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THE WHITE STUFF was too wet for sledding, but it could be packed to
make nice snowballs as these youngsters found out. Ironically, just a few
blocks from where these boys were playing, the snow melted as soon as it
hit the ground.
lied
At a depth of 402 to 405
feet, the Beard's Cove well hit
water late Thursday afternoon,
November 16.
The water supply has been
described as "ample" by the well
driller, said Jack Christianson,
county engineer.
To ensure an adequate
supply of water, the well will be
sunk another ten feet or through
mple
the present aquifer, whichever
comes first, he said.
Testing of the well will take
about a month.
The original contract was for
the well to go down only 350
feet, but after it failed to
produce water at that depth, it
was extended another 75 feet.
The well is part of the
Beard's Cove ULID project
which also includes water mains
and a 400,000.gallon storage
tank.
Laying of plastic water mains
will begin by December 1, said
Christenson. The foundation for
the storage tank has already been
poured, and work on the tank
itself will begin this week.
0 Third time is a charm?
The Grapeview School Board percent majority was required to Going back to the voters in
will probably go back to the pass the bond issue, needed to February, which is pr.obably the
voters in February if the $1.55 build and equip a new school, earliest date, would mean none
million bond issue, in fact, did Parents and teachers showed of the literature would have to
fail as early signs indicated, up at the November 14 school be changed, and more
The deciding votes, board meeting and encouraged importantly, the cost of the
questionable and absentee the board to resubmit the bond bond would remain the same,
ballots, were counted November if it failed, said Mary Sagerson, Mrs. Sagerson said.
21 after the Herald went to school board member. To get the needed votes for
press. "If it fails, the board will passage in February, supporters
Before the final convassing, hold a special meeting November of the bond will "work on
the issue was behind by 27," she said. At that time, the registering new voters," she said.
one-tenth of a percent. A 60 board will decide what to do.
rt to interpret Theler will
the gymnasium to expenses, principle of the trust - The problem here is obvious a building to be named after the
of the 71 acres According to past
)rth Mason School conversations with the
Theler may administrators of the will,
if a court case is People's Bank, the school board
of the district, was told that upon Mrs. Fisher's
written in such death, the district would receive
is a question the accumulated interest, about
the accumulated $150,000 to $160,000, said
estate should be Norm Sanders, school
the death of superintendent.
sister. A new administration in the
who died in trust department of the bank,
receiving $300 however, informed the school
;state as, weJL ...... district November 3 that the
r medical interest should be added to the
n age passes
ble to oldsters
a senior citizen,
to a Golden Age
Mason High
let you into'all
activities,
free,
Oard approved
November 9
n conformance
passed by the
two years ago.
part, states a
may attend
board tossed
on how to
dy" before
restriction all
together and adopting a policy
followed by Central Kitsap High
School.
One member of the audience
expressed what seemed to be the
board's feelings about the
subject. "What happens if you
let them (senior citizens that
aren't needy) into a game. Will
you be put in jail?
"Let the senior citizens
interact instead of stay home,"
she said. "I don't care if the rich
ones get into the games."
Golden Age passes may be
picked up at the ASB activity or
at the high school office.
approximately $560,000.
Because of the conflicting
opinions a "friendly suit" court
suit will be filed.
During an interview last
Friday, Sanders explained that
the interest from the principle
was to be apportioned three
ways according to the will. Ten
percent would go to the Boy
Scouts, and ten percent to the
Girl Scouts. The remaining 80
percent would be for the school
district.
The school district, however,
wouldn't get any money until
Mrs. Fisher's death, he said.
Since she only received $300 per
month, and since her medical
payments weren't that
exhorbitant, the remaining
money was set aside in another
trust. The dispersment of the
trust is what is in question.
To complicate matters even
more, representatives of the Boy
Scouts and Girl Scouts are
school board members - Tony
l-Iannan and Carol Wendtlandt,
respectively.
To prevent any possible
conflict of interest, the Girl
Scouts have hired a lawyer to
represent them in court, Mrs.
Wendtlandt told the school
board November 13.
At that same meeting,
Hannah said he wasn't sure if the
Boy Scouts' would hire an
attorney.
when one realizes that both
scouting organizations stand to
earn more money next year if
the accumulated interest is added
to the principle of the estate.
The bank would benefit also by
having more money in the trust
which would command a higher
administrative fee, it was said
during the school board meeting.
Sanders maintains that the
interest should be turned over to
the school district.
As stated in the will, the
school district's share of the
interest will be used to construct
Road to be
repaved
A 1.8 mile section of the
North Shore Road will be
repaved and widened around
December 15, according to the
county engineering department.
The new pavement, which
'will begin at the Old Elfendahl
Pass Road, will be 24 feet wide,
and it will provide a smoother
riding surface, said Don Pogreba,
county office engineer.
The existing road which is
22½ feet wide, is being
resurfaced for preventive
maintenance, he said. The work
should take about two days.
benefactor's wife, Mary E.
Theler. who preceded him in
death.
If the court rules that the
trust has to turn over the
accumulated qnterest to the
district, plans could be started
on the building almost
immediately. Although there still
wouldn't be enough to pay the
total construction costs, a loan
could be taken out with the
payments to be made by the
district's share of interest from
the estate in subseqfient years.
The school board exlSressed
some surprise at the bank's
change of mind in interpretation
of the will.
Buz Sawyer, chairman of the
committee studying development
of the Theler property, was
somewhat angry.
He particularly didn't like
the idea of having had to
pay $50 an hour for a trust
representative to only give his
"personal opinion."
"As an officer of the trust,
he should have been representing
the trust," he said. "If we paid
$50 I'd like to have results."
Board Chairman Jerry Reid
said that it was "unfortunate"
that the district wasn't given the
correct information.
He also said that by asking
for a court opinion now, would
"make certain there are not any
repercussions in years to come."
night
in court
you'd call a pertinent• to the night's
scene. An proceedings, lay in front of her.
was pushed It was 6 p.m. Wednesday,
of the large October 15, and the first session
t, just barely of the Belfair night court was
flag hung about to begin.
trance, a Pepsi
Rows of
rs were empty
defendants and
of the room, a
out from the
County
Iudge Carol
figure
Smaller by her
tent and the
rous papers,
A young girl with long blond
hair stopped writing in her
notebook, presumably preparing
her defense, and stood up when
Judge Fuller called her as the
first defendant.
A highway patrolman sitting
at the next table, asked for a
delay because the state's witness
hadn't appeared yet.
The judge agreed. The girl
cast a nervous glance of relief at
her parents as she sat down.
The next case was called; no
response. Glancing down at a
long white sheet in front of her,
Judge Fuller picked out the next
name.
A young man, appearing to
be in his late teens or early 20s,
answered. The judge told him
that he may stay seated, then
she read his citation.
"You are charged with
reckless driving, and you should
know that you can have a
lawyer," she began.
Judge. Fuller continued to
tell the defendant his rights,
"You can have a jury trial...
you can have witnesses.., you
have the right to remain
silent ... "
Finally she told him the
maximum penalty for his crime:
$500 fine, 90 days in jail,
suspension of his driver's license
for 30 days.
"Any questions?" she asked.
"No," was the barely audible
reply.
"How do you plead?" she
asked.
"Guilty," said the defendant.
After his admission of guilt,
Judge Fuller read the officer's
narrative of the reckless driving
citation. It included Such
damning statements as:
"... locked brakes as !
approached.., pursued up to
100 miles per hour... 3.5 mile
pursuit."
The defendant was then
given a chance to tell his version
of the events leading up to his
arrest. The report was
substantially correct, he said,
except for some minor points in
the beginning. He also said he
didn't know at first that an
officer was chasing him, he
thought it was the guy in a ear
he had just passed.
When asked about his driving
record, the defendant, visibly
distressed, described it as,
"pretty bad.., quite a few
sPeeding tickets."
"Any tickets as the result of
an accident?" Judge Fuller
asked.
"Just after I got my license,
I attempted to pass...I thought
I had enough room," he
explained.
"Anybody hurt?" the judge
wanted to know.
"No," he replied.
Judge Fuller then realized
that the defendant was also cited
for driving without a license.
This charge, she said, could get
him a $500 fine and six to ten
months in jail.
After pleading guilty to that
charge, the defendant had to sign
a legal document to that effect.
"Before sentencing, I'd be
willing to consider anything you
would like to say in your
behalf," Judge Fuller told the
defendant after he returned to
his seat.
"I would just like to say I'm
working, if you could, I'd like to
make my sentence on the
weekends. If you can't," his
Martha Blakefield commended
Martha Blakefield, aseniorat according to George D.
North Mason High School, has Holmgren, principal.
been named a commended Miss Bakefield, who was
student in the 24th annual given a letter of commendation,
National Scholarship Program, was honored because of her
Students to learn about
Evergreen state college
North Mason students will school-college conference
have a chance to explore
educational opportunities at The
Evergreen State College Tuesday,
November 28, when an
Evergreen representative meets
with them at the high
County will
accept roads
A hearing to establish county
roads in Division Seven of
LakeLand Village will be held
December 4 at II a.m. by the
county commissioners.
Acceptance of the roads will
leave their maintenance up to
the county, said Don Pogreba of
the engineering department.
Besides making the roads public,
acceptance will also permit
school bus and mail service, he
said.
program slated for Olympic
Community College.
The day-long session, which
begins at 9 a.m., will feature a
presentation by Evergreen
Admissions Counselor Mary Ellen
Lewis, a TESC graduate who'll
discuss the academic programs,
faculty, facilities and philosophy
of the state's newest four-year
college. Mrs. Lewis will also
present a slide.tape show on the
college and offer students
brochures describing Evergreen.
Students who are invited to
participate in the annual meeting
also include those from
Bremerton, North Kitsap, Central
Kitsap, Bremerton Christian,
South Kitsap and Bainbridge
Island. Those seeking additional
information about either
Evergreen or the conference are
encouraged to contact their high
school counselors.
outstanding performance on the
Preliminary Scholastic Aptitude
Test/National Merit Scholarship
Qualifying Test which was
administered nationwide to the
high school juniors in October,
1977.
A total of almost 35,000
commended students throughout
the United States are being
honored by the National Merit
Scholarship Corporation (NMSC);
students in this group represent
the top five percent of more
than one million participants in
the merit program. Although
commended students scored
slightly below the level required
for merit program participants
who were named semifinalists
and who will continue in the
competition for merit
scholarships to be awarded in
1979, each commended student
has demonstrated exceptional
academic promise.
A spokesman for NMSC
stated that the corporation
belives "the high standing of
merit program commended
students is an attainment that
deserves their public recognition,
because the nation, as well as
these students, will be benefited
by continued educational and
personal development of their
talents."
voice began to trail off, "I'd be
bankrupt in a couple of weeks."
Judge Fuller read his
sentence slowly so she could
write it down. No clerk
acompanied her to the Belfair
court.
Thirty days iri jail with 24
days suspended would be the
first part of his sentence, she
told him. He would spent his
time on the weekends starting at
8 a.m. November 18.
"Also, I'm going to impose a
fine," Judge Fuller told him.
"I'm going to fine you in the
amount of (she paused for a few
moments) $125."
That was just for the reckless
driving charge. His other
violation, driving without a
license, equalled that portion -
six days in jail and a $125 t'me.
Because of the amount of
the fines, the defendant said he
could only pay half right away,
and he needed more time to pay
the rest. Judge Fuller gave him a
month.
At 6:23 p.m. the first person
to be tried and sentenced in the
Belfair court left.
(Please turn to page ix.)
JUDGE CAROL FULLER waits until 6 p.m. to begin night court at the Belfair Firehall.