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i: Chapel plans bazaar 1aY Dally nual which will begin at 9 displays birdhouses he has bazaar, a.m. eto sell at this year's holiday Da- on Friday and Saturday, November 16- ii|0 n at Spring Road Chapel. He will be 17, at the chapel, located at 1113 Shelton ore than 21 vendors at the an- Springs Road in Shelton. 00stlne • Island: County commission roundup: Landing, bridge and culvert work funded Several Mason County Public Works projects got the green light last week. After a public hearing on No- vember 6, the Mason County Com- mission authorized public works to award the Small Works Project for County Road Project 1873, Bear Creek-Dewatto culvert replace- ment project for the precasting of slab girders to Wilbert Precast Manufacturing in the amount of $76,594.80. Commissioners also authorized the road closure on Grapeview Loop Road between approximate milepoint 2.45 to 2.55 for construc- tion of the McLane Cove Bridge starting at 8 a.m. on Monday, No- vember 26, until July 2008. They awarded the bid fbr the Latimer's Landing project to Quigg Broth- el's, Incorporated in the amount of $891,038.25. Public Works Director Char- lie Butros also informed them of a contract for the McLane Cove Bridge project, which has been awarded to Five Rivers Construc- tion, Incorporated of" Longview in the amount of" $1,409,500.76. In other business on November 6, the commissioners: * Presented Green Star Pins to Cathe Bennett and Rick Brush, two employees in the Department of Public Works. The county commissioners award the pins to employees who earn unsolicited praise from the public. Butros read a glowing let- ter from the Washington State De- partment of Transportation, laud- ing the two recipients for their recent work. Brush is the county's right-of-way manager and Bennett is an instrument technician. • Greg Hering, the county's human resources director, recog- nized his administrative assistant Bonnie Cap. Hering described Cap as "very confident, professional and accurate in working with ben- efits." Her skills recently shone when she had to deal with late (Please turn to page 30.) [lose gets a new house of its own DURING THE general meet-  !OII COOPER eXt" ,_ tlnae you are in the park- ::a.at the clubhouse at Ha- mte,e look around and dis- ,.,. constructed and nicely :Vely painted new housing   nre hose that has been in- I I fire hose has been a fixture t] t location for a long time, e is Presence dating back to rl!est years of the gated l. aity at the northern tip of asd. Before the construction • tation 9 adjacent to the L' e Island Community Hall, ,i ge garage area in the utility Lfirg at the Pointe served as l[  ehouse for the engine that ded to blazes in the area. Avian migration does seem to reduce the variety of birds that come to our feeders and the num- ber of daily visitors. The faithful chickadees, nuthatches, black- eyed juncos, stellar jays and flick- ers are still around. Crows desert- ed us months go and the colorful birds of summer are conspicuous by their absence. HOWEVER, A couple of feath- ered visitors showed up a few days ago and we asked: What are those birds? They looked familiar but did not seem to have familiar plum- age. We studied the matter a bit and feel that we have nailed down the answer. The visiting couple were of the species that is our state bird, the goldfinch, but they were tathered up in their winter wear. The goldfinch is the only one of its kind that molts, sheds feathers and grows new ones twice a year. In the fall they go into disguise, sporting more drab plumage than one would expect. Come spring they will re-sprout their wonder- ful yellow hue for the breeding season. Subjects addressed by speakers at the November 9 meeting of the Harstine Island Community Club were of interest because almost 60 people turned out to hear from Dr. Marty Best, director of emergen- cy operations for Mason County, and Assistant Chief Tim McKern of Mason County Fire District 5. After introductory comments, Mc- Kern introduced Best, emphasizing the fact that he and his family are long-term residents of the county. McKern was pleased to say that in his present post Best is great addi- tion to the county government and the services it provides. To broaden the understand- ing in attendance, Best explained his role and the role of the Mason County Department of Emergen- cy Management as they apply to Harstine and the rest of the coun- ty. He informed listeners of his background and talked about his efforts to network with agencies at the local, state and federal levels to provide the assistance needed when emergencies arise. His remarks then centered on CERT, the Citizen Emergency Re- sponse Team and indicated that the Harstine Island CERT has become a model for others in the county. He was strong in his sup- port of local preparedness for any event that may occur and the need for the community to be self-reli- ant for a minimum of five to seven days. • i" qe h aL. ," -mg area and the road- I at the Pointe became the , ground for volunteer fire- ".Testing of hoses and the r.g of the hydrants placed _ gac suots became part of tltine. - a.urnber of Pointe residents lV°Ived and two who once at the Pointe were - elected to :ti s fire commissioners. Bill rty and Dwayne Warner at Post at different times. lI WILL recall the lively ] I ew years back, that broke I , burned briskly in the lone €lUapster and burned the o.f trees high overhead. allability of the fire hose .corned at that time. To- , lave two huge dumpsters a n equally large one for t ' and a fourth for mixed ' 'leWspapers and magazines. 'e COmbustibles make great " [0 ¢o  conflagration, and so smoIb.rting to know that the ,  Is there. It is aestheti- lesing to see it beautifully i y the work of an anony- adividual. t ireCeived a report last week ! e ral residents living on h, ae Drive have noted an " 0 ] Urnmingbirds at a date : 1 h  year. Maybe they are ai t Le.tiny avians who will I) winter on Harstine Is- ' : t e other hand, they may I f a migrating group head- t¢ Xico to spend the winter t i ;t need a little R&R be-  ag off on the last lap of ' t hey. They may be a con- a laggard flock that took e 'ore the southern shores ,:'2any iles to the noah , tr e stae; e t aOve on. ELTON NG IROFESSlONA L TOWING 2417 6o426-2 ing it was reported that plans are set and ready to be implemented for the Thanksgiving Day Dinner at the community hall at 2 p.m. There is now another donor for a feast for which the community club supplies the turkey, stuff- ing, mashed potatoes and gravy augmented by potluck side dishes brought by those who will attend. The neighborhood bakery will sup- ply rolls to go with the meal. Let Mike and Linda Benson at 426-7803 or Jim and Ruth Irish at 426-0266 know if you will be at- tending the dinner, how many are in your party and what side dish you will bring. At the same time it's not too early to think about the New Year's Dance as there are only 46 days left in the year 2007. Tickets are now available for the gala event and can be purchased, at $20 per person from Jim Irving at 432-9231 or Gary Benz at 427- 3180. Food for the evening of music and dance will be prepared and served by the LaJune Senior Lunch crew. Toe-tinging tunes that will bring you to your feet on the 93- year-old floor, considered one of the best dancing surfaces around, will be played by Richard Gerber and his band. There are plans to enhance the floor by recanting it in December. At the end of November and ear- ly in December more treats will be provided. The women's club Holi- day House bazaar will take place on the Saturday after Thanksgiv- ing Day, November 24. On Friday, November 30, and Saturday, De- cember 1, the play Santa Goes on Strike directed by Lorna Hink will be staged at 8 p.m. in the commu- nity hall. A matinee presentation will take place on Sunday, Decem- ber 2, at 3 p.m. Admission is free as this is a gift of appreciation to the community by the Harstine Is- land Theatre Club. ON WEDNESDAY, December 5, the only Senior Lunch for the last month of 2007 will be served. The menu fbr a hearty meal will be forthcoming. The eagerly anticipated concerts for the Christmas season by the Harstine Community Choir will be December 8-9 and as is custom- ary there is no admission for these musical treats. This is a busy time of year for the choir. On December 7, the day before their first con- cert in the community hall, they will be participating in the City of Shelton's annual tree lighting (Please turn to page 32.) THANK YOU to the voters of Hood Canal School District for their support in the election o{ November 6, 2007. --00om Bob Sund Paid for by Sund Special Fund ] P.O. Box 1180 Hoodsport, WA 98548 ,,,] Annual Holiday. Bazaar SPRING ROAD CHAPEL 1 113 E. Shelton Springs Road .......  .... . ,a (Same road as high school.) November 16 & 17 Fri. 9 a.m.-6 p.m., Sat. 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Thank you to all of my supporters. To everyone who contributed, he.lped w00th my campaign and voted for me, l am very grateful. Paid for by Committee to Elect Gary Cronce (Nonpartisan) RO. Box 2228, Shelton, WA 98584 * cell (360) 490-0569 * cbyc@hctc.com Thursday, November 15, 2007 - Shelton-Mason County Journal - Page 29 i: Chapel plans bazaar 1aY Dally nual which will begin at 9 displays birdhouses he has bazaar, a.m. eto sell at this year's holiday Da- on Friday and Saturday, November 16- ii|0 n at Spring Road Chapel. He will be 17, at the chapel, located at 1113 Shelton ore than 21 vendors at the an- Springs Road in Shelton. 00stlne • Island: County commission roundup: Landing, bridge and culvert work funded Several Mason County Public Works projects got the green light last week. After a public hearing on No- vember 6, the Mason County Com- mission authorized public works to award the Small Works Project for County Road Project 1873, Bear Creek-Dewatto culvert replace- ment project for the precasting of slab girders to Wilbert Precast Manufacturing in the amount of $76,594.80. Commissioners also authorized the road closure on Grapeview Loop Road between approximate milepoint 2.45 to 2.55 for construc- tion of the McLane Cove Bridge starting at 8 a.m. on Monday, No- vember 26, until July 2008. They awarded the bid fbr the Latimer's Landing project to Quigg Broth- el's, Incorporated in the amount of $891,038.25. Public Works Director Char- lie Butros also informed them of a contract for the McLane Cove Bridge project, which has been awarded to Five Rivers Construc- tion, Incorporated of" Longview in the amount of" $1,409,500.76. In other business on November 6, the commissioners: * Presented Green Star Pins to Cathe Bennett and Rick Brush, two employees in the Department of Public Works. The county commissioners award the pins to employees who earn unsolicited praise from the public. Butros read a glowing let- ter from the Washington State De- partment of Transportation, laud- ing the two recipients for their recent work. Brush is the county's right-of-way manager and Bennett is an instrument technician. • Greg Hering, the county's human resources director, recog- nized his administrative assistant Bonnie Cap. Hering described Cap as "very confident, professional and accurate in working with ben- efits." Her skills recently shone when she had to deal with late (Please turn to page 30.) [lose gets a new house of its own DURING THE general meet-  !OII COOPER eXt" ,_ tlnae you are in the park- ::a.at the clubhouse at Ha- mte,e look around and dis- ,.,. constructed and nicely :Vely painted new housing   nre hose that has been in- I I fire hose has been a fixture t] t location for a long time, e is Presence dating back to rl!est years of the gated l. aity at the northern tip of asd. Before the construction • tation 9 adjacent to the L' e Island Community Hall, ,i ge garage area in the utility Lfirg at the Pointe served as l[  ehouse for the engine that ded to blazes in the area. Avian migration does seem to reduce the variety of birds that come to our feeders and the num- ber of daily visitors. The faithful chickadees, nuthatches, black- eyed juncos, stellar jays and flick- ers are still around. Crows desert- ed us months go and the colorful birds of summer are conspicuous by their absence. HOWEVER, A couple of feath- ered visitors showed up a few days ago and we asked: What are those birds? They looked familiar but did not seem to have familiar plum- age. We studied the matter a bit and feel that we have nailed down the answer. The visiting couple were of the species that is our state bird, the goldfinch, but they were tathered up in their winter wear. The goldfinch is the only one of its kind that molts, sheds feathers and grows new ones twice a year. In the fall they go into disguise, sporting more drab plumage than one would expect. Come spring they will re-sprout their wonder- ful yellow hue for the breeding season. Subjects addressed by speakers at the November 9 meeting of the Harstine Island Community Club were of interest because almost 60 people turned out to hear from Dr. Marty Best, director of emergen- cy operations for Mason County, and Assistant Chief Tim McKern of Mason County Fire District 5. After introductory comments, Mc- Kern introduced Best, emphasizing the fact that he and his family are long-term residents of the county. McKern was pleased to say that in his present post Best is great addi- tion to the county government and the services it provides. To broaden the understand- ing in attendance, Best explained his role and the role of the Mason County Department of Emergen- cy Management as they apply to Harstine and the rest of the coun- ty. He informed listeners of his background and talked about his efforts to network with agencies at the local, state and federal levels to provide the assistance needed when emergencies arise. His remarks then centered on CERT, the Citizen Emergency Re- sponse Team and indicated that the Harstine Island CERT has become a model for others in the county. He was strong in his sup- port of local preparedness for any event that may occur and the need for the community to be self-reli- ant for a minimum of five to seven days. • i" qe h aL. ," -mg area and the road- I at the Pointe became the , ground for volunteer fire- ".Testing of hoses and the r.g of the hydrants placed _ gac suots became part of tltine. - a.urnber of Pointe residents lV°Ived and two who once at the Pointe were - elected to :ti s fire commissioners. Bill rty and Dwayne Warner at Post at different times. lI WILL recall the lively ] I ew years back, that broke I , burned briskly in the lone €lUapster and burned the o.f trees high overhead. allability of the fire hose .corned at that time. To- , lave two huge dumpsters a n equally large one for t ' and a fourth for mixed ' 'leWspapers and magazines. 'e COmbustibles make great " [0 ¢o  conflagration, and so smoIb.rting to know that the ,  Is there. It is aestheti- lesing to see it beautifully i y the work of an anony- adividual. t ireCeived a report last week ! e ral residents living on h, ae Drive have noted an " 0 ] Urnmingbirds at a date : 1 h  year. Maybe they are ai t Le.tiny avians who will I) winter on Harstine Is- ' : t e other hand, they may I f a migrating group head- t¢ Xico to spend the winter t i ;t need a little R&R be-  ag off on the last lap of ' t hey. They may be a con- a laggard flock that took e 'ore the southern shores ,:'2any iles to the noah , tr e stae; e t aOve on. ELTON NG IROFESSlONA L TOWING 2417 6o426-2 ing it was reported that plans are set and ready to be implemented for the Thanksgiving Day Dinner at the community hall at 2 p.m. There is now another donor for a feast for which the community club supplies the turkey, stuff- ing, mashed potatoes and gravy augmented by potluck side dishes brought by those who will attend. The neighborhood bakery will sup- ply rolls to go with the meal. Let Mike and Linda Benson at 426-7803 or Jim and Ruth Irish at 426-0266 know if you will be at- tending the dinner, how many are in your party and what side dish you will bring. At the same time it's not too early to think about the New Year's Dance as there are only 46 days left in the year 2007. Tickets are now available for the gala event and can be purchased, at $20 per person from Jim Irving at 432-9231 or Gary Benz at 427- 3180. Food for the evening of music and dance will be prepared and served by the LaJune Senior Lunch crew. Toe-tinging tunes that will bring you to your feet on the 93- year-old floor, considered one of the best dancing surfaces around, will be played by Richard Gerber and his band. There are plans to enhance the floor by recanting it in December. At the end of November and ear- ly in December more treats will be provided. The women's club Holi- day House bazaar will take place on the Saturday after Thanksgiv- ing Day, November 24. On Friday, November 30, and Saturday, De- cember 1, the play Santa Goes on Strike directed by Lorna Hink will be staged at 8 p.m. in the commu- nity hall. A matinee presentation will take place on Sunday, Decem- ber 2, at 3 p.m. Admission is free as this is a gift of appreciation to the community by the Harstine Is- land Theatre Club. ON WEDNESDAY, December 5, the only Senior Lunch for the last month of 2007 will be served. The menu fbr a hearty meal will be forthcoming. The eagerly anticipated concerts for the Christmas season by the Harstine Community Choir will be December 8-9 and as is custom- ary there is no admission for these musical treats. This is a busy time of year for the choir. On December 7, the day before their first con- cert in the community hall, they will be participating in the City of Shelton's annual tree lighting (Please turn to page 32.) THANK YOU to the voters of Hood Canal School District for their support in the election o{ November 6, 2007. --00om Bob Sund Paid for by Sund Special Fund ] P.O. Box 1180 Hoodsport, WA 98548 ,,,] Annual Holiday. Bazaar SPRING ROAD CHAPEL 1 113 E. Shelton Springs Road .......  .... . ,a (Same road as high school.) November 16 & 17 Fri. 9 a.m.-6 p.m., Sat. 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Thank you to all of my supporters. To everyone who contributed, he.lped w00th my campaign and voted for me, l am very grateful. Paid for by Committee to Elect Gary Cronce (Nonpartisan) RO. Box 2228, Shelton, WA 98584 * cell (360) 490-0569 * cbyc@hctc.com Thursday, November 15, 2007 - Shelton-Mason County Journal - Page 29