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Shelton Mason County Journal
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November 27, 1975     Shelton Mason County Journal
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Illlllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll By LOU DONNELL IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII~IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII~IIWIIIIIII column will be devoted to follow-ups of recent Huck the column telling of our "little" problem caused by the the house, Marie Korski told me of another "skunk in the Just in case I found myself in the same predicament again, |he had some expert advice of what to do. of her customers at Belfair Snack Bar had told her a Port had discovered a skunk in her basement and called the for help. She was told to spread a trail of bread in the basement, leading out the door, which was to be left said the skunk would start eating the crumbs and the trail until he was safely outside and then she could go d close the door and her problem would be solved. that's a good idea, I interrupted, "why didn't I think of the woman did as she was advised," continued Marie, the trail of crumbs led well away from the house. She and waited about an hour and then went down, all set to basement door behind her unwelcome guest, and was met by who had found the trail of crumbs and followed it, had predicted, only they had started at the wrong end IgUess I'm glad I hadn't thought of that idea, after all. I went to Seattle to attend the journalism reunion at the of Washington I stayed two nights at my mother's home a scolding for the episode described in another It turned out that my sister and I never, anytime in the I ensuing years, had mentioned to her our adventure of getting boat while it passed through the government locks, which right since it was not headed for Alaska but only out on to join other boats welcoming the Crown Prince of as he came to Seattle by yacht. that when Mother had read the column she was upset as she said, she had always thought Nan and I were such good she had never worried about our getting into trouble like our younger brother, who had gotten caught in a few escapades. I think she should have been grateful she didn't ; look at all the worrying we saved her. long distance for her to call Nan, so Nan had received a call after Mother read the column. Nan hadn't read it yet have been a little confused about being scolded for something so many years ago. Anyway, when Mother reminded her of boat trip, Nan agreed "If my kids had done something like 'killed' them." it proved we showed good judgment at the time by not what we had done when it turned out we got home in and no one had missed us. If she was that "angry" 40 imagine how angry she would have been at the time. We been able to sit down for a week. I wouldn't ask if I'd ever told her about the time my girl and I had hopped a freight train one summer afternoon. :adventure ended happily, too; it turned out to be headed for a in Ballard so we only had about 30 blocks to walk home. on the caboose and one of the railroad crew was inside it was nice having company and offered us a cup of the pot-bellied stove and visited with us for the short e trip from Ballard Beach to a spot near Ballard Bridge. if the train had been headed non-stop to California or long distance he would have stopped the train and told us we were about 15 years old at the time. But when we saw the trains go by every day when we walked down to during summer vacation and just wanted to ride on one, he us aboard. He always waved to us as the train went by during summer but we didn't take another trip. It had been a walk from the freight yard and the beach looked more spend many hours lying on the beach in the sun making I real trip "someday," though. We couldn't decide whether to Orleans or New York City, but we made up our minds we to some faraway place when we were older. too. We never lost our dream and years later, after hours of pleasure during the years in anticipating such a trip, we York City together to live in a women's boarding house lack of restroom facilities in our office and the problems it many comments from readers. The paper had barely the press when Phill Rarey of Hood Canal Plumbing saw us that day and offered to come over and install some tlecause we are so close to a stream which runs outside our doubtful that we could get a permit for a septic tank but he cut a hole in the floor. (He was just kidding, in case reading this.) day we ran into Jim Jesfield as we were paying our lunch said he could add a room if that would help. It wouldn't Can't install plumbing but maybe some day we'll call for outhouse out back, Jim, and you can enter a bid. Your be able to handle the job in one day with one arm tied backs. Our boys look good!" commented Coach Lance high school basketball coach, as he watched his a scrimmage game during last Thursday night's Night. Juvenile justice in Mason County discussed at meeting Upcoming changes in juvenile justice because of the recently-passed Federal Juvenile Justice Delinquency Act were explained at last week's meeting of the local League of Women Voters by Gary Wood, Mason County juvenile officer. One of the main effects of the new law, he said, will be the requirement to separate the handling of juvenile dependents from juvenile delinquents. Until now most juvenile court systems have treated them the same, in most cases housing them in the same facilities until foster homes can be found when they have to be removed from their homes. One of the most critical needs in Mason County, Wood declared, is to find good foster homes for children who can no longer live with their own family. Sometimes these are dependent children who have caused no problems but do not have parents able to care for them; in other cases the children may have problems which will require extra guidance or supervision from foster parents to help them lead normal lives. Working couples or single adults can qualify as foster parents, said Wood, and anyone interested in providing a temporary or more permanent home for a child may contact the Washington State Department of Social and Health Services office in Shelton for further information. Sometimes, he said, a child has been abandoned or abused and a temporary home is needed on short notice and it has taken hours of phone calls to find a place to send them. At the time of last week's meeting negotiations were underway to acquire a 16-bed cottage at Maple Lane for use by boys 13 to 17 years of age from Mason, Lewis and Thurston Counties. Wood hoped to learn early this week if the facility would be available. Mason County has no facility for detention of juveniles or women and has to send them to Olympia. The Maple Lane cottage would put boys with problems in a group care situation. When asked what happened to boys under 13, Wood admitted there were problems in this area. He said, by law, no one under eight years of age can commit a crime. However, he said, his office has run into children as young as nine who have committed felonies and there are no facilities to handle children this young. The large number of vacant cabins in the North Mason area, kids with time on their hands and nothing to do, result in break-ins, said Wood, giving this end of the county a higher rate of juvenile crime per capita population than the Shelton area. He said, however, that some of these break-ins are done by Kitsap juveniles which does affect the figures but that there are a comparatively large number of juvenile delinquents and Fire District 5 dependents at this end of the county. He said his office could use volunteers but that he did not have time to devote to trying to set up a volunteer program. He hopes to get a volunteer coordinator who would line up persons willing to help in certain activities. Some of the hazards he sees in a proposed law, HB 496, being considered by legislators, were pointed out by Wood. One in particular bothered him; a section which would require juvenile courts to give parents of abused children long periods of time to prove they should be allowed to keep their children. He said in many cases the child is beyond adoptable age if cases take too long and end up in deprivation; where the parents are legally and permanently deprived of their children. He said in the almost-eight years he has held his position in Mason County he has had only two deprivation cases; that every effort is made in all cases to keep children in their own homes. CONTINUING THEIR STUDY of juvenile justice, the North Mason League of Women Voters invited Gary Wood, Mason County juvenile officer, to address the group at last Thursday's meeting. He told of work done by his office and of some of the specific problems faced in Mason County because of lack of funds and facilities. He also commented that the north end of the county had more juvenile delinquents and juvenile dependents per capita population than the Shelton area, although he said some Kitsap County juveniles who commit crimes in North Mason, such as breaking into cabins, were included in these figures. DONKEY BASKETBALL was played at North Mason High School gym on Wednesday evening of last week to raise money for the student body. census to Census takers will begin their survey of the North Mason area Dec. 1 and continue until Dec. 14, according to Brian Shetterly, Trident coordinator for Mason County. Funds for the project are Party set ,r senior citizens All senior citizens of the area are invited to attend a Christmas party at Belfair Community Baptist Church on December 16 at noon. Gifts donated by local businesses and individuals will be presented to the elderly guests, a musical program will be presented and refreshments served. North Mason Kiwanis sponsors the annual event, to be assisted this year by local Cub Scouts. Anyone wishing to donate a present or money for a senior citizen at the party may leave donations at the Belfair branch of Puget Sound National Bank. Senior citizens needing transportation to the party may call Ken Anderson, 275-2811 ; Tom Harmonson, 275-3248 or Clay Cornell, 275-2816. from a Trident grant received by the county to help prepare for a large influx of people due to the Trident project. Census takers will carry a letter from the county commissioners authorizing them to ask questions for the survey for those who might ask for identification before giving the a~wers. In addition to a head count, by age and sex, and a house count, the census takers will be asking questions about employment status, occupation, veteran status, income range and whether or not the home has electrical heat. All information will be confidential, says Shetterly, who hopes that everyone will cooperate. The survey will be taken from 9 a.m. to5 p.m. weekdays with some evening work anticipated to contact households where no one is home during the day. Census takers working in this area will work out of the sheriff's Belfair office. For Trident-planning purposes, North Mason is designated as extending to the Shelton city limits DOG FOUND A female cocker spaniel was reported found at Trail's End Lake Nov. 20. Volunteer firefighters are being sought by all stations in Fire District 5: Allyn, Victor, Mason-Benson Lakes, Lake Limerick, Deer Creek, Timberlakes, Spencer Lake and Hartstene Pointe. Men or women, 16 and older, are eligible to join the volunteer fire department. Allyn and Deer Creek stations provide ambulance service in addition to firefighting but anyone from those areas interested in answering only fire calls or only aid calls will be considered. Drills are held at all stations in District 5 on Tuesday evenings, beginning at 7 p.m. Persons interested in becoming a volunteer are invited to attend a drill night at the station closest to their home, ask questions, meet members of the department and, perhaps, participate in the training program that evening. There are now approximately 60 volunteer firefighters in the district. Those from the Ailyn and Deer Creek stations answer the most calls because of the double service offered. Additional volunteers will cut down the number of hours devoted to answering aid and fire calls by any one vo!unteer, explained Fire Chief Richard Knight. Allyn and the new station on the west side of Mason Lake are in particular need of new recruits at this end of the country. WINDOW BROKEN A window of a mobile home in Tahuya was reported broken Nov. 2 I. BULLDOG BASKETBALL PLAYERS held a scrimmage game last Thursday night giving fans a preview of the upcoming season. SHAWN MELUGIN, who was at school the afternoon of November 18 when his family's home burned, is seen by the remains of the log house the following afternoon. Both parents were at work and their three children were in school when the fire broke out and remained undiscovered until it was too late to rescue any belongings. A special fund has been set up at Belfair branch of Puget Sound National Bank to collect donations to aid the burned-out family. Fire destroys Robert Melugin log home A fire which was undetected until it was too late to save anything, destroyed the log home of Bob and Ruth Melugin and children the afternoon of November 18. Friends who had dropped by to visit the Melugins, who were not at home, discovered the house in flames and the roof already caved in. Because the house was built in an isolated spot in the woods off Highway 3 north of the viaduct north of Belfair, the visitors immediately reentered the highway and drove to Korloske Shell to call the fire department. Not only the roof, but the walls had caved in by the time firemen could respond, ADULT RECREATION An adult recreation program for men, beginning Dec. 3, and women, beginning in January, will be hdd on Wednesday evenings at North Mason High School gym. Only persons beyond high school graduation age may participate. A nominal fee, payable in advance, will cover costs of electricity, laundry fees and custodial expenses. Steve Ude will serve as recreation director for the men's program ; a director for the women is still needed. Activities available will include volleyball, basketball, badminton, table tennis, weight-lifting, calisthenics, jogging, gymnastics and general conditioning. Participants must furnish their own gym shot.~ and wearing apparel. reports Fire Chief Bill DeMiero. Both Melugins were at their jobs, he at the shipyard and she at Imperial Manufacturing, when the fire occurred. The couple's three children, Tammi,14, Treva, 12, and Shawn, 8, were at school. A household shower was planned for early this week by fellow employees of Mrs." Melugin and the Kitsap-North Mason chapter of the American Red Cross, contacted last week, was giving assistance to the family who had only the clothes on their backs after the fire. Donations of money to help the family are being collected in Belfair and a special account at Booster Club sets first fall meeting North Mason Booster Club will hold its first meeting of the year at 7:30 p.m. December ! at the Belfair Elementary School gym. Tony Hannan, president, invites anyone in the community interested in helping to promote local high school and junior high sports to attend the meeting. The group hopes to raise money for sports equipment for the high school. BOATS LOST A styrofoam shell of a small sailboat was reported lost from North Shore Nov. 22 along with a report that a 14-foot blue catamaran had been lost from the same residence some time ago. the local bank has been set up to handle donations. Anyone with clothes or other items to donate can leave them at the Belfair Firehall or call Koke Allen, 275-6294, evenings. A car belonging to the Melugins which was parked next to the house was moved by firemen after arrival at the scene but not before the paint on one side had peeled off from the heat. A state fire marshall was in Belfair Wednesday investigating the fire but no cause had been determined said De Micro. Owner of the house is Frances Corbit of Seattle. The house was rented unfurnished so everything inside had belonged to the Melugins. THANKSGIVING CHURCH SERVICE Local churches will hold a joint Thanksgiving servzce at Belfair Community Baptist Church tonight, Nov. 26, at 7:30 p.m. A welcome to the new pastor of Christ Lutheran, Donald Fossum, will be included and a collection to benefit the Belfair ambulance fund will be taken. Participating churches include Belfair Community Baptist, Allyn B ap tis t, Christ Lutheran and Belfair Full Gospel Assembly of God. The public is invited. OPEN INSTALLATION Ed Piland will be installed as master of Hood Canal Masonic Lodge No. 288 at 7 p.m. Nov. 29 at Belfair Masonic Temple.