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Water, water everywhere... (Continued from page 6.) erything was treated," Ebbeson em- phasized. "We do not send untreat- ed sewage into the bay. We never do that." Most traffic signals remained dark in the Shelton area until the electricity was restored late Mon- day afrnoon, but the majority of motorists kept their heads and treated the affected intersections as four-way stops. Branches and tree limbs littered many streets and roads. The wind blew the tops off garbage cans and knocked down several signs. Flags rippled and even large trees swayed in the wind. Umbrellas turned in- side out and a PUD 3 employee lost her umbrella for a fbw moments as it was blown several feet down Cota Street. Union resident Jinny McCarty and her husband Kirk watched a man with a loader clear some 10 yards of gravel off the roadway near their home on Tuesday. She said the Good Samaritan was Gary Jor- genson, who told Kirk he was help- ing out along State Route 106. STUDENTS IN Mason County received an unexpected three-day weekend as all schools were closed Monday. On Tuesday, Shelton-area schools were open, but Hood Ca- nal, Grapeview and North Mason schools remained closed. Hood Ca- nal School was closed Wednesday as well. Last weekend's snow melted virtually overnight Sunday and by Monday morning temperatures soared well into the 50s. The warm- ing temperatures raised the moun- tain snow levels and sent a heavy runoff from streams and creeks into area rivers. Water surging from the Skokomish River turned large ar- eas of Hood Canal light brown, even well east of Union. In Shelton, Kneeland Park re- sembled a lake and was under several inches of water. Angleside Road was closed between Highland SHELTON FIRE CHIEF Jim Ghiglione mans a the Mason County emergency center during the that belted the county Monday. POWERLINE Drive and Turner Avenue because of downed trees and phone lines. The road was reopened Wednesday. "The intersection of Third and Lau- rel streets was under more than two feet of water and passing vehicles splashed through inches of water at First and Grove streets, creating small waves in their wake. A dike failed in the Skokomish Valley, sending water to the south and causing areas to flood that WORK goes into the evening. hadn't flooded before to this ex- treme, Byrd reported. SEVERAL PEOPLE cut off on the Tahuya River Valley without water or power waited to be evacu- ated by helicopter, but choppers were unable to land Monday be- cause of high winds. Another crisis on Monday in- volved a household along State Route 106 west of the Skokomish River where six people were trapped by high water, including an elderly residents were able to get out of the residence late Monday evening. There were several landslides along Highway 101, and many of these were concentrated in the stretch between Hoodsport and Lil- liwaup. An unstable hillside caused officials to evacuate several resi- dents of the Riverside Manor Mobile Home Park across Goldsborough Creek at the west end of Cota Street. One family of five spent the day at the Shelton Civic Center, where a shelter was established Monday by the Red Cross. That evening, the shelter was relocated to the PUD 3 Auditorium. Eight people spent the night at the shelter Monday and 10 people stayed there Tuesday night. Dispatchers at the Shelton Emer- gency 911 Communications Center logged 372 incidents and received or made 1,669 phone calls in a 24- hour period during the storm. There were also 1,736 law-enforcement radio transmissions and 2,831 fire department radio transmissions. In addition, the communications cen- ter operated on an emergency gen- during the outage in Shelton. EVEN BEFORE the big hit, things were not going cally. A limb fell across a Sunday afternoon, causing 300 Timberlakes residents to their power. There were outages in various areas PUD 3 Sunday and most had restored by late Sunday night. On Monday morning the arrival of the high winds, customers were without mainly in the Cloquallum lock areas, said PUD 3 Joel Myer. Other small outages were reported in the Arcadia and Lake Nahwatzel among others. Myer said there were reports of lines down, trees trees across lines, poles down culverts flooding. It took a crews to get power back in berlakes area because of"cold meaning the effect of leaving electronic items on, which makes it harder for woman on oxygen. Byrd said the crater for 6 hours and 23 minutes power to be restored. County takes storm debris for free through December "Bazaar" Christmas &2 "a Saturday, In an effort to assist Mason dustrial Park. For directions and County residents with the after- more information about picking math of the recent storm damage, Mason County will be accepting yard debris, building material and food waste resulting from the re- cent flooding at no charge. Debris and food waste will be taken at the Mason County Trans- fbr Station, 501 West Eells Hill Road, Shelton. Food waste only will be accepted at the drop box stations: 2001 NE Sand Hill Road, Belfair; 260 North Hoodsport Park Road, Hoodsport; and 1391 East McReavy Road, Union. Persons wanting to take ad- vantage of this offer must obtain a voucher fom Mason County Emergency Management at 410 West Business Park Road at the Sanderson Field Airport and In- Hearing set on fees for vendors up a voucher, call 427-7535. The disposal program is effec- tive immediately and is in effect, until December 31. People are asked to limit the debris to items damaged by the storm. zpm creekside Fh¢ Hme tore" NOW OPEN @ c.oLLec, ti, b L • .'. "ool¢ shop @ scoot Itertor e watoh for w r4vQll l,Lde ,ShroWs rd, C.vter Still The Mason County Commission has set a public hearing for 9:30 a.m. on Tuesday, December 18, to consider a revised fee schedule to increase fair vendor fees for the Mason County Fair. The hearing will be at 411 North Fifth Street in downtown Shelton. Come to the Cove, relax, touch and enjop Nature in all her beautl/, Bug ifl/ou lithe, or browse. FREE Amethysts FREE Nature center tours FREE Educational material Complete Flooring Showroom Full Lapidarg Shoppe • Zen gardens • New dragonfly magnets & pens . Artist onsite. Aroma therapy . Bootts & tapes . Rock mineral & driftusood gallery Dancing moon Ist: ..... 877-9102 Open Wed-Sun 'loser than ou think. Cooler than /ou thought. Hall mind:s Eye We have fishing supplies! Skokomish Indian Tribal Enterprises (S.I.T.E.) Premis Carton • tax . Bud Lig00 Bud s949 12 12 oz. cans 3 Chicken Strips & 8 Jo Jo Potatoes Re Open 10:30Ata-6:OOr Tuesdag- Saturdap. ! i'OOAM-5:OOPM Sundag 510 SE Old Arcadia Road • 426-8111 2.3 miles out Arcadia Road, Shelton, WA 98584 tuusw.couecrgstals.corn • Llnda Glendenning 8, E/son Bough II I I III III Page 8 - Shelton-Mason County Journal - Thursday, December 6, 2007 I Hours Wed-Sat 11-4 Watercolor glasses 490-0025 Hours Wed-Sat 11-4 Downtown Hood 19390 North U.S. Hwy. 101 Skokomish Nation, WA 98584 At the intersection of Hwy. 101 & Hwy. 106 minutes north of Shelton on the Skokomish Indian Reservation Located next to the Lucky Dog Casino • 427-9099 Camel 90 Carton Compl00000000: :d .., Winston Coke s36ss Carton 2-pack ""   S4z9 Basic Marlboro Sl.59/BAG SURGEON GENERAL'S Cigarette Smoke Contains Carbon Monoxide. Water, water everywhere... (Continued from page 6.) erything was treated," Ebbeson em- phasized. "We do not send untreat- ed sewage into the bay. We never do that." Most traffic signals remained dark in the Shelton area until the electricity was restored late Mon- day afrnoon, but the majority of motorists kept their heads and treated the affected intersections as four-way stops. Branches and tree limbs littered many streets and roads. The wind blew the tops off garbage cans and knocked down several signs. Flags rippled and even large trees swayed in the wind. Umbrellas turned in- side out and a PUD 3 employee lost her umbrella for a fbw moments as it was blown several feet down Cota Street. Union resident Jinny McCarty and her husband Kirk watched a man with a loader clear some 10 yards of gravel off the roadway near their home on Tuesday. She said the Good Samaritan was Gary Jor- genson, who told Kirk he was help- ing out along State Route 106. STUDENTS IN Mason County received an unexpected three-day weekend as all schools were closed Monday. On Tuesday, Shelton-area schools were open, but Hood Ca- nal, Grapeview and North Mason schools remained closed. Hood Ca- nal School was closed Wednesday as well. Last weekend's snow melted virtually overnight Sunday and by Monday morning temperatures soared well into the 50s. The warm- ing temperatures raised the moun- tain snow levels and sent a heavy runoff from streams and creeks into area rivers. Water surging from the Skokomish River turned large ar- eas of Hood Canal light brown, even well east of Union. In Shelton, Kneeland Park re- sembled a lake and was under several inches of water. Angleside Road was closed between Highland SHELTON FIRE CHIEF Jim Ghiglione mans a the Mason County emergency center during the that belted the county Monday. POWERLINE Drive and Turner Avenue because of downed trees and phone lines. The road was reopened Wednesday. "The intersection of Third and Lau- rel streets was under more than two feet of water and passing vehicles splashed through inches of water at First and Grove streets, creating small waves in their wake. A dike failed in the Skokomish Valley, sending water to the south and causing areas to flood that WORK goes into the evening. hadn't flooded before to this ex- treme, Byrd reported. SEVERAL PEOPLE cut off on the Tahuya River Valley without water or power waited to be evacu- ated by helicopter, but choppers were unable to land Monday be- cause of high winds. Another crisis on Monday in- volved a household along State Route 106 west of the Skokomish River where six people were trapped by high water, including an elderly residents were able to get out of the residence late Monday evening. There were several landslides along Highway 101, and many of these were concentrated in the stretch between Hoodsport and Lil- liwaup. An unstable hillside caused officials to evacuate several resi- dents of the Riverside Manor Mobile Home Park across Goldsborough Creek at the west end of Cota Street. One family of five spent the day at the Shelton Civic Center, where a shelter was established Monday by the Red Cross. That evening, the shelter was relocated to the PUD 3 Auditorium. Eight people spent the night at the shelter Monday and 10 people stayed there Tuesday night. Dispatchers at the Shelton Emer- gency 911 Communications Center logged 372 incidents and received or made 1,669 phone calls in a 24- hour period during the storm. There were also 1,736 law-enforcement radio transmissions and 2,831 fire department radio transmissions. In addition, the communications cen- ter operated on an emergency gen- during the outage in Shelton. EVEN BEFORE the big hit, things were not going cally. A limb fell across a Sunday afternoon, causing 300 Timberlakes residents to their power. There were outages in various areas PUD 3 Sunday and most had restored by late Sunday night. On Monday morning the arrival of the high winds, customers were without mainly in the Cloquallum lock areas, said PUD 3 Joel Myer. Other small outages were reported in the Arcadia and Lake Nahwatzel among others. Myer said there were reports of lines down, trees trees across lines, poles down culverts flooding. It took a crews to get power back in berlakes area because of"cold meaning the effect of leaving electronic items on, which makes it harder for woman on oxygen. Byrd said the crater for 6 hours and 23 minutes power to be restored. County takes storm debris for free through December "Bazaar" Christmas &2 "a Saturday, In an effort to assist Mason dustrial Park. For directions and County residents with the after- more information about picking math of the recent storm damage, Mason County will be accepting yard debris, building material and food waste resulting from the re- cent flooding at no charge. Debris and food waste will be taken at the Mason County Trans- fbr Station, 501 West Eells Hill Road, Shelton. Food waste only will be accepted at the drop box stations: 2001 NE Sand Hill Road, Belfair; 260 North Hoodsport Park Road, Hoodsport; and 1391 East McReavy Road, Union. Persons wanting to take ad- vantage of this offer must obtain a voucher fom Mason County Emergency Management at 410 West Business Park Road at the Sanderson Field Airport and In- Hearing set on fees for vendors up a voucher, call 427-7535. The disposal program is effec- tive immediately and is in effect, until December 31. People are asked to limit the debris to items damaged by the storm. zpm creekside Fh¢ Hme tore" NOW OPEN @ c.oLLec, ti, b L • .'. "ool¢ shop @ scoot Itertor e watoh for w r4vQll l,Lde ,ShroWs rd, C.vter Still The Mason County Commission has set a public hearing for 9:30 a.m. on Tuesday, December 18, to consider a revised fee schedule to increase fair vendor fees for the Mason County Fair. The hearing will be at 411 North Fifth Street in downtown Shelton. Come to the Cove, relax, touch and enjop Nature in all her beautl/, Bug ifl/ou lithe, or browse. FREE Amethysts FREE Nature center tours FREE Educational material Complete Flooring Showroom Full Lapidarg Shoppe • Zen gardens • New dragonfly magnets & pens . Artist onsite. Aroma therapy . Bootts & tapes . Rock mineral & driftusood gallery Dancing moon Ist: ..... 877-9102 Open Wed-Sun 'loser than ou think. Cooler than /ou thought. Hall mind:s Eye We have fishing supplies! Skokomish Indian Tribal Enterprises (S.I.T.E.) Premis Carton • tax . Bud Lig00 Bud s949 12 12 oz. cans 3 Chicken Strips & 8 Jo Jo Potatoes Re Open 10:30Ata-6:OOr Tuesdag- Saturdap. ! i'OOAM-5:OOPM Sundag 510 SE Old Arcadia Road • 426-8111 2.3 miles out Arcadia Road, Shelton, WA 98584 tuusw.couecrgstals.corn • Llnda Glendenning 8, E/son Bough II I I III III Page 8 - Shelton-Mason County Journal - Thursday, December 6, 2007 I Hours Wed-Sat 11-4 Watercolor glasses 490-0025 Hours Wed-Sat 11-4 Downtown Hood 19390 North U.S. Hwy. 101 Skokomish Nation, WA 98584 At the intersection of Hwy. 101 & Hwy. 106 minutes north of Shelton on the Skokomish Indian Reservation Located next to the Lucky Dog Casino • 427-9099 Camel 90 Carton Compl00000000: :d .., Winston Coke s36ss Carton 2-pack ""   S4z9 Basic Marlboro Sl.59/BAG SURGEON GENERAL'S Cigarette Smoke Contains Carbon Monoxide.