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l00Ire season is late, but it's here
' : 0000.were oot00e
from p go. I.) ...... acres. Crews from district 3
L for about four hours. A fire
was left on it overnight and
from the DNR and Bates
tJ|rell said gout of the fire, Far- from Tacoma completed
,le C0,dit i , Ooserving that those g up the fire Monday. The
0rts°Se h remains under investiga-
amper fire fighting
r 'Very Sic "escribed the area as
aeY|Firefi,LeP and rugged terrain
_. 't0 c0h. ers Worked Wednesday Crews from Fire District 5 and
. td ea) n the fire on the south the DNR were called out again
,I, " sicles It's
rh4e n0rt k _ _. contained on Monday afternoon to a brush fire
in the Victor area reported to be
• 40 w - and west by rocks and ll-member crew of smoke jump- into effect this week in the wake tricts 2, 4, 5, 9 and 11 responded spreading rapidly and moving
erE from Redmond, Oregon, para-
°i un-sized helico ter be- chuted onto a meadow below the
'bat d- |duckier Zing.Tuesday aPernoon, fire. Their gear was brought in by
e ca#tie'SLake er on the fire from helicopter.
h.gl.let0c0n-. ' at bucket work was The fire started near what's
" InUeWednesday. "It really called the climbers' trail in an
i0000ttrning ban
eclared here
-IWhh lt, tle prospect for rain in
"ason County Fre on
{sha! Dave Salzer has an-
" ]d.-:]:laburnbancurbin all
'ari- g
l.del ' . ng fires residential
and recreatmnal fi
Daily updates on the burn ban
will be issued the fire
marshal's information line at 427-
7799 or 1-800-323-BURN.
Local firefighters, who have
been battling an outbreak of
brush fires as well as a major for-
est fire in the Olympics, note that
woody debris from the December
1996 ice storm, young trees that
died during the past two dry sum-
mers and an unusually heavy
growth of understory vegetation
make for dangerous conditions.
h:r:nlY exclusions from the
:t'-r' Campfires in approved
|d In State and federal cam
|L:""qs, Sa' P-
c [zer said m
w'L¢. coal- " his an-
ridai,e at, which took effect at
| °" qOnday.
of a number of brush fires in Ma-
son County, which indicate how
dry the vegetation has become,
firefighters said. Residents are
warned to be careful.
FIRE CREWS from the Wash-
ington State Department of Natu-
ral Resources, Fire District 6 in
Union and Fire District 5 in Allyn
started off a busy weekend last
Saturday afternoon with a brush
fire south of Union and east of the
McReavy Road.
A passing pilot spotted what he
characterized as a large fire and
reported it to emergency dis-
patchers. A large column of
smoke was observed, but finding
access to the fire proved extreme-
ly difficult, firefighters said. It
took fire units from Union and A1-
lyn about 20 minutes to find the
fire, which was initially reached
from Simpson Timber Company's
2400 Road.
The fire was burning in a stand
of timber and was beginning to
make its way to a hillside.
to help. Engines from districts 5
and 9 were placed on Pinedirosa
Road and in the Sandy Shore de-
velopment north of Lake Limerick
as a precaution.
The fire was finally brought
under control by about 8 p.m. Sat-
urday. Mop-up work continued
until 2 p.m. Monday on the site,
where officials estimated 12 to 15
acres burned. The cause remains
under investigation by the DNR
and the Mason County Fire
Marshal's Office.
AT 4:30 P.M. Sunday, a fire
was reported to Fire District 5
near the Mason Lake Road above
Paradise Estates at Mason Lake.
It was reported to be near the
Bonneville Power Administration
powerlines and moving rapidly in
the late-afternoon wind.
The first fire unit arrived on
the scene five minutes later and
reported fire in heavy brush and
timber. Firefighters were able to
control it in about two hours and
the size was estimated at about
uphill. Access was difficult be-
cause of steep terrain and heavy
brush, firefighters said. Crews
had to use chainsaws to cut a
path to the head of the fire to stop
it from spreading.
Crew members at Fire District
5's Allyn station reported they
could see the fire burning below
several large homes. Powerlines
were reportedly involved in the
fire and Mason County PUD 3
was called to assist in securing
power in the Victor area. That
fire burned one acre, and its
cause remains under investiga-
tion.
At 2:14 p.m. Tuesday, crews
from fire districts 5 and 11 and
the DNR responded to a brush
fire reportedly caused by a car
fire at the intersection of Johns
Prairie Road and Johns Creek
Drive. It burned about one-fourth
of an acre, firefighters said.
At 3:46 p.m. Tuesday, crews
from Fire District 5 and the DNR
were dispatched to a brush fire on
Harstine Island at 250 East My-
ON THE WATCH for windborne sparks during last
weekend's brush fire east of McReavy Road is Marv
Anderson of Fire District 9. A rash of brush fires that
began on Saturday and continued this week has kept
fireflghters busy. A burn ban is now in effect.
Drop recorded:
county has been trying to gain
access to the bank armament
project to do repair work, but the
Parsonses have denied the coun-
ty permission to enter their prop-
erty, Hauth said. "We have been
unable to reach agreement with
the owners for the purchase of the
property," he reported.
HAUTH SAID HE received
the latest list of conditions from
the Parsonses' attorney a few
weeks ago. He expressed con-
cern about the county's ability to
comply with those demands.
The prosecuting attorney will
submit a petition to Mason Coun-
ty Superior Court seeking the
condemnation of a strip of land
beginning at the northwest cor-
ner of the Parsons property and
running east by southeast for a
distance of about 350 feet along
its south and west boundary
lines. Hauth said this property is
not in the immediate vicinity of
the house or other buildings.
"This comes as a result of not
being able to communicate with
Parsonses," Cady said. "They
are not willing to cooperate with
US.
Bolender pointed out the bank
stabilization project was done in
property to access river Commission
to consider
"extreme circumstances." The
Parsonses were provided with
three options besides condemna-
tion, Bolender continued. Not al-
lowing access for the repair
work, he said, obstructs efforts
for public safety.
Barnett Kalikow from Olym-
pia, attorney for the Parsohses,
told The Journal he could not
comment on the particulars of the
condemnation proceedings until
the petition is filed with superior
court.
However, he did say, "We
have not now nor have we ever
said the county could not come in
for maintenance. The only re-
quirement the Parsonses ask is
that the design be by a profes-
sional with experience in hy-
draulics and riverfront work
and that the work be carried out
by a professional. Then they can
have all the access they want."
HE POINTED OUT the dis-
pute involves a history of prob-
lems because the '97 bank stabi-
lization project, which requires
repair work, was not done pro-
fessionally. The Parsonses con-
tend the work was substandard
and did not meet conditions of a
U.S. Corps of Engineers permit.
Kalikow said, "I don't know
why that's so onerous for the
county." He added that if he were
a property owner in Mason
County, he'd be concerned that
the county doesn't want to hire
professionals.
In June the U.S. Army Corps
of Engineers issued a stop-work
order on Skokomish River proj-
ect permits which will remain in
effect until the failed bank stabi-
lization project is repaired.
Tom Mueller, chief regulatory
officer for the Seattle district of
the Corps, told The Journal all of
the permit conditions on the proj-
ect on the Parsons property had
not been met appropriately.
Woody material used did not
meet specifications for size or
length in the Corps permit re-
quirements and work needs to be
done on the anchoring system
which holds the log armament in
place, Mueller explained. The
Corps is working with the county
to resolve these issues, he said.
This spring the Parsonses
banned county staff from their
property and in July the county
has obtained a no-contact order
against Guy Parsons barring
him from approaching county
staff working within the river's
banks.
policies for
state parks
The Washington State Parks
and Recreation Commission, at
its regular meeting tomorrow in
Okanogan, will consider changing
its law-enforcement policy in light
of its recent decision to arm state
park rangers.
The amendments will update
terminology and define policies
for the use of deadly force when
rangers are acting within their
law-enforcement capacity, said
Virginia Painter, spokesperson
for the commission.
Mason County has several
state parks, including Twanoh,
Belfair, Potlatch, Cushman,
Schafer and Jarrell Cove.
The commission will also con-
sider, among numerous agenda
items, a legislative proposal to
streamline the state park land
disposal process to resolve tres-
pass or boundary issues, and ap-
pointments of citizens to the Win-
ter Recreation Advisory Commit-
tee and the Snowmobile Advisory
Committee.
POTATOES S,iC,NG CUKES
ret ^^, .... conjunction with other projects
,PentYtb:atnPn" . and other property owners. PEACHES SweetSpanishnNinNS
.... v ? When it was done in late 1997, he
r thea{nain, ana said, "We had concurrence for "=
's" the right to enter." • M O N DAYS PLUMS*PEARS by the lb. or 50 lb. bag
erosion and cabling HE CALLED the standoff sPs TO TOMATOES 3# MIXED ONIONS
i *The Daily Breakfast Specmi • Dinner Roll NEW CROP Red "White Ye"°WpEppERS 25#- 10.95"
YOUR CHOICE OF: A P JUICING CARROTS
• 2 pancakes, le , and •
_ . gg 8oz. Top Sirloin _ P l=]=S 25#-4.95
sausage or Bacon . Red Potatoes [A Large Assortment of COOKING OR CANNING BEETS
OR . " .,,_ Vegetables
1 that you have a hearing loss that was I *
:also this t ...CROP, Olvm.,c. 'Fall Color I" Ice Cream, "i
Y loud noise at your past or present I " "-
.ce, YOU may qualify for beneiits. I $19 9 $3 95 L HA Y , I= Mountain i:
0011_ offer FREE assistance ,o help i i =v.uvvAv 'CAM-NOON ", }TOll get stake.
|Large Assortment : OY'rn=R &
: "" " "" " h-lay or
[ ,a matc v y,
: t I' process Labor & Industries, and' [ FmDAV, SAVUnOAY ,'P---CA. [MUM$, ASTERS,, CLAMS
SUNDAY-THURSDAY I I PM-2AM • coupon for Megamania/Flashcash
I , mos: elf Insured Claims. I "PANSIES . SALMON
Sarl00g Care CentersswwA,NC. I AFamilyFarrnTradition
iI 'Uthorized Be/tone Dispenser I 898-2222 or I1 ff I q I I I 1B I/l ql 'L
,il k,- 00.,,20032OOlympic Hwy N-SHELTON I "v a, i
East 1921 Highway 106, Union, WA OPEN 9 a rn.-6 pm 7 DAYS AWLEEK
, 0)427-2423 For More Information ) U-PICK PUMPKINS READY SOON(,' (_
Thursday, September 16, 1999 - Shelton-Mason County Journal - Page 3
dips down to 5%
Mason County's unemployment
rate dropped to 5.0 percent in Au-
gust, according to preliminary fig-
ures released this week by the
Washington State Department of
Employment Security.
services. Construction added
3,300 jobs, likely to be a high for
the year. Peak tourist activity
drove up jobs in hotels and lodg-
ing places, as well as in amuse-
ment and recreation destinations.
That rate was down nearly one Wholesale and retail trade
full percentage point from July, added 2,800 workers, led by
when the unemployment rate was strong increases in general mer-
5.9 percent. chandising and eating and drink-
ing places. Services employment
In August, there were 1,030
people unemployed out of a local
labor force of 20,770, the depart-
ment said. Statewide, the unem-
ployment rate dropped three-
tenths of a percentage point to 4.3
percent, the lowest rate this year
and a tenth of a percentage point
below a year ago.
Seasonal jobs climbed sharply,
driven mainly by employment
gains in construction, trade and
jumped by 5,800 jobs, with about
half the increase in business ser-
vices.
Manufacturing payrolls ad-
vanced by 1,500, with most of the
gain centered in food processing
as the summer harvest peaked.
Lumber and wood products was
fiat; paper and allied products
dropped by 200. Machinery and
electronics, and stone, clay and
glass, both added 200 jobs.
__ ( U-PICK PUMPKINS READY SOON
Now picking 4 varieties
HUNTER
CORN
COOKING AND
CANNING C0RH
W NTER
S(:!UASH
Hunter Farms
ZUCCHINI
PICKLING CUKES
GREEN BEANS
YELLOW BEANS
I
New Crop
i iiiiii iii I
Washington
in their role as com-
of the Skokomish
Zone District, John
Jo Cady and
all stated they did
action lightly but
SSary to pursue ac-
ip of property to
safety in the
Road area. The
receive fair mar-
'°mpensation for the
the county is seek-
they added.
County engineer
trator for the flood
told the board the
to secure access to
armament project
in late 1997
conditions.
TIME, Hauth said
tong the river,
;onses, re-
Work be done and
for projects at
)n the South Fork
ed to cut a differ-
the potential to
property.
on the Par-
withstood a
seasons, Hauth
SOme serious
!tion proceedings on on the log armament present
property along the safety hazards, Hauth said. He
of the Skokomish estimated that a dozen to 18
by Guy and Martha houses in the downstream reach-
begin following a.€, as of the river are in potential
wason County corn- danger.
Tuesday's board Since the first of this year, the
erE Lane near the Teamsters U: aemployment
e between county, landowner: Camp. It consumed a reported
two acres of heavy brush and
trees. Crews were mopping up at
ty takes acti to condemn the sceneWednesdaymorning.
The cause remains under investi-
gation.
l00Ire season is late, but it's here
' : 0000.were oot00e
from p go. I.) ...... acres. Crews from district 3
L for about four hours. A fire
was left on it overnight and
from the DNR and Bates
tJ|rell said gout of the fire, Far- from Tacoma completed
,le C0,dit i , Ooserving that those g up the fire Monday. The
0rts°Se h remains under investiga-
amper fire fighting
r 'Very Sic "escribed the area as
aeY|Firefi,LeP and rugged terrain
_. 't0 c0h. ers Worked Wednesday Crews from Fire District 5 and
. td ea) n the fire on the south the DNR were called out again
,I, " sicles It's
rh4e n0rt k _ _. contained on Monday afternoon to a brush fire
in the Victor area reported to be
• 40 w - and west by rocks and ll-member crew of smoke jump- into effect this week in the wake tricts 2, 4, 5, 9 and 11 responded spreading rapidly and moving
erE from Redmond, Oregon, para-
°i un-sized helico ter be- chuted onto a meadow below the
'bat d- |duckier Zing.Tuesday aPernoon, fire. Their gear was brought in by
e ca#tie'SLake er on the fire from helicopter.
h.gl.let0c0n-. ' at bucket work was The fire started near what's
" InUeWednesday. "It really called the climbers' trail in an
i0000ttrning ban
eclared here
-IWhh lt, tle prospect for rain in
"ason County Fre on
{sha! Dave Salzer has an-
" ]d.-:]:laburnbancurbin all
'ari- g
l.del ' . ng fires residential
and recreatmnal fi
Daily updates on the burn ban
will be issued the fire
marshal's information line at 427-
7799 or 1-800-323-BURN.
Local firefighters, who have
been battling an outbreak of
brush fires as well as a major for-
est fire in the Olympics, note that
woody debris from the December
1996 ice storm, young trees that
died during the past two dry sum-
mers and an unusually heavy
growth of understory vegetation
make for dangerous conditions.
h:r:nlY exclusions from the
:t'-r' Campfires in approved
|d In State and federal cam
|L:""qs, Sa' P-
c [zer said m
w'L¢. coal- " his an-
ridai,e at, which took effect at
| °" qOnday.
of a number of brush fires in Ma-
son County, which indicate how
dry the vegetation has become,
firefighters said. Residents are
warned to be careful.
FIRE CREWS from the Wash-
ington State Department of Natu-
ral Resources, Fire District 6 in
Union and Fire District 5 in Allyn
started off a busy weekend last
Saturday afternoon with a brush
fire south of Union and east of the
McReavy Road.
A passing pilot spotted what he
characterized as a large fire and
reported it to emergency dis-
patchers. A large column of
smoke was observed, but finding
access to the fire proved extreme-
ly difficult, firefighters said. It
took fire units from Union and A1-
lyn about 20 minutes to find the
fire, which was initially reached
from Simpson Timber Company's
2400 Road.
The fire was burning in a stand
of timber and was beginning to
make its way to a hillside.
to help. Engines from districts 5
and 9 were placed on Pinedirosa
Road and in the Sandy Shore de-
velopment north of Lake Limerick
as a precaution.
The fire was finally brought
under control by about 8 p.m. Sat-
urday. Mop-up work continued
until 2 p.m. Monday on the site,
where officials estimated 12 to 15
acres burned. The cause remains
under investigation by the DNR
and the Mason County Fire
Marshal's Office.
AT 4:30 P.M. Sunday, a fire
was reported to Fire District 5
near the Mason Lake Road above
Paradise Estates at Mason Lake.
It was reported to be near the
Bonneville Power Administration
powerlines and moving rapidly in
the late-afternoon wind.
The first fire unit arrived on
the scene five minutes later and
reported fire in heavy brush and
timber. Firefighters were able to
control it in about two hours and
the size was estimated at about
uphill. Access was difficult be-
cause of steep terrain and heavy
brush, firefighters said. Crews
had to use chainsaws to cut a
path to the head of the fire to stop
it from spreading.
Crew members at Fire District
5's Allyn station reported they
could see the fire burning below
several large homes. Powerlines
were reportedly involved in the
fire and Mason County PUD 3
was called to assist in securing
power in the Victor area. That
fire burned one acre, and its
cause remains under investiga-
tion.
At 2:14 p.m. Tuesday, crews
from fire districts 5 and 11 and
the DNR responded to a brush
fire reportedly caused by a car
fire at the intersection of Johns
Prairie Road and Johns Creek
Drive. It burned about one-fourth
of an acre, firefighters said.
At 3:46 p.m. Tuesday, crews
from Fire District 5 and the DNR
were dispatched to a brush fire on
Harstine Island at 250 East My-
ON THE WATCH for windborne sparks during last
weekend's brush fire east of McReavy Road is Marv
Anderson of Fire District 9. A rash of brush fires that
began on Saturday and continued this week has kept
fireflghters busy. A burn ban is now in effect.
Drop recorded:
county has been trying to gain
access to the bank armament
project to do repair work, but the
Parsonses have denied the coun-
ty permission to enter their prop-
erty, Hauth said. "We have been
unable to reach agreement with
the owners for the purchase of the
property," he reported.
HAUTH SAID HE received
the latest list of conditions from
the Parsonses' attorney a few
weeks ago. He expressed con-
cern about the county's ability to
comply with those demands.
The prosecuting attorney will
submit a petition to Mason Coun-
ty Superior Court seeking the
condemnation of a strip of land
beginning at the northwest cor-
ner of the Parsons property and
running east by southeast for a
distance of about 350 feet along
its south and west boundary
lines. Hauth said this property is
not in the immediate vicinity of
the house or other buildings.
"This comes as a result of not
being able to communicate with
Parsonses," Cady said. "They
are not willing to cooperate with
US.
Bolender pointed out the bank
stabilization project was done in
property to access river Commission
to consider
"extreme circumstances." The
Parsonses were provided with
three options besides condemna-
tion, Bolender continued. Not al-
lowing access for the repair
work, he said, obstructs efforts
for public safety.
Barnett Kalikow from Olym-
pia, attorney for the Parsohses,
told The Journal he could not
comment on the particulars of the
condemnation proceedings until
the petition is filed with superior
court.
However, he did say, "We
have not now nor have we ever
said the county could not come in
for maintenance. The only re-
quirement the Parsonses ask is
that the design be by a profes-
sional with experience in hy-
draulics and riverfront work
and that the work be carried out
by a professional. Then they can
have all the access they want."
HE POINTED OUT the dis-
pute involves a history of prob-
lems because the '97 bank stabi-
lization project, which requires
repair work, was not done pro-
fessionally. The Parsonses con-
tend the work was substandard
and did not meet conditions of a
U.S. Corps of Engineers permit.
Kalikow said, "I don't know
why that's so onerous for the
county." He added that if he were
a property owner in Mason
County, he'd be concerned that
the county doesn't want to hire
professionals.
In June the U.S. Army Corps
of Engineers issued a stop-work
order on Skokomish River proj-
ect permits which will remain in
effect until the failed bank stabi-
lization project is repaired.
Tom Mueller, chief regulatory
officer for the Seattle district of
the Corps, told The Journal all of
the permit conditions on the proj-
ect on the Parsons property had
not been met appropriately.
Woody material used did not
meet specifications for size or
length in the Corps permit re-
quirements and work needs to be
done on the anchoring system
which holds the log armament in
place, Mueller explained. The
Corps is working with the county
to resolve these issues, he said.
This spring the Parsonses
banned county staff from their
property and in July the county
has obtained a no-contact order
against Guy Parsons barring
him from approaching county
staff working within the river's
banks.
policies for
state parks
The Washington State Parks
and Recreation Commission, at
its regular meeting tomorrow in
Okanogan, will consider changing
its law-enforcement policy in light
of its recent decision to arm state
park rangers.
The amendments will update
terminology and define policies
for the use of deadly force when
rangers are acting within their
law-enforcement capacity, said
Virginia Painter, spokesperson
for the commission.
Mason County has several
state parks, including Twanoh,
Belfair, Potlatch, Cushman,
Schafer and Jarrell Cove.
The commission will also con-
sider, among numerous agenda
items, a legislative proposal to
streamline the state park land
disposal process to resolve tres-
pass or boundary issues, and ap-
pointments of citizens to the Win-
ter Recreation Advisory Commit-
tee and the Snowmobile Advisory
Committee.
POTATOES S,iC,NG CUKES
ret ^^, .... conjunction with other projects
,PentYtb:atnPn" . and other property owners. PEACHES SweetSpanishnNinNS
.... v ? When it was done in late 1997, he
r thea{nain, ana said, "We had concurrence for "=
's" the right to enter." • M O N DAYS PLUMS*PEARS by the lb. or 50 lb. bag
erosion and cabling HE CALLED the standoff sPs TO TOMATOES 3# MIXED ONIONS
i *The Daily Breakfast Specmi • Dinner Roll NEW CROP Red "White Ye"°WpEppERS 25#- 10.95"
YOUR CHOICE OF: A P JUICING CARROTS
• 2 pancakes, le , and •
_ . gg 8oz. Top Sirloin _ P l=]=S 25#-4.95
sausage or Bacon . Red Potatoes [A Large Assortment of COOKING OR CANNING BEETS
OR . " .,,_ Vegetables
1 that you have a hearing loss that was I *
:also this t ...CROP, Olvm.,c. 'Fall Color I" Ice Cream, "i
Y loud noise at your past or present I " "-
.ce, YOU may qualify for beneiits. I $19 9 $3 95 L HA Y , I= Mountain i:
0011_ offer FREE assistance ,o help i i =v.uvvAv 'CAM-NOON ", }TOll get stake.
|Large Assortment : OY'rn=R &
: "" " "" " h-lay or
[ ,a matc v y,
: t I' process Labor & Industries, and' [ FmDAV, SAVUnOAY ,'P---CA. [MUM$, ASTERS,, CLAMS
SUNDAY-THURSDAY I I PM-2AM • coupon for Megamania/Flashcash
I , mos: elf Insured Claims. I "PANSIES . SALMON
Sarl00g Care CentersswwA,NC. I AFamilyFarrnTradition
iI 'Uthorized Be/tone Dispenser I 898-2222 or I1 ff I q I I I 1B I/l ql 'L
,il k,- 00.,,20032OOlympic Hwy N-SHELTON I "v a, i
East 1921 Highway 106, Union, WA OPEN 9 a rn.-6 pm 7 DAYS AWLEEK
, 0)427-2423 For More Information ) U-PICK PUMPKINS READY SOON(,' (_
Thursday, September 16, 1999 - Shelton-Mason County Journal - Page 3
dips down to 5%
Mason County's unemployment
rate dropped to 5.0 percent in Au-
gust, according to preliminary fig-
ures released this week by the
Washington State Department of
Employment Security.
services. Construction added
3,300 jobs, likely to be a high for
the year. Peak tourist activity
drove up jobs in hotels and lodg-
ing places, as well as in amuse-
ment and recreation destinations.
That rate was down nearly one Wholesale and retail trade
full percentage point from July, added 2,800 workers, led by
when the unemployment rate was strong increases in general mer-
5.9 percent. chandising and eating and drink-
ing places. Services employment
In August, there were 1,030
people unemployed out of a local
labor force of 20,770, the depart-
ment said. Statewide, the unem-
ployment rate dropped three-
tenths of a percentage point to 4.3
percent, the lowest rate this year
and a tenth of a percentage point
below a year ago.
Seasonal jobs climbed sharply,
driven mainly by employment
gains in construction, trade and
jumped by 5,800 jobs, with about
half the increase in business ser-
vices.
Manufacturing payrolls ad-
vanced by 1,500, with most of the
gain centered in food processing
as the summer harvest peaked.
Lumber and wood products was
fiat; paper and allied products
dropped by 200. Machinery and
electronics, and stone, clay and
glass, both added 200 jobs.
__ ( U-PICK PUMPKINS READY SOON
Now picking 4 varieties
HUNTER
CORN
COOKING AND
CANNING C0RH
W NTER
S(:!UASH
Hunter Farms
ZUCCHINI
PICKLING CUKES
GREEN BEANS
YELLOW BEANS
I
New Crop
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in their role as com-
of the Skokomish
Zone District, John
Jo Cady and
all stated they did
action lightly but
SSary to pursue ac-
ip of property to
safety in the
Road area. The
receive fair mar-
'°mpensation for the
the county is seek-
they added.
County engineer
trator for the flood
told the board the
to secure access to
armament project
in late 1997
conditions.
TIME, Hauth said
tong the river,
;onses, re-
Work be done and
for projects at
)n the South Fork
ed to cut a differ-
the potential to
property.
on the Par-
withstood a
seasons, Hauth
SOme serious
!tion proceedings on on the log armament present
property along the safety hazards, Hauth said. He
of the Skokomish estimated that a dozen to 18
by Guy and Martha houses in the downstream reach-
begin following a.€, as of the river are in potential
wason County corn- danger.
Tuesday's board Since the first of this year, the
erE Lane near the Teamsters U: aemployment
e between county, landowner: Camp. It consumed a reported
two acres of heavy brush and
trees. Crews were mopping up at
ty takes acti to condemn the sceneWednesdaymorning.
The cause remains under investi-
gation.