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Important Issues
fi_tor, The Journal: me to laugh so hard it brought
Thartiocle.by Charles,,Gay of tears.to my eyes. It took me 20
I _a, ss°ciat.ed Press" ( Ban minutes co gain my composure.
I ab.ble, " October-i8-)--was an It is evident that the school
r itc,asemet O board has much more serious NER 'O SAtEI
']. ...... discussions and decisions than
|ly auraor. Christian groups meeting in the
|Last week's letter to the edi- school. , .... , , , ,,L I
! r ("Just change Christian club William Baumgart
e') by Marni Parker caused Pickering SCRATCH HIGHLAND I HIGHLAND
00ostly proposal
i "t°r, The Journal: spoken to.' Even more shocking
1|Are citizens of North Mason to me was the fact that no other
Rlnty aware that there is a pro- committee member ever tried to
being formulated few stop her.
by
a
rP!e to build a $13-mllh" "o'n A1- If the Allyn committee opens
Aquatic and Wellness Cen- their door to the public, then per-
| Jr? haps they need to use some man-
eY are proposing to form a
politan park district (MPD)
taxing the people in the area
OmPassing the Grapeview and
"Ltair School districts in order to
aace the operational costs of
new center, which they esti-
[d to be approximately $1.5
lOn.per year. They would be
o levy a tax of 75 cents per
00 of valuation without a
t e of the people each year. (The
lding bond would be an addi-
:al amount.)
.t L- Would recommend those in-
ted to look up Revised Code
ashington 35.61 to discover
]taxing power, the power of
"tent domain and annexation
Jers that an MPD isgiven.
the Mason-Benson Communi-
|Club invited he All A atlc
a" t yn qu "
rd to share their thoughts for
lr Proposed center with the
1 members. I cannot say that
lr idea went over well with
[: embers, as it appears we
[L°nly in their taxing area for
[reason _ our tax dollars.
.IT°day, a few of the homeown-
Went to the Allyn Aquatic
rd meeting as we had had
eto read their proposal and
SOme comments and ques-
:: as I was stunned that any
dor committee would ever
to people in the audience the
that one of our members was
ners and listen to the comments.
From the exchange I heard to-
day, the Allyn committee does
not care to listen to any of the
comments, nor did they hear any
concerns.
This committee sent out a
questionnaire in the North Bay
Review last year to the 5,000 peo-
ple who receive the paper. Out of
the 5,000 sent out, the committee
received only 115 responses. Per-
haps they would have had many
more responses if they had used
a bigger paper in Mason County,
or perhaps their intent was only
to get responses from the people
who shop and live in Belfair or
Allyn.
I would strongly suggest that
the homeowners from Hood Ca-
nal, Tahuya, Dewatto, Belfair,
Benson Lake, Mason Lake and
the county homeowners in the
Grapeview School District start
attending the meetings and hear
what is planned for you. I might
also suggest you obtain a copy of
information on the proposed cen-
ter and determine for yourself if
the proposed taxes are worth the
investment for a losing proposi-
tion, such as the gym and aquatic
center that cannot and will not
support itself except through
continued taxation.
Ellie Nevers
Mason Lake
them be kids
tor,
have
¢.ident
ghtened
The Journal:
Washington's schoolchil-
it made, or what? Has
Bush turned part of the
Rabbit" segment of
otuntry into a Gestapo state?
ed some parents who have
n in our schools if they had
. Ollowing conditions in schools
.,' hey said no.
Ve just returned from see-
I TY daughter and grandsons
eanessee. I was appalled at
S.Ystem's depersonalization of
lcadividual child's needs. My
l dsons in elementary school
v. ao recess! They are penalized
l],alking in the lunchroom! If a
I. " aakes trouble, the vctim is
enalized!
Y are loaded down with
ework even an adult could
Wade through in an hour, let
e a slow learner or a dyslexic
q' They have bars across the
tWays, "entry foyers" in which
ae entering the building must
id: be admitted by someone in-
'and then buzzed on through
]h. 'e interior of the prison, and
]."s OUtside saying, "You are late"
• .. etc., etc."
witnessed 5-year-old football
It rs. being screamed at, yanked
., Jerked up from the ground,
,lliated and otherwise abused
COaches,, (grown men 250-300
L Worked in Shelton's prison.
COnvicts have it much easier
Tennessee's schoolchildren.
,.Y grandsons in Tennessee
:t also wear name tags and are
,qtlZed if they appear in school
F°ut them. No personal pencils,
r or school materials are al-
; all are purchased according
list the school demands and
hen dumped into the commu-
lol.
--'rents must then pay for every
: nd of fee, supplies, sports
Pent, field trips, etc., that
OWers That Be demand.
ay should taxpayers foot the
r Gestapo school prisons in
t, Students are not allowed to
idividuals or have anything of
l.°wa or think for themselves,
"" 111 W "
hs* hch struggling parents
.' n [ Q.Pay for everything anyway?
ild -''drear, do mischievous
things.
f en laugh. They play. They
tease. They need breaks to rest.
In Tennessee they are not al-
lowed these things in school. Even
prisoners get breaks. Even work-
ing adults get breaks. No child
should have to be a slave all day
long and then be a slave to home-
work until he goes to bed.
I am for kids - I am not for to-
day's school policies.
Washington is one of the most
overregulated states of any I've
been to or lived in. How refresh-
ing it was to go through Montana,
Wyoming, Missouri, etc., and not
see: "We will make you do this,
that, or the other thing ..." such
as the bully ads issued from the
Washington State Patrol.
And have any of these "Do it
or else!" tactics made our state a
better place to live? No, because
criminal minds pay no attention
to rules and regulations, right and
wrong. They do what they want to
do, and in the meantime break the
backs of citizens who try to do the
right thing.
"Doing the right thing ' is quite
obviously not in tune with this
world's mind-set. Neither is hav-
ing a mind of your own or being
able to voice your opinion without
being accused of hating the other
guy! (Why is it okay for Washing-
toffs homosexuals to make a grand
display of their perversion and get
applauded by the media and not
okay for Idaho's politicians? Dou-
ble talk, double standard.)
I in no way believe the claptrap
about Idaho's senator, any more
than I believe my longtime friend
in Alaskan politics is guilty of
what he is accused. Knowing what
I have studied about the end times,
they have been set up in prepara-
tion for one-man control of the
world government and religion.
And if you don't believe honorable
men can be set up and ousted from
important positions by evil men
of power who want their jobs, you
are living in a different world than
the one I know.
Keep up the trend of giving the
power-grabbers their own way,
and you will end up with schools
like those in Tennessee, and no-
body decent being allowed to do
anything.
Norma A. Vincent
Star Lake
496050
LIVESTOCK
BLEND
CRACKED
CORN
STRAW
Ask about our special
contractor's prices
1002
6.99
LAYER
CRUMBLES OR PELLETS
........ 50-lb.
bag.
1015680,
281350
Your Choice
I I I
I
ROLLED
RATION
With
molasses.
50-lb. bag.
104497
|
il |II I I I II I _ __ " ..... _'
- IIIU III - |
DOG FOOD
PEDIGREE
50-lb. Bonus bag
8073736
Complete nutrition
for adult dogs
• ,i),
ALFALFA
2 ND CUTTING
1001
/,%
BUY 20 at
11.94
HOG
Hi 1 protein (
h g feed. [,,
50-lb. bog.
01031710
UBBIT
RATION
CAT FOOD
CAT CHOW
18-lb. bag.
8139412
f
11 /4 oz.
I 80795
WATER RED-OUT WATER
SOFTENING SALT SOFTENING SALT
40 Ibs. solar pellets 40 Ibs. pellets with rust inhibitor
7036692
4.99 5.99
OIL
SUNFLOWER
SEED
50 lb.
81122
-d
IIIIlfl
IIIII
Hardware
f
22-LB.
BIRD SEED
First & Mill, Shelton
426-4373 or 426-2411
Monday-Saturday 7:30-6:00
Sunday 8:30-5:30
I
Thursday, November 1,2007 - SheRon-Mason County Journal - Page 5
BRAND
Wild bird food attracts many
species of birds. Pay for three
20-1b bags Get 6 Ibs. free!
81995
3/$13 .
Important Issues
fi_tor, The Journal: me to laugh so hard it brought
Thartiocle.by Charles,,Gay of tears.to my eyes. It took me 20
I _a, ss°ciat.ed Press" ( Ban minutes co gain my composure.
I ab.ble, " October-i8-)--was an It is evident that the school
r itc,asemet O board has much more serious NER 'O SAtEI
']. ...... discussions and decisions than
|ly auraor. Christian groups meeting in the
|Last week's letter to the edi- school. , .... , , , ,,L I
! r ("Just change Christian club William Baumgart
e') by Marni Parker caused Pickering SCRATCH HIGHLAND I HIGHLAND
00ostly proposal
i "t°r, The Journal: spoken to.' Even more shocking
1|Are citizens of North Mason to me was the fact that no other
Rlnty aware that there is a pro- committee member ever tried to
being formulated few stop her.
by
a
rP!e to build a $13-mllh" "o'n A1- If the Allyn committee opens
Aquatic and Wellness Cen- their door to the public, then per-
| Jr? haps they need to use some man-
eY are proposing to form a
politan park district (MPD)
taxing the people in the area
OmPassing the Grapeview and
"Ltair School districts in order to
aace the operational costs of
new center, which they esti-
[d to be approximately $1.5
lOn.per year. They would be
o levy a tax of 75 cents per
00 of valuation without a
t e of the people each year. (The
lding bond would be an addi-
:al amount.)
.t L- Would recommend those in-
ted to look up Revised Code
ashington 35.61 to discover
]taxing power, the power of
"tent domain and annexation
Jers that an MPD isgiven.
the Mason-Benson Communi-
|Club invited he All A atlc
a" t yn qu "
rd to share their thoughts for
lr Proposed center with the
1 members. I cannot say that
lr idea went over well with
[: embers, as it appears we
[L°nly in their taxing area for
[reason _ our tax dollars.
.IT°day, a few of the homeown-
Went to the Allyn Aquatic
rd meeting as we had had
eto read their proposal and
SOme comments and ques-
:: as I was stunned that any
dor committee would ever
to people in the audience the
that one of our members was
ners and listen to the comments.
From the exchange I heard to-
day, the Allyn committee does
not care to listen to any of the
comments, nor did they hear any
concerns.
This committee sent out a
questionnaire in the North Bay
Review last year to the 5,000 peo-
ple who receive the paper. Out of
the 5,000 sent out, the committee
received only 115 responses. Per-
haps they would have had many
more responses if they had used
a bigger paper in Mason County,
or perhaps their intent was only
to get responses from the people
who shop and live in Belfair or
Allyn.
I would strongly suggest that
the homeowners from Hood Ca-
nal, Tahuya, Dewatto, Belfair,
Benson Lake, Mason Lake and
the county homeowners in the
Grapeview School District start
attending the meetings and hear
what is planned for you. I might
also suggest you obtain a copy of
information on the proposed cen-
ter and determine for yourself if
the proposed taxes are worth the
investment for a losing proposi-
tion, such as the gym and aquatic
center that cannot and will not
support itself except through
continued taxation.
Ellie Nevers
Mason Lake
them be kids
tor,
have
¢.ident
ghtened
The Journal:
Washington's schoolchil-
it made, or what? Has
Bush turned part of the
Rabbit" segment of
otuntry into a Gestapo state?
ed some parents who have
n in our schools if they had
. Ollowing conditions in schools
.,' hey said no.
Ve just returned from see-
I TY daughter and grandsons
eanessee. I was appalled at
S.Ystem's depersonalization of
lcadividual child's needs. My
l dsons in elementary school
v. ao recess! They are penalized
l],alking in the lunchroom! If a
I. " aakes trouble, the vctim is
enalized!
Y are loaded down with
ework even an adult could
Wade through in an hour, let
e a slow learner or a dyslexic
q' They have bars across the
tWays, "entry foyers" in which
ae entering the building must
id: be admitted by someone in-
'and then buzzed on through
]h. 'e interior of the prison, and
]."s OUtside saying, "You are late"
• .. etc., etc."
witnessed 5-year-old football
It rs. being screamed at, yanked
., Jerked up from the ground,
,lliated and otherwise abused
COaches,, (grown men 250-300
L Worked in Shelton's prison.
COnvicts have it much easier
Tennessee's schoolchildren.
,.Y grandsons in Tennessee
:t also wear name tags and are
,qtlZed if they appear in school
F°ut them. No personal pencils,
r or school materials are al-
; all are purchased according
list the school demands and
hen dumped into the commu-
lol.
--'rents must then pay for every
: nd of fee, supplies, sports
Pent, field trips, etc., that
OWers That Be demand.
ay should taxpayers foot the
r Gestapo school prisons in
t, Students are not allowed to
idividuals or have anything of
l.°wa or think for themselves,
"" 111 W "
hs* hch struggling parents
.' n [ Q.Pay for everything anyway?
ild -''drear, do mischievous
things.
f en laugh. They play. They
tease. They need breaks to rest.
In Tennessee they are not al-
lowed these things in school. Even
prisoners get breaks. Even work-
ing adults get breaks. No child
should have to be a slave all day
long and then be a slave to home-
work until he goes to bed.
I am for kids - I am not for to-
day's school policies.
Washington is one of the most
overregulated states of any I've
been to or lived in. How refresh-
ing it was to go through Montana,
Wyoming, Missouri, etc., and not
see: "We will make you do this,
that, or the other thing ..." such
as the bully ads issued from the
Washington State Patrol.
And have any of these "Do it
or else!" tactics made our state a
better place to live? No, because
criminal minds pay no attention
to rules and regulations, right and
wrong. They do what they want to
do, and in the meantime break the
backs of citizens who try to do the
right thing.
"Doing the right thing ' is quite
obviously not in tune with this
world's mind-set. Neither is hav-
ing a mind of your own or being
able to voice your opinion without
being accused of hating the other
guy! (Why is it okay for Washing-
toffs homosexuals to make a grand
display of their perversion and get
applauded by the media and not
okay for Idaho's politicians? Dou-
ble talk, double standard.)
I in no way believe the claptrap
about Idaho's senator, any more
than I believe my longtime friend
in Alaskan politics is guilty of
what he is accused. Knowing what
I have studied about the end times,
they have been set up in prepara-
tion for one-man control of the
world government and religion.
And if you don't believe honorable
men can be set up and ousted from
important positions by evil men
of power who want their jobs, you
are living in a different world than
the one I know.
Keep up the trend of giving the
power-grabbers their own way,
and you will end up with schools
like those in Tennessee, and no-
body decent being allowed to do
anything.
Norma A. Vincent
Star Lake
496050
LIVESTOCK
BLEND
CRACKED
CORN
STRAW
Ask about our special
contractor's prices
1002
6.99
LAYER
CRUMBLES OR PELLETS
........ 50-lb.
bag.
1015680,
281350
Your Choice
I I I
I
ROLLED
RATION
With
molasses.
50-lb. bag.
104497
|
il |II I I I II I _ __ " ..... _'
- IIIU III - |
DOG FOOD
PEDIGREE
50-lb. Bonus bag
8073736
Complete nutrition
for adult dogs
• ,i),
ALFALFA
2 ND CUTTING
1001
/,%
BUY 20 at
11.94
HOG
Hi 1 protein (
h g feed. [,,
50-lb. bog.
01031710
UBBIT
RATION
CAT FOOD
CAT CHOW
18-lb. bag.
8139412
f
11 /4 oz.
I 80795
WATER RED-OUT WATER
SOFTENING SALT SOFTENING SALT
40 Ibs. solar pellets 40 Ibs. pellets with rust inhibitor
7036692
4.99 5.99
OIL
SUNFLOWER
SEED
50 lb.
81122
-d
IIIIlfl
IIIII
Hardware
f
22-LB.
BIRD SEED
First & Mill, Shelton
426-4373 or 426-2411
Monday-Saturday 7:30-6:00
Sunday 8:30-5:30
I
Thursday, November 1,2007 - SheRon-Mason County Journal - Page 5
BRAND
Wild bird food attracts many
species of birds. Pay for three
20-1b bags Get 6 Ibs. free!
81995
3/$13 .