
We make your life easier -- and we consider it our commitment to
you. At CARTS TIRE & REPAIR, family-run since 1961, we don't speak
"mechanics," we speak English so you can understand what is wrong
with your car. We understand how important your car is to you, which is
why we make our repairs and maintenance as efficient as possible.
We're at 202 South First St. (426-9762)
HINT: Make it a goal to check tire pressure with every other fill-up of
gas.
Page 2 - Shelton-Mason County Journal -Thursday, September 16, 1999
Rand lvcrson, history teacher
at MMK, called GMA "tyranny
(d'tlw tllq)all ma.iority over the ru-
ral minority. None of this is
aboul savin fish or protecting
land. It's about politics. Buffers
',it(, shoved down our throats by
t lw tribes and url)an elites intent
,m social engineering.'"
)v(,)'s<)n said he wished the
('OIlllltiSSlOllOrS were at the meet-
in,. "A couple of counties have
had the p<,litical courage to stand
,It:) I() t])c, hearings board." he
said. "Why is it when 90 percent
()f (l)(:, people want something the
h,a(lc)' don't understand. That's
),,) \\;vh;l ,h:,m)c)'acy ix about."
IN MARCll the county secured
the c()nsulting services of
Micha(,l J. Mc(?m'mick of Olym-
pia as (;MA policy advisor for
$(;,()0() :,nd David Evans and As-
s()cia(, ()f Tacoma as the plan-
ning cnsultants for $15,000.
McCo,'n)ick, Mary Lynne Evans
and Michael l)avolio from
Evans and Associates facilitated
the m(,(,ting, on(, (if five held in
the cm, nt).
Mc('(,)'mick said tile consul-
Iants were here to advise and
help craft a solution to create "a
s(dutim) within the sideboards of
(;MA" and the hearings board's
interpr(qation of the act and one
wifich is politically acceptable in
terms (d what the commissioners
can imss "I believe a solution
can bu crafted to meet the two
g();ds,'" ht' said.
'l'lw c(msultants attempted to
keep discussion focused on only
th()se items which the hearings
l)oard ,'('i('cted f)'ona tile comp
plan. Those issues include popu-
h)tion f,,r(,casts and allocation;
rural c()n}munity centers boun-
daries, p(w|)|itted uses and den-
sit.it,s; a)d )'ban services, basi-
cally sewer and water.
Evans pres(mted two popula-
titm I>r(tjections for the next 15
years. The first, called a high
seri(,s, l)rt,d ict s 35,136 new people
and the need tbr 14,054 housing
units. 'I'b(, second, a so-called
medium series, projects 25,344
new rt,sidents and tile need for
10,138 housing units.
TIlE COUNTY'S comprehen-
sive plan must demonstrate
whe,'e th()se new people and
h()uses will be h)cated and what
services will be in place to ac-
commodate the growth. Evans
advised using a medium series.
She said the county's growth
peaked in "93 and since then the
decline has I)een greater than the
growth.
'l'iree options were presented,
ii
Good Construction is critical.
Join us on Monday, Set)total)el 27, 109o a(1() ,I.m. ()r 3
p.m. for the second in ()tit tlll+t+t'--l)aft l(stalc Planning
seminar series. C'onstn.t.). discusses l),trlncring with
professionals Io tackle tax issues, wills, living Irusts.
durable powers of alt()rncy and he:fllh (.'arc directives.
F'articipatcd in Devchpmg tbc l¢lmT'nmt? Inlcrcstcd in
reducing eslale tztxes th|'ough us(, ()t Ilusls? Rcztdy to
o
work with :in estate planni,g , '
;111€ lllCy: li st), lhi' flee
seminar is righl for you.
Seating is limited. Call ()r st()p l)y l()dav h)r h,rllwr
information and to make lcsc[v:tti()ns.
Armin
Baumgartel
Armin Baumgartel
Investment Representative
821 West Railroad Avenue, Suite A,
Shelton
426-0982 * 1-800-441-0982
www.edward jones.com
Mombel Sir ("
Edward Jones.
Serving Individual Investors Since 1871
all with the majority of popula-
tion in Shelton and Belfair, the
two Urban Growth Areas. For
Option 1 the urban total would be
14,188 and the rural 11,488; for
Option 2, which includes Allyn
as an urban area, the urban total
would be 19,455, the rural 5,889;
and for Option 3 the urban total
would be 14,188, the rural 11,156.
All three options included the
notion of a "fully contained com-
munity," which is essentially a
small town developed with all the
necessary urban services. Davo-
lio said there are several persons
in the county with enough land
and "deep enough pockets" to
create such a community.
DAVOLIO EXPLAINED that a
fully contained community is
fictional and was created to ad-
dress how population is distribut-
ed when a county doesn't know
exactly where it is going to grow.
When the hearings board sees a
plan sending more people to ru-
ral areas than urban, a red flag
goes up. Minimum lot size and
density will determine growth
more than projections, he added.
Jay Hupp, assistant director of
the Economic Development
Council of Mason County, called
the fully contained community
concept "a pipe dream. All that
does is ignore population growth
and slough off growth into Nev-
er-Never Land."
Davolio also discussed the
matrix of permitted uses, which
the hearings board ruled in-
valid, versus zoning regula-
tions. Prior to the GMA, Davolio
said, "You could pretty much do
anything you want to do any-
where. That will change."
Three years ago in his work
with the county, Davolio admit-
ted he created the matrix, which
relies on performance based on
development standards. At that
time he said he was told that
"zoning is a four-letter word."
NO OTHER jurisdiction has
tried using a matrix in its com-
prehensive plan, he continued.
The matrix sets a higher stan-
dard and is easier to craft than a
zoning ordinance.
opinion," he said,
hearings board saw
understand it."
With regard to
Hupp told the
got to put that in the
buddy, and start
trix is so restrictive
the economic engine
the county."
The next step in
tants' and county's
achieve compliance
GMA is an October 1
with the Mason
Commission
tober 25 meeting
ficials from taxing
as fire, school and
districts.
Thank You
Shelton voters ...
your support during
my run for city
commissioner is
truly appreciated.
Paid for by Carolyn Kerr for Commissioner of Finance, 501 Kari
WA 98584 • 426-2356.
just how
s p e-00-a
* 3% over invoice on Ford,
Mercury, Dodge, PLymouth,
Chrysler, and 3eep vehicles
@ Rates as tow as 7.50% APR*
1993-2000 models from Peru
4, Low, fixed rates & great
terms - no tricky teaser rates
, Year 2000 modet vehicles
rC00ula , Enter to win $1_.00 certi
THE
ONE PRIC
DEALER
r-/
426-5585
It's aLL just minutes away at
Scott Hitburn Auto Center,
Hwy 101 City Center Exit
• Annual Percentage Rate. On approval of credit and some restrictions apply. Assumes ;2 of
deposit, auto-pay, checking account,
*° One entry per household. Must be 18 or older, no purchase necessary. See sates
restrictions.
A news break at Bordeaux
A photographer and sound technician from ABC
TV's World News Tonight capture the sights and
sounds of Kay Roller as she works on her Matin.
tosh computer Friday. Roller is a fifth-grade
teacher at Bordeaux Elementary School. The men
are part of a news crew doing a national story on
computers in the classroom•
Anderson sentenced
for trapper's murder
(Continued from page 1.)
retbrence to KerFs work as a
trapper and perhaps to the 1950s
television show, "Leave it to
Beaver."
JUDGE SHELDON found
that Kerr was a vulnerable victim
in handing down an exceptional
sentence. "Although he was de-
scribed as a vibrant man he was
an older gentlemen and not pre-
pared to defend himself against
two young men," she said.
Sheldon also found the crime to
be cruel and extreme. "There was
an extended period of time that
the victim suffr,red. He suffered
from the attempts to smother
him. tie suffered from the at-
tempts to strangle him. He suf-
fered from the vicious kicks to the
head. This was an extremely vio-
lent crime and tantamount to
torture," she said.
The judge put Anderson under
24 months of supervision by the
Washington Department of Cor.
rections after his release and or-
dered him to pay $500 to the
crime victims' fund, $327.50 in
court costs and $700 towards his
attorney's fees. She scheduled a
restitution hearing for October
28.
Matlock crowd tells plan consultants
county should forget growth
By MARY DUNCAN ph' appoint (,(:t by tim governor.
Shelton police are looking fi)r a
man in a blue Nissan pickup
truck after an incident that sent a
woman to the hospital on Septem-
ber 2.
Officer Mike Hudnell respond-
ed at 7:30 p.m. to the report of a
domestic dispute near the inter-
section of Washington and F
streets on Mountain View. Wit-
nesses told police that 21-year-old
Ricardo Ponce injured his 37-
Mason County may have to
create a zoning ordinance and
residents might have to accept a
population density of one dw(ql
ing per 10 acres in rural areas.
That's what the county's tonsil]
tants told a group of 20-plus resi-
dents at Mary M. Knight Sch,)(fl
last Wednesday.
But the majority of those wl()
attended the meeting wanted t,,
talk about buffer requirements
for streams, wildlife habitat re,.
ulations and the taking of pri-
vate property. Several said the
county should defy the requir(,
ments of the state's growth act
The workshop was part of the
county's efforts to bring its corn
prehensive plan and d(,v(,lop.
ment regulations into com-
pliance with the state (;rowth
Management Act. In January
the Western Washington (r()wth
Management tlearings Board
issued findings of invalidity
and noncompliance and re-
manded the compreh(msiv(' plan
to the county. Because cd those
findings, the county has I)(,(,n
unable to issue permits fi)r c(m
mercial development.
KURT KINGMAN, Matl()ck
resident and MMK school b(,a,'d
member, called the fin(lins
"blackmail by three people." 'le
characterized the growth act as
"socialism." Kingman want('d
to know why the bearings board
had ruled a ratio of one resid('nce
to five rural acres unacceptable
and asked if there was any sci
ence behind that: ruling ,)r if it.
was just the opinion of tbr(,e i)'(
Police seek fugitive man
after wife is hit by truck
Enrollments tallied:
year-old wife Eileen during a dis-
pute.
The vehicle was described as a
medium-blue four-wheel-drive ve-
hicle with the Washington license
plate QA66559L. Witnesses say
that Mrs. Ponce was dragged un-
der the truck as Mr. Ponce pulled
away.
"She has some head injuries,"
said Officer Jerry Lingle of the
Shelton Police Department.
School numbers
aren't up much
Shelton School District enroll-
ment totaled 4,040 students fol-
lowing an official count held late
last week, according to figures re-
leased by the district.
That total is a modest increase
of 36 students from the end-of-
the-year enrollment count of
4,004 last spring, the district
said.
Enrollment at other area
school districts showed neither
dramatic increases nor decreases.
Those counts include:
• Pioneer School District's 478
students in its intermediate/mid-
dle school and 360 in the primary
school, down a few students from
last year.
• Hood Canal School District's
376 students, just one more than
last year.
• Southside School Dstrict's
239 students, down a few from
last year's ending count of 251.
• Mary M. Knight School Dis-
trict's 218 students, a handful
more than last year.
Mrs. Ponce was taken to Ma-
son General Hospital and then
airlifted to Harborview Medical
Center. A hospital spokesman
said she was treated and re-
leased. Lingle said she has re
turned to her home in Shelton.
Mr. Ponce is wanted fi)r ques-
tioning in the incident. ;'lie has
not been contacted and we are
continuing to attempt to locate
him," Lingle said.
Lingle asked that anyone who
sees Mr. Ponce or the pickup
truck report their whereabouts to
the Shelton police. The police
number is 426-4441.
PRESSURE SITUATIONS
Because maintaining the correct air pressure in your car's tires is a
requirement for good handling, traction, and durability, it is a good idea
to check the pressure regularly. The tire pressure recommended in the
owner's manual or on the tire information placard is a "cold" pressure.
Thus, the best time to perform this task is in the morning before the
tleat of friction plays a role in elevating tire pressure. Beyond that, it is
important to remember that, as the days grow shorter and outdoor tem-
peratures grow colder, the air inside your tires contracts. And, for every
ten degrees of change on the Fahrenheit scale, there is about a 1
pound-per-square-inch (psi) change in the tire temperature.
We make your life easier -- and we consider it our commitment to
you. At CARTS TIRE & REPAIR, family-run since 1961, we don't speak
"mechanics," we speak English so you can understand what is wrong
with your car. We understand how important your car is to you, which is
why we make our repairs and maintenance as efficient as possible.
We're at 202 South First St. (426-9762)
HINT: Make it a goal to check tire pressure with every other fill-up of
gas.
Page 2 - Shelton-Mason County Journal -Thursday, September 16, 1999
Rand lvcrson, history teacher
at MMK, called GMA "tyranny
(d'tlw tllq)all ma.iority over the ru-
ral minority. None of this is
aboul savin fish or protecting
land. It's about politics. Buffers
',it(, shoved down our throats by
t lw tribes and url)an elites intent
,m social engineering.'"
)v(,)'s<)n said he wished the
('OIlllltiSSlOllOrS were at the meet-
in,. "A couple of counties have
had the p<,litical courage to stand
,It:) I() t])c, hearings board." he
said. "Why is it when 90 percent
()f (l)(:, people want something the
h,a(lc)' don't understand. That's
),,) \\;vh;l ,h:,m)c)'acy ix about."
IN MARCll the county secured
the c()nsulting services of
Micha(,l J. Mc(?m'mick of Olym-
pia as (;MA policy advisor for
$(;,()0() :,nd David Evans and As-
s()cia(, ()f Tacoma as the plan-
ning cnsultants for $15,000.
McCo,'n)ick, Mary Lynne Evans
and Michael l)avolio from
Evans and Associates facilitated
the m(,(,ting, on(, (if five held in
the cm, nt).
Mc('(,)'mick said tile consul-
Iants were here to advise and
help craft a solution to create "a
s(dutim) within the sideboards of
(;MA" and the hearings board's
interpr(qation of the act and one
wifich is politically acceptable in
terms (d what the commissioners
can imss "I believe a solution
can bu crafted to meet the two
g();ds,'" ht' said.
'l'lw c(msultants attempted to
keep discussion focused on only
th()se items which the hearings
l)oard ,'('i('cted f)'ona tile comp
plan. Those issues include popu-
h)tion f,,r(,casts and allocation;
rural c()n}munity centers boun-
daries, p(w|)|itted uses and den-
sit.it,s; a)d )'ban services, basi-
cally sewer and water.
Evans pres(mted two popula-
titm I>r(tjections for the next 15
years. The first, called a high
seri(,s, l)rt,d ict s 35,136 new people
and the need tbr 14,054 housing
units. 'I'b(, second, a so-called
medium series, projects 25,344
new rt,sidents and tile need for
10,138 housing units.
TIlE COUNTY'S comprehen-
sive plan must demonstrate
whe,'e th()se new people and
h()uses will be h)cated and what
services will be in place to ac-
commodate the growth. Evans
advised using a medium series.
She said the county's growth
peaked in "93 and since then the
decline has I)een greater than the
growth.
'l'iree options were presented,
ii
Good Construction is critical.
Join us on Monday, Set)total)el 27, 109o a(1() ,I.m. ()r 3
p.m. for the second in ()tit tlll+t+t'--l)aft l(stalc Planning
seminar series. C'onstn.t.). discusses l),trlncring with
professionals Io tackle tax issues, wills, living Irusts.
durable powers of alt()rncy and he:fllh (.'arc directives.
F'articipatcd in Devchpmg tbc l¢lmT'nmt? Inlcrcstcd in
reducing eslale tztxes th|'ough us(, ()t Ilusls? Rcztdy to
o
work with :in estate planni,g , '
;111€ lllCy: li st), lhi' flee
seminar is righl for you.
Seating is limited. Call ()r st()p l)y l()dav h)r h,rllwr
information and to make lcsc[v:tti()ns.
Armin
Baumgartel
Armin Baumgartel
Investment Representative
821 West Railroad Avenue, Suite A,
Shelton
426-0982 * 1-800-441-0982
www.edward jones.com
Mombel Sir ("
Edward Jones.
Serving Individual Investors Since 1871
all with the majority of popula-
tion in Shelton and Belfair, the
two Urban Growth Areas. For
Option 1 the urban total would be
14,188 and the rural 11,488; for
Option 2, which includes Allyn
as an urban area, the urban total
would be 19,455, the rural 5,889;
and for Option 3 the urban total
would be 14,188, the rural 11,156.
All three options included the
notion of a "fully contained com-
munity," which is essentially a
small town developed with all the
necessary urban services. Davo-
lio said there are several persons
in the county with enough land
and "deep enough pockets" to
create such a community.
DAVOLIO EXPLAINED that a
fully contained community is
fictional and was created to ad-
dress how population is distribut-
ed when a county doesn't know
exactly where it is going to grow.
When the hearings board sees a
plan sending more people to ru-
ral areas than urban, a red flag
goes up. Minimum lot size and
density will determine growth
more than projections, he added.
Jay Hupp, assistant director of
the Economic Development
Council of Mason County, called
the fully contained community
concept "a pipe dream. All that
does is ignore population growth
and slough off growth into Nev-
er-Never Land."
Davolio also discussed the
matrix of permitted uses, which
the hearings board ruled in-
valid, versus zoning regula-
tions. Prior to the GMA, Davolio
said, "You could pretty much do
anything you want to do any-
where. That will change."
Three years ago in his work
with the county, Davolio admit-
ted he created the matrix, which
relies on performance based on
development standards. At that
time he said he was told that
"zoning is a four-letter word."
NO OTHER jurisdiction has
tried using a matrix in its com-
prehensive plan, he continued.
The matrix sets a higher stan-
dard and is easier to craft than a
zoning ordinance.
opinion," he said,
hearings board saw
understand it."
With regard to
Hupp told the
got to put that in the
buddy, and start
trix is so restrictive
the economic engine
the county."
The next step in
tants' and county's
achieve compliance
GMA is an October 1
with the Mason
Commission
tober 25 meeting
ficials from taxing
as fire, school and
districts.
Thank You
Shelton voters ...
your support during
my run for city
commissioner is
truly appreciated.
Paid for by Carolyn Kerr for Commissioner of Finance, 501 Kari
WA 98584 • 426-2356.
just how
s p e-00-a
* 3% over invoice on Ford,
Mercury, Dodge, PLymouth,
Chrysler, and 3eep vehicles
@ Rates as tow as 7.50% APR*
1993-2000 models from Peru
4, Low, fixed rates & great
terms - no tricky teaser rates
, Year 2000 modet vehicles
rC00ula , Enter to win $1_.00 certi
THE
ONE PRIC
DEALER
r-/
426-5585
It's aLL just minutes away at
Scott Hitburn Auto Center,
Hwy 101 City Center Exit
• Annual Percentage Rate. On approval of credit and some restrictions apply. Assumes ;2 of
deposit, auto-pay, checking account,
*° One entry per household. Must be 18 or older, no purchase necessary. See sates
restrictions.