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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.