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PUD 3 crew restores Journal staff news@masoncounty. com When audiences were updated Sept. 17 on the “State of the Community” for Mason Public Utility District 3, they also heard about help the PUD gave to a fellow utility in need amid the state’s wildfires. Lynn Eaton, communications and government relations manager for Ma- son PUD 3, told an online audience of the Shelton-Mason County and North Mason chambers of commerce meeting that the PUD sent a crew to help re- store power to 2,400 public utility cus- tomers in Central Washington’s Doug- las County after more than 223,730 acres burned there. Eaton touted the partnerships and mutual aid agreements among public utility districts as one of the benefits of “public power.” Starting Sept. 13, the PUD 3 crew spent five days working through heat, smoke and dust to help replace more than 300 power poles de- stroyed in the Pearl Hill Fire. This crew was made up of heavy . equipment operator Seth St. John, jour- neymen linemen Blake Knutz, Ronny McIrvin and Matt Schlesser, appren- tice lineman Brian Evans and line fore- man John Clements. Each sent photos of the crew’s workday back home. On Sept. 17, the same day Eaton ad- dressed the two chambers, Clements marked the crew’s last day in Douglas County with a photo titled “last pole,” which Eaton later described as “telling a story of exhaustion and accomplish- ment.” The Mason PUD 3 crew was joined by more than 120 linemen, including contractors and other utilities through- .;.:::~'2 . “mount Due ‘ v‘lCE ,‘Never miss a payment: fire-damaged poles in Douglas out Washington as part of the mutual aid agreement among public power utilities. “Mutual aid is just what it sounds like utilities helping each other in times of need,” Eaton said. “When, and even before, a major disaster hits a utility’s territory, and the utility knows that its own crews and equip- ment won’t be enough to restore power quickly, it calls for mutual aid. It pro- vides its best estimate of how many people it needs, and what type of skills they should have. The utility also speci- fies equipment and material needs, and other utilities in the network respond with what they can offer.” As part of the agreement, the utility requesting mutual aid must make ar- rangements to house, feed and care for the crews that come in. “Typically, the utility requesting help also pays other utilities that send help,” Eaton said. Mason PUD 3 Operations Manager Chris Miller expressed pride in the utility’s employees for representing ) (6 Mason s core values” well, a sentiment echoed by PUD General Manager An- nette Creekpaum. “I was looking at those pictures and thought, ‘Wow this is going to be a lot of work!’ ” Creekpaum said. “We all echo the feeling of being proud of our crew over there. Once again, Mason PUD 3 was represented well. We have the best team. “ Because public power utilities are community-owned resources, Eaton said the public should expect them to be committed to improving the resilien- cy of their systems, responding quickly to disasters and restoring service as quickly as possible. 360898248 1 wwwhccnet iii‘gfiizéiiifmfi. l! . (360) 999-2481 (360) 998-4357 (900) 5534344 mm.ml 300 c Ddby Rd Sign up ,to-daycat» billeavshcsnét * Thursday, Sept. 24, 2020 Shelton-Mason County Journal Page A-13 Café celebrates grand opening With Chamber, downtown Theresa and Rick Landsiedel, center holding giant scissors, cut a ribbon Friday in front of their business, T’s Café and Espresso, 118 8. Third St., in downtown Shelton. The Shelton-Mason County Chamber of Commerce hosted the ribbon-cutting, and the café shared samples of the cuisine. Journal photo by Gordon Weeks ' How ii Works: PICKING UP ITEMS: - Place Library materials on hold - online or by phone ' Wait for notification your holds are ready — email or phone - Arrive at the Library (1 — 5 pm.) — look for Library Takeout signs - Call or text once you’ve arrived (numbers are on the signs) - Follow directions on safely picking up your materials RETURNING ITEMS: - Check the schedule online or by phone - Please place your materials directly in the bins - No bags in the bins - No donations at this time NOW AVAILABLE! .\JI{. Visit TRL.org/takeout for details — if”, was. ' AskLib@TRL.org or Live Chat on TRL.org i Library buildings are still closed to the public. No public access, no meeting rooms, no restrooms, and no computer use at this time.