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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.