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Letters to the ed tor ...
Boad has what it takes
Editor, The Herald:
Having served as the superin-
tendent of North Mason School
District for 18 years until retir-
ing in 2000, I had the opportu-
nity to work extremely closely
with many excellent school board
members. As a result, I devel-
oped very strong opinions about
the qualities needed for a person
to function effectively as a school
board member. First and fore-
most, a prospective board mem-
ber should have the ability and
willingness to work hard togeth-
er with other board members as
a team to provide the best pos-
sible educational experience for
all students in the school dis-
trict. Board members should be
vitally concerned about creating
a climate that encourages open,
honest, ,straightforward, two-
way communication among all
the stakeholders in the district.
North Mason is fortunate this
year to have an exceptionally
well qualified candidate for the
school board position represent-
ing District 3. Laura Boad is a
lifelong resident of Belfair. She
was the executive assistant to
the suPerintendent in the North
Vote your
conscience
in election
Editor, The Herald:
There is more than the North
Mason school board campaign to
discuss. It is the effort to change
our state constitution (EHJR
4204) to allow a 50 percent majori-
ty to pass school levies rather than
the present 60 percent. I am of the
opinion that if it passes, it would
lead to an increase in local fund-
ing and a subsequent decrease in
state funding. It would also elimi-
nate the validation requirement
based on the 40 percent turnout
of the previous general election;
therefore, if only 100 votes are
cast in a school levy election it will
be considered "passed" if there are
51 "yes" votes. Can we expect au-
tomatic adjustable property tax
rates?
With regard to the school board
campaign, I support Kinnee,
Landram and VanBuskirk. Vote
your conscience!
Jerry Husby
Belfair
Mason School District for 20
years and became almost indis-
pensable to three different su-
perintendents. She worked very
closely with them, other admin-
istrators, school staff and school
board members. She attended
and took minutes at school board
meetings for 20 years! For the
past seven years she was also
the administrator for human re-
sources.
As a North Mason graduate,
married to a North Mason gradu-
ate, and the mother of four more
North Mason graduates, Laura
has been involved in one way or
another with the community's
schools for most of her life! She
currently serves the community
and schools in a variety of unpaid,
volunteer leadership positions in
activities and organizations that
benefit young people and the com-
munity at large. After spending
20 years employed by the school
district and countless hours of
her own (unpaid) time on school
district activities, she has seen
firsthand the problems in the
district and became so concerned
about the direction the district
was heading and the continuing
turmoil surrounding the school
board that she felt compelled to
become a candidate herself for
the board. She resigned (not re-
tired, so no retirement pay!) her
position solely in order to run for
the school board.
It is her belief that the stu-
dents, parents, staff and commu-
nity members in North Mason de-
serve school board members who
will not be concerned with their
own egos but will put student
learning first and be dedicated to
making a high quality education
available for every student. She
has the intelligence, ability, in-
tegrity, energy and desire as well
as a wealth of knowledge and
background to make her invalu-
able as a school board member.
Laura's Web site, www.lau-
raboad.org, makes fascinating,
compelling reading for anyone
who is interested in learning
more about her qualifications,
her explanation of her motiva-
tion in running for the school
board and her vision and goals
for the North Mason School Dis-
trict. There is no doubt that she
would be an absolutely outstand-
ing school board member!
Marie G. Pickel, Ed.D.
(Retired superintendent,
North Mason School District)
Sebring, Florida
New district needed
Editor, The Herald:
Voters of North Mason have a
unique opportunity to bring ex-
panded health care to our area
this election by voting for Hospital
District 2 and bringing a brand-
new, state-of-the-art urgent and
primary care clinic to Belfair. As
commissioners of Fire District 2,
we urge you to vote "yes" for Hos-
pital District 2.
Fire District 2 has always been
at the forefront of fire and life
safety, including when it comes
to prevention. Our work to edu-
cate children in the public schools
about safety is but one example
of prevention eflbrts. Fire Dis-
trict 2 could work in partnership
with an urgent care clinic to ex-
pand on preventative health care
throughout the district. For in-
stance, a diabetic patient having
trouble regulating insulin might
be calling 911 on a regular basis
and might be transported to an
emergency facility and have to
wait many hours to be seen. With
educational and preventative care
from an urgent care center, such
a patient might be better regulat-
ing their own medication; if they
still needed to call 911, they might
be transported to the urgent care
clinic in Belfair after hours, be
seen quickly, and not have to wor-
ry about how they were going to
get back from an emergency care
facility farther away. Also, with an
urgent care clinic open expanded
hours, patients might be likely to
obtain the medication they needed
- of whatever kind - before expe-
riencing a crisis.
But the prevention efforts
would be key, and Fire District 2
would see itself working together
with a new urgent care clinic to
educate about health care issues
before they became health care
crises. We look forward to seeing
all residents of North Mason ex-
perience expanded health care in
the near future. Please vote "yes"
for Hospital District 2 by Novem-
ber 6!
Fire District 2 Commissioners:
Kelley McIntosh, chair
Dan Burrus
Brooke Quigley
Landram Obituary
Is the best
candidate
Editor, The Herald:
I have been a board member
and head of the North Mason Pee
Wees Association for almost 20
years. In that time I have per-
sonally obserVed Glenn Landram
coaching many youth teams over
the last decade. He has selflessly
raised funds fbr the Pee Wees and
consistently supported our kids in
this community with his efforts. In
addition, as an incumbent on the
school board he has helped to open
up the school's facilities to the en-
tire community's use.
I can't think of a finer man to
represent the North Mason com-
munity and our children on our
local school board. I encourage all
to join with me in voting ibr Glenn
Landram this November.
Renee Hicks
Belfair
Orrin Sande
Former Tahuya resident Orrin
Rodell Sande died October 11 in
his hometown of Republic. He was
82.
He was born
March 30, 1925
in Seattle to Re-
uel and Clara
Sande.
He grew up in
Kitsap County
and joined the ::'
United States
Army in 1943
and worked as
an engineer,
building bridges
at Guadalcanal
and Fiji until he Orrin
was discharged Sande
in 1946.
While in the service he dreamed
of building boats and upon his
discharge he and his father and
lllnll
P.O. Box 250, Belfair, Washington 98528
Telephone 275-6680
Belfalr office open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Monday through Friday
News and advertising copy deadline noon Mondays. For your convenience
there is a mall slot by the door for copy. Office located in the Log Plaza.
KEVAN MOORE ..................................................................... Editor
HARVEY MORRIS ........................................ Advertising Manager
LIZ CASE .............................................. Office Manager/Reporter
Office Telephone (360) 275-6680
A section of The Shelton-Mason County Journal serving as the voice of Belfair,
Allyn, Grapeview, Tahuya, Mason Lake, South Shore, North Shore and Victor.
nnnnnn
brother completed a boat-building
apprenticeship with Gus Swanson
in Shelton. They made cedar strip
boats for the Navy and resorts
and built Sande Aces from 1947
to 1960. They owned and operated
Sande Boat Works in Belfair until
1975.
He loved raising and selling
Christmas trees. He also enjoyed
his trips, started in 1947, to Cur-
lew fbr hunting. As the trips be-
came more frequent he eventually
bought property in Ferry County
in 1980 and moved to Curlew per-
manently in October 2005.
He was preceded in death by his
daughter Dianne Sande Kimber.
Survivors include his wife, Leo-
na; his brother Allan R. Sande; his
children Eileen Sande, Earl and
Amy Burnett Sande and Carl and
his wife Joanna; and nine grand-
children and seven great-grand-
children.
Services will be held at 2 p.m.
on Saturday, October 27, at the
Christ Lutheran Church in Bel-
fair. Memorial donations may be
made to the Republic EMS Dis-
trict at P.O. Box 660, Republic,
99166.
Page 2 - Belfair Herald section of the Shelton-Mason County Journal -Thursday, October 25, 2007
Last week for
letters dealing
with election
This will be the last issue in
which letters dealing with the
November 6 election will appear.
Only rebuttal letters addressing
factual errors will be considered
for publication.
Valerie
Physical
70 NE Medical
27
N Since 1961
Miller Remodeling
Buildin[ on Your I)reams with Quality and Service
Design/Build
Remodels
Additions
Visit www.tnmillerr(
Restorations
Custom ltomes r(, read abom (mr
360-275-5702
360-426-2058
TRUCKING
& LANDSCAPE SUPPLY, INC
Topsoil. Bark Mulches * Fill Dirt. Rockery Rock Crushed Rock Washed]
Land Clearing Free Estimates Certified
Accepting Stumps, Brush and
Belfair 275-3465 Mon.-Fri.:
NORTH MASON
FIBER COMPANY
RO. Box 275 NE 431 Lol Yard Rd. Belfair, WA
The Place To Take Your
YARD & WOOD Waste
Contractors Welcome
Per
Per Small
at '' ' Truck Load --Trailer
/ (Pick-up Size) OR i Load*
OPEN MON-FRI 7AM-5PM WEEKENDS 8
27Sl0228 Please coil for directions and more
NO cs or Garba e
Hot New
73 New Bally
Hot names
be first to
WIN CASH -- PRIZES!
CASINO FREE
STEAK NIGHTS
WEDNESDAYS $6.95
FRIDAY PRIME RIB $9.95
LIVE MUSIC
EVERY FRt.
and SAT. NIGHT!
Poker Tournaments
Every 1 p.m.
Weekly Football picks worth
FOOTBALL BONANZA!!
Progressive Cash Drawings
Each Tuesday from 5-9 p.m.
$100 cash drawing every
Seahawk ticket package at 9
Employment opportunities -- contact Jamie at (360) 877-5656
Hours: Sun.-Wed. 10 a.m.-12 a.m. Thurs.-Sat. 10 a.m.-2 a.m.
101 at Hwy. 106
Want a change?
Vote for Charlie
Write-in Candidate
for
Port of Dewalto
Commissioner District
* Dewatto resident for over 14 years
. Endorsed by Lorraine Kelly, former Port of Dewatto commissioner
Endorsed by Deanna Saylor, long-time Dewatto resident, 23 years
Paid for by Committee to Elect Charles L. Guinn
260 NE Kissin Tree Ln. Tahu WA 98588-9703
WHAT
A NICE
Help Support .
OPERATION ALOH/
"5endin 9
Mark, Dnitra and Brennan ayersauto(
We would like to say THANK YOU to all of our
referring their friends and family to usl The highest
can receive is a referral--that shows that you have put your
us. Here at Ayers Automotive we strive to give everyone the
high quality, caring service. Whether it's tune-ups, brakes,
and air conditioning, diagnostics or scheduled maintenance,
be treated the way you should be, fairly and honestly.
AYERS AtffOMOI"I'VE, the NEW shop in Grapeview is a famil I
business. We work on most foreign and domestic cars and
us a call to see if we can help you with your automotive repaw
Mark is a fully licensed ASE Master Technician with 20
experience.
Letters to the ed tor ...
Boad has what it takes
Editor, The Herald:
Having served as the superin-
tendent of North Mason School
District for 18 years until retir-
ing in 2000, I had the opportu-
nity to work extremely closely
with many excellent school board
members. As a result, I devel-
oped very strong opinions about
the qualities needed for a person
to function effectively as a school
board member. First and fore-
most, a prospective board mem-
ber should have the ability and
willingness to work hard togeth-
er with other board members as
a team to provide the best pos-
sible educational experience for
all students in the school dis-
trict. Board members should be
vitally concerned about creating
a climate that encourages open,
honest, ,straightforward, two-
way communication among all
the stakeholders in the district.
North Mason is fortunate this
year to have an exceptionally
well qualified candidate for the
school board position represent-
ing District 3. Laura Boad is a
lifelong resident of Belfair. She
was the executive assistant to
the suPerintendent in the North
Vote your
conscience
in election
Editor, The Herald:
There is more than the North
Mason school board campaign to
discuss. It is the effort to change
our state constitution (EHJR
4204) to allow a 50 percent majori-
ty to pass school levies rather than
the present 60 percent. I am of the
opinion that if it passes, it would
lead to an increase in local fund-
ing and a subsequent decrease in
state funding. It would also elimi-
nate the validation requirement
based on the 40 percent turnout
of the previous general election;
therefore, if only 100 votes are
cast in a school levy election it will
be considered "passed" if there are
51 "yes" votes. Can we expect au-
tomatic adjustable property tax
rates?
With regard to the school board
campaign, I support Kinnee,
Landram and VanBuskirk. Vote
your conscience!
Jerry Husby
Belfair
Mason School District for 20
years and became almost indis-
pensable to three different su-
perintendents. She worked very
closely with them, other admin-
istrators, school staff and school
board members. She attended
and took minutes at school board
meetings for 20 years! For the
past seven years she was also
the administrator for human re-
sources.
As a North Mason graduate,
married to a North Mason gradu-
ate, and the mother of four more
North Mason graduates, Laura
has been involved in one way or
another with the community's
schools for most of her life! She
currently serves the community
and schools in a variety of unpaid,
volunteer leadership positions in
activities and organizations that
benefit young people and the com-
munity at large. After spending
20 years employed by the school
district and countless hours of
her own (unpaid) time on school
district activities, she has seen
firsthand the problems in the
district and became so concerned
about the direction the district
was heading and the continuing
turmoil surrounding the school
board that she felt compelled to
become a candidate herself for
the board. She resigned (not re-
tired, so no retirement pay!) her
position solely in order to run for
the school board.
It is her belief that the stu-
dents, parents, staff and commu-
nity members in North Mason de-
serve school board members who
will not be concerned with their
own egos but will put student
learning first and be dedicated to
making a high quality education
available for every student. She
has the intelligence, ability, in-
tegrity, energy and desire as well
as a wealth of knowledge and
background to make her invalu-
able as a school board member.
Laura's Web site, www.lau-
raboad.org, makes fascinating,
compelling reading for anyone
who is interested in learning
more about her qualifications,
her explanation of her motiva-
tion in running for the school
board and her vision and goals
for the North Mason School Dis-
trict. There is no doubt that she
would be an absolutely outstand-
ing school board member!
Marie G. Pickel, Ed.D.
(Retired superintendent,
North Mason School District)
Sebring, Florida
New district needed
Editor, The Herald:
Voters of North Mason have a
unique opportunity to bring ex-
panded health care to our area
this election by voting for Hospital
District 2 and bringing a brand-
new, state-of-the-art urgent and
primary care clinic to Belfair. As
commissioners of Fire District 2,
we urge you to vote "yes" for Hos-
pital District 2.
Fire District 2 has always been
at the forefront of fire and life
safety, including when it comes
to prevention. Our work to edu-
cate children in the public schools
about safety is but one example
of prevention eflbrts. Fire Dis-
trict 2 could work in partnership
with an urgent care clinic to ex-
pand on preventative health care
throughout the district. For in-
stance, a diabetic patient having
trouble regulating insulin might
be calling 911 on a regular basis
and might be transported to an
emergency facility and have to
wait many hours to be seen. With
educational and preventative care
from an urgent care center, such
a patient might be better regulat-
ing their own medication; if they
still needed to call 911, they might
be transported to the urgent care
clinic in Belfair after hours, be
seen quickly, and not have to wor-
ry about how they were going to
get back from an emergency care
facility farther away. Also, with an
urgent care clinic open expanded
hours, patients might be likely to
obtain the medication they needed
- of whatever kind - before expe-
riencing a crisis.
But the prevention efforts
would be key, and Fire District 2
would see itself working together
with a new urgent care clinic to
educate about health care issues
before they became health care
crises. We look forward to seeing
all residents of North Mason ex-
perience expanded health care in
the near future. Please vote "yes"
for Hospital District 2 by Novem-
ber 6!
Fire District 2 Commissioners:
Kelley McIntosh, chair
Dan Burrus
Brooke Quigley
Landram Obituary
Is the best
candidate
Editor, The Herald:
I have been a board member
and head of the North Mason Pee
Wees Association for almost 20
years. In that time I have per-
sonally obserVed Glenn Landram
coaching many youth teams over
the last decade. He has selflessly
raised funds fbr the Pee Wees and
consistently supported our kids in
this community with his efforts. In
addition, as an incumbent on the
school board he has helped to open
up the school's facilities to the en-
tire community's use.
I can't think of a finer man to
represent the North Mason com-
munity and our children on our
local school board. I encourage all
to join with me in voting ibr Glenn
Landram this November.
Renee Hicks
Belfair
Orrin Sande
Former Tahuya resident Orrin
Rodell Sande died October 11 in
his hometown of Republic. He was
82.
He was born
March 30, 1925
in Seattle to Re-
uel and Clara
Sande.
He grew up in
Kitsap County
and joined the ::'
United States
Army in 1943
and worked as
an engineer,
building bridges
at Guadalcanal
and Fiji until he Orrin
was discharged Sande
in 1946.
While in the service he dreamed
of building boats and upon his
discharge he and his father and
lllnll
P.O. Box 250, Belfair, Washington 98528
Telephone 275-6680
Belfalr office open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Monday through Friday
News and advertising copy deadline noon Mondays. For your convenience
there is a mall slot by the door for copy. Office located in the Log Plaza.
KEVAN MOORE ..................................................................... Editor
HARVEY MORRIS ........................................ Advertising Manager
LIZ CASE .............................................. Office Manager/Reporter
Office Telephone (360) 275-6680
A section of The Shelton-Mason County Journal serving as the voice of Belfair,
Allyn, Grapeview, Tahuya, Mason Lake, South Shore, North Shore and Victor.
nnnnnn
brother completed a boat-building
apprenticeship with Gus Swanson
in Shelton. They made cedar strip
boats for the Navy and resorts
and built Sande Aces from 1947
to 1960. They owned and operated
Sande Boat Works in Belfair until
1975.
He loved raising and selling
Christmas trees. He also enjoyed
his trips, started in 1947, to Cur-
lew fbr hunting. As the trips be-
came more frequent he eventually
bought property in Ferry County
in 1980 and moved to Curlew per-
manently in October 2005.
He was preceded in death by his
daughter Dianne Sande Kimber.
Survivors include his wife, Leo-
na; his brother Allan R. Sande; his
children Eileen Sande, Earl and
Amy Burnett Sande and Carl and
his wife Joanna; and nine grand-
children and seven great-grand-
children.
Services will be held at 2 p.m.
on Saturday, October 27, at the
Christ Lutheran Church in Bel-
fair. Memorial donations may be
made to the Republic EMS Dis-
trict at P.O. Box 660, Republic,
99166.
Page 2 - Belfair Herald section of the Shelton-Mason County Journal -Thursday, October 25, 2007
Last week for
letters dealing
with election
This will be the last issue in
which letters dealing with the
November 6 election will appear.
Only rebuttal letters addressing
factual errors will be considered
for publication.
Valerie
Physical
70 NE Medical
27
N Since 1961
Miller Remodeling
Buildin[ on Your I)reams with Quality and Service
Design/Build
Remodels
Additions
Visit www.tnmillerr(
Restorations
Custom ltomes r(, read abom (mr
360-275-5702
360-426-2058
TRUCKING
& LANDSCAPE SUPPLY, INC
Topsoil. Bark Mulches * Fill Dirt. Rockery Rock Crushed Rock Washed]
Land Clearing Free Estimates Certified
Accepting Stumps, Brush and
Belfair 275-3465 Mon.-Fri.:
NORTH MASON
FIBER COMPANY
RO. Box 275 NE 431 Lol Yard Rd. Belfair, WA
The Place To Take Your
YARD & WOOD Waste
Contractors Welcome
Per
Per Small
at '' ' Truck Load --Trailer
/ (Pick-up Size) OR i Load*
OPEN MON-FRI 7AM-5PM WEEKENDS 8
27Sl0228 Please coil for directions and more
NO cs or Garba e
Hot New
73 New Bally
Hot names
be first to
WIN CASH -- PRIZES!
CASINO FREE
STEAK NIGHTS
WEDNESDAYS $6.95
FRIDAY PRIME RIB $9.95
LIVE MUSIC
EVERY FRt.
and SAT. NIGHT!
Poker Tournaments
Every 1 p.m.
Weekly Football picks worth
FOOTBALL BONANZA!!
Progressive Cash Drawings
Each Tuesday from 5-9 p.m.
$100 cash drawing every
Seahawk ticket package at 9
Employment opportunities -- contact Jamie at (360) 877-5656
Hours: Sun.-Wed. 10 a.m.-12 a.m. Thurs.-Sat. 10 a.m.-2 a.m.
101 at Hwy. 106
Want a change?
Vote for Charlie
Write-in Candidate
for
Port of Dewalto
Commissioner District
* Dewatto resident for over 14 years
. Endorsed by Lorraine Kelly, former Port of Dewatto commissioner
Endorsed by Deanna Saylor, long-time Dewatto resident, 23 years
Paid for by Committee to Elect Charles L. Guinn
260 NE Kissin Tree Ln. Tahu WA 98588-9703
WHAT
A NICE
Help Support .
OPERATION ALOH/
"5endin 9
Mark, Dnitra and Brennan ayersauto(
We would like to say THANK YOU to all of our
referring their friends and family to usl The highest
can receive is a referral--that shows that you have put your
us. Here at Ayers Automotive we strive to give everyone the
high quality, caring service. Whether it's tune-ups, brakes,
and air conditioning, diagnostics or scheduled maintenance,
be treated the way you should be, fairly and honestly.
AYERS AtffOMOI"I'VE, the NEW shop in Grapeview is a famil I
business. We work on most foreign and domestic cars and
us a call to see if we can help you with your automotive repaw
Mark is a fully licensed ASE Master Technician with 20
experience.