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Their prints will come
Children line up to make fish prints at the Kennedy
Creek Salmon Trail. Supervised by stewards of the
trail, they are using a Japanese technique called gyo-
taku that involves pressing an inked subject on rice
paper. The trail will be open again this weekend be-
fore closing until next fall. There's more about salmon
and the trail on page 28.
fi,chooi board roundup:
Zook: New law a
boon to students
Superintendent Joan Zook
reported to the Shelton School
board on Tuesday about a bill
passed in April by the Washing-
ton Legislature creating a guar-
anteed tbur-year college tuition
scholarship program for students
from low-income families.
"This is the coolest thing that
has ever happened for our kids."
she said. "This is earth-chang-
ing legislation, fblks. This is life-
changing."
To be eligible for the college-
bound scholarship program, stu-
dents must qualify fbr free or
reduced-price lunches in the sev-
enth grade, then sign a pledge
during seventh or eighth grade to
graduate from high school with
at least a C average and with no
felony convictions.
Scholarships aren't tied to
Washington Assessment of" Stu-
dent Learning scores, but stu-
dents do have to pass the WASL
tests to graduate. "We'll make
sure information gets out to ev-
ery student," Zook promised.
In other business on November
27, the school board:
* Said goodbye to Marty Crow
Tuesday night and welcomed his
replacement, Gene Crater.
"I thought you brought a really
unique perspective to the board,"
fbllow board member Holly
Sharpe told Crow, who opted not
to seek election this fall after ear-
lier being appointed to the board.
Sharpe and others on the
school board wished Crow well,
then watched as Zook adminis-
tered the oath of office to Crater,
Peter Boome and Sue McCaus-
land. who all were elected on No-
vember 6.
* Voted to reorganize the board
for 2008. Sharpe was elected to
chair meetings for the coming
year, with McCausland elected
vice chair. McCausland will also
continue as the board's legislative
representative for another year.
Fantasy Forest funds bring
two birthing beds to county
With the tea served and the
gala gone and Swing Fever hav-
ing swung, Fantasy Forest 2007
raised about $125,000 for the Ma-
son General Hospital Foundation.
That's according o Peg Stock,
who is near the end of her tour of
duty as president of the founda-
tion. She said last year was the first
year the annual celobration netted
more than $100,000, though gross
receipts in years past have been
somewhat higher than that.
Taking the helm in 2008 will be
Sara Watkins as president, Steve
DeMiero as vice president and
I
Joan Hayes as treasurer. That
means Stock will be accorded the
honor of past president in the af-
termath of what is looking like a
pretty big money year for Fantasy
Forest.
"It is safe to say we've had our
best year ever," she said.
A goodly share of the credit for
this goes to the recipients of the
Flame, an award presented each
year at the gala ball to those who
make special contributions to the
foundation. The 2007 Flame was
given to Larry Stevens and Dick
(Please turn to page 11.)
THE RIGHT INVESTMENTS IN YOUR IRA CAN
MAKE ALL THE DIFFERENCE.
Dan Baumgartel
Financial Advisor
821 West Railroad
Suite A, Shelton
426-0982
1-800-441-0982
To learn about the benefits of an
Edward Jones IRA, call or visit today.
www.edwardjones.com Member SPC
IT'S BETTER TO REVIEW YOUR ANNUITY
THAN RETHINK YOUR RETIREMENT.
Call your financial advisor today for details.
Armin Baumgarlel www.edwardJones.com Member $JPC
Financial Advisor
821 West Railroad
Suite A, Shellon
426-0982
1-80{)-441-0982
e
Page 2 - Shelton-Mason County Journal - Thursday, November 29, 2007
Fir Tree managers get tough
on people who smoke
Older people living in the Fir
Tree Apartments are adjusting
with various degrees of enthusiasm
to a new policy that prohibits smok-
ing at all entryways, front porches
and stairways of their building.
Fir Tree provides subsidized
housing to older people and those
with disabilities. Shannon Mc-
Donald, manager of the complex,
said there are 60 apartments in
the complex and about 35 percent
of the residents smoke. The new
policy was implemented by the
management of the Fir Tree at the
request of 66-year-old Bart Coven-
try, a resident who found himself
feeling gassed last summer when a
neighbor start puffing on the porch
outside his place.
"The smoke was actually coming
into my windows, and so I taped up
my windows," Coventry said. "It
was summertime, and I was chok-
ing in there."
His remarks came at Tuesday's
meeting of the Mason County Board
of Health, a panel which commend-
ed the efforts of McDonald and Al-
liance Group, Incorporated to clear
the air at 614 North Fourth Street
in Shelton.
"THEY HAVE instituted poli-
cies for a smoke-free living environ-
ment at Fir Tree Apartments, and
from a public health perspective
that's a wonderful thing to happen,"
said Vicki Kirkpatrick, director of
Mason County Public Health.
Her office reports that smok-
ing causes an estimated 438,000
deaths in the U.S. each year, more
than are attributed to AIDS, illegal
drug use, alcohol use, motor-vehicle
injuries, suicides and murders com-
bined. Smoking is not only harmful
to smokers, but also to the people
around them who are exposed to
secondhand smoke. The 2006 Sur-
geon General's Report concluded
that nonsmokers who are exposed
to secondhand smoke at home or
work increase their heart disease
risk by about 25 percent and their
lung cancer risk by about 30 per-
cent.
Coventry told the health board
that his parents exposed him to sec-
ondhand smoke when he was grow-
ing up, but that was years before
studies into the health risk associ-
ated with tobacco. Board members
also heard that the new restrictions
on smoking at Fir Tree are a sub-
ject of some controversy among the
people living there.
"There are a handful of people
who are really fighting this issue,
and I told them they had to under-
stand the concerns of the other resi-
dents," McDonald said.
SHE SAID THE state's Smoking
in Public Places Law was not par-
ticularly helpful because it makes
no mention of the public spaces as-
sociated with apartment buildings.
In commending her and the owners
of the rental units for the new and
tougher rules, the board stated that
it "encourages other property own-
ers and landlords to follow the Fir
Tree Apartments' lead in providing
a safe and healthy environment for
their tenants by enacting similar
anti-tobacco use policies."
The board made the point that
prohibitions against smoke "help
protect rental property from dam-
age and fires" and notes
demand for smoke-free
increases "as more people
aware of the health
secondhand smoke." Their
statement on the subject
gested that making
smoke-free "can save
cleaning bills, property
and insurance costs and
tenants from secondhand
exposure."
Quake
Brinnon
An earthquake with a
tude of 4.0 rattled the
area Monday night.
The quake was
depth of 34 miles by the
Seismic Network and
10:18 p.m. six miles north
non in Jefferson County.
There were no reports
ries or damage, according
lished reports.
*Nokia
EVERYONE ON'YOU
4
Diamond
Starting at $99
Diamond Earrings
Starting at $50
3 Stone
Starting at
lqonday.lMday
10:00.$:30
Saturday
O.A.C.
Their prints will come
Children line up to make fish prints at the Kennedy
Creek Salmon Trail. Supervised by stewards of the
trail, they are using a Japanese technique called gyo-
taku that involves pressing an inked subject on rice
paper. The trail will be open again this weekend be-
fore closing until next fall. There's more about salmon
and the trail on page 28.
fi,chooi board roundup:
Zook: New law a
boon to students
Superintendent Joan Zook
reported to the Shelton School
board on Tuesday about a bill
passed in April by the Washing-
ton Legislature creating a guar-
anteed tbur-year college tuition
scholarship program for students
from low-income families.
"This is the coolest thing that
has ever happened for our kids."
she said. "This is earth-chang-
ing legislation, fblks. This is life-
changing."
To be eligible for the college-
bound scholarship program, stu-
dents must qualify fbr free or
reduced-price lunches in the sev-
enth grade, then sign a pledge
during seventh or eighth grade to
graduate from high school with
at least a C average and with no
felony convictions.
Scholarships aren't tied to
Washington Assessment of" Stu-
dent Learning scores, but stu-
dents do have to pass the WASL
tests to graduate. "We'll make
sure information gets out to ev-
ery student," Zook promised.
In other business on November
27, the school board:
* Said goodbye to Marty Crow
Tuesday night and welcomed his
replacement, Gene Crater.
"I thought you brought a really
unique perspective to the board,"
fbllow board member Holly
Sharpe told Crow, who opted not
to seek election this fall after ear-
lier being appointed to the board.
Sharpe and others on the
school board wished Crow well,
then watched as Zook adminis-
tered the oath of office to Crater,
Peter Boome and Sue McCaus-
land. who all were elected on No-
vember 6.
* Voted to reorganize the board
for 2008. Sharpe was elected to
chair meetings for the coming
year, with McCausland elected
vice chair. McCausland will also
continue as the board's legislative
representative for another year.
Fantasy Forest funds bring
two birthing beds to county
With the tea served and the
gala gone and Swing Fever hav-
ing swung, Fantasy Forest 2007
raised about $125,000 for the Ma-
son General Hospital Foundation.
That's according o Peg Stock,
who is near the end of her tour of
duty as president of the founda-
tion. She said last year was the first
year the annual celobration netted
more than $100,000, though gross
receipts in years past have been
somewhat higher than that.
Taking the helm in 2008 will be
Sara Watkins as president, Steve
DeMiero as vice president and
I
Joan Hayes as treasurer. That
means Stock will be accorded the
honor of past president in the af-
termath of what is looking like a
pretty big money year for Fantasy
Forest.
"It is safe to say we've had our
best year ever," she said.
A goodly share of the credit for
this goes to the recipients of the
Flame, an award presented each
year at the gala ball to those who
make special contributions to the
foundation. The 2007 Flame was
given to Larry Stevens and Dick
(Please turn to page 11.)
THE RIGHT INVESTMENTS IN YOUR IRA CAN
MAKE ALL THE DIFFERENCE.
Dan Baumgartel
Financial Advisor
821 West Railroad
Suite A, Shelton
426-0982
1-800-441-0982
To learn about the benefits of an
Edward Jones IRA, call or visit today.
www.edwardjones.com Member SPC
IT'S BETTER TO REVIEW YOUR ANNUITY
THAN RETHINK YOUR RETIREMENT.
Call your financial advisor today for details.
Armin Baumgarlel www.edwardJones.com Member $JPC
Financial Advisor
821 West Railroad
Suite A, Shellon
426-0982
1-80{)-441-0982
e
Page 2 - Shelton-Mason County Journal - Thursday, November 29, 2007
Fir Tree managers get tough
on people who smoke
Older people living in the Fir
Tree Apartments are adjusting
with various degrees of enthusiasm
to a new policy that prohibits smok-
ing at all entryways, front porches
and stairways of their building.
Fir Tree provides subsidized
housing to older people and those
with disabilities. Shannon Mc-
Donald, manager of the complex,
said there are 60 apartments in
the complex and about 35 percent
of the residents smoke. The new
policy was implemented by the
management of the Fir Tree at the
request of 66-year-old Bart Coven-
try, a resident who found himself
feeling gassed last summer when a
neighbor start puffing on the porch
outside his place.
"The smoke was actually coming
into my windows, and so I taped up
my windows," Coventry said. "It
was summertime, and I was chok-
ing in there."
His remarks came at Tuesday's
meeting of the Mason County Board
of Health, a panel which commend-
ed the efforts of McDonald and Al-
liance Group, Incorporated to clear
the air at 614 North Fourth Street
in Shelton.
"THEY HAVE instituted poli-
cies for a smoke-free living environ-
ment at Fir Tree Apartments, and
from a public health perspective
that's a wonderful thing to happen,"
said Vicki Kirkpatrick, director of
Mason County Public Health.
Her office reports that smok-
ing causes an estimated 438,000
deaths in the U.S. each year, more
than are attributed to AIDS, illegal
drug use, alcohol use, motor-vehicle
injuries, suicides and murders com-
bined. Smoking is not only harmful
to smokers, but also to the people
around them who are exposed to
secondhand smoke. The 2006 Sur-
geon General's Report concluded
that nonsmokers who are exposed
to secondhand smoke at home or
work increase their heart disease
risk by about 25 percent and their
lung cancer risk by about 30 per-
cent.
Coventry told the health board
that his parents exposed him to sec-
ondhand smoke when he was grow-
ing up, but that was years before
studies into the health risk associ-
ated with tobacco. Board members
also heard that the new restrictions
on smoking at Fir Tree are a sub-
ject of some controversy among the
people living there.
"There are a handful of people
who are really fighting this issue,
and I told them they had to under-
stand the concerns of the other resi-
dents," McDonald said.
SHE SAID THE state's Smoking
in Public Places Law was not par-
ticularly helpful because it makes
no mention of the public spaces as-
sociated with apartment buildings.
In commending her and the owners
of the rental units for the new and
tougher rules, the board stated that
it "encourages other property own-
ers and landlords to follow the Fir
Tree Apartments' lead in providing
a safe and healthy environment for
their tenants by enacting similar
anti-tobacco use policies."
The board made the point that
prohibitions against smoke "help
protect rental property from dam-
age and fires" and notes
demand for smoke-free
increases "as more people
aware of the health
secondhand smoke." Their
statement on the subject
gested that making
smoke-free "can save
cleaning bills, property
and insurance costs and
tenants from secondhand
exposure."
Quake
Brinnon
An earthquake with a
tude of 4.0 rattled the
area Monday night.
The quake was
depth of 34 miles by the
Seismic Network and
10:18 p.m. six miles north
non in Jefferson County.
There were no reports
ries or damage, according
lished reports.
*Nokia
EVERYONE ON'YOU
4
Diamond
Starting at $99
Diamond Earrings
Starting at $50
3 Stone
Starting at
lqonday.lMday
10:00.$:30
Saturday
O.A.C.