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KONOVKSY, a marine of Oakland Bay. biologist, walks the ter watchers 00ait word on |ellfish beaches i the Oakland Bay Action in place, state and local will be taking stock of of shellfish beds extremely productive and threatened" at this Were the words that Kim to describe the situa- Cove when she the Washington De- of Health at a public water qual- Cove is a bit of the has the unique ability to the shellfish version with manila clam the lower level and ku- oysters planted on top of Taylor Shellfish, a major of Mason County folks. Oto oysters sell for $8 a oa a wholesale market that he appetite of those who elf Oysters in the raw. lefinitely our highest value ' said Bill Dewey of Taylor. all over the world." I,Problem is that last win- an Cove was just a few fVements away from being ded by the Department of ,based on water samples the presence of fecal co- _,a bac Leri  that grows in the [t at of man and other mam'- ate officials did restrict [hellfish beds in the north of ["Y, arl action which requires 'Y shellfish harvested there [ed in cleaner water for a ks before it can be sold ibr eOnsumptmn. DOWNGRADING of ds has been something of tip call for those with an tia an industry that em- aldreds people locally and try that generates mil- t Ct°llars in annual economic :Y' Problems are especially When it comes to high- value shellfish beds like those in Chapman Cove. John Konovsky, environmental program manager for the Squaxin Island Indian Tribe, samples the water in the cove several times a week and has come to the conclu- sion that Uncle John Creek is a major source of the pollution there. He thinks "the usual suspects" are responsible for the contamination, these being human beings who use failing septic systems and large farm animals that dump their excremental h)ads on the ground. Given the tendency of water to flow downhill, wet weather washes cow pies, horse pucky and stuffleaking out of septic systems into Oakland Bay. In remarks to various gather- ings of people with an interest in the issue, Konovsky has made the point that Chapman barely passed state muster last year and might not pass state muster this year. The Department of Health re- views the water quality of com- mercial shellfish beds on an annu- al basis and classifies them at the end of every year. With the pros- pect of another revision looming, Konovksy sounded a hopeful note on September 4 when he attended the meeting at which the Mason (Please turn to page 20.) SERVICE REPAIR hSPecializing in rQkes, exhaust custom work ESTIMATES [ I00LUID CHECKS U00lity and Trust Hometowne Service" i Airman Abel on duty now Navy Airman Nikki M. Abel recently reported for duty with Strike Fighter Squadron 115, Na- val Air Station, Lemoore, Califor- nia. She is the daughter of Jenny L. and Fred C. Abel of Shelton and a 2003 graduate of River Ridge High School of Lacey. Abel joined the Navy in April 2004. Forest Festival seeks marshal of 2008 parade Who will join the ranks of Betty Wolf and Max Schmidt to assume the title as Grand Marshal of the Forest Festival Parade? Members of the Mason County Forest Festi- val Committee have yet to decide. Anyone interested in nominat- ing someone for the honor may do so by writing to the Mason County Forest Festival at P.O. Box 252, Shelton, 98584. Nominations will also be accepted in person at next week's committee meeting on Tuesday, November 20, at Godfa- ther's Pizza. The committee will take a vote on nominations. The next Mason County Forest Festival parade will head through downtown Shelton on May 31, 2008. Festivities will be celebrated during the weekend spanning May 29 through June 1, 2008. The plan- ning committee meets regularly at 6 p.m. on the first and third Tues- days of every month at Godfather's Pizza, 301 East Wallace Kneeland Boulevard in Shelton. Fire board will meet in valley The Fire District 9 Commission will have a special meeting at 7 o'clock tonight, which is Thursday, November 15, at the fire station located at 2320 West Skokomish Valley Road. Those in attendance will talk about contracting. u 00ides uuuuu Hood Canal at Union Thursday, November 15 Low ................... 1:43 a.m ........... -1.0 ft. High .................. 9:19 a.m ........... 11.9 ft. Low ................... 3:21 p.m ............. 8.5 ft. High .................. 6:38 p.m ............. 8.9 ft. Friday, November 16 Low ................... 2:31 a.m ............ -0.3ft. High ................ 10:09 a.m ........... 11.8 ft. Low ................... 4:34 p.m ............. 8.0 ft. High .................. 7:53 p.m ............. 8.3 ft. Saturday, November 17 Low ................... 3:24 a.m ............. 0.4 ft. High ................ 10:56 a.m ........... 11.9 ft. Low ................... 5:42 p.m ............. 7.0 ft. High .................. 9:32 p.m ............. 7.8 ft. Sunday, November 18 Low ................... 4:21 a.m ............. 1.4 ft. High ................ 11:38 a.m ........... 12.0 ft. Low ................... 6:32 p,m ............. 5.5 ft. High ................ 11:10 p.m ............. 7.8 ft. Monday, November 19 Low ................... 5:22 a.rn ............. 2.5 ft. High ................ 12:15 Low ................... 7:13 Tuesday, November High ................ 12-41 Low ................... 6:26 High ................ 12:49 p.m ........... 12.2 ft. p.m ............. 3.8 ft. 20 a.m ............. 8.4 ft. a.m ............. 3.7 ft. p.m ........... 12.4 ft. Low ................... 7:52 p.m ............. 1.8 ft. Wednesday, November 21 High .................. 2:01 a.m ............. 9.4 ft. Low ................... 7:28 a.m ............. 5.0 ft. High .................. 1:23 p,m ........... 12.6 ft. Low ................... 8:30 p.m ........... -0.2 ft. Thursday, November 22 High .................. 3:10 a.m ........... 10.6 ft. Low ................... 8:28 a.m ............. 6.1 ft. High .................. 1:57 p.m ........... 12.8 ft. Low ................... 9:10 p.m ........... -1.9 ft. Oakland Bay at Shelton Thursday, November 15 Low ................... 3:38 a.m ........... -0,8 ft. High ................ 10:44 a.m ........... 14.4 ft. Low ................... 5:16 p.m ............. 7.4 ft. High ................. :8:03 p.m ........... 10.8 ft. Friday, November 16 Low ................... 4:26 a,rn ........... -0.3 ft. High ................ 11:34 a.m ........... 14.2 ft. Low ................... 6:29 p.m ............. 6.9 ft. High .................. 9:18 p.m ........... 10,1 ft. Saturday, November 17 Low ................... 5:19 a.m ............. 0.4 ft. High ................ 12:21 p,m ........... 14.4 ft. Low ................... 7:37 p,m ............. 6.1 ft. High ................ 10:57 p,m ............. 9.4 ft. Sunday, November 18 Low ................... 6:16 a.m ............. 1.2 ft. High .................. 1:03 p.m ........... 14.5 ft. Low ................... 8:27 p,m ............. 4.8 ft. Monday, November 19 High ................ 12:35 a,m ............. 9.4 ft. Low ................... 7:17 a,m ............. 2.2 ft. High .................. 1:40 p,m ........... 14.7 ft. Low ................... 9:08 p.m ............. 3.3 ft. Tuesday, November 20 High .................. 2:06 a,m ........... 10.2 ft. Low ................... 8:21 a,m ............. 3.2 ft. High .................. 2:14 p,m ........... 15,0 ft. Low ................... 9:47 p,m ............. 1.6 ft. Wednesday, November 21 High .................. 3:26 a.m ........... 11.3 ft. Low ................... 9:23 a.m ............. 4.3 ft. High .................. 2:48 p.m ........... 15.2 ft. Low ................. 10:25 p.m ........... -0.2 ft. Thursday, November 22 High .................. 4:35 a.m ........... 12.9 ft. Low ................. 10:23 a.m ............. 5.3 ft. High .................. 3:22 p.m ........... 15.5 ft. Low ................. 11:05 p.m ........... -1.7 ft. ACCOUNTING & TAX SERVICE Where Homegrown, Old World Ways, Ethics & Honesty Meets Experience & Technology A Comfortable atmosphere... Where you can Come as you are... Affordable Rates... Taxes...Payroll...Reports... Full or Partial Accounting... Financial Roports...Onsite Accounting Bank Reconciliations...Cost Accounting... Monthly Billings... Quality & Experience at affordable rates.. 2523 Olympic Hwy N Shelton, WA 985134 [Next. to the Royal Shanghai] 360.426.7400 email: acctntax@hctc.com 360-426-7167 .-,-,---- 1-800-675-7167 2911 E. Brockdale Road II I COOUNG Thursday, November 15, 2007 - Shelton-Mason County Journal - Page 19 KONOVKSY, a marine of Oakland Bay. biologist, walks the ter watchers 00ait word on |ellfish beaches i the Oakland Bay Action in place, state and local will be taking stock of of shellfish beds extremely productive and threatened" at this Were the words that Kim to describe the situa- Cove when she the Washington De- of Health at a public water qual- Cove is a bit of the has the unique ability to the shellfish version with manila clam the lower level and ku- oysters planted on top of Taylor Shellfish, a major of Mason County folks. Oto oysters sell for $8 a oa a wholesale market that he appetite of those who elf Oysters in the raw. lefinitely our highest value ' said Bill Dewey of Taylor. all over the world." I,Problem is that last win- an Cove was just a few fVements away from being ded by the Department of ,based on water samples the presence of fecal co- _,a bac Leri  that grows in the [t at of man and other mam'- ate officials did restrict [hellfish beds in the north of ["Y, arl action which requires 'Y shellfish harvested there [ed in cleaner water for a ks before it can be sold ibr eOnsumptmn. DOWNGRADING of ds has been something of tip call for those with an tia an industry that em- aldreds people locally and try that generates mil- t Ct°llars in annual economic :Y' Problems are especially When it comes to high- value shellfish beds like those in Chapman Cove. John Konovsky, environmental program manager for the Squaxin Island Indian Tribe, samples the water in the cove several times a week and has come to the conclu- sion that Uncle John Creek is a major source of the pollution there. He thinks "the usual suspects" are responsible for the contamination, these being human beings who use failing septic systems and large farm animals that dump their excremental h)ads on the ground. Given the tendency of water to flow downhill, wet weather washes cow pies, horse pucky and stuffleaking out of septic systems into Oakland Bay. In remarks to various gather- ings of people with an interest in the issue, Konovsky has made the point that Chapman barely passed state muster last year and might not pass state muster this year. The Department of Health re- views the water quality of com- mercial shellfish beds on an annu- al basis and classifies them at the end of every year. With the pros- pect of another revision looming, Konovksy sounded a hopeful note on September 4 when he attended the meeting at which the Mason (Please turn to page 20.) SERVICE REPAIR hSPecializing in rQkes, exhaust custom work ESTIMATES [ I00LUID CHECKS U00lity and Trust Hometowne Service" i Airman Abel on duty now Navy Airman Nikki M. Abel recently reported for duty with Strike Fighter Squadron 115, Na- val Air Station, Lemoore, Califor- nia. She is the daughter of Jenny L. and Fred C. Abel of Shelton and a 2003 graduate of River Ridge High School of Lacey. Abel joined the Navy in April 2004. Forest Festival seeks marshal of 2008 parade Who will join the ranks of Betty Wolf and Max Schmidt to assume the title as Grand Marshal of the Forest Festival Parade? Members of the Mason County Forest Festi- val Committee have yet to decide. Anyone interested in nominat- ing someone for the honor may do so by writing to the Mason County Forest Festival at P.O. Box 252, Shelton, 98584. Nominations will also be accepted in person at next week's committee meeting on Tuesday, November 20, at Godfa- ther's Pizza. The committee will take a vote on nominations. The next Mason County Forest Festival parade will head through downtown Shelton on May 31, 2008. Festivities will be celebrated during the weekend spanning May 29 through June 1, 2008. The plan- ning committee meets regularly at 6 p.m. on the first and third Tues- days of every month at Godfather's Pizza, 301 East Wallace Kneeland Boulevard in Shelton. Fire board will meet in valley The Fire District 9 Commission will have a special meeting at 7 o'clock tonight, which is Thursday, November 15, at the fire station located at 2320 West Skokomish Valley Road. Those in attendance will talk about contracting. u 00ides uuuuu Hood Canal at Union Thursday, November 15 Low ................... 1:43 a.m ........... -1.0 ft. High .................. 9:19 a.m ........... 11.9 ft. Low ................... 3:21 p.m ............. 8.5 ft. High .................. 6:38 p.m ............. 8.9 ft. Friday, November 16 Low ................... 2:31 a.m ............ -0.3ft. High ................ 10:09 a.m ........... 11.8 ft. Low ................... 4:34 p.m ............. 8.0 ft. High .................. 7:53 p.m ............. 8.3 ft. Saturday, November 17 Low ................... 3:24 a.m ............. 0.4 ft. High ................ 10:56 a.m ........... 11.9 ft. Low ................... 5:42 p.m ............. 7.0 ft. High .................. 9:32 p.m ............. 7.8 ft. Sunday, November 18 Low ................... 4:21 a.m ............. 1.4 ft. High ................ 11:38 a.m ........... 12.0 ft. Low ................... 6:32 p,m ............. 5.5 ft. High ................ 11:10 p.m ............. 7.8 ft. Monday, November 19 Low ................... 5:22 a.rn ............. 2.5 ft. High ................ 12:15 Low ................... 7:13 Tuesday, November High ................ 12-41 Low ................... 6:26 High ................ 12:49 p.m ........... 12.2 ft. p.m ............. 3.8 ft. 20 a.m ............. 8.4 ft. a.m ............. 3.7 ft. p.m ........... 12.4 ft. Low ................... 7:52 p.m ............. 1.8 ft. Wednesday, November 21 High .................. 2:01 a.m ............. 9.4 ft. Low ................... 7:28 a.m ............. 5.0 ft. High .................. 1:23 p,m ........... 12.6 ft. Low ................... 8:30 p.m ........... -0.2 ft. Thursday, November 22 High .................. 3:10 a.m ........... 10.6 ft. Low ................... 8:28 a.m ............. 6.1 ft. High .................. 1:57 p.m ........... 12.8 ft. Low ................... 9:10 p.m ........... -1.9 ft. Oakland Bay at Shelton Thursday, November 15 Low ................... 3:38 a.m ........... -0,8 ft. High ................ 10:44 a.m ........... 14.4 ft. Low ................... 5:16 p.m ............. 7.4 ft. High ................. :8:03 p.m ........... 10.8 ft. Friday, November 16 Low ................... 4:26 a,rn ........... -0.3 ft. High ................ 11:34 a.m ........... 14.2 ft. Low ................... 6:29 p.m ............. 6.9 ft. High .................. 9:18 p.m ........... 10,1 ft. Saturday, November 17 Low ................... 5:19 a.m ............. 0.4 ft. High ................ 12:21 p,m ........... 14.4 ft. Low ................... 7:37 p,m ............. 6.1 ft. High ................ 10:57 p,m ............. 9.4 ft. Sunday, November 18 Low ................... 6:16 a.m ............. 1.2 ft. High .................. 1:03 p.m ........... 14.5 ft. Low ................... 8:27 p,m ............. 4.8 ft. Monday, November 19 High ................ 12:35 a,m ............. 9.4 ft. Low ................... 7:17 a,m ............. 2.2 ft. High .................. 1:40 p,m ........... 14.7 ft. Low ................... 9:08 p.m ............. 3.3 ft. Tuesday, November 20 High .................. 2:06 a,m ........... 10.2 ft. Low ................... 8:21 a,m ............. 3.2 ft. High .................. 2:14 p,m ........... 15,0 ft. Low ................... 9:47 p,m ............. 1.6 ft. Wednesday, November 21 High .................. 3:26 a.m ........... 11.3 ft. Low ................... 9:23 a.m ............. 4.3 ft. High .................. 2:48 p.m ........... 15.2 ft. Low ................. 10:25 p.m ........... -0.2 ft. Thursday, November 22 High .................. 4:35 a.m ........... 12.9 ft. Low ................. 10:23 a.m ............. 5.3 ft. High .................. 3:22 p.m ........... 15.5 ft. Low ................. 11:05 p.m ........... -1.7 ft. ACCOUNTING & TAX SERVICE Where Homegrown, Old World Ways, Ethics & Honesty Meets Experience & Technology A Comfortable atmosphere... Where you can Come as you are... Affordable Rates... Taxes...Payroll...Reports... Full or Partial Accounting... Financial Roports...Onsite Accounting Bank Reconciliations...Cost Accounting... Monthly Billings... Quality & Experience at affordable rates.. 2523 Olympic Hwy N Shelton, WA 985134 [Next. to the Royal Shanghai] 360.426.7400 email: acctntax@hctc.com 360-426-7167 .-,-,---- 1-800-675-7167 2911 E. Brockdale Road II I COOUNG Thursday, November 15, 2007 - Shelton-Mason County Journal - Page 19