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Thursday, Nov. 1, 2012 Week 44 The Voice of Mason County since 1886 Published for Mason County and G.E. Hofstatter of Tahuya --- $1 Gregoire, Dicks pat shellfish growers on back By NATALIE JOHNSON natalie~asoncounty.com In September, the Washington State Department of Health upgraded 750 acres of shellfish beds in Oakland Bay to "approved" for the first time in decades. On Monday, Gov. Chris Gregoire and U.S. Rep Norm Dicks traveled to one of Taylor Shellfish's Oakland Bay and CEO of Taylor Shellfish. "It was like a gut kick for our busi- ness," he said. "It's a great day for the shellfish beaches to help local political shellfish industry." leaders, shellfish growers and environ- ' While the bay was classified as con- mental organizations celebrate the ac- ditionally approved for shellfish har- complishment, vest, it would close after heavy rainfall "This is really about a heritage that because of runoff into the bay from lo- we are all proud of," Gregoire said. cal farms, industry and private septic "We have reversed 80 years of degra- systems. dation." Taylor thanked Dicks and Gregoire Shellfish harvesting on Oaklandfor their efforts to help bring Oakland Bay has been restricted by the Wash- Bay back from the brink. ington State Department of Health for 25 years, said Bill Taylor, president See Shellfish on page A-7 First fall flood hits Skok Valley Mudslide cuts power to Tahuya residents By NATALIE JOHNSON natalie@masoncounty.com November is here and fall rain has come to stay. After 2-3 inches of rain fell Tuesday night on the south slopes of the Olympic Mountains, the National Weather Service yester- day issued a flood warning for the Skokomish River through this morning. The Skokomish River reached its peak yesterday .~g at ~17 feet at its mouth, said Marty Best, director of the Mason Coun- ty Division of Emergency Management. The Skokomish River floods when it reaches 16.5 feet at its mouth. There was also about a foot of water over the Skokomish Valley Road where it meets U.S. High- way 101. The Hood Canal School did not send buses into the Skokomish Valley yester- day because of the floodwa- ter. Nearly 1,600 Mason County PUD 3 customers were affected by a power outage caused by a mud- slide at about 11:30 Tues- day night on the North Shore Road 10 miles west of Belfair. The mudslide drove trees and debris into power lines. As of 8 a.m. Wednesday morning, all but 30 custom- ers had power. Affected areas include Collins Lake, Dewatto, Ta- huya, North Shore Road, Tee Lake and Maggie Lake. The National Weather Service has advised resi- dents to avoid driving on flooded roads. The service also predicts rain throughout the week. 2 dead after head- on collision By NATALIE JOHNSON natalie@masoncounty.com A head-on collision near Potlatch State Park killed two people Tuesday. Mary Irene Johnson, 51, of Hoodsport and Richard See Collision on page A-7 III1!!!1!1!11!!1!!1!11111 Courtesy photo Movers and local bystanders struggle to navigate a house over this bridge near Potlatch at 10 a.m. Sunday morning. Pumpkinfest wraps up week of Halloween fun STAFF REPORT "Bat-A-Pult" pulled out the win pr@masoncou~ty.com and the team received $250 from Hunter Farms and a $200 McLen- don's Hardware gift card. In sec- Another Union Tourism Asso-ond place, Shelton took home ciation Pumpkinfest has come and $150 from Hunter Farms. gone and another set of competi- Teams were also judged on the tors have been crowned pumpkin- design of their catapults and were chucking champions, awarded points for construction, On Saturday, the catapult con- design, the name of their catapult test at Hunter Farms, quickly and team spirit. becoming a local tradition, invit- West Sound Tech's "Bat-A- ed local teams to hurl pumpkins Pult" also won this competition from homemade catapults, with 333 points. Their prize was IntheOlympicCatapultLeague $100 from Hunter Farms and a High School Division, made up of unit of lumber donated by Simp- teams from West Sound Tech and son: West Sound Tech's "Mo- Shelton High School, each school hawkin Chop" took second place came to the field with two teams with 332 points, earning a prize of and two catapults. $100 from Hunter Farms. Shelton's first catapult, called Shelton's "Charlie Brown Ex- "If Pigs Could Fly/Stomp Out press" did not win any competi- Breast Cancer," which also did tions this year, although it did well last year, took first place in well at last year's catapult corn- the distance competition with petition. a 180-foot throw, winning $250 Adults also competed in the cash from Hunter Farms and a Olympic Catapult League in the $200 ProBuild gift card. Open Division. West Sound Tech's "MohawkinThe "Max Distance" catapult Chop" catapult took second place took first place in the distance with a distance of 172 feet, 3 inch- competition with a record throw es, winning $150 from Hunter of 258 feet, 2 inches, and also Farms. won the design category with 289 In the accuracy competition, points. each team had three tries to hit The "Save our Air" catapult a target in the field. Shelton's "If took first place in the accuracy Pigs Could Fly" and West Sound competition, being the only open Tech's "Bat-A-Pult" were tied at 3, so each got a tiebreaker shot. " ~ ....... ~: ~: .... " ' ~~ " See Pumpkmfest on page A-7 Competitors load their catapult in the catapult competition at Hunter Farms Photo courtesy of James John Bell Pumpkinfest last Saturday.