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Recycling bins will be
kept in place f()r now
(Continued from page 1.)
the past 10 years the bins have
been in place." Along with that in-
crease, though, has come garbage
and hazardous material dumping
that the port commissioners say
could threaten the water quality of
North Bay.
The letter also discusses expen-
sive blacktop wear and tear that
the port's budget cannot cover and
weekly cleanup of the area that
results in "hundreds of dollars per
year in direct costs and staff time."
ONE PORTION of the letter
has especially grabbed the atten-
tion of those that are opposed to
removing the recycling bins. Com-
missioner Jean Farmer wrote, "Re-
garding incompatible use, the Port
has a basketball area adjacent to
the bins that is well used by the
children of this community and
more than once we have witnessed
them climbing into the bins to re-
trieve their basketballs."
Several people have taken excep-
tion to the above line. Among them
are Allyn resident and Lions club
member Wes Peters.
"I'm a little puzzled about kids
getting into the bins," he said at the
recent port meeting. "There's not
much merit to it. How do you get
a nine-inch basketball in a seven-
inch slot?"
"I'm just suggesting, Commis-
sioner Farmer," he later added,
"that somebody didn't do their
math."
Several other people also ex-
pressed concerns to the commis-
sioners.
ALLYN RESIDENT Barry Bet-
singer spoke on behalf of the "Save
Our Bins" group and said, "I must
state that the bins have been ex-
tremely useful for our family and
others in the community."
On the subject of garbage dump-
ing, Betsinger acknowledged that
he has "seen the good, the bad and
the ugly down here although I prob-
ably haven't been down here at the
worst times." He went on to say
that he and his group are willing to
work on finding an alternate site,
but hopes the bins will remain until
that is accomplished.
Mel Yingling told the commis-
sioners that the community is "very
upset" with the push to remove the
bins and told the commissioners
that they "should be listening to the
people that voted you in."
"I could give you 500 more (sig-
natures) in a week or two if that's
what you want," he added.
Allyn resident Richard Richt-
myer said that the port should have
tried to work with the community
more before dropping the bomb of a
November i deadline.
ALL OF THE speakers ac-
knowledged misuse of the bins, but
also talked about the importance
of having a recycling thcility at the
port property until an alternative
site is located. Others, including
the commissioners, expressed frus-
tration with Mason County for not
adequately addressing the problem
of relocating the bins.
"The county is not showing any
initiative ... No pun intended, but
they stink," said Allyn resident Jeff
Carey. "They want to look good,
and this is in regards to the com-
missioner from this district (Lynda
Ring-Erickson), but they're not will-
ing to do the grunt work to do it."
Carey says that as a result of the
county's lack of leadership, the local
community gets "into little battles
between the port, the Allyn Com-
munity Association (of which he is
president) and the Victor club all
because other parties aren't willing
to take responsibility."
The commissioners and Bonnie
Knight, the port's executive direc-
tor, repeatedly pointed out during
the meeting that the bins belong
to Mason County, which has a re-
sponsibility to provide garbage and
recycling services. To that end, a
special meeting to discuss the issue
further with county representatives
at the table has been set for 7 p.m.
on Monday, November 26, at the
LakeLand Village Clubhouse.
The Retired and Senior Volun-
teer Program has several volun-
teer opportunities for North Ma-
son residents. Anyone interested
in helping out can call 360-426-
3405 for information, referring
to the numbers at the end of the
items listed below.
• Wetlands Exhibit Host: Meet
and greet visitors at the indoor
Theler Wetlands Exhibit Cen-
ter and Wetlands Trails. Du-
ties include answering phones,
distributing wetlands informa-
tion and guiding tours. Training
provided. Volunteers 16 and older
welcome (252637).
• Youth Mentor/Tutor: Help tu-
tor youth in reading, writing and
math or teach them new hobby
skills at the Boys and Girls Club
in North Mason (36533).
• Home Care Assistance: Help
the elderly and physically chal-
lenged remain independent in
their own home by assisting with
light housekeeping, yard mainte-
nance, home repairs or transpor-
tation to medical appointments.
CCS Volunteer Services (36339)
and Faith in Action-West Sound
(47315).
• Food Bank Volunteer: Assist
those in need by handing out food,
stocking or picking up donations.
North Mason Food Bank il
fair (36490).
• Special Events
Help plan special events at
Theler Center with event c05
tee manager, including rec
h :
volunteers. Average of 12 h:
month (252635). p i
st. Hu@F
7 a Episcop:
I LI Churc0000o!
I We invite you to join us
I "Sunday Fam!ly Worshil.Fe
[ 1o a.m.. Sunday School erovi or
| 280 E. Wheelwright St., Allyl'ao]
INTERIOR
EXTERIOI
Locally owned • Licensed
15 years experience
1-360-277-9241
Cell 1-360-401-0048
HOODCCP979NN
Luncheon set to T ustees " r--'/A"11/2"= (Cle_anorj(Black°r
• . Crushed Driveway Rock .,,-,
1
• • Large River Rock I ALL DRIVEWAY1
run November 28 .election . *Delivery5daysaweek , (,AVI=II CUSTOIII
• • Dark, rich topsoil I SPREAD FREE 1
- • * Dark, rich Hemlock Bark
• L _. expi.re 12m/..o7 c2s, value,,.J1/2o€€1
By KEVAN MOORE briefly talk about their individual 1 fi1"1 , CLOSED SATURDAYS U-HAUL BY APPOINTMENT ON'ti
The North Mason Chamber of businesses. Kenny says topics ex- 1 IkJll II now
pected to be covered at the meeting
include the newly formed hospital
district, the health of Hood Canal,
the thlly funded Belfair sewer proj-
ect, State Route 3 improvements,
the Belfair Bypass and more.
The North Mason chamber
holds a regular monthly luncheon
meeting with a featured speak-
er or presentation on the fourth
Wednesday of every month at the
Theler Center in Belfair.
The luncheon is open to the pub-
lic. The lunch cost is $8 per per-
son. Networking begins at 11:30
a.m. and lunch is served at noon.
Those that would like more infor-
mation about the luncheon or the
chamber in general should call the
chamber office at 275-4267.
Commerce's regular monthly lun-
cheon will get started at 11:30
a.m. on Wednesday, November 28,
at the Mary E. Theler Community
Center.
Rather than having the typi-
cal setup of one featured speaker,
organizers say that the upcoming
luncheon will feature a number
of brief presentations by chamber
officials and members regarding
positive events and activities that
will be occurring in the coming
year.
North Mason chamber presi-
dent Frank Kenny will share a
presentation on the chamber's
latest activities and future plans.
Several local business owners will
also take to the microphone to
Ski bus ready to roll again
The North Mason Ski & Snowboard Bus, run every
year by a pair of adventurous Belfair moms, is getting
ready to roll for another great season at Stevens Pass.
The bus will run for eight Saturdays beginning Janu-
ary 5. It will be leaving the Olympia Federal Savings
parkinglot at 6 a.m. and returzl, ing at approximately
8 p.m. Busfare for the season m $325 per person for
riders age 10 to adult and must be paid in full by De-
cember 15. Reduced price lift tickets will be sold sepa-
rately onboard the bus enroute to the mountain each
week. Registratmn and permission forms will soon be
available for download at www.outlookwriting.com. Seats
will be on a first come, first serve basis. To sign up, call
Pam Merrill at 277.0919 or Cami Geyer at 275.0852.
NORTH MASON
FIBER COMPANY
RO. Box 275 • NE 431 Log Yard Rd. • Belfair, WA 98528
The Place To Take Your
YARD & WOOD Waste
Contractors Welcome
OPEN MON-FRI 7AM-5PM • WEEKENDS 8AM-4PM
275-0228 Pleas. call for directions and more information
NO Plastics or Garbage PLEASE
I II
Page 4 - Belfair Herald section of the Shelton-Mason County Journal -Thursday, November 15, 2007
The North Mason Chamber of
Commerce 2008 Board of Trust-
ees election is under way. Ballots
have been mailed to all chamber
members and must be returned
to the chamber office on or before
November 20.
The chamber is transitioning
from one-year trustee terms to
two-year trustee terms. There-
fore, the top six vote recipients
will receive a two-year term and
the next four will receive one-year
terms. Each year thereafter, elec-
tions will have seven trustees up
for a two-year term.
Members will be voting for
two of the following candidates:
Rob Drexler, sales agent - Win-
dermere Real Estate and cur-
rent trustee; Rick Haas, manager
at Scott McLendon's Hardware
- current trustee; Jack Nicklaus,
owner of Hood Canal Auto Sales
- current vice president; Greg
Oldham, sales agent at Prudential
Real Estate - current president;
David Overton, owner of Overton
Associates - current trustee; Jim
Roberts, managing broker at Reid
Real Estate - current trustee;
Mike Carnovale, general man-
ager at Alderbrook Resort; Dan
Goodell, attorney with Houle &
Goodell, Attorneys, PLLC; Cas-
sandra Hoffman, sales agent with
Farmers Insurance; Debra Jacobs,
owner of Allyn Analytics; Tom
Kruse, vice president of strategy
and business development at Har-
rison Medical Center;Gary Podes-
ta, branch manager at American
Marine Bank; Deb Smith, direc-
tor of marketing with The Kitsap
Clearing, Grading, Excavating
Logging, Homesites to Commercial
Building Complexes - Culverts to Storm Drainage Systems
Driveways to Highways - Topsoil to 2 MAN Rock
18862 E State Rt. 3 ZEPHI'033C0 (360)
Allyn, WA 98524 Fax (360)
THANK YOU
VOTERS!
THANK YOU VOTERS of the North Mason area
a roving the formation of our new Public Homital Dist
PP - " i ....
#2l Your new commissioners will work diligently to br o
an Ur ent and Primary Care Medical Center to Belfair blL y
early 009. In the mean t, me PHD #1 has comm,ffed,
continue to operate their clinic through the end of 2005L
We would like to thank the many private individuals ai e
businesses who contributed to our efforts. Without tl °
financial assistance our effort would not have been Lt.
successful. '?.r
We also want to thank the committee members for
time and donations to our effort, but the biggest
goes to YOU the VOTERS in PUBLIC HOSPITAL
#2 for turning our dreams into reality! First rate
care is on the horizon for all citizens in our North
area.
Sun; and Tim Wing, associate bro-
ker and sales agent at Reid Real Paid for by the Citizen's Committee for the Establishment of Public Hospital
Estate. 90 NE Rainbow PI. N., Belfair, WA 98528-- Hel b ;erhal Chair
m llmmmm mmm. m mmn m
I want to thank the voters of North Mason for the trust you ho
placed in me. Through my campaign I have met many of you in vOrl
ous places throughout the North Mason community. I have knock€
on nearly a thousand of your doors, have spoken to an equal numb•
of you out in public, or through the open windows of your cars wh¢
you stopped to talk when you saw me walking my three dachshunds
Twice I have been asked to stay for dinner by families who, when I fi
knocked, must have thought I was a salesman. I have stood in yo
doorways, and sat in your living rooms. I have seen your smiles an
truck c ,
those of your kids from the vantage of Mike Boyle's yellow fire tA
the speakers broadcast "God Bless America." I have been ener '
me on
by the honks, thumbs up and "V" signs you have given b.
home from work as I waved my Campbell4kids sign on Hi i
As I assume this office I will never forget your hospitality, the stories of educational success
have shared and the concerns and unreel needs you wish me to address. Your hope for chang.eL "q=t
restoration of educational excellence, and civic healing, gives me confidence that with your helP
and our continued dialogue, there is a bright future for our community and for our kids. i€
Gratefully, Il
John Campbell
North Mason School Board Member-Elect, Position No. 4 ill
Paid for by Campbell 4 Kids Campaign, P.O. Box 2230, Belfair,
Recycling bins will be
kept in place f()r now
(Continued from page 1.)
the past 10 years the bins have
been in place." Along with that in-
crease, though, has come garbage
and hazardous material dumping
that the port commissioners say
could threaten the water quality of
North Bay.
The letter also discusses expen-
sive blacktop wear and tear that
the port's budget cannot cover and
weekly cleanup of the area that
results in "hundreds of dollars per
year in direct costs and staff time."
ONE PORTION of the letter
has especially grabbed the atten-
tion of those that are opposed to
removing the recycling bins. Com-
missioner Jean Farmer wrote, "Re-
garding incompatible use, the Port
has a basketball area adjacent to
the bins that is well used by the
children of this community and
more than once we have witnessed
them climbing into the bins to re-
trieve their basketballs."
Several people have taken excep-
tion to the above line. Among them
are Allyn resident and Lions club
member Wes Peters.
"I'm a little puzzled about kids
getting into the bins," he said at the
recent port meeting. "There's not
much merit to it. How do you get
a nine-inch basketball in a seven-
inch slot?"
"I'm just suggesting, Commis-
sioner Farmer," he later added,
"that somebody didn't do their
math."
Several other people also ex-
pressed concerns to the commis-
sioners.
ALLYN RESIDENT Barry Bet-
singer spoke on behalf of the "Save
Our Bins" group and said, "I must
state that the bins have been ex-
tremely useful for our family and
others in the community."
On the subject of garbage dump-
ing, Betsinger acknowledged that
he has "seen the good, the bad and
the ugly down here although I prob-
ably haven't been down here at the
worst times." He went on to say
that he and his group are willing to
work on finding an alternate site,
but hopes the bins will remain until
that is accomplished.
Mel Yingling told the commis-
sioners that the community is "very
upset" with the push to remove the
bins and told the commissioners
that they "should be listening to the
people that voted you in."
"I could give you 500 more (sig-
natures) in a week or two if that's
what you want," he added.
Allyn resident Richard Richt-
myer said that the port should have
tried to work with the community
more before dropping the bomb of a
November i deadline.
ALL OF THE speakers ac-
knowledged misuse of the bins, but
also talked about the importance
of having a recycling thcility at the
port property until an alternative
site is located. Others, including
the commissioners, expressed frus-
tration with Mason County for not
adequately addressing the problem
of relocating the bins.
"The county is not showing any
initiative ... No pun intended, but
they stink," said Allyn resident Jeff
Carey. "They want to look good,
and this is in regards to the com-
missioner from this district (Lynda
Ring-Erickson), but they're not will-
ing to do the grunt work to do it."
Carey says that as a result of the
county's lack of leadership, the local
community gets "into little battles
between the port, the Allyn Com-
munity Association (of which he is
president) and the Victor club all
because other parties aren't willing
to take responsibility."
The commissioners and Bonnie
Knight, the port's executive direc-
tor, repeatedly pointed out during
the meeting that the bins belong
to Mason County, which has a re-
sponsibility to provide garbage and
recycling services. To that end, a
special meeting to discuss the issue
further with county representatives
at the table has been set for 7 p.m.
on Monday, November 26, at the
LakeLand Village Clubhouse.
The Retired and Senior Volun-
teer Program has several volun-
teer opportunities for North Ma-
son residents. Anyone interested
in helping out can call 360-426-
3405 for information, referring
to the numbers at the end of the
items listed below.
• Wetlands Exhibit Host: Meet
and greet visitors at the indoor
Theler Wetlands Exhibit Cen-
ter and Wetlands Trails. Du-
ties include answering phones,
distributing wetlands informa-
tion and guiding tours. Training
provided. Volunteers 16 and older
welcome (252637).
• Youth Mentor/Tutor: Help tu-
tor youth in reading, writing and
math or teach them new hobby
skills at the Boys and Girls Club
in North Mason (36533).
• Home Care Assistance: Help
the elderly and physically chal-
lenged remain independent in
their own home by assisting with
light housekeeping, yard mainte-
nance, home repairs or transpor-
tation to medical appointments.
CCS Volunteer Services (36339)
and Faith in Action-West Sound
(47315).
• Food Bank Volunteer: Assist
those in need by handing out food,
stocking or picking up donations.
North Mason Food Bank il
fair (36490).
• Special Events
Help plan special events at
Theler Center with event c05
tee manager, including rec
h :
volunteers. Average of 12 h:
month (252635). p i
st. Hu@F
7 a Episcop:
I LI Churc0000o!
I We invite you to join us
I "Sunday Fam!ly Worshil.Fe
[ 1o a.m.. Sunday School erovi or
| 280 E. Wheelwright St., Allyl'ao]
INTERIOR
EXTERIOI
Locally owned • Licensed
15 years experience
1-360-277-9241
Cell 1-360-401-0048
HOODCCP979NN
Luncheon set to T ustees " r--'/A"11/2"= (Cle_anorj(Black°r
• . Crushed Driveway Rock .,,-,
1
• • Large River Rock I ALL DRIVEWAY1
run November 28 .election . *Delivery5daysaweek , (,AVI=II CUSTOIII
• • Dark, rich topsoil I SPREAD FREE 1
- • * Dark, rich Hemlock Bark
• L _. expi.re 12m/..o7 c2s, value,,.J1/2o€€1
By KEVAN MOORE briefly talk about their individual 1 fi1"1 , CLOSED SATURDAYS U-HAUL BY APPOINTMENT ON'ti
The North Mason Chamber of businesses. Kenny says topics ex- 1 IkJll II now
pected to be covered at the meeting
include the newly formed hospital
district, the health of Hood Canal,
the thlly funded Belfair sewer proj-
ect, State Route 3 improvements,
the Belfair Bypass and more.
The North Mason chamber
holds a regular monthly luncheon
meeting with a featured speak-
er or presentation on the fourth
Wednesday of every month at the
Theler Center in Belfair.
The luncheon is open to the pub-
lic. The lunch cost is $8 per per-
son. Networking begins at 11:30
a.m. and lunch is served at noon.
Those that would like more infor-
mation about the luncheon or the
chamber in general should call the
chamber office at 275-4267.
Commerce's regular monthly lun-
cheon will get started at 11:30
a.m. on Wednesday, November 28,
at the Mary E. Theler Community
Center.
Rather than having the typi-
cal setup of one featured speaker,
organizers say that the upcoming
luncheon will feature a number
of brief presentations by chamber
officials and members regarding
positive events and activities that
will be occurring in the coming
year.
North Mason chamber presi-
dent Frank Kenny will share a
presentation on the chamber's
latest activities and future plans.
Several local business owners will
also take to the microphone to
Ski bus ready to roll again
The North Mason Ski & Snowboard Bus, run every
year by a pair of adventurous Belfair moms, is getting
ready to roll for another great season at Stevens Pass.
The bus will run for eight Saturdays beginning Janu-
ary 5. It will be leaving the Olympia Federal Savings
parkinglot at 6 a.m. and returzl, ing at approximately
8 p.m. Busfare for the season m $325 per person for
riders age 10 to adult and must be paid in full by De-
cember 15. Reduced price lift tickets will be sold sepa-
rately onboard the bus enroute to the mountain each
week. Registratmn and permission forms will soon be
available for download at www.outlookwriting.com. Seats
will be on a first come, first serve basis. To sign up, call
Pam Merrill at 277.0919 or Cami Geyer at 275.0852.
NORTH MASON
FIBER COMPANY
RO. Box 275 • NE 431 Log Yard Rd. • Belfair, WA 98528
The Place To Take Your
YARD & WOOD Waste
Contractors Welcome
OPEN MON-FRI 7AM-5PM • WEEKENDS 8AM-4PM
275-0228 Pleas. call for directions and more information
NO Plastics or Garbage PLEASE
I II
Page 4 - Belfair Herald section of the Shelton-Mason County Journal -Thursday, November 15, 2007
The North Mason Chamber of
Commerce 2008 Board of Trust-
ees election is under way. Ballots
have been mailed to all chamber
members and must be returned
to the chamber office on or before
November 20.
The chamber is transitioning
from one-year trustee terms to
two-year trustee terms. There-
fore, the top six vote recipients
will receive a two-year term and
the next four will receive one-year
terms. Each year thereafter, elec-
tions will have seven trustees up
for a two-year term.
Members will be voting for
two of the following candidates:
Rob Drexler, sales agent - Win-
dermere Real Estate and cur-
rent trustee; Rick Haas, manager
at Scott McLendon's Hardware
- current trustee; Jack Nicklaus,
owner of Hood Canal Auto Sales
- current vice president; Greg
Oldham, sales agent at Prudential
Real Estate - current president;
David Overton, owner of Overton
Associates - current trustee; Jim
Roberts, managing broker at Reid
Real Estate - current trustee;
Mike Carnovale, general man-
ager at Alderbrook Resort; Dan
Goodell, attorney with Houle &
Goodell, Attorneys, PLLC; Cas-
sandra Hoffman, sales agent with
Farmers Insurance; Debra Jacobs,
owner of Allyn Analytics; Tom
Kruse, vice president of strategy
and business development at Har-
rison Medical Center;Gary Podes-
ta, branch manager at American
Marine Bank; Deb Smith, direc-
tor of marketing with The Kitsap
Clearing, Grading, Excavating
Logging, Homesites to Commercial
Building Complexes - Culverts to Storm Drainage Systems
Driveways to Highways - Topsoil to 2 MAN Rock
18862 E State Rt. 3 ZEPHI'033C0 (360)
Allyn, WA 98524 Fax (360)
THANK YOU
VOTERS!
THANK YOU VOTERS of the North Mason area
a roving the formation of our new Public Homital Dist
PP - " i ....
#2l Your new commissioners will work diligently to br o
an Ur ent and Primary Care Medical Center to Belfair blL y
early 009. In the mean t, me PHD #1 has comm,ffed,
continue to operate their clinic through the end of 2005L
We would like to thank the many private individuals ai e
businesses who contributed to our efforts. Without tl °
financial assistance our effort would not have been Lt.
successful. '?.r
We also want to thank the committee members for
time and donations to our effort, but the biggest
goes to YOU the VOTERS in PUBLIC HOSPITAL
#2 for turning our dreams into reality! First rate
care is on the horizon for all citizens in our North
area.
Sun; and Tim Wing, associate bro-
ker and sales agent at Reid Real Paid for by the Citizen's Committee for the Establishment of Public Hospital
Estate. 90 NE Rainbow PI. N., Belfair, WA 98528-- Hel b ;erhal Chair
m llmmmm mmm. m mmn m
I want to thank the voters of North Mason for the trust you ho
placed in me. Through my campaign I have met many of you in vOrl
ous places throughout the North Mason community. I have knock€
on nearly a thousand of your doors, have spoken to an equal numb•
of you out in public, or through the open windows of your cars wh¢
you stopped to talk when you saw me walking my three dachshunds
Twice I have been asked to stay for dinner by families who, when I fi
knocked, must have thought I was a salesman. I have stood in yo
doorways, and sat in your living rooms. I have seen your smiles an
truck c ,
those of your kids from the vantage of Mike Boyle's yellow fire tA
the speakers broadcast "God Bless America." I have been ener '
me on
by the honks, thumbs up and "V" signs you have given b.
home from work as I waved my Campbell4kids sign on Hi i
As I assume this office I will never forget your hospitality, the stories of educational success
have shared and the concerns and unreel needs you wish me to address. Your hope for chang.eL "q=t
restoration of educational excellence, and civic healing, gives me confidence that with your helP
and our continued dialogue, there is a bright future for our community and for our kids. i€
Gratefully, Il
John Campbell
North Mason School Board Member-Elect, Position No. 4 ill
Paid for by Campbell 4 Kids Campaign, P.O. Box 2230, Belfair,