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BELFAIR HERALD
Serving Belfair -- Allyn -- Grapeview -- Tahuya -- Mason Lake South Shore Victor
Thursday, November 22, 2007 Section of The Shelton-Mason County Journal
[ANEW pump station was installed in Allyn this month.
[he station is located near the intersection of State Route
and North Bay Road.
Allyn:
INew pump station
]00vill prevent spills
lty KEVAN MOORE
[, Work to improve the sewer sys-
[rn in Allyn, in the form of a new
Ump station, is nearing comple-
°The sewer pump station near
i the intersection of State Route 3
i.ad North Bay Road was identi-
tied by county officials for needing
upgrade last year.
h During heavy winter storms in
ecember of last year, the pump
tation had some overflows as a
r.esult of power outages and insuf-
tiCient capacity. One of the spills
eventually led to a shellfish har-
vest closure in nearby North Bay.
The upgrades should allow for
a better response in the event of
a power outage while two new
tanks will hopefully capture any
possible overflows and better pro-
tect North Bay to any future clo-
sures.
Officials say that the proj-
ect, which cost the county about
$300,000, got under way late last
month and should be finished by
the end of this month. All that
remains to be completed at this
point is some landscaping and
electrical work.
Grapeview Loop
for closure
A section of Grapeview Loop
o
• ad is set to be closed to through
traffic for approximately eight
IOnths for bridge repair work.
b The McLane Cove Bridge was
lt in 1953 and underwent re-
rs in 1968 and 2002. At this
int, though, the bridge must be
llaced altogether. The bridge is
LOCated near Milepost 2.5 on the
loop road. Area residents and oth-
ers may have to take the long way
around for access to Allyn or Shel-
ton.
Funding for the project is in the
form ofa $1.2-million federal grant.
All design and engineering work for
the bridge replacement is complete
and the contract for the work was
awarded in October of this year.
l00eing prepared:
Emergencies class
set to run at library
lty LIZ CASE
The North Mason area has al-
ready seen its first couple of wind-
%rras and bouts of heavy rain this
-ar, and officials from the Mason
Unty Division of Emergency
anagement think this is a good
e for a community course on
)reparing for even worse events.
The, emergency management
fiice will offer a one-hour presen-
tion entitled "How To Be Pre-
pared in Case of a Disaster" at 7
p.m. on Wednesday, December 5,
at the North Mason Timberland
Regional Library, located at 23081
NE State Route 3 in downtown
Belfair.
The word "disaster" may sound
like a pretty unlikely event, but all
it takes is a disruption in the avail-
ability of electricity, fuel delivery
or clear road conditions before
(Please turn to page 3.)
IAN CARPENTER, far right, was recently selected as the Youth of the
Year at the North Mason branch of the Boys and Girls Club. Seen with
him, from left, are runner-up Sara Van Hoover and volunteer judges
Kim Haack, Margie Kaiser and Bob Houle.
At the Boys and Girls Club:
Ian Carpenter is named
(00lub's Youth of the Year
Ian Carpenter, a 17-year-old se-
nior at North Mason High School,
has been selected as the 2007
Youth of the Year for the North
Mason branch of the Boys and
Girls Clubs of South Puget Sound.
Sponsored by Reader's Digest
Foundation and administered by
Boys and Girls Clubs of America,
the national program recognizes
superior leadership skills and out-
standing service to Boys and Girls
Clubs, school and the community.
Carpenter is the son of Greg and
Valoree Carpenter of Tahuya. He
has been involved in the local club
since its inception 10 years ago
and officials say that he has been
a quiet, but excellent role model
to younger members. While at the
club, he has volunteered 659 hours
in community service projects in-
cluding being a counselor in train-
ing for two years in the summer
day camp.
"IAN IS A remarkable young
man, always looking out for kids
who need help, making good
choices, and willing to put in enor-
mous amounts of time helping
others. We are proud to have him
as a member and as our Youth of
the Year," said club director Billie
Schmidt.
Carpenter is also an Eagle
Scout, one of the youngest to make
that rank at age 14. His commu-
nity service involvement outside
the Boys and Girls Club includes
scouting, refurbishing trails at
the Theler Center and cleaning up
and planting trees at the Theler
Center.
Carpenter's goals for the future
include attending the University of
Puget Sound in the field of science
and ecology next fall, although he
says he isn't quite sure what his
career will be yet. Carpenter, who
has a grade-point average of 3.4,
was home schooled for a good por-
tion of his school career and only
began attending school full time
upon entering high school.
Carpenter will compete in mid-
February against youth from six
other Boys and Girls Club branch-
es in Tacoma for the South Puget
Sound title. In February, all six
candidates will be honored at an
event held at Mt. Tahoma High
School in Tacoma from 5:30 to 7:30
p.m,
"WE'D LOVE FOR lan to have
some support from the commu-
nity at this event," says Schmidt.
"The Youth of the Year event is
extremely inspirational, with each
candidate giving a three-minute
speech about what the Boys and
Girls Club has meant to them. You
really get to understand the im-
pact of our programs straight from
the youth."
Should Carpenter be selected
in that competition, he will move
on to the state competition held
at Qwest Field in Seattle and the
governor's mansion in Olympia in
March. The youth selected for the
state title will compete in a region-
al competition in California. Five
regional winners will compete
for the national honor in Wash-
ington, D.C, where the National
Youth of the Year will be officially
installed by the President of the
United States in a White House
ceremony in September. In addi-
(Please turn to page 4.)
Santa Claus is coming to town
Making a special trip all the way from won't get a chance to see Rudolph and his
the North Pole, Santa Claus will be in AI- buddies, though, because Fire District 5
lyn this coming weekend. Santa will be will be helping Santa get around so that
at the Allyn Waterfront Park and Gazebo the reindeer can rest up for Christmas
at 4 p.m. on Saturday, November 24. Kids Eve.
BELFAIR HERALD
Serving Belfair -- Allyn -- Grapeview -- Tahuya -- Mason Lake South Shore Victor
Thursday, November 22, 2007 Section of The Shelton-Mason County Journal
[ANEW pump station was installed in Allyn this month.
[he station is located near the intersection of State Route
and North Bay Road.
Allyn:
INew pump station
]00vill prevent spills
lty KEVAN MOORE
[, Work to improve the sewer sys-
[rn in Allyn, in the form of a new
Ump station, is nearing comple-
°The sewer pump station near
i the intersection of State Route 3
i.ad North Bay Road was identi-
tied by county officials for needing
upgrade last year.
h During heavy winter storms in
ecember of last year, the pump
tation had some overflows as a
r.esult of power outages and insuf-
tiCient capacity. One of the spills
eventually led to a shellfish har-
vest closure in nearby North Bay.
The upgrades should allow for
a better response in the event of
a power outage while two new
tanks will hopefully capture any
possible overflows and better pro-
tect North Bay to any future clo-
sures.
Officials say that the proj-
ect, which cost the county about
$300,000, got under way late last
month and should be finished by
the end of this month. All that
remains to be completed at this
point is some landscaping and
electrical work.
Grapeview Loop
for closure
A section of Grapeview Loop
o
• ad is set to be closed to through
traffic for approximately eight
IOnths for bridge repair work.
b The McLane Cove Bridge was
lt in 1953 and underwent re-
rs in 1968 and 2002. At this
int, though, the bridge must be
llaced altogether. The bridge is
LOCated near Milepost 2.5 on the
loop road. Area residents and oth-
ers may have to take the long way
around for access to Allyn or Shel-
ton.
Funding for the project is in the
form ofa $1.2-million federal grant.
All design and engineering work for
the bridge replacement is complete
and the contract for the work was
awarded in October of this year.
l00eing prepared:
Emergencies class
set to run at library
lty LIZ CASE
The North Mason area has al-
ready seen its first couple of wind-
%rras and bouts of heavy rain this
-ar, and officials from the Mason
Unty Division of Emergency
anagement think this is a good
e for a community course on
)reparing for even worse events.
The, emergency management
fiice will offer a one-hour presen-
tion entitled "How To Be Pre-
pared in Case of a Disaster" at 7
p.m. on Wednesday, December 5,
at the North Mason Timberland
Regional Library, located at 23081
NE State Route 3 in downtown
Belfair.
The word "disaster" may sound
like a pretty unlikely event, but all
it takes is a disruption in the avail-
ability of electricity, fuel delivery
or clear road conditions before
(Please turn to page 3.)
IAN CARPENTER, far right, was recently selected as the Youth of the
Year at the North Mason branch of the Boys and Girls Club. Seen with
him, from left, are runner-up Sara Van Hoover and volunteer judges
Kim Haack, Margie Kaiser and Bob Houle.
At the Boys and Girls Club:
Ian Carpenter is named
(00lub's Youth of the Year
Ian Carpenter, a 17-year-old se-
nior at North Mason High School,
has been selected as the 2007
Youth of the Year for the North
Mason branch of the Boys and
Girls Clubs of South Puget Sound.
Sponsored by Reader's Digest
Foundation and administered by
Boys and Girls Clubs of America,
the national program recognizes
superior leadership skills and out-
standing service to Boys and Girls
Clubs, school and the community.
Carpenter is the son of Greg and
Valoree Carpenter of Tahuya. He
has been involved in the local club
since its inception 10 years ago
and officials say that he has been
a quiet, but excellent role model
to younger members. While at the
club, he has volunteered 659 hours
in community service projects in-
cluding being a counselor in train-
ing for two years in the summer
day camp.
"IAN IS A remarkable young
man, always looking out for kids
who need help, making good
choices, and willing to put in enor-
mous amounts of time helping
others. We are proud to have him
as a member and as our Youth of
the Year," said club director Billie
Schmidt.
Carpenter is also an Eagle
Scout, one of the youngest to make
that rank at age 14. His commu-
nity service involvement outside
the Boys and Girls Club includes
scouting, refurbishing trails at
the Theler Center and cleaning up
and planting trees at the Theler
Center.
Carpenter's goals for the future
include attending the University of
Puget Sound in the field of science
and ecology next fall, although he
says he isn't quite sure what his
career will be yet. Carpenter, who
has a grade-point average of 3.4,
was home schooled for a good por-
tion of his school career and only
began attending school full time
upon entering high school.
Carpenter will compete in mid-
February against youth from six
other Boys and Girls Club branch-
es in Tacoma for the South Puget
Sound title. In February, all six
candidates will be honored at an
event held at Mt. Tahoma High
School in Tacoma from 5:30 to 7:30
p.m,
"WE'D LOVE FOR lan to have
some support from the commu-
nity at this event," says Schmidt.
"The Youth of the Year event is
extremely inspirational, with each
candidate giving a three-minute
speech about what the Boys and
Girls Club has meant to them. You
really get to understand the im-
pact of our programs straight from
the youth."
Should Carpenter be selected
in that competition, he will move
on to the state competition held
at Qwest Field in Seattle and the
governor's mansion in Olympia in
March. The youth selected for the
state title will compete in a region-
al competition in California. Five
regional winners will compete
for the national honor in Wash-
ington, D.C, where the National
Youth of the Year will be officially
installed by the President of the
United States in a White House
ceremony in September. In addi-
(Please turn to page 4.)
Santa Claus is coming to town
Making a special trip all the way from won't get a chance to see Rudolph and his
the North Pole, Santa Claus will be in AI- buddies, though, because Fire District 5
lyn this coming weekend. Santa will be will be helping Santa get around so that
at the Allyn Waterfront Park and Gazebo the reindeer can rest up for Christmas
at 4 p.m. on Saturday, November 24. Kids Eve.