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Mike McGuire
'VIEw SCHOOL
1 has one can-
Don Torrey.
candidates are Mike
and June Hill. Posi-
One candidate, incum-
Nogler. Position five
candidates: Arnold B.
and Charles Carroll
or :ion 2:
37, lives on
ay in Allyn. He and
have three sons
He works at Pu-
Shipyard as a
engineer.
d you to run
this time?
the board has little
tion. As a fa-
students, I wish to
Grapeview parents.
zal goals do you
:t?
are to achieve acade-
and to increase
You see as the most
issues of the dis-
task is to complete
project and to es-
financial footing.
ray to estab-
as the best
ty in the region.
you the best can-
this office?
roperly manage the
to meet the
School and communi-
(incumbent), 54,
to Sinclair Hill. They
grown children and
She is an ac:
With the Washington
L of Social and
motivated you to run
time?
involved with the
School District since
21 years ago. We
Children attend and
the district. I have
for those 21 years;
I probably have done
it). I also worked
for " years. I
board e:ght for
; member
' care about this dis-
Students. There are
going right in the
r
Serving Belfair -- Allyn -- Grapeview -- Tahuya -- Mason Lake -- South Shore -- Victor
DISTRICT 3
Position 3 candidates
Churchward and
Churchward is
Y appointed incum-
52,
With a son and a
this year af-
30 years in the
District. He con-
career as a
fltant.
ted you to run
time?
has just recently
Position, and I was
his place until the
ections. I have
at that time and, if
the rest of his
ghbor is Commis-
ensen. He has been
apprised of the im-
retired from 30
I have time
.edUcated myself on
and I real-
it is to have
on spending
al do you
goals for all the
the volunteers
is basically the
which I be-
the citizens
fire and medical
With the money we
also have the ob-
the public when
more money to do
00,Thursday, October 14, 1999
Section of the Shelton-Mason County Journal #
June Hill Charles Carroll Rush to attend young leaders
vie for seats conference zn Washin.gton, D.C.
district at this time, and I want to
see this progress continue.
What personal goals do you
have for the district?
I want to see the improvements
we are starting to see continue. I
would like to see every Grapeview
student attend Grapeview School
because of its excellence in educa-
tion. I want to see them come to
school with smiles on their faces
looking forward to learning. We
have a wonderful staff who are
working hard to achieve better
test scores and making learning
fun. I want to see all this contin-
ue by giving them the tools to at-
tain our goal. This means more
technology, new text books and a
nurturing educational at-
mosphere.
What do you see as the most
important issues of the dis-
trict?
The most important issue is
money. The problem of financing
a quality education program is
probably the most difficult issue
any school district will face now
and in the future. Quality educa-
tion costs money. Our community
has been very supportive of
Grapeview School. They have
passed the last several levies and
will be asked to pass another one
this coming year.
Another important issue is
technology. How much and what
kind? Do we hook up to the Inter-
net or don't we? Technology
changes faster than anyone can
keep up with, so what does a
school district do? It all costs
money and we know that money
is not easy to come by. This ques-
tion will be with us for years to
come. It probably will never go
away.
Why are you the best can-
didate for this office?
I have 21 years of experience of
working and volunteering at
Grapeview School. I have the ad-
vantage of knowing the history of
the district. I have attended
school board meetings for most of
those 21 years, as an interested
parent and citizen of the district.
For the last eight years, I have
been on the board. I care about
this district, and more important-
ly, I care about the students of
this district and the education
they receive.
Candidates for position 5:
ARNOLD B. KEPNER
(Arnold Kepner did not com-
plete a questionnaire for the
Herald.)
CHARLES CARROLL, 50,
lives on Coleman Road, and has a
7-year-old daughter, Jamie. Car-
roll is self-employed, manages his
personal investments, and is di-
rector for a private educational
endowment fund in North Dako-
ta.
What motivated you to run
for office at this time?
The Grapeview School is cur-
rently on a solid course and I
want to do everything I can to en-
sure it continues. I am sincerely
interested in the welfare of our
children and our community
school. Also, I was encouraged by
several members of the Grape-
view faculty and administration,
as well as members of our com-
munity, to run.
What personal goals do you
have for the district?
My goals for the district in-
clude: effective and responsible
long-term financial planning;
compliance with state-mandated
academic standards; and en-
hanced school board/community
respect and rapport.
What do you see as the most
important issues of the dis-
trict?
The most important issues are
meeting state academic stan-
dards; resolving the issue as to
whether or not to unionize our
bus drivers; and selecting a prin-
cipal with the skills, integrity, de-
votion and rapport to keep our
school on course, after our current
principal, Jim Snyder, retires.
Why are you the best can-
didate for this office?
I have experience at the Grape-
view School as a classroom volun-
teer, preschool president (five
years), volleyball coach (three
years), and volunteer in the
HOSTS (Help One Student To
Succeed) reading program. I also
run a community sports program
at the school. I have excellent
rapport with the faculty and ad-
ministration. I have considerable
business and investment experi-
ence and believe I can make a
positive contribution to our facul-
ty, administration, school board
and community team.
ent seeks FD3 pq ,st
,j
/i
Budd Churchward
our job adequately. My personal
goal would be to work with the
other commissioners to provide
guidance to the chief and oversee
the spending to make sure the
money is well spent. I realize dif-
ferences can and do arise in how
we should spend money to
achieve the common goal. It is im-
portant to listen and learn, not
just dictate.
What do you see as the most
important issues in the dis-
trict?
These are the issues that con-
cern me: low volunteer numbers;
the financial burdens being
placed on us by new government
regulations; the staggering cost of
Tracy Rush, 16, a junior at
North Mason High School, will be
gone from her Grapeview home
for six days in late October to at-
tend The National Young Leaders
Conference in Washington, D.C.
The conference is a leadership de-
velopment program for high-
school students who have demon-
strated leadership potential and
scholastic merit. High school li-
brarian Lisa McLaughlin nomi-
nated her for the experience.
"Wow!" exclaimed Rush. "It is
just an honor to be nominated. I
was really excited to be chosen.
I've never been to Washington,
D.C., before!"
Participants from across the
United States will hear welcom-
ing remarks from the floor of the
U.S. House of Representatives,
then hear a panel discussion pre-
sented by prominent journalists
who are members of the National
Press Club.
The group of 350 outstanding
students will examine all three
branches of the federal govern-
ment. They will role-play "If I
were President," taking parts as
president or cabinet members,
with an international crisis as the
topic. They will examine actual
U.S. Supreme Court cases in a ju-
dicial simulation. Finally, the
program will culminate in a mod-
el Congress, with students taking
the parts of representatives de-
bating and voting on proposed
legislation.
Each year, in 20 sessions of
The National Young Leaders Con-
ference, 7,000 youth nationwide
have the opportunity of stretching
their leadership skills while gain-
ing knowledge to help them in fu-
ture decision-making and other : :
challenging situations. Rush is
not aware of any other local stu-
dents who will be attending this
session.
She is pleased to have this
chance to meet with people cur-
rently in national office, who are
"really doing it," she said. "That
will sustain me for a long time to
come!"
She intends, at this point in
her life, to get a degree in teach-
ing, possibly becoming a science
teacher. She sees leading a class
as the ultimate leadership roll.
"I've always thought of teaching
new equipment; so many of our
citizens are retired and/or on
fixed incomes and cannot afford
tax increases. Many of them find
it hard to pay their taxes now.
Why are you the best can-
didate for this office?
I come with many years of ex-
perience handling taxpayer mon-
ey in my role as an educator. I
can help the district look at its
annual budget and evaluate how
funds are being spent. I will need
to ask a lot of questions when pro-
posals are brought to the table in-
volving spending money. I think
that it is real healthy to ask these
questions and learn how things
are done, rather than simply au-
tomatically pass things through
because we assume we all under-
stand the same things.
My background in education
has taught me how to look for and
ask tough questions. When a per-
son is responsible for overseeing
the spending of approximately
$200,000 a year of public money,
and the taxpayers cannot afford
to pay any more, we must do our
best to prioritize needs. I have the
skills to do that.
A commissioner's job calls for
not just spending all of the money
each year, but-having the fore-
sight to do long-range planning.
Nobody wants to hear that we
must raise taxes to be able to put
out your fire or get an ambulance
and trained personnel to your
house.
GLENN A. TAYLOR
(Glenn Taylor did not complete
a questionnaire for the Herald.)
NORTH MASON High School student Tracy Rush will
join 350 other outstanding students in the nation's
capital later this month.
as one of the hardest jobs in exist-
ence," she shared. "Now I want to
go into it."
Her parents, Pat and Dan
Rush, are proud of their daugh-
ter, and excited about this oppor-
tunity. The conference itself and
her family have paid for her tui-
tion and airfare, plus other ex-
penses, but she still needs some
help with lunches and local trav-
el. Those interested in assisting
this young leader/scholar may
reach her at (360) 275-6385.
ACA endorses FD5 levy Statewide
bal: ot issues
of reaching 100. If you are one of
the 20 people interested in the
North Bay area who needs to join,
a check for $12 would secure your
membership. Mail it to the above
address.
The ACA's Planning Commit-
tee has vowed to work on fish en-
hancement on Sherwood Creek.
Members hope to discover where
the blockages to fish passage are
in the creek, and help clear them.
The Planning Committee has
also initiated a change in the pro-
posed Growth Management Plan
for Mason County. They are con-
cerned that designating Allyn a
Rural Activity Center (RAC) is
too restrictive. Ben Meservey,
chairman of the committee, ex-
plained that as a RAC, approval
would not have been granted for a
bank or assisted care home, both
of which are currently operating
in Allyn. Those specific business-
es would be allowed to remain,
but ff either closed, they could not
be replaced by similar businesses.
There are other restrictions, in-
cluding the size of lots required
for new homes.
The residents of Allyn do not
want to be considered an Urban
Growth Area, either, Meservey
said. The community would like
Planting flowers
By LINDA THOMSON
The October meeting of the Al-
lyn Community Association
(ACA), conducted by Vice Presi-
dent Ina Culberson, was jam
packed with information to be
shared.
The group members approved
spending $950 on four projects.
As a non-profit group, the ACA
board of directors has deemed
that $3,000 would be the maxi-
mum that would be granted in a
year's time, and it must go to
other 501-c-3 non-profit organiza-
tions within the Allyn zip code
area. The money granted was
$250 to the North Bay Historical
Society, $250 to the Fire District
5 Firefighters' Association for its
building fund to remodel and up-
date Station 1 in Allyn, $200 to
the Jammin' Company of the Ma-
son County Boys & Girls Club for
:he purchase of jelly jars and
250 to the Allyn Historical
Church toward repainting that
building.
Those who believe their organi-
zation's project may be worthy of
funding may send a request to the
ACA at P.O. Box 52, Allyn 98524.
THE MEMBERSHIP of the
ACA is currently 80, with a goal
Chris Ghianuly, a seventh-grader at Hawkins Mid-
dle School, recently helped plant flowers at the
school's main entrance. The beauty-enhancing effort
was spearheaded by Nancy Gill, organizing chair of
the North Mason Family Network. Gill and Ghianuly
were joined during the six-hour work party by Deb-
bie Ghianuly, Chris' mom, Rebecca Miller, Barbie
Guile, and her son Mario. The group planted 550 tu-
lips, daffodils, and crocuses, which were donated by
Belfair Valley Nursery, Eagle Hardware, Home Base,
and True Value Hardware of Belfair. The North Ma-
son Family Network is an informal group of parents
and children that meets monthly throughout the
school year. The next Family Network meeting will
be Wednesday, October 27, at 7 p.m. in the North
Mason District Office.
to retain some control of growth
in order to maintain the lifestyle
of the area.
WITH OVER HALF the busi-
nesses in Mason County currently
outside of the two designated ur-
ban areas of Shelton and Belfair,
Mason County's Growth Manage-
ment Plan really needs a third
designation, and the term Village,
as used on the East Coast, has
been proposed to describe Allyn.
The crowd at last month's county-
sponsored hearing in Allyn una-
nimously approved that title, but
it has yet to receive approval from
the state's Growth Management
Hearings Board, Meservey indi-
cated.
Other announcements offered
during last week's meeting in-
cluded:
The North Bay Historical So-
ciety will hold an open house on
Saturday, October 30, beginning
at 10 a.m. All who are interested
in seeing the historic church res-
toration progress and the histori-
cal photo collection should drop
by the church on Highway 3.
The Victor Improvement
Club will host a dance on Satur-
day, October 30, with a social
hour at 6:30 p.m., and live music
beginning at 7:30 p.m. The ticket
money, at $15 per couple, will go
into a fund to replace the club's
roof. For tickets, contact Margie
Meservey at 275-6835.
Bonnie Knight shared infor-
mation with the ACA members
that the Washington State De-
artment of Transportation has
11.3 million available for various
projects in communities along
state highways. She will be writ-
ing a grant request for sidewalks
in Allyn, and received a vote of
support from the association,
which would serve as the receiv-
ing agency for the funding, if
granted.
THE FD5 Firefighters' Asso-
ciation will sponsor a haunted
house at Station 1 in Allyn on
Sunday, October 31, from 5:30 to
8 p.m., as a gift to the communi-
ty's children. Last year over 300
people came and were terrified (in
a fun way) by the experience.
The ACA voted to endorse
the FD5 EMS levy, to appear on
the general election ballot.
Santa Claus will arrive in A1-
lyn at the gazebo on Saturday,
December 11.
Toni Clement, recycling coor-
dinator for Mason County, shared
that there is money available
from the state Department of
Ecology to clean up litter from
county roadways and public right-
of-way areas. Groups interested
in helping clean up litter and ille-
gal dumps may reach Clement at
(360) 427-5271 or 426-9731.
There are four statewide ballot
issues that will appear on the
general election ballot on Tues-
day, November 2. For more infor-
mation, including the full text
and the pro and con arguments
on each of them, one may see the
state Voters Pamphlet, or read
the information in the 1999 On-
line Voters Guide at www.aec
state.wa.gov/vote99. Following
are the official ballot titles:
* Initiative 695, "Shall voter
approval be required for any tax
increase, license tab fees be $30
per year for motor vehicles, and
existing vehicle taxes be
repealed?"
* Initiative 696, "Shall com-
mercial net, troll, and trawl fish-
ing be prohibited in Washington
State fresh and marine waters,
except tribal fisheries conducted
under a valid treaty right?-
SJR 8206, "Shall the consti-
tution be amended to permit the
state to guarantee payment of
voter-approved general obligation
debt of school districts, as author-
ized by law?"
SJR 8208, "Shall the state
constitution be amended to per-
mit the Emergency Reserve Fund
to be invested as the legislature
may authorize by law?"
Brokaw
withdraws
Tom Brokaw, the
front.runner in the
race for Fire District 5
Position 1, ended his
election campaign last
week. For complete de-
tails, see Brokaw's let-
ter to the editor on
page 2.
Mike McGuire
'VIEw SCHOOL
1 has one can-
Don Torrey.
candidates are Mike
and June Hill. Posi-
One candidate, incum-
Nogler. Position five
candidates: Arnold B.
and Charles Carroll
or :ion 2:
37, lives on
ay in Allyn. He and
have three sons
He works at Pu-
Shipyard as a
engineer.
d you to run
this time?
the board has little
tion. As a fa-
students, I wish to
Grapeview parents.
zal goals do you
:t?
are to achieve acade-
and to increase
You see as the most
issues of the dis-
task is to complete
project and to es-
financial footing.
ray to estab-
as the best
ty in the region.
you the best can-
this office?
roperly manage the
to meet the
School and communi-
(incumbent), 54,
to Sinclair Hill. They
grown children and
She is an ac:
With the Washington
L of Social and
motivated you to run
time?
involved with the
School District since
21 years ago. We
Children attend and
the district. I have
for those 21 years;
I probably have done
it). I also worked
for " years. I
board e:ght for
; member
' care about this dis-
Students. There are
going right in the
r
Serving Belfair -- Allyn -- Grapeview -- Tahuya -- Mason Lake -- South Shore -- Victor
DISTRICT 3
Position 3 candidates
Churchward and
Churchward is
Y appointed incum-
52,
With a son and a
this year af-
30 years in the
District. He con-
career as a
fltant.
ted you to run
time?
has just recently
Position, and I was
his place until the
ections. I have
at that time and, if
the rest of his
ghbor is Commis-
ensen. He has been
apprised of the im-
retired from 30
I have time
.edUcated myself on
and I real-
it is to have
on spending
al do you
goals for all the
the volunteers
is basically the
which I be-
the citizens
fire and medical
With the money we
also have the ob-
the public when
more money to do
00,Thursday, October 14, 1999
Section of the Shelton-Mason County Journal #
June Hill Charles Carroll Rush to attend young leaders
vie for seats conference zn Washin.gton, D.C.
district at this time, and I want to
see this progress continue.
What personal goals do you
have for the district?
I want to see the improvements
we are starting to see continue. I
would like to see every Grapeview
student attend Grapeview School
because of its excellence in educa-
tion. I want to see them come to
school with smiles on their faces
looking forward to learning. We
have a wonderful staff who are
working hard to achieve better
test scores and making learning
fun. I want to see all this contin-
ue by giving them the tools to at-
tain our goal. This means more
technology, new text books and a
nurturing educational at-
mosphere.
What do you see as the most
important issues of the dis-
trict?
The most important issue is
money. The problem of financing
a quality education program is
probably the most difficult issue
any school district will face now
and in the future. Quality educa-
tion costs money. Our community
has been very supportive of
Grapeview School. They have
passed the last several levies and
will be asked to pass another one
this coming year.
Another important issue is
technology. How much and what
kind? Do we hook up to the Inter-
net or don't we? Technology
changes faster than anyone can
keep up with, so what does a
school district do? It all costs
money and we know that money
is not easy to come by. This ques-
tion will be with us for years to
come. It probably will never go
away.
Why are you the best can-
didate for this office?
I have 21 years of experience of
working and volunteering at
Grapeview School. I have the ad-
vantage of knowing the history of
the district. I have attended
school board meetings for most of
those 21 years, as an interested
parent and citizen of the district.
For the last eight years, I have
been on the board. I care about
this district, and more important-
ly, I care about the students of
this district and the education
they receive.
Candidates for position 5:
ARNOLD B. KEPNER
(Arnold Kepner did not com-
plete a questionnaire for the
Herald.)
CHARLES CARROLL, 50,
lives on Coleman Road, and has a
7-year-old daughter, Jamie. Car-
roll is self-employed, manages his
personal investments, and is di-
rector for a private educational
endowment fund in North Dako-
ta.
What motivated you to run
for office at this time?
The Grapeview School is cur-
rently on a solid course and I
want to do everything I can to en-
sure it continues. I am sincerely
interested in the welfare of our
children and our community
school. Also, I was encouraged by
several members of the Grape-
view faculty and administration,
as well as members of our com-
munity, to run.
What personal goals do you
have for the district?
My goals for the district in-
clude: effective and responsible
long-term financial planning;
compliance with state-mandated
academic standards; and en-
hanced school board/community
respect and rapport.
What do you see as the most
important issues of the dis-
trict?
The most important issues are
meeting state academic stan-
dards; resolving the issue as to
whether or not to unionize our
bus drivers; and selecting a prin-
cipal with the skills, integrity, de-
votion and rapport to keep our
school on course, after our current
principal, Jim Snyder, retires.
Why are you the best can-
didate for this office?
I have experience at the Grape-
view School as a classroom volun-
teer, preschool president (five
years), volleyball coach (three
years), and volunteer in the
HOSTS (Help One Student To
Succeed) reading program. I also
run a community sports program
at the school. I have excellent
rapport with the faculty and ad-
ministration. I have considerable
business and investment experi-
ence and believe I can make a
positive contribution to our facul-
ty, administration, school board
and community team.
ent seeks FD3 pq ,st
,j
/i
Budd Churchward
our job adequately. My personal
goal would be to work with the
other commissioners to provide
guidance to the chief and oversee
the spending to make sure the
money is well spent. I realize dif-
ferences can and do arise in how
we should spend money to
achieve the common goal. It is im-
portant to listen and learn, not
just dictate.
What do you see as the most
important issues in the dis-
trict?
These are the issues that con-
cern me: low volunteer numbers;
the financial burdens being
placed on us by new government
regulations; the staggering cost of
Tracy Rush, 16, a junior at
North Mason High School, will be
gone from her Grapeview home
for six days in late October to at-
tend The National Young Leaders
Conference in Washington, D.C.
The conference is a leadership de-
velopment program for high-
school students who have demon-
strated leadership potential and
scholastic merit. High school li-
brarian Lisa McLaughlin nomi-
nated her for the experience.
"Wow!" exclaimed Rush. "It is
just an honor to be nominated. I
was really excited to be chosen.
I've never been to Washington,
D.C., before!"
Participants from across the
United States will hear welcom-
ing remarks from the floor of the
U.S. House of Representatives,
then hear a panel discussion pre-
sented by prominent journalists
who are members of the National
Press Club.
The group of 350 outstanding
students will examine all three
branches of the federal govern-
ment. They will role-play "If I
were President," taking parts as
president or cabinet members,
with an international crisis as the
topic. They will examine actual
U.S. Supreme Court cases in a ju-
dicial simulation. Finally, the
program will culminate in a mod-
el Congress, with students taking
the parts of representatives de-
bating and voting on proposed
legislation.
Each year, in 20 sessions of
The National Young Leaders Con-
ference, 7,000 youth nationwide
have the opportunity of stretching
their leadership skills while gain-
ing knowledge to help them in fu-
ture decision-making and other : :
challenging situations. Rush is
not aware of any other local stu-
dents who will be attending this
session.
She is pleased to have this
chance to meet with people cur-
rently in national office, who are
"really doing it," she said. "That
will sustain me for a long time to
come!"
She intends, at this point in
her life, to get a degree in teach-
ing, possibly becoming a science
teacher. She sees leading a class
as the ultimate leadership roll.
"I've always thought of teaching
new equipment; so many of our
citizens are retired and/or on
fixed incomes and cannot afford
tax increases. Many of them find
it hard to pay their taxes now.
Why are you the best can-
didate for this office?
I come with many years of ex-
perience handling taxpayer mon-
ey in my role as an educator. I
can help the district look at its
annual budget and evaluate how
funds are being spent. I will need
to ask a lot of questions when pro-
posals are brought to the table in-
volving spending money. I think
that it is real healthy to ask these
questions and learn how things
are done, rather than simply au-
tomatically pass things through
because we assume we all under-
stand the same things.
My background in education
has taught me how to look for and
ask tough questions. When a per-
son is responsible for overseeing
the spending of approximately
$200,000 a year of public money,
and the taxpayers cannot afford
to pay any more, we must do our
best to prioritize needs. I have the
skills to do that.
A commissioner's job calls for
not just spending all of the money
each year, but-having the fore-
sight to do long-range planning.
Nobody wants to hear that we
must raise taxes to be able to put
out your fire or get an ambulance
and trained personnel to your
house.
GLENN A. TAYLOR
(Glenn Taylor did not complete
a questionnaire for the Herald.)
NORTH MASON High School student Tracy Rush will
join 350 other outstanding students in the nation's
capital later this month.
as one of the hardest jobs in exist-
ence," she shared. "Now I want to
go into it."
Her parents, Pat and Dan
Rush, are proud of their daugh-
ter, and excited about this oppor-
tunity. The conference itself and
her family have paid for her tui-
tion and airfare, plus other ex-
penses, but she still needs some
help with lunches and local trav-
el. Those interested in assisting
this young leader/scholar may
reach her at (360) 275-6385.
ACA endorses FD5 levy Statewide
bal: ot issues
of reaching 100. If you are one of
the 20 people interested in the
North Bay area who needs to join,
a check for $12 would secure your
membership. Mail it to the above
address.
The ACA's Planning Commit-
tee has vowed to work on fish en-
hancement on Sherwood Creek.
Members hope to discover where
the blockages to fish passage are
in the creek, and help clear them.
The Planning Committee has
also initiated a change in the pro-
posed Growth Management Plan
for Mason County. They are con-
cerned that designating Allyn a
Rural Activity Center (RAC) is
too restrictive. Ben Meservey,
chairman of the committee, ex-
plained that as a RAC, approval
would not have been granted for a
bank or assisted care home, both
of which are currently operating
in Allyn. Those specific business-
es would be allowed to remain,
but ff either closed, they could not
be replaced by similar businesses.
There are other restrictions, in-
cluding the size of lots required
for new homes.
The residents of Allyn do not
want to be considered an Urban
Growth Area, either, Meservey
said. The community would like
Planting flowers
By LINDA THOMSON
The October meeting of the Al-
lyn Community Association
(ACA), conducted by Vice Presi-
dent Ina Culberson, was jam
packed with information to be
shared.
The group members approved
spending $950 on four projects.
As a non-profit group, the ACA
board of directors has deemed
that $3,000 would be the maxi-
mum that would be granted in a
year's time, and it must go to
other 501-c-3 non-profit organiza-
tions within the Allyn zip code
area. The money granted was
$250 to the North Bay Historical
Society, $250 to the Fire District
5 Firefighters' Association for its
building fund to remodel and up-
date Station 1 in Allyn, $200 to
the Jammin' Company of the Ma-
son County Boys & Girls Club for
:he purchase of jelly jars and
250 to the Allyn Historical
Church toward repainting that
building.
Those who believe their organi-
zation's project may be worthy of
funding may send a request to the
ACA at P.O. Box 52, Allyn 98524.
THE MEMBERSHIP of the
ACA is currently 80, with a goal
Chris Ghianuly, a seventh-grader at Hawkins Mid-
dle School, recently helped plant flowers at the
school's main entrance. The beauty-enhancing effort
was spearheaded by Nancy Gill, organizing chair of
the North Mason Family Network. Gill and Ghianuly
were joined during the six-hour work party by Deb-
bie Ghianuly, Chris' mom, Rebecca Miller, Barbie
Guile, and her son Mario. The group planted 550 tu-
lips, daffodils, and crocuses, which were donated by
Belfair Valley Nursery, Eagle Hardware, Home Base,
and True Value Hardware of Belfair. The North Ma-
son Family Network is an informal group of parents
and children that meets monthly throughout the
school year. The next Family Network meeting will
be Wednesday, October 27, at 7 p.m. in the North
Mason District Office.
to retain some control of growth
in order to maintain the lifestyle
of the area.
WITH OVER HALF the busi-
nesses in Mason County currently
outside of the two designated ur-
ban areas of Shelton and Belfair,
Mason County's Growth Manage-
ment Plan really needs a third
designation, and the term Village,
as used on the East Coast, has
been proposed to describe Allyn.
The crowd at last month's county-
sponsored hearing in Allyn una-
nimously approved that title, but
it has yet to receive approval from
the state's Growth Management
Hearings Board, Meservey indi-
cated.
Other announcements offered
during last week's meeting in-
cluded:
The North Bay Historical So-
ciety will hold an open house on
Saturday, October 30, beginning
at 10 a.m. All who are interested
in seeing the historic church res-
toration progress and the histori-
cal photo collection should drop
by the church on Highway 3.
The Victor Improvement
Club will host a dance on Satur-
day, October 30, with a social
hour at 6:30 p.m., and live music
beginning at 7:30 p.m. The ticket
money, at $15 per couple, will go
into a fund to replace the club's
roof. For tickets, contact Margie
Meservey at 275-6835.
Bonnie Knight shared infor-
mation with the ACA members
that the Washington State De-
artment of Transportation has
11.3 million available for various
projects in communities along
state highways. She will be writ-
ing a grant request for sidewalks
in Allyn, and received a vote of
support from the association,
which would serve as the receiv-
ing agency for the funding, if
granted.
THE FD5 Firefighters' Asso-
ciation will sponsor a haunted
house at Station 1 in Allyn on
Sunday, October 31, from 5:30 to
8 p.m., as a gift to the communi-
ty's children. Last year over 300
people came and were terrified (in
a fun way) by the experience.
The ACA voted to endorse
the FD5 EMS levy, to appear on
the general election ballot.
Santa Claus will arrive in A1-
lyn at the gazebo on Saturday,
December 11.
Toni Clement, recycling coor-
dinator for Mason County, shared
that there is money available
from the state Department of
Ecology to clean up litter from
county roadways and public right-
of-way areas. Groups interested
in helping clean up litter and ille-
gal dumps may reach Clement at
(360) 427-5271 or 426-9731.
There are four statewide ballot
issues that will appear on the
general election ballot on Tues-
day, November 2. For more infor-
mation, including the full text
and the pro and con arguments
on each of them, one may see the
state Voters Pamphlet, or read
the information in the 1999 On-
line Voters Guide at www.aec
state.wa.gov/vote99. Following
are the official ballot titles:
* Initiative 695, "Shall voter
approval be required for any tax
increase, license tab fees be $30
per year for motor vehicles, and
existing vehicle taxes be
repealed?"
* Initiative 696, "Shall com-
mercial net, troll, and trawl fish-
ing be prohibited in Washington
State fresh and marine waters,
except tribal fisheries conducted
under a valid treaty right?-
SJR 8206, "Shall the consti-
tution be amended to permit the
state to guarantee payment of
voter-approved general obligation
debt of school districts, as author-
ized by law?"
SJR 8208, "Shall the state
constitution be amended to per-
mit the Emergency Reserve Fund
to be invested as the legislature
may authorize by law?"
Brokaw
withdraws
Tom Brokaw, the
front.runner in the
race for Fire District 5
Position 1, ended his
election campaign last
week. For complete de-
tails, see Brokaw's let-
ter to the editor on
page 2.