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L SHELTON- MASON COUNTY JOURNAL Th. ursd___aay, November 29, 2007 121st ........ Year -- Number 48 5 Sections -- 44 Pages Published in Shelton, Washington 75 cents Southside's race Yes, they did take the plunge d on the coldest day of the season, no Gregg giving the o1' five-knuckle salute st So reminded Oakland Bay Junior igh teacher/coach Bryan Gregg Mon- eY afternoon after he and 16 students talked into it completed his blustery SI!enge, a run-and-plunge affair from te campus of Shelton High School to d into) frigid Island Lake and back own as the inaugural Polar Bear Tur- by Trot. From the right in the top photo Pe Tatiana Western, Crystal Webster, rf Ennor, Rick Rutledge, Steven Gui- !a and Kevin Roberts. That's Coach to Steven in the near-left photo. Sharing body heat seconds later, in the near-mid shot, are (clockwise from near right) Key- in, Crystal, Arturo Martinez, Jeff, Steven and Ashley Tinnerstet. And that's our in- trepid teacher/coach taking up the rear on the mile.plus return run, near right. Also completing the challenge were stu- dents Brittany Chamberlin, Paxton Hov- ind, Brett Skipworth, Jesse Evans, Erik Ramirez, Juanita Guijosa, Jessica Fey and Trenton McGlothlin. a e thousand students in six years: ...................... .00plosive school growth foretold ;EFF GREEN le student population' of the ton School District is expected lange dramatically in coming according to the district's Capital Facilities Plan ac- t Tuesday evening by the ..1 board )Uring 2006 the district re- d information that indicates POtential for up to 1,000 new -s to be constructed in the ,n School District," the plan B. "This unprecedented growth normal cohort-survival methods ineffective in predicting growth ..." The district is predicting a to- tal enrollment of 4,972 full-time equivalent students for the 2012- 2013 school year. That figure represents a potential increase of 1,006 students over the next six years. "We need impact and mitiga- tion fees to house this growth," said Superintendent Joan Zook. "We have the developers who are ready to build." 00,000od basket fund 'aises first $3,750 tle 61st Journal-40 et 8 Christ- i Fund started this week with 50 in contributions toward its of $25,000. ORations of $500 came from an Yraous World War II veteran, Uget Sound Enduro Riders e Journal. Mariano's Fine ry donated $400. er donations came from rican Legion Post 31, $200; es of the Lodge, $150; the ist Club of Mason County, ; Frank and Marie Rains, IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIlUlIII 7 the inside ths ..... 18 11...11.+1.,11+.1..+..i.+1... Ssifleds ........................... 33 amunity Calendar ....... 32 Ssword ........................... 37 ltertainment, Dining ..... 32 taal of Record ............. 26 it aa ries ........................... 10 hi,ions, Letters ................. 4 ts ................................... 21 s ..................................... 20 ather ................................ 27 IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII , Iill!llJ !ll!!!llJIJtl!ltlll II $100; Lawrence and Billie Kay Hendrickson, $100; Rand and Lei- la Stevens, $100; Bob and Melanie Appel, $100; Edward A. Ingrain, $100; and Terry and Noel Schmid, $100. Additional donations were re- ceived from Opal and Harold Wil- son, $50; Jim and Dorothy Durand, $50; Fawn Lake Ladies Club, $50; and Lloyd and Jane Gruver, $40. Memorial donations included $100 in memory of Freda Johnson; $100 in memory of Allen and Ma- bel, Thelma and Earl, Marion and Johnnie and in honor of Eileen; and $25 in memory of Gene Rut- ledge. Anonymous contributions were received in the amount of $200, $100, $40, $40 and $5. Donations to support the Christ- mas Fund food baskets may be mailed to The Journal at P.O. Box 430, Shelton, 98584 or dropped off at the newspaper office at 227 West Cota Street in downtown Shelton. Those who donate will be recognized in the newspaper, un- less they choose to remain anony- mous. Donations also can be made in memory of a loved one. The Shelton 40 et 8 veterans' organization and The Journal col- laborate on the Christmas Fund, with the vets putting together the food baskets and distributing them while the newspaper collects money to buy the food. Zook has asked for a meeting with Mason County commission- ers in January to discuss the need for impact fees for schools and will also request a meeting with Shelton city commissioners. She said she has asked other school boards and superinten- dents in Mason County to attend. "Hopefully, we'll be moving for- ward with the ability to collect impact fees," she said. "The need is great." Meanwhile, the Shelton School District's Facilities Task Force is putting together an analysis of what facilities are needed in the district. back to one vote One additional vote was count- ed Monday in the already oh-so- close race between incumbent Don Robbins and Nicole Cougher for a four-year term on the South- side School Board. That single vote went to Cougher, who now trails Robbins by one vote, 272 to 271. The up-in-the-air Southside race has put an interesting spin on an already interesting general election, which saw some long- time incumbents fall while oth- ers won reelection. On election night, Cougher clung to a one-vote lead, only to see it vanish in a subsequent vote count. Before Monday's count, she was behind by two votes. "One vote definitely counts," Cougher said. Ironically, her husband, David, was out to sea on a tugboat and unable to cast a ballot. "I'm congratulating Don if he wins, and I'm sure he'd congratu- late me if I win," Cougher said of Robbins, adding their campaign was a friendly one. Cougher has one child attend- ing Southside and said that to the best of her knowledge nobody on the school board has a child at the school. Win or lose, she said she will remain active in the Southside School Booster Club. The Mason County Canvass- ing Board will hold a manual recount of the Robbins-Cougher race starting at 9 a.m. this Friday at the Mason County Auditor's Office. In that race, there were three write-in votes, one ballot where both candidates received a vote and 184 ballots where nei- ther candidate received a vote. The November 6 general elec- tion was certified on Tuesday. There were 18,509 ballots count- ed out of 32,770 registered voters for a turnout of 56.5 percent. City hall gallery to open Monday The Rotating Art Gallery spon- sored by the Shelton Arts Commis- sion will open on Monday, Decem- ber 3, at the Shelton Civic Center, 525 West Cota Street. After a lengthy review process, the Shelton City Commission gave the arts commission permission to move forward with the project in September. In October, artists were encouraged to submit ap- plications for the gallery. On No- vember 19+ the city commission approved four artists' works to be placed in the gallery. Ten artists and more than 40 pieces of art were submitted to the arts commission for consideration in the gallery. Local artists Ellen Miffitt, Alan Nielsen, Synnove Petersen and Paul Steensen were selected to show their art through February 2008. The gallery space is located in the main room of the civic center, on the wall between the municipal courtroom and police department entrances. Art may be viewed dur- ing the civic center's regular busi- ness hours of 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mon- day through Friday. The arts commission invites the public to attend an artists recep- tion from 5 to 7 p.m. on Friday, December 7, in the Shelton Civic Center. The artists will be pres- ent to discuss their work and meet with the public. Hospital carefully watching finances By SEAN HANLON With net income "significantly less" than was collected in each of the last three years, the stewards of Mason General Hospital must enforce "prudent management dis- cipline" if they are to keep a safe distance from a "slippery slope" to financial trouble. Such is the gist of the execu- tive summary in a 2008 budget recently approved by a 3-0 vote of the Mason County Hospital District 1 Commission, a board which supervises the operation of (Please turn to page 8.) t • 9 Snow foohn ! THE FIRST FLAKES of the season find suitably impressed Monday afternoon Shelton High School students Jordan outside the Minidome as a storm comes McGuire (left) and Stephanie Scrudder through the area amidst a cold snap. i , ,, , ,,,, I ,, L SHELTON- MASON COUNTY JOURNAL Th. ursd___aay, November 29, 2007 121st ........ Year -- Number 48 5 Sections -- 44 Pages Published in Shelton, Washington 75 cents Southside's race Yes, they did take the plunge d on the coldest day of the season, no Gregg giving the o1' five-knuckle salute st So reminded Oakland Bay Junior igh teacher/coach Bryan Gregg Mon- eY afternoon after he and 16 students talked into it completed his blustery SI!enge, a run-and-plunge affair from te campus of Shelton High School to d into) frigid Island Lake and back own as the inaugural Polar Bear Tur- by Trot. From the right in the top photo Pe Tatiana Western, Crystal Webster, rf Ennor, Rick Rutledge, Steven Gui- !a and Kevin Roberts. That's Coach to Steven in the near-left photo. Sharing body heat seconds later, in the near-mid shot, are (clockwise from near right) Key- in, Crystal, Arturo Martinez, Jeff, Steven and Ashley Tinnerstet. And that's our in- trepid teacher/coach taking up the rear on the mile.plus return run, near right. Also completing the challenge were stu- dents Brittany Chamberlin, Paxton Hov- ind, Brett Skipworth, Jesse Evans, Erik Ramirez, Juanita Guijosa, Jessica Fey and Trenton McGlothlin. a e thousand students in six years: ...................... .00plosive school growth foretold ;EFF GREEN le student population' of the ton School District is expected lange dramatically in coming according to the district's Capital Facilities Plan ac- t Tuesday evening by the ..1 board )Uring 2006 the district re- d information that indicates POtential for up to 1,000 new -s to be constructed in the ,n School District," the plan B. "This unprecedented growth normal cohort-survival methods ineffective in predicting growth ..." The district is predicting a to- tal enrollment of 4,972 full-time equivalent students for the 2012- 2013 school year. That figure represents a potential increase of 1,006 students over the next six years. "We need impact and mitiga- tion fees to house this growth," said Superintendent Joan Zook. "We have the developers who are ready to build." 00,000od basket fund 'aises first $3,750 tle 61st Journal-40 et 8 Christ- i Fund started this week with 50 in contributions toward its of $25,000. ORations of $500 came from an Yraous World War II veteran, Uget Sound Enduro Riders e Journal. Mariano's Fine ry donated $400. er donations came from rican Legion Post 31, $200; es of the Lodge, $150; the ist Club of Mason County, ; Frank and Marie Rains, IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIlUlIII 7 the inside ths ..... 18 11...11.+1.,11+.1..+..i.+1... Ssifleds ........................... 33 amunity Calendar ....... 32 Ssword ........................... 37 ltertainment, Dining ..... 32 taal of Record ............. 26 it aa ries ........................... 10 hi,ions, Letters ................. 4 ts ................................... 21 s ..................................... 20 ather ................................ 27 IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII , Iill!llJ !ll!!!llJIJtl!ltlll II $100; Lawrence and Billie Kay Hendrickson, $100; Rand and Lei- la Stevens, $100; Bob and Melanie Appel, $100; Edward A. Ingrain, $100; and Terry and Noel Schmid, $100. Additional donations were re- ceived from Opal and Harold Wil- son, $50; Jim and Dorothy Durand, $50; Fawn Lake Ladies Club, $50; and Lloyd and Jane Gruver, $40. Memorial donations included $100 in memory of Freda Johnson; $100 in memory of Allen and Ma- bel, Thelma and Earl, Marion and Johnnie and in honor of Eileen; and $25 in memory of Gene Rut- ledge. Anonymous contributions were received in the amount of $200, $100, $40, $40 and $5. Donations to support the Christ- mas Fund food baskets may be mailed to The Journal at P.O. Box 430, Shelton, 98584 or dropped off at the newspaper office at 227 West Cota Street in downtown Shelton. Those who donate will be recognized in the newspaper, un- less they choose to remain anony- mous. Donations also can be made in memory of a loved one. The Shelton 40 et 8 veterans' organization and The Journal col- laborate on the Christmas Fund, with the vets putting together the food baskets and distributing them while the newspaper collects money to buy the food. Zook has asked for a meeting with Mason County commission- ers in January to discuss the need for impact fees for schools and will also request a meeting with Shelton city commissioners. She said she has asked other school boards and superinten- dents in Mason County to attend. "Hopefully, we'll be moving for- ward with the ability to collect impact fees," she said. "The need is great." Meanwhile, the Shelton School District's Facilities Task Force is putting together an analysis of what facilities are needed in the district. back to one vote One additional vote was count- ed Monday in the already oh-so- close race between incumbent Don Robbins and Nicole Cougher for a four-year term on the South- side School Board. That single vote went to Cougher, who now trails Robbins by one vote, 272 to 271. The up-in-the-air Southside race has put an interesting spin on an already interesting general election, which saw some long- time incumbents fall while oth- ers won reelection. On election night, Cougher clung to a one-vote lead, only to see it vanish in a subsequent vote count. Before Monday's count, she was behind by two votes. "One vote definitely counts," Cougher said. Ironically, her husband, David, was out to sea on a tugboat and unable to cast a ballot. "I'm congratulating Don if he wins, and I'm sure he'd congratu- late me if I win," Cougher said of Robbins, adding their campaign was a friendly one. Cougher has one child attend- ing Southside and said that to the best of her knowledge nobody on the school board has a child at the school. Win or lose, she said she will remain active in the Southside School Booster Club. The Mason County Canvass- ing Board will hold a manual recount of the Robbins-Cougher race starting at 9 a.m. this Friday at the Mason County Auditor's Office. In that race, there were three write-in votes, one ballot where both candidates received a vote and 184 ballots where nei- ther candidate received a vote. The November 6 general elec- tion was certified on Tuesday. There were 18,509 ballots count- ed out of 32,770 registered voters for a turnout of 56.5 percent. City hall gallery to open Monday The Rotating Art Gallery spon- sored by the Shelton Arts Commis- sion will open on Monday, Decem- ber 3, at the Shelton Civic Center, 525 West Cota Street. After a lengthy review process, the Shelton City Commission gave the arts commission permission to move forward with the project in September. In October, artists were encouraged to submit ap- plications for the gallery. On No- vember 19+ the city commission approved four artists' works to be placed in the gallery. Ten artists and more than 40 pieces of art were submitted to the arts commission for consideration in the gallery. Local artists Ellen Miffitt, Alan Nielsen, Synnove Petersen and Paul Steensen were selected to show their art through February 2008. The gallery space is located in the main room of the civic center, on the wall between the municipal courtroom and police department entrances. Art may be viewed dur- ing the civic center's regular busi- ness hours of 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mon- day through Friday. The arts commission invites the public to attend an artists recep- tion from 5 to 7 p.m. on Friday, December 7, in the Shelton Civic Center. The artists will be pres- ent to discuss their work and meet with the public. Hospital carefully watching finances By SEAN HANLON With net income "significantly less" than was collected in each of the last three years, the stewards of Mason General Hospital must enforce "prudent management dis- cipline" if they are to keep a safe distance from a "slippery slope" to financial trouble. Such is the gist of the execu- tive summary in a 2008 budget recently approved by a 3-0 vote of the Mason County Hospital District 1 Commission, a board which supervises the operation of (Please turn to page 8.) t • 9 Snow foohn ! THE FIRST FLAKES of the season find suitably impressed Monday afternoon Shelton High School students Jordan outside the Minidome as a storm comes McGuire (left) and Stephanie Scrudder through the area amidst a cold snap. i , ,, , ,,,, I ,,