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OysterFest to roll into Shelton soon Tally shows votes are Like a bullet tram on a Euro 18th year About 20,000 people darrells Cove will share a time perform elsewhere Shelton each year to bring intertidal crit pean railway, OysterFest 1.999 is are expected to show up for a var- slot with Pole Ba Ba, while short- Dance is scheduled for 4:45 p.m. ters - starfish, oysters, sea cu- And interspersed with it all are speeding toward arrival ' m Shel-- ,,on. The tbstival is due this year on Saturday and Sunday, October 2 and 3, at the Mason County Fair- grounds. And if you're a fourth- grader, chances are you'll get a preview of exhibits on Friday, Oc- tober 1, as a guest of Skookum ltotary Club, the originator and sponsor of the festival. Festival guru this year is Grand Old Oyster Jef Conklin. The annual celebration of" the local shellfish industry, with its dependence on clean water, its history and its local color, is in its iety of entertainment, hot compe- tition in speed-shucking and half- shell presentation of Pacific oysters, and more choices in port- able comestibles than most people can consume in a long weekend. ENTERTAINMENT is free with the admission at OysterFest, and there's lots of it. Here's a gen- eral wrap of what to expect. Note that some performances run si- multaneously on different stages; locations are listed on the pro- gram and in this week's special OysterFest publication. At 11 a.m. Saturday, Vikki Shanahan's ecodrama Mystery of ly afterward Blue Hill will rev up on bluegrass, performing again shortly after noon. At 12:45, it's Acca Fellas and, elsewhere, Tom Roddy and Timothy Michaels. Buckles and Boots will entertain at 1:05 p.m., and Illusions will sing at 2 p.m., as will Jeff Jack- son and Friends, followed closely by Ohop Valley Boys. At 2:30, the Annieville Blues Band will strike up. Blacked Out is scheduled for 3:05, followed shortly by the Shelton High School band. Evergreen Country Dancers will take one stage at 4:05 and at 4:15, The Classix will LUGGING SACKS of seedling Olympia oysters, students in the riparian enhancement class at Hood Canal School prepare to plant the culture in estuarine areas at the mouth of the Skokomish River. the oyster-shucking heats and finals. ON SUNDAY, entertainment attractions will start at 11 with the Prohibition Jazz Band and Mr. Slate, with Clam Island Far- igout following five minutes later. Sweet Adelines and Hypnotic Clam Bake will perform at 12:45 p.m. Dirt Road Fill Harmonic is due at 1:05 p.m. and the Puget Sounders will share the 2 p.m. billing with Jeff Jackson and Friends, with the Bellevue Com- munity Band due at 2:05. Jude Bowerman will perform at 2:30 p.m and Blacked Out is due back at 3:05. Swing Fever will perform at 3:15. The Alley Cat Dancers are set for 4:05 p.m., Random Access is scheduled for 4:15 and Swing Fever will be back from a break to continue at 4:45 p.m. VENDORS AT OysterFest are all local nonprofit organizations. Chief among them, of course, is the sponsoring Rotary club, which sells beer and soft drinks in several venues around the lest. Shelton Rotary Club, the other Rotarians in town, sell popular clam and oyster fritters; local Lions sell clam chowder and steamed clams, and the list goes on and on, with non-seafood items available for the landlubberly-in- clined. Speed-shuckers on Saturday can virtually be counted on to open their two dozen oysters in under three seconds per oyster. Sunday's shuckers will compete not just for prize money and med- als but for the chance to go to na- tional competition in Maryland, whose winner represents the United States at the international competition in Galway, Ireland. Exhibits and competitions at OysterFest include a historical museum and demonstrations of aquaculture, seafood harvesting, boating safety, seafood cookery, land management practices for water quality, and fisheries en- hancement. Local divers work Olympias get chance at Skok (Continued from page 1.) lower salinity where fresh and saltwater combine, while natural predators such as rock crabs are kept out. THE SEED, the students were told, may have as much as a 60 to 70 percent survival rate. The planted oysters were located be- hind the estuary's major spit so flooding should not adversely af- fect oyster growth. The seed oysters are expected to grow to market size in three years. Byrd, advisor for the riparian enhancement class, noted that the students are always in need of funding for their varied proj- ects. It's necessary to reimburse the school district for a bus driver and use of the district bus when it is used to get to projects. Peabody told the students a lit- tle about the Puget Sound Resto- ration Fund. A Bainbridge Island resident, she is executive director for the group, which works all over Puget Sound. They direct private funds toward projects that are feasible: beach restora- tion, work on oyster beds and with salmon, streams, fish lad- ders and other marine and aquat- ic projects. Taylor, a local shell- fish grower with long roots on VAULTS AND VERLE'S SPORTS CENTER € MARINE 2948 OLYMPIC HwY, N. Page 2 - Shelton-Mason County Journal - Thursday, September 23, 1999 South Puget Sound, is president of the board of directors. The Skokomish project, Pea- body said, is one of four that in- volves Olympia oysters. Other re- planting sites are in Budd Inlet at Olympia; Liberty Bay at Poulsbo; and Port Madison on Bainbridge Island. LOCAL SEED, if it can be found, is currently believed to be most appropriate for such proj- ects. But Peabody told the group that studies are going on to deter- mine the adaptibility of seed to other sites, which would expand the scope of restoration projects. Meanwhile, the Hood Canal students will continue to study the progress of their patches of native oysters in the waterway for which their school is named. Good Construction is critical. Join us on Monday, September 27, 1999 at 10 a.m. or 3 p.m. for the second in our three-part Estate Planning seminar series. Construction discusses partnering with professionals to tackle tax issues, wills, living trusts, durable powers of attorney and health care directives, Participated in Developing the Blueprint? Interested in reducing estate taxes through use of trusts? Ready to work with an estate planning attorney? If so, this free seminar is right for you. Seating is limited. Call or stop by today for further information and to make reservations. Armin Baumgartel Armin Baumgartel Investment Representative 821 West Railroad Avenue, Suite A, Shelton 426-0982 * 1-800-441-0982 www.edward jones.com MembSlPC Edward Jones. Serving Individual Investors Since 1671 cumbers and hermit crabs - for a touch tank to let young visitors get acquainted with shore life. COMPETITION AT Oyster- Fest isn't limited to oyster shuck- ers. Cooks square off to create and present their best appetizers, main dishes, and soups and stews before a panel of distinguished Northwest chefs. Crowds benefit from watching the cooks at work and even more so when, after plates are prepared for the judg- ing panel, what's left is passed out to eager spectators. Amateur cooks compete on Sat- urday and chefs from Northwest restaurants and food-service es- tablishments do their thing on Sunday. Prize money and medals are awarded each day. Artists' and photographers' work hangs nearby, having al- ready been judged. Most of the work is related, however tangen- tially, to the sea and the seafood reahn. And while it's not a competitive event, there's a treasure hunt for books at the Friends of the Li- brary book sale. Kids' activities abound as well, whether it's a read-aloud booth for youngsters ready for a rest, face-painting for the inventive, or putt-putt golf for young duffers. IT ALL COMES together next weekend, October 2 and 3, at the fairgrounds. Hours are 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. each day. Tickets cost $3 for adults, $2 for children, seniors and active military personnel, and $8 for families. It's a barnburner out in Mat- lock. Only a single vote separates two candidates in a race for a seat on the Mary M. Knight School Board. Mike Brown leads Ira Breh- meyer 67 votes to 66 following the latest tally by the elections de- partments in Mason and Grays Harbor counties. The two men trail candidate Diana Goldy, who has 93 votes, for the second and final spot on the November Gen- eral Election ballot in the race for Position 2 on the Matlock school board. Brown led Brehmeyer by a scant two votes after ballots were counted last Tuesday. Since then, additional ballots that came into the elections departments post- marked on election day have been counted. The result has been a narrowing of Brown's less-than- landslide lead. The September 14 primary election will be certified Friday and a few additional ballots may be thrown into the mix for a final count that day. The results of other races and a ballot measure that were on the primary ballot remain unchanged. A voting sum- mary follows. Primary Election ResuLts Shelton City Commission Commissioner of Finance Dick Taylor 540 39.7% Carolyn Kerr 457 33.6% Kelly Buechel 363 26.6% MMK School Board tincluding Grays Harbor County) Position 2 Diana Goldy Mike Brown Ira Brehmeyer Jim Compton Boyd Fite District 3 Kurt Kingman Patsy Scott Dante Elliott Jenny Keesey Pat Sykora 93 67 66 21 12 4 41, 41 :: Fire District 2 i: Position 3 Jim LeBlanc Ralph Herth 352 Kathryn Klusman Marcia Hamilton Fire District 5 Position 1 Thomas Brokaw 1,147 David Tagye 870 Lorne Hauser 560 Terry Eastman 377 Fire District 9 Position 2 "Sandi" Kvarnstrom 81 Edward Bish 65 Chuck Belander 40 Port of Dewatto District 1 Lorraine Kelly 46 Pennie Edwards 20 Stephen Vogt 14 Fire District 5 EMS levy Yes 1,586 No 1,892 just how s p e-da t • 3% over invoice on Ford, Mercury, Dodge, PLymouth, ChrysLer, and 3eep vehicles Rates as tow as 7.50%AP.R* @ 1993-2000 modets from Penlns , Low, fixe d" rates & great terms - no tncky teaser rates O Peninsula .Year 200mode[vehk[es e Enter to win $100 c 0NET00RIC DEALER ii 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 deposit, auto-pay, checking account, '" One entry per household, Must be 18 or older, no purchase necessary. See salesman for restrictions, OysterFest to roll into Shelton soon Tally shows votes are Like a bullet tram on a Euro 18th year About 20,000 people darrells Cove will share a time perform elsewhere Shelton each year to bring intertidal crit pean railway, OysterFest 1.999 is are expected to show up for a var- slot with Pole Ba Ba, while short- Dance is scheduled for 4:45 p.m. ters - starfish, oysters, sea cu- And interspersed with it all are speeding toward arrival ' m Shel-- ,,on. The tbstival is due this year on Saturday and Sunday, October 2 and 3, at the Mason County Fair- grounds. And if you're a fourth- grader, chances are you'll get a preview of exhibits on Friday, Oc- tober 1, as a guest of Skookum ltotary Club, the originator and sponsor of the festival. Festival guru this year is Grand Old Oyster Jef Conklin. The annual celebration of" the local shellfish industry, with its dependence on clean water, its history and its local color, is in its iety of entertainment, hot compe- tition in speed-shucking and half- shell presentation of Pacific oysters, and more choices in port- able comestibles than most people can consume in a long weekend. ENTERTAINMENT is free with the admission at OysterFest, and there's lots of it. Here's a gen- eral wrap of what to expect. Note that some performances run si- multaneously on different stages; locations are listed on the pro- gram and in this week's special OysterFest publication. At 11 a.m. Saturday, Vikki Shanahan's ecodrama Mystery of ly afterward Blue Hill will rev up on bluegrass, performing again shortly after noon. At 12:45, it's Acca Fellas and, elsewhere, Tom Roddy and Timothy Michaels. Buckles and Boots will entertain at 1:05 p.m., and Illusions will sing at 2 p.m., as will Jeff Jack- son and Friends, followed closely by Ohop Valley Boys. At 2:30, the Annieville Blues Band will strike up. Blacked Out is scheduled for 3:05, followed shortly by the Shelton High School band. Evergreen Country Dancers will take one stage at 4:05 and at 4:15, The Classix will LUGGING SACKS of seedling Olympia oysters, students in the riparian enhancement class at Hood Canal School prepare to plant the culture in estuarine areas at the mouth of the Skokomish River. the oyster-shucking heats and finals. ON SUNDAY, entertainment attractions will start at 11 with the Prohibition Jazz Band and Mr. Slate, with Clam Island Far- igout following five minutes later. Sweet Adelines and Hypnotic Clam Bake will perform at 12:45 p.m. Dirt Road Fill Harmonic is due at 1:05 p.m. and the Puget Sounders will share the 2 p.m. billing with Jeff Jackson and Friends, with the Bellevue Com- munity Band due at 2:05. Jude Bowerman will perform at 2:30 p.m and Blacked Out is due back at 3:05. Swing Fever will perform at 3:15. The Alley Cat Dancers are set for 4:05 p.m., Random Access is scheduled for 4:15 and Swing Fever will be back from a break to continue at 4:45 p.m. VENDORS AT OysterFest are all local nonprofit organizations. Chief among them, of course, is the sponsoring Rotary club, which sells beer and soft drinks in several venues around the lest. Shelton Rotary Club, the other Rotarians in town, sell popular clam and oyster fritters; local Lions sell clam chowder and steamed clams, and the list goes on and on, with non-seafood items available for the landlubberly-in- clined. Speed-shuckers on Saturday can virtually be counted on to open their two dozen oysters in under three seconds per oyster. Sunday's shuckers will compete not just for prize money and med- als but for the chance to go to na- tional competition in Maryland, whose winner represents the United States at the international competition in Galway, Ireland. Exhibits and competitions at OysterFest include a historical museum and demonstrations of aquaculture, seafood harvesting, boating safety, seafood cookery, land management practices for water quality, and fisheries en- hancement. Local divers work Olympias get chance at Skok (Continued from page 1.) lower salinity where fresh and saltwater combine, while natural predators such as rock crabs are kept out. THE SEED, the students were told, may have as much as a 60 to 70 percent survival rate. The planted oysters were located be- hind the estuary's major spit so flooding should not adversely af- fect oyster growth. The seed oysters are expected to grow to market size in three years. Byrd, advisor for the riparian enhancement class, noted that the students are always in need of funding for their varied proj- ects. It's necessary to reimburse the school district for a bus driver and use of the district bus when it is used to get to projects. Peabody told the students a lit- tle about the Puget Sound Resto- ration Fund. A Bainbridge Island resident, she is executive director for the group, which works all over Puget Sound. They direct private funds toward projects that are feasible: beach restora- tion, work on oyster beds and with salmon, streams, fish lad- ders and other marine and aquat- ic projects. Taylor, a local shell- fish grower with long roots on VAULTS AND VERLE'S SPORTS CENTER € MARINE 2948 OLYMPIC HwY, N. Page 2 - Shelton-Mason County Journal - Thursday, September 23, 1999 South Puget Sound, is president of the board of directors. The Skokomish project, Pea- body said, is one of four that in- volves Olympia oysters. Other re- planting sites are in Budd Inlet at Olympia; Liberty Bay at Poulsbo; and Port Madison on Bainbridge Island. LOCAL SEED, if it can be found, is currently believed to be most appropriate for such proj- ects. But Peabody told the group that studies are going on to deter- mine the adaptibility of seed to other sites, which would expand the scope of restoration projects. Meanwhile, the Hood Canal students will continue to study the progress of their patches of native oysters in the waterway for which their school is named. Good Construction is critical. Join us on Monday, September 27, 1999 at 10 a.m. or 3 p.m. for the second in our three-part Estate Planning seminar series. Construction discusses partnering with professionals to tackle tax issues, wills, living trusts, durable powers of attorney and health care directives, Participated in Developing the Blueprint? Interested in reducing estate taxes through use of trusts? Ready to work with an estate planning attorney? If so, this free seminar is right for you. Seating is limited. Call or stop by today for further information and to make reservations. Armin Baumgartel Armin Baumgartel Investment Representative 821 West Railroad Avenue, Suite A, Shelton 426-0982 * 1-800-441-0982 www.edward jones.com MembSlPC Edward Jones. Serving Individual Investors Since 1671 cumbers and hermit crabs - for a touch tank to let young visitors get acquainted with shore life. COMPETITION AT Oyster- Fest isn't limited to oyster shuck- ers. Cooks square off to create and present their best appetizers, main dishes, and soups and stews before a panel of distinguished Northwest chefs. Crowds benefit from watching the cooks at work and even more so when, after plates are prepared for the judg- ing panel, what's left is passed out to eager spectators. Amateur cooks compete on Sat- urday and chefs from Northwest restaurants and food-service es- tablishments do their thing on Sunday. Prize money and medals are awarded each day. Artists' and photographers' work hangs nearby, having al- ready been judged. Most of the work is related, however tangen- tially, to the sea and the seafood reahn. And while it's not a competitive event, there's a treasure hunt for books at the Friends of the Li- brary book sale. Kids' activities abound as well, whether it's a read-aloud booth for youngsters ready for a rest, face-painting for the inventive, or putt-putt golf for young duffers. IT ALL COMES together next weekend, October 2 and 3, at the fairgrounds. Hours are 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. each day. Tickets cost $3 for adults, $2 for children, seniors and active military personnel, and $8 for families. It's a barnburner out in Mat- lock. Only a single vote separates two candidates in a race for a seat on the Mary M. Knight School Board. Mike Brown leads Ira Breh- meyer 67 votes to 66 following the latest tally by the elections de- partments in Mason and Grays Harbor counties. The two men trail candidate Diana Goldy, who has 93 votes, for the second and final spot on the November Gen- eral Election ballot in the race for Position 2 on the Matlock school board. Brown led Brehmeyer by a scant two votes after ballots were counted last Tuesday. Since then, additional ballots that came into the elections departments post- marked on election day have been counted. The result has been a narrowing of Brown's less-than- landslide lead. The September 14 primary election will be certified Friday and a few additional ballots may be thrown into the mix for a final count that day. The results of other races and a ballot measure that were on the primary ballot remain unchanged. A voting sum- mary follows. Primary Election ResuLts Shelton City Commission Commissioner of Finance Dick Taylor 540 39.7% Carolyn Kerr 457 33.6% Kelly Buechel 363 26.6% MMK School Board tincluding Grays Harbor County) Position 2 Diana Goldy Mike Brown Ira Brehmeyer Jim Compton Boyd Fite District 3 Kurt Kingman Patsy Scott Dante Elliott Jenny Keesey Pat Sykora 93 67 66 21 12 4 41, 41 :: Fire District 2 i: Position 3 Jim LeBlanc Ralph Herth 352 Kathryn Klusman Marcia Hamilton Fire District 5 Position 1 Thomas Brokaw 1,147 David Tagye 870 Lorne Hauser 560 Terry Eastman 377 Fire District 9 Position 2 "Sandi" Kvarnstrom 81 Edward Bish 65 Chuck Belander 40 Port of Dewatto District 1 Lorraine Kelly 46 Pennie Edwards 20 Stephen Vogt 14 Fire District 5 EMS levy Yes 1,586 No 1,892 just how s p e-da t • 3% over invoice on Ford, Mercury, Dodge, PLymouth, ChrysLer, and 3eep vehicles Rates as tow as 7.50%AP.R* @ 1993-2000 modets from Penlns , Low, fixe d" rates & great terms - no tncky teaser rates O Peninsula .Year 200mode[vehk[es e Enter to win $100 c 0NET00RIC DEALER ii 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 deposit, auto-pay, checking account, '" One entry per household, Must be 18 or older, no purchase necessary. See salesman for restrictions,