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SHELTON'S DOWNTOWN PARK turns lake-like at the height of Monday's flood Water, water everywhere.. .... i (Continued from page 1.) generator. But Monday eve GOLDSBOROUGH CREEK tries to keep pace. HIGHWAY 3 at the edge of town turns waterpark. "Countywide, it's one of the worst we've had," said Marty Best, director of the Mason County De- partment of Emergency Manage- ment. His office opened an emer- gency management center at 5 a.m. Monday and it remained in operation until 9 o'clock that night, then reopened at 5 a.m. Tuesday. Some 12,500 customers of PUD 3 lost power at 11:10 a.m. Monday when a circuit breaker blew at the Bonneville Power Administration substation in Shelton. The outage affected all of downtown Shelton, Mountain View, Angleside, part of Hillcrest, Shelton Springs Road, Island Lake, Brockdale, Oak Park and the Arcadia area. Most resi- dents had their electricity back by around 6 p.m. On Wednesday morning, ap- proximately 700 customers of PUD 1, most of them in the Lake Cushman area, remained without power. Local linemen were being assisted by crews from Peninsula Power and Light and Snohomish County PUD. PUD 1 REPORTED outages in Lilliwaup and the Hamma Ham- ma area and north into Jefferson County as well as in the Union area and above Alderbrook, said Steve Taylor, manager of the Pot- latch-based utility. Taylor himself delivered meals to utility crews on Monday night and Tuesday morn- ing, said his friend, Don Minor of Union. Once the lights went out late Monday morning, stores, restau- rants and other businesses in Shelton closed early for the day and the downtown area became a virtual ghost town by early that af- ternoon. Mason County shut down its operations early at I p.m., send- ing its employees home. The City of Shelton maintained its operations through Monday afternoon as the Shelton Civic Center operated on power iom a Shelton City Commission m( was scrubbed by the weathe was rescheduled for 6 p.m coming Monday. Also cat was a ribbon-cutting planned for Tuesday commemorate the coming tion of the Northcliff provement Project. The Mason County sion met as usual on but under some unusual tions. Commissioner Tim participated via s after damage resulting fro windstorm had left him at his home in the Potlatch While he was unable to vote he wasn't actually present meeting, he did su postpone a decision on a road on the agenda for that day. missioners Ross Gallagher Lynda Ring-Erickson the plan without him. THE CITY'S sewage plant saw flows as high as e said Public Works Director Ebbeson. At its peak Monday,l plant recorded the equivalence 10 million gallons of sewage. Re (Please turn to page 8.)| SHS Dance Team Presents: Jr. Dance Camp Saturday, December 15I| 8:30am-3pm At SHS SUB Cost: $30 Participants will receive T-shirt, lunch, a snack and entrance to the basketbali game for their half-time performance " , Hair Car00 Color *55 Perm *55 (includes haircut) (includes haircut) Haircut *15 Tuesday-Saturday 9am-5pm 360-432-8478 1400 Olympic Hwy So. • Shelton 98584 DOWNTOWN WATER MAINS strain under the load. A WORK CREW in Hoodsport tries to drain a newborn lake. Page 6 - Shelton-Mason County Journal - Thursday, December 6, 2007 by Dave SENSING TROUBLE The oxygen sensor in your vehicle measures the amoUn of oxygen in its exhaust gases as a means of controlling thd fuel-air mixture in the engine. It sends this information to th engine management system, which adjusts the fuel mixtUr accordingly (making it either richer or leaner). In the event that the oxygen sensor wears out, as it eventually will, it wilJ adversely affect the health and performance of the en a result of incorrect readings, the catalytic converter may come damaged, emissions will increase, and/or such drivab icy problems as hesitation and/or surging may arise.To avoil problems, replace the oxygen sensors in your vehicle at recommended intervals or when the"CHECK ENGINE" lighi advises to do so. _. I So remember to bring your vehicle into TRANSMISSIONI PLUS AUTOMOTIVE SERVICES whenever your "CHEC| ENGINE" light turns on. Whether you have a faulty oxyge sensor or some other issue, the longer you leave it uncheckeC the more damage you can cause. Our ASE-certified technician will fix it right the first time! Call 360-426-9637 to make a appointment. We're located at 31 E. Vance Ct., and are your complete transmission, clutch, and auto care center. "We care., about auto care?" HINT: Oxygen sensors are located at one or more points in the exhaust system. SHELTON'S DOWNTOWN PARK turns lake-like at the height of Monday's flood Water, water everywhere.. .... i (Continued from page 1.) generator. But Monday eve GOLDSBOROUGH CREEK tries to keep pace. HIGHWAY 3 at the edge of town turns waterpark. "Countywide, it's one of the worst we've had," said Marty Best, director of the Mason County De- partment of Emergency Manage- ment. His office opened an emer- gency management center at 5 a.m. Monday and it remained in operation until 9 o'clock that night, then reopened at 5 a.m. Tuesday. Some 12,500 customers of PUD 3 lost power at 11:10 a.m. Monday when a circuit breaker blew at the Bonneville Power Administration substation in Shelton. The outage affected all of downtown Shelton, Mountain View, Angleside, part of Hillcrest, Shelton Springs Road, Island Lake, Brockdale, Oak Park and the Arcadia area. Most resi- dents had their electricity back by around 6 p.m. On Wednesday morning, ap- proximately 700 customers of PUD 1, most of them in the Lake Cushman area, remained without power. Local linemen were being assisted by crews from Peninsula Power and Light and Snohomish County PUD. PUD 1 REPORTED outages in Lilliwaup and the Hamma Ham- ma area and north into Jefferson County as well as in the Union area and above Alderbrook, said Steve Taylor, manager of the Pot- latch-based utility. Taylor himself delivered meals to utility crews on Monday night and Tuesday morn- ing, said his friend, Don Minor of Union. Once the lights went out late Monday morning, stores, restau- rants and other businesses in Shelton closed early for the day and the downtown area became a virtual ghost town by early that af- ternoon. Mason County shut down its operations early at I p.m., send- ing its employees home. The City of Shelton maintained its operations through Monday afternoon as the Shelton Civic Center operated on power iom a Shelton City Commission m( was scrubbed by the weathe was rescheduled for 6 p.m coming Monday. Also cat was a ribbon-cutting planned for Tuesday commemorate the coming tion of the Northcliff provement Project. The Mason County sion met as usual on but under some unusual tions. Commissioner Tim participated via s after damage resulting fro windstorm had left him at his home in the Potlatch While he was unable to vote he wasn't actually present meeting, he did su postpone a decision on a road on the agenda for that day. missioners Ross Gallagher Lynda Ring-Erickson the plan without him. THE CITY'S sewage plant saw flows as high as e said Public Works Director Ebbeson. At its peak Monday,l plant recorded the equivalence 10 million gallons of sewage. Re (Please turn to page 8.)| SHS Dance Team Presents: Jr. Dance Camp Saturday, December 15I| 8:30am-3pm At SHS SUB Cost: $30 Participants will receive T-shirt, lunch, a snack and entrance to the basketbali game for their half-time performance " , Hair Car00 Color *55 Perm *55 (includes haircut) (includes haircut) Haircut *15 Tuesday-Saturday 9am-5pm 360-432-8478 1400 Olympic Hwy So. • Shelton 98584 DOWNTOWN WATER MAINS strain under the load. A WORK CREW in Hoodsport tries to drain a newborn lake. Page 6 - Shelton-Mason County Journal - Thursday, December 6, 2007 by Dave SENSING TROUBLE The oxygen sensor in your vehicle measures the amoUn of oxygen in its exhaust gases as a means of controlling thd fuel-air mixture in the engine. It sends this information to th engine management system, which adjusts the fuel mixtUr accordingly (making it either richer or leaner). In the event that the oxygen sensor wears out, as it eventually will, it wilJ adversely affect the health and performance of the en a result of incorrect readings, the catalytic converter may come damaged, emissions will increase, and/or such drivab icy problems as hesitation and/or surging may arise.To avoil problems, replace the oxygen sensors in your vehicle at recommended intervals or when the"CHECK ENGINE" lighi advises to do so. _. I So remember to bring your vehicle into TRANSMISSIONI PLUS AUTOMOTIVE SERVICES whenever your "CHEC| ENGINE" light turns on. Whether you have a faulty oxyge sensor or some other issue, the longer you leave it uncheckeC the more damage you can cause. Our ASE-certified technician will fix it right the first time! Call 360-426-9637 to make a appointment. We're located at 31 E. Vance Ct., and are your complete transmission, clutch, and auto care center. "We care., about auto care?" HINT: Oxygen sensors are located at one or more points in the exhaust system.